Happy Birthday, Dr. Lori Moore Langdon! Here's our convo: tinyurl.com/mr42yk5b

Anybody who has the stamina to create 17 novels has my admiration.

Every writer I've interviewed.. over 400 of em, says the same thing. We write because it's part of who we are.

How are your characters feeling today? Read my review of The Emotional Craft of Fiction www.writingaboutwritingaboutwriting.com/the-emotiona... #writingcommunity #writingabtwriting #quote #author #booksky

I really like how Gareth approaches encouraging writers to explore The Craft.

If you love historical fiction, you'll love this.

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Happy Birthday, August Norman! Here's a look back to our convo about SINS OF THE MOTHER. Still a great read! Hear the convo: tinyurl.com/yhwkbjkf Get the book: tinyurl.com/5fhzx292 Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/yyf9j9fs

Discover MJ Dyer's debut psychological thriller, WE ARE MONSTERS; the ache of comparison, the violence of invisibility & how families manufacture ghosts before anyone has died. Hear the convo: tinyurl.com/yc67r9up Pre-order the book: tinyurl.com/4ue7xmjs Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/4p2swv5z

Celebrate these amazing authors In Conversation with me. Happy Birthday, Marshall, Loxley, Tracey, and Patricia. Marshall Karp - tinyurl.com/t65stuex Loxley Browne - tinyurl.com/mr353f23 Tracey S. Phillips - tinyurl.com/2kxeju55 Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin, - tinyurl.com/yk9drzs

Lee Goldberg's "Murder By Design" is live, and it's one of his best ever. He twists the rules and roles of the mystery genre with wonderful wit, plot and pacing. Another winner. Hear the convo: tinyurl.com/bdhjh6bh Get the book: tinyurl.com/ytzz699u Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/2d47shhr

I love this quote…. #BookSky

If only! #BookSky

I couldn't agree more. #BookSky

CB Wilson joins me to discuss the second in her Gem Hunter series, The great read, "The Water Diamond." Hear the convo: tinyurl.com/yck9n2bv Get the book: tinyurl.com/2vetmrej Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/3ekmwjst

On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the brave men and women in uniform who gave their lives for this country that we love. It is a debt we can never fully repay, but we must never stop trying.

Liz Lazarus' latest novel, Dawn Before Darkness, is a read that feels less like fiction and more like a carefully reconstructed warning. Hear the convo: tinyurl.com/3wskkb86 Get the book: tinyurl.com/2zkcbt23 Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/4wjmjeaa

Science fiction works best when it's just believable enough to make you uncomfortable. #scifi #sciencefiction #booksky#books#books

One of my favourite sayings. #BookSky Just in case you need to hear that today ❤️

Once in a while, you find a podcast you want to listen to again and again. Peter Samuelson's visit is one of those programs you'll keep handy for whenever you need an attitude reset. Hear the convo: tinyurl.com/2s53a939 Get the book: www.samuelson.la Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/5874xhcn

100% #BookSky

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Truth uncompromisingly told, (like nature), often has ragged edges. -Herman Melville #ColorADay #YellowThu #WCK #Dandelions #PNW #EdibleFlowers #Poetry #Writing #ArtInNature #ECK #Photography #MacroPhotography #ImageAndVerse #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

What drive's Tori Eldridge's immense creativity? We discuss that along with her latest and greatest "Hawaii Rage," right here: tinyurl.com/mr3p96y9

This is the first in an occasional series I’m calling The Shilts Files: What I Know About America’s Trailblazing Gay Journalist. In commemoration of Harvey Milk’s birthday, this installment offers more details about Randy’s relationship with Harvey. authormglee.com/2026/05/22/t...

Bestselling crime novelist Luke Preston (writing as Jack Quade) and visionary director Alice Waddington pull back the curtain on their explosive new collaboration, "Anonymous Jane." Hear the convo: tinyurl.com/4z7b4tzw Get the Book: tinyurl.com/2p4r2ury Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/2srm97rt

If you're in the neighborhood, don't miss Kate at the bar!

Megan is one of my favorite authors and one of the best humans on the planet.

Kevin is always a great read.

Today's #PublishingNews column for #Books and #ShortStories. #Mysteries #CrimeFiction #ReadingLists #Booksky Kevin's Corner: Thursday Treats: 5/21/2026 kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2026/05/thur...

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Tori Eldridge discusses her 7th novel, Hawaii Rage, a mystery that trades typical tourist backdrops for the lush, complicated, and dangerous terrain of the Big Island's North Kohala. Hear the convo: tinyurl.com/5n8z2jj8 Get the book: tinyurl.com/2shutwhd Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/3j9bxhcu

What happens when an unsettling, real-life moment completely reshapes a creative journey? Martha Conway tells me, in her deeply moving and speculative new novel, "We Meet Apart." Hear the convo: tinyurl.com/45s23yx3 Get the book: tinyurl.com/mrxhme3b Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/53tap33f

"The Quick Stop." A chapter from my unpublished novel, "The Innocent." terryshepherd.substack.com/p/the-quick-...

Wonder what genre Amazon is using to categorize this?? ;)

The first beach read of the season arrives! Here's my visit with Ashley Wren Collins and Jordan Rockwell about their collab, "SHE WROTE, HE WROTE: A New York Love Story." Hear the convo: tinyurl.com/6st3k8du Get the book: tinyurl.com/mvx3mv2u Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/ubwjbvhp

NYT Bestselling author James Grady breaks down his newest, "Shadows on Sidewalks," and shares some common traits that create uncommon storytellers. Hear the convo: tinyurl.com/yvwc46bc Get the book: tinyurl.com/3ncwav9b Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/2m38jhvp

A riveting visit with architect Mario Cartaya about "Journey Back Into the Vault." How a return trip to "home" reconciled his identity as a Cuban and an American. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/jk9ajkjj Get the Book: tinyurl.com/3zc9bkv7 Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/f76upbxe

Dr. Ralph DeFalco takes us inside a future where the U.S. has been defeated and economically dismantled. It’s a chilling look at what happens when history and current trends collide. Hear the convo: tinyurl.com/49rxyhfj Get the book: tinyurl.com/446w734w Read my Substack Essay: tinyurl.com/ynxskdcs

In a world that scrolls fast and forgets even faster, the gentle, decades-long story of #TheArchers everyday life in Ambridge still finds a way to gather listeners and trend. Sometimes characters we’ve grown with over years, even generations, can matter more than anything squeezed into 30 seconds.

Celebrated mountaineer Jim Whittaker has passed away at the age of 97 in Port Townsend. He was the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1963 and inspired generations of climbers.

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Legendary trial lawyer, radio host, and author Mike Papantonio joins me to discuss his latest legal thriller, "A Death in Arcadia." Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/yeaz5tcu Get the book: tinyurl.com/39pjyy6h Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/ycx73cw7

My 88 All Time Favorite Books: 77. The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (2017). Punk Fantasy/Horror/Anarchist fiction/LGBTQ+. Author: Margaret Killjoy. #booksky #novella #punk #anarchism #horror #fantasy @margaret.bsky.social

I’m thrilled that the Kirkwood Public Library (just outside St Louis) picked me as this year’s One Author, One Kirkwood selection. I’m doing a free event there one month from today, Wednesday 5/6 that’s also The Payback’s paperback release party (it’s out on 5/12!) kplmo.org/oneauthor/

On April 8, 1961, President John F. Kennedy hosted author and activist Helen Keller in the Oval Office to discuss disability rights.

Way to go, Cavan!

Poet and dancer Kirsten Kashock discuses her unsettling new novel, "An Impossibility of Crows," a story examaning the haunting boundaries of devotion, inheritance, & control. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/ycyemv76 Get the Book: tinyurl.com/3mxrfjyt Read my Substack Essay: tinyurl.com/2nvrz6dd

Truth!