SUBS OPEN UNTIL NOV. 22! We want stories that detail life at the bottom or at the margins of human society. Make it sad. Make it dark. Make it the tiniest bit hopeful. More info here: bit.ly/4onmEBw

The latest review of On Fire and Under Water and its one hell of a ringing endorsement! From the incredibly-talented, Anthony Award winner Holly West at that. “Best Anthology of the Year.” 🤯🤯

I just finished reading this yesterday and what can I say? No one makes me long for Los Angeles more than @jordanharper.bsky.social.

Just a reminder that I wrote an Anthony Award nominated pulp thriller that I would love for you all to read.

The latest Best American Mystery and Suspense edited by @stephcha.bsky.social & @donwinslow.bsky.social is officially out today. Cold Caller Magazine has done interviews with several writers from the issue and here's mine. open.substack.com/pub/coldcall...

If you’re excited about On Fire and Under Water, join us tonight and help us celebrate! Come hang with @pujaguha.bsky.social, @rjbrash.bsky.social, @cbwell.bsky.social, and me as @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social hosts. Register here: tinyurl.com/mr3be5ue

ON FIRE AND UNDER WATER is out *right now* This is crime fiction that matters. This is crime fiction that looks at a burning world, and holds those responsible to account. This is crime fiction you need: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FT3Z7VFP

ON FIRE AND UNDER WATER, edited by @curtisippolito.bsky.social & published by @rhppress.bsky.social, is out! The authors of these 15 stories did not pull punches—they explored climate change as the existential threat it is. Crime fiction at its best. www.amazon.com/Fire-Under-W...

👇👇👇👇Check it out! coldcallermag.substack.com/p/bams-25-me...

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@rhppress.bsky.social will be open for submissions from Saturday, November 1st, until Saturday November 22nd! www.rockandahardplacemag.com/submissions

Some say the world will end in fire. Some say flood. In On Fire and Under Water, you get both. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social Listen to Jordan Harper and pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

“The collection succeeds by following a hallmark of good journalism: show the big picture through smaller pictures.” Check out this incredible, early review of On Fire and Under Water by @hlessig.bsky.social.

Cover reveal & preorder link for ON FIRE AND UNDER WATER, edited by @curtisippolito.bsky.social, pubbed by @rhppress.bsky.social: 1. Click link to see fab cover 2. Press Preorder button 3. Enjoy 15 great stories by crime fiction's stars when the book is pubbed 9/30. bolobooks.com/2025/09/cove...

A HUGE shoutout to everyone who has bought, rated, reviewed, or helped spread the word about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN. The response has been beyond wonderful. Thank you!

If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.

Sending a huge congratulations to @curtisippolito.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 Anthony Award for Best Short Story. You are amazing, my friend, and I could not be happier for you.

SUBS OPEN NOW UNTIL THURSDAY: For October, give us stories of haunted characters. Supernatural stories are okay, but above all else, make it character-driven, and make it noir. Details here: bit.ly/4fQLeGx

Can’t wait!

SUBS OPEN SEPT 1-4: For October, give us stories of haunted characters. Supernatural stories are okay, but above all else, make it character-driven, and make it noir. Details here: bit.ly/4fQLeGx

Trust me. You want this.

The great @hollywest.bsky.social at @dosomedamage.bsky.social. Read!

I’m so excited for this!!!

AVAILABLE NOW from @rhppress.bsky.social: Read what @meaganlucas.bsky.social says about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN--stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Don't miss picking up this collection. Order your copy today: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7

BOOK HANGOVERS: When an author delivers a genuine emotional wallop, if you’re like me, you don’t want the book to end. You want to remain in that gooey, warm feeling the author gave you. But when those feelings fade, you face a choice: what to read next? open.substack.com/pub/dosomeda...

That bill is going to kill ppl. And that's the point Smh

Be happy like this guy. Buy a book by @linachern.bsky.social!

A very cool interview with @linachern.bsky.social and @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social about all things crime fiction, tarot, and more! I enjoyed this one... and if you're into mysteries, I bet you will, too. jamesdfhannah.substack.com/p/39-five-fo...

Happy Book Birthday to @linachern.bsky.social! I loved TRICKS OF FORTUNE—Katie True is back, and she's just managed to get her life semi-together when a beloved police officer is murdered & her best friend is the prime suspect. If you're in the Chicago area, don't miss the launch: details below.

After recently spending a week in Kaua'i, I'm looking forward to reading Tori Eldridge's upcoming book, KAUA'I STORM. This review by Bolo Books seals the deal: bolobooks.com/2025/05/kaua...

This is a great story.

🚨BIG BOOK NEWS🚨 AN EMPTY HELL, my favorite book of mine, is on sale for $1.99! A twisty, dark thriller that introduces Jackson Donne to Matt Herrick--it's a great jumping on point! Thanks to Open Road Media for the discount so you can all check it out! openroadmedia.com/ebook/an-emp...

Woke up, read the news about Trump's Big, Disgusting, POS Bill, and then worked my ass off all day writing my new book because goddammit I'm not letting these heartless creatures win.

I love @cwblackwell.bsky.social's work so I can't wait to read his new story collection published by @rhppress.bsky.social. Pre-order now!

Big thanks to @jeffcircle.bsky.social for including me in The Writer's Dossier!

This is such a great interview with @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Rich Ehisen asks insightful questions and Curtis has well-considered answers. Lots to think about here.

Well, this is very cool. My Anthony Award-nominated story, “Green and California Bound,” is now available as an audio story! It just dropped yesterday and Rabia Chaudry is so good. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Assassins Anonymous was such a good book. I'm really looking forward to reading the follow-up, The Medusa Protocol.

Gavin Newsom has JFK dreams with the personality of RFK Jr’s brain worm lyz.substack.com/p/governor-h...

Another excellent newsletter from @lyz.bsky.social. I highly recommend a paid subscription.

Macavity Award ballots are out, & instead of shilling for myself, I suggest nominating “Blood in the Water” by @craigclevenger.bsky.social. It appeared in The Amber Waves of Autumn anthology & has lived rent free in my head ever since I read it. Definitely deserving & gets my nomination.

Join us for a discussion of Latinx-forward literary magazines— "Short Fiction, Long Impact" Wed., 5/28, 8 p.m. ET With Carribean Fragoza, Huizache Raina J. León, PhD, Acentos Review Rossy Evelin Lima, PhD, Latino Book Review Russ López, LatineLit #free #shortstorymonth latinxinpublishing.com/events

Joining SinC has many benefits, including our great webinars and access to our webinar library! Saturday we'll be talking about social media and how to use it. Join today! #writingcommunity #crimewriter

I was away for a bit so this post is a bit late, but I’m so dang happy that @robdsmith.bsky.social is nominated for a Best Debut Anthony for GOOD LOOKING UGLY! @shotgunhoney.com

The Dossier is thrilled to congratulate Henry Wise on his Edgar Award. Best First Novel! "HOLY CITY IS HOLY SH*T GOOD!" —Scott Blackburn Grab your copy of HOLY CITY by Henry Wise now. It was a Dossier Best Book of 2024. henrywise.com | thewritersdossier.com

For Pride Month at @rhppress.bsky.social, we're searching for a story of queer rage and revenge. If you wanted nice gays, you should have been nicer to the gays. Prompt here: www.rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw...