Hey Chicago! If you're free on February 12th, join me and @gillianflynn.bsky.social for a discussion about HANNIBAL LECTER: A LIFE at Exile in Bookville. Register for FREE here: tinyurl.com/46f22zws

Very excited to share the cover for my next book, HANNIBAL LECTER: A LIFE, coming in February from Simon & Schuster! It's about how Thomas Harris created one of the most beloved bad guys of all time, and a look at the making of such hits as THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, MANHUNTER, and NBC's HANNIBAL.

Hannibal Lecter: A Life is a fascinating deep dive into the evolution of Hannibal Lecter and his rise to fame in the horror genre. @brianraftery.bsky.social

For @nytimes.com, I wrote about music-biz veteran George Drakoulias, who went from producing records for Tom Petty and the Jayhawks to being the music supervisor on such hits as "Severance" and "Barbie." Gift link here: shorturl.at/nLc8j

The first episode of MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, my new Ringer podcast about how the George W. Bush era changed Hollywood, is out today! Episode one looks at the making of two very different films about early-2000s teen life: BRING IT ON and DONNIE DARKO: shorturl.at/FSXhE

My next podcast for The Ringer launches Aug. 12th! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED examines the making of 12 great 2000s movies, and chronicles how Hollywood and America changed during the Bush years. Expect new filmmaker interviews + fun behind-the-scenes tales + plenty of early-21st century lunacy.

For @nytimes, I wrote about the peak era of the daily comic strip--a time when newspapers were bursting with blockbusters like 'Bloom County, 'Cathy,' 'Calvin & Hobbes,' 'The Far Side,' and other beloved hits (gift link below): www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/b...

This month marks the 10-year anniversary of the Sony Hack--a seismic event that impacted showbiz, politics, the media, and the tech world. I spoke with many key players for THE HOLLYWOOD HACK, a podcast produced earlier this year by The Ringer and Spotify. Here's episode one: tinyurl.com/4e858hty