Greetings, wonderful members of the Strange Space™ Fan Club!
I am absolutely thrilled to have welcomed over two hundred and fifty of you into the Fan Club since it opened in March of this year. It's been a treat to meet all of you and connect over our shared love of stories and shiny things.
This December newsletter has all sorts of news in it, starting with two very exciting new things: a new book and the trailer for the all-new Strange Space™ Adventures Podcast! (Read all the way to the bottom for a special Fan Club Member reward.)
On The Subject of Kittens and Mittens: A Strange Space Novella
My sixth book in the Strange Space™ Adventures series is finally here!
On the Subject of Kittens and Mittens is a novella from the childhood of Ocean Merlani and their siblings Sky Miradyn and Storm Melbryl. Y'all have probably already encountered this Florivan trio, but if you haven't, you can find them in How Ocean Merlani Stole their Navigator and my short story collection Tales of the Navigators. (They're in The Ones who Wear White Hats, The View from a Distance, The Tragedy of Harold the Violet, and A Mystery, Unsolved.)
This novella focuses on the three siblings as children on a snow day adventure, as well as the connections present and past between the adults in their little family. Expect a lot of cuteness, a bit of bittersweet reminiscence, and a touch of humor. From the back of the book:
There's no day like a snow day...
Ranger Captain Taimri Hämäläinen loved playing in the snow as a child. Now, on a vacation with her family in the snow-covered mountains of a certain planet in the Beta Centauri sytem, she has a chance to share all of her favorite winter games with her own children.
Taimri’s three adopted Florivan kittens, of course, have never seen snow before; they live on a space station with her husband, George Barker. That only makes it more fun to dress Sky, Storm, and Ocean up in their warmest clothes and take them out into the frosted wonderland, in Taimri’s opinion.
While her Florivan counterpart, River Myrval, stays behind in the cozy comforts of the lodge, Taimri and her kittens are in for a bit of an adventure they hadn’t expected…
As you can see, On the Subject of Kittens and Mittens is a cozy winter story, perfect for this time of year!
You can find copies of this book in paperback, hardback, and ebook wherever you prefer to purchase books online. You can also request it through your local library or book store!
If you'd like a signed copy direct from me, you can order those here:
I am so excited to finally be sharing this story with you!
The Strange Space™ Adventures Podcast
I've been teasing about this project at in-person events all year, and it's officially happening!
The trailer is up now wherever you prefer to listen to podcasts. Episode 1 comes out on January 4th, and there will be a new episode every Saturday going forward. Each week, I'll be reading a segment from one of my award-winning Strange Space™ Adventures books. The first book in the queue is my debut novella, Feathered Friendship.
If you're not familiar with this story, it's about Bernadette the budgie and her mixed alien/human family as they come to terms with the fact that she is not a normal bird. It's a tale of friendship and found family, and it's dear to my heart. I can't wait to share it with you in podcast form!
You can find the podcast trailer both on my website and on all your favorite podcast-listening places. Be sure to subscribe so you can be the first to hear Episode 1 when it premiers!
The Strange Space Coloring Book and Fan Club Art Gallery
Those of you who met me at the Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention a few weeks ago have already gotten to see this in person, but The Strange Space Coloring Book is here! The Coloring Book features eighteen of my original art pieces from stories in the Strange Space™ universe, along with descriptions of the stories and moments they depict. I am so excited about having my first coloring book out in the world, particularly since so many people have enjoyed the free coloring pages I have on offer at in-person events and for Fan Club members here on the website.
To accompany The Strange Space Coloring Book and the new Coloring Pages section of the Fan Club exclusive part of my website, I will also be launching a Fan Club exclusive Art Gallery page in January! This will feature submissions of coloring pages completed by my artist friends and members of the fan club, as well as other fan art as approved by my publisher. Send me a message through the contact form here if you'd like to have your colored pages or other artwork considered for inclusion in the gallery.