New Bedford, 1899
Tormented by memories of his lover, lingering on the edges of life, Harrison Quire realizes he has a problem. When he pays the Whisperers’ Club a visit to hear a few horror stories, he never expected to actually become a story.
At the Whisperers’ Club, George Burgess spins a tale of an unusual book made of flesh. A book that is alive.
And so hungry.
Harrison becomes obsessed with the story. He must know more about the book, even as it threatens to consume him.
Why we’re excited about this book:
In just a few short years, Shirley Jackson Award winner R.A. Busby has hit the ground running with horror stories that weave visceral nightmares with emotional gut punches. The author of Bits, Corporate Body, and the forthcoming You Will Speak for the Dead, Busby’s short fiction has been featured in such publications as Good Southern Witches, Novus Monstrum, Bleak Midwinter: The Darkest Night, Don’t Break The Oath : Women Of Horror Anthology Volume 4, PseudoPod, Creepy Podcast, and What Remains: An Inked in Gray Anthology among others. With her latest, Busby presents a down-on-his-luck man falling into a pit of obsession concerning a strange book made of flesh.
Why R. is excited about this book:
“I’m excited by this release for Words Made of Flesh in part because it’s a major love letter to books—not just to the great authors whose works have shaped the way in which we see ourselves, but to the act of writing, the idea that in writing, we create the world. Also because it centers on a book made of living human flesh. It is alive. It is hungry. And … it’s yours.”
Releasing from Cemetery Gates Media 11 July 2024, Words Made of Flesh by R.A. Busby is available for pre-order now.
BOB PASTORELLA