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NEW ON PATREON: A recurring segment on rejection. Listen to @victordeanda.bsky.social speak to @keithroysdon.bsky.social about his philosophical approach to rejection and more. Patreon memberships start at $5/month. Your support helps us pay our authors and keep the magazine going: bit.ly/4tiGIGJ

NEW ON PATREON: A recurring segment on rejection. Listen to @victordeanda.bsky.social in conversation with @cwblackwell.bsky.social about his "five-percent rule," and more. Patreon memberships start at $5/month. Your support helps us pay our authors and keep the magazine going: bit.ly/4sTDZnD

COMING SOON from RHP Press: WAVES OF BURDEN. The new novel from Anthony Award-winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. You don't want to miss this one.

Thank you People for including my novel VANISHING DAUGHTERS from Thomas & Mercer on this list of 10 Books That Celebrate Latine and Latin American Voices Across Cultures ❤️

SUBS OPEN THIS FRIDAY: We’re looking for stories set in the desert. For modern neo-westerns. No Louis L'Amour, though, savvy? This month, we’re looking for modern neo-westerns. Send us your <2k flash story: bit.ly/4fQLeGx

VOTING ENDS TODAY: If you're a Bouchercon voter and haven't subbed your ballot, please consider choosing this amazing anthology of 15 great climate change crime fiction stories, edited by @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Thank you! #bouchercon2026 #crimefiction #anthology

VOTING ENDS TODAY: If you're a Bouchercon voter and haven't entered your ballot, please consider choosing this killer collection of stories by @cwblackwell.bsky.social today. Thank you! #bouchercon2026 #crimefiction

Community matters, even in "red" South Mississippi. This is why we don't write off any part of the country, or define whole swaths of the country with "red" and "blue" labels. People are people, everywhere. And people like this, being in community with one another, is how we defeat fascism.

BY POPULAR DEMAND, my Query Writing workshop has opened up a NEW SECTION! Get your letter, synopsis & first pages all polished & ready for submission! writerscircleworkshops.jumbula.com/2026SpringWo...

A JOB IS NOT A CAREER: We've all had jobs like this, right? Right? Enjoyed this taste? Then read the full story: bit.ly/47ckjkr #humor #flashfiction #cosplay

New on the Stack: I write about albums. Not the photo variety. bit.ly/4cGlGvu #vinyl #records #music #essay

NEW ON PATREON: A recurring segment on rejection. Listen to @victordeanda.bsky.social in conversation with @cwblackwell.bsky.social about his "five-percent rule," and more. Patreon memberships start at $5/month. Your support helps us pay our authors and keep the magazine going: bit.ly/4sTDZnD

We’ve become way too inured to the constant violence because of all of the people in power who revel in it. What a joyless, artless, sexless, rudderless country we became so fast.

There's free shipping at Bookshop.org this weekend to celebrate Indie Bookstore Day, if you're looking for a new read bookshop.org/p/books/meta...

Remembering Ella Jane Fitzgerald was an American singer, composer, and songwriter who left a lasting mark on American culture, born #onthisday April 25, 1917. Known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Queen of Jazz", Fitzgerald was a Grammy Award-winning vocalist who sold more than 40 million albums.

Happy National Independent Bookstore Day! And a hearty thank you to the booksellers who curate books and host readings and connect readers and authors to one another 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾(Photo is at Reparations Club Bookstore, LA)

New on the Stack: victordeanda.substack.com/p/album-orie...

BE KIND REWIND: In the movie business, nothing is what it seems. Read the whole story, pubbed by the very cool folks at @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social here: bit.ly/48Vhjwf #suspense #thriller #crimefiction

HAPPY EARTH DAY: To celebrate, RHP is offering their climate change crime fiction anthology for a discounted price of 99 cents for a limited time. Grab your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK #crimefiction #climatechange #earthday2026

LOS ANGELES RESIDENTS: I'll be appearing at Village Well on Saturday, April 25 @ 2pm to help celebrate Independent Bookstore Day. I'll be signing copies of my new novel, SARAFINA, and whatever else folks want to buy or bring in. Come by and support an incredible bookstore.

Cartoonist: Daniel Medina

People Inside My Head #43: Joe Frank: victordeanda.substack.com/p/people-ins...

J-TOWN IS HOPPING: Ahuizotl awaits. Like this morsel? Then read the full story here: bit.ly/48Vhjwf Big thanks to @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social for pubbing! #darkfiction #horror

My latest post on the Stack: victordeanda.substack.com/p/not-so-hap...

A PEEK: Proud to be part of this upcoming SFF antho along with @thelincoln.bsky.social @ambersparks.bsky.social @kjy1066.bsky.social and others! THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY releases on 10.06.26. Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4tpEXbT #supernatural #cryptids #sff

A PEEK: Proud to be part of this upcoming SFF antho along with @thelincoln.bsky.social @ambersparks.bsky.social @kjy1066.bsky.social and others! THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY releases on 10.06.26. Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4tpEXbT #supernatural #cryptids #sff

Happy 80th birthday to Tim Curry who has always, *always* understood the assignment.

I have a story in this fun forthcoming SFF detective fiction anthology alongside @victordeanda.bsky.social @ambersparks.bsky.social @kjy1066.bsky.social and others! If you're interested, you can preorder here: bookshop.org/a/88357/9798...

My latest post on the Stack: victordeanda.substack.com/p/not-so-hap...

New Fiction: "Thataboy" by John Figueroa. shotgunhoney.com/fiction/that...

Poor Sleep Linked To Gong https://theonion.com/poor-sleep-linked-to-gong/

MEMORY IS TIME: Like this taste? Read the entire story here, it's short: bit.ly/4dur6Ma Big thanks to Craig Terlson and PistolJimPress for pubbing! #sf #flashfiction

I was quite angry when my previous publisher pulled a runner last year. This book, however, since being re-released by @shotgunhoney.com , it hasn’t seen this much action in a decade. I’m thankful there’s still interest in Bishop Rider’s brand of justice. www.amazon.com/Better-Kind-...

finding out an airbnb host was using a chatbot to talk to me -- not just the intro/outro messages but everything -- would light me UP dude www.404media.co/airbnb-hosts...

J-TOWN AT NIGHT: Ahuizotl awaits. Like this morsel? Then read the full story here: bit.ly/48Vhjwf Big thanks to @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social for pubbing! #darkfiction #horror

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Hey, it’s #MondayReads time! Think of it like a key party, but you know, with books! Repost this post and tell us what you want reposted. Me, I’m back from the dead. @shotgunhoney.com is now the publisher of Bishop Rider! Come, see how we make them burn. www.amazon.com/Better-Kind-...

Could we do a Truman Show situation where we build a fake Oval Office where he watches AI created fake news about himself and let him believe he's still president and tweet the hours away and meanwhile we can impeach him and move on...I'm not sure he'd know the difference

GHOSTS AND CRYPTIDS: Proud to be part of this upcoming anthology from @diversionbooks.bsky.social @latinxfiles.bsky.social and @richienarvaez.bsky.social!! THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY releases on 10.06.26. Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4tpEXbT #speculativefiction #cryptids

Happy #nochedefuego! Cover reveal! THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY Anthology, edited by Matthew David Goodwin and Richie Narvaez. Pre-order now! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

So glad to have my story How to Kill in the new issue of The Southwest Review. With a killer illustration by Sam Hadley to boot.

HAPPY NOCHE DE FUEGO! Proud to be part of this upcoming anthology from @diversionbooks.bsky.social @latinxfiles.bsky.social @richienarvaez.bsky.social!! THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY releases on 10.06.26. Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4tpEXbT #speculativefiction #cryptid

Over at @shotgunhoney.com Bishop Rider is back. If you're a fan of Beau's work considering getting a copy, and if you have the OG release already, buy a copy for a friend or a friend of a friend. Maybe your second cousin's father's boss's secretary's son's friend who works acquisitions at Netflix.

ANTHONY AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN: If you're a Bouchercon voter, please consider nominating one of RHP's two eligible collections. Thanks again for your support.

COMING THIS SUMMER from RHP Press: WAVES OF BURDEN. The new novel from Anthony Award-winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. You don't want to miss this one.

"Hart’s ability to generate sympathy for characters with so much blood on their hands remains impressive, as does his ability to match laughs with gasps. This killer series continues to balance thrills and heart like few others." Another *starred* review from Publishers Weekly!

oh hot damn. it's new @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social elleryqueenmysterymagazine.com/current-issu...

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