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Welcome to the second post featuring the semi-finalists of the Small Spec Book Awards ! Check out the first post here ! Today is Thanksgiving Monday here in Canada and I have had a busy, busy weekend full of food and family. When I think of lots of food, I think hobbits and Lord of the Rings, one of my first entries into fantasy. My father loved fantasy and Tolkien most of all. So in honour of him, I've selected three of the fantasy semi-finalists to feature today: J. A. Mortimore and Penelope Hill, co-authors off  The Harlequin: The Draper's Reel , Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, author of  Cursed Under London , and Sam Flynn, author of  The Mystery of the Pale King . Each author has been asked the same questions:  1. What inspired you to write this book? 2. What was your favourite part of writing it?   3. Where can we find you and your work? (socials, blog, website)     The Harlequin by J. A. Mortimore and Penelope Hill Question my honesty if you must, but ...

Welcome to the first of many posts featuring the semi-finalists of the Small Spec Book Awards!  Every few days between now and when the finalists are announced, I will be highlighting three semi-finalists at a time. More information on the awards can be found here . The full list of semi-finalists can be found here . Each author has been asked the same questions:  1. What inspired you to write this book? 2. What was your favourite part of writing it?   3. Where can we find you and your work? (socials, blog, website)   For this first post, since it is October, the month of all things spooky, I have decided to start with three of the horror semi-finalists: Carson Winter, author of  A Spectre is Haunting Greentree , Damien Casey, author of  Church of Skatan , and Emmett Nahil, author of  From the Belly .   A Spectre is Haunting Greentree by Carson Winter REAP WHAT YOU SOW In the wake of a series of panic attacks, isolated and introverted Carina takes...

In February, I announced that I was an official influencer for the Small Spec Book Awards. What are the Small Spec Book Awards? You can check out my post from February , or visit the website for information. Now, the first round of results are in and the semi-finalists have been announced! Between now and when the finalists are announced, I will be doing a series of posts. There are 30 semi-finalists - 10 in each category - horror, fantasy, and science fiction. I have sent out interview questions to each semi-finalist, and I will be posting mini-profiles of the authors in groups of 3 every few days or so as the answers come in. I will link to the posts here as I add them. All of the semi-finalists should be proud, and I encourage you to check out all of them and their work! So without further delay, here are the top 30 books of the Small Spec Book Awards!   Horror Fantasy Science Fiction A SPECTRE IS HA...