Cover Reveal and Pre-Order Announcement for Jason Brick's Fighting Upstream, Book 2 of The Bushido Chronicles

- Pre-order links below! -

Cover Art by Randy Kintz and Andrew Pilch. Cover Design by Benjamin Gorman.

It’s here! The novel so many of you have been waiting for! You can now pre-order Fighting Upstream, Book 2 of The Bushido Chronicles. And to celebrate, we’re releaseing a new edition of Wrestling Demons, Book 1 of The Bushido Chronicles.

Cover Art by Randy Kintz and Andrew Pilch. Cover Design by Benjamin Gorman.

In Fighting Upstream, wrestler Connor Morgan is back. It's the State Wrestling Championship, and Connor is nervous. If he does well, he'll get the attention of college scouts. If he gets the attention of college scouts, he'll get a scholarship. If he gets a scholarship, he might just be able to lift his family out of poverty.

But first he has to win. Which means squaring off against some of the biggest, best, most demon-ridden wrestlers in Oregon...all in between a decades-hopping time travel mission to save his mentor from certain death. 

It's all in a day's work for a member of the Bushido Warriors, but sometimes a day can last more than 24 hours. 

“This high-stakes thrill-ride through time and space takes the medal for friendship and hope in hard times.”

-Karen Eisenbrey

author of Daughter of Magic and The Gospel According to St. Rage

“A triumphant story of the past, the future, and the virtues that endure.” 

-Benjamin Gorman

author of Corporate High School and The Convention of Fiends

“Love, Laughter and Loops; Time Travel, Tournaments, Tanuki and Trials; History and Heroes; Warriors, Wrestling and Weirdness; Sensei and Sonic Screwdrivers; Fun, Fights and Friendship; Bushido and Bombs. This book has it all! A story that both Young Adult and Not-so-Young Adult readers will love.”

-Debby Dodds

Author of Amish Guys Don’t Call

Fighting Upstream will be available from our store and many other retailers on February 25th of 2025 (just in time for the State Wreslting Championships), but you can pre-order your copy now!

Pre-order Fighting Upstream from Amazon in paperback HERE, hardcover HERE, or Kindle edition HERE.

Preorder Fighting Upstream in paperback or hardcover editions through Barnes & Noble HERE.

More links to come as more retailers offer the book for pre-order.

The new edition of Wrestling Demons, Book 1 of The Bushido Chronicles is available from our store now, HERE!

Order Wrestling Demons from Bookshop.org (which supports your local indie bookstore) in paperback and hardcover HERE.

Order Wrestling Demons from Amazon in paperback, hardcover, or Kindle edition HERE.

Order Wrestling Demons in paperback or hardcover editions through Barnes & Noble HERE.

Are you a retailer who would like to have a link to your online or brick-and-mortar store here? Contact us at NotAPipePublishing@gmail.com

Cover Reveal and Pre-Order Announcement for Beth Gibbs' Pacific North Witch

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Cover art by Michaela Thorn

Reva Quinn has good reason not to believe in magic. With her life in Seattle in pieces after a mental health spiral, she has nowhere to go but to her eccentric Aunt Sandra’s all-women commune on the Oregon coast. But this refuge isn’t just for women; it’s for witches. And Reva doesn’t believe in witches. Not anymore.

Reva’s four new roommates, with their uncanny abilities, welcome her into their lives, and Reva begins to feel a sense of home.

But evil hunts Reva, a terrifying demon that stirs up hate among the local town folk who turn against the witches. Reva must face her past and her own unpredictable power if she wants to save her new friends and, ultimately, herself.

“I loved Pacific North Witch because it transports you to the mystical, moody Pacific Northwest, where magic and reality blend. The story of a young woman discovering her true identity and grappling with the choice between light and darkness is both captivating and deeply relatable. Perfect for fans of magical realism and stories that leave a lasting impression.”

-LeeAnn McLennan, author of The Supernormal Legacy trilogy

“A spookily magical and heartfelt tale of empowerment and homecoming.”

-Karen Eisenbrey, author of the Daughter of Magic trilogy

“Wonderful characters, looming danger, and a thrilling climax. Plus: Witches!”

-Benjamin Gorman, author of Don’t Read This Book and You Were Warned

“In this beautifully written contemporary fantasy, magic is just one of the differences that set apart the women in a commune in Oregon’s Coast Range. With fear and misunderstanding on the rise, the day comes when they can no longer avoid confronting neighbors bent on driving them out. It’s an old story, retold in frighteningly familiar surroundings.”

-Nan C Ballard, author of the Under Carico’s Moons trilogy

“Witches fighting white supremacists? Sign me up.”

-Maren Anderson, author of Sparks

Pacific North Witch will be available from our store and many other retailers on October 15th, but you can pre-order your copy now!

Pre-order Pacific North Witch from Bookshop.org (which supports your local indie bookstore) in paperback and hardcover HERE.

Pre-order Pacific North Witch from Amazon in paperback, hardcover, or Kindle edition HERE.

Preorder Pacific North Witch in paperback or hardcover editions through Barnes & Noble HERE.

More links to come as more retailers offer the book for pre-order.

Are you a retailer who would like to have a link to your online or brick-and-mortar store here? Contact us at NotAPipePublishing@gmail.com

Cover reveal and pre-order annoucement for I Am Not That Body / Ese Cuerpo No Soy

I Am Not That Body / Ese Cuerpo No Soy is available for pre-order now!

(Pre-order links below)

Cover artwork by Vicka Loera

Through poems about femicide, immigration, extinction and survival, disappearing landscapes, displaced peoples, and the inhospitable climates (geographically and metaphorically) that remain in their wake, Verónica González Arredondo explores the arid desert ecosystems of Mexico with superb side-by-side translations by Allison A. deFreese.

“I Am Not That Body … bears witness to the plague of gender violence in Mexico. … sublime in its masterful use of religious imagery, metaphor, and concise, almost staccatoed lines, [I Am Not That Body] is a necessary and timely read for understanding the recent wave of protests against femicide in Mexico.”

- Edwin Alanís-García, author of Galería, writing for Asymptote Journal's Translation Tuesday Blog

“...rarely has a poetry collection been dedicated to femicide in its many ugly shapes facing migrant women in their journey to reach the US-Mexico border. Through haunting imagery and gripping lines, these poems render visible and audible the victims of femicide, invisibilized, silenced, but never erased from collective memory.”

- Ghada Mourad, translator of Omar Youssef Souleimane's The Last Syrian

I Am Not That Body / Ese Cuerpo No Soy will be available from our store and many other retailers on October 1st, but you can pre-order your copy now!

Preorder I Am Not That Body / Ese Cuerpo No Soy in paperback or hardcover editions through Barnes & Noble HERE.

Pre-order I Am Not That Body / Ese Cuerpo No Soy from Amazon in paperback, hardcover, or Kindle edition HERE.

More links to come as more retailers offer the book for pre-order.

Are you a retailer who would like to have a link to your online or brick-and-mortar store here? Contact us at NotAPipePublishing@gmail.com

Cover Reveal and Pre-Order Announcement for Jennifer Rood's PRESENT AND SPEAKING EVERYWHERE

Cover art by Jennifer Rood

Available February 20th, but you can pre-order it now (links below): This collection of found poetry and art begins with the simple truth: “Poetry is present and speaking everywhere.” During the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic, poet and artist Jennifer Rood set out to find hidden messages of hope and positivity. Inside you’ll find poems about curiosity and questioning, poems about leaving yesterday behind to find what tomorrow might bring, poems about seeking peace and finding joy, and poems about choosing to engage with the world with a sense of love and caring for all of humanity, for all of nature, for “all of it.”

“Present and Speaking Everywhere is an artful, playful, and poignant collection. Through her colorful poems and illustrations Jennifer explores every shade of what it means to be human, and reminds us that poetry exists everywhere, in everything. And to find it, all we have to do is look.”  

– Sarah Wheeler, writer and creator of @littlegoldenblackoutpoems

“These poems, found by Jennifer Rood’s keen eye and showcased by her art, will prompt readers to look more closely at everything as we move through our own days, to see what’s there under the surface.”

– Lisa E Baldwin, author of Jerome Prairie Creation Myths and other farm tales

“Jennifer Rood invites readers to plunge into a world of poetry she found in others’ words and images. Each beautifully constructed poem is an invitation to find personal meaning, hopeful and optimistic.”  

-Barry Vitcov, author of The Wilbur Stories & More

“Rood, the diviner and geologist, cracks open the daily news like thunder eggs to reveal the perfect crystals of these found poems within. Open your hands. She’s giving them to you.”  

-Armin Tolentino, Clark County Poet Laureate, author of We Meant to Bring It Home Alive

“Playful and joyous”

-Maria Mori, Foolish Fancy

Pre-order Present and Speaking Everywhere in paperback, hardcover or Kindle edition through Amazon HERE.

Preorder Present and Speaking Everywhere in paperback, hardcover editions through Barnes & Noble HERE.

More links to come as more retailers offer the book for pre-order.

Are you a retailer who would like to have a link to your online or brick-and-mortar store here? Contact us at NotAPipePublishing@gmail.com

Cover reveal and Pre-Order Announcement for Kate Ristau's Shadow and Shimmer

(First, thank you to Northwest Speculative who revealed the cover image for the first time on their Instagram account. Follow this great group organizing readings to support writers HERE to learn about Kate’s reading in November.)

Cover by Lee Moyer

Shadow and Shimmer is available for pre-order now!

Destiny and darkness collide in this final book of Kate Ristau’s Shadow Girls Saga.

 The Fairerlands are burning. Áine walks the endless road, fighting off nameless fears, while Hennessy battles in darkness. They both must rise up and stop the Queene before the worlds collapse. Fey hangs in the balance, teetering on the edge of Oberon’s sword. If one world falls, they all will. It is time to take a stand.

“Shadow and Shimmer has it all: epic romance, long-lost friends, family feuds, magic and mysticism, and even a dragon!”

-M.K. Martin, Author of Survivors’ Club and Ashfall





“A thrilling conclusion filled with strangeness, danger, magic, and love.”

- Karen Eisenbrey, author of Ego & Endurance, the Daughter of Magic series, and the St. Rage duology





“Kate Ristau cares about the world–past, present, and future … about humanity as a whole and humans as themselves, as archetypes of themselves–their best selves and their shadow selves. … Kinder. Mythical. Epic.” 

-Jenny Forrester, author of Narrow River, Wide Sky, and Soft Hearted Stories


Pre-order Shadow and Shimmer in paperback, hardcover or Kindle edition through Amazon HERE. (For some reason the hardcover and paperback editions’ covers are not appearing there. Trust us: It has a cover!)

Preorder Shadow and Shimmer in paperback, hardcover, or Nook editions through Barnes & Noble HERE.

More links to come as more retailers offer the book for pre-order.

Are you a retailer who would like to have a link to your online or brick-and-mortar store here? Contact us at NotAPipePublishing@gmail.com





Cover Reveal and Pre-Order Announcement: Benjamin Gorman's YOU WERE WARNED

Cover art by Don Aguillo

Author Benjamin Gorman’s follows the first in The Convention of Fiends series: Don’t Read This Book, with Book 2: You Were Warned. It will hit bookstore shelves on October 17th. Check out this amazing cover by artist Don Aguillo!

Cover art by Don Aguillo

To celebrate the release of You Were Warned, Not a Pipe Publishing is releasing Book 1: Don’t Read This Book, with a new cover, also by Don Aguillo. Don’t Read This Book is available at all your favorite online booksellers, at your local independent bookstores (sometimes you have to request it, or use Bookshop.org HERE.) We have a limited supply at our own company store in hardcover and paperback HERE, and get $2 off your order using the coupon code THANKYOUCODE

In You Were Warned, Magdalena Wallace is back! The world’s greatest writer survived the novel designed to kill readers, and now she needs to save humanity … and all the monsters, too. In addition to her delightful non-binary golem friend, the compulsively foul-mouthed King of Trolls, and the fan favorite lesbian vampire, this adventure has baby werewolves!  Maybe a dragon? Certainly a lot of social commentary and existential dread. A moderate amount of dismemberments and exsanguinations. And jokes!

“Be warned: This book is packed with monsters, comedy, action, romance, and adorable werewolf pups!” 

-Karen Eisenbrey, author of Ego & Endurance, the Daughter of Magic series, and the St. Rage duology


“It’s action-packed, filled with fantastic creatures, hilarious, and sharp. We meet so many characters and return to an awesome one who is at the intersection of identities and, honestly, an inspiration.”

-Zaji Cox, author of Plums for Months: Memories of a wonder-filled, neurodivergent childhood

“Benjamin Gorman is at least three goblins in a trench coat. …There is no other logical explanation.” 

-Maren Anderson, author of Sparks, who is at least three winged unicorns in an off-the-shoulder, A-line dress

Don’t Read This Book is available everywhere now, and You Were Warned will be available on available for pre-order! Get Don’t Read This Book from our company store HERE and get $2 off your order using the coupon code THANKYOUCODE

Pre-order You Were Warned from Bookshop.org in paperback HERE and hardcover HERE.

Pre-order You Were Warned in paperback, hardcover or Kindle edition through Amazon HERE. (For some reason the hardcover and paperback editions’ covers are not appearing there. Trust us: It has a cover!)

Preorder You Were Warned in paperback or hardcover editions through Barnes & Noble HERE.

More links to come as more retailers offer the book for pre-order.

Are you a retailer who would like to have a link to your online or brick-and-mortar store here? Contact us at NotAPipePublishing@gmail.com

Defeating Hate with Pride

As a response to Ron DeSantis’ homophobic “Don’t Say Gay” bill, one of our co-owners (herself a member of the queer community) recommended we produce an anthology written exclusively by members of the LGBTQIA+ community. We’re very proud of the excellent anthology, Written With Pride, which came about thanks to these talented LGBTQIA+ authors and the LGBTQIA+ editorial team. We knew there might be some blowback, but we have been shocked and disgusted by the quantity and repulsiveness of the vitriol bigots were far too comfortable posting as responses to the announcement of the anthology on our company’s Facebook page. We were not surprised to see homophobes also expressing sexist, racist, and antisemitic responses among their homophobic ones; oppressive ideologies are intersectional. We’ve decided to remove the comments (more on that below), but we want to take this opportunity to encourage every person of conscience to respond in a way that is encouraging to the brave authors who chose to have their talent featured so publicly. There is no benefit to telling hateful bigots that they are hateful bigots. They know, and they love to hear it. Instead, let's use this as a reminder that our LGBTQIA+ loved ones need our support in any way we can give it. Please consider responding by lifting up these authors. Purchase their books. Rate and review them. Follow their accounts on social media. Reach out and thank them for their bravery. And make books by queer authors available to everyone so marginalized people can see themselves in their literature and so everyone can see the beauty of diverse representation for all. 

We at Not a Pipe Publishing debated whether or not to remove the hateful comments posted underneath this book's announcement. As publishers and authors, we value free speech and robust dialogue, and we feel uncomfortable removing anyone's comments. On the other hand, as publishers, we have the responsibility to determine the content we publish, and we feel this extends to the comments we allow to remain on our social media pages. It's shameful that anyone has to read the horrible anti-LGBTQIA+ hatred commenters have spewed. While it's been eye-opening to learn just how ugly some people's responses are to the existence of queer pride (and LGBTQIA+ people existing at all), we don't need to give bigots a platform to express that hate just to inform everyone else about their hatefulness. So we are removing the anti-LGBTQIA+ content. For the record, none of these individuals read the anthology and commented on its content. People are free to criticize any of our books. The individuals only came to announce their hatred of LGBTQIA+ people. None of the removed comments are good-faith, legitimate debate. Though many of the commenters expressed their sense that they are entitled to engagement with their hateful opinions, Not a Pipe Publishing does not owe them anything, and we feel their expressions of hatred are shameful and unworthy of individual response.

We've decided to remove the comments themselves, but we do want to make sure people in the LGBTQIA+ community and those who care about our queer siblings are warned about the individuals who chose to come to FB to spew their hatred, so we will include a list of their names and a link to a file of the screenshots of their comments on our website. You are not safe around these people. They are dangerous bigots. In addition to their hatred for LGBTQIA+ people, some have revealed their antisemitism, racism, and sexism, and all these people should be associated with those sentiments (if you choose to roll in the trash, you get dirty). If you are an employer, a religious institution, or a civic organization, and you are checking out the background of any of these individuals, feel free to examine the file of screenshots, and then you can decide if the person is an individual you want to associate with. Some are business owners; decide carefully if these are the kinds of people you want to support financially. They saw a post about LGBTQIA+ authors and chose to reveal themselves as hateful bigots willing to go out of their way to make their hatred known. Imagine how dangerous they are to people in their lives and how damaging they could be to your organization. We encourage you to distance yourself from these individuals as much as possible. Free speech should also come with the consequences of being judged by your speech. 

We’re not sure we’ve found the perfect balance between educating everyone about this hatred, warning potential victims, and supporting our authors who deserve to be recognized for their talent and bravery. It’s tricky. We are asking you, good, decent, supportive, caring people to help us turn a negative into a positive. Thank you for supporting LGBTQIA+ writers and the entire LGBTQIA+ community, and have a wonderful Pride Month!

Here are the individuals who posted homophobic, sexist, racist, and antisemitic remarks and images in response to this announcement: [list of all names, with more added as they continue to post and have their comments disappear] 

Gilles Pariseau

Howard Bosworth

Steven Barna

AJ Jacobs

Andrew King

Mark Vanover

Nico Stewart

Brent Biegel

James Strachan Harker

Nathan McQuaid

Scott Dawson

Tracy Kallis

Steven Yeager

Fahad Firaas

Gareth Witts

David Donohue

Ray Karner

Duramax Diesel

Ben Rose

Emerson J Carpenter

Gerry Higgins

Steven Alborough

Justin Charles

Edgar Fender Gibson

Gerry Higgins

Steven Alborough

Ellie-May Ward

Brenden Bishard

Dale Whatson

Mario Caporicci

John Hartland

BF Memes

Prestige Carpets Daz

Bob Louden

Bill Bullerwell

Carlos Da Ponte

Jeremy Wooster

Lee Morris

Tim Odom

Sheldon's Flooring

Shane Hansen

Luke Mcfarlane

Yonason Weideman

Michael Grisley

Brian De Witt

Emerson J Carpenter

Itsall Ablur

Brian Holloway

Neil Cortez

Bruce Dawson

Morris Rich

David Clements

Eric Hunt

Aaron Sanger

AJ Jacobs

Pete Lee

Dennis Welch

Matt Steward

James Strachan Harker

Glory Angelgrace

Kevin Crouch

Chase Duncan

Alex James

Jamie RC

Shanu Ullah

Chase Duncan

Jim Hayden

Shanu Ullah
David Bailey

Kelly Corbeil

Luke Mcfarlane

John Beers

Michael Waldmann

Enrique Garcia

Franco Fizz

Patrick Conway

Aaron J Semrow

Gennaro Nibaldi

Timmy Burch

Wayne Lidberg

Edward Edwards

Cymon Turcotte

Tyler Hicks

Blaize K Foulk

Jonathan Mullins

Dale Whatson

Edward Edwards

And here are the screenshots of their hatefulness. Trigger Warning: homophobia, sexism, antisemitism, and racism: [File Here]

Cover Reveal and Pre-Order Announcement for Ashfall, Book 2 of The Survivors' Club Chronicles by M.K. Martin

Available on July 4th, the sequel to M.K. Martin’s Survivors’ Club!

Cover art by Aaron Smith

After the government took charge of the Chrysalis outbreak, they told the public it had been contained, that it was no longer a threat. 

They lied.

As the government tries to suppress the latest outbreak and stifle the news, and as outbreaks rage out of control, Torres, Miranda, and Marius embark on a cross-country odyssey, seeking refuge in Montana. But Marius’ immune blood is too valuable to the wrong people. And Miranda is hearing the whispers of the Infected.

Can Torres, Marius, and Miranda find a way to prepare humanity to weather the coming viral apocalypse?

“Finally! The follow-up to Survivors’ Club is here, and it does NOT disappoint. …The twists are a blast, the tensions hook, and the character arcs satisfy.” 

-R.J.K. Lee, author of “Build Another Nest for Phantom Feathers” in Clamour and Mischief

“...a high-stakes road trip at the end of the world. A pulse-pounding thriller full of sweet moments of love and friendship.

-Karen Eisenbrey, author of Ego & Endurance, the Daughter of Magic trilogy, and the St. Rage series

“A fresh take on the apocalypse with a new monster brought to vivid, terrifying life.”

- Rachel Aukes, bestselling author of 100 Days in Deadland and the Waymaker Wars trilogy

“...all the best parts of Zombieland, The Walking Dead, Andromeda Strain, and a post-apocalyptic telenovela in a single novel. It was both disturbing and fun to turn every single page to see what would happen to the survivors of Chrysalis and their new teams of friends and fools during this rematch with the mutating, fast-spreading virus.”

-Eric Witchey, award-winning author of Bull's Labyrinth and Littlest Death: An Afterlife Fantasy


Infecting bookstores everywhere on July 4th. Order yours now!

Available from Bookshop.org in paperback HERE and hardcover HERE.

Pre-order the paperback, hardcover or Kindle edition through Amazon HERE. (For some reason the hardcover and paperback editions’ covers are not appearing there. Trust us: It has a cover!)

Preorder from the paperback or hardcover editions through Barnes & Noble HERE.

More links to come as more retailers offer the book for pre-order.

Are you a retailer who would like to have a link to your online or brick-and-mortar store here? Contact us at NotAPipePublishing@gmail.com

Cover Reveal and Pre-Order Announcement: Written With Pride

Cover by Fable Tethras

Created in opposition to Florida's Don't Say Gay bill, Written With Pride is an anthology exclusively filled with short stories by authors who all belong to the broad and beautiful spectrum of the LGBTQIA+ community. The stories range in style and subject matter, as well as genre, from contemporary to speculative fiction. Not all of them have happy endings, but all of them were penned by members of our community who still believe in their voice.

Edited by Fable Tethras, Viveca Shearin, and Claudine Griggs

Stories included:

Kiersten Adams – “Anatomy of the Universe and Us”
J.L. Henker – “Are You Really Going to Cook That?”
E.D. Jones – “Bull by the Horns,” “Ferryman”
Marianne Xenos – “Doomcookies and Donuts”
Lina Gerhard – “From the Vine”
Erin Edwards – “Good Bye”
Gwen Tolios – “Isolation Training”
Oliver Fosten – “Wolf Skin”
Katie Kent – “I Hear You”
Summer Jewel Keown – “Scion”
Tucker Struyk – “The Way I see It,” “Getaway”

Pre-order the Kindle edition through Amazon HERE.

Pre-order the hardcover edition through Amazon HERE. (For some reason the hardcover and paperback editions’ covers are not appearing there. Trust us: It has a cover!)

Pre-order from the hardcover edition through Barnes & Noble HERE.

More links to come as more retailers offer the book for pre-order.

Are you a retailer who would like to have a link to your online or brick-and-mortar store here? Contact us at NotAPipePublishing@gmail.com

Cover Reveal and Pre-Order Announcement for Karen Eisenbrey's EGO & ENDURANCE

SHE WANTS TO EXPLORE THE FUTURE.

HE WANTS TO PUSH HER TO REVEAL HER PAST.

NOW THEY MUST SURVIVE A PRESENT DISASTER TOGETHER.

Cover by Benjamin Gorman

In this space exploration adventure modeled on Ernest Shackleton's disastrous Antarctic expedition, Ruby Ladd is commanding the first crewed mission to the asteroid belt, ready to redeem herself after a tragedy on Mars five years earlier. She never asked for a nosy filmmaker whose search for a story will only reopen old wounds. A trip to the asteroid belt is just what Harte Gunner needs for his next thrilling documentary. He suspects the heart of his story lies in the commander’s past. But she’s not talking. When disaster strikes, Ladd and Gunner must work together for the crew to survive.

“…a funny, tender and eye-opening science fiction adventure/love story/workplace drama with vivid descriptions of the wonders, perils, and incongruities of outer space as well as the spaces inside us.”

-Joanna Hoyt

author of Believing is Seeing

“[Eisenbrey] weaves humor and romance through the story as the crew finds creative ways to maintain morale and overcome obstacles, paying tribute to Shackleton and his crew’s remarkable survival. Their answers are not found in futuristic technology, but in human ingenuity and persistence. A thoroughly good read.”

-Nan C Ballard

author of the Under Carico’s Moons series 

“Not your typical sci-fi tale, Ego & Endurance sets two strong personalities against one another in a sensitive, romantic comedy/adventure to the Asteroid Belt. …She imparts realistic dialogue and tangible emotions onto the crew while they put their differences aside to come together in a dangerous fight for survival. … Eisenbrey’s characters will make you believe in them all!”

-Rick M. Cook

author of stories in The Phone and Stories (Within)

The novel launches on May 2nd. Order yours now!


Pre-order from Third Place Books’ online store in the paperback HERE or hardcover HERE.

Pre-order the paperback, hardcover or Kindle edition through Amazon HERE. (For some reason the hardcover and paperback editions’ covers are not appearing there. Trust us: It has a cover!)


Preorder from the paperback or hardcover editions through Barnes & Noble HERE.

More links to come as more retailers offer the book for pre-order.

Are you a retailer who would like to have a link to your online or brick-and-mortar store here? Contact us at NotAPipePublishing@gmail.com

Cover Reveal and Pre-Order Announcement for Under Carico's Moons, Book 3: Tricky Ground by Nan C Ballard

Under Carico’s Moons, Book 3: Deep Canyons is now available for pre-order!

Cover art by Don Aguillo

Fans of the series caught a glimpse of this amazing cover by artist Don Aguillo in a little thumbnail on the back of Book 2: Deep Canyons. Now you can pre-order the novel you’ve been eagerly awaiting.

Lee Vawn-Cory and Seth Reilly discovered a community of non-human castaways whose existence threatens the future of the human settlement on the frontier planet Carico. The leader of the hidden enclave frees Seth and Lee to go back to the human settlements with one task – deliver a message of peace to Carico’s leaders. Lee and Seth have miles of wilderness to cross on horseback, pursued by a contingent from the enclave. And among their fellow humans, they don’t know who to trust and who has their own plans for the planet. The future of Carico is on the line.

“Navigating human & interspecies culture/politics, love, betrayal, and surviving the bleak landscape of Carico complicate Lee and Seth's nearly insurmountable task of saving their world from outsiders. If only they could find who on the inside was undermining their efforts before time runs out.”

-Mikko Azul, author of the Demons of Muralia series

"A satisfying conclusion full of thrills, twists, and lovably, stubborn characters overcoming obstacles."

-Karen Eisenbrey, author of the Daughter of Magic trilogy and the forthcoming Ego & Endurance

The novel launches on April 18th.

Pre-order from Bookstore.org and support your local independent bookstore. Paperback HERE, and hardcover HERE.

Pre-order the paperback, hardcover or Kindle edition through Amazon HERE. (For some reason the hardcover and paperback editions’ covers are not appearing there. Trust us: It has a cover!)

Preorder from the paperback or hardcover editions through Barnes & Noble HERE.

More links to come as more retailers offer the book for pre-order.

Are you a retailer who would like to have a link to your online or brick-and-mortar store here? Contact us at NotAPipePublishing@gmail.com

Writing Against the Darkness, 2023

Our Writing Against the Darkness team will be writing together on Winter Solstice 2022 and Summer Solstice 2023!

Not a Pipe Publishing’s team, Writing Against the Darkness, will be participating in The Alzheimer’s Association’s annual The Longest Day fundraiser. And this year we’re getting ahead by writing on the winter solstice, too!

Join the team HERE.

Please consider joining me and the authors of Not a Pipe Publishing in Writing Against the Darkness. As part of the Alzheimer's Association's #TheLongestDay event, we'll be writing from dawn until dusk on the longest day of the year, the summer solstice. If you are a writer and would like to join us, please let me know and I'll send you an invite. Please consider donating!

Over the last few years, we've put together a team of writers in various locations. Some of us got together at a beautiful beach house on the Oregon coast a couple years ago. Others wrote in their homes and shared their progress with us via social media. We wrote more than 50,000 words our first day. That's right; we completed a full NaNoWriMo in a single day! We raised over $5000 dollars just by asking friends and family to support our team via social media. That's $5000 dollars more of research to find a cure, care for those currently suffering from Alzheimer's, and (I love that The Alzheimer's Association focuses on this) support for the family members who are caring for those afflicted with the disease. Since then, we've broken those writing and fundraising records, writing together on the Longest Day and on the shortest, Winter Solstice, and connecting via Zoom. Join the team and get the link, and we'll write together from 7:22am to 4:54pm on December 21st to practice for the big day when we'll write from 5:24am to 9:04pm on June 21st, 2023. 

I'm doing what I love to honor those affected by Alzheimer’s disease. My grandparents, Don and Jean Warner, were afflicted with Alzheimer's/dementia. Today, over 35 million people across the world are living with Alzheimer's, including more than 5 million Americans. In the U.S. alone, more than 15 million caregivers generously dedicate themselves to those with Alzheimer's and dementia. We must take action now, or these numbers will continue to rise.

Together, we can show those facing Alzheimer's disease that they are not alone. Please make a donation today to help the Alzheimer's Association support all those facing the disease, and help the writers from Not a Pipe Publishing and our writer peers write against the darkness. Thank you!

-Benjamin Gorman

Co-Publisher and Author, Not a Pipe Publishing

Guest Post from LeeAnn McLennan

Shadow Quenne by Kate Ristau

Lately I’ve been processing the events of the past two years (I bet I’m not the only one!). As I do so, some of the images that overlap reality in my head are from Hennessy’s journey through the Hetherlands in Kate Ristau’s Shadow Queene. Hennessy, a human learning to understand the world of the fey, is separated from her fey friends and pulled by shadows in a dark, hellish world; all alone, left to fend for herself. In the early days of the pandemic, as the world went into lockdown, I thought a lot about her journey through that dark, uncertain place, fraught at every junction, and I felt a kinship with her. Along her way Hennessy finds uneasy, unexpected allies and learns about her possible role in the balance between darkness and lightness. Like us, Hennessy doesn’t know how her journey will end, but I’ve found myself reflecting on our journey over the past few years and wondering if we can find the balance between our dark and our light.

On the whole, like I believe Hennessey’s journey will turn out for the best; I believe most of us will learn to maintain equilibrium.

LeeAnn McLennan, author of The Supernormal Legacy Trilogy

LeeAnn McLennan is he author of The Supernormal Legacy trilogy and the co-author of the crossover novela Far from Normal (with Karen Eisenbrey). Though she graduated from Clemson University with a degree in English, LeeAnn has spent her career working in computer engineering related fields. LeeAnn lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, Andy, and three cats (number of cats subject to change). Visit her at https://lemwritesstories.com, follow her on Facebook @lemwrites, Twitter @atticusmcl, and Instagram @atticusmcl.

Pre-Orders now available for Under Carico's Moons, Book 2: Deep Canyons

Under Carico’s Moons, Book 2: Deep Canyons is now available for pre-order. And we’re offering a special discount on Book 1: Distant Trails, to help you get caught up!

Cover art by Don Aguillo

Haunted by her past, Lee Vawn-Cory joins a trek on horseback to explore an unsettled region of the planet Carico. Nothing like hooves on the ground to get to know a place. Then her horses show up at Seth Reilly’s place without her. He sets out to find her, dreading all the things that can go wrong in the wilds. But what he finds is beyond his wildest imaginings. Captured by non-human castaways, he is taken to a hidden enclave where he discovers Lee already being held. It’s not as simple as escaping. The future of Carico depends on finding a path to peaceful contact between the stranded castaways and the planet’s human colonists.

“Shocking discoveries change—and raise—the stakes for a frontier planet in this exciting sequel to Distant Trails.”

-Karen Eisenbrey

author of the Daughter of Magic trilogy and St. Rage duology

 

“Exquisite portrayal of the landscape, vegetation, and fauna of a distant planet with two moons—and complicated people in love and in peril.”

-Barb Lachenbruch

author and Professor Emeritus of Forest Ecology

To celebrate the pre-order of Nan’s second novel, we’re offerng a discount on the first for a very limited time. If you order your copy of Book 1: Distant Trails from our bookstore between now an the release of Book 2: Deep Canyons and use the coupon code SEQUEL, you’ll get 15% off! Just go HERE to order your copy of Distant Trails and use SEQUEL at checkout.

The novel launches in November 22nd, in time for your holiday shopping. Book 3: Tricky Ground will be released this spring!

Pre-order from our store HERE. (For some reason the paperback edition’s cover is not appearing there. Trust us: It has a cover!)

Pre-order the hardcover through Amazon HERE. (For some reason the hardcover edition’s cover is not appearing there. Trust us: It has a cover!)

Pre-order the trade paperback through Amazon HERE.
Pre-order for Kindle HERE.

Preorder from Barnes & Noble HERE.

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Guest Post by Karen Eisenbrey

In recent months, my spouse and I have been hiking a lot in Mount Rainier National Park. I’m always on the lookout for cute critters and colorful wildflowers, but I also get excited about rock formations that reveal past geologic or glacial activity. Lately, these…

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Guest Post by M. K. Martin

The last bright days of what passes for summer in County Kerry, Ireland are drawing to a close. My friend and I settle in for a long chat over coffee as we people-watch the bustling square. There's a young woman playing an Irish bagpipe (yes, they are different from the Scottish ones). Down the street, a collection of older gents, all dressed in blazers over their jumpers and wearing flat caps, meets for their morning gab.

Around us, swirls a mix of English, Irish, Ukrainian, German, Polish, Spanish, French, Hindi, and even Mandarin Chinese. Like most Europeans, we worry about the rising fuel prices and our own discussion turns from lighter topics such as Culture Night and the state of the Dublin airport (still awful) to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Russians are mass mobilizing and many men are fleeing conscription.

My friend asks me how I feel about these Russian men, leaving their country when called upon to go to war. As a combat veteran, I have complicated feelings about wars, in general, and the ones I participated in, in particular.
As an American, I feel righteously smug whenever I hear of setbacks to the Russians. At the same time, I feel sympathy for the men trying to escape a war they wanted no part in. But I wonder, what about their families? What about the women and children left behind?

How do we balance our own needs against the needs of family?

Death’s Midwife by Karen Eisenbrey

It reminds me of Luskell, the main character in Karen Eisenbrey's Daughter of Magic trilogy. In the third book, Luskell, a wizard coming into her own, faces Old Mother Bones. The stakes are raised because Old Mother Bones doesn't just go after Luskell, she threatens her family.

One of the things I love about fiction is that it helps us reexamine our own experiences through the lens of another's life. Am I a magic-wielding bad@ss who can speak to the dead? No. But am I a person who would fight to protect my family? Undoubtedly.

To quote G. K. Chesterton: "Fairy tales are more than true - not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us dragons can be beaten."



M. K. Martin is an author and editor. Her work appears in literary journals, in several anthologies, and in her novel, Survivors’ Club. Martin was an exchange student in Paraguay, joined the Army, and was deployed to Afghanistan and to Iraq. She currently resides in Ireland, where she can indulge her love of tea.

Announcing the Winners!

We are excited to announce the winners of the Stories (Within) Flash Fiction Contest!

To celebrate the launch of Stories (Within), an experimental anthology of stories inside stories inside stories, we hosted the Stories (Within) Flash Fiction Contest. Writers were asked to write a 50 word piece of flash fiction which told a story within a story (no easy task in such a tight constraint), and we receieved some wonderful submissions. Here are the winners!


(Drumroll, please.)

Third Place: "The Fox" by Heather S. Ransom

Brad’s hands grip mine.

The diamond on my finger sparkles. “You ran from that bitchy old woman, that socialite cow, and that horse-faced prima donna, but I caught you. You know, honey, like the Gingerbread Man.”

Brad’s hands go limp. His eyes go vacant.

It’s good to be the Fox.

Second Place: "The Devil Came Down" by J.L. Henker

Johnny stopped playing his fiddle and wiped sweat from his brow. He blinked in surprise as a man in a black suit and white shirt appeared next to him on the dusty bench.

“What ya doing dressed like that?” Johnny said, “It’s hotter than hell.”

The man grinned. “I know.”

First Place: "True Courage" by Michael Bernstein

The trees play games with my eyes looking like they could move any moment. I wonder if Macbeth would envision such fearing Birnam woods encroachment on Dunsinane. Nevertheless, I move into the copse, knowing if I have the courage to call That Scottish Play by name, I can do anything.

Winners, your flash-fiction-sized trophies and copies of Stories (Within) are on their way. Congratulations, and thank you for sharing your talent!

Thank you to our wonderful judges, too!

Judges: Karen Eisenbrey, Debby Dodds and Rick M. Cook

Karen Eisenbrey is the author of the Wizard Girl trilogy, the Rage Brigade duology, the forthcoming cross-over novella Far from Normal (co-authored with LeeAnn McLennan), and short stories in Strongly Worded Women, Shout, and Stories (Within). Learn more about Karen HERE.

Debby Dodds is the author of Amish Guys Don’t Call and has stories and essays in Strongly Worded Women, Things That You Would Have Said, The Living Dead magazine, The Sun, xoJane, Portland Family Magazine, Manifest-Station.com, FlashesintheDark.com, Stumptown Underground, The Crimson Crane, Zinkzine.com, and twice in Hip Mama. Her humorous essay, “Why Sarah Palin Needs Me as Her SAT Tutor,” was an editor’s pick on Salon.com. She won both Best Humorous Essay and Fan Favorite in The Attic’s contest at Wordstock. Learn more about Debby HERE.

Rick M. Cook: When he’s not writing his debut novel, The Devil’s Bridge, he is working on one real-life science fiction project after another. He writes and teaches software to help top aerospace and automotive designers around the world wire their vehicles: futuristic all-electric airplanes to airplane seats and control modules to Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters to wiring for the advancement of human knowledge with satellites and space telescopes. Rick has been writing software since he was fifteen and telling stories even longer to entertain himself and friends. A Dungeons & Dragons game exposed his teenage mind to the world of imaginative storytelling, sparking his creativity every day since. He enjoys reading books of history, science fiction/fact, fantasy, thrillers, and has enough Wikipedia tabs open to support a small invading alien army’s intel. He lives in Beaverton, Oregon, along with his wife and two bundles of fun masquerading as dogs.

Cover reveal for STORIES (WITHIN): An Anthology of Stories Within Stories

Here are the front and back covers for our next anthology, STORIES (WITHIN): An Anthology of Stories Within Stories. The book will be available on August 5th, and you can pre-order your copy now (links below).

Cover by Benjamin Gorman

The tradition of a story within another traces back before recorded history. The snake has been eating its own tail for 7000 years. This collection is an experiment. These authors contributed pieces in different genres. In each, a character tells a story … but the authors did not know what the story within would be! The question underlying the exercise is straightforward: Are stories so fundamental to our humanity that any story can serve as both a frame around, and an illustration within, any other? Thanks to the talent of these skilled storytellers, the result is a marvelous series of matryoshka dolls which nest inside one another, proof we exist encircled by narrative.

Including stories by Benjamin Gorman, Mark Teppo, Rick M. Cook, Karen Eisenbrey, Barb Lachenbruch, Susan Hammerman, Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito, LM Zaerr, Dr. Bunny McFadden, Ann Ornie, Debby Dodds, and Gabby Gilliam … then Benjamin Gorman, Gabby Gilliam, Debby Dodds, Ann Ornie, Dr. Bunny McFadden, LM Zaerr, Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito, Susan Hammerman, Barb Lachenbruch, Karen Eisenbrey, Rick M. Cook, Mark Teppo, and Benjamin Gorman.

Yes, those are caricatures of all the authors as matroyska dolls!

Pre-order the hardcover through Amazon HERE.

Pre-order the trade paperback through Amazon HERE.


Pre-order for Kindle HERE.

Preorder from Barnes & Noble HERE.

More links to come as more retailers offer the book for pre-order.

Are you a retailer who would like to have a link to your online or brick-and-mortar store here? Contact us at NotAPipePublishing@gmail.com

To celebrate the launch, we’re hosting a flash fiction contest! For more information and to enter, check out the contest details HERE.