New Ritual Press is thrilled to announce the debut novel of Los Angeles’s Michael Mages: Digital Exhaust. In advance of the release, we took the time to catch up with Michael. MP: Who are you and how did you find New Ritual Press? MM: I’m a really hot guy with a really bad personality.
Enjoy this free chapter with a selection from the novel’s soundtrack due out December 15th, 2025 from New Ritual Records: Dryback OST Vol. 1 by Juan Ecchi CHAPTER ONE: Dryback is a term I coined for American-born Mexicans who are wholly disconnected from their culture. Coomer is online slang for someone who
Following our review of his debut last week, New Ritual Press was lucky enough to catch up with Worst Boyfriend Ever via email on topics ranging from David Foster Wallace and Neil Strauss, to whether he see's himself as part of the "Manosphere". Enjoy the fruits of our labor below! NRP: Hi, WBE. Welcome to the
I first came across Worst Boyfriend Ever during the real-time crescendo of his book: in September of 2024, right before he packed his bags and drove away from the double-life in Seattle he'd spent the previous few months chronicling in brutal and titillating detail for a fast-growing Substack audience. A colleague of mine here at
To all those who attended: thank you very much for making our first event and release a success. Our very own Matt Pegas MC'd and Omar was joined in reading by Matthew Tyler Vorce, Jack Skelley, Francesca D'Allesandro Wadsworth, Chris Zeischegg and other friends. For those who did not attend, please enjoy vicariously below:
Welcome to New Ritual Press: Dan Baltic and Matthew Pegas's maiden voyage into publishing. We are thrilled to announce that our first title, An Odyssey of Dingbats! by Mr. Omar King will be released this Tuesday, February 4th. If you are in the Los Angeles area please consider attending the An Odyssey of Dingbats!
