Trash Panda Publishing

We publish novels written by Raccoons

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Who We Are

Trash Panda Publishing is a small, independent publisher based in Northborough, Massachusetts, specializing in publishing fantasy novels.  

Founded in May 2025, Trash Panda Publishing is the creative venture of David James, born from a lifelong passion for books, storytelling, and imaginative worlds.


Meet our new Raccoons

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 DJ has spent years crafting original narratives for gaming sessions, including richly detailed settings like his beloved world of Valla(TM), as well as engaging short stories.

Now, Trash Panda Publishing serves as the vehicle through which DJ is finally bringing his personal works to readers everywhere, sharing adventures and experiences honed through countless hours of storytelling and gameplay.

If you are an independent author looking for help to get published, please get in touch with at Raccoons@trashpandapublishing.com – we can help.

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Trash Panda Publishing Podcast

Where Raccoons talk about books and publishing

Available on all podcast platforms and on our player below, as well as on Podbean.

Book Release

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Trailer for Escala's Wish

Listen to a sample of Chapter 18 from the audiobook!

Learn more about our Raccoons

We only sign the BEST raccoons to write our novels!

More Tales of Valla are Coming!

 Valla(TM) is a fantasy world created by David James as the setting for his novels.   

DJ has been working on Valla for over ten years and has told many, many stories in this setting. 

On December 13, 2025, Trash Panda Publishing is thrilled to publish “Escala’s Wish,” the first story set in Valla. 
DJ is working on other stories set in his world, and we are thrilled to be his exclusive publisher. 

DJ has informed us that he is working on “Mad as a Hornet,” which we hope to publish in late 2026.

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Mad as a Hornet

Valla Tales - Book 2

Double-crossed and Mad as a Hornet — Ms. Cassidy Vance wants Nicky Sticks dead. But to save the world, she’ll have to keep him alive.

Can she resist pulling the trigger long enough?

Discover the firestorm in Mad as a Hornet — Tales of Valla, Book II.

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Nicky Sticks

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Ms. Cassidy Vance

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