Evan Smoak Approved. buff.ly/j3tWVaU

Visited The Gin Joint in South Carolina. One of the finest bars in the south. You can order there by picking two adjectives off a list - smoky, boozy, refreshing, fizzy, tart, etc. - and a bespoke cocktail arrives.

Writing spy thrillers has taught me a lot about psychological operations and how to protect against them. Here are 5 of my suggestions for how to uphold free speech and strategize against radicalization on social media platforms.

Packs of coyotes scream in the LA night. Volume up.

What a delight to appear in Target Intelligence: PSYOP, a superb eight-part series from @shawnryan762.bsky.social and Ironclad. We deep dive into PSYOPs, troll farms, hostile foreign regimes, and I detail my experiences going undercover into mind control cults. psyopshow.com.

X-ers! We'll be dropping some cool updates on the newsletter so sign up now for exclusive content—including a guide to Evan’s favorite vodkas and a chance to win Orphan X books through OX Trivia in each edition! buff.ly/YOFuLkQ

Nemesis shows the impossibility—and possibility—of reaching across the divide when it feels like an abyss. Antihero is about what comes next. Preorder now buff.ly/4QX5Avu

52 percent of Americans haven't read a book in over a year. One in 10 haven't read a book in more than 10 years. Let's change this, one reader at a time. buff.ly/sLZPsNs

He moves in shadow.

Duchovny. ABOUT TIME. Fans showed up en masse to hear him read from his poetry collection.

Hitchcock would tip his hat to this perfect film.

Hello, my pretty.

Me, getting to the end of the next Orphan X book. #booksky

Meet Tommy Stojack! Kengali's No Better Friend! 1/4

Saber Champagne and King Cole Bar at the St. Regis NYC. Researching cocktail spots for Evan can be exhausting….

Tell us a story.

Once again, The Real Book Spy has done something spectacular. He managed to summarize the entire Orphan X series in four simple words: All gas. No breaks.

A cool unpacking of The Crime Writer, my eighth novel, along with key lessons for writing crime fiction at The Editorial Department. buff.ly/epVbt7V

Discover who Evan was before he was Orphan X and catch a sneak peek of ANTIHERO. #booksky

On Sunday, I'm interviewing David Duchovny and discussing ABOUT TIME, his stunning new poetry collection. Come see us at Barnes & Noble at The Grove in LA at 11am. Grab tickets here: buff.ly/Jw3J6Pp

A friend sent me these pictures of Bookz&Booze in Antwerp. This is my kind of bookstore.

Flashback: Me in the warehouse when my third novel, DO NO HARM, came out. I signed 3,250 books in a single day.

My newsletter subscribers are the first to know about upcoming missions. Are you in the loop? buff.ly/5orGiI5

70s action flick one-sheet.

Nemesis shows the impossibility—and possibility—of reaching across the divide when it feels like an abyss. Antihero is about what comes next. Coming Feb 2026 buff.ly/O8iXa70

The ridgebacks want to see pictures of your pets. Please share so they won’t get hound-dog sad. #Dogthedog

He hides in plain sight.

Monster sighting in the backyard!

ANTIHERO. Preorder Orphan X's next mission now to get 25% off. B&N members (or those who want free membership) go to bn.com from 9/3 to 9/5 and get 25% off with code PREORDER25. #booksky Learn more & sign up here: buff.ly/dhqdoNY

Every myth has an origin. Every assassin has a code. This is the story of how an unwanted kid from a foster home became the world's most lethal operator. This is the story of Orphan X. Now Available in US/CAN. buff.ly/AS20wud

New York speakeasy tour with my partner in crime, Scott Brick).

The X Fund provides direct relief to those in danger of falling through gaps in America’s safety nets. Your donations help us complete more missions: buff.ly/J6Ibq3p

@gregghurwitzbooks.bsky.social latest Orphan X book ‘Nemsis’ is reinforces the fact that this series needs to be adapted to television. Reacher demonstrates that the genre of Child, Flynn, Thor is best served by the small screen. Excited for #11. #BookSky

Delighted to win a Telly for our documentary, ASK AN IRANIAN. Here are our incredibly brave subjects in their own words:

The best online thriller school in the land. Plus, you don't want to miss me interviewing a lineup of deadly Lisas. #booksky buff.ly/3nuHT7D

Just finished The Oligarch's Daughter. @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social is such a pro! He starts with a killer concept and this one rockets all the way to the last page. Beautifully structured and paced... and features a wildly different romance. #booksky📚 💙

“He uses a knife. I use wit.”

Tomorrow's a big one at the @skirball.bsky.social. We have Robert Crais, @sjrozan.bsky.social, and Christopher Rice. And me throwing them hardballs for this year's Inventing the Page for Writers on Writing with Sisters in Crime @sistersincrimela.bsky.social. #booksky📚 💙

Our house is like Jurassic Park. People who don’t understand the breed think they are constantly trying to kill one another. #rhodesianridgebacks

I was still just a kid when I sold my first book to Simon & Schuster. I still remember how excited I was to meet with Chuck Adams and Michael Korda. I grabbed books off every shelf I saw, so many that they had to mail a box home to me. It was like catching a glimpse of heaven. #booksky📚 💙

Jack Johns’ #readinglist for the week for young Evan. #orphanx #booksky

Lily went to the movies this weekend and promptly decided on her Halloween costume for this year. Guess what it is?

Tickets for the 2025 Harbor Springs Festival of the Book (Sept 26-28) SOLD OUT in 15 minutes! Luckily, you can still add your name to the waitlist for a general admission ticket :

Evan Smoak storms the UK! Paperback of Nemesis airdropping today.

Writing view. Not bad.

A masterpiece. How can I describe CROOKS? It's like if Elmore Leonard wrote the Godfather or George V. Higgins penned The Sound and the Fury -- but with a deep human poignancy that is @louberney.bsky.social's alone. One of the finest books I've read in years. Out in September. Preorder now.

Superb play. Simply superb.

Who wears this shirt?

Thank you to all my fellow ITW members for stepping up and filling the shelves of the Palisades Charter High School Library after it was devastated by the fires.

“I have a great respect for the semicolon; it’s a very useful little chap.” Abe Lincoln. “Do not use semicolons. All they do is show you’ve been to college.” Kurt Vonnegut What's your vote, readers?