I enjoy the fact that every product Reese’s makes tastes completely different from every other one. ONLY TWO ELEMENTS. Somehow there are endless permutations of peanut butter and chocolate combined What hath God wrought

Semi-regular reminder that your local public librarian has more of a spine and a stronger moral compass than an executive at ABC or CBS.

I hope this moment strengthens non-corporate ways of accessing news, entertainment and art. Nobody who makes zines ever got fired for calling fascists on their shit.

Brian DePalma is 85 Bob Hoskins on losing Al Capone in The Untouchables to DeNiro: ‘I got a $200,000 cheque in the post & a note: ‘Thanks for your time, love Brian DePalma’. I rang him & said: ‘Brian, listen, if you got any other films you don’t want me to be in, babe, I’m there for you!’

C.W.'s a real one. This is phenomenal collection.

Let this sink in: “Earlier this week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent letters to all 50 governors calling for the removal of Pride crosswalks.” The petty, hateful stupidity of it.

In case you wondered whether troops to DC is anything but cynical theater.

I hope in the general jubilation at the death of James Dobson, people don’t forget he brought his satanic circus to Raiford at the eleventh hour so Ted Bundy could publicly blame pornography for a decade of murder of young women and children.

"This is the real gamble at the heart of Altman's CALIFORNIA SPLIT: the risk you take when you put your care and trust into another person."

So far, Putin’s war has killed at least 13,000 Ukrainian civilians and 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers. Russia refuses to provide a list of the more than 19,000 children it has abducted from Ukraine.

With IRS commissioner Billy Long saying the Direct File program is "gone," revisit our 2019 story about how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free:

#Photography 📷 Wim Wenders

Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.

Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you” Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”

hey you guys remember when the white house photoshopped gang tats on a pic of an innocent man? anyway, memories

I’ve never seen THE LEFTOVERS, but this heartfelt essay by @sophiastewart.bsky.social makes me want to correct that soon.

So cool to see a much-deserved Emmy nomination for Brian Tyree Henry. He put everything he had into Ray.

#NewHope might not sound right for #Noir at the Bar, but it's going to be great! Dark fiction with Scott Adlerberg, @jenconley45.bsky.social, @victordeanda.bsky.social, Patrick Lambe, Stanton McCaffrey, @alberttucher.bsky.social and @dennistafoya.bsky.social at John & Peter's, Tues., 7/8 at 7 p.m.

If the bill now being considered by the Senate is enacted, 11.8 million Americans will lose their health insurance, millions will fall into poverty, and the national debt will increase by $3.3 trillion, writes @rbreich.bsky.social. www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

Eryk’s absolutely one of my favorite storytellers in any format—don’t let him know, though—and this is one to get, y’all.

ahahahhahahaha eat shit

Ivy is a powerhouse. Can’t wait to see her at Barnes and Noble in Philly tomorrow (the 26th).

Tuesday, July 8! @jenconley45.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social @victordeanda.bsky.social @smccaffery.bsky.social @jonmcgoran.bsky.social and Patrick Lambe at John and Peter’s in New Hope, PA!

RT if you ever bought Vintage Contemporary paperbacks just because they looked so cool

Just finished FRIENDS HELPING FRIENDS from the always amazing @patrick-hoffman.bsky.social. I’ve read his other books (especially THE WHITE VAN) several times each - they’re pitch-perfect crime novels.

US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )

“If history, per the adage, is written by the winners, then it’s not premature to wonder how the winners of the A.I. race might soon shape the stories that historians tell about the past.”

Happy Father's Day to all who celebrate!

‘Schande’ doesn’t even begin to describe the moral depravity of this vile creature. www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

Greg Frost is an amazing writer (and teacher) - you should order THE SECRET HOUSE immediately.

Sen. Cory Booker: When you see a democratic nation having their executive begin to arrest mayors, begin to arrest judges, begin to arrest a United States senator who was simply asking for answers to their questions [...] this is something that we should not tolerate.

Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

BLIND TO SIN, the fifth Jackson Donne novel, is just $2.99 for your reader! Mayhem, heists and violence in fictional form for the price of a large cup of coffee! openroadmedia.com/ebook/blind-...

In case you missed it: I have a new story up at the fantastic @reckonreview.bsky.social today--check it out when you have ten minutes to kill: reckonreview.com/the-kings-of... #crimefiction #shortstory

This interview was incredibly fun (and a great excuse to live out my film noir dreams with the photo shoot) Big thanks to Sophia Nguyen (and to Amir Hamja) www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...

Pictures from the Mojave:

My new favorite bar, Virginian Cocktails in #29palms, California. Founded in 1938, five years before the Marine base at the north end of Adobe Road.

My fave guide to Paris was written in 1953 by Ollie Stewart, my great-uncle, a WWII correspondent, + one of the many Black expats who chose Paris over USA's Jim Crow -- his little book for Black travelers is called PARIS HERE I COME 💘 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/t...

Hell is EMPTY and all the DEVILS are here. Grief horror. Revenge horror. Creature horror. Check it out! Don't take my word for it. Listen to these guys! @rebelsam94.bsky.social @scribeofhades.bsky.social @lphernandez.bsky.social @bookmonstergeorge.bsky.social @sobelobooks.bsky.social

COMING SOON 👀

“We’re scared. You could see our faces that we were terrified. What makes you so much more worthier of your peace? What makes you so much more worthier of protecting your children? What makes you so much more worthy of your citizenship? What makes you more worthy of safety?”

Fun read by @scottadlerberg.bsky.social - @dennistafoya.bsky.social on 'Dope Thief' and the Long Journey from Book to Screen crimereads.com/dope-thief-d... @crimereads.bsky.social

“It's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help. If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite." -Pope Francis

Another frustrating, sad story about a once-great media outlet cannibalized by venture capitalists who essentially don’t care about media.

Scientists can’t explain it, but somehow every individual member of the Trump administration is THE single worst person to ever walk the earth.

Dope Thief now on Apple TV+

Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility!

Great day signing books at Farley’s Bookshop. Thanks to everyone who came out!