Tree Fall with Birdsong is officially published today, May 21, 2025. That means it should be in bookstores if they ordered copies initially, and Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, and Amzaon should have stock and begin shipping pre-orders today. Exciting!
I can’t wait to start to see this book out in the world, so I’d love to see people post about it when you get your copies (hint, hint). I’m also getting excited about some upcoming events, including the book launch reading at Friendly City Books in Columbus, Mississippi, with Lauren Rhoades, who will read from her new memoir Split the Baby, also hot off the press. Also in June, I’ll take part in an online reading for ALS Awareness, hosted by the inimitable Boa Flouncer herself, Katrina Byrd. And on July 24, I’ll be reading at Lemuria Books in Jackson, Mississippi. I’m planning to line up more readings this summer and into the fall, but still have nail down a few dates, so watch my Events page for more listings on the calendar.
When Fernwood Press and I initially talked about a release date, we had discussed May 13, but they pushed it back a week to be sure that online stories would have copies. May 13 became the date they listed the book on their site, so I treated it as a soft launch with and a first pub date mostly because I had already posted about that date before I learned, but Fernwood stuck to the May 21 date for the official release. Copies should be in the mail today regardless of where you ordered, and some may have shipped early, so maybe you’ll get yours today or very soon!
Fernwood Press was excited to see strong initial orders at Bookshop.org in the first week or so that the book was listed there and I had been promoting it here and on my socials. Thanks in advance for those who ordered a copy already! Bring them to a reading near you, and I’ll be happy to sign! Or if you live near me, let me know and I can sign some on my front porch or come to you.
Kendall Dunkelberg 