Good afternoon, Sickos! Got a couple things for ya today. First up, the April polls for the Fiction and History Sickos Book Clubs are closed and we have our winners.

FICTION SICKOS

The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan

From my understanding, this is a dark historical fantasy and horror novel that reimagines the Beast of Gévaudan in 18th-century France. The story follows an immortal magician and monster hunter who shares his body with a heart-eating demon.

Just based on the summary, this is the type of book I'd love to publish through Kist Reads so I'm excited about this one.

HISTORY SICKOS

All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer

"...brings to life the 1953 CIA coup in Iran that ousted the country’s elected prime minister and features a brand new preface by the author on the folly of attacking Iran."

I've read this a couple times now and included it because it's quite timely for obvious reasons. It's not a THICC BOI, it's very accessible, and it's a great introduction to why relations between the United States and Iran are the way they are in modern times.

To participate in the book discussions, your membership needs to be at the Sicko or above tier and you'll need to be connected to the Sickos Discord server, which is where the forums live. Once you have Discord you can go to your Account Settings here and sync up. I'll have the forums posted on 4/1!

The Importance of Pre-Orders...

If you want to support the Kist Reads imprint and our amazing debut author S.V. Lockwood so we can continue to publish books in the future, one of the most important thing you can do is pre-order. Buying A Complement of Scoundrels by S.V. Lockwood before it comes out sends a major signal to bookstores that they should stock it on their shelves. It comes down to basic supply and demand, and the pre-order numbers provide book chains with an idea of what the demand will be like. This doesn't just apply to our book, but all books, so keep that in mind when it comes to authors you love in the future!

Until tomorrow (3/26), Barnes & Noble is running a 25% discount for pre-orders with code: PREORDER25 (available to their Premium & Rewards Members*). So if you haven't locked in your copy of A Complement of Scoundrels yet, this is the perfect opportunity to save a little dough and support the imprint and our author. Either way, your subscription fees helped get this thing off the ground to begin with so I appreciate you! And for those asking, yes, I should be able to share news about the audiobook format of this soon!

I'm so sorry for any confusion I caused, because apparently, calendars are very hard.

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March is endometriosis awareness month, and to close out the month, I am giving away signed copies of two of my all time favorite romance books, both of which have lived experience endometriosis representation: Finding Gene Kelly and Dukes & Dekes by Torie Jean!

Finding Gene Kelly follows Evie, and American in Paris who must fake-date her childhood frenemy in order to keep her overbearing mother out of her business during her brother's wedding.

Dukes & Dekes follows Jack, a professional hockey player who's been benched for the season, and Aulie, his brother's best friend as they play opposite each other in their small town's Jane Austen Reenactment Faire.

Torie's books are full of swoon and sweetness, and contain intimately detailed endometriosis representation based on the author's own experiences. I may not have endo myself, but I related so heavily to Evie and Aulie's experiences navigating chronic pain, chronic illness, and medical gaslighting that both books had me in tears. There are very few authors writing such raw, authentic representation. I cannot express how much I love these books and Torie herself, and I am so excited to be able to share these copies and lovely art prints with one of you!

If you're interested in taking home your very own signed copies of these two books, alongside the swag shown above, read on!

TO ENTER:

• Leave a comment on this post (it can be absolutely anything--how excited you are to read books, how much you love them if you've already read them, a yellow heart for endo awareness month, a simple :)... whatever works for you!)

RULES & REGULATIONS

• Followers receive 1 entry

• Inner Circle members receive 5 entries

• You must have a US shipping address in order to enter

• Giveaway will close at 11:59pm March 31st, PDT

Happy endometriosis awareness month, and best of luck to all who enter! 💛

Happy Tuesday, mis internet amigxs,

Apologies for the late post today, as things have been a bit hectic on my side and I forgot to schedule this post. If you've been considering upgrading to a paid subscription, Libritos or Lectores Bien Leidos member received a newsletter with all remaining March Latine book releases last weekend and I may be doing a similar format for them moving forward.

Today's introduction is short, but expect an invitation to chat with March book club author, Alvaro Enrigue, later this week, as well as polls on June and July book club selections.

And without further ado, this week's Latine book releases...

MARVEL SERIALIZATION

Enemy of My Enemy: A Daredevil Marvel Crime Novel by Alex Segura: Streets-to-courtroom noir tale of the Punisher on trial for the murder of the Kingpin—with Matt Murdock as his defense attorney. Book two in the Marvel Crime series of thrillers for adult readers.

PICTURE BOOK

Ways Papi Says I Love You by Delia Ruiz : Picture book about the 5 love languages

ROMANCE

The Love Feud by Janine Amesta (Audiobook) second chance romance between 2 exes who pretend to have a feud between their 2 family businesses as a marketing ploy

ROMANCE - MARCH 26th

Home Runner by Millie Perez: Baseball romance featuring grumpy/sunshine and best friends to lovers trope? Yes, please.

CONTEMPORARY FANTASY - MARCH 27th

xoxo,

Carmen
Bastard of the Alpha by Karina Espinosa: The Damned Return book 1 -- Urban fantasy from Colombia American author.