Amazing talent.

My second time at #Bouchercon, but my first time in #NewOrleans. Had a great time! @deliapitts50.bsky.social @yasminangoe.bsky.social @kellyekell.bsky.social #writingcommunity

My most important pro tip about surviving publishing: Have a sense of humor. It has been instrumental in me surviving nine years, four books, two publishers...and still wanting to do this crap.

Started a scary but exciting new journey last week where I am betting on myself and writing full time for six months. Still trying to figure the work schedule out (thanks @vmburnsbooks.bsky.social for the hand holding) but this is today’s office.

The NYPD officer killed by the active shooter was an immigrant from Bangladesh. He had 2 kids and a 3rd on the way. The US State Dept travel advisory for Bangladesh is level 3; “Reconsider Travel” for violence, crime and terrorism. He died here, for us, shot with a Colt M4 rifle. Think about that.

July is Disability Pride Month, and we didn't want to end the month without celebrating indie authors with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Here we have FIFTY (!) SFF books for you to choose from and support! There's something for everyone. www.readindiefantasy.com/celebrating-...

Mariska Hargitay's #MyMomJayne is so good. Equal parts sad, funny, messy, and raw. My fave part though is when Mariska finally goes through her mother's stuff and realizes that Jayne cut her ex husbands out of the family photos.

COVER REVEAL! 🔪🌊 It's a joy to share the glorious new cover to NO GODS FOR DROWNING! Anna Chiara Stagi has beautifully blended elements of the book into this eerie seaborne majesty. Thank you Anna, and thank you @badhandbooks for giving it a new port in the storm. badhandbooks.com/preorders/no...

Happy Release Day to El Dorado Drive by THE @meganabbott.bsky.social! It's a simmering, atmospheric novel of friendship and betrayal, following a women-led pyramid scheme in suburban Detroit. Can't wait to hear her chat with Laura Lippman today at Books Are Magic. You can watch on YouTube!

Genuinely was surprised that Missing White Woman won the Thriller Award for Best Mystery! A huge thank you to ITV, Tosca, Jean, and all the judges. Congrats to all winners and nominees! Bio has been updated.

I came on here just to block JD Vance and I must have signed up for some sort of block chain that added him because he's already blocked. I do wish I could have had the satisfaction of actually blocking him though. lol

Hey hi hello I haven't shared this Pack in a while. Crime Writers of Color was founded by Walter Mosley, Gigi Pandian & @kellyekell.bsky.social in 2018. crimewritersofcolor.com This Pack collects every member who has a Bsky account. Scroll to find great people to follow &/or check out our Feed 🤓

Murder Takes a Vacation by @lauralippman.bsky.social is out today! I read it in November and when I tell you it was exactly what I needed. Amazing MC, the perfect blend of lightness and drama. Definitely pick it up: www.harpercollins.com/products/mur...

Here’s a nifty thing: I have “an airport book”! 🤓 A friend snapped this at #YVR yesterday to show my book displayed prominently (!!) in a promo and in fine company too (Book details: sgwong.com/books/in-the...)

From a dear comrade who was kind enough to let me share their video. Veterans stage a sit-in on the US Capitol steps and say, “Military off our streets!” Hell yeah!

ICE is going to parks in Los Angeles and kidnapping nannies who are caring for small children The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted Women and children in parks

You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are coming to rescue you. I know my girls got me and will be looking flawless as they rescue me too.

“What Senator Alex Padilla did today was political theater.” --Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater

Boebert: "What we’re seeing in LA is an insurrection." Us : Um. Lauren ?

Don't let them lie to you about Senator Padilla. DHS is claiming the agents DID NOT KNOW he was a senator. He CLEARLY says (BEFORE he is tackled and cuffed) "I am Senator Alex Padilla and I have a question for the secretary."

A reminder to our WGA West friends that if you feel you've been handed anything created by generative AI, been asked to use it, even have a WHIFF of it, the Guild and AI Committee want to hear from you! There's a form! www.wga.org/contracts/kn...

Happy release day!!

Crowds at the LA Football Club chanting Fuck ICE! Music to my ears!

ICE started raiding the hotel they were staying in - interrogating cleaning ladies Good luck housing ICE agents in Los Angeles now

Why do people keep saying Black people will be ‘next,’ when WE never stopped being targeted. Black people already experience whatever abuse this country heaps on other marginalized groups. This may be your first time witnessing it or experiencing it firsthand, but not ours.

Happy Release Day to Shawn and King of Ashes!!

13-yr-old Camarria Williams made a remarkable discovery when she found a compound with potential cancer-fighting properties in goose poop from Garfield Park, Chicago. This surprising find happened while participating in the Chicago Antibiotic Discovery Lab, a STEM program in collaboration with the

This is me when I vote (early) tomorrow for the New Jersey gubernatorial primary.

Lots of people asking about my plans for the 2028 election. I have a new, radical two-step process I intend to deploy: 1. Vote for my preferred candidate in the primary 2. Vote for whichever dem wins the primary in the general

Oh, wtf.

During my panel yesterday I meant to add this advice. "Don't let someone else's success make you feel less. They're on their journey. You're on yours." Beverly Jenkins.

The cruelty is the point.

Jersey has our gubernatorial primary on 6/10. Please vote b/c our governor is more important than ever under the Trump regime. I use primaries to vote my heart, so I'll be voting for @rasjbaraka.bsky.social. You can find a primer on how the candidates stand here: www.politico.com/interactives...

Happy Release Day @andibartz.bsky.social!!!!!!!

Like A Sister and Missing White Woman by @kellyekell.bsky.social are an amazing one-two punch of social commentary as domestic thriller. Kellye is an amazing author with a wit as sharp as a boning knife 🔪 😊

Great question

You're Never Being a Burden to Your Friend, if They’re Actually Your Friend.

So thrilled to see ALTER EGO nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Hardcover Novel. Even happier to see my book alongside bestie @kellyekell.bsky.social's wonderful book, MISSING WHITE WOMAN. Congrats to all the nominees. Let's toast in New Orleans, #Bouchercon! I'm the Toastmaster. Get it?

Went to check my email for something random and learned #MissingWhiteWoman is up for an #AnthonyAward! Thrilled to be part of such an amazing group of nominees, especially my bestie @alexsegura.bsky.social! Congrats to all the nominees in so many amazing categories.

20 ARMED men bust into your home. They claim they’ve got a search warrant. They make you stand in the rain w/your 3 daughters in their underwear. They seize your phones, laptops, your cash life savings. The suspects listed on the warrant? They don’t live there anymore. kfor.com/news/local/w...

A thread of where you can get your own copy of my 1984-set crime novel, about which the great @heatherlevy.bsky.social said, "Roysdon's THAT OCTOBER takes readers on a wild, fun ride filled with 80s nostalgia and a small-town murder mystery with a little espionage thrown in."

#Eagles Jalen Hurts will NOT be visiting the White House today due to “scheduling conflicts”. (Via: @yamiche.bsky.social)

It's always fascinating that the minute men aren't dominating/being centered for once in the history of the entire world, there's always people saying "Poor men!" I'd bet my (a lot smaller than many men's) advance it's still harder for me to get published/promoted than a male UK literary writer.

This is especially poignant to me b/c Al Gore (not) losing to Bush in 2000 made me realize real quick how B.S. our election system is.

So @libro.fm is having a minty fresh audiobook sale for the next 5 days 🤩 You can get some stellar books like PIRANESI by Susanna Clark, or a fave of mine RAZORBLADE TEARS by S.A. Cosby & more! Even my vampire novel ALL THE HEARTS YOU EAT 🫀 It helps indie bookstores too! libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

Got to do another fun STAR WARS chat with @jennawren.bsky.social at @screenrant.bsky.social. STAR WARS #1 hits May 7 from me and the great @philnoto.bsky.social! screenrant.com/star-wars-st...

I don't know if @un-manuscripts.bsky.social is really an agent or not. I do know they are a really sad person.