Picket Fire News: 6/25

Richard Leise’s novel, Dry The Rain, is out for review. After reading the ARC, writer Joshua Trent Brown said, “You’re gonna want to get this one.”

Dry The Rain will be released on October 14th, 2025 in both paperback and limited edition hardcover. Pre-orders will go on sale in September.

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John F Duffy, author of A Ballroom for Ghost Dancing, and Where When It Rains, will be at the Columbus Book Festival on Saturday and Sunday July 12th and 13th in Columbus, Ohio. He will also be at the Detroit Festival of Books Sunday, July 20 in Detroit, Michigan.