Jaffalogue Shows Good Taste

Just spotted a review of "Street of the Dead House" on Jaffalogue's site.

This clever tale re-imagines the Rue Morgue [“Street of the Dead House” in sign language] from the POV of the orangutan. And while in Poe’s original, the ape is a brute. Here, the intelligent creature has been trained like Koko and yet plays dumb...

Some interesting thinking here about my tale.

The best comes home.

Got my copy yesterday.  My "Street of the Dead House" shares pages with Stephen King, Elmore Leonard, Kathryn Kristine Rusch, Art Taylor, Evan Lewis and a lot of other cool folks.  First time I have ever been reprinted in a  mystery collection of any kind in English.

Publishers Weekly shows "Street" Smarts

"Short story fans will find much to enjoy in series editor Otto Penzler’s highly readable 20th annual best-of anthology."  So begins Publishers Weekly's review of Best American Mystery Stories 2016.  And just like Kirkus yesterday, they pick my "Street of the Dead House" as one of the highlights.  

Thank you, Edgar Allan Poe, Nancy Kilpatrick, Caro Sole, Elizabeth George, Otto Penzler, and NPR's quiz show Says You, which is where I got the idea.

Kirkus likes my orang-outang

The first notice I have seen of Best American Mystery Stories 2016 is in Kirkus Reviews.  They like it: "There isn’t enough Xanax in anyone’s medicine cabinet to calm the jitters these 20 skillful stories will unleash on a worried world."

And in commenting on their favorites in the book the anonymous reviewer says: "Robert Lopresti’s 'Street of the Dead House' shows that even for the supposedly lower species, the ultimate escape isn’t from imprisonment but from the mystery of one’s own mind."  Yeah, what he/she said.

The Horror... The Dark Fantasy and Horror...

This book arrived a few days ago.  It features my story "Street of the Dead House," which originally appeared in nEvermore!  It would be a lie to say I wasn't proud and pleased.

Best American Mystery Stories for pre-sale

Kobo and Amazon is now pre-selling Best American Mystery Stories 2016, which features "Street of the Dead House," and nineteen other stories.  I look forward to seeing who I am sharing the pages with.

nEvermore! on the Best list

nEvermore! is a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award for best horror anthology.  My story "Street of the Dead House" is part of the book.

True Review likes "Street of the Dead House."

I just noticed that True Review gave a glowing review of nEvermore! and guess whose story was listed first?

Street of the Dead House is Best again!

Just heard today that "Street of the Dead House," which appeared in the nEvermore! anthology, has been chosen for the Best American Mystery Stories 2016, edited by Elizabeth George, series editor Otto Penzler.  This is the same story that will be appearing in Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror 2016.

It would be grossly inaccurate to say I am displeased.

Cover for Year's Best Dark Fiction and Horror 2016

Here is the cover for the Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror 2016, featuring my "Street of the Dead House" from nEvermore!  Purty cool.

"Street of the Dead House" is among the best

I just signed a contract for "Street of the Dead House" to be included in YEAR'S BEST DARK FANTASY & HORROR: 2016, edited by Paula Guran.  "Street" is a retelling of a classic Poe story, and first appeared in nEvermore!, edited by Nancy Kilpatrick and Caro Soles.  That's the first time I have ever been reprinted in English, much less in a Best Of collection.  So color me happy.

Publishers Weekly loves nEvermore!

Great review ov nEvermore! in PW, and my story gets special mention.  Cool!

nEvermore! forever

Today is the publication date of nEvermore! the anthology of Edgar Allan Poe-inspired stories, featuring my own "Street of the Dead House."  I love that cover.

Blogging about Street of the Dead House

At SleuthSayers today I blog about :"Street of the Dead House," my story in nEvermore!, a new anthol0gy of stories inspired by Edgar Allan Poe.  The book comes out July 15 and features stories  by Margaret Atwood, Richard Christian Mathesen,  Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and the late great Tanith Lee.