Man, @niidasholm.bsky.social's latest interview for @publisherswkly.bsky.social, of Caroline O'Donoghue, is a barnburner—and O'Donoghue's SKIPSHOCK is a terrific read, chock full of thrills, romance, and inventive worldbuilding. Don't miss either!
Looking for something fun to do in Portland, Maine this Wednesday evening? Wanna hang out at a cool book bar with a rogue's gallery of New England's finest crime writers for zero dang dollars? Details below! Hope to see you there!
ATTENTION NEW ENGLANDERS! On Wednesday, 4/30, at 7PM, Noir at the Bar descends upon Novel Book Bar & Cafe in Portland, ME! I'll be reading (from my novel-in-progress) alongside some fiercely talented storytellers. The event is free and open to all! Wanna come hang out? Peep the link below for deets!
Bidding's up to $55 for three personalized, first-edition, critically acclaimed hardcovers from my private stash, but I know we can do better to support trans rights! Get your bids in before the auction ends 4/1!
Do you love autographed books, say from writers like @realcharlaine.bsky.social @catrionamcp.bsky.social @christafaust.bsky.social or @chrisholmbooks.bsky.social? There are tons of great items to bid on, so get ready: The auction starts this week, on March 26.
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THE AUCTION IS NOW LIVE! Wanna see your name in a @kellyekell.bsky.social novel? Snag an out-of-print short story collection from @jordanharper.bsky.social? How 'bout three personalized, first-edition hardcovers by yours truly? Bidding on the latter starts at $25! Proceeds benefit #translawcenter!
And if you're interested in bidding on personalized, first edition hardcovers of THE KILLING KIND, RED RIGHT HAND, and CHILD ZERO from my private stash of author's copies, you'll find the listing here: www.32auctions.com/organization...
Wanna score some killer book swag while supporting a vital cause? Of course you do, so check out this awesome online auction benefitting #translawcenter! Bidding starts 3/26. #CrimeWriters4TransRights #TransRightsAuction #Writers4TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TLCAuction
Check out the latest Featured items at the Crime Writers for Trans Rights Auction site before bidding starts! Diamond pendant, Book Chat with Award winning author, Tracy Clark, Autographed books from Charlaine Harris, Character naming by Lou Berney, and more!
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Stumbled across this dope scarf from a local-to-Portland-Maine maker, whose print is inspired by the cover of BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 1932. Reasonably convinced I can't pull it off... but maybe you can. headingprints.com/collections/...
An unprecedented spike in tuberculosis cases. Officials telling people not to worry. Sound familiar, CHILD ZERO fans?
Lord, what a terrific read.
Imagine you and your family becoming the unwitting enemies of a QAnon-style viral cult convinced you're about to trigger the apocalypse. That's the premise of Edgar winner @alisongaylin.bsky.social's riveting new novel, WE ARE WATCHING, which drops today. I freakin' loved it. Maybe you will too.
My pleasure! I adored it. Consider me a superfan.
Cover of We Lived on the Horizon pictured on a desert overwritten with junk code. Text reads "Swyler achieves a seemingly impossible amount of sophisticated worldbuilding using an economy of vibrant prose. Singularly stunning and stunningly singular." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
WE LIVED ON THE HORIZON is now out in the world. It's the first "timely" book I've written--wholly unintentional, I assure you.
If you've been thinking about AI, revolution, altruism, the future, gender, aging, and what care is ... it might be the book for you.
Dear @erikaswyler.bsky.social: Happy release day!
Dear Everybody Else: Y'all, WE LIVED ON THE HORIZON is so, so good. Like, holy shit good. Go read it right now so we can all talk about it good. Don't believe me? Peep this Kirkus rave. Then hit up your local bookseller for a copy or three.
Kind of you to say, pal!
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks! I owe that detail to the two fillings I got the morning I wrote it.
Thanks, pal!
Who's got a jar full of pickled thumbs in his root cellar and a brand new story in @shotgunhoney.com to kick off 2025? THIS GUY!
Thanks, man! Glad you dug.
CALLING ALL NEW ENGLAND CRIME WRITERS, ASPIRING OR OTHERWISE! Maine Crime Wave 2024, 6/14 to 6/15, is looking action-packed! I'll be there. Will you? Details here: www.mainewriters.org/maine-crime-...
As an added bonus, our feline Zoom-ham, Dashiell, also makes an appearance!
In which my better third by weight, @niidasholm.bsky.social, offers up an awesome book recommendation on the final installment of Kristopher Zgorski and Shawn Reilly Simmons' WE ARE WHAT WE READ (her segment, if you're impatient, is around 10:30, but the whole episode is worthwhile):
Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Rich Ehisen of The Open Mic. Our conversation is now available on YouTube—where you'll be treated to several cat cameos (mine) and one very sleepy dog (his)—as well as anywhere you get your podcasts!
Coming soonish to a theater near someone.
Funny how nothing's ever soon to be a minor motion picture.
RED RIGHT HAND was named a Best New Thriller by Barnes and Noble and a Boston Globe Best Book of 2016, as well as nominated for the 2017 Anthony Award for Best Novel. The odd spoiler aside, I'm told it reads well as a standalone.
