I’m very pleased today to welcome The BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour for Adrian M. Gibson’s dynamite Mushroom Blues! This book has made it to the semi-finals, so you know there’s something good going on–but before getting to this Spotlight, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.

Also, come back in few hours when I will finally get my post about the book up–almost 3 months after I read it.

BBNYA:

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner.

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If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official.

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Book Details:

Title: Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson
Genre: Mystery, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Age Category: Adult
Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Ebook/Audiobook
Length: 408 Pages
Publication Date: March 19, 2024
Cover of Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson

About the Book:

Blade Runner, True Detective and District 9 meld with the weird worlds of Jeff VanderMeer and China Miéville in Adrian M. Gibson’s fungalpunk noir debut.

NKPD homicide detective Henrietta Hofmann begrudgingly partners up with fungal patrol officer Koji Nameko to investigate the mysterious murders of fungal and half-breed children, a case that drags them deep into the seedy underbelly of a war-torn city.

Book Links:

Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The Story Graph

About the Author:

Adrian M. GibsonAdrian M. Gibson is an award-winning Canadian SFF author, podcaster, illustrator and tattoo artist. In 2021, he created the SFF Addicts podcast, which he co-hosts with fellow authors M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly. The three host in-depth interviews with an array of science fiction and fantasy authors, as well as writing masterclasses. Mushroom Blues is his debut novel.

Website ~ Twitter ~ Instagram ~ Bluesky


My thanks to The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

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