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Beth Tabler
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Editor of the quarterly issues of Grimdark Magazine and owner of Before We Go Blog.

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Beth Tabler @bethtabler.bsky.social · Sep 11
Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett: Gun Violence as Spectacle

“Bennett has written the story America deserves—and the one it should fear.”

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Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett: Gun Violence as Spectacle
Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett “Hello, boys”, he says jovially. “Who's ready to kill some motherfuckers?”
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SPFBO Championship Review of The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble's Braids by Michael McClung

Review originally by
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Tagging
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Currently sits as our #3!
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SPFBO Championship Review - THE THIEF WHO PULLED ON TROUBLE'S BRAIDS - by Michael McClung
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December 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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My very short list of the best non-SFF
Trad & Indie pub books I read in 2025!
Best non-SFF Trad book was
THE VENETIAN HERETIC by
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Best non-SFF Indie book was
BROKEN CHANCES by
Eve Koguce
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P.L.’s BEST NON-SFF TRAD/INDIE PUBLISHED BOOKS READ IN 2025
Those who know me, know the bulk of my yearly reading is typically dominated by fantasy. I throw in a little science fiction, a splattering of horror, a pinch
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November 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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I love love love this story. Fuck yeah I am stoked he wrote it.
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Grimdark Magazine Issue #45 is here and ready for pre-orders. This quarter we are going all in on cyberpunk and SF, featuring some of the best short fiction writers in the genre injecting gritty and horrifying futures to your very eyes. AND WE’RE DOING IT IN PRINT.
Grimdark Magazine Issue #45 cover reveal, pre-orders, and print subscriptions
Grimdark Magazine's first ever print issue is a cyberpunk special, with some of the best and brightest authors in the market headlining.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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THE BOOKS THAT MADE US - Where I discuss the fantastic GARRET PI series by Glen Cook. Noir detective in fantasyland. beforewegoblog.com/the-books-th... #books #fantasy #urbanfantasy @beforewegoblog.bsky.social @bethtabler.bsky.social
The Books that made Us – Garrett PI by Glen Cook
Glen Cook is primarily known for his Black Company series and that's something that I have a horrifying confession to make as a grimdark stan: I could never rea
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September 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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TEN RECOMMENDED SUPERHERO NOVELS: A collection of the best ones I've read and not about the big two's heroes. beforewegoblog.com/ten-recommen... @bethtabler.bsky.social #books #superheroes #fantasy #urbanfantasy
Ten Recommended Superhero Novels
As the author of the Supervillainy Saga, I absolutely love prose superhero novels. It’s a market that I managed to get in on the ground floor before the MCU m
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September 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett: Gun Violence as Spectacle

“Bennett has written the story America deserves—and the one it should fear.”

beforewegoblog.com/vigilance-by...

#bookblogger #amreading #booklovers #bibliophile #bookaddict @tordotcom.bsky.social
Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett: Gun Violence as Spectacle
Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett “Hello, boys”, he says jovially. “Who's ready to kill some motherfuckers?”
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September 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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BEFORE WE GO BLOG is very honoured to help reveal the cover for
***CUTE CNUT***
Book 1 The Hardening
by the wonderful & witty

KAREM MCCOMPOSTINE

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a blue book behind a red curtain says cover reveal
ALT: a blue book behind a red curtain says cover reveal
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September 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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My TOP TEN FAVORITE FEMALE CHARACTERS IN DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS list. Sadly, I had to divide the list to one example per work because otherwise it'd just be the cast of Baldur's Gate 3. beforewegoblog.com/top-ten-favo... #DungeonsAndDragons #tabletopgames #books @bethtabler.bsky.social
Top Ten Favorite Female Dungeons and Dragons characters
We are the products of a variety of factors in our life and one of those things is the media we consume. No, playing roleplaying games and listening to Goth met
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August 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Sarah and I are doing a kaffeeklatsch tomorrow at 1030! join us 🙂🙂
August 14, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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A review of VILLAINS VIGNETTES II by Drew Hayes. A fantastic collection of novellas set in the world of Villains Code. I love Apollo's story most. beforewegoblog.com/review-villa... #superheroes #books #bookreviews @bethtabler.bsky.social @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social
Review – Villains Vignettes volume II by Drew Hayes
What is Villains' Vignettes II? A former superhero, cast down from glory, finds himself stuck in a town whose gaze remains fixed toward the past. A priestes
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August 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Whalesong by Miles Cameron Cover Reveal
#readme #coverreveal #milescameron
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August 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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📕🚀🧑‍🍳 New Interview! 🧑‍🍳🚀📕

I chat to SFF wunderkind @essahansen.bsky.social about her new novella from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social, Casthen Gain.

We chat about:

🍽️Bubble universe cooking!
🔫Battle Royale
🔥The Legacy of The Graven
🔊Her very cool jobs and equally cool hobbies
📕Her next books

And more!
INTERVIEW: author Essa Hansen
We were very excited to be able to catch up with author Essa Hansen and chat about her new novella Casthen Gain, the world of The Graven, and what she's getting up to next.
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August 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
August 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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To Hold the Line: Magic, Monsters, and Endurance in The Incandescent by @emilytesh.net

"Emily Tesh’s The Incandescent blends dark academia, magic, and quiet strength in a lyrical tale of demons, endurance, and emotional truth."
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To Hold the Line: Magic, Monsters, and Endurance in The Incandescent
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August 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Book launch announcement & review
***FUGITIVE RIFTS***
by @ammawhiney.bsky.social !
Congratulations A-M on the release of your wonderful book!
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Book Review & Launch Announcement – FUGITIVE RIFTS by A-M MAWHINEY
HAPPY LAUNCH DAY TO A-M MAWHINEY! FUGITIVE RIFTS LAUNCHES TODAY - 01 AUGUST 2025! I received an ARC of this novel from the author, in exchange for an honest r
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August 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Hey! How are you feeling? Would ne interested in chatting about this yet. I need to start getting everything nailed down. If not, that is totally ok and maybe we can do something in late 2026. :)
August 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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As always, Hansen writes large. When you read any part of The Graven world, even this novella, it is cinema on the page. It is grand in all its panoramic, cinemascoped, and Technicolor majesty.
Casthen Gain expands Hansen’s epic worldbuilding started in Graven Trilogy - Agent Palmer
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July 25, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Amazon, our website, or patreon😁
July 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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www.goodreads.com/book/show/19... Carlos and I also designed the cover as a nod to Trash Polka.
Grimdark Magazine, Issue 36, October 2023
Grimdark Magazine presents the darker, grittier side of…
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July 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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GdM had a whole cover issue and short story based on tattooing as a fantasy element. I can't wait to watch your panel.
July 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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My readers are so damn talented!!! Philippe Jeanquartier from Switzerland created this incredible trio of fungal people illustrations, inspired by Mushroom Blues 🍄💙
July 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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🍄 TITLE REVEAL 🍄
The knives are out in A MURDER MOST FUNGAL, a Fungalverse novella set in the aftermath of Mushroom Blues, combining the culinary wonder of Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the kitchen chaos of The Bear, and the explosive tension of Hong Kong crime thrillers.

Coming soon to a menu near you 🍣🔪
July 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Let me know when you are rdy for story talk. I want to give you the cover story. We have a shortened schedule due to it going to print for the first time ever!! If we do that, I need to get the cover rolling soonish.
July 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM