On August 16 2022, Lucille Robbins, the widow of Eric Flint, officially announced the immediate shutdown of both
The Grantville Gazette and the
Ring of Fire Press. Without a huge infusion of new cash, it was determined that both business ventures would not be economically viable without Flint's participation. As a result, all titles became out-of-print; ebook distribution had ceased, and the limited pre-existing stock of new paper editions at authorized retailers eventually disappeared. Some authors, such as Bjorn Hasseler and
Virginia DeMarce, have made arrangements with
Baen Books to have Baen republish and distribute their books, while other authors, such as
Gorg Huff and
Paula Goodlett, have decided on the self-publishing route via Amazon (which limit distributions via third-party resellers). Since not all authors have found a new publisher, some titles might remain out-of-print for some time.
Posthumous re-publication of RoF books written by authors who have died would be very problematic unless the estates of the deceased authors are able to make arrangements with a new publisher. Books in this category will be difficult to get. Authors that may be included this group are Kevin H. Evans, Karen C. Evans, and Karen Bergstralh. } --> == Books self-published by Huff & Goodlett via Amazon ==