Preorder signing at @murderbooks.bsky.social !

Excited to announce that @marthawells.com will be dropping by MBTB to sign copies of Platform Decay! Order your copies here: murderbooks.com/list/martha-...

Texas pals! I’ll be in conversation with the wonderful Abby Endler (crimebythebook.com) at one of my all-time fave bookstores @murderbooks.bsky.social. Join us for fun night talking about the book, a March pick for "Crime By The Box" and all things crime fiction! 📷 Tickets: murderbooks.com/Unger

If you're looking for signed first printings of THE OLIGARCH'S DAUGHTER, @murderbooks.bsky.social still has them in stock: www.murderbooks.com/book/9780063...

We're now just more than a week away from the release of ROBERT B. PARKER'S BURIED SECRETS, the latest book in the Jesse Stone series, on 2/4/25. Here's where I'll be reading and signing. Hope to see you at Diesel, @murderbooks.bsky.social, and @poisonedpen.bsky.social.

#SignatureSundays: @alafairburke.bsky.social's THE NOTE (@aaknopf.bsky.social). She is certainty in an uncertain world. Thanks to @murderbooks.bsky.social for the inscribed copy! 😍📚✍️

We are open today, Monday, 01/20/25, regular hours, 10-7 PM. Come do some retail therapy and grab some comforting tunes. We will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, 01/21/25, and hope to reopen Wednesday, 01/22, at noon. Stay warm and safe, loves ✌️

We’re bundling up for lots of cold (and snow), so please note our currently-scheduled retail hours for this week: Tuesday: CLOSED Wednesday: TBD Thursday - Saturday: 10-6 Due to the weather, fulfillment and shipping times for online orders might experience a slight delay.

While you are out raiding the grocery stores, be sure to hit up our book friends for some lovely reading material in case we lose power (please, I hope we don't)! @murderbooks.bsky.social @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social Brazos Books, Bedrock comics, Third Planet, Kaboom Books, etc.

Thank you @marthawells.com for dropping by this week to sign our copies of Wheel of the Infinite and the Murderbot Diaries paperbacks! Signed copies are available here: www.murderbooks.com/signed-books...

Tour dates for CLOSE YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO 10! Can’t wait to visit with booksellers, author, and reader pals old and new. Hope you can join me at one of these amazing stores/libraries, incl. @murderbooks.bsky.social @poisonedpen.bsky.social here on @bsky.app. Details/Tix: lisaunger.com/news-events

Upon my arrival in USA, I was living in Houston & didn’t have much to do. One of my favourite activities was to visit the MURDER BY THE BOOK store (@murderbooks.bsky.social) as they hosted a lot of author events (thriller, mystery & SFF). It was heaven for me & I can’t recommend it enough.

I could not be more excited to learn that CLOSE YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO 10 has been selected for the wonderful Abby Endler’s March Crime by the Box! And can’t wait to spend time with her at one of my fave book stores @murderbooks.bsky.social on Feb 25th! Learn more: www.instagram.com/p/DDPkMsVRUWJ/

#BookTour @alafairburke.bsky.social @meganabbott.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.bsky.social @watermarkbooks.bsky.social @murderbooks.bsky.social Book Love @michaelconnelly.bsky.social @rachelhowzell.bsky.social @harlancoben.bsky.social #thriller

I'll also be doing a stock signing at @murderbooks.bsky.social in Houston in early January: www.murderbooks.com/martha-wells... This will include all the books they have listed there, including the new Murderbot compilation editions, releasing for the Apple+ TV show airing later in the year.

I’ve had the privilege to visit and sign at some of the most amazing bookstores around the world. There is nothing like a beautiful store, filled with colorful shelves of books and the people who love them! If you can, I hope you’ll support your local bookseller today for #smallbusinesssaturday

Small Business Saturday is hopping at @murderbooks.bsky.social! I picked up the new @louberney.bsky.social and they have some other fine offerings as well.

✨HOUSTON BOOKSTORE MAP!✨ #SmallBusinessSaturday @candescentbooks.bsky.social @copperfieldsbooks.bsky.social @houbookwarehouse.bsky.social @katybooks.bsky.social @litbookbar.bsky.social @litjava.bsky.social @murderbooks.bsky.social @t-b-r-v.bsky.social @villagebookstw.bsky.social

Introducing Holiday Gift Boxes! Our gift boxes ($60) include a 12 oz bag of Jingle Bell Java coffee from House of Coffee Beans, a 15 oz Ho Ho Homicide Mug, and a signed hardcover. Boxes will start shipping next week to ensure the freshness of the coffee. www.murderbooks.com/2024-holiday...

We're open until 4 today, and closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving. We'll be here regular hours (10-6) Friday and Saturday.

Another New Release Tuesday has come at last! Joe Pappalardo will be here on Wednesday, December 4th, at 6:30 for his new book Victoria Laurie will drop by on Saturday, December 7th, at 3:00 PM for her new book Spydle: An Addictive Puzzle Book Packed with Historic Espionage Mysteries

And here's a Starter Pack for the Houston area bookstores that are on Bluesky so far!

I’m in Houston and spoke at the fabulous @murderbooks.bsky.social! So many nice people came, ones who have been to lots of my events there. Thank you all. But I always stay at a hotel with someone staring at me in the bathroom!!! #booksky

www.instagram.com/p/DCos-l_xKO... COVER REVEAL FOR KING OF ASHES!!!!!!

We love the Cactus Music gang! Give them a follow for all your music needs!

And here's a Starter Pack for the Houston area bookstores that are on Bluesky so far!

While we wait for enough of the Houston stores to find their way to Bluesky to fill out a Houston bookstore starter pack, we're working on one for Texas bookstores. Who are we missing? go.bsky.app/CUPZvd9

When you preorder from an indie store, so many good things happen. Bookselling stuff, of course. But also choirs singing your praises. And probably tacos. They happen all the time

Goodnight bookstore!

This week at MBTB: Steve Urszenyi and Chris Mullen will be here Tuesday night to talk about Steve's new book OUT IN THE COLD. @authorrhysbowen.bsky.social will be here Wednesday to celebrate the release of WE THREE QUEENS! murderbooks.com

There are now more than 80 #indiebookstores in the starter pack. Can we get it to 100 by Monday? Don't forget to use the list when buying books for the holidays! Support small businesses rather than billionaires whenever you can. go.bsky.app/DZdrHhm

Out In The Cold by Steve Urszenyi (signing 11/19): Urszenyi pushes away any thought of a sophomore slump with an intricate plot, non-stop action, and enough interpersonal complexities and plot twists to keep you guessing. - Mike (MBTB Bookseller) #staffpicksaturday www.murderbooks.com/Urszenyi

“It must be fun to work at a bookstore and get to read all day.”

Howdy Mystery Lovers! We're looking forward to getting to know you and sharing our love of crime fiction with you.

Today is my birthday, so I’m going to share some advice: Go over to your favorite bookstore (My pick: @murderbooks.bsky.social here in Houston) or library, get yourself a copy of “We Solve Murders” by @richardosman.bsky.social and then read it. What a delight!

“It must be fun to work at a bookstore and get to read all day.”

Martha will be dropping by to sign stock for us when System Collapse is released! Get your orders in by November 10th if you want your copy personalized.

@bookculture.bsky.social & @murderbooks.bsky.social are here. Book folks, share your bookshop accounts so we can follow! 📚💪🏼

What better way to celebrate National Book Lovers Day than with a shirt that lets everyone know you're reading? They are only available through August 26th. https://www.bonfire.com/go-to-hell-im-reading/

The signs read, “Pardon the empty shelves. TONS of new puzzles are on the way.” They showed up today, and this is just half the order. Maisie Doggs has her work cut out for her. The full list of puzzles: https://www.murderbooks.com/puzzles-420-510

HOUSTON! I’m headed you way. I’ll be visiting @murderbooks.bsky.social at 3:00 to hang out with Bruce Borgos and celebrate our new books, Bruce’s THE BITTER PAST and my own THE LEGEND OF CHARLIE FISH. Come by and see us! @tachyonpub.bsky.social

reminder to crime writers that @poisonedpen.bsky.social and @murderbooks.bsky.social are here now, please follow them, we want bookstores here

Happy New Release Pup Day! Sir Benedict's got a small selection of this week's new books. 🐾 The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero Lacruz - Signing tonight (7/25) with N.E. Davenport 🐾 Mrs. Plaskey's Revenge by Spencer Quinn - Signing 7/26 🐾 An Honest Man by Michael Koryta - Signing 7/31

Huge thanks to Chris Vognar and The Houston Chronicle for this fantastic piece on MBTB!

Big thanks to @jeffabbott.bsky.social for the invite!