Future Tense Books
@futuretensebooks.bsky.social
30+ years of fine books and endless love in Portland, Oregon. We publish daring literary books by writers you should get to know. Editors: Kevin Sampsell (PDX) and Emma Alden (Philadelphia). Visit us at www.futuretensebooks.com
I interviewed the great @dieddisappointed.bsky.social over on Zona Motel! zonamotel.substack.com/p/conversati... @futuretensebooks.bsky.social
Kevin Sampsell reading in Dallas on Saturday at this amazing event!
Southwest Review@southwestreview.bsky.social · 4mo agoSaturday night we're pulling up The Wild Detectives 🔥 After party deets coming soon af 🪩
new work in @bulbregion.bsky.social this week! 1,00 word excerpt from a long, long story (novella territory) called Moon Deluxe. it’s very new, and it’s different for me, shoutout @futuretensebooks.bsky.social, shoutout Frederick Barthelme! bulbregion.com/Moon-Deluxe-...
Moon Deluxe, by Julián Martínez — The Bulb Region
Moon Deluxe — Julián Martínez an excerpt from the novella Moon Deluxe THERE IS...
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Kevin’s new novel comes out tomorrow (3/17)! Reading Wednesday at Powell’s!
Portland Mercury@portlandmercury.com · 5mo agoKevin Sampsell's new novel sees the world through the eyes of a two-year-old (who believes their departed father is the moon). The novel follows young Tony Volcano Ventura through his childhood as he grows from a very curious baby into a street-smart toddler and preschooler.
Future Tense publisher Kevin Sampsell celebrates his new novel with @impellerpress.com. Readings in Philly, NY, Boise, Dallas, and more. The Portland release reading with Kimberly will be a highlight.
If you’re in Philly at the end of the month, this is going to be incredible. @dieddisappointed.bsky.social
Great interview with poet and collage artist Evan Nicholls, author of Easy Tiger.
Ben Niespodziany 📚🎪@neonpajamas.bsky.social · 6mo ago| Literary Feature | Art on a Conveyor Belt // An Interview with Poet & Collage Artist Evan Nicholls www.neonpajamas.com/blog/evan-ni... @futuretensebooks.bsky.social / @ghostcitypress.bsky.social
“I never get to know the heads’ names, nor do I see the heads attached to actual bodies. For all I know, they are floating heads passing by Frank’s old office.” From Are People Out There, by Shane Kowalski, which was published by @futuretensebooks.bsky.social.
To Be Frank, by Shane Kowalski
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Shane Kowalski's short stories are like extended prose poems. Funny, perverse, quirky, and unique. Picture Diane Williams dancing the tango with Russell Edson. Highly recommended. @dieddisappointed.bsky.social @futuretensebooks.bsky.social
BREAKING NEWS! Shane Kowalski has a story in Harper's Magazine. 🪇🎉 This is from @dieddisappointed.bsky.social's spanking new collection, Are People Out There. Check it out here, or read it at your grocery store soon...
To Be Frank, by Shane Kowalski
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From Kevin Sampsell’s Xmas stories zine!
Southwest Review@southwestreview.bsky.social · 8mo agoYou think you know about Santa? Think again tbh 🎅 Kevin Sampsell Christmas oracle, spits hard facts about the holiday in THE 24 DAYS OF XMAS out now via @futuretensebooks.bsky.social ❄️ southwestreview.com/the-24-days-...
Surely everyone knows a Christmas banana? 🍌🥂
X-R-A-Y Literary Press@xraylitmag.bsky.social · 8mo agotoday we have a couple mico-length xmas stories by Kevin Sampsell ! one is about a santa who can't grow a beard, & the other story is about a christmas banana who goes to an office party. check it out !! xraylitmag.com/xmas-stories...
This new @dieddisappointed.bsky.social book is astounding. Sorry it’s greasy, blame the snyders pretzel company
seen a buncha people posting @dieddisappointed.bsky.social's book and wanted to join. only a few stories in, but it is (expectedly) great. here's probably my fave paragraph so far:
Imagine the tears of joy when you give someone the gift of @dieddisappointed.bsky.social 🎁 futuretensebooks.com
we have a story by Shane Kowalski @dieddisappointed.bsky.social ! in the story Murphy – a professional in the city whose life makes him feel so confused that at times he wonders if he’s had a stroke – visits his friend Malone. a great story ! & a great ending xraylitmag.com/beckettian-b...
BECKETTIAN by Shane Kowalski
Murphy was visiting Malone. It had been a while since they had seen each other. Murphy being busy in the city, while Malone had lingered in the countryside. Murphy remembered those dark country roads,...
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Mid-September in Portland and it's finally raining for real real. And after we tidied up the Future Tense inventory closet, we decided to mark some stuff down. It's a good day to order some books! futuretensebooks.com/shop/
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We can't wait to publish the new Shane Kowalski {@dieddisappointed.bsky.social} collection, Are People Out There. You can claim your October copy now! futuretensebooks.com/product/peop...
You can now pre-order my new collection of stories, Are People Out There. It drops 10.31.25 via @futuretensebooks.bsky.social: futuretensebooks.com/product/peop...
PRE-ORDER: Are People Out There by Shane Kowalski | Future Tense Books
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i have a story up at Cleveland Review of Books. it's the title story of my forthcoming collection with @futuretensebooks.bsky.social. the story is about a baby.
Are People Out There - Cleveland Review of Books
I decided to become my friend’s baby. My friend is someone I know from high school. We’ve been friends for years. Now she is married to a man, a CPA or MBA or CEO, and they have a baby.
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"The result is an insatiable discomfort coupled with the determination to just keep reading and un-fuzz the whole thing." We love this review of Diana Orepeza's amazing book.
Fiction Review: Tara Van De Mark Reads Diana Oropeza’s Debut Collection An Incomplete Catalog of Disappearance
An Incomplete Catalog of Disappearance by Diana Oropeza arrived by mail, slipped out of the envelope, through my hands, and onto the hallway floor. The size of a passport, it landed next to a …
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We love seeing reviews and ratings of our books on Goodreads. For small presses, this is hugely important. Hint hint. 😉
Easy Tiger
A dunce cap on a dog. The world’s largest sausage. A gi…
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Wonderful event last night at Powell’s with @wendyortiz.com in conversation with @emillygprado.bsky.social (Wendy, Emilly, and Kevin)
