New Collaboration Forthcoming

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Two Appalachian authors, Larry D. Thacker of Kentucky and C.M. Chapman of West Virginian , have combined their writing efforts for a new short-fiction collaboration, Everyday, Monsters, to be released this November from Unsolicited Press. Both artists are accomplished writers with numerous published works between them, but this book is their first time working together .

Chapman and Thacker met in the fertile and creative environment of the MFA program at West Virginia Wesleyan College. As the two became familiar with each other, they quickly developed an admiration for each other's work. Over time, they decided they should work together.

"I still remember the night that Larry first suggested over drinks that we should try something together." said Chapman. "I immediately agreed. It was something that felt right from the beginning."

Thacker added, ""CM and I have a lot in common when it comes to how we view the weird world. This collaboration was a no-brainer."

Actual work didn't begin for a couple years as both writers nurtured success with well-received individual efforts.

Larry D. Thacker's first book was Mountain Mysteries: The Mystic Traditions of Appalachia, a serious study of Appalachian folklore and tales. He has authored four full-length poetry collections, Drifting in Awe, Grave Robber Confessional, Feasts of Evasion, and Gateless Menagerie, forthcomingin November. He is the author of two poetry chapbooks, Voice Hunting and Memory Train. His first short story collection, Working it off in Labor County: Stories was published earlier this year by West Virginia University Press and a follow-up collection, Labor Days, Labor Nights: More Stories will be published this fall by Bottom Dog Press. His stories and poems can be found in numerous literary journals.

C.M. Chapman is the author of two short story collections, a chapbook, Music & Blood, and a full-length novel-in-stories, Suicidal Gods. His stories can also be found in many literary journals. Now, the two authors join forces for Everyday, Monsters, which will be released by Unsolicited Press on November 23, 2021 and promises a wild, genre-shredding romp through Appalachia and beyond. All monsters welcome.

From the publisher:

"What scares you more? The monster under your bed or the one staring back at you in the mirror? Authors C.M. Chapman and Larry Thacker blur the lines between the kinds of monsters that roam the earth in their latest short story collection, EVERYDAY, MONSTERS.

In twenty-one stories, readers encounter monsters ranging from mythological, psychological, maliciously human, and darkly comical. Monsters creep from the deepest parts of humanity, the kind that we are born with, proving that even those with the best senses can overlook shadowy lurking beasts. Chapman and Thacker execute with skill everyday storytelling that leaves readers in a sense of wonder and wondering if what they know is truth or make believe."