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The Book Bazaar 2026 Spotlight for Such Sweet Sorrow

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The Book Bazaar 2026 is an exciting collaborative crowdfunding event on Backerkit of 39 indie authors who have come together to raise funds for their campaigns. In celebration, and to help promote these authors, we’ll be featuring spotlights through the fundraising period for you to check and out and support! Within The Book Bazaar, you’ll find a variety of genres, including fantasy, sci-fi, horror, queer, and romance, as well as a variety of formats such as novels, novellas, series, anthologies, and audiobooks. There’s something for everyone!

The fundraising period runs from October 29 – November 19. Back 3 or more projects to earn unique bookmarks, and 10 or more projects to receive an exclusive anthology. Want a taste of these projects? Check out the free sampler bundle on Itch.io!

Please welcome Such Sweet Sorrow by Artemis Quinn in the spotlight!

Such Sweet Sorrow is a standalone grief horror/thriller following Rebecca Sinclaire, a woman whose life is falling apart after she finds out her parents have passed.

Such Sweet Sorrow is a grief horror and gothic mystery that tugs at your heartstrings and navigates the free-fall exhaustion and numbness that loss provides. The story follows Rebecca Sinclaire, a 29 year old woman that is studying for her Master’s in Art History at the University of Chicago. Rebecca’s parents die in a crash that leaves her devastated. She was the executor of their wills, and she decides to move from Chicago to Upstate New York to handle their affairs.

The Sinclaire Estate is an old vacation home that’s been in her family for centuries. She thought it would be comforting, but the house feels… Different. Something is off. Her best friend moves in to help Rebecca through this rough patch, but something about the house is making her sick. Not to mention, Rebecca’s aunt doesn’t take too kindly to being left out of their will, and fully intends to fight it…

Will Rebecca be able to navigate the loss of her parents, the sudden transplant into a new community, the strange happenings in her house, and the tension in her familial ties?

The author is raising funds to cover costs for the book and has some fun backer rewards including art print and soft enamel pins as add-ons.

Check out Such Sweet Sorrow on Backerkit

About the Author

Artemis Quinn (he/they) is also known as Vamp or VampireAntihero on social media. They’re nonbinary, and happily married to their husband Keegan. They live in Wisconsin with a plethora of fish, three cats, and five snakes. He’s a fulltime freelance artist, and his work is a comic semi-realistic style. Their work — both art and writing — is largely focused in dark fantasy, horror, and supernatural elements. The goal of the work is shedding light on topics such as mental health, LGBTQIA+ experiences, and isolation.

They also act in a local theatre troupe on a volunteer basis. It is his goal to work on stories that can bring meaningful change to the world. He spends my time, writing, drawing, hiking, or communing with the unspeakable horrors of the void.

Conquer Thy Fear Studio was officially launched as a business in May of 2020. It started as an illustration studio, but now it’s expanded to book covers and an indie publication imprint for my books. I spend my time creating illustrations in order to both make a living off of my art and to create awareness for social causes and mental health.