New York friends, see you tomorrow night at the Bureau of General Services-Queer Division and celebrate the launch of Crime Ink: Iconic! @bgsqd.bsky.social @bywaterbooks.bsky.social @robyngigl.bsky.social #queercrimefiction #thrillerbooks #lgbtqreads🌈

Ha! Acrobat wants to save me time by summarizing a manuscript for me. If only it were that easy, Acrobat.

Is it weird that I really want a scythe now? www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...

Ok, I fixed my email.

Yayyy!! Libby Klein's VICE AND VIRTUE is today's Kindle Daily Deal! www.amazon.com/Vice-Virtue-...

Friday night, 9:30 PM, join us in the Bissonett Ballroom (3rd floor) and get ready to party: 📚 Free books 🍰 Free desserts 🍸 Cash bar 🎟️ Author Bingo 🤝 Meet your favorite mystery writer—AND discover your NEXT favorite writer!

✨ Peek behind the curtain of Crime Ink: Iconic! ✨ Check out this @crimereads.bsky.social roundtable with Ann Aptaker, Diana DiGangi, Margot Douaihy, Renee James, Ann McMan & Jeffrey Round on the project, the process & finding inspiration in icons. 📖 Link in bio 🔗 bit.ly/4p7Tkj9

Love this new flash fiction piece from Andrew Graham Martin! newflashfiction.com/dorothy-by-a...

🚨 It’s here—Crime Ink: Iconic! 🚨 20+ queer crime stories inspired by legends—Baldwin, Wilde, Rapinoe, Cox & more. From cozy to noir, every tale centers queer lives. A landmark anthology with foreword by Ellen Hart & afterword by Katherine V. Forrest. 🌈🔍 johncopenhaver.com/order-crime-...

Wow! The eBook for Libby Klein's VICE AND VIRTUE is only $1.99 today! Thank you, BookBub! www.amazon.com/Vice-Virtue-...

Part 1 is up! I’m sharing the story of three MFA friends whose journeys to publishing look nothing alike—but all show how messy and unpredictable the writing life really is. johncopenhaver.substack.com/p/on-taking-...

Just a week away and the buzz is cranking up! Thank you to Oline Cogdill for covering CRIME INK: ICONIC. This coverage means the world to us. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/26/b...

Salem and I are delighted by Neil Nyren’s generous BookTrib coverage of Crime Ink: Iconic! He spotlights amazing contributors—Mia P. Manansala, Christa Faust, Robyn Gigl, Kristen Lepionka, Greg Herren, Cheryl Head & more. Honored by his words. booktrib.com/2025/08/27/c...

This dog already saw this week's news and decided her dad didn't need to know all that. 14/10 (Sasha via ViralHog)

I am currently closed to submissions while I catch up on queries. I'll remove this notice when I reopen. Thanks everyone!

Zombie rabbits? Sign me up! #MSWL www.yahoo.com/news/article...

You lovely authors have all been so prolific that I am going to close to queries again on August 16th.  Get your queries in by the 15th before the window closes!

We only rate dogs. This is the goth cousin of Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc. Please understand it's not just a phase, and only send dogs. Thank you… 12/10 (credit u/vincidelaunc)

Wow! Less than two weeks till the Chesapeake Writing Workshop! I'll be taking pitches along with tons of other brilliant agents. It's online, so anyone can attend. chesapeakewritingworkshops.com

I'm excited to share that I'll be reopening to queries August 1st!! I'm looking forward to seeing some amazing submissions!

Can't wait for the online Chesapeake Writing Workshop next month! Writers from all places are welcome! chesapeakewritingworkshops.com

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME is out today!!! This gorgeous book will show you how to weave family heirlooms and treasured mementos into your decor to celebrate the lives (and loves) that came before us. ❤️ bookshop.org/p/books/make...

Richmond mystery fans! Join me tomorrow (June 24, 6 PM) at Fountain Bookstore for a chat with Katharine Schellman about Last Dance Before Dawn, 1920s NYC, speakeasies, and queer characters in crime fiction. Don’t miss it! withfriends.co/event/231543...

This Saturday, Kristen Mei Chase will be at Wonderland Books in Bethesda talking about her new picture book WE ARE AMERICAN, TOO! www.wonderlandbooks.com/events/46710

WE ARE AMERICAN, TOO by Kristen Mei Chase & Jieting Chen is out today! With a starred review, this picture book takes readers on a stirring journey confronting anti-Asian hate, and igniting unity with a rousing call to celebrate our shared American identity! bit.ly/4mAY5ka

The VICE AND VIRTUE book tour is on the move!

If you need something to brighten up your day, I highly recommend this short story from Andrew Graham Martin about Harry Styles working at Trader Joe's. variantlit.com/my-teenage-d...

Wow! So amazing to see HALL OF MIRRORS nominated for the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel! ❤️

🕵️‍♀️ Crime Ink: Iconic is where queer icons meet killer stories. In 2023, fewer than 1% of major crime anthology stories were written by LGBTQ+ authors—this is the course correction! Foreword: Ellen Hart. Afterword: Katherine V. Forrest. 📖 Preorder: bywaterbooks.com/product/crim... or bit.ly/4cH27CL

Whoa! The eBook for Libby Klein's VICE AND VIRTUE is only $5.99 today!! www.amazon.com/Vice-Virtue-...

Such a beautiful post from John Copenhaver on loss and the creative spirit. ❤️

Yessss!!! WE ARE AMERICAN, TOO is a #1 new release in Children's Asian and Asian American Books!!!

A very happy pub date to Kristen Mei Chase's WE ARE AMERICAN, TOO, which the School Library Journal described as: "A stunning story of family history and heritage, identity, and the power of protest, this is highly recommended purchase for all collections." bookshop.org/p/books/we-a...

Yes!! Love this video of Andrew Graham Martin reading his story "Tornadoes." You can read "Tornadoes" is in the current issue of Post Road Magazine! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rZj...

Wow! So amazing to see RENTAL STYLE on this Oprah Daily list of the Best Books to Give Recent Graduates!!! www.oprahdaily.com/entertainmen...

Yes!!! Thank you New York Public Library for including SPIN ME RIGHT ROUND on this excellent list of Prom-themed books! www.nypl.org/blog/2025/05...

Yesss!!! So cool to see VICE AND VIRTUE in this AARP round up of cozy mysteries with an edge! www.aarp.org/entertainmen...

What do Sondheim and crime fiction have in common? Murder, of course. Join me, Josh Pachter & more on May 29 @shelflifebooks.bsky.social to talk music, mayhem & murder. 🎭🔪 shelflifebooksrva.com/event/2025-0...

Looking forward to the Pittsburgh Writing Workshop next weekend! If you want to pitch to me and tons of other amazing agents, you can still sign up! The conference is online, so anyone can attend! pittsburghwritingworkshop.com

As an ITW board member, I’m proud we’re supporting Harvest Home’s new literacy initiative for homeless moms. This work is urgent, powerful, and right in line with our mission. Help us raise $15K to launch it. Every gift matters. 📽️ fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/ITWHH #ITW #LiteracyMatters

Get to know Layla Virtue, the star of VICE AND VIRTUE, in Dru's Book Musing! drusbookmusing.com/layla-virtue...

"This is a winner." - Publisher's Weekly "This perfect combination of mystery, humor, and romance explores serious social problems." - Kirkus, starred review VICE AND VIRTUE is out today!!! Snag your copy of this first book in a new Libby Klein series at your local bookstore!

The book launch for Libby Klein's VICE AND VIRTUE is tomorrow at Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop!! Register now to attend! www.mysterybooksonline.com/libbys-book-...

I still have appointments open for the Writing Conference of Los Angeles this Saturday! Sign up here! writingconferenceoflosangeles.com

Had a blast on 7 Minutes in Book Heaven with the brilliant John Parker, hosted by @thisqueerbook for Once Upon A Crime! We talked crime fiction, bad advice, and yes—a celebrity crush. 😏 Give it a listen! @thisqueerbook.com 🔗 thisqueerbook.com/hall-of-mirr... #CrimeFiction #QueerBooks

Can't wait to take pitches at the LA Writing Day Workshop!! I will be there live and in person along with other amazing agents! There's still time to sign up! writingconferenceoflosangeles.com

with a book

Can't wait for the Pittsburgh Writing Workshop! I'll be taking pitches along with tons of other brilliant agents! It's online, so writers from all locations are welcome! pittsburghwritingworkshop.com

Now more than ever, we need queer voices — and what better way than with a little murder? 🌈🔪 From Hawaii noir to Victorian revenge, quozy sleuths to summer camp sociopaths, this LGBTQIA+ crime fic roundup delivers thrills, chills, and queer joy. 📚 crimereads.com/queer-crime-...

Love this story from Andrew Graham Martin for Cleaver!!! www.cleavermagazine.com/here-in-the-...