Liftoff: Situation Normal by Leonard Richardson

Here’s to a meteoric but meteor-free journey for Leonard Richardson’s sophomore outing Situation Normal, a poignant military space opera in the tradition of Heller’s Catch-22. Leonard’s debut Constellation Games—a novel…

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Launch: Silver and Gold by Andrew Knighton

A happy journey to Andrew Knighton's Silver and Gold, the seventh shuttle to emerge from starship Candlemark’s Reckless imprint. An Aztec-inspired fantasy of art, friendship, and rebellion, it seamlessly blends…

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History with Magic Storybundle

The storybundle History with Magic just went live. Curated by yours truly and running till November 19, it unveils eleven riveting works that occupy a vital nexus in the dense,…

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Launch: Last Poet of Wyrld’s End by Melanie Stormm

Happy journeys—and perhaps a homecoming for a wanderer—to Melanie Stormm's Last Poet of Wyrld's End, the sixth shuttle to emerge from starship Candlemark’s Reckless imprint. An intricate, funny yet elegiac…

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What the Unraveling of USPS Means for Candlemark

The US Post Office was the envy of the world for its speed, reliability and almost-real-time tracking capacity. People are depending on it for their bills, pension checks, medicine prescriptions,…

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Cover Reveal: Situation Normal by Leonard Richardson

Candlemark & Gleam followers may recall Leonard Richardson’s unique Constellation Games—a novel of first contact, video games, love and computer programming, equal parts Big Ideas, clever whimsy and genuine pathos—that…

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Launch: The Miasma Is Not for Us to Say by Martha A. Hood

Happy journeys—or a solid container!—to Martha Hood’s The Miasma Is Not for Us to Say, the fifth shuttle to emerge from starship Candlemark’s Reckless imprint. Miasma is a witty fusion…

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