It's time to join THE SPIDER-SOCIETY!

May 21, 2024

Hi everyone! I hope you’re doing great! Not sure if you saw the big news on Friday, but I’m writing a Spider-Society series for Marvel, with amazing art by...

Welcome to DARK SPACE - a new sci-fi novel from me and Rob Hart

March 28, 2024

Hi friends! Got another quick news alert for you - I'm co-writing a sci-fi novel! I know I've mentioned Dark Space before - but we now have a cover to the...

BREAKING NEWS: I'm writing a BRUNO novel + WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #1 out this week!

March 19, 2024

This one will be quick, I promise - especially since I just sent a newsletter out last week! But I got to share this big news on my socials on Friday - which...

Last chance to preorder DICK TRACY #1

March 14, 2024

Hi friends, I hope you're doing well! It's been busy over here, and - if I'm being honest - I'm still figuring out my newsletter cadence in this, our post-...

ALTER EGO cover reveal, SECRET IDENTITY Strand Award, DICK TRACY and more

January 24, 2024

Hi friends! I hope you're doing great. Happy New Year. Can we still say that a few days from February? I think so! It's been a minute, huh? About that - I've...

Thwip! Some Spider-News to close out 2023

December 22, 2023

Oh, hello there! I told myself that this week’s newsletter would be the last of 2023, but then some news broke yesterday and I felt compelled to share it....

A Fan's Notes

December 19, 2023

Hi friends! Hope you’re doing well as the year wind down and the holidays start taking over. Please remember to be kind and gentle with everyone - these days...

Getting to the Core of a Character

December 6, 2023

Hi friends, hope you’re having a good week and had a pleasant couple of days. December is always a weird month because half of it is spent scrambling and the...

The Collective

November 29, 2023

Hey, I hope you’re doing great! If you did celebrate, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving however you wanted to spend it. We sure did - lots of nice...

Talking Short Stories During a Short Week

November 22, 2023

Hi everyone! I hope you’re doing great. It’s a short week for a lot of people, and I hope you get to spend the holidays with folks you love and care about....

Manifesting the Stories You Want to See

November 15, 2023

Hi friends! I hope you’re doing as well as can be. I’m still recovering from a busy weekend at Motor City Comic Con plus fighting off whatever germs my kids...

The One About the Claremont Run

November 7, 2023

Hey, I hope you’re doing well! Good to see you here. This week promises to be a busy one, so I figured I’d knock out my newsletter early-ish. Alex Segura is...

The power of nostalgia

November 3, 2023

Hey! I hope you’re doing well. So, I had an idea for next week’s post that got derailed by the news that the Beatles had released a “new” and final track -...

On verisimilitude

October 30, 2023

Verisimilitude. The word is defined as “the appearance of being true or real.” It’s something that’s always fascinated me, even before I knew the word. I...

Peter Parker and Me

October 24, 2023

Spider-Man was my guy. I remember the moment pretty clearly, considering I was six or seven when it happened. I was at an Xtra Supermarket in southwest Miami...

NYCC is a wrap!

October 17, 2023

NYCC happened! Thanks for reading Alex Segura! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. What a week! New York Comic Con, the biggest and...

New York Comic Con!

October 11, 2023

Hi friends! I hope you’re doing great. It’s been a busy summer and fall for me, so I apologize for being radio silent - but I figured it was time for an...

SECRET IDENTITY is here!

March 15, 2022

Hi friends. Well, today’s the day - my latest crime novel, Secret Identity, is out in the world via Flatiron Books! It’s also my birthday! I can’t believe...

Secret Identity is coming!

January 24, 2022

Hi friends! Happy New Year! It’s been a minute. I hope you’re doing as well as can be during this insane time and staying healthy. Just popping by to remind...

Secret Identity - revealed!

August 6, 2021

Hi there! In case you missed it io9 broke a bit of news a few weeks ago: the Alex Merto-designed cover to Secret Identity, my next crime novel. I mean, look...

Thank you

April 21, 2021

Hey there! Hope you’re doing well. I’ll try my best to keep this brief. The subject line really says it all: THANK YOU. As of yesterday morning, THE DUSK is...

A quick update on THE DUSK

April 1, 2021

Hey friends! First off - thank you so much for the great support for THE DUSK. In just a few days, we were more than halfway funded, and that’s a testament...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THE DUSK Kickstarter is now live!

March 23, 2021

Hello! Been a spell, huh? It feels like the world is slowly inching toward normal, and I’m very excited for that. Now, as most readers of this newsletter...

Stuff & Nonsense 077: no body, no crime

December 11, 2020

I hope you had a pleasant Thanksgiving in this Year of Chaos. I also hope that you and yours are safe and healthy as we head into what will surely be a rough...

Stuff & Nonsense 076: American Utopia

October 30, 2020

Hey, how are you? Have you voted yet? Please vote. That’s all. That’s the newsletter. Not much else to report - I’m closing in on a draft of Secret Identity,...

Stuff & Nonsense 075: Cheerleader

October 22, 2020

Hey friends - how are you? I ask that with the understanding that things are generally “not great” to “fraught.” But I hope you’re making the best of this...

Stuff & Nonsense 074: Folklore

October 16, 2020

THE QUEST FOR COMFORT Hey, how are you? Hanging in there, I hope. I’ve been thinking a lot about comfort and serenity - especially during these challenging...

Stuff & Nonsense 073: Ill Communication

October 6, 2020

Hey friends - I hope you’re hanging in there amidst…all of this? ::waves arms around:: It’s been a challenging time for everyone, so I’d like to preface this...

STAR WARS POE DAMERON: FREE FALL is out today!

August 4, 2020

Hello! I hope you’re doing well despite, well, everything.I’ve been hesitant to send out too many newsletters during the pandemic but today marks a special...

Stuff & Nonsense 072: A Ghost is Born

May 11, 2020

Hey there. How are you? Hanging in there, I hope. Thanks for opening this email. So, just a few little tidbits to report, plus a new feature of the...

Stuff & Nonsense 071: Free Fallin'

May 5, 2020

Hi! This’ll be a quick one, I promise. I hope you’re safe and healthy during this madness. Stay that way, please? We’ll get through it. So, I just wanted to...

Stuff & Nonsense 070: License to Ill

April 16, 2020

First off, how are you? That’s the big question I ask everyone I interact with these days. I ask myself a lot, too. It’s hard. But you’re doing great - the...

The Black Ghost #4 out now + lots more

January 1, 2020

Happy New Year! This newsletter will continue giving you the Great Content you deserve - including preview imagery, review copies, links to stories I dig,...

The Black Ghost #3 preview, Miami Midnight + Miami Book Fair, and an essay from acclaimed novelist Erica Wright!

November 21, 2019

Oh, hey. So I gave this newsletter a bit of spit and polish. If you're a subscriber to Stuff & Nonsense - no worries, I'll keep most of the stuff you liked....

For Your Review Consideration: THE BLACK GHOST #1 and #2

October 21, 2019

THE BLACK GHOST #1 and #2The second issue of The Black Ghost - the superhero noir comic book from me, Monica Gallagher, George Kambadais, Ellie Wright,...

THE BLACK GHOST #1 is out TODAY!

September 17, 2019

Hi everyone, Hope you're all having a pleasant September. It's been busier than usual on this end, with the conclusion of my Pete Fernandez Mystery novel...

More on MIAMI MIDNIGHT - plus...THE BLACK GHOST!

August 21, 2019

Hey everyone, Hope you're all enjoying the waning days of summer that, strangely, feel like peak humidity and heat? At least here in Queens, NY. It's been a...

MIAMI MIDNIGHT - the final Pete Fernandez Mystery - is on sale TODAY!

August 12, 2019

Today's the day! Miami Midnight, my fifth - and final - Pete Fernandez Mystery is out in the world. If you haven't preordered it yet, you can grab a copy...

Miami Midnight hits in about a month - and I could use your help!

July 9, 2019

Hi friends! I hope you're doing well. It's been a busy month or so, no? I won't mince words - I'm in the throes of pre-publication insanity for my next...

Stuff & Nonsense 063: ME!

June 12, 2019

Hi! As you've probably noticed, the Miami Midnight promo window has opened, and a few nice things have come of it. Publishers Weekly seemed to like the book,...

Stuff & Nonsense 062: Fear the Future

April 7, 2019

Greetings from Queens, New York. I write to you in a state of great anticipation. I can't really say more beyond that. Overall, things are good and busy. I...

Stuff & Nonsense 061: Look What You Made Me Do

March 11, 2019

Greetings! It's been a spell, hasn't it? I have to be honest, dear reader - I've struggled a bit with this newsletter. From a purely selfish standpoint, I've...

News: MIAMI MIDNIGHT cover reveal/excerpt + Lethal Lit arrives

November 4, 2018

Hi everyone! Taking a quick break from our regularly scheduled interviews and GIFs to alert you to some major news on the book and podcast front. In case you...

Stuff & Nonsense 060: Digital Witness

October 17, 2018

Hi! How are you? I'm fine, I think. I'll keep this lean because I want to get to this installment's interview, with dear friend/amazing author Steph Post,...

Coming soon

September 11, 2018

Substack is a platform for email newsletters. The author of this publication will no doubt be publishing their first edition soon. In the meantime, you can...

Stuf & Nonsense 059: City of Dreams

September 10, 2018

Hello. It's been an eventful few days. I'll kick things off with a piece I shared on Facebook the day I returned home to New York from Bouchercon. Slightly...

Stuff & Nonsense 058: It Never Entered My Mind

August 5, 2018

Hi. Lots of stuff going on here, though not nearly as front-facing as the last few months, which were focused on launching my most recent Pete Fernandez...

Stuff & Nonsense 057: So What

June 26, 2018

Everything is on fire, and we're all busy, right? But there's always time to talk about books. I've been thinking about this newsletter a lot, though I know...

BLACKOUT is here! Don't miss the latest Pete Fernandez Mystery

May 7, 2018

Hello! Blackout, my fourth Pete Fernandez Miami Mystery, is on sale today from Polis Books! I'll keep this short and sweet, as I know I've already been...

BLACKOUT arrives May 8! You can read an excerpt now...

April 29, 2018

Hello! Just wanted to send out a quick reminder that May 8 is the publication date for my new novel, Blackout, which is the fourth book in my Pete Fernandez...