Publishers Weekly reviews THE GATEPOST
March 17, 2026 § Leave a comment
Publishers Weekly is widely regarded as the most influential trade magazine for the book industry, read by publishers, librarians, booksellers, newspaper and magazine editors, and even (ahem!) film industry types. PW reviews have a great deal of influence on which books get noticed, bought, and promoted in the media. Needless to say, I’m on cloud nine to have this new Publisher’s Weekly review of my forthcoming novel The Gatepost, arriving to bookstores near you (or your mailbox if you preorder) on May 26, 2026! Here’s an excerpt:
“Twenty years before the start of this spellbinder from Weed (The Afterlife Project), Professor Gregory Weatherhead, an expert in Mesoamerican shamanism, disappeared from his home in Vermont. Now, his daughter, Esme, is struggling to write a book about him. Convinced the disappearance is connected to a cave Weatherhead discovered on his property, she hires geologist Lucas St. Pierre to find the site. An old field journal also reveals that just before he vanished, Weatherhead had been experimenting with psilocybin mushrooms . . . Weed does a nice job interposing the present mystery with Weatherhead’s research in both Vermont and Oaxaca, and balances esoteric mysticism with touching contemporary detail. This well-researched tale is sure to entertain.”
You can read the full review here. Preordering from your local bookstore or via one of the links here is helpful and very much appreciated!
THE AFTERLIFE PROJECT is a Foreword INDIES Book of the Year finalist
March 5, 2026 § 2 Comments
Delighted to see that THE AFTERLIFE PROJECT is a finalist for the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in Science Fiction! This award honors books published by independent (non “Big 5”) presses. It’s judged by a panel over 100 librarians and booksellers around the country and has the potential to bring the novel to the attention of a broader audience of readers. Winners to be announced in June. Fingers crossed!
Book Giveaway: Three signed first edition hardcovers of A FIELD GUIDE TO MURDER & FLY FISHING
March 1, 2026 § Leave a comment
“From the mountain lakes of the Colorado Rockies to cobbled streets of Spain, this fascinating collection of short stories never disappoints. A Field Guide to Murder and Fly Fishing is a collection you’ll be happy to get lost in.” — Ploughshares.
“I found myself consuming [these] thirteen tightly wound tales with addictive delight.” — Fiction Writers Review
“These stories bristle with energy and immediacy. The writing is spare and meticulous and packs a hefty emotional punch. I am not exaggerating when I say this collection kept me up at nights. I just couldn’t stop reading.” — Addison Independent
Goodreads Book Giveaway
A Field Guide to Murder & Fly Fishing
by Tim Weed
Giveaway ends March 31, 2026.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
“Tim Weed proves himself a skilled creator of a sense of place . . . each story deposits one definitively into a geography, of mind and map.” — The Boston Globe
“Provocative and memorable, this collection strikes all the right chords.” — Main Street Rag
“Weed’s short stories draw us away from the blue light of device screens. Under the blue skies and dark waters of A Field Guide to Murder & Fly Fishing, readers can feel pain, empathy, and purpose bubbling out from the sharp-detailed mental images.” — Pleiades
Tim Weed 