{"product_id":"author-event-with-victoria-dalpe-and-jennifer-ann-gordon-selene-shade-loving-the-dead","title":"Author Event with Victoria Dalpe and Jennifer Ann Gordon: Selene Shade, Loving the Dead","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the second novel of the Resurrectionist Series from Victoria Dalpe,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoving the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, a city tears itself apart, a new serial killer arrives in town, and Selene Shade desperately needs a vacation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few months after the tumultuous and reality-shredding arrival of the Pale Ones, the world has been changed, and not necessarily for the better. Half-lifes now regard Selene and her ilk with fear, knowing their free will isn’t as free as it once was. With the growing backlash against the undead in society, religious hate groups have swelled. Add to that a vampire serial killer, a contentious election, a heap of personal problems and you have the makings of a perfect storm that might just wipe the city of Goat Hill right off the map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRevenge conspiracies, resurrection, and romance—what’s a girl to do? Join Selene and friends as they reluctantly race the clock to stop those that would destroy the world… again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$5 ticket is a deposit returned as store credit at the event. Books will be available for purchase at the event.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictoria Dalpe is a Providence-based horror writer and painter. To date, her short fiction has appeared in over sixty anthologies. She has put out the collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLes Femmes Grotesques\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the horror fantasy trilogy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelene Shade: Resurrectionist for Hire \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith CLASH Books. Book 2 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelene Shade: Loving the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will be released August 2026. In 2025, her short story \"The Cleaner\" was included in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest Horror of the Year Volume 17\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e edited by Ellen Datlow and her short story \"Because it was Worse Outside\" was included in the Shirley Jackson winning anthology \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Didn't You Just Leave?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e edited by Nadia Bulkin and Julia Rios. Looking ahead to 2027, her second short story collection, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eI'll Break, You'll Break \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewill be released with Lethe Press and her debut novel, the sapphic gothic novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eParasite Life \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewill be reprinted with Mocha Memoirs Press.  Follow her on instagram \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"gmail_plusreply\" id=\"m_-53155438498558777m_-5092222763601306580m_-1201369253920506592m_-1576769611260320201m_-1634704860011120451plusReplyChip-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e@victorialdalpe \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJennifer Anne Gordon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an award-winning author and podcast host. Her debut novel \u003ci\u003eBeautiful, Frightening and Silent\u003c\/i\u003e won the Kindle Book Award for Best Horror\/Suspense for 2020, as well as the Best Horror Novel of the Year from the Authors on The Air Global Radio Network. Her novel \u003ci\u003ePretty\/Ugly\u003c\/i\u003e won the Helicon Award for Best Horror for 2022, and the Kindle Book Award for Best Novel of the Year 2022 (Reader’s Choice) Her novelette \u003ci\u003eThe Japanese Box\u003c\/i\u003e won the Lit Nastie Award for 2023 for Best Short Story, and her essay Navy Blue Dickies (Glassworks) is a Best of the Net Nominee for 2025. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer mainstream debut, a book club thriller, \u003ci\u003ePerfect Wives, Perfect Lies\u003c\/i\u003e will be released In September of 2026. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe is the host and creator of the comedic literary podcast Vox Vomitus, and a co-host for House of Mystery, on NBC Radio. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe lives in New Hampshire with her husband, the musician and artist Roman Sirotin, and their sweet silly dog, Lord Tubby. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor benevolent stalking please visit \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jenniferannegordon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.JenniferAnneGordon.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pandemonium Books \u0026 Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45496946950320,"sku":"AE:vdacc:ssltd","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2341\/9361\/files\/victoriadalpeNEWSLETTERSOCIAL.png?v=1785525877","url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/author-event-with-victoria-dalpe-and-jennifer-ann-gordon-selene-shade-loving-the-dead","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}