One of my favorite types of announcements!

Behold, the best 9/11 humor of all time: The Onion's TV listings (my favorite row is MTV)

Out today!

An insightful post from @andibartz.bsky.social... No one told me what happens after you're a bestseller open.substack.com/pub/andibart...

I was THRILLED to talk to Black & Published about my journey and how it led me to writing FOG & FURY! Please check it out: mahoganybooksmedia.com/podcast/blac...

the youtube algo has been feeding me hbcu marching band videos and now I’ve watched this approximately 50 times in a row

Apologies for a Substank link, but I promise double pinky swear this is worth it. @nikkipaynebooks.bsky.social writing about Political Blackness in America, and Interracial Romance.

Join me tonight at @tombolobooks.bsky.social! I’ll be chatting with my pal Eli Cranor about his stellar new novel MISSISSIPPI BLUE 42. Whenever we get together we have so much to discuss - crime, football, writing life, books, creativity. See you at 7pm for a lively conversation and laughs!

Like listening to your read? Pre-order the audio of THE CRUEL DAWN! rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...

Wanna read an excerpt from THE CRUEL DAWN? @reactorsff.bsky.social has one up right now! Go on over and read! reactormag.com/excerpts-the...

And I read the sample pages and AWESOME, @booksbydlwhite.com. Clickety-click!

Had fun talking with Nick K for Crime Reads (which dug up Baby's First Author Photo for the illustration). Ending quote:

This is the best thing you'll see today, and I say that as a person who wrote something awesome today and does not lack for confidence.

The Payback is out today, and you can buy it wherever books are sold. It comes highly recommended by Publishers Weekly, Booklist, The Boston Globe, Vanity Fair, the LA Times, the NYT, and dozens of people who hang out on this very website.

The Payback got a very nice review in the LA Times.

I was thrilled to talk with David and @thethrillerzone.bsky.social about Fog and Fury, writing and surviving! Please check it out! youtu.be/smvVOLFnXj8?...

It's my book birthday! FOG AND FURY is officially published today, and I'm so excited that everyone will now get to meet Sonny Rush, P.I. I hope y'all love her like I do! www.amazon.com/dp/B0D8LKRQ3K

For generations, Gullah Geechee families on St. Helena Island buried loved ones in the Big House Cemetery. For a year, private landowners have blocked them visiting and burying their loved ones in the cemetery. Now, the residents are suing. NEW: capitalbnews.org/gullah-geech...

If you haven’t heard of Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove… you have now. When she stepped out from the back without missing a beat, I knew it was on🔥 @kamlager-dove.house.gov

We feed you. They hunt us.

Happy book birthday, @blacktopkid.bsky.social! Can't wait to dig into KING OF ASHES!

NOT NOW, EARTHQUAKE, NOT NOW.

Oh, Los Angeles. Shaped by the Fates: the 405, the 101, the 10 and the 110. Forged by the elements: brush fires, Santa Ana winds, earthquakes and now, ICE. You are my heart...

Because the Black lady’s laugh was too much, right?

Thank you for grabbing FOG & FURY as your Amazon First Reads for June! Welcome to beautiful Haven - this slice of heaven will slice your neck.

Good morning

So… like… How the hell did a gnat from Nome-freaking-Alaska find my glass of Beaujolais??!

Out now... HIDDEN IN SMOKE! “An original, riveting read from cover to cover…” ―Midwest Book Review

READERS WANTED: @BookSparks’ #SRC2025 lineup just dropped, and I’m thrilled that Fog and Fury is on it! 🤠📚 I’m Saddling Up with BookSparks to wrangle the best summer reads! Which books made it on your #TBR list? 🐎✨ src2025.booksparks.com

@alafairburke.bsky.social, did you see this, my dear: www.pajiba.com/news/the-bet...

HIDDEN IN SMOKE is out in the world and I'm thrilled to see how it's been moving up the charts on Amazon. Thank you, readers, for your continued enthusiasm and support! www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/...

tomorrow is pub-day for HIDDEN IN SMOKE! “A combustible story that moves at a scorching pace. Another fantastic book by Lee Goldberg, one of the most bankable authors in the genre for engaging, fun, smooth novels containing great characters and intriguing plots.” ―Best Thriller Books

Almost time for the @latimes.com Festival of Books! I'll be all OVER this festival that I love the most, including @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social, Steamy Lit Bookstore and @mysterywriters.bsky.social to panels, including @rebeccayarros.bsky.social ! See you soon! events.latimes.com/festivalofbo...

While at the San Diego Writers Festival two weeks ago, I had the privilege to talk with Michele Glogovac and My Simplified Life podcast. Talking books and life and how all of it has led me to write what and how I write. Hope you check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR_h...

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Only Way Out coming November 4th. Some more details! todgoldberg.com/only-way-out...

It was such an honor to talk with J.T. Ellison and A Word on Words on Nashville PBS about What Fire Brings. awordonwords.org/what-fire-br...

Everyone raised on the AP Style Guide is having a moment with this one, thank you @ellecordova.bsky.social

Hey, hey, HEY! FOG AND FURY just received a STARRED REVIEW from @kirkus_reviews! I can't wait for y'all to spend some time in beautiful Haven, California. Watch your backs, though... www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Walk slower and linger longer.

Looking forward to talking with @todgoldberg.bsky.social about books and stuff tomorrow (Wednesday) night at 6:00pm for @ucriverside.bsky.social Arts and Letters event. Details in the link below! events.ucr.edu/event/arts-a...

We live in the dumbest of times.

WHERE THE BONES LIE, my twisty California thriller about a disgraced Hollywood fixer trying to solve one of the state's oldest and weirdest missing persons cases, is out today! Bookshop-dot-org 'cause shopping indie is cool... #mystery #amwriting bookshop.org/p/books/wher...

Fascism is here. The list of words Trump is banning from government is the most stunning document of our time. Click the image below to see how many words Trump and Musk have canceled as part of their new Reich. 🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

THIS will be a fun panel - and I can't wait to join @leegoldberg.bsky.social, @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social and Matt Coyle in April! Hope to see you, too!

Let's talk books in Tucson! Hope to see you in March at Tucson Festival of Books!

“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.” Albert Camus

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