The Apex Blog
Dispatches from the strange.
Cover reveals, author conversations, release news, and field notes from the dark edges of speculative fiction.
Violet Lichen Books welcomes new managing editor
For Immediate Release 9/11/2025 Lexington, KY: Apex Book Company and Violet Lichen Books are delighted to announce that Nichole Lightner is...
ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction — Cover Reveal!
Violet Lichen Books is thrilled to reveal the cover for the upcoming ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction. This stunning artwork was created...
World Photo Day!
Calling all Apex readers—we have a challenge for you, and the chance to win some free merch! In honor of World Photo...
Happy National Book Lovers Day!
We're a publishing company, did you really think you could get away from us on National Book Lovers Day? This is one...
Preorders Are Live for ECO24!
It's official! Coming this November from Violet Lichen, the first annual anthology on speculative ecofiction, ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction. But you...
Launch Day for We Who Hunt Alexanders!
Rejoice far and wide, because the day is here! Happy Book Birthday to We Who Hunt Alexanders! Amelia is a ripper, a monster...
Apex Book Company Moves into the Future with Independent Publishers Group
Independent Publishers Group has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Apex Book Company to exclusively distribute their products to North American and...