A Little Personal News

Published on 7 July 2026 at 14:35

Hi everyone! Thanks so much for coming back to visit Underground Bookshelf. I love sharing these resources with you, and I hope everyone who visits finds something they're looking for - whether that's a little light reading, a writing contest, to find the next author or book to add to your TBR, or something else.

Like many of you, I'm a writer as well. I've self-published three books so far and am currently working on the sequel to Aftermath. I'm pretty excited about the twists and turns it's taking. I'm really excited to tell people that my books are now available at their first brick-and-mortar! If you happen to be in the Greater Boston (Massachusetts, USA) area, you can now find The Wood, Aftermath, and Airphibious on consignment at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, MA. Consignment options are growing for self-published and small, indie authors. 

Generally, bookstores (even the small, indie ones) prefer to order books through Ingram or another large wholesale book supplier because it is much easier than sourcing books from each author individually. Plus, they have the option to send back any books that don't sell. But there are many small bookstores that want to carry work from indie authors - especially local authors.

Consignment is how these small bookstores protect themselves and offer space on their shelves to local indie authors. Typically, they don't pay anything upfront. They offer shelf space and agree to split the sale with the author, usually around 60/40 or 50/50. If you're an indie or self-published author, consignment might be an option for you as you look to place your book in shops in your local community.

If you'd like to learn more about book consignment, here are a few resources:

If you'd like to pick up my book from a brick-and-mortar:

The Wood:

A Coming-of-Age Fable

A coming-of-age story set in a small village on the edge of the wood, this novella tells the story of self-acceptance, found family, and the power within.

Like every other girl in her village, Kyla has been taught to ward off curses with the right concoction of herbs, but when the curse of a new plague falls upon the Village, the Aunts fail to purge the illness from ailing citizens. After an accident leaves Kyla struggling to adapt to a new disability, she becomes the target of a witch-hunt. In order to survive, she will have to consider what it means to be a witch.

Where to find this book:

Aftermath:

Book One of the Stone Series

A geologist by trade, Shayna had agreed to join the scientific colony tasked with terraforming Mars in the hopes of offering a better life to her family who continue to suffer the aftermath of war and famine on Earth.

She did not foresee getting left behind when the rest of the colony fled a surprise attack. Nor did she foresee needing to survive repeated encounters with an unknown Martian species. In order to survive, she must try to understand the creatures she encounters, and she must consider the question: Who is studying who?

Where to find this book:

Airphibious:

Book One of the Starling Chronicles

Long ago, Medj, creator of the universe, imprisoned the angry spirits of his most volatile creations within the boundaries of the Craven Traverse, a dangerous stretch of land, water, and sky guarded by the inhabitants of the planet, Medjem.

In Airphibious, Captain Genessa Starling and the crew of the airphibious vessel, the Comeuppance, must cross the Craven Traverse to deliver supplies to the villages who live at its doorway.

Where to find this book:

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