Little Free Library

For the past several months, I decided that I needed to dive into the little free library world. Libraries in general are some of my favorite places to be, and I got excited about exploring the different library designs. I have every intention of building my own little free library some day soon, and so I created a fun social media campaign in which I brought copies of “Wildfire Weeds” to the Little Free Libraries (LFL) of Northern California.

Little Free Library is a movement to create hubs of free books in neighborhoods around the world. The official org provides different manufactured designs that you can purchase a pre-made library from; they also offer a database that you can access with a map of all the different official libraries. I got a book from my local library about how to build little free libraries. Yes, I’ve totally gone down the LFL rabbit hole!

This past Winter my storage sheds were really compromised by a freak snowstorm, and so this Spring and Summer, I have made it a mission to distribute more of my books into the world. I moved into a tiny house & I was in the middle of my debut novel book tour when Covid hit, and so I have several boxes of “Wildfire Weeds” that I don’t really have a place to put anymore. My solution: give them away!

I’ve been on a quest to get these books into the hands of readers. Better out in the world than in my compromised storage scene. Besides, I’m actively shifting my career to focus on recording my podcast episodes and writing my novel trilogy about Utopia. It’s time for “Wildfire Weeds” to head out into the wide world.

So, I started taking some trips to distribute my debut novel around Northern California. I love being able to bring this book into the hands of locals. I really wrote this book to explore the local experience of shifting grounds. We’re simultaneously experiencing the intersection of ecology and economy. My book attempts to look the intersection of wildfires and cannabis legalization in the eye. It’s a very intimate portrayal of a local culture within the context of larger environmental relationships. I’m excited that people will pick up “Wildfire Weeds” and see themselves, their experiences, and the ecosystems they are a part of represented in fiction.

I have another couple boxes of books that I am planning to take around with me on adventures now that the world has reopened. I hope that a copy finds its way to you!