Shortwave Books Named LIBRARY JOURNAL’s BEST HORROR BOOKS OF 2025

Huge congrats to Todd Keisling and Laurel Hightower, whose books were both featured on Library Journal‘s Best Books of 2025 list!

Both books received starred reviews from Library Journal earlier this year.

The Sundowner’s Dance is available now in Hardcover and eBook. A trade paperback is coming Summer 2026.

The Long Low Whistle, the seventh book in our KVHS Series, is available now in Paperback and eBook.

🏆 Bestseller

★ Starred Review

✎ Editor's Pick

The Sundowner's Dance

Todd Keisling

★ Starred Review

The Long Low Whistle

Killer VHS Series, #7

Laurel Hightower

May 7, 2026

Cover Reveal – Tyler Jones’s DEPTH CHARGE

Art world darling Julian Le Sang paints with passion, with abandon, and with his own blood. Inside these blood paintings, Julian sees more than art… he sees the future…

April 29, 2026

Cover Reveal – Maisie Culver’s OF MONSTERS AND MENSES

Cover reveal for Maisie Culver’s OF MONSTERS AND MENSES, her debut book coming this October…

April 23, 2026

Cover Reveal – Nikki R. Leigh’s TRACKING DEATH

Cover reveal for the 8th book in our Killer VHS Series, Nikki R. Leigh’s TRACKING DEATH…

April 22, 2026

New Deal Announcement – Zoje Stage’s GOOD GIRL

Today we are excited to announce we’ve acquired GOOD GIRL, a new erotic thriller novel by Zoje Stage, author of Baby Teeth and Dear Hanna…

April 1, 2026

I KNOW A PLACE Received Starred Library Journal Review!

Nat Cassidy’s collection, I KNOW A PLACE, has received a starred review from Library Journal!

March 10, 2026

I KNOW A PLACE Featured on ABC News!

“A dream come true…” Nat Cassidy’s hometown ABC affiliate in Arizona ran a nice segment on their morning news show about Nat, I KNOW A PLACE, and the introduction from Stephen King…

March 4, 2026

I KNOW A PLACE gets a Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition!

We’ve made a deal with Barnes & Noble for a B&N Exclusive Edition of Nat Cassidy’s debut collection, I Know A Place! The B&N Exclusive features…

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