Beth Tabler
@bethtabler.bsky.social
Editor of the quarterly issues of Grimdark Magazine and owner of Before We Go Blog.
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Beth Tabler
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· Sep 11
Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett: Gun Violence as Spectacle
Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett “Hello, boys”, he says jovially. “Who's ready to kill some motherfuckers?”
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Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett: Gun Violence as Spectacle
“Bennett has written the story America deserves—and the one it should fear.”
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“Bennett has written the story America deserves—and the one it should fear.”
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#bookblogger #amreading #booklovers #bibliophile #bookaddict @tordotcom.bsky.social
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THE BOOKS THAT MADE US - Where I discuss the fantastic GARRET PI series by Glen Cook. Noir detective in fantasyland. beforewegoblog.com/the-books-th... #books #fantasy #urbanfantasy @beforewegoblog.bsky.social @bethtabler.bsky.social
The Books that made Us – Garrett PI by Glen Cook
Glen Cook is primarily known for his Black Company series and that's something that I have a horrifying confession to make as a grimdark stan: I could never rea
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September 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
THE BOOKS THAT MADE US - Where I discuss the fantastic GARRET PI series by Glen Cook. Noir detective in fantasyland. beforewegoblog.com/the-books-th... #books #fantasy #urbanfantasy @beforewegoblog.bsky.social @bethtabler.bsky.social
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TEN RECOMMENDED SUPERHERO NOVELS: A collection of the best ones I've read and not about the big two's heroes. beforewegoblog.com/ten-recommen... @bethtabler.bsky.social #books #superheroes #fantasy #urbanfantasy
Ten Recommended Superhero Novels
As the author of the Supervillainy Saga, I absolutely love prose superhero novels. It’s a market that I managed to get in on the ground floor before the MCU m
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September 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
TEN RECOMMENDED SUPERHERO NOVELS: A collection of the best ones I've read and not about the big two's heroes. beforewegoblog.com/ten-recommen... @bethtabler.bsky.social #books #superheroes #fantasy #urbanfantasy
Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett: Gun Violence as Spectacle
“Bennett has written the story America deserves—and the one it should fear.”
beforewegoblog.com/vigilance-by...
#bookblogger #amreading #booklovers #bibliophile #bookaddict @tordotcom.bsky.social
“Bennett has written the story America deserves—and the one it should fear.”
beforewegoblog.com/vigilance-by...
#bookblogger #amreading #booklovers #bibliophile #bookaddict @tordotcom.bsky.social
Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett: Gun Violence as Spectacle
Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett “Hello, boys”, he says jovially. “Who's ready to kill some motherfuckers?”
beforewegoblog.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett: Gun Violence as Spectacle
“Bennett has written the story America deserves—and the one it should fear.”
beforewegoblog.com/vigilance-by...
#bookblogger #amreading #booklovers #bibliophile #bookaddict @tordotcom.bsky.social
“Bennett has written the story America deserves—and the one it should fear.”
beforewegoblog.com/vigilance-by...
#bookblogger #amreading #booklovers #bibliophile #bookaddict @tordotcom.bsky.social
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BEFORE WE GO BLOG is very honoured to help reveal the cover for
***CUTE CNUT***
Book 1 The Hardening
by the wonderful & witty
KAREM MCCOMPOSTINE
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***CUTE CNUT***
Book 1 The Hardening
by the wonderful & witty
KAREM MCCOMPOSTINE
beforewegoblog.com/cover-reveal...
@beforewegoblog.bsky.social
@bethtabler.bsky.social
a blue book behind a red curtain says cover reveal
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September 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
BEFORE WE GO BLOG is very honoured to help reveal the cover for
***CUTE CNUT***
Book 1 The Hardening
by the wonderful & witty
KAREM MCCOMPOSTINE
beforewegoblog.com/cover-reveal...
@beforewegoblog.bsky.social
@bethtabler.bsky.social
***CUTE CNUT***
Book 1 The Hardening
by the wonderful & witty
KAREM MCCOMPOSTINE
beforewegoblog.com/cover-reveal...
@beforewegoblog.bsky.social
@bethtabler.bsky.social
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My TOP TEN FAVORITE FEMALE CHARACTERS IN DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS list. Sadly, I had to divide the list to one example per work because otherwise it'd just be the cast of Baldur's Gate 3. beforewegoblog.com/top-ten-favo... #DungeonsAndDragons #tabletopgames #books @bethtabler.bsky.social
Top Ten Favorite Female Dungeons and Dragons characters
We are the products of a variety of factors in our life and one of those things is the media we consume. No, playing roleplaying games and listening to Goth met
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August 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
My TOP TEN FAVORITE FEMALE CHARACTERS IN DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS list. Sadly, I had to divide the list to one example per work because otherwise it'd just be the cast of Baldur's Gate 3. beforewegoblog.com/top-ten-favo... #DungeonsAndDragons #tabletopgames #books @bethtabler.bsky.social
Sarah and I are doing a kaffeeklatsch tomorrow at 1030! join us 🙂🙂
August 14, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Sarah and I are doing a kaffeeklatsch tomorrow at 1030! join us 🙂🙂
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A review of VILLAINS VIGNETTES II by Drew Hayes. A fantastic collection of novellas set in the world of Villains Code. I love Apollo's story most. beforewegoblog.com/review-villa... #superheroes #books #bookreviews @bethtabler.bsky.social @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social
Review – Villains Vignettes volume II by Drew Hayes
What is Villains' Vignettes II? A former superhero, cast down from glory, finds himself stuck in a town whose gaze remains fixed toward the past. A priestes
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August 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A review of VILLAINS VIGNETTES II by Drew Hayes. A fantastic collection of novellas set in the world of Villains Code. I love Apollo's story most. beforewegoblog.com/review-villa... #superheroes #books #bookreviews @bethtabler.bsky.social @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social
Whalesong by Miles Cameron Cover Reveal
#readme #coverreveal #milescameron
#TheFTFPodcast1, @phokion.bsky.social
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#readme #coverreveal #milescameron
#TheFTFPodcast1, @phokion.bsky.social
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August 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Whalesong by Miles Cameron Cover Reveal
#readme #coverreveal #milescameron
#TheFTFPodcast1, @phokion.bsky.social
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#readme #coverreveal #milescameron
#TheFTFPodcast1, @phokion.bsky.social
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📕🚀🧑🍳 New Interview! 🧑🍳🚀📕
I chat to SFF wunderkind @essahansen.bsky.social about her new novella from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social, Casthen Gain.
We chat about:
🍽️Bubble universe cooking!
🔫Battle Royale
🔥The Legacy of The Graven
🔊Her very cool jobs and equally cool hobbies
📕Her next books
And more!
I chat to SFF wunderkind @essahansen.bsky.social about her new novella from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social, Casthen Gain.
We chat about:
🍽️Bubble universe cooking!
🔫Battle Royale
🔥The Legacy of The Graven
🔊Her very cool jobs and equally cool hobbies
📕Her next books
And more!
INTERVIEW: author Essa Hansen
We were very excited to be able to catch up with author Essa Hansen and chat about her new novella Casthen Gain, the world of The Graven, and what she's getting up to next.
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August 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
📕🚀🧑🍳 New Interview! 🧑🍳🚀📕
I chat to SFF wunderkind @essahansen.bsky.social about her new novella from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social, Casthen Gain.
We chat about:
🍽️Bubble universe cooking!
🔫Battle Royale
🔥The Legacy of The Graven
🔊Her very cool jobs and equally cool hobbies
📕Her next books
And more!
I chat to SFF wunderkind @essahansen.bsky.social about her new novella from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social, Casthen Gain.
We chat about:
🍽️Bubble universe cooking!
🔫Battle Royale
🔥The Legacy of The Graven
🔊Her very cool jobs and equally cool hobbies
📕Her next books
And more!
To Hold the Line: Magic, Monsters, and Endurance in The Incandescent by @emilytesh.net
"Emily Tesh’s The Incandescent blends dark academia, magic, and quiet strength in a lyrical tale of demons, endurance, and emotional truth."
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"Emily Tesh’s The Incandescent blends dark academia, magic, and quiet strength in a lyrical tale of demons, endurance, and emotional truth."
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To Hold the Line: Magic, Monsters, and Endurance in The Incandescent
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August 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
To Hold the Line: Magic, Monsters, and Endurance in The Incandescent by @emilytesh.net
"Emily Tesh’s The Incandescent blends dark academia, magic, and quiet strength in a lyrical tale of demons, endurance, and emotional truth."
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"Emily Tesh’s The Incandescent blends dark academia, magic, and quiet strength in a lyrical tale of demons, endurance, and emotional truth."
beforewegoblog.com/to-hold-the-...
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Book launch announcement & review
***FUGITIVE RIFTS***
by @ammawhiney.bsky.social !
Congratulations A-M on the release of your wonderful book!
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***FUGITIVE RIFTS***
by @ammawhiney.bsky.social !
Congratulations A-M on the release of your wonderful book!
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@beforewegoblog.bsky.social
@bethtabler.bsky.social
Book Review & Launch Announcement – FUGITIVE RIFTS by A-M MAWHINEY
HAPPY LAUNCH DAY TO A-M MAWHINEY! FUGITIVE RIFTS LAUNCHES TODAY - 01 AUGUST 2025! I received an ARC of this novel from the author, in exchange for an honest r
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August 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Book launch announcement & review
***FUGITIVE RIFTS***
by @ammawhiney.bsky.social !
Congratulations A-M on the release of your wonderful book!
beforewegoblog.com/book-review-...
@beforewegoblog.bsky.social
@bethtabler.bsky.social
***FUGITIVE RIFTS***
by @ammawhiney.bsky.social !
Congratulations A-M on the release of your wonderful book!
beforewegoblog.com/book-review-...
@beforewegoblog.bsky.social
@bethtabler.bsky.social
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As always, Hansen writes large. When you read any part of The Graven world, even this novella, it is cinema on the page. It is grand in all its panoramic, cinemascoped, and Technicolor majesty.
Casthen Gain expands Hansen’s epic worldbuilding started in Graven Trilogy - Agent Palmer
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July 25, 2025 at 6:53 AM
As always, Hansen writes large. When you read any part of The Graven world, even this novella, it is cinema on the page. It is grand in all its panoramic, cinemascoped, and Technicolor majesty.
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My readers are so damn talented!!! Philippe Jeanquartier from Switzerland created this incredible trio of fungal people illustrations, inspired by Mushroom Blues 🍄💙
July 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
My readers are so damn talented!!! Philippe Jeanquartier from Switzerland created this incredible trio of fungal people illustrations, inspired by Mushroom Blues 🍄💙
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🍄 TITLE REVEAL 🍄
The knives are out in A MURDER MOST FUNGAL, a Fungalverse novella set in the aftermath of Mushroom Blues, combining the culinary wonder of Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the kitchen chaos of The Bear, and the explosive tension of Hong Kong crime thrillers.
Coming soon to a menu near you 🍣🔪
The knives are out in A MURDER MOST FUNGAL, a Fungalverse novella set in the aftermath of Mushroom Blues, combining the culinary wonder of Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the kitchen chaos of The Bear, and the explosive tension of Hong Kong crime thrillers.
Coming soon to a menu near you 🍣🔪
July 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🍄 TITLE REVEAL 🍄
The knives are out in A MURDER MOST FUNGAL, a Fungalverse novella set in the aftermath of Mushroom Blues, combining the culinary wonder of Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the kitchen chaos of The Bear, and the explosive tension of Hong Kong crime thrillers.
Coming soon to a menu near you 🍣🔪
The knives are out in A MURDER MOST FUNGAL, a Fungalverse novella set in the aftermath of Mushroom Blues, combining the culinary wonder of Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the kitchen chaos of The Bear, and the explosive tension of Hong Kong crime thrillers.
Coming soon to a menu near you 🍣🔪
I’m on kidney stone number two for the year. The bullshit of all this can not be overstated.
July 23, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I’m on kidney stone number two for the year. The bullshit of all this can not be overstated.
This is my fighting style
July 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This is my fighting style
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My review of the new Superman movie. Hint: I liked it. beforewegoblog.com/review-super... @bethtabler.bsky.social #Superman #movies
Review – Superman (2025)
SUPERMAN (2025) by James Gunn is a work that you certainly don't need me to tell you to go see. Virtually the entire response to the movie has been nothing but
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July 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
My review of the new Superman movie. Hint: I liked it. beforewegoblog.com/review-super... @bethtabler.bsky.social #Superman #movies
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Sometimes, our team get to interview some of the coolest creatives on the planet. Today, @bethtabler.bsky.social speaks to the YouTube SFF powerhouse that is @nerdforge.bsky.social !
INTERVIEW: Martina and Hansi from Nerdforge
Who is Nerdforge? If you’re anything like me and roughly 3.7 million other like-minded viewers, you’ve probably tuned in to their wildly popular YouTube channel to watch them bring jaw-dropping creati...
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July 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Sometimes, our team get to interview some of the coolest creatives on the planet. Today, @bethtabler.bsky.social speaks to the YouTube SFF powerhouse that is @nerdforge.bsky.social !
@kacealexander.bsky.social Would you be interested in contributing a short story (up to 4k words) or doing an interview with us at Grimdark magazine? I emailed you a few days ago, and I wasn't sure it went through. It would be for the January issue :)
July 16, 2025 at 3:22 AM
@kacealexander.bsky.social Would you be interested in contributing a short story (up to 4k words) or doing an interview with us at Grimdark magazine? I emailed you a few days ago, and I wasn't sure it went through. It would be for the January issue :)
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Read the interview I did with @bethtabler.bsky.social for the latest issue of @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social!
We talk about Between Two Perns, my next book, & I spill the beans on a project I wasn't supposed to yet. oops..
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We talk about Between Two Perns, my next book, & I spill the beans on a project I wasn't supposed to yet. oops..
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grim...
Grimdark Magazine #43
Grimdark Magazine presents the darker, grittier side of fantasy and science fiction. This issue features Ed McDonald, Andrea Stewart, and Peter McLean.
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July 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Read the interview I did with @bethtabler.bsky.social for the latest issue of @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social!
We talk about Between Two Perns, my next book, & I spill the beans on a project I wasn't supposed to yet. oops..
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grim...
We talk about Between Two Perns, my next book, & I spill the beans on a project I wasn't supposed to yet. oops..
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grim...
Interview—Jim Zub, Author of Conan the Barbarian
"I came across Jim Zub’s epic new Conan the Barbarian comic series...Feeling both classic and fresh, it quickly became one of my favorite ongoing comics"
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"I came across Jim Zub’s epic new Conan the Barbarian comic series...Feeling both classic and fresh, it quickly became one of my favorite ongoing comics"
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Interview—Jim Zub, Author of Conan the Barbarian
Once upon a time, in the bygone age of 2023, I considered myself more or less done with Conan the Barbarian. I'd read Robert E. Howard's original stories and li
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July 3, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Interview—Jim Zub, Author of Conan the Barbarian
"I came across Jim Zub’s epic new Conan the Barbarian comic series...Feeling both classic and fresh, it quickly became one of my favorite ongoing comics"
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"I came across Jim Zub’s epic new Conan the Barbarian comic series...Feeling both classic and fresh, it quickly became one of my favorite ongoing comics"
beforewegoblog.com/interview-ji...
I have completed my great big birthday ninety second haul! Good lord books are heavy.
July 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I have completed my great big birthday ninety second haul! Good lord books are heavy.
New to urban fantasy? Discover 24 must-read books filled with magic, monsters, and modern cityscapes in this ultimate beginner’s guide.
Let's set your bookshelf on fire.
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Let's set your bookshelf on fire.
beforewegoblog.com/top-urban-fa...
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July 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
New to urban fantasy? Discover 24 must-read books filled with magic, monsters, and modern cityscapes in this ultimate beginner’s guide.
Let's set your bookshelf on fire.
beforewegoblog.com/top-urban-fa...
Let's set your bookshelf on fire.
beforewegoblog.com/top-urban-fa...
Today is my birthday, and in lieu of presents my family is taking me to the bookstore to play the bookstore game. Ninety seconds to grab any book I want. I have to stack them in my arms and be able to hold and carry the stack to the front. I am pretty damn excited.
a cartoon of a woman sitting in a pile of books with the words " i want to read all the books "
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July 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Today is my birthday, and in lieu of presents my family is taking me to the bookstore to play the bookstore game. Ninety seconds to grab any book I want. I have to stack them in my arms and be able to hold and carry the stack to the front. I am pretty damn excited.