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Beth Castrodale

@bethcastrodale.bsky.social

Novelist and (occasional) book reviewer. Latest novel: THE INHABITANTS (Regal House Publishing)

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Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · 4w ago

AN ANTHOLOGY OF RURAL STORIES BY WRITERS OF COLOR, 2025: A variety of captivating tales, from the darkly inspiring to the delightfully strange. Check out the Small Press Picks review at smallpresspicks.com/an-anthology.... #bookreview #shortstories

An Anthology of Rural Stories By Writers of Color, 2025 - Small Press Picks

This anthology, now in its third edition, offers a variety of captivating tales, from the darkly inspiring to the delightfully strange. Collectively, the stories explore a range of themes–for example,...

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Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · 3mo ago

THE DARK WILL END THE DARK: The surreal stories in this spellbinding collection bring the all-too-real vulnerabilities that we all live with into sharper relief. Check out the Small Press Picks review at smallpresspicks.com/the-dark-wil.... @tortoisebooks.bsky.social #bookreview #shortstories

The Dark Will End the Dark - Small Press Picks

A couple of years ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing Darrin Doyle about his spellbinding horror novella, Let Gravity Seize the Dead. When I learned that Doyle’s highly praised story collection, T...

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David Wesley Williams@davidwwilliams.bsky.social · 4mo ago

REVIEW: "...it’s like being seated next to the best storyteller at the local pub." Thank you, Small Press Picks. #novels #fiction #newspapers

Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · 4mo ago

COME AGAIN NO MORE: In this witty, off-beat, and entertaining ride of a novel, a laid-off reporter considers what his next act in life might look like. Check out the Small Press Picks review at smallpresspicks.com/come-again-n.... @jacklegpress.bsky.social #bookreview #novels

Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · 4mo ago

COME AGAIN NO MORE: In this witty, off-beat, and entertaining ride of a novel, a laid-off reporter considers what his next act in life might look like. Check out the Small Press Picks review at smallpresspicks.com/come-again-n.... @jacklegpress.bsky.social #bookreview #novels

Come Again No More - Small Press Picks

It’s more than fitting that this witty, off-beat, and entertaining ride of a novel begins in–and sets more than a few scenes in–a bar. As the protagonist, Charley Hull, tells the often-hilarious, some...

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Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · 5mo ago

GUARDIANS & SAINTS: With arrestingly beautiful prose, these linked stories explore the many ways in which we can be orphaned. Check out the Small Press Picks review at smallpresspicks.com/guardians-sa.... @dianejosefowicz.bsky.social #bookreview #shortstories

Guardians & Saints - Small Press Picks

With emotional depth and arrestingly beautiful prose, this collection of linked stories examines the ways in which those who’ve been orphaned–literally or metaphorically–are supported or let down as t...

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Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · 6mo ago

MARRIAGE AND OTHER MONUMENTS: A smart, sweeping novel that explores change-sparking upheavals in two marriages, and the long reach of racial injustice. Check out the Small Press Picks review at smallpresspicks.com/marriage-and.... @virginiapye.bsky.social #bookreview #novels

Marriage and Other Monuments - Small Press Picks

Sometimes, individuals and communities seek change. Other times, change is forced upon them, gradually or in what can seem like a sudden turn of events. Either way, the people affected must make choic...

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Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · 7mo ago

THE MEANING OF FEAR is a riveting, perceptive, and richly layered novel that explores the lasting effects of trauma, and how it can limit our ability to trust or love. Check out the Small Press Picks review at smallpresspicks.com/the-meaning-.... @laurahulthenthomas.bsky.social #bookreview #novels

The Meaning of Fear - Small Press Picks

This riveting, perceptive, and richly layered novel explores the lasting effects of trauma, and how it can limit our ability to trust or love. It’s also a compelling mystery story, one that considers ...

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Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Small Press Picks had the pleasure of interviewing Wendy J. Fox about her forthcoming novel, THE LAST SUPPER, about a stay-at-home mom who is facing a reckoning. smallpresspicks.com/interview-wi... @wendyjfox.bsky.social #authorinterview #writingcommunity #amwriting #indieauthor

Interview with Wendy J. Fox, author of The Last Supper - Small Press Picks

Through Small Press Picks, I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing–and highly recommending–four works of fiction by Wendy J. Fox: the novels If the Ice Had Held and The Pull of It, and the story collection...

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Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The novel DUET FOR ONE is a profound meditation on love, loss, and grief, with a passion for music resonating throughout. Check out the Small Press Picks review at smallpresspicks.com/duet-for-one/. @marthaannetoll.bsky.social #bookreview #novels

Duet for One - Small Press Picks

Duet for One is a profound and multilayered meditation on love, loss, and grief, with a passion for music resonating throughout. With empathy and insight, the novel also explores the complicated relat...

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Diane Josefowicz@dianejosefowicz.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Need a gift for someone who's read everything? Check out LitHub's roundup of 100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025! I'm glad to have contributed a handful of reviews of books I loved this year. Thanks @miriamgershow.bsky.social for putting it together. lithub.com/100-notable-...

100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025

The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Pengu…

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Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · 9mo ago

BEFORE BAKER STREET: THE ADVENTURES OF TEENAGE SHERLOCK HOLMES vividly imagines Sherlock’s origins while telling captivating tales of the budding sleuth. Check out the Small Press Picks review at smallpresspicks.com/before-baker.... ‪@alsirois.bsky.social #bookreview #shortstories

Before Baker Street: The Adventures of Teenage Sherlock Holmes - Small Press Picks

Sherlock Holmes, the beloved fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is so preternaturally brilliant that it’s tempting to picture him having sprung into the world fully formed, like At...

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Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · 10mo ago

RESONANT BLUE: A collection of perceptive, richly observed stories about characters at turning points in their lives. Check out the Small Press Picks review: smallpresspicks.com/resonant-blue/. @typeeighteenbooks.bsky.social #bookreview #shortstories

Resonant Blue - Small Press Picks

In these perceptive, richly observed stories, characters arrive at major turning points in their lives through conflicts in relationships or other circumstances, often leading them to a greater unders...

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Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · 11mo ago

It was a pleasure to review SUNSHINE GIRL, a loving tribute to newspapers and a captivating story about a family connected to the news biz. smallpresspicks.com/sunshine-girl/. ‪@nancytownsley.bsky.social #bookreview #novels

Sunshine Girl - Small Press Picks

As a former journalist, and as a citizen who is deeply concerned about the multiple threats facing the news media today, I was heartened and moved by Sunshine Girl, which can be seen as an extended tr...

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Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I'm deeply grateful to Whale Road Review for publishing a conversation about occult fiction between me and the insightful novelist Ellen Birkett Morris. @whaleroadreview.bsky.social @katiemanningpoet.bsky.social @ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social

Whale Road Review@whaleroadreview.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Issue 40 features work by @ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social @bethcastrodale.bsky.social @rita-tiwari.bsky.social @jhhwriter.bsky.social @beekaekae.bsky.social @nfako.bsky.social...

Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I thoroughly enjoyed LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO, a thrill trip of a novel helmed by the endlessly scheming clubber/poet Lynda Boyle. Look out for the book in October, and check out my review: smallpresspicks.com/last-night-a.... #bookreview #novels @lisaborders.bsky.social @regalhouse.bsky.social

Last Night at the Disco - Small Press Picks

I’ve long been a fan of escapist entertainment, never more so than in these deeply troubling times. So I was delighted to learn about–and read–Last Night at the Disco, a rollicking and hilarious thril...

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Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I'm so grateful to @michellehooverauth.bsky.social for hosting me on the 7am Novelist and for asking so many thoughtful questions. It was a delight!

Michelle Hoover@michellehooverauth.bsky.social · last yr.

@bethcastrodale.bsky.social is such a wonderful advocate for small press books. Check out her latest release. She's crossing genres with so much creativity, which is difficult to do in traditional publishing these days. #writingcommunity #writingtips #podcast #substack #authorshelpingauthors

Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · last yr.

IT’S NO FUN ANYMORE is an unflinchingly frank story collection that explores multiple effects of the traumas that women face. The result is a haunting and deeply relevant book. Check out my review: smallpresspicks.com/its-no-fun-a.... @mickafoos.bsky.social‬ #bookreview #shortstories

It's No Fun Anymore - Small Press Picks

The stories in this unflinchingly frank and emotionally resonant collection explore multiple effects of the traumas that women face, whether from abusive or emotionally absent partners, from the physi...

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Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · last yr.

I really enjoyed ALL THIS CAN BE TRUE, a novel about second chances in love and life, told through the points of view of two women who’ve been put to the test by personal trials. Check out my review: smallpresspicks.com/all-this-can.... ‪@socalwritergirl.bsky.social‬ #bookreview #novels

All This Can Be True - Small Press Picks

As we approach or make our way through middle age, many of us ask some difficult questions of ourselves: Are we truly living the life our earlier selves envisioned? What dreams, or great loves, did we...

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Beth Castrodale @bethcastrodale.bsky.social · last yr.

The short stories in ALTERNATIVE FACTS take us where no journalist could ever tread: deep into the psyches of notable figures–from B. F. Skinner to Paris Hilton–in ways that are insightful and entertainingly absurd. smallpresspicks.com/alternative-.... #bookreview #shortstories

Alternative Facts - Small Press Picks

The stories in Alternative Facts feature notable real-world figures (for example, political consultant Kellyanne Conway, psychologist B. F. Skinner, photojournalist Burhand Ozbilici, novelist Thomas P...

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Regal House Publishing@regalhouse.bsky.social · last yr.

We are delighted to welcome Donna Baier Stein to our RHP family and to bring you her novel COURTESAN TO THE BUDDHA as part of our stellar Summer 27 Frontlist Season! Welcome Donna! regalhousepublishing.com/donna-baier-...

Donna Baier Stein

As a child, Donna Baier Stein wrote her first story, “Melissa in Book World” about a little girl who lived underwater in a world of books. As an adult, she’s happy to have had that foreshadowing co…

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