Well, today is the day I can finally stop saying “I really should set up a newsletter”! People* have been asking for a something like this for a while now, and it’s here. The big ol’ subscribe button is below:

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Allow me to introduce you to my Substack. Substack, reader, reader, Substack. How do you do. This first post will go down in two sections: first, a rundown of how I plan to use this newsletter going forward; and second, a catch-up on all the recent news!

*(not that many, maybe three or four)

The rundown

My plan for this newsletter is to drop a post in your inbox any time something big happens in my artistic life: book news, cover reveals, the like. I don’t want to flood your inbox—if it’s anything like mine, it’s already near-bursting—so I won’t send a newsletter any more than once per month. (Maaaybe twice if it’s a huge month. But no more than that!)

The catch-up

It’s been a big year—here are some of my recent happenings:

Item #1: My first book is coming out next month!

Last year, I sold my short story collection, Show Me Where the Hurt Is, to the amazing folks at Split/Lip Press. Its release date—April 22—is coming up fast!

my gorgeous firstborn

The book is up for preorder at the publisher’s website (and, for international folks, it’s cheapest to order from Asterism). Preorders are super helpful, and they’ve already begun shipping out, so if you preorder now, you’ll get it way early!

Item #2: Launch events are happening!

Events for the book’s release are being scheduled as well:

First up is a virtual launch on the day of the book’s release, April 22, with the folks at Split/Lip Press and with my MFA pal and Split/Lip press-mate Tucker Leighty-Phillips. There isn’t a link for that yet, but there will be soon!

Next up, for Phoenix folks, is an in-person launch event on April 28 at the Virginia G. Piper Writers House on ASU’s campus. More details about that coming soon!

Third up, on May 1 at 4pm PST, is a Virtual Craft Chat on Fiction at the Writer’s Center, where I’ll chat with Zach Powers. You can register in advance—come hang!

Item #3: My second book is coming out in October!

Last year, I also sold my debut novel to Lanternfish Press! It’s called A Harvest of Furies, and it’s coming out on October 14. More info about that is coming soon—preorder, cover, etc.—but for now, there’s some plot info about it here, if you want some deets.

Item #4: Another novel of mine was shortlisted for a book prize!

My novel, Tracing the Shadow, made the shortlist for the Dzanc Books Prize for Fiction. While this doesn’t mean publication, I’m hoping it’s a sign this book has a chance to find a home someday!

Whew, OK, I think that covers it for now. Subscribe to get more news down the line!

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