What is your novel about?

I actually have two novels out right now. The first one is Into the Dread Unknown, the fifth book in my Women in Horror series, and the second is Panico! a historical poetry collection that borders on the macabre. Into the Dread Unknown is an exploration of Gothic literature through sharp, feminist lenses. Some of the authors featured are familiar voices I’ve had the pleasure of including in past anthologies, while others are new additions to the Women in Horror series. I’m especially thrilled to have two Bram Stoker Award-nominated authors in this latest edition, L.E. Daniels and Rachel Bolton. Both of their stories are filled with a sense of dread and crackle with intensity. As with past collections, this anthology features many queer authors and stories too. Meanwhile, my second book, Panico! dives headfirst into the most harrowing chapter of Marie Antoinette’s life, her captivity during the Reign of Terror. So many films and books tend to skim over this period of her life, but I wanted to linger in the shadows, become intimate with her fear. I wanted readers to feel the weight of every moment, and when it came down to how would I do this in a way that wasn’t tiresome or too scholarly? That’s when I decided to tell the story from her perspective, slip into her mind as her gilded world unraveled in absolute blood and horror. I fashioned the book as a homage to Dante’s Inferno, as each moment is told in poetic cantos. You’re not simply reading history, you’re living the terrifying moments with her. ...More...