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Transgressive vamps

I’m always interested in new voices in fiction, writers looking to push boundaries. The mainstream publishing industry is very conservative in its tastes, so it can be hard to find daring, transgressive authors. But this week we have two writers who are taking chances with thrilling results.

First up is by Elle Nash. The British-American author has had a couple of novels and a short story collection previously published by small presses, all of which were beautifully written and deliciously dark. follows in the footsteps of

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