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Emily Ruth Verona received her Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Cinema Studies from the State University of New York at Purchase. In 2014, she won the Pinch Literary Award in Fiction.
Imagine a world where diverse fictional characters such as Tarzan, Sherlock Holmes, and James Bond were all interrelated. That’s how Philip Jose Farmer and his Wold Newton Universe imagined things.
Roy Liebman has had a lengthy library career, beginning with the Brooklyn and New York Public Libraries.
Aimee Pokwatka grew up in Wheeling, West Virginia. She studied anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and received her MFA in creative writing from Syracuse University.
Jess Armstrong's debut novel, The Curse of Penryth Hall, won the Minotaur
James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author.
Emily Critchley has lived in Essex, Brighton, and London and now lives in Hertfordshire where she works as a librarian.
John Joseph Adams is the series editor of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy
Season’s Readings everyone! As is generally true, there have been some marvelous books published in 2023, and I’m thrilled to share my favorites with you.









