Christopher Barzak

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  • Monstrous Alterations Giveaway

    Monstrous Alterations Giveaway

    Long time, no blog post. Hello, if you’ve found yourself here after not visiting for a while. I just wanted to let readers know that my next book, Monstrous Alterations, is being released on September 8th, 2023, from Lethe Press. Right now you can pre-order the book from the publisher directly (feel free to click…

  • The Gone Away Place

    The Gone Away Place

    It’s been forever and a few days since I last posted anything on my website, but I wanted to make sure to note that today my new novel, The Gone Away Place, releases from Knopf Books for Young Readers. I’m excited as always to have a new book go out into the world, where it will…

  • Wonders of the Invisible World paperback giveaway

    Wonders of the Invisible World paperback giveaway

    There’s a giveaway for trade paperback copies of my Stonewall Honor award winning novel, Wonders of the Invisible World, at Goodreads for the month of October. Click over through the link below to enter for a chance. Goodreads Book Giveaway Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak Giveaway ends October 29, 2016. See the…

  • Brit Mandelo at Tor.com reviews Before and Afterlives

    And another great review for Before and Afterlives comes in. This one from Brit Mandelo at Tor.com. Brit takes the collection and analyzes it in depth, by way of three particular stories that display three very different styles or approaches I take in my writing. Being able to perceive something like that is particularly available…

  • Before and Afterlives Giveaway

    Hey, there’s a giveaway for my next book, Before and Afterlives, at Goodreads.com. Head over and enter to win a copy! Goodreads Book Giveaway Before and Afterlives by Christopher Barzak Giveaway ends March 18, 2013. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win

  • The Next Big Thing

    I was tagged by Charles Tan to take part in The Next Big Thing meme, which occurs every Friday, in which writers talk about their next book project. It’s an interesting meme, though the questions seem more pointed toward novels than any other kind of book, so I’ve tweaked some of the questions to better answer…

  • Advanced Reviewers Wanted

    Dear Readers (specifically, dear book review bloggers), As a lead-up to the release of my first full-length collection of short stories, I’ll be giving away an advance review PDF copy to book bloggers who promise to write an honest review of the book in the months prior to the release date. Before and Afterlives will…

  • Writing with Leonora Carrington

    After I was finished discovering Remedios Varo’s life and life work, I returned to the artist who had introduced me to her:  Leonora Carrington.  What had started out as a seeming fluke was becoming something slightly bigger to me.  A friend of mine, Maureen McHugh, who is also one of my former writing teachers, once…

  • Birds and Birthdays Availability

    Just a quick note to let everyone know that my new book, Birds and Birthdays, is available at the moment directly from the publisher, Aqueduct Press.  The book will be available via other outlets in the near future, and will also be available as an e-book, but if you’re looking to get a hold of…

  • News for a new year

    I am as always a spotty blogger on this website, but I try to pop in when I have something I feel compelled to say (as per my last blog post today) and when I have some news to deliver.  This post is some news. If you follow my Facebook or Twitter pages, you’ll already…