Brain Jar News: Little Labyrinth Pre-Orders

WE’RE BACK, BABY!

Brain Jar Press has been quiet for a few months now, courtesy of some ill-timed computer issues back in May that turned into ill-timed internet issues in June (publishing is weird – the problems of May don’t manifest until August, at the earliest). But now? Guess what?

We’re BACK with a new book from SEAN FRICKEN’ WILLIAMS that you can go PRE-ORDER!

Here’s the pitch:

Matter transporters, dead worlds, and ghostly encounters. Parallel worlds, time-travel, and dangers that lurk in the shadows. 

Little Labyrinths brings together 17 vignettes and microfictions from one of Australia’s premier authors of science fiction and fantasy. Collected together for the first time, these brief tales and startling asides cover territory that is playful, experimental, and infused with speculative wonder. Once dubbed Australia’s Lord of Genre Fiction, Williams’ work will remind you of the strange, exciting, and mysterious pleasures that come from losing yourself in the smallest stories.

The really interesting thing about editing this book was the way it contrasted with our first microfiction collection, Angela Slatter’s Red New Day. Both books share an interest in getting in and delivering a series of kick-ass stories in under a thousand words, but Angela typically uses the format as a gateway to terrify. The stories are as much about what’s not said, and the looming threat of the larger story waiting to swoop in and destroy lives, as it is about what’s on the page.

In contrast, Sean usually takes a familiar genre trope and plays with it, dismantling the exterior to show you the engine underneath and how it could be used to fire off in a different direction (I would say it’s the place where a man whose written 50 novels shows up to have fun and experiment a little, but Sean’s never been afraid of trying new genres or pulling of feats like writing an entire novel where a character speaks in Gary Numan lyrics).

Little Labyrinths comes out on November 22, 2021. Chapbooks and Ebooks are available to pre-order from the Brian Jar Press store, but if you’d prefer some other vendors, here are links to some of the usual suspects: Apple Books | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Google Play | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AUS | Amazon CA | Amazon DE | Books2Read (covers most ebook vendors) | Booktopia