Big Announcement!

Hi folks,

I’ll keep it short and sweet: Grandpa’s Letters is now officially under contract with the University of Nevada Press! My editor anticipates that it will be released sometime during the Fall 2027 book release cycle. The book is more or less finished, but I will have a month and change to tweak the manuscript and get my author paperwork in order.

The path to publication for this particular book was not always easy, but I have to express my deepest thanks to my agent Barbara for sticking with me throughout the process. And while I still have a few weeks to agonize over my acknowledgements section, I would not have gotten to this point without the support and encouragement of my family. JoAnna, Clementine, Mom, Dad, Dave, and of course Scruffy . . . thank you for all that you do.

Finally, this book would not exist without the many readers who originally took an interest in the Grandpa’s Letters blog. Thanks to A.I., pretty much anyone can be a writer these days . . . however, being read is a privilege, and it is one that I do not take for granted. Thank you for joining me—and Elmer—on this journey.

Anyway, a year and a half sounds like a long while, but it takes time for a publisher to craft a beautiful book. I’m also going to need all the time I can spare over the next few months to give this book the sort of roll-out I think it deserves. I probably won’t have much to say about it for the rest of this year, but 2027 is going to be very exciting.

As always, stay tuned!

All the best,

Matt