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Beth Castrodale worked as a newspaper reporter until her love of books led her to the publishing field. She was a senior editor at Bedford/St. Martin’s and is the founding editor of Small Press Picks. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous publications, including Marathon Literary Review, Printer’s Devil Review, and the Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine. Her debut novel, MARION HATLEY, was a finalist for a Nilsen Prize for a First Novel from Southeast Missouri State University Press, and an excerpt from her second novel, IN THIS GROUND, was a shortlist finalist for a William Faulkner – William Wisdom Creative Writing Award. Castrodale’s third novel is I MEAN YOU NO HARM. An excerpt from her fourth novel, THE INHABITANTS, landed her ...more

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	I Mean You No Harm 3.35 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Inhabitants 3.98 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In This Ground 4.48 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Why Set a Novel in a Graveyard? The Scoop on a New Book from Me

I’m delighted to announce that my next novel, In This Ground, will be published in September by Garland Press, which also brought out my first book, Marion Hatley.

As the title suggests, In This Ground is set almost entirely in a cemetery, in this case a shadowy, statued stage on which various dramas—those of the living and those who have died—play out and intersect. Connecting those stories is the Read more of this blog post »

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