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We love coffee and we love books. The two are made for each other. We’re Mocha Memoirs and we’re dealers of diverse speculative fiction. Like a favorite coffee house, we offer new flavors for every reader. Taste one of our delicious and daring titles today!

Press Release: MMP IndieGoGo Campaign

September 27th, 2022–Rock Hill, South Carolina – For Immediate Release Mocha Memoirs Press is excited to introduce our latest crowdfunding campaign Blackened Roots: An Anthology of the Undead. About Blackened Roots Blackened Roots is an anthology of stories written by Black writers from all over the world featuring tales of non-traditional

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Press Release: L. Marie Wood added to UoP Library System

Sep 16, 2022—Rock Hill, South Carolina. Mocha Memoirs Press, LLC is proud to announce that award-winning Author L. Marie Wood has been added to the Horror Studies Collection at the University of Pittsburgh Library System.  Wood has been recognized with various awards, including Best Horror Screenplay from the NOVA International

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Press Release: New Release of ‘Lost Cargo’

Sep 12, 2022—Rock Hill, South Carolina  Mocha Memoirs Press, LLC is pleased to announce the release of a bold new science fiction story, Lost Cargo. Readers are praising Lost Cargo, calling it “a compelling, action-packed adventure. I couldn’t put it down.” When Parker signed up for the new colony world,

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Author Spotlight: P.A. Cornell

What is your favorite coffee shop beverage? I don’t really have a go-to coffee shop beverage. It varies so much with my moods, seasons, etc. I can say that as a Chilean, I come from a tea-drinking culture, so I tend to gravitate toward teas. That’s what you’ll find me

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Press Release for About Horror: The Study and Craft

Press Release July 13, 2022 – Rock Hill, SC Award-Winning Author L. Marie Wood continues to smash barriers with her ground-breaking leap into the non-fiction world. Mocha Memoirs Press, LLC is pleased to announce the release of a new project from L. Marie Wood, About Horror: The Study and Craft.

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Mocha Memoirs Authors Win Awards

May 16th, 2022 — Rock Hill, SC Mocha Memoirs Press is proud to announce two of our authors won prestigious awards over the weekend. Sumiko Saulson was awarded The Richard Laymon President’s Award for Service by the Horror Writers Association. “The Richard Laymon President’s Award for Service was instituted in

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Author Interview with L. Marie Wood

MP: What is your favorite coffee shop beverage? LMW: So… I have a hard time finding good coffee out – I’m a blonde or medium roast kind of girl – so I have a new fave – Chai Tea Latte.  It has to be iced and it has to have

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Found Family

One of the most often misunderstood and misquoted sayings is “blood is thicker than water”. The full version of the saying is “the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb,” and means that the people you have chosen to be a part of your life

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Why Read Black Spec Fic

One of the things that isn’t really talked about enough is the fact that when people walk into a bookstore or a library, they tend to gravitate towards books with people who look like them on the cover. This isn’t necessarily wrong or bad, but it is a concept called

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Black Speculative Fiction Month

We’re now halfway through Black Speculative Fiction Month, and by now you’ve heard a few titles, seen a few write-ups, and maybe even watched a few movies or TV shows; but unless you already knew about Black Speculative Fiction, you may be scratching your head over why its important or

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