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I'll be a guest on this week's live broadcast of the All Things Unexplained podcast, the evening of July 21, at 8:00 PM Central time. We'll be talking Bigfoot and American Mythology. Plus, there'll be an audience Q&A where you can ask me all about it. Click this link, and join in the fun!
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I had the true pleasure of talking about American Mythology with Neil McRobert from the Talking Scared Podcast. Neil is a great conversationalist and a true student of the horror genre. Most importantly, though, he's a first-rate Bigfoot fan so this was a real pleasure. Go ahead and give it a listen wherever you get your podcasts.
The good folks at Doubleday have finalized the book tour I’ll be embarking on in support of American Mythology. Here’s the rundown:  As you can see, the events will mostly be Chicago/Midwest-centric, along with a couple great events on my home turf in Montana. If you happen to be around for any of these, it sure would be great to see some friendly faces in the crowd!
I’m also thrilled to report that Backcountry Magazine has given American Mythology a lovely review in their latest issue. As a hardcore skier back in my younger days, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the latest issue of Backcountry. So it’s a real treat to see my book featured between its covers. Here’s the pull quote:
“[M]ore than just a story of searching for sasquatch . . . the resulting adventure is comedic and heartfelt with a few moments that verge on psychological horror. . . Woven throughout is a timely reminder of the sanctity of wild places.” —Backcountry Magazine American Mythology Makes Men's Health Magazine's List of Most Anticipated Horror Books of 20256/22/2025  I'm absolutely thrilled to report that Men’s Health Magazine named American Mythology to its list of Most Anticipated Horror Books of 2025.
I never set out to write a horror novel, so it’s a true honor to be noticed alongside such legends of the genre as Stephen King and Stephen Graham Jones.  Another nice piece of news came in when American Mythology made CrimeReads’ list of Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of Summer 2025. While there isn’t a lot of criminality taking place in my novel, it does involve elements of horror and mystery, which was enough to get the green light from the good folks at CrimeReads.
 I recently had the great pleasure of helping all-star-Chicago-writer, Ben Tanzer launch his latest novel, The Missing. As part of the ceremonies, I got to guest host his pod This Podcast Will Change Your Life. In it, we continued our tradition of doing a live walk-n-talk through the streets of Chicago discussing writing, books, life, and partially severed fingertips via lawnmower. I urge you to check it out wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to know what I thought about the book, here's my blurb: "Ben Tanzer's latest novel, The Missing, combines master story-telling with an impeccable understanding of the human condition. It's an unflinching look at the way our frailties and failings cause ripples that reach out through space and time, and harm the ones we love most. Tanzer, in his own inimitable way, shows us that learning how something happened is the only way to fix what's broken, and heal the parts of ourselves that are not whole." Get yourself a copy and thank me later! I'm honored to be part of the Sunday Salon-Chicago lineup this Sunday, 6/25, at 6:00 PM CDT. It's a virtual reading so you don't have to leave the confines of your own home. And, as Phil Collins might say, no jacket required. To register, just click on the following link: https://sundaysalon-chicago.com/  I'll be reading from my forthcoming novel, American Mythology. It would be lovely to see you there!
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