ROLLING TOWARD CLEAR SKIES is Here!

Today Lake Union/Amazon Publishing released my latest novel. It’s called ROLLING TOWARD CLEAR SKIES, and it’s available right now in Kindle, hardcover, paperback, and as an Audible download.

I’ve also updated this site to help you learn a little more about what’s next. I have a page now for my May 2025 release, MICHAEL WITHOUT APOLOGY, with links to preorder.

I hope you enjoy the latest release, and I hope you know that my actual email address is on the site, on the “Contact Me” page. It’s a direct address, and no one will read your mail but me. And I always answer. I have help with things like post office runs, but I would never farm out my communications with readers. So if you ever feel inclined to reach out and let me know what you think, please do.

Happy reading!

Goodreads Giveaway

My publisher is doing a giveaway on Goodreads, with a hundred digital (ebook) copies up for grabs.

Here's the link.

This is not my giveaway, so please don't leave a comment below and think that enters you. You have to follow this link and enter on Goodreads.

Good luck!

Cover reveal for MICHAEL WITHOUT APOLOGY

For those of you wondering what’s next after ROLLING TOWARD CLEAR SKIES next month, here’s a sneak preview.

It’s called MICHAEL WITHOUT APOLOGY, it’s due out on May 6th, and the Amazon detail page is HERE. It’s very new, and right at the moment it doesn’t have the brief synopsis of the plot, but it will very soon.

In the meantime I’ll just tell you that the novel has everything to do with accepting our own physical bodies and appearances, even when society makes that difficult.

More news to follow!

Cover Reveal for ROLLING TOWARD CLEAR SKIES, and a giveaway

PLEASE NOTE: If you are entering this giveaway, you have to be on my original blog on my website, so all entries are in one place. That means if you’re viewing this on Goodreads or in an email, you have to click through. (On Goodreads you can click the title of the post at the top, or “View more on Catherine Ryan Hyde’s website” underneath. In the email you can click the title or “Read in Browser” beneath.)

Not long after I got word that this is the final cover for my November release, ROLLING TOWARD CLEAR SKIES, the UPS guy brought me a couple of cartons of advance readers’ copies. So, as tends to be the case, I’m going to be giving three away on this blog, as a thank you for subscribing.

There are guidelines, and people don’t read them, and then I can’t enter them. I hate that, because I want people to have a chance if they want one. But all I can do is ask you to read the following. The rest is out of my control.

Just leave a comment in the thread below to enter. Please be sure to leave your email address in the form (not a good idea to leave it in the body of the comment because it is, after all, the internet) so I can notify you if you win. As always, I promise I will never harvest or save your address, or use it for any other purpose. It may seem as though there’s no place to enter your email, but when you hit post that field should come up. If you have trouble you can go to Contact Me and let me know, and I’ll be happy to enter you manually.

And that’s it! I plan to leave this open until Sunday, June 2nd. Then I’ll choose three winners. Good luck!

LIFE, LOSS, AND PUFFINS is here

It’s a personal favorite of mine, and it just went on sale today.

And don’t you think it’s interesting that a huge portion of the United States (including southern portions) and Mexico have been watching the Aurora the past few days? And that it’s vanishingly rare for a thing like that to happen? Because… look at the cover. The Aurora Borealis is right on the cover. And it plays a big role in the story. I just thought the timing of that once-in-a-lifetime event was interesting.

I even got images and video of it (just at the horizon, but still) in San Luis Obispo County, California. Never thought I’d live to see the day. If you watch the video above, please click on it and bring it up full screen. This is more like a thumbnail, the important bit is at the bottom, and it’s cut off.

Anyway, back to the book. It’s available in Kindle, Paperback, Hardcover, and Audible download. You know where to find my email address to tell me what you think.

Happy reading!

A DIFFERENT KIND OF GONE is here

Okay, I’ll admit this one snuck up on me. Normally I post on Facebook the day before the release, asking readers to report “early sightings” on their Kindles. This time I woke up, processed some astro images, did the Wordle, and then suddenly thought, “Oh, that’s today!”

Yes, my newest release, A DIFFERENT KIND OF GONE, dropped today.

Here’s the link to the Kindle edition HERE, and all the other editions are easy to find from that page.

I hope you enjoy it, and thank you for being my reader. I appreciate you!

A Cover Reveal for Life, Loss, and Puffins

I must admit this new release is quite close to my heart.

This is my May 14th, 2024 release, LIFE, LOSS and PUFFINS. It’s next out after A DIFFERENT KIND OF GONE in December. And it’s on my personal favorites list, because I just love the friendship between Ru and Gabriel.

And here’s the cover!

You can read more about LIFE, LOSS, AND PUFFINS HERE, and preorder it if you feel so inclined.

And that’s it for now. As always, happy reading!

ARCs of A DIFFERENT KIND OF GONE are here--let's give some away!

And here they are, freshly dropped on my porch by the UPS guy. ARCs of my December release, A DIFFERENT KIND OF GONE. So let’s do a giveaway.

BUT WAIT! Before I say any more, you’ll need to enter on my original blog, on my website. That means that if you’re reading this on Goodreads, or as an email because you’re a subscriber, you’ll need to click through to my website. Otherwise entries won’t all be in one place. (On Goodreads you can click the title of the post at the top, or “View more on Catherine Ryan Hyde’s website” underneath. In the email you can click the title or “Read in Browser” beneath.)

I have to be honest and say giveaways are very messy and hard for me because so many people don’t read the directions. Will you help me with that by reading the next paragraph?

Just leave a comment in the thread below to enter. Please be sure to leave your email address in the form (not a good idea to leave it in the body of the comment because it is, after all, the internet) so I can notify you if you win. As always, I promise I will never harvest or save your address, or use it for any other purpose. It may seem as though there’s no place to enter your email, but when you hit post that field should come up. If you have trouble you can go to Contact Me and let me know, and I’ll be happy to enter you manually.

And that’s it! I plan to leave this open until Sunday, July 16th. Then I’ll choose four winners. Good luck!

A Cover Reveal

For those who might wonder what’s coming up next, I have the final cover for my December 5th release, A DIFFERENT KIND OF GONE. You can learn more about the novel on its Amazon detail page, and as soon as I have advance readers’ copies I’ll give them away on this blog.

Thank you for being a subscriber, and happy reading!

JUST A REGULAR BOY is here!

So happy to see this one break out into the world.

JUST A REGULAR BOY released today, May 2nd, from Lake Union/Amazon Publishing.

It’s available in hardcover, paperback, Kindle ebook, audio CD set, and Audible download.

My next release is A DIFFERENT KIND OF GONE on December 5th. I’ll reveal a cover as soon as we have a final one.

For those who might not know, my real, direct email address is on the “Contact Me” page. I’m always interested in what you think about the books, or feel free to just say hi.

Happy reading!

Hardcover Giveaway

I guess the publication date of my May release, JUST A REGULAR BOY, must be coming up fast. This past week the UPS guy brought me four cartons of finished books. Half are paperbacks, and half are the beautiful, old-fashioned hardcovers we used to see more often. The kind with dust jackets and everything.

Here are pictures of the books both with and without the dust jackets.

Now… if you’ve been following me for a while, you know that means I’m giving some away. I figure I’ll put three of these up for grabs. ***PLEASE NOTE: If you’re reading this in an email, or on Goodreads, you’ll need to click through to the original blog on my website.***

As always, I implore you to take a handful of seconds to read how to enter, below, so you’ll be in the running.

Just leave a comment in the thread below to enter. Please be sure to leave your email address in the form (not a good idea to leave it in the body of the comment because it is, after all, the internet) so I can notify you if you win. As always, I promise I will never harvest or save your address, or use it for any other purpose. It may seem as though there’s no place to enter your email, but when you hit post that field should come up. If you have trouble you can go to Contact Me and let me know, and I’ll be happy to enter you manually. And again, if you’re reading this blog post on Amazon or Goodreads, please click through and leave your comment on the original blog on my website, so I have all my entries in one place. Along those same lines, if you are reading this as an email in your inbox, please click on the title of the post, which will take you to my actual blog page, rather than replying to the email.

And that’s it. I’ll leave this open for a week, and draw three winners at random on Sunday the 19th. Good luck!

A rare post that's not about books.

I’m not sure how many of you know about my hobbies, or are interested in them. It’s fine if you’re not. Feel free to come for the books and stay for the books. But I am, or recently have been, pretty deeply involved with dogs, cats, horses, hiking, travel, and astrophotography.

I’ve had a page on this site called “My Astrophotography” for a few years, but I have no idea how many people have viewed it. Also, I had a lot of older stuff on there that I no longer liked, and I really only posted something new now and then if I thought it was good.

Recently, though, I had a breakthrough in processing (bringing out all the fine detail the camera sensor captured). I learned a handful of new tools and processes, and they made such a huge difference that I started pulling up older photos and reprocessing them. This led me to completely redoing the page on this site, and I’m happy with the way it turned out. (And no, I did not put in all that time at the expense of my writing. I just finished a novel in the past week, handed it in, and I already have 18 pages of something new.)

If you’re at all interested in astronomy, or just enjoy the beauty of the natural world, I hope you’ll take a look.

It’s HERE.

Next time it’ll be book news. Happy reading until then.

SO LONG, CHESTER WHEELER IS HERE

And I think we should celebrate by giving away three finished paperbacks.

***BUT—if you are reading this on Goodreads or Amazon, you’ll need to click through to the original blog on my website to enter. Same if you’re a subscriber reading this in an email. Please enter only on the original blog.***

Now… on December 6th, Lake Union (Amazon Publishing) released my newest novel, a road trip between a young gay man new to caretaking and a dying homophobic, disagreeable curmudgeon. You can read more about SO LONG, CHESTER WHEELER here.

Now. Let’s give away three. I’m begging you to read the paragraph below, so I actually receive your entry.

Just leave a comment in the thread below to enter. Please be sure to leave your email address in the form (not a good idea to leave it in the body of the comment because it is, after all, the internet) so I can notify you if you win. As always, I promise I will never harvest or save your address, or use it for any other purpose. It may seem as though there’s no place to enter your email, but when you hit post that field should come up. If you have trouble you can go to Contact Me and let me know, and I’ll be happy to enter you manually. And again, if you’re reading this blog post on Amazon or Goodreads, please click through and leave your comment on the original blog on my website, so I have all my entries in one place. Along those same lines, if you are reading this as an email in your inbox, please click on the title of the post, which will take you to my actual blog page, rather than replying to the email.

And that’s it. I’ll choose three winners at random Sunday morning. Good luck!

A Giveaway

Look what the UPS guy brought me yesterday. Two big cartons of my May release, JUST A REGULAR BOY.

As is my habit, I’m giving three of these away on this blog. And I only ask one thing in return. Please, please, please read the paragraph below. Please? It takes 20 seconds. Lots of people don’t read the directions and don’t end up with an entry that will be included, and I’ve spent a whole bunch of time individually correcting people so their entries will count, even though it would have taken them 30 seconds or less to read the paragraph below. I hope you’ll understand when I say I’ve decided not to do that anymore.

 And here it is:

Just leave a comment in the thread below to enter. Please be sure to leave your email address in the form (not a good idea to leave it in the body of the comment because it is, after all, the internet) so I can notify you if you win. As always, I promise I will never harvest or save your address, or use it for any other purpose. It may seem as though there’s no place to enter your email, but when you hit post that field should come up. If you have trouble you can go to Contact Me and let me know, and I’ll be happy to enter you manually. And if you’re reading this blog post on Amazon or Goodreads, please click through and leave your comment on the original blog on my website, so I have all my entries in one place. Along those same lines, if you are reading this as an email in your inbox, please click on the title of the post, which will take you to my actual blog page, rather than replying to the email.

And that’s it. I’ll choose three winners at random Sunday morning. Good luck!

Where to Find Me Online...

…other than here, that is.

Like many people, I’ve decided that Twitter is no longer an appropriate place for me to spend part of my day. So I am closing that account today. I’ve been giving notice to my followers for several days.

Maybe you’re not even a fan of social media and never followed me there at all. But if you were following me on Twitter, and would like to know where to find me now, I’ve put together a link tree.

You can find it HERE, and it’s pretty comprehensive.

Hope to see you… well, everywhere!

A Cover Reveal

Hi folks.

Well, am I keeping true to my pledge not to spam you with constant blog posts, or what? Just kidding. Mostly. I’m more comfortable only letting you know when something really important happens.

So here it is. The cover reveal for my May ‘23 release, JUST A REGULAR BOY.

Follow THIS LINK and you can read a little bit about it. Maybe preorder if you’re so inclined. I’ll give it a page on this site soon. For now I just really love this cover, and I wanted my blog subscribers to see it.

More news as it becomes available!

STEWIE HAS ARRIVED!

For those who might not know, my newest novel, DREAMING OF FLIGHT, was released today (May 3rd, 2022) by Lake Union/Amazon publishing.

I have some hardcovers and audiobooks that I’ll be giving away soon on this blog, so please stay tuned.

Meanwhile, if you preordered this, or are about to pick up a copy now, I hope you enjoy Stewie’s story.

Happy reading!

Another Cover Reveal

If you follow this blog, you probably know that my next release is DREAMING OF FLIGHT in May. But you also probably know that I’m releasing two novels a year.

So here’s what’s next for the second half of ‘22.

It’s called SO LONG, CHESTER WHEELER, and this is the new cover. It will be released on December 6th, and can be preordered anytime. And if you follow this link you can learn a little about the story. I had fun writing this one. I think it’s among my favorites.

Just keeping you posted.

Happy reading!

BOY UNDERGROUND is Here!

Today is a a special day.

As I write this, it’s Monday the 6th. That’s the day any preordered ebook copies of Boy Underground will start dropping onto Kindles and other devices, usually around 9:00 at night. Chances are by the time you receive this email it will be Tuesday the 7th, the release day for BOY UNDERGROUND.

I have to go on record as saying this is one of my favorites of mine. Theoretically authors don’t have favorites, but I more or less do. And Boy Underground either ties with Luis Velez as my favorite, or knocks it just barely out of the top spot.

I also want to briefly mention the audiobook. If you’re at all a fan of audio, I hope you’ll give this one a try. I’ve never done this before, but I got an idea in my head of someone who would be perfect to narrate this one. I asked my publisher, and they reached out and got him. He’s the actor Dan Butler. I had mostly known him as a comedy actor, probably best known for playing Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe on the Frasier series. But when I heard him narrate the James Baldwin classic “Giovanni’s Room,” I knew he was the right voice. I really experienced emotion while listening to this audio in a way I usually don’t when listening to my own books. I hope you’ll give it a try and share any thoughts you might have.

Thank you for being my reader, and for subscribing to this blog. I hope you enjoy the new novel as much as I enjoyed sharing it with you.

As always, happy reading!

Let's Do a Giveaway

Look what the UPS guy brought me this week. I received three cartons of ARCs (advance readers’ copies) of my May 2022 release, DREAMING OF FLIGHT.

Those who know me know what happens next: I do a giveaway for my blog followers.

I always post a few guidelines for entering, and about 10% of readers don’t read them or don’t follow them and don’t end up in the running. What can I say but that I’m trying to give you free stuff and this next paragraph takes less than 20 seconds to read?

Just leave a comment in the thread below to enter. Please be sure to leave your email address in the form (not a good idea to leave it in the body of the comment because it is, after all, the internet) so I can notify you if you win. As always, I promise I will never harvest or save your address, or use it for any other purpose. It may seem as though there’s no place to enter your email, but when you hit post that field should come up. If you have trouble you can go to Contact Me and let me know, and I’ll be happy to enter you manually. And if you’re reading this blog post on Amazon or Goodreads, please click through and leave your comment on the original blog on my website, so I have all my entries in one place. Along those same lines, if you are reading this as an email in your inbox, please click on the title of the post, which will take you to my actual blog page, rather than replying to the email.

And that’s it. I’ll leave this open for about ten days and then choose five winners at random. Good luck, and thanks for being a subscriber!