Meerkat Press

31/07/2024

Super stoked to see the for 's new novella:
Thanks so much to for the reveal!

COVER REVEAL: TWICE SPENT COMET by promises space mermaids, space criminals, and galactic revolution in a q***r cosmic faerietale novella from , available for preorder this September! Coming December 2024 💫 Thank you Ziggy for having me as part of the reveal team ☺️

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31/07/2024

Loved this review of Joel Dane's at the Hysterical Hamster!

"Science fiction that pushes against the field’s conventions and also has something to say about our humanity."

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Book Info: https://smpl.is/9ef3u

30/07/2024

Happy Hour. You have been warned. ~Bunny

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30/07/2024

Jon R. Myers at The Horror Zine reviews Joel Dane's THE RAGPICKER! Our now and you won't want to miss it!

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30/07/2024

Stop by Mommy and Baby Reads Book Blog for a superb excerpt from Joel Dane's plus enter to win a $25 giftcard!

https://smpl.is/9fo7q





Server bristled at the concept of Isabella, where librarians investigated the past.

“That is dangerously unwise,” she told me. “Retreating into history.”

“Oh, bullsh*t,” I said.

She spun toward me, her secondskin exhaling tension.

“The past is roots,” I said. “How’s a tree supposed to grow without them?”

“It’s dangerous,” she said, clasping her hands behind her back. “This ‘enklopedia’ they consult is a cave wall and the past is shadows cast.”

“What’s that supposed to mean? You’re afraid they’ll (just) learn the same lessons that killed everyone the last time?”

“Fragmentation,” she said. “Is a prerequisite of survival.”

Then she started ranting about hyperconnectivity, so I walked away.

29/07/2024

: Joel Dane shares 10 ironclad rules for writing the novel you just finished at

"The goal is to write a mountain of lies from which readers will unearth truths..."

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29/07/2024

Superb words from Eeleen Lee, author of Liquid Crystal Nightingale, for Joel Dane's (On Sale Now!)

"An ENGULFING, ABSORBING TREK, through a unique post-apocalyptic Earth."

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26/07/2024

| Midu Reads shares a captivating from Joel Dane's . Take a moment to read it and you'll see why we're making such a big fuss over this book. Enter to win a $25 giftcard while you are there!

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26/07/2024

Beginning to End: The making of , an immersive novel. Next up: , Creative Collaborator AR/VR

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26/07/2024

Yes! This!

Libraries ACT and ArtsACT are excited to announce ACT Book of the Year shortlist finalist ‘The Measure of Sorrow: Stories by Joseph Ashley-Smith. Publisher: Meerkat Press

Judges comments:

The Measure of Sorrow is a quality collection of short stories crafted by J. Ashley-Smith that effortlessly lead the reader from the edge of reality and into the world of speculative fiction. Ashley-Smith masterfully blends colloquialisms with mystery, where the reader is offered seemingly normal, everyday situations that plunge and twist into unexpected, wonderous, and imaginative destinations.

This collection is diverse in its themes but ultimately pulses with imagery. It is an accomplished example of its genre that speaks with the confidence of a storyteller able to make the reader leave the real world behind them.

For more information on this book and to borrow it from our collection visit: https://librariesact.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=466096

Tune in on 6 August to find out the ACT Book of the Year winner!

25/07/2024

Stop by United Indie Book Blog where Joel Dane's titular character, THE RAGPICKER, worries at his identity like a tongue at a loose tooth.

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Full schedule & : https://smpl.is/9exs3

25/07/2024

Joel Dane's continues with this wonderful at Authortunities!!

"Dane is a data-network Nostradamus communicating profound themes of loss, resilience, & the enduring power of human connection."

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24/07/2024

Thanks to The Next Best Book Blog for sharing Joel Dane's SO CLOSE BUT YET SO FAR feature as part of !

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"My novel wasn't anything like those of my literary heroes—Jonathan Lethem, with As She Climbed Across the Table and Gun, With Occasional Music, and Girl in Landscape, or Gloria Naylor with Mama Day and Linden Hills—but I was finally a professional novelist."

24/07/2024

Beginning to End: The making of , an immersive novel. Next up: Publisher Tricia Reeks on publicity & marketing.

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24/07/2024

Happy to Joel Dane's & Thx for your kind words on this novel!

"an apocalyptic tale with a bloody beating heart at its center"

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23/07/2024

WHAT IS DARK FACTORY? 's ongoing Immersive story about a wild dance club, an expanding reality game, a world spinning to its end, & the people who make it all happen..

IMMERSE YOURSELF: https://smpl.is/9dssb

23/07/2024

Please join us in congratulating Black Walnut Books on their amazing feature in USA TODAY! 👏 🎉 Congratulations!

Read the whole interview here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2024/07/11/black-walnut-books-new-york/74374833007/

23/07/2024

Happy to Joel Dane's ! So excited for this book. Sharing this stunning review of the novel by Kerstin Hall at . Then do yourself a huge favor and check out this book.

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"The problem with books that delve into the Power of KindnessTM is that, more often than not, they end up actually delving into the Power of Saccharinity. Not so with The Ragpicker. This is not a ‘nice’ book. It is, in fact, occasionally astonishingly violent. But for all that it is clear-sighted in the face of horror and ugliness, it remains passionately optimistic regarding the potential of unorthodox relationships and connections. It revels in humanity’s capacity for tenderness, especially towards that which is broken and fragile."

23/07/2024

23/07/2024

Halloween planning just got interesting

22/07/2024

Happy Pubweek to by Joel Dane! This blurb blew us away. So excited to see this from Kerstin Hall (The Border Keeper, Asunder)

Blog Tour: https://smpl.is/9efg7

22/07/2024

Check out RaMell Ross on QATSI TRILOGY: “All imagery is in dialogue with all imagery.” -RaMell Ross

~ SERGEY

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22/07/2024

has officially begun! Stop by to read Joel Dane's essay: COMPLETE FAILURE.

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22/07/2024

Love this review of Joel Dane's at the Hysterical Hamster!

"Science fiction that pushes against the field’s conventions and also has something to say about our humanity."

https://smpl.is/9ef3t

Book Info: https://smpl.is/9ef3u

22/07/2024

Six books, from 41 eligible nominations, have been shortlisted for the 2024 ACT Book of the Year award.

22/07/2024

starts right now! Enter to win a $25 gift card! We're stoked about Joel Dane's new dystopian tale that will simultaneously make your heart break and sing!

Blog Tour Schedule & : https://smpl.is/9djyd

22/07/2024

are ON THEIR WAY. We had so much fun with this. JOEL DANE's must read novel out July 23!
https://meerkatpress.com/the-ragpicker-by-joel-dane-blog-tour/