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Independent presses championing the kind of science fiction Philip K. Dick himself would have appreciated — and the official bookseller of the Fest.

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Wide Books

2 debut titles

Wide Books publishes reference works, bibliography, and criticism for Philip K. Dick readers, collectors, and scholars.

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The German Editions, 1958–2026

Precious Artifacts 5

by Henri Wintz, David Hyde, and Jens-Christoph Nolte

Wide Books is proud to present PRECIOUS ARTIFACTS 5, the German Editions. This richly illustrated bilingual volume explores Philip K. Dick’s publication history in Germany and was developed in collaboration with renowned Dick expert Jens-Christoph Nolte. Featuring original contributions by Werner Fuchs and Franz Rottensteiner—two key figures in establishing science fiction within the German literary landscape—this volume is a must-have for Philip K. Dick fans, collectors, and international science fiction enthusiasts.

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Critical Reflections on the Novels and Short Stories of Philip K. Dick

Encounter with Realities

by Frank C. Bertrand

ENCOUNTER WITH REALITIES offers a captivating and stimulating exploration of some of Dick’s major novels and stories for those deeply interested in Philip K. Dick’s ideas and worlds. Wide Books is pleased to present this compelling and perceptive work by longtime Dick enthusiast Frank C. Bertrand to readers and fans.

Coming Soon

A surprise from Wide Books — to be announced at the Festival!

Pink Beam Press

7 debut titles

We created Pink Beam Press to champion the kind of science fiction that Philip K. Dick himself would have appreciated. Stories that question reality, challenge authority, explore consciousness, and force us to reconsider what it means to be human in an age of accelerating technological change. We believe science fiction remains one of the most important literary genres for understanding the world we are creating together.

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Forbidden Faces

Bloody 13

by Sarah Langan
Paperback $12.99·Ebook $6.99

In a near-future New York City, still haunted by the scars of the Y-Plague, fear has become fashion, law, and religion. Twenty million are dead. The virus spared women, but every infected man died. Now society clings to control in the name of safety. Girls are watched. Girls are regulated. And the moment they turn thirteen, they are required to hide their faces behind masks — even though science has long since proven they pose no threat at all. Most comply. Some even celebrate it. But when three girls begin to ask questions, they discover the dangers of resistance.

About the Author

Sarah Langan holds an MS in Environmental Toxicology from NYU, an MFA from Columbia University, and is a three-time recipient of the Bram Stoker Award. She's the author of several acclaimed short stories and novels including The Keeper, Good Neighbors, and the forthcoming Trad Wife, from Simon and Schuster (September 2026).

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Digital Doppelganger

Glitch

by Brian Evenson
Paperback $9.99·Ebook $6.99

A mind-bending science fiction novella about identity, consciousness, memory, and the horror of surviving yourself, GLITCH explores what happens when immortality becomes a prison, and when your own mind becomes your worst enemy.

About the Author

Brian Evenson is the author of two dozen books of fiction, most recently the story collection Good Night, Sleep Tight. His collection Song for the Unraveling of the World won the Shirley Jackson Award and the World Fantasy Award and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times' Ray Bradbury Prize. His novel Last Days won the ALA-RUSA award for Best Horror Novel. He is the recipient of three O. Henry Prizes, an NEA fellowship, and a Guggenheim Award. His work has been translated into two dozen languages. He lives in Los Angeles and teaches at the California Institute of the Arts.

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Digital Escape

Hard Video

by Keith Giles
Paperback $12.99·Ebook $6.99

If the eyes are the window to the soul, then Hard Video (HVDO) is the telescope to your future. But what happens when someone dares to turn off their device and take a good look around? What happens when someone asks, “Why don't we make reality a place we don't need to escape from?”

About the Author

Keith Giles is a best-selling author and podcaster who lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, Wendy. He has appeared on CNN with Anderson Cooper, Coast to Coast with George Noory, John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything (Sirius XM Radio), and many other podcasts, television, and radio programs. Learn more at KeithGiles.com.

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Mega-City Blues

Sim Cop

by David Agranoff
Paperback $12.99·Ebook $6.99

Hundreds of years from now, Los Angeles is one of the last megacities on a dying Earth. Most humans have left, and the streets are filthy with illegal tech and experimental drugs. But LAPD detective Alex Garson has a problem. He just discovered he's not human. He's a Sim designed to be a cop, and his partner was just murdered by the mega-city's most notorious drug dealer, Domino “Big Rig” Wrigley. Wrigley has been flooding the streets with Life-ly, a brand-new drug that makes Sims feel human. As if being a print job wasn't bad enough, Detective Garson doesn't have a choice. He is programmed to do his job — to find “Big Rig” and avenge his partner — unless he finds a way to override his programming and kill himself.

About the Author

David Agranoff is the Wonderland Award-nominated author of The Last Night to Kill Nazis and the Philip K. Dick-inspired science fiction thriller Great America in Dead World. For the last few years, David has co-hosted the Dickheads podcast, a deep dive into the work of Philip K. Dick, reviewing his novels in publication order as well as the history of science fiction.

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Inhuman Resources

Services Rendered

by Anthony Trevino
Paperback $12.99·Ebook $6.99

Lee Horowitz loves his job. It's what he was raised and trained for. As the Cantrell Corp.'s most loyal and reliable shadow operative — handling everything from silencing competitors to personal favors for interplanetary shareholders — Lee's entire life has been in service to the company. Until the day a minor mistake results in his immediate termination. Instead of loitering in the unemployment line, Lee finds himself stalked by the Reclamation Commission, a group whose sole purpose is to extract what they can and leave no trace. But even a former company man has some misgivings about being disappeared, leaving Lee no choice but to run headfirst into a city determined to exploit and kill him as he scrambles to find not only a way off world, but himself.

About the Author

Anthony Trevino is the author of King Space Void, published by Eraserhead Press, and the horror comic Fruition, and has also made an appearance in the True Detective tribute anthology Walk Hand in Hand into Extinction from CLASH Books.

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Nighttime in the Megalopolis

Bubblegum Circuit Tower Dash

by Andrew Turck
Paperback $12.99·Ebook $6.99

A hurricane's coming in. It needs to be stopped; Tower No. 4 has the drones to do it. But the tower's down. The city's a mess. And the only contractor with the electro-free running spark to bring No. 4 back online is… he's dealing with a lot, okay? Big spiritual questions. He had a breakup. His friend fell off a roof. Now the storm might take his ex — she's directly in its path and sleeps heavily on cardio days. Facing our hero: a nine-hundred-foot climb, no stairs, no elevators. Also, the tower kinda, sorta may want to kill anyone who goes inside. Should he manage to live, the contractor will journey through a story of metaphysics and DC currents, of lightning and quantum physics, of bubblegum pops and oddly specific muscle groups. Can he make it? Can anyone? Well, buckle up, because our genre? It's cyberpunk. And this novella. Has. No. Brakes.

About the Author

Andrew Turck comes from a small-town newspaper background, serving as editor for the Big Horn County News in Hardin, Montana, from 2012 to 2019, and as managing editor at The Holyoke Enterprise in Holyoke, Colorado, from 2022 to 2023. Currently, he studies psychology. His short story, Urgent Care, appeared in Quoir Publishing's science fiction anthology, Augmented, Volume 1.

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Strange Connection

Shadowboxing

by Gordon Bonnet
Paperback $12.99·Ebook $6.99

Zach Davidson is an ordinary seventeen-year-old boy — focused mainly on running track and hanging out with friends and girls and parties — when, somehow, he and classmate Andy Traylen begin to hear each other's thoughts. Their personalities have somehow become wired together. But it doesn't take long for Zach to figure out that this fusion has a very dark side, and that breaking the link might be imperative for both boys to stay sane. But is separation even possible — without one of them dying?

About the Author

Gordon Bonnet is the author of twenty-four novels of speculative fiction and historical fiction, including In the Midst of Lions, Eyes Like Midnight, and The Communion of Shadows. He lives in rural upstate New York with his wife and three extremely spoiled dogs.

Official Bookseller of PKD Fest

Artifact Books

Artifact Books of Encinitas, California is the official bookseller of PKD Fest. They'll be on-site throughout the festival — premiering new titles and selling used and rare books. The shop carries new, used, vintage, and rare books across every genre, including a deep science fiction, fantasy, and horror selection.

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