Mick Herron’s CLOWN TOWN is an instant New York Times bestseller! 🌟 Don’t wait to discover the “wickedly funny” (People Magazine) new installment in the Slough House series starring Jackson Lamb and MI5’s band of misfit spies, the slow horses. Available now wherever you find your books.

The disgraced spies of Slough House embark on an avalanche of bad decisions that crescendoes to a game-changing bang in Mick Herron’s CLOWN TOWN. @sohopress.bsky.social

New Slough House book out and I’ll be up all night!!! #SlowHorses @sohopress.bsky.social 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Reviewed the new Slow Horses novel for the Washington Post by an up-and-coming writer named Mick Herron. I think this kid will do well for himself! wapo.st/3JRl5we

Happy new Mick Herron Slough House novel day to those who celebrate.

I'm really excited about a new Mick Herron Slow Horses (Slough House) book especially. lithub.com/elizabeth-gi...

Good morning, Bluesky. “Actually, thought Ash, speaking from experience plus a lifetime spent online, what boys were interested in, what men were after, was the same two things. One being blow jobs and the other an audience, to fill the time between blow jobs.” Mick Herron, Clown Town, out today!

Happy #BookBirthday to CLOWN TOWN by Mick Herron! This new novel in the Slough House series is “wickedly funny” (@people.com) and finds Jackson Lamb & the bad spies of Slough House caught in a deadly battle between MI5’s secret past and its murky future. Available now wherever you find your books.

Slow Horses author Mick Herron: ‘I love doing things that are against the rules’

Con Lehane delivers a gratifying old-school PI novel set in the thick of the McCarthy era. Fans of James Ellroy will get a kick out of this. @sohopress.bsky.social

SAINT OF THE NARROWS STREET came out six months ago today. Thanks to @sohopress.bsky.social for doing an incredible job with it and to readers, booksellers, librarians, and many others who have gotten behind it. If you haven't picked it up yet, I sure hope you will. sohopress.com/books/saint-...

🌟 @usatoday.com recommends HISTORY LESSONS by Zoe B. Wallbrook as one of the best new book releases to read now! 🏛️ A college history professor must solve her superstar colleague's murder before she becomes the next target in this funny, romantic debut mystery. Available now.

‘An intoxicating mystery’. Thank you @publisherswkly.bsky.social for this review of The Diary of Lies. @sohopress.bsky.social @birlinn.bsky.social

TBR lists wait for no one🥊We are bursting with suggestions from our besties at @hachettelibrary.bsky.social, @sohopress.bsky.social, @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social, @librarylovefest.bsky.social, and @ssedlib.bsky.social which will be presented during our free webinar on 8/5! RSVP now: bit.ly/3GqEzXl

At last I can share the news! Huge thanks to my friends who listened to me blather about women thieves & jewelry heists in 1870s London; to @jgetzler.bsky.social (always) and @julietgrames.bsky.social for loving this idea. I'm humbled & grateful. #writinglife #anartfuldodge @sohopress.bsky.social

I like the idea of Paula Bomer “[breaking] through to a mainstream audience.” She’s a terrific writer. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

“A knockout novel . . . Exhilaratingly ghastly.” —The Guardian Read the full profile and review of Paula Bomer and her new novel THE STALKER by award-winning author Megan Nolan for @theguardian.com now. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

“HISTORY LESSONS brilliantly mixes pointed satire, fabulous characters (especially Daphne’s two besties) and a thoughtful meditation on whose fortunes get to rise, and whose are ground down on the altar of power.” —The New York Times Book Review Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/b...

Philly, here we come! Librarians, we’re excited to see all of you at the 2025 American Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition (June 26–30). Come see us at Booth 1520 for author signings, galley drops, and more 📚✍️💬 @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social #ALAAC25 #ALA2025

“Admittedly, I was bracing myself for some type of necrophilia. But what kind of lunatic doesn’t register a corpse?” 📌 ICYMI, @milajaroniec.bsky.social reviews THE STALKER by Paula Bomer out now via Soho Press southwestreview.com/textbook-tra...

In her new novel, 'Stalker,' Paula Bomer writes about an "untalented Mr. Ripley." crimereads.com/paula-bomer-...

I loved this conversation with the wonderful @tobiascarroll.bsky.social , which FYI was held at the Algonquin Hotel! It was v classy and you had to ring a little light up bell to order a drink. Please read for some hot takes four-person RPG parties, the ethics of writing minor characters, & songs ❤️

Always a pleasure talking writing with @jeannethornton.bsky.social! www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/06/18/g...

We talked with Jeanne Thornton about her new book! www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/06/18/g...

New episode out now! Come join @equinoxsociety.bsky.social for a dive into characters and conflict as we talk about his craft and OUR WINTER MONSTER--his novel from @sohopress.bsky.social! You can catch us on Sley House Presents wherever you get your podcasts!

Thrilled The Hollow Tree is shortlisted for a #shamusaward @sohopress.bsky.social @birlinn.bsky.social

🌟 SUMMERHOUSE by Yiğit Karaahmet, translated by Nicholas Glastonbury, is one of PEOPLE’s Best Books of May, and has been named one of the best romance novels to read this summer by the Los Angeles Times! This dishy, suspenseful debut thriller boiling over with black humor is available now. 🏖️

Want to go abroad but can’t jump on a plane this summer? Join masters of atmosphere Camilla Trinchieri (MURDER IN PITIGLIANO) and Philip Miller (THE DIARY OF LIES) for a conversation about writing mysteries in rustic, medieval Italy and lush, rainy Scotland. www.crowdcast.io/c/internatio...

Last week, I had the pleasure of interviewing @corinneleighclark.bsky.social, co-author (with @daviddemchuk.com) of The Butcher's Daughter, published by @sohopress.bsky.social and @titanbooks.bsky.social ✍️ You can see the short interview on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2C1...

2025 is flying by, with historical novel after incredible historical novel. Here are our 10 favorites so far. www.bookpage.com/?p=215445

"A deeply tender story about love after decades hidden beneath the veneer of a page-turning thriller." @christopherofspace.bsky.social's review of "Summerhouse" by Yigit Karaahmet, translated by Nicholas Glastonbury (@sohopress.bsky.social) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/05/28/s...

Opening drive of my #FridayReads weekend: MISSISSIPPI BLUE 42 by Eli Cranor. This one’s throwing nothing but perfect spirals. 🏈 On shelves 8/5. @sohopress.bsky.social #booksky

Am I living tote life? Yes. Am I a sucker for shwag? Yes. Do I love every book that I’ve read from Soho Press’s horror imprint Hell’s Hundred? Yes, yes, yes. This may be the best tote bag yet. I’m carrying it with me wherever I go from now on. Thanks Nick and Hell’s Hundred! @sohopress.bsky.social

Very much loving the blood spatter effect on the edges of the paperback edition of Stuart Neville’s BLOOD LIKE MINE (from @sohopress.bsky.social)

SUMMERHOUSE by Yiğit Karaahmet (translated by Nicholas Glastonbury) is out today from @sohopress.bsky.social. Read a galley a few months back and tore through it. Highsmith meets THE BIRDCAGE is the comp on the jacket, and that’s accurate as hell. Dark, funny, wild. Can’t recommend it enough.

“A spell, game code, a novel. Call it what you will. A/S/L offers creative pathways to radical change.” @erinvachon.bsky.social reviews @jeannethornton.bsky.social’s A/S/L (@sohopress.bsky.social). ➡️ buff.ly/GkKmBBC

On tour someone who came to one of the readings told me thank you for writing the character Sash, that she had talked to her therapist about the book, that it had helped. That plus this incredible review may have been all I needed from the publication of this book <3 therumpus.net/2025/05/13/t...

Now in paperback: ASH DARK AS NIGHT by Gary Phillips 📸🔎 In the follow-up to ONE-SHOT HARRY, fearless crime photographer and occasional private eye Harry Ingram finds himself in the LAPD’s crosshairs after capturing damning evidence of police brutality.

Happy book birthday to us, @corinneleighclark.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Happy book birthday Mrs. Lovett! 🥧🥧🥧 @daviddemchuk.com and I are so glad you’re here!

NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we’re talkkkg about THE BUTCHER’S DAUGHTER by David Demchuk & Corinne Leigh Clark. A propulsive historical thriller in the underbelly of Victorian London, & a bold epistolary retelling of the iconic penny dreadful. Our drink is what else? The Mrs. Lovett!

“A wild, high-octane, blood-soaked tale.” —The New York Times Read the full review of THE BUTCHER’S DAUGHTER by David Demchuk and Corinne Leigh Clark now, and find it wherever you get your books tomorrow (if you dare). www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/b...

A friend asked me if I get sad or angry when I get nominated to things and don’t win. The answer is no. I worked hard to walk amongst giants. Katsu. Tremblay. Jones. King. LaValle. Malerman. Due. Keene. Golden. Harrison. Piper. LaRocca. So many more! Horror is THRIVING, and that means we all win.

Here's what we know🕵️ The time? Tom. (5/6) at 2 p.m. ET The suspects? @hachettelibrary.bsky.social, @librarylovefest.bsky.social, @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social, and @sohopress.bsky.social. The what? New mystery, thriller, and true crime titles that are a MUST for your shelves! RSVP: bit.ly/4im8YCI

Book critic @unstablebooks.bsky.social carves into the delectable horror of The Butcher's Daughter by @daviddemchuk.com and @corinneleighclark.bsky.social. The beautifully bloody Sweeney Todd riff is out May 6th from @sohopress.bsky.social. www.thefandomentals.com/the-butchers...

From Mick Herron’s Clown Town (9/25): “River once described Lamb as a coiled sponge. That was his current mode. At any moment, without warning, he might not do anything.” Just brilliant writing. @sohopress.bsky.social

Over on Letterboxd, I put together a list of movies (and a couple of miniseries) that are in the DNA of my most recent novel, SAINT OF THE NARROWS STREET. letterboxd.com/wmboyle4/lis...

“No matter how much history Sebastián reads, he's left in the same place that he was before he started writing. He has understood nothing.” New at PB, Nicolás Medina Mora on his new book, “América del Norte” (@sohopress.bsky.social):

Jane Austen-level social skewering, a mystery that blew my mind, and a bit of sexy romance. More from Zoe B Wallbrook please @sohopress.bsky.social @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social @literaryhub.bsky.social #mystery #novel #romance #highered @booksky.bsky.social

Thanks to @monalisavitti.bsky.social for taking the time to talk to me about SAINT OF THE NARROWS STREET. Check out our conversation @minorliteratures.bsky.social. If you haven’t picked my book up yet, I hope you will—it’s out now from @sohopress.bsky.social. minorliteratures.com/2025/04/17/i...