We’re not small business owners, ffs - we’re independent contractors, and we are routinely robbed by the world’s dumbest dingbats.

Good morning, Philadelphia! And, uh, merry Christmas 🫤 I'll see you at noon in the #PAXUnplugged Autographing Area, if not sooner! How to spot me in the wild: - dressed like a professor - Bag of Holding - hauling suitcases of inventory around like a goddamn ant Friendly greetings welcome #PAXU

ESPERANCE by Adam Oyebanji is a Booklist’s Editors’ Choice: Adult Books, 2025 🥳 This sci-fi thriller is a must-read as it plumbs the depths of a seemingly impossible crime rooted in racism, intergenerational trauma, and an inhuman concept of justice.

On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city. We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.

I quit the former Twitter two years ago this week, and I am here to tell you that my online life got a lot better for having left it. In two years I've not been tempted to go back, and I haven't felt any penalty in either career or community for not being there. It's nice to be here and not there.

Please enjoy this little essay about turning the past into a crime novel plot point in SALVAGIA in today's Climate Fiction Writers League newsletter! open.substack.com/pub/climatef...

Happy #bookbirthday to EXO by @colinthecopywriter.bsky.social! 🎉 "Dual timelines, a shockingly hyperdimensional setting, and flawed characters make this a must-read... Brush gives a familiar trope an original and exciting twist." —Library Journal, ⭐️starred⭐️ review! awfulagent.com/ebooks/exo/

Happy book birthday to THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT! I'm thrilled for this book to go out to readers. It's the most fun I've had writing a novel. Get yours! US: awfulagent.com/ebooks/tower... UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Tower-Tyrant... (HC 18% off for launch!) Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

Mamdani: "We believe in standing up for those we love. Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job ... your struggle is ours too."

“Turn the volume up” is so fucking good. Holy shit.

[Exit Clown.]

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC

A real change in tune from the NYT 🤣

@timchawaga.bsky.social Mur and Tim Chawaga dive into the depths of Tim's near-future science fiction mystery set in a flooded Florida.

DARK HORIZON is a "superb, propulsive read" - thanks to @antonyjohnston.bsky.social for recommending my latest action thriller this on @theincomparable.com podcast!

"Book club spotlight" scams are so ubiquitous that friends of mine who simply share names with authors are now getting the same bullshit emails. AUTHORS: DON'T FALL FOR IT. They all ask for money eventually, and it's almost certainly all AI-driven. A thread of recent examples:

Andrew, we're voting you off the island and back to the suburbs. Our new ad just aired during Survivor.

It’s been a whirlwind time at New York Comic Con so far — here are some client highlights we’ve seen! 🧵 @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social was on the fantastic Young, Gifted & Whack panel, covering the intersections of creativity and nerdom among Black communities, moderated by Wayne Brady! #nycc

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

Howdy, writers! I'll be closing to queries at the end of today (aka Friday, 10/3). The submissions have been coming in quicker that I can keep up. 📚📚 📚📚 📚📚 📚📚 📚📚 So I'm going to focus on reading all the lovely books that have already come in for the next few weeks and months.

We've been busy — here are some of the exciting projects our clients announced in the month of September alone 🥳 Congratulations to JAB clients Emily Rath, Isaac Fitzsimons, @jessmeywrites.bsky.social, @brandonsanderson.com, and Peter Orullian on their book deals!

The Sora AI thing is proof of something very important: The technology itself is useless without the ability to use the likenesses of real, living, unpredictable people, and the art they create. And the only way to get those likenesses or that art is to summarily steal it.

If you need signed copies of Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop or Mayhem at a Halloween Wedding, the Well-Read Moose has this many:

Can't emphasize this enough!

How old do you have to be to stop getting excited about Scholastic book fair week? I'll let you know, but the number is higher than 36.

They are literally canceling culture

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch is a must-read for those who love magic, mystery, and thriller 🤩 Get books 4-10 for $2.99 on eBook format – what a steal (Peter Grant don’t arrest me)! buff.ly/EoKwGsy

Just to be blunt, if you want Wired and 404 and The Verge to employ reporters who understand the memes on bullet casings and can connect them to gaming culture while having the legal and support resources to deal with waves of harassment when we do it… you have to subscribe and pay for the work

Humor, hijinks, and whodunit coming next year to a bookstore near you!!

They have never, ever expressed anything close to this level of pain and sympathy for school shooting victims.

BREAKING, from NY Playbook PM: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer Covid vaccines to New Yorkers who request them.

A shout out to all in America. Here's your chance to get your science-fiction-murder-mystery-it's-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it literary fix cheap! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/exo-colin-... @diversionbooks.bsky.social @zenoagency.bsky.social @awfulagent.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com #BNPreorder

Good news about the cutting-edge AI tools from the $3-trillion-dollar company.

House Republicans Want To Doxx Wikipedia Editors Over Bogus ‘Bias’ Complaints Congress has absolutely zero constitutional authority to investigate a private website for its editorial decisions. Zero. None. This is First Amendment 101. Yet House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and…

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Also celebrating its release today is the American Mystery Classic reprint of THE TRAGEDY OF X by Ellery Queen 🎉 The first of the Drury Lane Mysteries, THE TRAGEDY OF X is among Ellery Queen's most beloved series, perfect for new and long-time fans! awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-t...

Next week I'll be heading to New Orleans for Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Friendly reminder that I will be closing to queries on August 31 (a week from today). The next time I will be open to queries will likely be next summer, so last call to get in your submissions! #amquerying #amagenting

PLEASE SHARE! Writers! Uncanny Magazine is OPEN to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! We can't wait to read your stories!!! buff.ly/xB0IZOX

In the latest episode of the #FictionScience podcast, Tim Chawaga talks about parallels between the plot of his first novel, "Salvagia," and the real-world thrills and chills that are likely to sweep over America's coastal areas due to future sea level rise. cosmiclog.com/2025/08/11/c... #Worldcon

Tim Chawaga imagines cross-literary bonds in work by Carl Hiaasen, Walter Mosley, and more! crimereads.com/salvage-buds...

The JABberwocky team had a wonderful time celebrating @timchawaga.bsky.social's debut, SALVAGIA, at WORD Bookstore last night! Congratulations to Tim on a lively event, and shoutout to @victormanibo.com for being a great moderator ✨ awfulagent.com/ebooks/salva...

I haven't posted much about Seattle WorldCon, but it was a blast. Hanging out with old friends like @jonficke.bsky.social @erincairns.bsky.social @clayharmon2.bsky.social @aahabershaw.bsky.social @dmoren.com (to name a few) is always a pleasure, but I also met so many fun and cool people.

So I am still processing that this happened last night. Thank you to everyone who made this happen. 2024 was the most difficult year of our lives, and I am humbled by the care and love we have received from each and every one of you. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. #HugoAwards #WorldCon

Physical ARCs for THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED dropped this past weekend at #Worldcon, and now 50 advance copies are up for grabs in this goodreads giveaway! Be one of the first to get a hold of my upcoming gothic horror, and enter via the link in thread:

Uncanny Magazine (Editors-in-Chief Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, Managing Editor Monte Lin, Poetry Editor Betsy Aoki, and Podcast Producers Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky) won the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine! THANK YOU, SPACE UNICORNS! buff.ly/hKQcT5n

Last night, I won the Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form. Thanks again to everyone that voted for me!

Sid's getting ready for @Bouchercon2025 in New Orleans. II know it's not Mardi Gras season, but he can't resist handing out beads.