Come on down to listen to me interrogating @jordanharper.bsky.social why he's so damn good!

If you're in LA, or have access to a plane or other type of vehicle, come out to Vroman's in Pasadena on April 30th, where I'll be talking with @blacktopkid.bsky.social for the launch of A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE. Come through. vromansbookstore.com/event/2026-0...

Wow, honored to have Buffalo Hunter Hunter here in TWO categories:

Im so honored to be nominated with writers ive long admired !!!! Thank y'all for the love for KOA!! www.latimes.com/events/festi...

Trump’s propaganda czar Brendan Carr and Trump-controlled CBS refused to let Colbert air his interview with James Talarico. You can watch the interview here, and it already has 1.4M views. youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...

Happy Book Birthday to TIME FOR A CHANGE by @questlove.bsky.social and @blacktopkid.bsky.social! Dynamic, richly written characters, and a mystery that twists and turns through the multiverse make for an infinitely readable sci-fi adventure sure to delight young readers. tinyurl.com/3kw3xkzp

Happy Pub day from me and @Questlove😎 Im so proud of this book Working with Questlove was a dream come true. When I was a kid I yearned for characters like Rahim and Kasia. I hope kids enjoy reading about them as much as I enjoyed writing about them TIME FOR A CHANGE AVAILABLE TODAY!!!!

Robert Duvall has shuffled off this mortal coil. He wasnt he flashiest or the loudest, he was just the best. In performance after performance he showed the depth and complexity within his characters with grace and power . But to me he's always gonna be Tom Hagen the level headed consigliore 😢

Just finished KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL... Man I miss Anthony Bourdain

Is your favorite bar even a bar if it doesn't have a Bigfoot sculpture?

Join me and Blake Howard as we discuss one of my favorite films,one that was a huge influence on BLACKTOP WASTELAND, HELL OR HIGHWATER... Back when a certain screenwriter was just discovering their voice

This is bullshit

Don't have the physical copy But WISDOM CORNER by David Heska Wanabli Wieden is also an incredible novel coming out this year

Sometimes, I feel like im a pretender to the throne The hustle, the hardwork , the rejection, were in some ways easier to deal with because all my life I wss taught how to lose . Don't expect too much Don't dream too big Know your place But then something crazy happened My dream came true

They thought he didnt speak Spanish. But summers working landscaping gave him a passable knowledge of Spanglish and Cantonese So he pushed the beer away "No sirve de nada" Anthony said And watched as a grim cloud flowed over the bartenders face While Emil kept buying $5 lapdances.

"I never was afraid to die before. I didn't want to but I wasn't afraid either. I figured who cares right? Who would miss me besides my granddaddy and Boonie. But now...." he pushed an errand curl out of Lark's face. He took a deep breath " Anybody hurt you and id rip their whole family tree-

Two great novels available later this year! First BLOODFIRE BABY by Eirinie Carson a moving and sometimes harrowing study of a young mother battling post partum depression Then THE CONFESSIONS OF FIRST LADY FREEMAN a funny and emotional look at the modern black evangelical church Get them!!!

What Puerto Ricans are feeling this morning is how we ⬛️ people felt seeing Kendrick last year I LOVE THIS FOR YOU!!!!

Sigh, year 23 watching a Super Bowl that doesn't feature the Raiders.... Maybe both teams will lose?

Barcelona BCNegra festival in Spain

About that great writing news I teased… I’m thrilled to announce I signed with RHP to publish my next novel, WAVES OF BURDEN. In working with the team last summer I found everyone to be passionate, dedicated, and so thoughtful. I can’t think of a better press to bring this story into the world.

Im watching CNN right now and the fact they are talking about Bitcoin instead of the fact the president posted a racist video of the Obamas is everything wrong with modern media and how they are more concerned with acess than honor

Time for some good reviews. I just finished reading this first rate crime thriller by S.A. Cosby. The whole book is a tense, white-knuckle ride from start to finish. And Cosby delivers a masterclass on how to make your readers be VERY afraid of your villains. Surely a limited series is in the works?

Y'all Look at this LOOK AT THIS!!!!!!

By the way, if you’re in Barcelona catch me and @blacktopkid.bsky.social in conversation on Feb 3: www.barcelona.cat/bcnegra/ca/p...

James Sallis passed today. If you only know him from DRIVE you are missing out on his incredible work RIP to a true master

In light of everything going on this may seem trivial but If you're a writer who says generative AI is making u a better author you sound like a karaoke singer saying karaoke singing makes you a better songwriter. Its a nonsensical response that reveals the truth U know u dont have it

"We'll take our stand for this land & the stranger in our midst..." Powerful. Brutal. Inspirational. A loving tribute to Renée Good, Alex Pretti & the good people of Minneapolis. Plus, it name-checks all the villains: the Puppy Killer🐶, Pee-Wee German🇩🇪, the Orange Atrocity🍊💩 & above all: ICE🧊🚫 1/

THEY ARE MURDERING PPL IN THE FUCKING STREETS

Here's your reminder that @jordanharper.bsky.social has a new book coming this year and believe me this is a book that you will NEED in your collection. A tour de force of LA excess and existential malaise Simply put He is one of the best doing it today

I don't talk about my faith a lot because honestly im a lasped Baptist agnostic. And I dont believe in the stochastic form of Christianity that seems to dominate our society today. I dont like ministers who have Bentleys , I cant abide pastors who wont let the homeless sleep in their mega church

Since the inception of this country those who embrace white supremacy have sought scapegoats to justify their hate and their imperial desires Indigenous ppl Black ppl Asians Hispanics Communists LGBTQ Jewish ppl Muslims On and on And they killed or imprisoned anyone from those groups who dared

Y'all remember when Garth Brooks tried to create a different persona called Chris Gaines and wore a soul patch? Wild times man lol

I can't tell if Flip likes his tent or not lol

The battle in America has always been the poor vs the rich They added racism and misogyny as the side dishes. "Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism is gonna stop us all." Fred Hampton

"To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time." James Baldwin Black Lives Matter activist are calling for justice for Renee Good. All LIVES MATTER agitators are saying she got what she deserved Some days my rage is incandescent as a blowtorch

Each year George Easter from Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine does a mammoth job in collating the various 'best of' crime fiction lists & seeing which books were most recommended. Worth a look @blacktopkid.bsky.social @richardosman1.bsky.social murdermayhemandlongdogs.com/the-best-of-...

My paternal great great grandfather was a slave. My great great maternal grandmother was a slave I never met them but I was told how much they loved the IDEA of Americam despite living as teenage slaves How neither of them ceded their citizenship to ppl who saw them as less than human

Hey y'all If you receive an email purporting to be from me with this address [email protected] THIS IS NOT ME. I would never scam my readers Dont respond to it. My team is taking action to find those responsible Thanks

Flipper was supervising me as I signed title sheets for a new special edition. He said I need to improve my penmanship

Ppl ask me about Bug a lot. " is he okay? Does he stay?" I hope so. I hope he does Maybe ill have to go talk to him soon. See how he's doing, how are the boys See if Boonie actually did what he ask with the Duster

Ppl who have read ALL THE SINNERS BLEED Even Titus realized the system was broken Trying to get away from law enforcement is not punishable by death .

They shot a woman in the face who was driving away. Who was standing up for her neighbors. JD Vance is out here lying like his mama when she stole her patients meds. "Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely " I don't know how much more of this our country can take

This will my first year on earth without the people who brought me into this world. My father passed in November and for a lot of reasons I didn't share ut publicly My parents like all parents were fallible. They had an on again off again relationship but their love for me was a constant,

Violence is never the only option But it always one of the options open.spotify.com/track/2F38A3...