Michael Pogach

@michaelpogach.bsky.social

Author. Reader. Professor. Lego addict. VALHALLA BURNING, from Diversion Books, is out now michaelpogach.com

Next up, friends: I'll be signing copies of VALHALLA BURNING at BN Plymouth Meeting on Aug 15. Fun facts: I wrote huge chunks of all 6 of my novels right there in the cafe of this very Barnes & Noble Booksellers and I had my very first book launch for my first novel there as well, way back in 2015

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it's here It's Here IT'S HERE VALHALLA BURNING IS HERE!!!!! "A roaring epic with a skaldic touch" --Darby McDevitt "compelling and powerful" --Sam Davey "thrilling grimdark fantasy" --Gwendolyn N. Nix "Prepare to be ensnared and utterly devastated" --Bookstr

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Big news, the first: A free preview of VALHALLA BURNING is live on my website. 4 full chapters plus the prologue. Link in bio. Just scroll down on the site and click the novel's cover. Big news, the second: Stay tuned. It's coming....

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2026 reading challenge: Tell us every great local or indie or less well known author you read this year. Blackfish City, by Sam J Miller. A mysterious woman arrives in the floating Arctic city of Qaanaaq, in a future where rising seas have caused dramatic geopolitical changes. #readingrec

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One of my favorite things to do as a professor is remind students to add "award winning" to their CVs, bios, and manifestos after they are named one of our lit mag's "Best Of" submissions. Never stop shouting that at the universe, friends!

All you fans of those teens save the dystopian future storylines, have you ever wondered what that future looks like after the novel or movie is over, once those teens are in charge? Skyzone. That's what it looks like. A hellscape of overbooked birthday parties at skyzone. You're welcome. #IFYKYK