Max Talley
@maxtalley.bsky.social
Writer of When The Night Breathes Electric & My Secret Place books, painter, and sometimes a gigging musician. www.maxtalley.com
New issue of Iron Horse Literary Review is out, with my story, "Make That a Double." An artistic & lovely issue; one of the best things to come out of Texas. Jill Patterson does a great job! www.ironhorsereview.com/home2
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
New issue of Iron Horse Literary Review is out, with my story, "Make That a Double." An artistic & lovely issue; one of the best things to come out of Texas. Jill Patterson does a great job! www.ironhorsereview.com/home2
Calling all readers of crime fiction, historical fiction, hippie fiction from Ventura, Carpinteria, Oxnard & Camarillo. Free event this Saturday!!
October 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Calling all readers of crime fiction, historical fiction, hippie fiction from Ventura, Carpinteria, Oxnard & Camarillo. Free event this Saturday!!
PUBLICATION DAY for my new novel!! Hippie crime & historical fiction, about art, music, drugs, free love, San Francisco, counterculture, rockstars & fake gurus, communes & cults. PL&H is at Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Powell's, Kepler's, City Lights Bookstore, or from threeroomspress.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
PUBLICATION DAY for my new novel!! Hippie crime & historical fiction, about art, music, drugs, free love, San Francisco, counterculture, rockstars & fake gurus, communes & cults. PL&H is at Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Powell's, Kepler's, City Lights Bookstore, or from threeroomspress.com
Alternate cover, only available on Jupiter. Coming in 10 days. Already spotted in bookstores and avaiable for preorder on Amazon, Bookshop, and Barnes & Noble. Who doesn't need a psychedelic thriller?
October 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Alternate cover, only available on Jupiter. Coming in 10 days. Already spotted in bookstores and avaiable for preorder on Amazon, Bookshop, and Barnes & Noble. Who doesn't need a psychedelic thriller?
Nice ad in the Santa Barbara Literary Journal, Vol 12 !!
September 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Nice ad in the Santa Barbara Literary Journal, Vol 12 !!
New novel coming in a little over 6 weeks. Strong reviews in Publisher's Weekly & Kirkus. Available for preorder at Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, & Amazon.
August 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
New novel coming in a little over 6 weeks. Strong reviews in Publisher's Weekly & Kirkus. Available for preorder at Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, & Amazon.
There's a Goodreads free giveaway for my forthcoming novel through August 11th. The book drops on October 14th and reviews are up at Kirkus Reviews and Publisher's Weekly.
August 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
There's a Goodreads free giveaway for my forthcoming novel through August 11th. The book drops on October 14th and reviews are up at Kirkus Reviews and Publisher's Weekly.
Celebrate Book Indepence Day on July 6th in Santa Barbara at Mesa Bookstore. Free for all! 1:30 to 4 pm.
July 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Celebrate Book Indepence Day on July 6th in Santa Barbara at Mesa Bookstore. Free for all! 1:30 to 4 pm.
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Q&A with Max Talley about his new story collection, DESTROY ME GENTLY, PLEASE.
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June 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Q&A with Max Talley about his new story collection, DESTROY ME GENTLY, PLEASE.
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My third story collection was published today, Destroy Me Gently, Please, from Serving House Books. Available at Bookshop.org at powells.com B&N and Amazon. 16 stories about men & women: haunted drifters, middle-aged dreamers, restless teenagers all hoping for another shot at glory or redemption.
June 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
My third story collection was published today, Destroy Me Gently, Please, from Serving House Books. Available at Bookshop.org at powells.com B&N and Amazon. 16 stories about men & women: haunted drifters, middle-aged dreamers, restless teenagers all hoping for another shot at glory or redemption.
No Kings protests all over the country. let's do this every month!
June 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
No Kings protests all over the country. let's do this every month!
Last days for this giveaway of my forthcoming hippie crime novel set in 1969. Contest ends May 27th. Absolutely free; no salesman (or saleswoman) will knock on your door.
May 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Last days for this giveaway of my forthcoming hippie crime novel set in 1969. Contest ends May 27th. Absolutely free; no salesman (or saleswoman) will knock on your door.
Happy Bob-Day, Zimmy!!
May 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Happy Bob-Day, Zimmy!!
Sounds like a cool giveaway contest that's absolutely free. Hey, I want a print copy of my book too! More info at Goodreads.
May 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Sounds like a cool giveaway contest that's absolutely free. Hey, I want a print copy of my book too! More info at Goodreads.
My third short story collection is coming in June from Serving House Books, & on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Bookshop.
April 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
My third short story collection is coming in June from Serving House Books, & on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Bookshop.
Resist for however long it takes. Wake up the Dem party. Enough is enough!
April 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Resist for however long it takes. Wake up the Dem party. Enough is enough!
RIP, Richard Chamberlain. One of his best films, as well as Julie Chritie & George C. Scott. A doomed romance amid full '60s psychedelic San Francisco.
March 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RIP, Richard Chamberlain. One of his best films, as well as Julie Chritie & George C. Scott. A doomed romance amid full '60s psychedelic San Francisco.
Can't wait until mid-October. Glad to see it's official.
March 18, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Can't wait until mid-October. Glad to see it's official.
Crowds descend on Washington DC.
January 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Crowds descend on Washington DC.
Thank you for Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks, The Straight Story, and Mulholland Drive. Thanks for bringing your surreal dreams to the multiplexes! RIP
January 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Thank you for Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks, The Straight Story, and Mulholland Drive. Thanks for bringing your surreal dreams to the multiplexes! RIP
Z-Man taking a peek at 2025 and deciding if he can commit.
January 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Z-Man taking a peek at 2025 and deciding if he can commit.