{"id":5963,"date":"2021-11-12T11:32:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T16:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?post_type=books&#038;p=5963"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:54:11","slug":"what-the-earth-bore","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/what-the-earth-bore\/","title":{"rendered":"What The Earth Bore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"531\" data-attachment-id=\"6026\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/what-the-earth-bore\/grimm_cover-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/grimm_cover-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"353,531\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"grimm_cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/grimm_cover-1.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/grimm_cover-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/grimm_cover-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6026\" style=\"width:322px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/grimm_cover-1.jpg 353w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/grimm_cover-1-200x301.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>FEATURED IN:<\/strong>\u00a0Grimm &amp; Dread: A Crow\u2019s Twist On Classic Tales from Quill &amp; Crow Publishing House<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Publication date:<\/strong>\u00a0December 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Editor:\u00a0<\/strong>Cassandra L. Thompson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT\u00a0<em>WHAT THE EARTH BORE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When a young woman is shunned for her differences, she harnesses the raw, violent power of the woods to wreak righteous havoc on those who have wronged her<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns5963_58e89a-4e{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns5963_58e89a-4e .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns5963_58e89a-4e .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5963_58e89a-4e .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5963_58e89a-4e .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5963_58e89a-4e .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5963_58e89a-4e .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5963_58e89a-4e .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5963_58e89a-4e .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns5963_58e89a-4e\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn5963_b4d7a5-22.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn5963_b4d7a5-22 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/3nEwGB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">MORE INFO<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PUBLICATION DETAILS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Is it possible to make Grimms\u2019 Fairy Tales, the gruesome collection that shaped our storytelling, even more dreadful? Leave it to Quill &amp; Crow Publishing House to try! Included in this anthology are twelve deconstructed tales with \u201cA Crow\u2019s Twist.\u201d Some are dark and some are meaningful, but all of them will make you reconsider the classic stories in a brand new way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lucas Mann<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mary Rajotte<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zeena Mubarak<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stephen Black<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ryan Brinson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Victoria Audley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elou Carroll<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adam Faderewski<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sabrina Howard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beatrice Hadwin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brad Acevedo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>J.S. Larmore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AN EXCERPT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-text-align-left\"><blockquote><p><em>\u201cThe way you gaze at me with such adoring intensity makes me believe you could love even my darkest side. 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With my ambitions and cunning, you never will.\u201d<\/em><\/p><cite>\u00a9 MARY RAJOTTE<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">READER REVIEWS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Coming soon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FEATURED IN:\u00a0Grimm &amp; Dread: A Crow\u2019s Twist On Classic Tales from Quill &amp; Crow Publishing House ABOUT\u00a0WHAT THE EARTH BORE When a young woman is shunned for her differences, she harnesses the raw, violent power of the woods to wreak righteous havoc on those who have wronged her PUBLICATION DETAILS Is it possible to make&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6025,"parent":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"book-authors":[],"book-series":[],"book-tags":[523,585,430,574,580],"class_list":["post-5963","books","type-books","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","book-tags-folklore","book-tags-gothic","book-tags-short-stories","book-tags-witchcraft","book-tags-witches"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - 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