Acclaim keeps flooding in for Sam J. Miller’s debut collection BOYS, BEASTS & MEN including a nomination for the Reads Rainbow Award

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Sam J. Miller’s debut collection BOYS, BEASTS & MEN continues to collect accolades with Reads Rainbow Award nomination, inclusion of the stunning Jennifer O’Toole (illustration)/Elizabeth Story (design) cover among BookPage‘s best covers of 2022, and selection of the original short story “Sun in an Empty Room” for Paula Guran’s The Year’s Best Fantasy Vol. 2. Is it any wonder why Jo Ladzinski on their Jo Writes Fantasy lists (without comment) the book among 23 Books I am Excited to Read in 2023.

Cover of BOYS, BEASTS, & MEN, a collection by Sam J. Miller.
Cover by Jennifer O’Toole
Design by Elizabeth Story

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Harsh Reality by Elle E. Ire
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
BOYS, BEASTS & MEN by Sam J. Miller
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Cougar Woods by Tiana Warner
All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes

Reads Rainbow Award

They’re bright, they’re colorful, and they’re doing the meaningful work of ensnaring a potential reader’s eye. These are the boldest and most original book covers of the year, as selected by BookPage’s designer.

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