ForeWord Reviews has bestowed a gold medal upon Toothless, declaring it 2010’s best horror novel from an independent publisher!

Congratulations to Gary Lee Vincent and K. Patrick Malone, and all of the other winners!

Official results are here.

Many thanks to Gwen Gades, Gabrielle Harbowy and the rest of the crew at Dragon Moon Press. Toothless wouldn’t have gone this far without you!

And Scott Purdy. Toothless grew, in large part, from the inspiration I found in his art.

Announcing The Old God, the next genre-bending and innovative novel by J. P. Moore!

Jamesport, Rhode Island, 1895: listen in the alleys and you will hear whispers of the city’s mysteries. Strange beings slumber in the salt marshes. Viking runes, sigils of some forgotten magic, appear at low tide near the wharf. A ruined stone tower of unknown age and purpose stands in the city square. Do not speak too loudly of these mysteries, lest the Old God send his servants to silence you. Fear Jacob, the most loyal and gifted of these assassins. Peer into his eyes, however, and you may see a hint of doubt. You may sense in those eyes what you have known all along—that the world is about to turn itself upside down.

Enjoy a special preview of this work-in-progress in the Toothless feed (Episode #26), or download the file direct to your computer or device here. Thanks to Chad Fifer of the H. P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast for lending music to this special episode!

Stay tuned here for news and updates about Toothless, The Old God, and other work by Yours Truly!

Bonus interview! Gabrielle Harbowy, Associate Editor of Dragon Moon Press, sits down with J. P. Moore to discuss reading, writing, and bringing Toothless to print! The 2009 podcast sensation is now available as a trade paperback and ebook from Dragon Moon Press!

If you’re already subscribed to the Toothless podcast, you’ll get this interview as episode #25. If not, you can download it here. Or, subscribe now!

And, while you’re still in the mood, listen to Moore’s interview with Rhonda Carpenter and Brian Rathbone over at PodioRacket’s Blog Talk Radio show!

Enjoy!