On the Road Again

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I know what you’re thinking: Gailey, you haven’t traveled enough this year. Well, great news! 

August 15: Spread Me Paperback Release Event
Elk Grove, CA

Spread Me is coming out in paperback NEXT WEEK! Can you believe it?? I’ll be at A Seat at the Table Books in Elk Grove (near Sacramento) to celebrate. 

If you preorder Spread Me from A Seat at the Table, you’ll get an AMAZING PRIZE: An exclusive, signed, alternate-cover-card with art by the one and only Liana Kangas!! The art is unreal and I’m obsessed with it. Here’s a little sneaky peeky at the art:

Don’t miss the paperback launch event!

August 15 at 2:00 PM
A Seat at the Table Books
9257 Laguna Springs Dr #130
Elk Grove, CA 95758

Be there!

August 22: KPBS San Diego Book Festival
San Diego, CA

I loved my time in San Diego last month so much that I got home and decided to make a U-turn. Come see me at the KPBS Book Festival!

Let’s bring our community closer together through the shared experience of reading and discussing great books! KPBS San Diego Book Festival on the University of San Diego campus is a free event for book lovers of all ages. Attendees will enjoy panel discussions with award-winning authors, activities, live entertainment, exhibitors including local authors and independent booksellers, and more.

University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park Way
San Diego, CA 92110

August 26: In Conversation with Fonda Lee
Huntington Beach, CA

I get to be in conversation with the LEGENDARY Fonda Lee, one of my favorite authors of all time PERIOD, about The Last Contract of Isako. Come join us!

Barnes & Noble
7881 Edinger Ave #110
Huntington Beach, CA 92647

September 10: Parallel Worlds Bookshop Event
Portland, OR

I haven’t been back to Portland in too long, and now the time has come!! My lovely friend and phenomenal author Kelsea Yu will be in conversation at Parallel Worlds, diving deep into craft and creativity. Come on out!!

Parallel Worlds
2639 NE Alberta S
Portland, OR 97211 

September 11-13: Rose City Comic Con
Portland, OR

While I’m in Portland, I’ll be on panels and signing at Rose City Comic Con. 

Friday, September 11, 1:30 PM
Horny on Main
Signing to follow

Saturday, September 12, 1:00 PM
Mastering the Macabre
Signing to follow

Sunday, September 13, 10:15 AM
Writer VS Author
Signing to follow

Currently Reading: Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

You don’t have to eat food to know the way to a city’s heart is through its stomach. So when a group of deactivated robots come back online in an abandoned ghost kitchen, they decide to make their own way doing what they know: making food―the tastiest hand-pulled noodles around―for the humans of San Francisco, who are recovering from a devastating war.

But when their robot-run business starts causing a stir, a targeted wave of one-star reviews threatens to boil over into a crisis. To keep their doors open, they’ll have to call on their customers, their community, and each other―and find a way to survive and thrive in a world that wasn’t built for them.

Barnes & Noble | Bad River Website | Local Library | Libro.fm | Find an Indie Bookstore

Neighborhood Watch #4 is Out Now

The truth takes a deadly turn in the penultimate issue of the gripping, female-led psychological thriller!

Jill has survived the attempt on her life—so far—and Bianca and Val work to keep it that way…even if she has been building a mountain of lies for who knows how long.

Unfortunately, the truth has now caught up with her, and so has the man who wants her dead.

What side will Jill choose in the end: the life she’s always wanted? Or the new family that’s shown her another way?  

Kobo | Bad River Website | Local Comic Shop

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In the meantime, remember: Do what you can. Care for yourself and the people around you. Believe that the world can be better than it is now. Never give up.

-gailey