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The Library of the Dead is an anthology of literary fiction inspired by Chapel of the Chimes, a crematory and columbarium founded in 1909 in Oakland, California, and one of the area's most beautiful historic buildings. Thousands are entombed in golden books (urns) shelved from floor to ceiling in a glowing labyrinth of nearly countless rooms. The stories within The Library of the Dead represent a few of those golden books, and when opened, reveal the stories of those inside.



About the Author

Michael Bailey

Michael Bailey is a freelance writer, editor, book designer, and a resident of forever-burning California. He is the recipient of the Bram Stoker Award (and 7-time nominee) , Benjamin Franklin Award, over two dozen independent accolades, and a Shirley Jackson Award nominee. Publications include the composite novels PALINDROME HANNAH and PHOENIX ROSE, two short story and poetry collections, SCALES AND PETALS and INKBLOTS AND BLOOD SPOTS, a limited two-novelette collection called OVERSIGHT and the standalone novelette OUR CHILDREN, OUR TEACHERS. Edited anthologies include PELLUCID LUNACY, QUALIA NOUS, THE LIBRARY OF THE DEAD, YOU HUMAN, ADAM'S LADDER, four volumes of CHIRAL MAD, and the forthcoming co-edited anthologies PRISMS, and MISCREATIONS: Gods, Monstrosities, and Other Horrors. He recently finished a memoir called SEVEN MINUTES about surviving one of the most catastrophic wildfires in history (written in twenty-three days) , as well as PSYCHOTROPIC DRAGON (a psychological thriller) , THE IMPOSSIBLE WEIGHT OF LIFE (a fiction collection) , and SEEN IN DISTANT STARS (a dystopian novel) . He is currently working on a historical western called HANGTOWN.When he is not writing, editing, or slowly dying inside, he works as a Developmental Editor for an undisclosed publisher. Find him online at nettirw.com, facebook.com/nettirw, or @nettirw.



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