Great stories.
Unforgettable voices.

Type Eighteen Books invites readers and writers to interact at the crossroads of impactful, nuanced storytelling. We publish adult and young adult fiction, with an eye for writing that expands our knowledge of what a story can be.
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Impactful, Nuanced Storytelling

Type Eighteen Books publishes inspiring and innovative writing—well-crafted, well-considered stories with the potential to change lives. By prioritizing literary excellence and searching out a wide range of voices, our goal is to share books that will entertain, resonate, and enrich our collective human experience.
Everyone at Type Eighteen Books loves books and works to bring the best stories we can find to readers.

Our Authors

are a diverse group of debut and established authors who have also been published widely in literary journals, newspapers and magazines, and by Big 5 publishers as well as independent presses. They have also won awards such as: Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Award, Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award, Next Generation Indie Book Award, Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY), Amazon Kindle Scout competition, the Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards , December Magazine Curt Johnson Prose Awards, the Sol Books Prose Series Prize; and novel support grant from The Elizabeth George Foundation.

News & Blog

Meet the Author: T.I.M. Wirkus

Step right up and meet the latest proud addition to the Type Eighteen Books family. Welcome, T.I.M.! T.I.M. Wirkus (they/them) is the author of the

Cover Reveal!

Check out the stunning exterior for The Gardener’s Wife’s Mistress by Cassondra Windwalker. We love the evocative art for this stunning novel about nature and

Big news!

We’re excited to announce that Type Eighteen Books has partnered with the Chicago-based Independent Publishers Group (IPG) for sales and distribution of our titles, beginning

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