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Happy to announce that the Fall/Winter issue of New York journal Epiphany features my short story, “Me, Undead.” Find the latest issue in bookstores or [...]

The Eric Laster short story “Against All Evidence” has been published in Ascent. Please read and enjoy!

Proud to have had my short story, “The Cat-Puddle Oracle,” included in the Spring 2018 issue of the Beloit Fiction Journal, and looking forward to [...]

Naming things is fun, but also challenging. Authors concern themselves over details such as whether a title will give too much emphasis to one plot [...]

Static is not, in the traditional sense, realistic. There are paranormal doings, absurd situations. The novel portrays a world in which it is largely taken [...]

At Denver Comic Con 2016, I gave out samplers that feature the first three chapters of Static. Generally Nerdy dropped by the booth and took a copy. He read it and returned to buy the novel, interview me about everything from the genesis of the novel to marketing ideas, from sibling dynamics and growing up,  […]

Tuesday April 19 : #Static is officially out! To celebrate, ten blogs are featuring exclusive content provided by me, with one new post a day from April 18 through April 29: April 18th – The Book Cellar April 19th – Once Upon a Twilight April 20th – Fall Into Books April 21st – Twenty Three Pages April 22nd – The […]

Win an advance reading copy of #STATIC before its publication date! Goodreads Book Giveaway Static by Eric Laster Giveaway ends April 04, 2016. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway

A crucial phase in the life cycle of a novel is the pre-order period. If enough people pre-order a copy of Static now, the book will have fantastic start: retailers order more copies based on pre-order sales, and the more pre-orders, the higher Static could be on bestseller lists in its first week of release. […]

I’m excited to announce that my new YA novel Static will be published by Automatic Publishing in early 2016. It’s available for pre-order now most places you’d want to buy a book. Learn more on the Static page on this very website!