{"id":13335,"date":"2024-05-16T01:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T05:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=13335"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:11:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T01:11:50","slug":"book-book-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-book-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Book of the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-2130\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_bookofthefuture.png?fit=250%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Book of the Future: A Short Story\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> Book of the Future: A Short Story<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/alan-lastufka\/\">Alan Lastufka<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/kristina-horner\/\">Kristina Horner<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2023-05-16\">May 16, 2023<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/shortwave-media\/\">Shortwave Media<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 24<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/horror\/\">Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/science-fiction\/\">Science Fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/short-stories\/\">Short Stories<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/paperback\/\">Paperback<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/purchased\/\">Purchased<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/3.5\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star-half-alt\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/75451577-book-of-the-future\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>In \"Book of the Future\", a 1960s small-town librarian is bored with all the books that surround her. She\u2019s memorized every word in her little library and yearns for something new. Something different. Her desire is soon met when she discovers an odd device in the book return drop box. The device is made of glass and metal, it\u2019s thin and reflective, like a mirror. But not like any mirror she\u2019s seen before. This mirror is dark and covered in words. New words. Different words. Countless, endless, changing words\u2026<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.shortwavepublishing.com\/products\/book-of-the-future-a-short-story\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2024-05-16T05:00:51+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"Book of the Future\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-book-of-the-future\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Book of the Future: A Short Story\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Alan Lastufka\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/alan-lastufka\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Kristina Horner\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/kristina-horner\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"9781733691994\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 24,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Shortwave Media\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/book_bookofthefuture.png?fit=250%2C375&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2023-05-16T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/75451577-book-of-the-future\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Fantasy\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 3.5,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p><em>Book of the Future<\/em> is a cute little chapbook that came with my order of Obsolescence and I was impressed with the quality. The uneven typesetting and handwritten fonts added to the feel of reading a journal. This short story was a quick fun and spooky read. I appreciated the nods to readers, the most horrific thing of course being the brutal treatment of books thrown down those evil library return boxes.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I have to know how it ends.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Child Neglect <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Alan Lastufka<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_alanlastufka.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_alanlastufka.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_alanlastufka.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alan Lastufka is a Hoffer Award-winning author and the owner of Shortwave, an independent small press. He writes horror, supernatural, and magical realism stories.<\/p>\n<p>His debut novel, Face the Night, received a starred Kirkus review, was a finalist for Best New Horror Novel at the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, and won the 2022 Hoffer Award for Best Commercial Fiction. It was also listed as one of the 100 Best Indie Books of the Year by Kirkus.<\/p>\n<p>When he\u2019s not writing, or recording with his band, The Caulden Road, Alan enjoys walking through Oregon\u2019s beautiful woods with his partner, Kris.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alanlastufka.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlanDistro\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alanlastufka\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/1700836.Alan_Lastufka\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3zwA0XX\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alandistro\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/alandistro.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Tumblr<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/fallofautumndistro\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Kristina Horner<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_kristinahorner.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_kristinahorner.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_kristinahorner.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kristina Horner is an internet personality and one of the co-founders of 84th Street Press. When she&#8217;s not playing with her one-year-old son or pretending she knows how to garden, you can probably find her winning yet another round of NaNoWriMo, for which she is also a Seattle regional volunteer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kristinahorner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristinaHorner\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OfficialKristinaHorner\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/14298371.Kristina_Horner\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3zCfa9G\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kristinahorner\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/italktosnakes.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Tumblr<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/kristina\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review Book of the Future is a cute little chapbook that came with my order of Obsolescence and I was impressed with the quality. 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