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Happy 100th Anniversary, Nosferatu!

This coming Friday marks a special occasion for horror fans, because it was on March 4, 1922 that the classic silent film Nosferatu made its cinematic debut at a special premiere held at Germany’s Berlin Zoological Garden. Directed by F.W. Murnau … Continue reading

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It’s Will Eisner Week 2022!

Yes, it’s time again for Will Eisner Week: an annual celebration—held every year from March 1 to March 7—run by the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation, to promote literacy, graphic novels, free speech, and the legacy of the late Will … Continue reading

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Terra Incognito Is DriveThru Fiction’s Deal of the Day!

Over at the site of e-book distributor DriveThru Fiction, the spotlight is often shone on books that management believes should get more attention, and they do it by offering them as a Deal of the Day, in which an e-book is made … Continue reading

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Happy Take Your Child to the Library Day 2022!

Like the header says, today is Take Your Child to the Library Day, celebrating its 11th anniversary. Founded in 2011 by librarians Nadine Lipman and Caitlin Augusta, the event is held the first Saturday in February and encourages librarians to reach out … Continue reading

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Happy World Read Aloud Day 2022!

Hey, book lovers! Do you like reading? Well, of course you do! Do you like reading out loud? If so, then today is your day to celebrate, because it’s World Read Aloud Day! Started in 2009 by the nonprofit organization … Continue reading

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Happy Women in Horror Month 2022!

Women in Horror Month is here again, that annual celebration that shines the spotlight on the contributions of all the female creators—writers, artists, movie directors, producers, special makeup artists, special effects experts, etc.—who’ve brought thrills and chills to generations of … Continue reading

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DriveThru RPG Bundles Ebooks for Tornado Relief

Here’s some great news in these troubling times: after the devastating rash of tornadoes recently in America’s Midwest, e-book distributor DriveThru RPG is offering three bundles to raise money for the Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund. With the kind assistance of … Continue reading

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Happy Small Business Saturday 2021!

Hey, shoppers! Sure, yesterday might have been Black Friday, the retail industry’s most notorious day of the year, and in two days you’ll have Cyber Monday, when the Internet shatters from the volume of online sales that will be flooding … Continue reading

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DriveThru’s 2021 Black Friday Sale Is Underway!

Beating the rush before the post-Thanksgiving shopping season goes into overdrive this weekend, e-book distributor DriveThru Fiction—along with its sister sites DriveThru Comics and DriveThru RPG—has launched its annual Black Friday/Cyber Monday Weekend Sale, during which you can purchase a ton of … Continue reading

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It’s National Novel Writing Month 2021!

Halloween’s over for this year, in the U.S. we’re gearing up to turn the clocks back an hour as Daylight Savings Time ends on November 7, and the chill of fall is fully upon us. And with that comes the … Continue reading

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