If there’s an opportunity you’ve been eyeballing The Staircase within the Woods however kinda possibly sorta wished it a bit cheaper — although right here I remind you that libraries exist and are good, really! — I word now that the ebook is on sale for $6.99 in e-book format on your electromatic book-reader of alternative.

Which is to say, you’ll find the e-book at Bookshop.org, Kobo, Amazon, B&N, Apple, and so forth.

The sale is, I thiiiiink, till tomorrow.

Don’t quote me on that, they don’t give me all of the scoops.

Hey, so why must you test it out?

Nicely, at Vulture, Neil McRobert (whose personal Good Boy is a must-read) has it on the record of the perfect books of 2025 thus far, and stated of the ebook: “The Staircase within the Woods impresses in two distinct methods. First, the haunted other-place past the staircase’s final step is a very hideous proposition, making this Wendig’s darkest novel up to now. Second, he writes in regards to the grownup resumption of childhood bonds with a messy honesty that units the ebook other than different nostalgia-fests. Friendship could wane, however trauma lasts without end.”

And the New York Public Library (!) calls it among the finest books of 2025 thus far, as properly, which, big honor.

And the librarians of Libby stated the identical — among the finest of 2025.

So, y’know, it is best to test it out. And never simply because our dryer died and our air conditioner began barfing water throughout its electronics and so we purchased a brand new dryer however the previous one was propane and the brand new one is electrical and now we want a brand new outlet and a brand new electrical panel ha ha ha ha AAAAAAhHHHHh aaahhhem. So I imply haha now’s a superb time to purchase my books, I’m saying. I imply I’m not saying however I’m simply saying. Poke poke.

Poke poke.

Significantly, although, due to all who’ve checked out this ebook. It means so much! It’s doing… like, fairly properly? It has, as of at the moment, outsold Wayward. Like, the whole run of Wayward’s gross sales from November 2022 till now? Staircase simply beat it. And it’ll outrun Black River Orchard’s whole gross sales in just a few weeks, I feel. It’s already on — I dunno, possibly it’s third printing? Fourth? I don’t sustain, as a result of variety of printings is comparatively meaningless (a ebook may have 1000 copies in a print run, or 500, or 10,000) — nevertheless it simply means, hey, the ebook is promoting, and in reality is promoting out, and they should make extra books. It’s a superb place to be, so thanks.

Value noting that I’ll be out in assist of this ebook and the upcoming The Stand anthology (ahhhhh), The Finish of the World As We Know It —

First up, at Doylestown Bookshop on August sixteenth is DARK INK 2, an all-day horror-writer-panel-signing-stravaganza. You’ll discover Nat Cassidy, Paul Tremblay, Vincent Tirado, Chris Golden, Clay Chapman, Cina Pelayo, Lindy Ryan, Todd Keisling, Sam Rebelein, Dennis Mahoney, John Langan, Chris Panatier, Mary SanGiovanni, Kay Chronister, Diana Rodriguez Wallach, and possibly extra?? Final yr was wild. Wonderful occasion, stocked to the rafters with of us. Right here’s the day’s schedule — and I word too for those who’re searching for a signed ebook by me however received’t be there, you’ll be able to order from the shop and I’ll signal there and so they’ll ship it to you.

Then: I’ll be at Vortex Books and Comics — the mighty Keene-SanGiovanni joint — in Columbia, PA on August nineteenth, for the Finish of the World As We Know It Launch Social gathering. Line varieties at 4PM. It’s me, Brian Keene, Bryan Smith, Richard Chizmar, Ronald Malfi, Alma Katsu, and Somer Canon.

On September ninth, I’ll be at Midtown Scholar with Keene, Somer Canon and Wealthy Chizmar to speak The Finish of the World As We Know It.

And I’ve yet another as-yet-unannounced con developing, which can or might not be a cool conference in Canada in November that I’ve completed earlier than, however I don’t assume that’s for me to say, but.

OKAY BYE