First of all, a very Happy New Year to everyone! Here’s hoping it was safe, happy, and spent with loved ones.
I believe that art is always of vital importance, but I have a feeling it will be extra important in 2024. Books in particular, are both a lens and a rehearsal. A tool to view the events of our current time through a lens of perspective and history. And a rehearsal to analyze ourselves and our actions. To ask how we would (will) react to circumstances that seem implausible. Stories prepare us to become the people we want to be when things get hard.
So, load up that TBR with great books and brace yourselves.
NEW NOVEL
Last month, my next novel was officially announced. A horror, true crime hybrid called Night of the Long Knives. This will be published sometime late this year by Earthling Publications, and I could not be more thrilled and privileged to work with Paul Miller again. He brought so much love and attention to Midas, and I can’t wait for everyone to see what we have planned for this new book.
Here’s the Publishers Marketplace Deal Report.
HEAVY OCEANS
My new short novel has been out for almost month, and just a few days ago it become the #1 bestseller on Amazon in American Horror - New Releases! A huge thanks to everyone who has picked up the book, read it, reviewed it, and shared it on social media.
I was invited to chat with Jeff Terry and Mitch Hull on The Jeff Word about Heavy Oceans, and we did a deep dive (pun intended) into the book, its origins, and writing process etc. It was a blast to hang with these guys. You can find that interview here:
NEW NOVELLA COLLECTION
I am absolutely thrilled to announce a brand new collection of novellas called Turn Up the Sun that will be released on February 5th. This book collects in one volume the bonus novellas that have appeared in my Thunderstorm limited editions. The cover art was done by my good friend Ryan Mills, who also did the cover for Heavy Oceans, and is a slightly different version than the Thunderstorm collection of the same name.
Table of contents
Hardcover variant art
This book will be available in paperback, ebook, audiobook, and hardcover (with variant art) on February 5th.
As an exclusive offer for my newsletter subscribers, I currently have 15 paperback copies in my website store, so if you want to grab a signed one before the book releases, now is the time. I’ll have more once the book is widely available, but this is your chance to get it early.
ANNOUNCEMENT COMING 1/14
I have a very special announcement coming on Sunday, January 14th.
Hint: if you’re a collector, you’ll want to stay tuned for this.
In the meantime, here’s a small taste…
As always, a massive thank you to everyone for reading my stories.
TJ