✒ Editor’s Note
Welcome back, Talestack Readers!
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Fiction is never late, Frodo Baggins! (But this issue is…oops…)
After a phoneless weekend, your Editor apologizes for the delayed delivery of this particular missive. But don’t be fooled! Just because it’s a bit behind schedule, doesn’t mean it isn’t full of delicious fiction goodness! We’ve got a good dose of new projects and some bookshelf releases, along with a connection opportunity for writers on the East Coast of the US to check out!
Intriguing, no?
As always, please hype each other up in the comments. Go visit, explore, give virtual high-fives, and let your colleagues know that you’re with them.
Have a lovely week, and happy writing!
S.E. Reid Editor of Talestack News
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📣 Announcements!
New Projects:
- has just launched his debut novel as a serial on Substack, called ISLA. Blurb: “Pop fresh batteries into your Walkman and follow twelve-year-old George Perez to the Yucatán coast, where faded myths hum beneath the surface and nothing stays buried for long. With each step, he’s drawn deeper into a story that might rewrite everything he thought he knew.” Jump into Chapter One here!
- (D A Kelly’s) first novel in the Memoirs of a Mad Scientist series, Solarpunk Outlaw, is currently underway as a free serial here on Substack. Synopsis: “Neurodiverse Robin Goodwin's 2076 memoir frames tales of the 113-year-old inventor's and allies' adventures fighting bureaucrats, profiteers, warlords, and fanatics to beat climate change, pollution, pandemics, and famines for a solarpunk future. 2076 is a world we hope to live in, a protopia that is not perfect but that gets a bit better every day. Robin is an autistic scientist and inventor who helped make this future possible. Robin's first-person memoir uses reflections and essays to frame a century's worth of anecdotes. These are the stories of one brilliant scientist's efforts to apply knowledge to enhance human flourishing.” Jump into the Prologue here!
- has just started a Choose Your Own Adventure-style story set in a magical world called Gaia. Blurb: “Help Tapi as he navigates his way through recruiting a team of adventurers to help him on a mysterious quest.” The adventure starts here!
Milestones & Wins:
- would like to share his new four-part poem with the Talestack News community, called Quadrilogy of Goodbye. From Rolando: “Four poems, woven with longing, memory, and the quiet ache of farewell. Some departures fade, but some linger—forever.”
📚 The Bookshelf
(Titles listed in order of release date.)
- (D A Kelly’s) grounded near-future science fiction novel, Memoirs of a Mad Scientist One: Solarpunk Outlaw, is now available for purchase in a completely revised edition with new cover art through all the usual outlets for ebook and trade paperback! Release Date: 3/17/25
- ’s Japanese folk horror tale, Iomante, is now available as an ebook preorder through Amazon and also a project on Kickstarter with some pretty cool rewards! Release Date: 4/25/25
- ’s beloved coming-of-age novel originally serialized on Substack, called Lamb, is now available for preorder via Amazon! Check out the cover reveal and more info HERE. Release Date: 6/3/25
- ’s debut fantasy novel, Darker Than The Starless Night, is now available for ebook preorder through Amazon! Print book preorders will open in May. You can also learn more about the book—including preorder incentives!—and cover reveal HERE. Release Date: 7/15/25
🫱🏻🫲🏾 Connection Corner
- has a great potential opportunity for NYC-based writers to connect! From Tom: “I met a new friend who owns a small event space in NYC (Astoria in Queens, but it counts!) and is open to putting together some live reading events over the spring and summer if we can generate enough interest and a cool bill.” If you’re interested in learning more, please email Tom directly: tom.schecter@gmail.com
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So many excellent books being released! My heart is singing and my book budget is crying..
Thank you for the shout! NYC hit me up!