Michael Koryta

Thank you!

Thanks, sir. A privilege. Excellent, thoughtful questions. I appreciate it!

Thank you! Greatly appreciate the support.

Thank you!!

Now live, my interview with @mjkoryta.bsky.social, aka Scott Carson! We chat about his recent release, Departure 37, his influences, his process, and the fearful aspect of repeating history. Links below!

New release Tuesday! How to survive camping by Bonnie Quinn, horror movie paperback by Paul Tremblay Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin this is my body by Lindsay King-miller the changeling by Victor Lavalle Tantrum by Rachel Eve Moulton departure 37 by Scott Carson and the faceless thing we adore by Hester Steel displayed on top of the horror section

Happy pub day to all of these new books!! So much horror this week, and how cool are these new @victorlavalle.bsky.social covers?!!! So nothing like a new horror display at @lahaskabookshop.bsky.social !

House of the Beast This is My Body Tantrum The Faceless Thing We Adore The Midnight Hour A Better Grave Than This Lost in the Dark and Other Excursion Tales Black Flame We Like it Cherry Departure 37 How to Survive Camping Scarewaves

Celebrating a bunch of new books today!! ‪
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Book details, my thoughts, and links on Patreon

You’re a generous reader, indeed!!

Cover of Scott Carson's Departure 37

Departure 37 - Scott Carson (@mjkoryta.bsky.social)
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Trust me, mine is more fun! But hers should be required reading before, say, running for office…

I laughed out loud at this, having known the final.FINAL.CLEANFINAL drafts many times. Never the submission draft, sadly…

www.michaelkoryta.com/bob-hammel/

Amanda Feilding, Eccentric Countess Who Backed Psychedelic Meds, Dies at 82

In another life, I would be hanging out at Beckley Park with Lady Mindbender. Also, best line from an obit this week:

"She had a number of love affairs with men who also drilled small holes in their heads ..."

Ecstasy by Ivy Pochoda: 9780593851173 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books A deliciously dark horror reimagining of a Greek tragedy, by Ivy Pochoda, winner of the LA Times Book Prize. Lena wants her life back. Her wealthy, controlling, humorless husband has just died, and n...

Pre-order alert. Outstanding. (And remember that the adaptation of Alafair Burke’s The Better Sister is out now on Amazon.) www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760750...

Thanks! Departure 37 comes out August 5 and has some Bloomington overlap.

Can’t wait for this one; it’s a privilege. Tickets still available.

Thank you! Glad you liked the read and took the time to share how you found it. I’m going to interview Neil (not the other way around) one of these days…

Good stuff, isn’t it?

I’ve been looking forward to this one.

Thank you!

Glad you enjoyed it!!

50 wonderful things from 2024 Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making this annual list since 2010. Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these items have in common is that they are all wonderful and brought her joy.

Pop culture critic @lindaholmes.bsky.social has been making this annual list since 2010. Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these items have in common is that they are all wonderful and brought her joy.

Thank you! I still have mild PTSD from the caving research in that book, so always grateful when someone enjoys it! Ha. Great company too…

The Mod Squad, Kojak, Real-Life Cops, and Me What I relearned (about well-meaning liberalism, race, my late father, and my young gay self) rewatching the TV cop shows of my 1970s youth.

If you feel like a very deep dive into The Mod Squad, other cop shows, and their role in my messy childhood, here's an essay I wrote during the very bad summer of 2020. www.vulture.com/2020/09/the-...

Rocky Colavito, All-Star Slugger for Cleveland, Dies at 91 After he was traded in one of the most infamous deals in Cleveland’s history, the team floundered and “the curse of Rocky Colavito” was born.

Sad news…

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/s...

An excellent Midcoast holiday weekend. Nothing beats the lobster trap tree.

Still a classic piece

They fill up the room! All my other horror books ran away 🦬

You can also study with the man himself at the 2025 Eckerd College Writers Conference…

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