Celebrating Our Authors' Media Wins!  MONA'S EYES hit #14 on the NYT Bestseller list! 🎉 @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social (SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE) featured in NonDoc! @gretchensisson.bsky.social (RELINQUISHED) discussed adoption on KCUR Up to Date & Adoption Uncovered podcast!

Some fun stats for ya’ll about my incredible adventure on the Secrets of the Killing State Fall 2025 book tour!

The EPA has scrubbed most of its website of any mention that human activity is driving climate change.

And now (queue drum roll) the final leg of the tour—Arkansas and Oklahoma! We did 3 events in Arkansas, every one of them so special.

It’s the final recap of the 2025 SKS tour—I can’t believe this adventure of a lifetime is over! This last leg was jam-packed, so here’s Part 1–Tennessee!

Steve Witkoff isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

The guy's race and nationality are less relevant than the fact a CIA contractor shot two National Guard soldiers

SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE author @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social interviewed on KUAR-FM/Little Rock Public Radio!  Congratulations to all!  #WeeklyWins #Forbes #Booklist #ArtBooks #RadioInterview #BookSky

Unbelievable it’s come to this! I hope Ukraine & Europe have an actionable plan B… www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-sen...

This is deeply concerning

X's new location transparency feature shows that a slew of MAGA-branded accounts are apparently based outside the U.S., and also stirred speculative outrage over where the Department of Homeland Security account was created.

„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences. It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.

Accidentally? “Seeing all of these MAGA accounts get exposed as foreign actors trying to destroy the United States is a complete vindication of Democrats, like myself and many on here, who have been warning about this”. www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...

The failing financial policies of this regime are running up the national debt at an alarming rate, destroying our economy as quickly as they can…

Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by the Trump administration.

For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Who remembers those early Palantir trades

Musk turned on a feature on X that showed country of origin. He disabled it a couple hours later when it was revealed how many MAGA accounts aren't in the U.S. Foreign bot disinformation machines exposed. Seems like Twitter could have done that feature 15 years ago & we wouldn't be here today.

The latest emails from Jeffrey Epstein's estate show communications with a vast web of influential figures in politics, academia, business and more, even after he registered as a sex offender.

Greene spewed the worst vile poison at the left for years. After two weeks of being on the receiving end of that right wing vitriol, she's throwing in the towel. Lame. Lame and weak.

Mike Johnson is big mad that we forced through a petition and forced a vote on releasing the Epstein files. So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:

The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas' 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race. n.pr/3K41REc

X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based. Here’s an “influencer from Texas”

BREAKING: Supreme Court pauses lower court ruling that blocked Texas Republicans' redrawn congressional map.

BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she is resigning from Congress. Her last day in office will be January 5, 2026.

THE OPTIMISTS: Featured by Daily Kos + on Zibby Owens’ Spring 2026 list. Dayton Literary Peace Prize: Covered by Good Day Dayton, WDTN, AP & Publishing Perspectives. SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE by @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social: Interviews on St. Louis on the Air + KUAR Public Radio.

A special night w convo partner Sierra Pfeifer, from the local NPR affiliate in Oklahoma City—my LAST event of the fall SKS book tour! 🥹💕🙌

Omgeeeee—it’s the LAST event of the SKS fall tour! I’ll be at the aptly named Full Circle Bookstore tomorrow at 6:30 PM in OKC! So excited to be back in OKC for an important conversation about lethal injection and the death penalty. Hope to see you there!

Hello Little Rock! 2 events tomorrow, Nov 16: First I will be talking about forgiveness in the most difficult of circumstances & sharing the faith journey behind SKS at Second Presbyterian Church.

🧵3/5 SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE by @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social: Quoted in Stateline and featured in The Daily Nebraskan and The Toledo Blade. MONA’S EYES by Thomas Schlesser: Recommended in the FXBG and included on Read Her Like an Open Book.

Memphis part 2! Today at noon I’ll be spilling the tea on lethal injection in TN and the US more broadly. Plus, how might studying executions for 7 years inform what a community of faith has to say about the death penalty? I’d love to see you at the First Congregational Church lunch & learn! ❤️🙏😉

Next stop is Memphis! This afternoon I’ll be at the beautiful @rhodescollege.bsky.social talking about the death penalty in this country and the truth about lethal injection. Thank you @tndeathpenalty.bsky.social, @justcity901.bsky.social, and @rhodescollege.bsky.social for making this happen!

Hello Nashville! 🎶 Tonight I will be talking about my faith walk behind SKS, and spilling secrets about lethal injection in TN (and around the country!) If you’re in town, this event is at 7pm at Christ the King Catholic Church.

The OK pardon & parole board has recommended clemency for Tremane Wood, who was sentenced to death for a murder that someone else admitted that they committed, and whose lawyer spent all of 2 hours working up the case.

It’s Recap Monday, and I am so excited to showcase the fantastic events from last week in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio!

Tomorrow join me and my amazing husband John Lain at The Book & Cover in Chattanooga, TN where I’ll be spilling some serious tea about the death penalty in TN & this country more broadly—hope to see you there!

Join me at Union Ave Books tomorrow in Knoxville, TN where I’ll be spilling some serious tea with Jinx Watson, sponsored by @tndeathpenalty.bsky.social and Conservatives Concerned. It’s a great time to talk about the death penalty in TN & this country—hope to see you there!

The last leg of the SKS book tour has begun! Pls share widely, and if you’re in the area, hope to see you there! 😉🙏💕

Join me at Prologue Bookshop In Columbus, OH, on Thursday where I’ll be spilling some serious tea with Kevin Werner, executive director of Ohioans to Stop Executions. There’s never been a better time to talk about the death penalty in Ohio & this country—hope to see you there!

Tomorrow is a 2-state day! First is IU (posted!) then I’m off to Lexington, KY, where I’ll be at Joseph-Beth Booksellers conversation with Russell Allen from @kcadp.bsky.social! For some serious secret-spilling and important conversations about the death penalty in KY & this country, join us!

With the amazing Prof Michael Radelet of CU Boulder! 😉

As the clocks fall back and October comes to an end, that’s a wrap on another leg of this tour! I had the privilege of spending time in Colorado, Nebraska, and Missouri this week and wow was it amazing! First was CU Boulder—those law students were so impressive

On Monday I’m going to be at the Maurer School of Law doing a fireside chat with Prof. Valena Beety about my book & a Q&A! And they’re live-streaming it! So if you’re interested in some serious secret-spilling and important conversations about the death penalty in this country, check it out!

Join @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social, author of SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE, in conversation with Kevin Werner. Thurs, Nov 6 | 7pm | Prologue Bookshop, Columbus, OH. A powerful look at the dark truths of lethal injection.

St. Louis friends, join Corinna at our favorite @leftbankbooks.bsky.social tomorrow, Oct. 30, at 6pm. It's a chance to learn what the government is doing to people in your name.

Thank you @leftbankbooks.bsky.social for hosting me I’m so looking forward to talking about secrets in Missouri the “show me” state! For those interested in some serious secret-spilling and conversations about the death penalty in this country, hope to see you there & hope you’ll spread the word!

🧵2/2 MCNAMARA AT WAR by Taubman & Taubman: Academy Award-winning director, Errol Morris, wrote an essay in Air Mail extensively citing the book!  SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE by @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social: Author interviewed on Idaho Matters on the shifting death penalty landscape!

They found money to pay the ICE thugs, but not to feed the kids… fortune.com/2025/10/22/g...

Thank you Francie and Finch for hosting me tomorrow— I’m so looking forward to meeting all the Cornhuskers at this event! For those interested in some serious secret-spilling and important conversations about the death penalty in this country, hope to see you there & hope you’ll spread the word!

Ya’ll. Hi from the road! 👋 We’re headed to Nebraska to pick up the midwestern part of the tour (Colorado was awesome!). Check out these fun stats. 🤩💕🙏