Books - KAT CLAY https://www.katclay.com/category/books/ Author of fiction, reviews, and roleplaying games. Sat, 21 Jan 2023 22:57:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.katclay.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Favicon-Kat-Clay.ico Books - KAT CLAY https://www.katclay.com/category/books/ 32 32 24314318 How to write an intelligent book review https://www.katclay.com/how-to-write-an-intelligent-book-review/ https://www.katclay.com/how-to-write-an-intelligent-book-review/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2023 05:13:53 +0000 https://www.katclay.com/?p=7671 In the end, a book review is an essay that answers a single question: Why should you read (or not read) this book? Here's how to write a book review.

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]]> https://www.katclay.com/how-to-write-an-intelligent-book-review/feed/ 2 7671 The best books and stories I read in 2022 https://www.katclay.com/best-books-and-stories-i-read-in-2022/ https://www.katclay.com/best-books-and-stories-i-read-in-2022/#respond Fri, 30 Dec 2022 05:38:41 +0000 https://www.katclay.com/?p=7643 What were the best books I read in 2022? Find out in my last blog post of the year.

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]]> https://www.katclay.com/best-books-and-stories-i-read-in-2022/feed/ 0 7643 La Belle Morte Sans Merci: new horror short story in Midnight Echo https://www.katclay.com/la-belle-morte-sans-merci-horror-short-story-in-midnight-echo/ https://www.katclay.com/la-belle-morte-sans-merci-horror-short-story-in-midnight-echo/#respond Wed, 10 Aug 2022 08:01:00 +0000 https://www.katclay.com/?p=7491 My new Victorian era horror story, La Belle Morte Sans Merci is now out in Midnight Echo, the magazine of the Australasian Horror Writers Association.

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]]> https://www.katclay.com/la-belle-morte-sans-merci-horror-short-story-in-midnight-echo/feed/ 0 7491 The Harbor-Mistress: short story out now at Cosmic Horror Monthly https://www.katclay.com/the-harbor-mistress-short-story-out-now-at-cosmic-horror-monthly/ https://www.katclay.com/the-harbor-mistress-short-story-out-now-at-cosmic-horror-monthly/#respond Tue, 19 Jul 2022 06:19:04 +0000 https://www.katclay.com/?p=7465 I have a new short story out! It’s called The Harbor-Mistress, and it's been published by Cosmic Horror Monthly in their July edition.

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]]> https://www.katclay.com/the-harbor-mistress-short-story-out-now-at-cosmic-horror-monthly/feed/ 0 7465 In conversation with T.R. Napper, author of 36 Streets https://www.katclay.com/in-conversation-with-t-r-napper-author-of-36-streets/ https://www.katclay.com/in-conversation-with-t-r-napper-author-of-36-streets/#respond Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:19:11 +0000 https://www.katclay.com/?p=7458 In my latest video, I talked to T.R. Napper about his latest release, 36 Streets, a noir cyberpunk novel set in a futuristic Ha Noi.

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]]> https://www.katclay.com/in-conversation-with-t-r-napper-author-of-36-streets/feed/ 0 7458 Rampage on the Reef out now! https://www.katclay.com/rampage-on-the-reef-out-now/ https://www.katclay.com/rampage-on-the-reef-out-now/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 07:01:10 +0000 https://www.katclay.com/?p=7419 I am thrilled to see a reprint of my 2018 Aurealis nominated short story, Reef, in the latest anthology from Dead Sea Press. Rampage on the Reef is available now, and proceeds from the sale of the book go to The Shark Trust. 🦈 You might not know that I am very passionate about animal […]

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]]> https://www.katclay.com/rampage-on-the-reef-out-now/feed/ 0 7419 The Hammersmith Haunting – Call of Cthulhu RPG now in print https://www.katclay.com/the-hammersmith-haunting-call-of-cthulhu-rpg-now-in-print/ https://www.katclay.com/the-hammersmith-haunting-call-of-cthulhu-rpg-now-in-print/#respond Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:23:31 +0000 https://www.katclay.com/?p=7351 The Hammersmith Haunting, a Call of Cthulhu RPG scenario set in Victorian London, is now out in print and digital!

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]]> https://www.katclay.com/the-hammersmith-haunting-call-of-cthulhu-rpg-now-in-print/feed/ 0 7351 The Hammersmith Haunting Call of Cthulhu adventure – out now! https://www.katclay.com/the-hammersmith-haunting-call-of-cthulhu-adventure-out-now/ https://www.katclay.com/the-hammersmith-haunting-call-of-cthulhu-adventure-out-now/#respond Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:20:44 +0000 https://www.katclay.com/?p=7144 I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve published my first ever Call of Cthulhu adventure, The Hammersmith Haunting! The Hammersmith Haunting is a gaslight scenario set in 1890s London, loosely based on a true crime, where ghost sightings inspired mass hysteria in the London suburb. It has been a long time goal of mine to write […]

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]]> https://www.katclay.com/the-hammersmith-haunting-call-of-cthulhu-adventure-out-now/feed/ 0 7144 Three new books coming soon! https://www.katclay.com/three-new-books-coming-soon/ https://www.katclay.com/three-new-books-coming-soon/#respond Thu, 09 Sep 2021 05:30:00 +0000 https://www.katclay.com/?p=7075 I'm in not one, but three upcoming new books!

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