Writing Against the Darkness, 2025!

The Alzheimer’s Association has an annual fundraiser called The Longest Day. Around the world, chapters of The Alzheimer’s Association organize groups who do fundraisers on the longest day of the year, wherein volunteers do things like walkathons, knitting, etc., and ask people to donate money to raise funds for Alzheimer’s disease research and care for families. A few years ago, Not a Pipe Publishing started a The Longest Day team called Writing Against the Darkness where writers gather, some in person but mostly via Zoom, and write about whatever they want from dawn until dusk on the summer solstice. This year, that’s Saturday, June 21th, 2025.

Click HERE to join the team!

Thank you to our official partner organizations!

Author Alchemy Summit  https://authoralchemysummit.com/

Authors Large and Small: authorslargeandsmall.com

Indigo Editing  https://indigoediting.com/

Unsolicited Press   https://unsolicitedpress.com/

Pile Press    https://www.pilepress.com/

University of Hell Press https://universityofhellpress.com/

LIMIT ZERO Publications https://lmtzero.com/

(If you’d like to become an official partner organization, please email us at notapipepublishing@gmail.com. )

Over the last few years, we've put together a team of writers from around the world. 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. The Alzheimer’s Association handles all the money; we just let our networks know we’re participating and direct them to our team page to donate.

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 5:27 am to 9:03 pm on Saturday, June 21th, 2025 (though some writers choose other days or times, and that’s fine!)

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 partner organizations write against the darkness. Thank you!

-Benjamin Gorman

Publisher and Author,

Not a Pipe Publishing Ink-Corporated LLC

Cover reveal for New Avalon Rangers, Book 3 of The Survivors' Club Chronicles by M.K. Martin

Availble July 22nd, and you can pre-order your copy now! (Links below)

Covers by Aaron Smith

The Infected extend their control, but New Avalon stands free, although at a high cost.

Marius is missing, presumed dead, but Torres refuses to give up on him, determined to launch a rescue if only she knew where to look. Miranda struggles with the Infected’s growing influence on her mind. Under John’s command, the New Avalon Rangers guard against the Infected, scavenge supplies, and rescue people.

But the Infected aren’t the only threat the survivors face.  When a neighboring community makes contact, New Avalon must decide whether to trust other non-Infected or risk fighting multiple enemies at once.

Will divided loyalties, tangled family ties, and the evolving Infected destroy humanity’s chances just as they start to rebuild?

“Wow, I'm still catching my breath—this book was nonstop! It is set in a bleak world filled with violence and tragedy, where the worst aspects of humanity are in full bloom. Yet, as with all extremes, there are pockets of sacrifice, courage, and love, leaving the reader with real hope for humanity – theirs and ours.” 

-Mikko Azul, author of The Staff of Fire and Bone and The Rod of Wind and Iron

“In a time when it’s too easy to believe in impending apocalypse, it’s good to finish up a tentacle infestation trilogy with human struggles, nobility, love, and reunions. The third book of M.K. Martin’s Survivors’ Club series gave me the page turning catharsis I needed. I’m totally team Torres, and I’m now hoarding peaches.”

--Eric Witchey, award-winning author of Littlest Death and Bull’s Labyrinth


“A satisfying conclusion, rich with thrills, heartbreak, and heroism.”

-Karen Eisenbrey, author of Ego & Endurance and A Quest for Hidden Things


"I enjoyed the heck out of New Avalon Rangers …Interesting, likeable characters, creepy creatures, good storytelling."

-Fraser Sherman, author of the historical fantasy anthology 19-Infinity

New Avalon Rangers will be available from our store and many other retailers on July 22nd, but you can pre-order your copy now!

Special offer: pre-order in paperback or hardcover from the Not a Pipe Publishing store HERE and get the entire trilogy for 25% off!

Pre-order New Avalon Rangers from Bookshop.org (and support your local bookstoreHERE.

Pre-order New Avalon Rangers from Amazon in hardcover HERE, or Kindle edition HERE.

Preorder New Avalon Rangers 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 Press Release for the Antifa Lit Journal, Volume 1: What If We Kissed While Sinking a Billionaire's Yacht?

Cover art and design by Rachel A. Rosen

NEWS RELEASE

FOR RELEASE MAY 10TH, 2025 OR LATER

Small Press Owners Escape the US, begin publishing the Antifa Lit Journal

Independence, Oregon – Not a Pipe Publishing will be releasing the first issue of a literary journal, the Antifa Lit Journal, on May 31st. It’s available for pre-order now, and the company has launched a Kickstarter to fund the release of Volume 2. 

[Kickstarter HERE]

When Chrys and Benjamin Gorman, owners of Not a Pipe Publishing, saw the results come in on Election Night, they knew they didn’t have much time. As Chrys Gorman writes in the introduction to the Antifa Lit Journal, Volume 1: “We packed, sold, and donated every aspect of our life, hopped on a plane, and started to rebuild in Spain. … But in those months between Election Night and Inauguration Day, I found myself existing in a constant state of fear. Far too many of my neighbors believed that my life did not matter, that the lives of our fellow human beings did not matter.” Once safely across the border, they published Benjamin Gorman’s book Dear America, A Breakup Letter, in which he explains his reasons for leaving. When it became a surprise bestseller, Chrys had an idea. She suggested putting together an anthology of antifascist literature. Not a Pipe Publishing, a small, activist publishing company located in Independence, Oregon, has a history of themed anthologies, including Written With Pride, an all-LGBTQIA+ anthology, and Strongly Worded Women, an anthology written exclusively by women authors. When Not a Pipe sought submissions for an antifascist anthology, the results were overwhelming. “So many talented writers were desperate to have a venue to speak out against fascism, to process their fear, and to provide readers with an alternate vision of the future. As we poured over all the submissions, we realized we could easily populate a regular journal with high quality short fiction and poetry. So the anthology became Volume 1,” explains Benjamin Gorman. 

Volume 1 takes its subtitle from the short story by Rachel A. Rosen, “What If We Kissed While Sinking a Billionaire’s Yacht?” The first volume includes poetry and short fiction, some of it frightening, some hopeful, some darkly funny, some despairing. "Challenging and engrossing, this issue offers a full spectrum of emotion for the anti-authoritarian spirit," writes Kelly Rose Pflug-Back, author of the poetry collection The Hammer of Witches. "In times of tyranny, the voices of comedy and subversion ring the truest and most brave. This is a book for these times," writes Jason Brick, author of Wrestling Demons and Safest Family on the Block.

Chrys and Benjamin knew the journal’s name would ruffle some feathers. “We debated whether to call it ‘Antifascist’ or ‘Antifa.’” Benjamin says. “Some people make a distinction, and I would challenge them to reconsider. Trying to be the more palatable version of antifascism serves no one. A fascist regime will not honor the distinction, and we cannot allow the term to come to be defined by its opponents in the same way misogynists have tried to redefine feminism to mean misandry.” 

Not a Pipe Publishing plans to release the Antifa Lit Journal twice a year, and they are already accepting submissions for Volume 2 via the company website. “Trump has already gone after one author who criticized him, accusing him of ‘treason’ and ordering the Justice Department to investigate him,” Benjamin says, referencing Miles Taylor, author of A Warning. “I expect it will get worse before it gets better. We’re safely out of Trump’s reach now that we’re legal residents of Spain, and we feel an obligation to use our distance to help authors from around the world speak out against fascism everywhere.”

For more information, a review copy, or to schedule an interview with Chrys and Benjamin Gorman or one of the authors, contact Not a Pipe Publishing at NotAPipePublishing [at] gmail [dot] com

Cover Reveal for Karen Eisenbrey's A QUEST FOR HIDDEN THINGS: TALES FROM DEEP RIVER, BOOK 1

Cover art by Michaela Thorn

When Crane, a self-taught wizard who fears his own power, sets out on a quest to confront Yrae, the wizard who cursed the village of Deep River before Crane was born, he discovers nothing is as he believed. Meanwhile, Ketty is learning to use her magical healing ability in secret because her father blames Yrae for her mother's death. When Crane and Ketty meet, they discover they have a common enemy. But Yrae is not what either of them expect.

Karen Eisenbrey’s new novel, a low-spice coming-of-age romantasy with an epic fantasy feel, A Quest for Hidden Things, is set in the same universe as her fan-favorite Daughter of Magic trilogy, but a generation earlier. Now we get the story of Luskell’s parents, Crane and Ketty, who will someday become the famous wizard and healer power-couple, but as teenagers are just starting to discover their abilities and their budding romance. 

Critics are raving about the series’ first novel.

“...great storytelling and beautiful prose. …a classic fantasy adventure with a touch of cozy. … My favorite read so far this year.” -J.L. Henker, fantasy sci-fi author & host of the Women Fantasy Authors YouTube Channel

“...a charming and magical coming-of-age tale.” -M.K. Martin, author of the Survivors’ Club Chronicles

“...feels like coming home to a richly conceived world of magic, beauty, tenderness, and misconceptions overcome through grace. This is the universe I want to live in.” -Benjamin Gorman, author of The Convention of Fiends series

A Quest for Hidden Things will be available from our store and many other retailers on April 29thth, but you can pre-order your copy now!

Pre-order in paperback or hardcover from the Not a Pipe Publishing store HERE.

Pre-order A Quest for Hidden Things from Amazon in hardcover HERE, or Kindle edition HERE.

Preorder A Quest for Hidden Things in paperback or hardcover editions through Barnes & Noble HERE.

Pre-order A Quest for Hidden Things from Bookshop.org (which supports your local indie bookstore) in paperback and hardcover as soon as it’s available.

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

A Cover Reveal on April 1st? For a Book Titled "Spank"? Is This a Joke?

Today is the cover reveal and pre-order announcement for Spank, the new novel from Kurt Clopton, author of SuperGuy and SuperGuy 2: Electric Boogaloo. Who would schedule an announcement of a new book for April Fool’s Day? Is this even a real novel?

Cover by Kurt Clopton and Benjamin Gorman. Or is it?

Here’s the cover:

And here’s what the members of the band and some hangers-on say about the book they’re in:

“I started keeping a journal because I read somewhere that it was good for your mental health. I beg to differ. I really don’t understand how going back to wallow in every idiotic, bone-headed, epically dumb thing I’ve witnessed, done, or had done to me is in any way good for anybody. Why someone would want to publish it for others to suffer through is beyond me. All I wanted was a bass player for the band, but adding a new person to an already precarious mix can be messy. I know that messy is not even close to the right word choice but they won’t print the word I want to use on the back cover. Additionally, I don’t think this journaling thing made my mental feel any healthier.” -Kyle, journal keeper, vocals, bass, guitar

“I am completely misrepresented in this literary POS.” -Neil, vocals and guitar, #FreeNeil #NoNeilHate

It sure looks like a real book. But who can even tell anymore?

“I picked it up based on the title, hoping for some light erotic paddle play, but it’s about a band. And not even a famous band.” -hotbottom54, spanking enthusiast

“I only read nonfiction about Abraham Lincoln, and only in graphic novel form. I also only play in the key of Eb.” -Kenny, keyboards

“I’m tempted to say Kyle doesn’t write the female voices very well, but the male characters kind of suck too, so it’s really pretty even. And sadly, very accurate.” -Jill, guitar

“I don’t know why Kyle bothered. I lived it and I don’t think it makes for a good anecdote over a beer, let alone a novel. And it’s not even quite a novel, it’s more a novella. Seems like that tells you all you need to know.” -Rob, drums

“I wish I’d read it before I agreed to join the band.” -Taylor, new bass player

“As management, do I get a piece of this book? And how much is 15% of f@#k all?” -Easton, band manager (filling the position no one offered him)

Pre-order Spank in hardcover or paperback from our HERE.

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

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

Preorder Spank 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




Open Call for a New Anthology: Antifa Visions and Voices

Authors, poets, and artists who are looking for a way to express what you are feeling about the global rise of fascism, we want your stories of resistance and visions of a better world. 

Feeling overwhelmed and wishing there was a way to use your artistic gifts to fight back? Let’s go! 

Please email NotAPipePublishing@gmail.com. Put “Antifa Anthology” and the title of your work in the subject line. We’re looking for short fiction of 5000 words or less (2500 words or less is better, but we’ll consider longer stories), poetry in any form, and artwork in color or B&W. Contributors will receive a digital copy of the book and a share of the royalties. Though we will need to know where to send your royalties, pieces can be published pseudonymously to protect you from retaliation. So create the art you wish you could find right now! (Though Not a Pipe Publishing is headquartered in the United States, our publisher is a digital nomad living safely overseas, so we can publish whatever we want without much fear of a foreign country’s regime.)

Know what’s even better than punching a Nazi? Helping a person who is currently tolerating oppression in silence feel inspired to speak out, or letting someone who is being targeted know they are not alone. Let’s build a community of words.

Deadline: March 15th




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

- Pre-order links below! -

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