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Shadows of the Night

Shadows of the Night

Hey, Flinch fans! Pay no attention to that man – or whatever that is – behind the curtain. Just go ahead and have a happy, fun and safe Halloween! Honestly, we here at Flinch Books have no idea what evil lurks in the hearts of men, but if you happen to find out...

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Giants Uncovered

Giants Uncovered

Feast your eyes, friends! Flinch Books has pulled the curtain back on the next installment in The Midnight Guardian saga! This weekend at the 2025 Pulpfest convention in Pittsburgh, Flinch Books revealed the cover of THE MIDNIGHT GUARDIAN: MARCH OF THE GIANTS, the...

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Bound for Pulpfest!

Bound for Pulpfest!

Hey, Flinch fans! We are Pittsburgh-bound in the next 24 hours as Pulpfest 2025 gets underway on Thursday, August 7 and continues through mid-day on Sunday, August 10. Like every other year, we’ll be in the dealer room all weekend with all sixteen titles in our...

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Flinch Friday at Pulpfest

Flinch Friday at Pulpfest

Hey, Flinch fans! The Pulpfest website is getting into high gear with a steady stream of announcements about programming for the August convention in Pittsburgh. As it turns out, Flinch Books will be prominent in two back-to-back afternoon events on Friday, August 8....

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Sergeant in the House!

Sergeant in the House!

Hey Flinch fans! Behold, the cover of our next release, SGT. JANUS AND THE HOUSE THAT LOVED DEATH—the fourth installment in Flinch Books co-founder Jim Beard’s acclaimed series about the celebrated yet mysterious ghost hunter known as Sgt. Janus! In this new...

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Bruening at the Bash 3.0

Bruening at the Bash 3.0

Hey friends! If you happen to be anywhere in or around the northeast corner of the Buckeye State next Friday evening (April 18), be sure to stop in at the third annual Indie Author Bash, hosted by Pretty Good Books, an eclectic and very cool indie bookstore located in...

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Dammit, Jim!

Dammit, Jim!

Hey friends! Jim Beard, your fearless Flinch co-founder, recently joined co-hosts Chris Ryan and Alexander Simmons in the month of March for not one but two episodes of their TELL THE DAMN STORY podcast. Episode 354 (originally posted March 9) is an examination of...

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Small Packages, Good Things

Small Packages, Good Things

Hey, Flinch fans! We mention this every year because it bears repeating every year. March is National Small Press Month, a time to show some love to the tiny little book publishing operations that exist on the outer edges of the literary mainstream and aren’t part of...

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The Occult Adventure Continues!

The Occult Adventure Continues!

Hey, Flinch friends! Artist and illustrator Jeffrey Hayes of Plasmafire Graphics is returning to the scene of his prior supernatural crimes as he dives into the process of illustrating the cover of the next installment in the Sgt. Janus series! Fans of the occult...

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Sandusky Summit

Sandusky Summit

Hey, friends! Flinch Books masterminds Jim Beard and John Bruening are prepping for their first in-person business summit of 2025 this weekend. The two titans of small-press publishing will convene in Sandusky, Ohio – the mid-point between their respective corners of...

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