{"product_id":"morsel","title":"Morsel","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCARTER KEANE resides in and is inspired by the frequently odd and often horrifying state of Ohio. Keane writes books where the monster and the monstrous, in the end, are not the same. \n\u003ci\u003eMorsel \u003c\/i\u003eis their debut novella.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMorsel \u003c\/i\u003egoes all-in with teeth bared. \u003cb\u003eAbsolutely delicious.\u003c\/b\u003e\" --Sarah Gailey, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSpread Me\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eAn absolute delight. \u003c\/b\u003eHad me holding my breath the whole time. And that twist! \n\u003cb\u003eAdd this to your TBR right now.\u003c\/b\u003e\" --S.A. Barnes, \n\u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eCold Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorsel\u003c\/i\u003e is more than just folk horror\u003c\/b\u003e--it's a malignant and timely reflection on corporate America, devouring its own. \n\u003cb\u003eOne hell of a grim and visceral Appalachian nightmare\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --Shane Hawk, co-editor of \n\u003ci\u003eNever Whistle at Night\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Keane's confident debut heralds the arrival of \n\u003cb\u003ea gifted horror author\u003c\/b\u003e... \n\u003cb\u003eKeane's talent for sunlight horror impresses \u003c\/b\u003eas the plot builds to a genuinely surprising but fairly clued denouement. Richard Chizmar fans will be thrilled.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eCarter Keane writes folk horror for the class war\u003c\/b\u003e, horror that turns every expectation on its head, horror that is going to stay on my mind. \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorsel \u003c\/i\u003eis just about as working class, punk rock, and entertaining as a story can get.\u003c\/b\u003e\" --Margaret Killjoy, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Readers who love folk horror and anti-capitalist stories will want to go on this journey with Lou and Ripley.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eMorsel \u003c\/i\u003eis \n\u003cb\u003ea divinely dark tale \u003c\/b\u003eabout the dwindling space for humanity under capitalism. Rife with horrors both real and supernatural, \n\u003cb\u003eKeane has crafted a gut-punch of a debut\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --Erin E. Adams, author of \n\u003ci\u003eJackal\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eOne of You\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Equal parts folk horror and pyramid scheme...a propulsive read with complex, believable characters--and one very good dog. \n\u003cb\u003eKeane has proven that the Ohio woods are supremely scary.\u003c\/b\u003e\" --Wendy N. Wagner, author of \n\u003ci\u003eGirl in the Creek\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fantastically vicious anticapitalist fable about the things that consume us all when we're not looking--and sometimes when we are. \n\u003cb\u003eBy turns bloody, terrifying, and nightmarishly heart-wrenching, Keane's delightful debut takes no prisoners and gives no shits. \u003c\/b\u003eMake no mistake about it: \n\u003cb\u003ethis book has teeth to spare.\u003c\/b\u003e\" --Matthew Lyons, author of \n\u003ci\u003eA Mask of Flies\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eA gripping and biting work of cult, social horror\u003c\/b\u003e. \n\u003ci\u003eMorsel \u003c\/i\u003efeels like \n\u003ci\u003eIntensity \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003ePumpkinhead \u003c\/i\u003ehad a deadly standoff on a mountain road.\" --Johnny Compton, author of \n\u003ci\u003eDevils Kill Devils\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/16\/2026 (EAN 9781250392459, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/06\/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9781250392459, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250392459, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eKeane, Carter\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCARTER KEANE resides in and is inspired by the frequently odd and often horrifying state of Ohio. 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