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Micro press publisher of science fiction and fantasy novellas. Jennifer Crispin, publisher. Lansing, MI. www.dancingstarpress.com

A paperback copy of A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen on a weathered wooden deck, surrounded by fly stickers. The cover illustration is of a butch woman with a service dog on a leash, standing in a grimy but neon-lit sci-fi generation ship interior.
Three books on a wooden deck. All are by L.D. Lewis. The books, clockwise from left: Year of the Mer The Dead Withheld A Ruin of Shadows
Promotional image for The Night Sweeps the Mountains Away by Tanvir Ahmed Contains the cover image for the book, which features a woman in a headscarf, a white dog at her side, seated on hill overlooking a valley, the mountains and the night sky in the background. Text in image: “This is a story for those who have looked love and pain in the face and knew what it could cost and the odds that it would and yet would never, ever, have done it differently. This is the scream you may just need.” — E.D.E. Bell, editor, Atthis Arts Cover Design by Guoldu Dancing Star Press
Promotional image for The Night Sweeps the Mountains Away by Tanvir Ahmed Contains the cover image for the book, which features a woman in a headscarf, a white dog at her side, seated on hill overlooking a valley, the mountains and the night sky in the background. Text in image: “The Night Sweeps the Mountains Away is dark, lyrical, and haunting, a disconcerting journey you won't regret taking. Lock the doors, snuggle into the covers, and escape our world for another, where two people who should not know each other end up changing each other's lives.” — E. Catherine Tobler, editor at The Deadlands Cover Design by Guoldu Dancing Star Press
A small stack of paperback copies of The Night Sweeps the Mountains Away by Tanvir Ahmed.
Cover image of The Night Sweeps the Mountains Away by Tanvir Ahmed. The illustration is of a woman in profile, wearing a dark headscarf, sitting on the ground with a lantern on her left and a dog at her right. The dog is white, with long legs and a long, curved tail. They are seated on a hill overlooking a valley, with mountains and the night sky in the distance.
A pile of shiny rainbow-reflective Dancing Star Press logo stickers. The logo image is of a feather star, a marine invertebrate organism related to sea stars.
banner for Q & A with Guoldu. Titles read: Artist Guoldu, cover designer for The Night Sweeps the Mountains Away. There is a self-portrait of Guoldu on the right, as well as an image of the book cover on a tablet screen and a paperback book on the right.
The first page of The Night Sweeps the Mountains Away by Tanvir Ahmed. Beneath the Chapter One title, there is a verse in Pashto. Then below that, the text of the chapter begins. Yes, my Christmas tree is still up in the background.
Gazelle hound from 1915 photo source: W. E. Mason - Dogs of all Nations The dog is light in color (photo is black & white), with long legs and a narrow head. Its tail is long and curved.
Image featuring author photo of Tanvir Ahmed, with the text: Author & historian Tanvir Ahmed, author of The Night Sweeps the Mountains Away On the right are 3d images of the book The Night Sweeps the Mountains Away, both as an ebook on a tablet screen, and a paperback
Photo of Tanvir Ahmed, a South Asian man with a beard in a bomber jacket. He is standing in front of a thick metal lattice set with the pattern of the khatam sulayman, a popular design motif in Islamic architecture meant to control djinns. © Tanvir Ahmed 2025
Promotional image for The Night Sweeps the Mountains Away by Tanvir Ahmed Contains the cover image for the book, which features a woman in a headscarf, a white dog at her side, seated on hill overlooking a valley, the mountains and the night sky in the background. Text in image: "The Night Sweeps the Mountains Away is an exquisitely crafted novella about two people, both scarred and changed by the pain violence inflicted on them, who meet and change each other's lives. It's a spellbinding vampire story that will break, and mend, your heart." — Maria Haskins, author of Six Dreams About the Train and Wolves & Girls Cover Design by Guoldu Dancing Star Press
Promotional image for The Night Sweeps the Mountains Away by Tanvir Ahmed Contains the cover image for the book, which features a woman in a headscarf, a white dog at her side, seated on hill overlooking a valley, the mountains and the night sky in the background. Text in image: "THE NIGHT SWEEPS THE MOUNTAINS AWAY is a gracefully written novella that delights all the senses — I could feel the breeze on my face, smell the flowering plants and the coppery tang of a blade dripping blood. But as the story pulls you in, it also asks hard questions. What happens after a failed revolution?" — Bogi Takács, Hugo and Lambda award winning author, editor and critic Cover Design by Guoldu Dancing Star Press
Cover image of The Night Sweeps the Mountains Away by Tanvir Ahmed. The illustration is of a woman in profile, wearing a dark headscarf, sitting on the ground with a lantern on her left and a dog at her right. The dog is white, with long legs and a long, curved tail. They are seated on a hill overlooking a valley, with mountains and the night sky in the distance.
Screenshot of text, which reads: The first time I met Mina, I saw the story written at the corner of her eye. A diamond in four dots, nested between her right temple and the edge of her eyebrow. To most it would look like a beauty mark. I knew better. I met her toward summer’s end, as the winds began to settle and the markets swelled with the year’s last eastbound caravans. At the time, I was making a living as a water carrier. I spent most days loping between the public wells and my clients’ houses, waiting with the women and nomads to fill my leather bag, hauling it through the dust and cla­mor of the streets, forcing a smile as doors opened for me. I made enough for my daily bread, and did not have to ask for alms. I had several clients in the area of the Gulistan Gate, a quiet neighborhood shaded by fragrant olive trees. The air there was sweetened by birdsong and scents from unseen gardens. I was near to an invisible presence myself, part of the neighborhood’s heartbeat, no different from its sparrows or strays. No one asked who my people were, where I was from, what my story was. It was better that way, I would tell myself: to be forgotten, and to forget.
Cover image of The Night Sweeps the Mountains Away by Tanvir Ahmed. The illustration is of a woman in profile, wearing a dark headscarf, sitting on the ground with a lantern on her left and a dog at her right. The dog is white, with long legs and a long, curved tail. They are seated on a hill overlooking a valley, with mountains and the night sky in the distance.
Cover image of The Night Sweeps the Mountains Away by Tanvir Ahmed. The illustration is of a woman in profile, wearing a dark headscarf, sitting on the ground with a lantern on her left and a dog at her right. The dog is white, with long legs and a long, curved tail. They are seated on a hill overlooking a valley, with mountains and the night sky in the distance.
Text in image reads: tiny press press presents: tRaum Books, fluid, queer, trans lit Main image is of a hardback book, open with its spine flat against a table, two of its pages curled into to form a heart. Inset is the tRaum Books logo, which features a capital T in pixelated bubble font.
text in image reads: tiny press press presents: Atthis Arts, Detroit Michigan primary image is of a hardback book, laid open spine down on a desk, with two of its center pages curled in to form a heart shape. image on Atthis Arts logo is of a hummingbird perched on a branch.
text of image reads: tiny press press presents: Queen of Swords Press image is of a hardbound book opened with its spine flat against the table, two of its central pages curved in on each other to form the outline of a heart. the Queen of Swords Press logo is of a woman in profile, holding a sword.
tiny press press presents: Duck Prints Press, we print diversity Image is of a hardback book, opened flat against the table, with the two central pages of the book curved to make a heart shape. There is an inset of the logo of Duck Prints Press, which is a white duck with duck prints in all the colors of the rainbow.
promotional image for Smashword's Read an Ebook Week event Text reads: Smashwords your ebook, your way. READ AN EBOOK WEEK My books are 50% off! smashwords.com/shelves/promos Image is of a Black woman lounging on her stomach while reading on a tablet.
3d images of all four Dancing Star Press paperbacks against the press logo in forest green: A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen, A Ruin of Shadows by L.D. Lewis, She Who Hears All Whispers by DaVaun Sanders, Bride of the River God by Sarah A. Macklin. Text below books reads: 30% off everything in store with coupon code CheeseWeek. (Coupon good through the end of the year)
Cover image for A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen, just the art with all the text removed. Scene is of a woman in uniform with a dog on a leash by her side, looking down a busy corridor, which is the interior of a generation ship. Many of the surfaces are showing age and wear, but there are plenty of neon lights to distract you. Flies buzz around the scene, and are more dense around one person in the background in particular.
Text reads: The Pride 2024 Story Bundle is Here! Includes cover images for the 13 books in the collection: Champion of the Crimson Wolf, The Lever, Off-Time Jive, The Deep & Shining Dark, A Feast for Flies, Pluralities, We're Here, Little Nothing, Rabbits of the Apocalypse, A Death at the Dionysus Club, Black from the Future, Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea, Through the Doors of Oblivion.
A paperback copy of A Feast For Flies by Leigh Harlen against a green space/aurora background. Text reads: NOVELLA A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen November 2023 Sapphic space noir — A woman with the ability to read and erase memories tries to free herself from the clutches of a corrupt police force. Dancing Star Press
Paperback copy of A Feast For Flies by Leigh Harlen on a distressed background. Text reads: BSFA Longlist for Best Shorter Fiction Locus Recommended Reading List (Novella) Use code ReadingSeason to get 30% off the ebook at dancingstarpress.com
Cover Image for A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen Cover text reads: Gripping, lovely, and thrilling all at once. - Joan Tierney, author of The Killing Grounds Cover image features a woman in uniform, support dog by her side, standing in a walkway aboard a decaying generation ship, neon lights and flies buzzing all around. Cover image by Vitaliy Ostaschenko.
Image text: Book Launch, Leigh Harlen, A Feast for Flies, with Suzan Palumbo, 7 p.m. November 16, 2023. Online, free. The image contains the paperback cover image for A Feast for flies, author photos for Leigh Harlen and Suzan Palumbo, all on a purple cyberpunk vibes background.
Cover illustration for A Ruin of Shadows by L.D. Lewis, without the text and other cover elements. An older Black woman in tactical gear stands in a lush jungle, holding a black mask in one hand. Stone ruins and an electric pink/purple sunset are in the background. Illustration by Emily Cheeseman
Cover image for A Ruin of Shadows by L.D. Lewis. Subtitle: A tale of assassins, betrayal, and djinn. Central image of book cover is an older Black woman in military-style dress, holding a black mask in one hand, against a backdrop of lush jungle greenery, grey ruins, and an electric pink and purple sunset.
Image text reads: The Fantastic Art of Chelsea Geter Banner composed of three images, from left to right: a Black elf with elongated ears, wearing ornate armor with a small dragon perched on his shoulder The cover image for She Who Hears All Whispers: A Black woman in dark robes, a fireball hovering over her upturned hand, smoke billowing behind her Two men fighting side by side, one a white vampire with arm outstretched, the other a Black man with prominent facial scar, holding a gun
Image text: What does justice look like in a world where power is drawn from the suffering of so many? Quote is alongside an image of the book She Who Hears All Whispers by DaVaun Sanders. The cover image on the book features a Black woman hovering over a city, holding a ball of flame as smoke rises from buildings in the background.
Book cover image for She Who Hears All Whispers by DaVaun Sanders. The central image is of a Black woman in voluminous robes, floating over a smoking city, a fireball levitating over her upraised palm.
Text in graphic reads: Nigerian artist & storyteller Olusayo Ajetunmobi, cover illustrator for Bride of the River God. There is a small illustrated image of Olusayo, as well as a reproduction of the central image of the cover of the book Bride of the River God: a Black woman, draped in red coral beadwork, holds a dripping golden heart. She is underwater, and a large pink, red, and orange fish swims behind her.
Text in graphics reads: Author & illustrator Sarah A. Macklin, author of Bride of the River God. There is a small black & white picture of Macklin smiling at the camera, and two images of the book Bride of the River God, one as a paperback, another as an ebook on a tablet.
The cover image for the book Bride of the River God by Sarah A. Macklin features a Black woman, draped heavily in a red coral bead headdress and necklaces, holding a golden heart dripping golden blood. She is standing underwater, and large pink, red, and orange fish swims behind her.
The book A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen lies on a wooden background. The book cover image features a woman in uniform, whose blue hair has shaved stripes on one side, holding the leash of a spotted dog at her side, as they stand in the passageway of a ship. The book is surrounded by stickers of brightly colored flies.
Image features the book A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen on a starry background. The text reads: Coming soon! Available November 14, 2023, from Dancing Star Press. There are curly arrows pointing to the book that say: cyberpunk/space noir sapphic second chance support doggo ACAB