Summer Park Readings 2019!

Summer Park Readings 2019!

I think summer is probably my favorite time of year in Portland. All the flowers come out of hiding, I get to click on the bedside fan, and weekend porch reading and writing time is in full effect!Also, I dust off my portable amp and microphone and ask some of my...
Snapped at AWP!

Snapped at AWP!

We had a ton of fun at AWP this year, here in our hometown of Portland! Here are some pics of some of our table visitors and events we co-hosted. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hello and buy books.
FT at AWP in PDX

FT at AWP in PDX

Hey friends! I’m excited that AWP is here on our home turf this year. Come visit us at table T2054 (shared with Drew Burk and his Spork Press gang). There are multiple Future Tense events happening in the next few days. Here’s a list… Thursday night!...
Coming in 2019: Liar by Rob Roberge

Coming in 2019: Liar by Rob Roberge

I’m super excited to announce that we’ve acquired the paperback rights to one of my favorite memoirs, Liar by Rob Roberge. It originally came out in hardcover in January, 2016 from Crown and received many excited reviews. I read it when it first came out...
Genevieve Hudson Cover Reveal!

Genevieve Hudson Cover Reveal!

We’re currently working on finishing up the last edits on Genevieve’s upcoming story collection, Pretend We Live Here, and it will be released on July 24th. Pre-ordering to come (in June). The cover design is being done by Jess Vande Werken and the cover...
Our Upcoming 2018 Books

Our Upcoming 2018 Books

We’re hyped up about the two new books we have planned for 2018. First off, this summer will be the release of Genevieve Hudson’s debut collection of short stories, Pretend We Live Here. Hudson’s vivid fiction explore youth, sexuality, gender, home,...
Instant Future Chapbooks!

Instant Future Chapbooks!

A couple of years ago, we decided to do an eBook experiment called Instant Future Books. The idea was to see what we could learn about the viability of eBooks and their readership by publishing exclusive essays and stories. What we learned is that the worlds of...
Summer Park Readings

Summer Park Readings

Hey friends, We’re hosting a couple of fun outdoor readings this summer with some of our favorite writers. These events are sponsored by Outlet, the amazing and charming new studio space of Portland artist, Kate Bingaman-Burt. Her space will serve as a backup, in case...
Future Tense Favorites of 2016

Future Tense Favorites of 2016

So, yeah, the year 2016 was a cold, clammy fever dream of a shitshow, but in the world of books, there was still too much goodness! While we look forward to 2017 and prepare for whatever craziness is in store, a bunch of us at Future Tense want to share with you our...
Our Summer 2017 Jam: Tatiana Ryckman

Our Summer 2017 Jam: Tatiana Ryckman

Okay, folks. We got your summer reading jam locked and loaded for 2017. We’re happy to announce that our next paperback release will be a beautiful and amazing book by Tatiana Ryckman titled I Don’t Think of You (Until I Do). As with many of our favorite...