More good stuff about Marvin Tate's poetry collection 4TH SHIFT from Tim Moder: "These are read-out-loud poems, and I can’t wait to hear them again. They 'make the neighborhood exhale.' I love this book and these poems." Available August 25.

More good things about Marvin Tate's poetry collection 4TH SHIFT: "A contemplative Tate explores the past, finding his voice, and Chicago—the city where he came of age, that city as it was and how it is.” —Tara Betts, author of Refuse to Disappear Available on August 25.

Excited to announce our first poetry book by a living poet. Marvin Tate's 4TH SHIFT is the Chicago-based poet, artist, and musician's first poetry collection in a dozen years. Ayana Contreras called it "a celebration of personalities as vivid, brash and resonant as the city of Chicago itself."

When I am not publishing soul-destroying and/or brain-exploding books, I built wooden things like these bathroom shelves.

OK, that was fun. Sixteen amazing authors are joining Lauren Bolger, Poppy Z. Brite, and Mae Murray in SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM. Coming in March 2027.

" - Now Hiring Masseuses – Keep Your Skin! - " Laura DeHaan is joining SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM with "No One Wants to Work These Days." Coming in March 2027.

“They come in shallow at night. They’d be in the same marshes you are.” Andrew Whalen is joining SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM with "The Long Duck." Coming in March 2027. @whalefish.bsky.social

"FOR SALE: 3 x polaroid photos F – 24 – White – Blonde hair, brown eyes – Size: Plum" A.J. Sharpe is joining SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM with "Pre-Order Now." Coming in March 2027.

"She took a deep breath that did nothing to settle her pounding heart or wash away the dread puddling in her belly. Time to pay rent." Emily Y. Teng is joining SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM with "The Cutting Heft of its Teeth." Coming in March 2027.

"Before I get into the specifics, let me assure you this isn't a couple of guys with a YouTube channel looking for an excuse to drink beer in the woods." Kristina Warlen is joining SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM with "The Guide Job." Coming in March 2027.

"It’s a sun-drenched September day in Lancaster when Rita’s third arm snaps off under the weight of her ten-month-old’s flailing." Yasmeen Fahmy is joining SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM with "Four Hands Full, Three Eyes Open." Coming in March 2027. @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social

"He stood in the kitchen for a long time pondering the thing’s existence, and then his." Nick Hertzberg is joining SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM with "Chew You Up and Spit You Out." Coming in March 2027.

"Honestly, if your experience is anything to go by, all of us would probably be dead by now." Jorja Osha is joining SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM with "The Black House." Coming in March 2027.

“Make him notice you,” I say to my reflection. “Make shit happen.” Sasha Brown is joining SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM with "The Harpies of Central Park Tower." Coming in March 2027. @sashabrown.bsky.social

"Something’s burning her up from the inside, but she’s young enough yet that the scorch marks are only a light toasting." K.A. Wiggins is joining SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM with "Swallow Down the Notes." Coming in March 2027. @kaiewrites.bsky.social

“It will be a New Year unlike any other. A revolutionary turning of the calendar. Tonight, when the clock strikes midnight, Absorption Media Enterprises will change the world forever.” Felix I.D. Dimaro joins SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM with "Absorb ME." Coming in March 2027.

“Today, she’d want us to be happy. She’s always wanted to go out in a big dinner party. She loved cooking." Casey Masterson is joining SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM with "Bon Appétit." Coming in March 2027. @kaseejedimaster.bsky.social

"Mya ignored the sinking sensation in her gut and stared at the doors that opened accordion-style to the first chamber of a TOM box." Michelle Sturges-Brown is joining SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM with "TOM." Coming in March 2027.

"Your left hand has been fingerless because of this 'we-only-review-hard-copies' culture." Akis Linardos is joining SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM with "Unfortunately, This Finger." Coming in March 2017.

"A weird mirage interrupted my train of thought. A large, dark puddle gathered mass on the roadside just ahead. It broke, flowing across the asphalt." Jennifer Lesh Fleck is joining SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM with "The Musgrave Articles." Coming in March 2027.

"I alone stressed that this patch was severely under-vetted and that we would be taking an extreme risk by deploying it prematurely." Cardigan Broadmoor is joining SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM with "Outsourcing." Coming in March 2027.

Tomorrow we'll announce the complete author list for SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM. We'll announce them one at a time because that's how we roll. Stay tuned.

My happy place.

@catvoleur.bsky.social introduces Perfect Blue at Facets.

Jane Keranen and Cat Voleur talk queer rep in horror movies at Pilsen Community Books.

Chicago! I mean Queercago! Three days until Cat Voleur Days begins! She'll be doing two bookstore events and introducing a film screening. They've named the weekend after her (don't fact check me bro).

If you need me, I'll be here.

WHEREAS Cat Voleur will be in Chicago the weekend of July 24-26 celebrating her new book QUEER TASTES: UNCONVENTIONAL REPRESENTATION IN HORROR FILMS; ... NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the city has changed its name to QUEERCAGO and has declared the weekend of July 24-26 to be CAT VOLEUR DAYS.

ESCAPIST FICTION is a demented Choose Your Own Adventure style horror-comedy by Bram Stoker Award nominee Grace Daly, with cover and illustrations by Bert SG. If you lie to the narrator, there will be consequences. February 2027. agitapublishing.com