My birthday was a couple weeks ago but the last of my gifts arrived, Karen Grose 🇨🇦 John Woods John F. Duffy

Richard Leise John F. Duffy Picket Fire Press open.spotify.com/episode/4zUWFU… I was reflecting on this novel with John today. It captures the my twenties in a way few books do. Sort of a "well fuck - what do we do now" spirit.

"Dry The Rain is a sharp rebuke to the way we treat survivors of sensational crimes like media property. It exposes the circus, the voyeurism, the myth-making. And in a literary landscape that often seeks resolution, it dares to say: some stories don’t end. They echo." -

If you're a book reviewer or podcaster who wants a copy of our upcoming release DRY THE RAIN, let's talk.

Writers of Lit Fiction, start your engines. And by that I mean polish your manuscripts. We'll be opening submissions before the year is out.

Only 25 of the hardcopies from the limited first print run of DRY THE RAIN are still available. Pre-order one today, before they run out. Picketfire -dot- com -slash- shop.

Look for the mark of greatness on your fiction.

We didn't publish it, but we sure like it, and you should buy one when it comes out.

Stop thinking about Cracker Barrel and read this review of our upcoming release, DRY THE RAIN. independentbookreview.com/2025/08/27/boo…

"There are books that beg to be understood and books that dare you to try. Dry the Rain belongs firmly in the latter category. Stark, disjointed, and uncomfortably honest, this is not a story told, it’s a story survived." independentbookreview.com/2025/08/27/boo…

First Edition Hardcovers of DRY THE RAIN are going fast. If you intend to order one, do it ASAP.

While we're at it, there is only ONE, hand numbered, first printing hardcover of WHERE WHEN IT RAINS left in our inventory. picket fire D0T com SLASH shop

"The brilliance of the novel is in that tension between survival and spectacle, between what happened and what gets told." independentbookreview.com/2025/08/27/boo…

There are 3, count 'em, 3, first edition hardcovers of DRY THE RAIN left. If you want one, snatch it fast.

Support small presses by ordering directly from them when possible. Speaking of which, we have a new book coming out and a website where you can purchase it. Link in bio.

First Edition hardcovers of DRY THE RAIN are officially sold out. There will be a second printing available shortly. Paperbacks are still plentiful.

Question for small presses: Do you sell a lot of books at AWP? Is the $700 table rental worth it?