short stories
2022
'In the Howling of the Wind' - reprinted, Christmas Gothic Short Stories, Flame Tree Press, October 2022
2020
'Tasty' - Sinister Advent Calendar, December 2020
2019
'Slippery When Wet' - Thread of the Infinite, edited by Dean M. Drinkel, foreword by Steven Savile. Snow Books, August 2019
2018
'Pretty Things' - The Alchemy Press Book of Horrors, edited by Peter Coleborn and Jan Edwards. Alchemy Press, November 2018
'Before the Parade Passes By' - The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories, edited by Stephen Jones. Skyhorse Publishing, October 2018
'Tap,Tap' - The Black Room Manuscripts Vol.4, edited by Justin Park and Tracey Fahey. Sinister Grin Press, October 2018
'Silverfish' - To Be One With You, an Anthology of Parasitic Horror, edited by Tim Murr. St. Rooster Books, August 2018
'The Real Me' - reprinted in Dark Voices, edited by Theresa Derwin. Lycan Valley Publications, July 2018
2017
'Sleeping Black' - Great British Horror Vol 2: Dark Satanic Mills, edited by Steve J. Shaw. Black Shuck Books, September 2017
'Sshh' - Bury Them Deep. Hersham Horrors, September 2017
'Suicide Bridge' - reprinted in Bury Them Deep, Hersham Horrors, September 2017
'Can You See Me' - reprinted in BFS Horizons. British Fantasy Society, June/July 2017
2016
'Someone To Watch Over You' - reprinted in In Times of Want, Hersham Horror Books, September 2016
'Inspiration Point' - reprinted in In Times of Want, Hersham Horror Books, September 2016
'Such is Life' - In Times of Want, Hersham Horror Books, September 2016
'Safe' - In Times of Want, Hersham Horror Books, September 2016
'In My Mind, Mine Understanding' - In Times of Want, Hersham Horror Books, September 2016
'The Cradle in the Corner' - reprinted in Obsidian: A Decade of Horror Stories by Women, edited by Ian Whates. NewCon Press, January 2016; reprinted in In Times of Want, Hersham Horror Books, September 2016
2014
'Listen' - reprinted in Unconventional Fantasy, A Celebration Of 40 Years of the World Fantasy Convention, available to attendees at World Fantasy Convention, October 2014, Washington USA
'Inspiration Point' - Noir, edited by Ian Whates. NewCon Press, April 2014
'Someone To Watch Over You' - reprinted in The Best British Horror 2014, edited by Johnny Mains. Salt Publishing, June 2014
2013
'Someone To Watch Over You' - Terror Tales of London, edited by Paul Finch. Grayfriar Press, June 2013
2012
'The Cradle in the Corner' - Hauntings, edited by Ian Whates. NewCon Press, June 2012
'Play Time' - reprinted in Terror Scribes, edited by Adam Lowe. Dog Horn Publishing, April 2012
'Listen' - BFS Journal, edited by Guy Adams. British Fantasy Society. Spring 2012
'Touch' - reprinted in Slices of Flesh, edited by Stan Swanson.Dark Moon Books, January 2012.
2011
'Plus Ça Change' - Phobophobia, edited by Dean Drinkel. Dark Continents Publishing. December 2011
'The Real Me' - Midnight Street #16, edited by Trevor Denyer. Midnight Street Press, September 2011
'The Unquiet Bones' - Bite-Sized Horror, edited by Johnny Mains. Obverse Books, June 2011
2010
'Play Time' - Dark Karnivale, edited by David Byron and Corey R. Scales. Evil Nerd Empire, January 2010
2009
'Cat and Mouse' -reprinted in Deadly Dolls, December 2009
'Cat and Mouse' - Femmes Fatales of Fright, edited by David Byron. April 2009
'World Without End' - The Thinking Man's Crumpet #2, February 2009
2008
'In the Howling of the Wind' - Estronomicon, Christmas issue, edited by Steve Upham. December 2008
'Cut to the Chase' - Estronomicon, FantasyCon issue, edited by Steve Upham. September 2008
2006
'Tabitha's Angel' - reprinted online in Christmas edition of Estronomicon, December 2006
'Can You See Me' - Midnight Street #5, edited by Trevor Denyer. Midnight Street Press.
Shortlisted for British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story, May 2006
'Whispers' - Terror Tales #3, edited by Paul Kane and John B. Ford. Rainfall Books. April 2006
'Spiritus Sanctus' - Estronomicon #2, edited by Steve Upham. February 2006
2005
'Spiritus Sanctus' - Amazzoni, edited by Walter Diaocauti. Ferrara Edizione, April 2005
Also in German, Amazonen, edited by Walter Diaocauti. Ubooks, April 2005
'Bleed For Me' - Terror Tales #2, edited by John B. Ford and Paul Kane. Rainfall Books, 2005
2004
'Suicide Bridge' - reprinted in Here and Now #4, edited by Jenny Barber. March 2004
'Stay' - reprinted in When Darkness Comes, Crystal Serenades. May 2004
'Sea View' reprinted in Dark Horizons #45, edited by Debbie Bennett, BFS, February 2004
'Alsiso' - The Alsiso Project, edited by Andrew Hook. Elastic Press. January 2004
'Do You Remember' - Dark Angel Rising, January 2004
2003
'Samedi's Child' - published online at Shadow Writer, October 2003
'Touch' - published online at Dusksite, August 2003, and Horror Library, July 2003
'Stay' - published online at DuskSite, May 2003
2002
'Sea View' - published online at Savage Night, June 2002
2001
'Tabitha's Angel' - published online in Gator Springs Gazette, Fandango Virtual, December 2001
'Suicide Bridge' - published online at Quantum Muse, December 2001
novelettes
'The Curse of the Ghost' - Hersham Horror Books, March 2015. Reprinted in In Times of Want, Hersham Horror Books, as 'A Garden for Lily'
novellas
'Bury Them Deep' - Hersham Horror Books, October 2017. Includes the short story 'Ssshh'
Novels
Celeste
Published by Encyclopocalypse Publications
ISBN: 979-8805836290
Available to order in hardback here or here, paperback here or here, ebook here or here, and audio here.
Collections
2019
The Last Ghost and Other Stories
Published by Luna Press
ISBN: 978-1911143710
Featuring an introduction by Christopher Fowler.
Stories: 'Someone To Watch Over You'; 'The Cradle in the Corner'; 'Play Time'; 'In The Howling of the Wind'; 'Sleeping Black'; 'Suicide Bridge'; 'The Last Ghost'. Included story notes, and extra material: handwritten notes from 'In the Howling of the Wind'; script pages from 'Suicide Bridge' adaptation.
Available direct from the publisher here, or from www.amazon.co.uk
2016
In Times of Want and Other Stories
Published by Hersham Horror Books
ISBN: 978-1530485079
Featuring an introduction by Sarah Pinborough, and an afterword by Johnny Mains.
Stories: 'The Real Me'; 'In the Howling of the Wind'; 'Cat and Mouse'; 'Listen'; 'Plus 'Ça Change'; 'In Times of Want'; 'The Unquiet Bones'; 'World Without End'; 'Someone To Watch Over You'; 'Such is Life'; 'Play Time'; 'Inspiration Point'; 'A Garden for Lily (previously published as Curse of the Ghost)'; 'Safe'; 'In My Mind, Mine Understanding'; 'The Cradle in the Corner'.
Available direct from the publisher, or on Amazon.co.uk.
2006
Mirror Mere
Published by Rainfall Books
ISBN 0-9549923-6-9
Illustrated by David A. Magitis. Cloud 034
£8.99/US$14.00
Stories: 'Whispers', 'Suicide Bridge', 'Bleed For Me', 'Alsiso', 'Sea View', '4:44', 'Cut To The Chase', 'Do You Remember', 'No Way Up', 'Samedi's Child', 'Can You See Me?', 'Touch', 'Spiritus Sanctus', 'Stay', 'Mirror Mere', 'I'll Call You', 'Tabitha's Angel'
As Editor
in these hallowed Halls
First published by Titan Books, September 2023. Co-edited with Paul Kane. Hardcover £19.99. ISBN 9781803365640
Featuring: Introduction by Marie O’Regan & Paul Kane; ‘1000 Ships’ Kate Weinberg; ‘Pythia’ Olivie Blake; ‘Sabbatical’ James Tate Hill; ‘The Hare and the Hound’ Kelly Andrew; ‘X House’ J.T. Ellison; ‘The Ravages’ Layne Fargo; ‘Four Funerals’ David Bell; ‘The Unknowable Pleasures’ Susie Yang; ‘Weekend at Bertie’s’ M.L. Rio; ‘The Professor of Ontography’ Helen Grant; ‘Phobos’ Tori Bovalino; ‘Playing’ Phoebe Wynne.
the other side of never
First Published by Titan, May 2023. Co-edited with Paul Kane. E-book and Trade Paperback. ISBN 978-1803361789.
Featuring: Foreword – Jen Williams; ‘A Visit to Kensington Gardens’ Lavie Tidhar; ‘Manic Pixie Girl’ AC Wise; ‘Fear of the Pan-Child’ Robert Shearman; ‘And On ’til Morning’ Laura Mauro; ‘The Other Side of Never’ Edward Cox; ‘The Lost Boys Monologues’ Kirsty Logan; ‘A School for Peters’ Claire North; ‘Chasing Shadows’ Cavan Scott; ‘Saturday Morning’ Anna Smith Spark; ‘The Land Between Her Eyelashes’ Rio Youers; ‘Boy’ Guy Adams; ‘Never Was Born His Equal’ Premee Mohamed; ‘The Shadow Stitcher’ AK Benedict; ‘A House the Size of Me’ Alison Littlewood;‘Silver Hook’ Gama Ray Martinez; ‘The Reeds Remember’ Juliet Marillier; ‘No Such Place’ Paul Finch; ‘Far From Home’ Muriel Gray.
Twice cursed
First published by Titan Books, April 2023. Co-edited with Paul Kane. Ebook and Trade Paperback. ISBN: 978-1803361215.
Featuring: ‘The Bell’ by Joanne Harris; ‘Snow, Glass, Apples’ by Neil Gaiman; ‘The Tissot Family Circus’ by Angela Slatter; ‘Mr Thirteen’ by M.R. Carey; ‘The Confessor’s Tale’ by Sarah Pinborough; ‘The Old Stories Hide Secrets Deep Inside Them’ by Mark Chadbourn; ‘Awake’ by Laura Purcell; ‘Pretty Maids All In A Row’ by Christina Henry; ‘The Viral Voyage of Bird Man’ by Katherine Arden; ‘The Angels of London’ by Adam L.G. Nevill; ‘A Curse is a Curse’ by Helen Grant; ‘Dark Carousel’ by Joe Hill; ‘Shoes as Red as Blood’ by A.C. Wise; ‘Just Your Standard Haunted Doll Drama’ by Kelley Armstrong; ‘St Diabolo’s Travelling Music Hall’ by A.K. Benedict; and ‘The Music Box’ by L.L. McKinney.
cursed
First published by Titan, March 2020. Co-edited with Paul Kane. Mass Market Paperback, £8.17 / $8.00 ISBN: 978-1789091502
Featuring: ‘Introduction’ by Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane; ‘Castle Cursed’ by Jane Yolen; ‘As Red As Blood, As White As Snow’by Christina Henry; ‘Troll Bridge’ by Neil Gaiman; ‘At That Age’by Catriona Ward; ‘Listen’ by Jen Williams; ‘Henry and the Snakewood Box’ by M.R. Carey; ‘Skin’ by James Brogden; ‘Faith & Fred’ by Maura McHugh; ‘Wendy, Darling’ by Christopher Golden; ‘Fairy Werewolf vs. Vampire Zombie’ by Charlie Jane Anders; ‘Look Inside’ by Michael Marshall Smith; ‘Little Red’ by Jane Yolen & Adam Stemple; ‘New Wine’ by Angela Slatter; ‘Haza and Ghani’ by Lilith Saintcrow; ‘Hated’ by Christopher Fowler; ‘The Merrie Dancers’ by Alison Littlewood; ‘Again’ by Tim Lebbon; ‘The Girl From The Hell’ by Margo Lanagan; ‘Castle Waking’ by Jane Yolen.
trickster's treats 3: The Seven Deadly Sins Edition
co-edited with Lee Murray
ISBN: 978-1689059305
Nominated for an Australian Shadow award for Best Edited Work, 2019
Editors’ Note by Marie O’Regan and Lee Murray ~ Lust: 'Love Letters' by Richard Thomas, 'How (not) to Dump a Body' by Nikky Lee, ' Just One Job' by Stephen Herczeg, ' Cleanse My Soul' by Trish Palmer, ' Lusting Libra' by Shaun Avery, ' The Flickering' by Steve Dillon, 'Soft Deadline' by Angela Yuriko Smith ~ Wrath: 'Urgent! Do Not Delete.' by Richard Thomas, ' The Six Stages of Revenge' by Melanie Harding-Shaw, ' Sign Here' by Tabatha Wood, ' Overboard' by Anthony Ferguson, ' The Dark Chocolate Chicken' by Anne Cleary, 'The Taming' by Lori R. Lopez, ' Signature Piece' by K.E. Olukoya ~ Pride: 'The House No One Lives' in by Nic Hale, 'Demons Do Daily' by Steve Dillon, ' The Connoisseur' by Israela Margalit, ' Coup d’État' by Jan McCarthy, ' Pride of Jackals' by Matthew R. Davis, ' Eternity Compound' by Grant Stone, ' The Final Contract' by Stephen Herczeg ~ Gluttony: 'Feast of Feasts' by Greg Chapman, ' Softly Through the Shadows' by Matthew R. Davis, ' It’s Just a Game' by Stephen Herczeg, 'Gorge' by L.N. Hunter, 'I Want Candy' by Larry Hinkle, 'Mother Jerky' by Zachary Ashford, ' The Binge Catering Service' by Ed Ahern ~ Greed: 'Dead Rich, Probably' by Steve Dillon, 'Journey to Agharti' by Nicholas Diak, 'Vices' by L. Marie Wood, 'Paint it Red' by Angela J. Maher, 'The Book of Dunn' by Ronnie Smart, 'Avarice' by Lyssa Medana, 'I Want It' by J.L. Metcalf ~ Sloth: 'Most Haunted' by Matt Cowens, 'The Devil Inside' by Stephanie Ellis, 'Why Bother?' by Larry Hinkle, 'The Widow's Rooster' by Eugen Bacon, 'Waste Not, Want Not' by Piper Mejia, 'Avoiding the Rush' by Janna Ruth, 'Losing Hope' by Gary Buller ~ Envy: 'A Halloween Tradition' by Micah Castle, 'The Final Cut' by Penny Jones, 'Sister of Charity' by David Schembri, 'The Other Dead' by Rob E. Boley, 'Shiny' by Charlotte Platt, 'A Polydactyl Life' by Herb Kauderer, 'The Devil’s Garden' by Chris Mason.
WONdERLAND: an anthology of works inspired by alice in wonderland
co-edited with paul kane
ISBN: 978-1789091489
Shirley Jackson Award nominee for Best Anthology 2019
British Fantasy Award nominee for Best Anthology
2019
‘Introduction’ by Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane; ‘Alice in Armor’ by Jane Yolen; ‘Wonders Never Cease’ by Robert Shearman; ‘There Were No Birds To Fly’ by MR Carey; ‘The White Queen’s Pawn’ by Genevieve Cogman; ‘Dream Girl’ by Cavan Scott; ‘Good Dog, Alice!’ by Juliet Marillier; ‘The Hunting of the Jabberwock’ by Jonathan Green; ‘About Time’ by George Mann; ‘Smoke ’em If You Got ’em’ by Angela Slatter; ‘Vanished Summer Glory’ by Rio Youers; ‘Black Kitty’ by Catriona Ward; ‘The Night Parade’ by Laura Mauro; ‘What Makes a Monster’ by LL McKinney; ‘The White Queen’ Dictum’ by James Lovegrove; ‘Temp Work’ by Lilith Saintcrow; ‘Eat Me, Drink Me’ by Alison Littlewood; ‘How I Comes To Be The Treacle Queen’ by Cat Rambo; ‘Six Impossible Things’ by Mark Chadbourn; and ‘Revolution in Wonder’ by Jane Yolen.
Exit wounds: nineteen tales of mystery from the modern masters of crime
co-edited with Paul B. Kane
ISBN: 9781785659188
Introduction: Paul B. Kane and Marie O'Regan; 'The Bully', Jeffery Deaver; 'Dead Weight', Fiona Cummins; 'Like A Glass Jaw', Mark Billingham; 'On The Anatomization of an Unknown Man', John Connolly; 'The Pitcher', Sarah Hilary; 'Disciplined', Martyn Waites; 'The Consumers', Dennis Lehane; 'Voices Through the Wall', Alex Gray; 'Wet With Rain', Lee Child; 'Happy Holidays', Val McDermid; 'Fool You Twice', Steph Broadribb; 'Lebensraum', Christopher Fowler; 'Dancing Towards the Blade', Mark Billingham; 'Kittens', Dean Koontz; 'Take My Hand', A.K. Benedict'; 'Dressed to Kill', James Oswald; 'Booty and the Beast', Joe R. Lansdale; 'The New Lad', Paul Finch; 'The Recipe', Louise Jensen.
Phantoms: Haunting Tales from Masters of the Genre
ISBN: 9781785657948
Introduction: Marie O'Regan, 'When We Fall, We Forget' - Angela Slatter; 'Tom is in the Attic' - Robert Shearman; '20th Century Ghost' - Joe Hill; 'A Man Walking His Dog' - Tim Lebbon; ' Cameo' - Laura Purcell; ' Lula-Belle' - Catriona Ward; 'Front Row Rider' - Muriel Gray; 'A Haunting' - John Connolly; 'My Life in Politics' - M.R. Carey; 'Frank, Hide' - Josh Malerman; 'The Chain Walk' - Helen Grant; 'The Adjoining Room' - A.K. Benedict; 'The Ghost in the Glade' - Kelley Armstrong; 'The Restoration' - George Mann; 'One New Follower' - Mark A. Latham; 'A Haunted House is a Wheel Upon Which Some are Broken' - Paul Tremblay; 'Halloo' - Gemma Files; 'The Marvellous Talking Machine' - Alison Littlewood.
A CARNIVÀLE of Horror: Dark Tales from the Fairground
Co-edited with Paul Kane
ISBN 978-1-848635-03-6
'Introduction: Horror of the Carnivale' - Marie O'Regan & Paul Kane; 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' - Ray Bradbury; 'A Flat Patch of Grass' Muriel Gray; 'Some Children Wander by Mistake' - John Connolly; 'Spurs' (AKA Freaks) - Tod Robbins; 'Tiger, Tiger' - Rio Youer; 'Blind Voices' - Tom Reamy; 'Mister Magister' - Thomas F. Monteleone; 'Twittering from the Circus of the Dead' - Joe Hill; 'The Pilo Family Circus' - Will Elliott; 'Face of the Circus' - Lou Morgan; 'Escardy Gap' - Peter Crowther & James Lovegrove; 'The Circus of Dr. Lao' - Charles Finney; 'In The Forest of the Night' - Paul Finch; 'All The Clowns in Clowntown' - Andrew J. McKiernan; 'Nine Letters About Spit' - Robert Shearman; 'To Run Awary and Join The Circus' - Alison Littlewood.
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The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women
British Fantasy Award nominee for Best Anthology 2012
ISBN 978-1780330242
‘The Third Person’ – Lisa Tuttle; ‘The Madam of the Narrow Houses’ – Caitlín R. Kiernan; ‘Forget Us Not’ – Nancy Kilpatrick; ‘My Moira’ – Lilith Saintcrow; ‘Dead Flowers by a Roadside’ – Kelley Armstrong; ‘Sister, ssh…’ – by Elizabeth Massie; ‘Return’ – Yvonne Navarro; ‘Freeze Out’ – Nancy Holder; ‘Front Row Rider’ – Muriel Gray; ‘Collect Call’ – Sarah Pinborough; ‘The Ninth Witch’ – Sarah Langan; ‘The Fifth Bedroom’ – Alex Bell; ‘Another One in from the Cold’ – Marion Arnott; ‘The Phantom Coach’ – Amelia B. Edwards; ‘Seeing Nancy’ – Nina Allan; ‘A Silver Music’ – Gaie Sebold; ‘The Shadow in the Corner’ – Mary Elizabeth Braddon; ‘Let Loose’ – Mary Cholmondley; ‘The Old Nurse’s Story’ – Elizabeth Gaskell; ‘Afterward’ – Edith Wharton; ‘The Lost Ghost’ – Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman; ‘God Grant That She Lye Still’ – Lady Cynthia Asquith; ‘Field of the Dead’ – Kim Lakin-Smith; ‘Scairt’ – Alison Littlewood; and ‘Among the Shoals Forever’ – Gail Z. Martin.
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The Mammoth Book of Body Horror
Constable & Robinson, co-edited with Paul Kane. March 2012, £7.99
ISBN-10:1780330391. ISBN-13: 978-1780330396
Featuring: ‘Introduction’ by Stuart Gordon (Director of Re-Animator and From Beyond); ‘Transformation’ by Mary Shelley; ‘The Telltale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe; ‘Herbert West: Re-Animator’ by H.P. Lovecraft; ‘Who Goes There?’ John W. Campbell; ‘The Fly’ by George Langelaan; ‘Tis the Season to be Jelly’ by Richard Matheson; ‘Survivor Type’ by Stephen King; ‘The Body Politic’ by Clive Barker; ‘The Chaney Legacy’ by Robert Bloch; ‘The Other Side’ by Ramsey Campbell; ‘Fruiting Bodies’ by Brian Lumley; ‘Freaktent’ by Nancy A. Collins; ‘Region of the Flesh’ by Richard Christian Matheson; ‘Walking Wounded’ by Michael Marshall Smith; ‘Changes’ by Neil Gaiman; ‘Others’ by James Herbert; ‘The Look’ by Christopher Fowler; ‘Residue’ by Alice Henderson; ‘Dog Days’ by Graham Masterton; ‘Black Box’ by Gemma Files; ‘The Soaring Dead’ by Simon Clark; ‘Polyp’ by Barbie Wilde; ‘Almost Forever’ by David Moody; ‘Butterfly’ by Axelle Carolyn; ‘Sticky Eye’ by Conrad Williams.
Hellbound Hearts
Co-edited with Paul Kane
British Fantasy Award nominee for Best Anthology 2009
Pocket Books(Simon & Schuster), co-edited with Marie O’Regan. Cover artwork by Clive Barker (‘Vestimenti’ Cenobite). September 2009, $16.00/£10.76
ISBN-10: 1439140901 ISBN-13:978-1439140901
Featuring: ‘Foreword’ by Clive Barker; ‘Introduction: Raising Hell, Again’ by Stephen Jones; ‘ Prisoners of the Inferno’ by Peter Atkins; ‘ The Cold’ by Conrad Williams; ‘ The Confessor’s Tale’ by Sarah Pinborough; ‘ Hellbound Hollywood’ by Mick Garris; ‘ Mechanisms’ by Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola (illustrated by Mike Mignola); ‘ Every Wrong Turn’ by Tim Lebbon; ‘ The Collector’ by Kelley Armstrong; ‘ Bulimia’ by Richard Christian Matheson; ‘ Orfeo the Damned’ by Nancy Holder; ‘ Our Lord of Quarters’ by Simon Clark; ‘ Wordsworth’ graphic insert by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean; ‘ A Little Piece of Hell’ by Steve Niles; ‘ The Dark Materials Project’ by Sarah Langan; ‘ Demon’s Design’ by Nicholas Vince; ‘ Only The Blind Survive’ by Yvonne Navarro; ‘ Mother’s Ruin’ by Mark Morris; ‘ Sister Cilice’ by Barbie Wilde; ‘ Santos del Infierno’ by Jeffrey J. Mariotte; ‘ The Promise’ by Nancy Kilpatrick; ‘ However…’ by Gary A. Braunbeck and Lucy A. Snyder; ‘ Tis Pity He’s Ashore’ by Chaz Brenchley; ‘Afterword’ by Doug Bradley; ‘Special Bonus Material: Wordsworth Graphic Short Story Original Script’ by Neil Gaiman.
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forthcoming
Beyond and Within Folk Horror, from Flame Tree Press, is coming in June 2024. More information to follow...
Death Comes at Christmas, from Titan Books, is coming in October 2024. More information to follow...
