What I've been up to:

I took a break from writing this summer and instead focused on hiking, traveling, lake life, visiting friends and family, working on various improvements around the house, and being constantly horrified by the news.

Now that summer is waning, it's time to turn back to writing.

What I'm working on:

I have a lot of different WIPs that I'm half-heartedly poking at: a novella I'm pitching as KNIVES OUT in space, a novel about a galactic bounty hunter and the criminal he gets stranded on a harsh planet with, and a novel about the space rock band that teams up with a spy to pull off a heist.

But something else has commanded most of my attention, which you can read about below.

The Latest:

Latest Listen:

Tooth & Claw finally covered my favorite shark attack (in a 3-parter!), and National Park After Dark had a fascinating 2-parter about Teddy Roosevelt's adventure in the Amazon.

Latest Read:

​Dark Summit - a compelling non-fiction book about the tragic and controversial 2006 Everest climbing season.

​Heated Rivalry - my usual go-to for m/m hockey romance is Taylor Fitzpatrick, but I picked this one up at the suggestion of a friend and it did not disappoint.

Latest Watch:

Season 2 of Andor (came for Diego Luna, stayed for the unflinching look at genocide and fascism) and Amy Bradley is Missing (I am never stepping foot on a cruise ship).

What's Next:

I have 3 upcoming stories to announce!

• “The Old God of Crystal Creek” came in 22nd place in TL;DR Press’s 1K Word Herd Competition. The winning 25 entries are published in an anthology, which will be out later this month. All proceeds go to Trans Lifeline.
• “If Memory Serves” is a near-future sci-fi story featuring memory modification and a homme fatale, and will be published by Neon Dystopia in October.
• “Fragments” is a dystopian epistolary story that will be published by Black Cat Weekly.

But most importantly, I'm self-publishing one of my queer sci-fi books! The target is to have it out in February 2026, and if you're subscribed to this newsletter, you'll already get all the big updates about it. If you want to read the nitty-gritty, I'll be posting about this journey more in-depth over on my blog: www.alexisamesbooks.com.

You can also check out my Linktree for other places to follow me (and yes, I finally broke down and got on TikTok this week for self-publishing purposes).

Stay tuned!