In this issue, my novels are now available on Audible, and I have upcoming author events and updates on my work in progress.

If you prefer audiobooks, my publisher Black Rose Writing now offers my novels Amiga and The Remainders through Audible with virtual voice narration. If you don't already have Audible, you can get either book for free as part of your free trial. 

You can still get these and my other books on Kindle from Amazon and in paperback wherever books are sold.

At these upcoming events, I will sell and sign copies of Amiga, The Remainders, and Mastering Table Topics. Here's where you can find me!

Sunday, April 21, 12–3 pm, Beach Town Books, San Clemente, CA. 
Join me and other local authors for the Beach Town Books April Author Pop-Up. We will discuss our books, and you can take home some titles for your spring reading.

Learn more about the event and my fellow authors on the Beach Town Books events page. Beach Town Books is located at 99 Avenida Serra, San Clemente, CA 92672.

As part of the Beach Town Books event, I will be interviewed for the Real Words podcast. Join me on Tuesday, April 16 at 11:00 am Pacific when I'll talk with Rayanne Thorn Krueger about The Remainders, why I chose to be a writer, my thoughts about the future of writing and much more. Watch live on Facebook or LinkedIn and see and hear it afterwards on the Real Words website.  

And mark your calendar...

Sunday, July 28, 1–4 pm, The Open Book, Woodland Hills. 
I'm returning to the San Fernando Valley, and I'm not coming alone! Join authors Lisa Febre (Round the Twist: Facing the Abdominable, Memoir of a Young Cancer Survivor), Saborna Roychowdhury (Everything Here Belongs to You), and me for an afternoon of readings, discussion, and book signings at The Open Book in Woodland Hills (6316 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Suite 2180, Woodland Hills, Ca 91367) 

There have been more author events lately thanks to the growth of independent bookstores and our desire as authors to connect with readers. If you haven't been to an author event lately, whether it's me or any other author, I encourage you to do so. It comes from a lesson I learned at auto shows when I was a teenager. 

And if you run an independent bookstore in Southern California, and you would like me to do an event there, please let me know.

This has been a busy time for me with work, taxes, setting up author events, and daily tasks. Work on my new novel has been slow, but steady. I'm over 32,000 words. 

In a recent TikTok video, I talked about how a Twilight Zone episode inspired a character I added to my story.

I should be able to get back to my manuscript once my schedule frees up.

In previous issues of my newsletter, I interviewed authors Marissa Bañez, T.C. Correy, and Yvonne deSouza.

If you are an author who wants to be interviewed, send me an email to admin@matthewarnoldstern.com with the following information:

• Your name.
• A brief bio (100 words or less).
• Your books.
• What you would like to talk about in your interview.

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