It was that kind of Sunday.

Happy birthday to the brilliant actor, producer, animal rights advocate, and lover of all dogs great and small, Kaley Cuoco.

For decades, Trump has surrounded himself with "only the best people." (His words.) Add Pete Hegseth to a list that includes Epstein, Maxwell, Stone, Bannen, Boebert, Noem, Santos, Johnson, Miller, RFK Jr., Loomer, Patel, Halligan, and Vought. That's off the top of my head. So...who am I missing?

It’s #SmallBusinessSaturday — a great day to support bookstores! #bookstores

Want to win one of my favorite fountain pens AND personalized copies of three of my favorite novels — AND support the #Armenian cause via the @anca-dc.bsky.social ? Bid here! us.givergy.com/auction2025/?c…

Holiday shopping? If you want to give someone one of my novels with a personal inscription, simply visit in-person or online or call the Vermont Book Shop (802 388-2061) in Middlebury, VT or Phoenix Books in Burlington, VT (802 448-3350). They ship and my penmanship is fantastic. Thanks, friends!

Happy Thanksgiving, my friends!

Long walk by the lake today with my beloved Jesse, because (happily) so much cooking looms tonight!

Wild card idea. You know who might make a great Secretary of Defense? @captmarkkelly.bsky.social

Yup, really enjoyed RADIANT ANGEL.

Look who’s on Substack. My 1st post: “The biggest turkey? My mother’s broccoli mold.” Thanksgiving memories — broccoli in a Bundt cake pan, mix it with Jell-O, and call it a vegetable, even though it smelled like a Dumpster in August. Substack link (it’s free!) here: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Never seen it put this way and it's really powerful.

Artistic directors! Theaters, great and small! Look what has now been published: my plays, MIDWIVES and THE CLUB! Thank you, Broadway Play Publishing and Stewart Talent! #theatre #drama

It’s happening! My amazing Grace Experience is engaged! 💍Utterly thrilled and so happy for her and her brilliant boo, Stephen Shore! My own lovely bride and I are over the moon happy for them! Love is love is love! (The 3rd photo is when they started this summer in “I do, I do!”)❤️

Proof there are angels among us. My Jesse. (Also? Note the snow on the mountains in the distance.)

Good morning, my friends. Yes, I loved Amity Gaige's HEARTWOOD. You will, too. #FridayReads

Thank you, People Magazine, for previewing my 2026 novel, THE AMATEUR. “What if a single moment changed the entire course of your life — an accident that’s wild, weird and traumatic?” More here: tinyurl.com/2f2stvem

Thanks, People Magazine! Behold, a preview of my 2026 novel, THE AMATEUR. “This novel was alchemic: never has a book been this much fun for me to write,” Bohjalian tells PEOPLE. “What if a single moment changed the entire course of your life?” Learn more: tinyurl.com/2f2stvem

“Nobody has ever measured, even poets, how much a heart can hold.” — Zelda Fitzgerald. ❤️ Happiest of birthdays to my amazing Grace Experience! 🎂

Raise your hand if you have never snapped at another human, "Quiet, Piggy!" #Trump

Color me honored. Thank you, Booklist . Gobsmacked and grateful that THE JACKAL’S MISTRESS is an Editor’s Choice Best Book of 2025.

This is the article that book lovers and dog lovers need to read today. @washingtonpost.com wapo.st/3WVhY9X

Thanks, Sarasota County Library. I had the best time yesterday talking books, TV, dread, and how I wrote the WORST first novel ever published, bar none. Also? Got to have lunch with pals from high school and drinks with a pal from college! I just write books to do stand-up.

I love writing over breakfast at hotels. I pretend I’m Graham Green.

Absolute banger of a “do not disturb” sign. Good-night.

Lunch companion in Sarasota, FL.

What is most grating is Vance’s PR flack tic of saying (often multiple times in an answer) the interviewer’s name. It’s a way to feign camaraderie while stalling to frame his response. In Vance’s case, it always comes across as condescending and smug. I had my sleazy lawyer do this in WATER WITCHES.

Jesse says good-night.

Just a reminder. Near Sarasota, Florida? Please join me Saturday afternoon at three. Details here. www.sarasotacountylibraries.org/my-library/e...

Sure did love THE CIA BOOK CLUB. @charlieenglish1.bsky.social

Seriously. How do I get any work done with my perfect puppy beside me?

For the past 6 months, all writers (like me) have been receiving AI-written solicitations to join fake book clubs or collaborate with fake book-influencers. Now it's escalated to AI-written fake emails from other novelists. This morning I woke to fake emails from Emily Henry and Marilynne Robinson.

Thank you, @lauraknoyauthor.bsky.social. So glad you enjoyed THE JACKAL'S MISTRESS. Really, gobsmacked and grateful.

Nugget’s new perch in my library: expanding his vocabulary.

First snow: Jesse has opinions. But we do love her snow jacket.

Thank you, @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social e ! Really honored to see THE JACKAL'S MISTRESS, my Civil War love story, on this list of great historical fiction. Also? I love the company! @doubledaybooks.bsky.social www.penguinrandomhouse.com/the-read-dow...

Yes, I loved the new novel from the brilliant Wally Lamb.

Good-night, America. Trump and Mike Johnson did not go to bed hungry. Tens of millions of Americans did…on Trump and Mike Johnson’s watch. Also? Still no release of the Epstein files. Let’s sleep on why.

Thank you, Worcester Public Library ! Had the best time Thursday night talking books and stories and romance and dread with Wally Lamb, Kristina Forest , and moderator Stephanie Pasha. The three of them are simply brilliant. @doubledaybooks.bsky.social

My amazing Grace Experience scooted to Massachusetts last night for the Worcester Public Library fundraiser where I was speaking. (Pics of the event to come.) I was so happy to have her in the house! #prouddad #library #books

Yes, last night I was in Worcester and met Turtle Boy — the statue!

Deepest thanks to Holy Trinity Armenian Church in Cambridge, MA. Was so honored to speak there last night about the #ArmenianGenocide, ethnic cleansing, and my work. Great crowd, great questions, and great Armenian food!

Good-night, America. A nation with a President ignoring a court order to feed 42 million Americans. #trump

Tomorrow, please join me in Cambridge, MA — 145 Brattle Street. I promise to be extra charming!

Covfefe. Release the Epstein Files. (Also, about Trump’s rant below? The redistricting is constitutional. Also? Sounds like a very, very old man’s toddler meltdown.) #EpsteinTrumpFiles

Jesse didn’t understand why the Vermont Book Shop wasn’t open at 7:15 this morning. She stared wistfully at the door for 60 seconds before I convinced her we should continue our walk. @bookybecky.bsky.social

I have two MA events this week, and I’m making sure my pens match the books! Join me Wed. in Cambridge at 7:30 at the Holy Trinity Armenian Church at 145 Brattle St. Or join Wally Lamb, Kristina Forest, and me on Thur. in Worcester at 5:45 at the Worcester Library at 3 Salem Square.

Look what’s out now! A new novel from Barbara Conrey!

Latest read. #armenian

Only 142 days until opening day. Thank you, Dodgers and @bluejays.com for a great week and a half!