{"product_id":"exploring-dark-short-fiction-7-eric-j-guignard-9781949491470","title":"Exploring Dark Short Fiction #7: A Primer to Gemma Files","description":"\u003cp\u003eNamed \"One of the genre's most original and innovative voices\" (\u003cem\u003eL.A. Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e) and \"An expert at terrifying prose\" (\u003cem\u003eLitReactor\u003c\/em\u003e), Canadian author Gemma Files has been penning gritty and macabre fiction since 1993, earning industry awards and critical acclaim from sources such as \u003cem\u003eNational Public Radio\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe National Post\u003c\/em\u003e. Files imbues her cross-genre work with layers like dark stratum: heartbreak upon horror, built over the vignettes of life we may find ourselves in, but for one slight turn of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDark Moon Books and editor Eric J. Guignard bring you this introduction to her work, the seventh in a series of primers exploring modern masters of literary dark short fiction. Herein is a chance to discover-or learn more of-the evocative voice of Gemma Files, as beautifully illustrated by artist Michelle Prebich. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded within these pages are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Six short stories, one written exclusively for this book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Author interview\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Biography and bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Academic commentary by Michael Arnzen, PhD (former humanities chair and professor of the year, Seton Hill University)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- ... and more!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Enter this doorway to the vast and fantastic: Get to know Gemma Files.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Table of Contents includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Introduction by Eric J. Guignard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- About Gemma Files (A Biography)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- In The Poor Girl Taken by Surprise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- In The Poor Girl Taken by Surprise: A Commentary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Slick Black Bones and Soft Black Stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Slick Black Bones and Soft Black Stars: A Commentary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Venio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Venio: A Commentary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Sown From Salt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Sown From Salt: A Commentary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Guising\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Guising: A Commentary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Yol\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Yol: A Commentary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Why Gemma Files Matters by Michael Arnzen, PhD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- In Conversation with Gemma Files\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Stories in Pieces: Found Footage Storytelling, or Writing Epistolary Narratives for the 21st Century: An Essay by Gemma Files\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A Bibliography of English Language Fiction for Gemma Files\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric J. Guignard, Gemma Files, Michael Arnzen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1949491471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949491470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dark Moon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Eric J. Guignard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46640827531519,"sku":"9781949491470","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af7b6cdf-2111-4f61-a23e-98e9c959d2a5.jpg?v=1740670619","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/exploring-dark-short-fiction-7-eric-j-guignard-9781949491470","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}