First Newsletter from The Autistic Aunties / Unpopular Publishing Co

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We are in the process of learning how to do our newsletter, so please be patient as we work out formatting & design kinks. Warmest regards from all of us here at Autistic Aunties & The Unpopular Publishing Co!

Love, Signe & Elizabeth.

Here’s what’s going on in our world lately . . .

Events!

The Twin Cities Book Festival will feature over 140 exhibitors, and will be held from 10am to 5pm at Union Depot, Saint Paul, November 7, 2026. CLICK HERE to navigate to the Rain Taxi Twin Cities Book Festival Website.

What we’re up to . . .

We rescued Judy Gemstone the pugapoo from Texas!

A small light colored dog is standing in front of some Unpopular Publishing Co merchandise and also some pumpkins for Halloween.

She’s been settling in, and she’s helping us get ready for the Twin Cities Book Festival at Union Depot in Saint Paul, happening in just one week (see above)!

We’ve been working diligently on Book 2 of the F This Murder series with all the gang assisting…

BABY CAT assisting Signe.

Cooper working hard.

F This Halloween Murder, Book 2 of the F This Murder Series is scheduled for release in Fall 2027!

Speaking of F This Murder, we received a HUGE surprise from PUBLISHERS WEEKLY!

We got a surprise ALL positive review in PUBLISHERS WEEKLY NINE MONTHS after publication that boosted our visibility HUGELY and launched our debut into brick and mortar stores! CLICK HERE to read the full Publishers Weekly review on publishersweeky.com.

Meanwhile . . .

Still chronically ill . . .

Still a badass!

Lizzi heads out to an infusion.

Signe is learning to bake sourdough!

We’re getting our BLOG & SUBSTACK up and running finally!

Thank you for your patience as we get our blog and substack up and running.

Tue, May 28

Dendrites, Autism, and Mycorrhizae

When my high school senior and I communicate, I wonder what other people hear and see. So they know we’re autistic?

CLICK HERE to navigate to our SUBSTACK

News . . .

We were honored to be featured in the incomparable Jordan Rosenfeld’s NEW book WRITING THROUGH THE PAUSE: Mining Midlife For Powerful Writing and in Jordan’s substack Writing in the Pause. Click on the images for our interviews on Jordan’s substack: Writing in the Pause.

Click here for JordanRosenfeld.net for more info about Writing Through the Pause & ordering.

Announcing a new book series from The Autistic Aunties . . .

The We Can Do It Together Series. Because sometimes doing life is hard. *for people of all ages.

Online Store!

We are working to stock our online store and get things set up correctly so that you can purchase merch like our mugs and our popular (lol) Unpopular Publishing Co soft Bella Canvas T-shirts directly from us!

F*ck This Murder is ON SALE NOW!

F*CK THIS MURDER Sale Copy with minor corrected typo!

ON SALE $6.00 + shipping!! We have signed copies that include just one page with a typo, which we have hand-corrected (see images). Get them before they’re gone! Queer, curvy, neurodivergent, and chronically ill Maggie Livingston just wants a 5-star review for her new B & B, but dead bodies, a rogue alligator and accident-prone guests keep getting in the way. Welcome to Book One of F*ck This Murder: A rollicking fun, foul-mouthed cozy mystery series.

$6.00

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