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Joie de Vivre is now available!

by Alex Eastwood-Williams

30 Oct 2025 News

Just in case you haven't already heard me going on and on about it on social media, my new novel Joie de Vivre --a surrealist, dystopian horror novel--is now available for purchase from all most good ...

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Introducing... The Monadic Broadcast!

by Alex Eastwood-Williams

14 Oct 2025 News

If you read my September newsletter, or have been regularly looking at my website over the last three months (which is totally normal thing to do of course--what's Google got that my website doesn't h...

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Quarterly Update: Spring 2025

by Alex Eastwood-Williams

30 Sept 2025 Features

QUARTERLY UPDATE - SPRING 2025 Hello and welcome to my very first quarterly update! The following content is included in my email newsletter, which also comes with other perks. Allegedly. You can subs...

Print editions now have a pre-order discount... I think

by Alex Eastwood-Williams

12 Sept 2025 News

Okay, okay, I get it. I prefer print books to ebooks too. Yes, it was unfair to give a discount to people who order the ebook and not the print editions. It's been a bit of a complicated process (I'm ...

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The Curse of 48,000

by Alex Eastwood-Williams

9 Sept 2025 Ramblings

There have been many numbers throughout history that have terrified mankind. In many eastern cultures, the number 4 is seen as synonymous with death. In the west, we've all heard of unlucky number 13....

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Is it time for the Em Dash to dash?

by Alex Eastwood-Williams

1 Sept 2025 Ramblings

There's been a lot of negative talk about em dashes lately, thanks to the perception that they're an indicator of AI generated work. ChatGPT loves em dashes, and presumably hopes to marry one someday....

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Print edition pre-orders are now available... I think.

by Alex Eastwood-Williams

26 Aug 2025 News

I have good news and bad news. And also some news that might not be entirely accurate. The good news: You can now pre-order the paperback and hardcover editions of Joie de Vivre! There were a few hicc...

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Joie de Vivre: Interview with the author

by Alex Eastwood-Williams

25 Aug 2025 Features

The following is a sample interview I did with a friend of mine, which hopefully answers some FAQs about Joie de Vivre. What is Joie de Vivre, in your own words? It's an existential horror novel dress...

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Cover reveal for Joie de Vivre!

by Alex Eastwood-Williams

24 Aug 2025 News

The time has finally come to reveal the cover for my upcoming novel, Joie de Vivre. With only a little bit of further ado, here it is: So, if you see a book in a bookstore or library or lying on the s...

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