Unofficial Secret Announcement, a signing, an audiobook, & LINKS
Let’s start with THE WITCH ROADS, available in print and ebook worldwide (although you may have to order it in some places).
NOW the audiobook, narrated by the fabulous Ella Lynch, is available as well, from https://rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/9798331978945/
Audiofile listed The Witch Roads audiobook in their 8 hot August audiobooks from Audiofile editors:
AudioFile Magazine - 8 Hot August Audiobook Picks from AudioFile Editors
Our picks this month run the gamut from new stories from Fannie Flagg to dark academia from R.F. Kuang to Chuck Tingle’s latest. We hope you find a cool place to listen by the shore, on the stoop, in the backyard, next to the fan, or wherever summer takes you.
Ella and I exchanged a number of emails as we discussed pronunciations and vibe, and I am so glad she is recording this audio duology.
Because, yes, THE NAMELESS LAND print and ebook arrives on November 4, 2025 (and the audiobook in January 2026). You can pre-order! Pre-orders help publishers gauge interest in both a book and a writer and, down the road, will help determine if a writer gets more contracts.
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250338648/thenamelessland/#
MEANWHILE, Ann Aguirre and I will be doing a signing/conversation at Powells Beaverton (Cedar Hills) on
Friday November 21 2025, at 7 pm.
For those who can make it, I hope to see you there!
https://www.powells.com/eventsHere is Ann’s website:
https://www.annaguirre.com/For those seeking autographed copies, you can pre-order and request personalized signed books via Powells. I will be signing more books than just The Witch Roads duology, so hopefully a range of my books will be available in signed editions.
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UNOFFICIAL SECRET ANNOUNCEMENT!
The official announcement hasn’t yet been made but because you subscribe to my newsletter you get to see it here (my Patreon peeps got this info on August 11) — but please don’t publicize this yet. Thanks.
On August 10 I sent in a complete draft of THE FLOWER COURT, a "Witch Roads" universe novel. I call it an adjacent sequel, by which I mean same universe and time period, different main characters in a different place in the empire, a few familiar characters reappearing in minor roles, and its own specific plot focus: deadly palace intrigue seen from the pov of a clever female servant who has just entered the Flower Court in the retinue of a new consort, and who tangles with the “mean girl” among the Flower Court menials (servants). There’s a search for a missing person, princes and consorts jockeying for power and influence, a secret spy network, and more than you ever wanted to know about Spore, trust me.
The editor will read it and I will get revision requests, etc. If all goes well, it will appear in print, ebook, and audio in October 2026 from Tor Books.
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A bit of housekeeping: I have updated “Where Should I Start with Your Novels” which is my boy-band inspired rundown of my various series.
https://imakeupworlds.com/index.php/2015/02/where-should-i-start-with-your-novels/#
I am sorry to say Finn is BARKING because he sees a dog in the neighboring yard and my goodness he has a lot to say about that.
And then when I mention, in my kindest tone, that perhaps he is barking a wee bit too much, he gives me A Look.
As always, thank you for reading. I could not do this without you.
Kate Elliott