OUT NOW:
TURNING OF THE BONES AND OTHER STORIES
Events:
Saturday October 18th – 11am until close
The 2nd annual Buffalo Indie Lit Expo (2025)
255 Great Arrow Avenue, Buffalo, NY
Come see Aly Welch and Mike X Welch and lots of other authors, artists and comic book writers at the 2nd annual BILE event! A haven for indie comic lovers, this event is put on by Band of Bards, who are just the best people. Join us to see what’s on offer!
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Niagara Art Trail’s 2025 Holiday Artist, Craftsmen & Vendor Fair
Sat. Nov 22nd (10a-5p) + Sun. Nov 23rd (10a-3p)
Niagara County Fairgrounds – 4487 Lake Ave, Lockport, NY
Aly Welch and Mike X Welch will be on hand selling and signing books, along with dozens of other vendors & authors! Admission is $3 per person – sponsored by CCE Niagara.
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Saturday August 30th – start time TBA, usually 9 to 10am ’til 5 or 6pm
The 4th Annual BETTER OFF READ Summer Book Festival!
This is the big one for Western NY – come for the books, stay for the amazing vendors and raffles for signed items from A-list celebrities! Aly Welch, Mike X Welch and Cari Dubiel of DuskboundBooks will ALL be in attendance to sell and sign their books, including Aly’s Summer 2025 release FALLEN!
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Saturday September 13th – 12p to 6p
Lake Erie Literary Festival in Erie, PA (Frontier Park, 1501 W 6th St)
Aly Welch & Mike X Welch will both be on hand selling and signing their books, along with select Duskbound Books titles!
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Saturday October 4th
Lock City Books – The Cozy Fall Book Crawl – Lockport, NY
Aly Welch and Mike X Welch will be at one of the locations listed here selling and signing their books, along with select Duskbound Books titles!
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Friday May 16th (Noon to 7p) & Saturday May 17th (10a to 5p) – Niagara Art Trail’s Spring into Summer 2025! 4487 Lake Ave, Lockport NY (the Niagara Co. Fairgrounds, in the Merchant’s Building!) Basket raffles (Fri)! Chicken BBQ (Sat)! Aly Welch and Mike X Welch will be on hand selling and signing books, along with dozens of other vendors/authors! Admission is $3 per person, or free with raffle tickets or BBQ dinner tickets! Sponsored by CCE Niagara.
Sat. June 7th – Pride N.O.W. – Newfane, NY (Gazebo Business Plaza) – 11am to 4pm – Pride N.O.W. is a fun and family friendly event that includes the neighboring communities of Wilson (where Mike X Welch was raised) and Olcott! Join us for the celebration of Pride taking place in Northern Niagara County! Aly and Mike X Welch will be on hand selling and signing books and PROUDLY supporting the LGBTQIA+ community.
Sat. June 14th – Lockport Pride – The Kenan Center, Lockport NY – 11am to 5pm. If you miss us in Newfane, catch us in Lockport! Join us for the celebration of Pride taking place in the seat of Niagara County! Aly and Mike X Welch will be on hand selling and signing books and PROUDLY supporting the LGBTQIA+ community.
Sat./Sun. July 12th & 13th – Columbus Book Festival – Columbus OH (Topiary Park; Main Library location – 96 S. Grant Ave) – Saturday 10a to 6pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm. Aly Welch, Mike X Welch and fellow Duskbound Books principal & lead editor Cari Dubiel will all be present both days to sell and sign books. Aly will be featuring her newest novel Fallen, as well!
Sat. April 26th – Indie Bookstore Day @ Lock City Books, Lockport NY (8 Market St., Bewley Bldg.) – 10am to 2pm! Join authors Mike X Welch, Aly Welch, Bri Eberhart and more as they sell & sign books, take photos, and talk with everyone!
Sat. Feb 1st – AKRONOMICON – Akron, OH Horror Festival! 10am until 7pm – Located at Emidio’s Expo Center @ 2084 Forest Edge Drive in Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Mike X Welch will be joined by fellow Duskbound Books author Cari Dubiel! We will be selling all Writing Bloc and Duskbound Books titles, and signing our work!
Sat. Aug. 24th, 2024 – Newfane Bicentennial Community Day in downtown Newfane, NY – 2pm to 7pm!
Sat. Aug. 31st, 2024 – The 3rd Annual Better Off Read Summer Book Festival, Artpark, Lewiston, NY – 10am to 4pm, rain or shine!
Thurs. Sept. 12th, 2024 – Lock City Books in downtown Lockport, NY (Bewley Bldg.) – 7pm – Mike X Welch and Aly Welch will be on hand to read from and sell/sign copies of their newest books!
Sat. Sept. 28th, 2024 – The Buffalo Indie Lit Expo, sponsored by Band of Bards! Northland Workforce Training Center’s Gallery (683 Northland Ave, Buffalo NY), 10am to 4pm – Both Aly and Mike X Welch will be on hand to sell/autograph and talk to folks about their books!
Thurs. Oct. 17th, 2024 – Lock City Books in downtown Lockport, NY (Bewley Bldg.) – 6pm – Mike X Welch, Aly Welch and 4 other local authors will take the stage to read from their work.
Sat. Oct. 19th, 2024 – North Tonawanda Public Library (505 Meadow Drive) – 2pm until ? – Mike X Welch and Aly Welch will read from their most recent releases with Discussion and Q&A to follow!
Sat. November 2nd, 2024 – Buffalo ComicCon – 10a to 4p – Polish Falcons Hall – 445 Columbia Ave – Depew – Aly Welch and Mike X Welch will be on hand selling/signing their books