


Laura Mauro’s first sale, according to ISFDB, occurred in 2012 in one of Undertow’s anthologies, and since then she has accumulated enough short fiction to encompass her debut collection from the firm that launched her. During that span Undertow has issued close to thirty books, all of them extremely high quality and exhibiting refreshingly uncommon themes and visions. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the founding of Undertow Publications, under the aegis of Michael Kelly, who wears a second hat as an accomplished fiction writer himself, thus continuing the field’s grand tradition of editors who know how stories are put together from the inside out (Knight, Dozois, Campbell, et.

Cleverly unveiling its central mystery through authentic and organic environmental storytelling, Aurora is a prescient story for the internet age.Sing Your Sadness Deep, Laura Mauro ( Undertow 978-1988964133, $27.99, 236pp, hardcover) August 2019

“One of the most promising new writers in recent years, Jo M Thomas more than delivers in this unique, gripping and delightfully surreal tale. Penny Jones, author of Suffer Little Children A unique read that will make you question what it is that makes us human.” “…a seminal novella, a modern take on the traditional epistolary style. Cate Gardner, author of The Bureau of Them and These Foolish and Harmless Delights Thomas goes down the rabbit hole of the internet and arrives in a world of false personalities, bonkers online games and the truth of who you really are.” “A unique and innovative tale of artificial intelligence. In an alternative 2017 where computer viruses are still taking down businesses and social media algorithms are still programmed to profile everybody, join Aurora – the social platform that shines a light for everyone – in watching new user, Siward Walls, watching back.
