Tomorrow at the LA Times Festival of Books, I will apparently be signing books as "Joe Pain," my actual Christian name. If you're around, stop by Booth 360, where I come full circle back to my roots, signing copies of Florida Palms. No Pain, no gain.

Dear friends, This week I'm asking folks who've read FLORIDA PALMS to consider leaving a starred review or helpful sentence on Amazon, Goodreads, or StoryGraph. Thanks in advance! Joe bit.ly/PalmsAmazon bit.ly/PalmsGoodreads bit.ly/PalmsStory

Dear friends, If you’ve read FLORIDA PALMS, please consider leaving a starred review or helpful sentence on Amazon, Goodreads or StoryGraph. The paperback version is due out in July, which I’m very much psyched about. Thanks in advance! Joe bit.ly/PalmsAmazon bit.ly/PalmsGoodreads bit.ly/PalmsStory

All the anti-war and anti-occupation protestors were right. All the far leftists were right. All the “woke scolds” and your friend who’s “too woke” were right. They were somehow even more right than they may have realized at the time. But really, it was always obvious they were right.

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

CrimeReads is a big deal to me. It's LitHub's sister publication that focuses on Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers, often with a literary bent. Florida Palms took 20 yrs to write and publish. And I get to celebrate this with my mom in town. I'm so grateful.

If someone you know likes books, especially lyrical literary crime mystery thrillers, which isn't a real thing but IS what my book has been called in reviews, consider picking up a copy of FLORIDA PALMS, named as a Best Book of 2025 by Library Journal, which caters to, you guessed it, librarians

Looks like the Ukrainian translation of FLORIDA PALMS just dropped. How badass is that! I love the cover: the wild colors, the exposed palms in their symbolic struggle with an unrelenting gale of adversity. Thanks Family Leisure Club and S&S! #booksintranslation #floridapalms #ксд #ukraine

I made a meme. Doing field research on the next novel. Couldn't resist.

I’ve never owned vanity plates before but my book bought this car and put me on a nearly two-month roadtrip so hell why not.

A book review wherein my writing gets compared to Elmore Leonard, Jim Thompson, Vince Gilligan, and Steinbeck. (*rubs knuckles on chest. Wendy makes a dour face*) booktrib.com/2025/09/30/t...

To add something good to the world, I built a tiny library for the neighborhood. Now I just have to paint it the colors of my house.

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

A Freelance Vigilante: A wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover, climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell his family or friends. www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...

David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.

Stephen Colbert: “Tonight we’re all Jimmy Kimmel…. With an autocrat, you can’t give an inch. If ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive, and clearly they've never read The Children's Book If You Give a Mouse A Kimmel.”

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

THE BOOK TOUR ENDS We left LA on July 25th, a couple of kids with a big blue car and a box of dreams. Actually two boxes. Tonight we returned, 47 days later, full of stories and irrevocable memories. Thanks everyone who picked up a copy of FLORIDA PALMS or came out to one of our many events!

If you’re at Bouchercon in New Orleans and see this guy, stop him and say hello!

There’s a New York Joe’s Pizza in Harvard Square now, and a Joe Pan in the New York Times Book Review, both delighting in unexpected places. ——— @nytbooks @simonbooks @joespizzanyc #joepan #floridapalms

Last chance Florida!

I'm coming to St Petersburg / Tampa and will be reading at TOMBOLO BOOKS tomorrow Aug 18th and chatting with Shane Hinton. Everyone says this bookstore is incredible and the people I've met who work there have been nothing but the best. Very excited. ____ @tombolobooks #joepan #floridapalms

If you're in Florida I might pop up on your NPR station during "Morning Edition" or "All Things Considered" over the next week or so. Or you can simply listen to my short interview here: bit.ly/NPR-Pan Special thanks to Cathy Carter of WUSF. ____ #joepan #floridapalms @wusf.org @npr.org

I've been trying to get on Mitch Kaplan's radar for a while now. He runs the Miami Book Festival as well as the Books & Books chain of bookstores. Turns out he's a fan of FLORIDA PALMS. This makes me joyous.

Looking forward to discussing 'Florida Palms' with @joepan.bsky.social at @portersqbooks.bsky.social later this month. Am loving this novel -- it hits the sweet spot: best of poetry, best of prose. Hooray, Joe! Come join us for this fun night. portersquarebooks.com/event/2025-0...

MIAMI !!! Join me Thursday as I answer curveball questions from the poet Reed Smith at Books & Books in Coral Gables at 7pm, where they invented both coral and gables. Incredible!

As we wrap up the first third of the book tour, I'm going to share some longer interviews alongside new updates. Here's the book launch at Skylight Books in Los Angeles where I chat with writer Tom Bissell. A wild, memorable night with friends, neighbors, and HBO execs! bit.ly/JoePanBookLaunch

“Award-winning poet Joe Pan confidently delivers an uncompromising look at the criminal underworld of Central Florida... FLORIDA PALMS ushers in a new talent.” -South Florida Sun-Sentinel We are headed your way Miami! Catch me at BOOKS & BOOKS in Coral Gables on 8/14! bit.ly/MiamiJoe #booktour

Maybe let the New York Times help you find your next book... @nytbookreview.bsky.social

Thanks to CrimeReads and Lizzie Steiner for this wonderful interview, where I discuss Florida as a fallen Eden, the difference between poetry and fiction, and the three-act setup of certain Korean horror films that influenced FLORIDA PALMS. bit.ly/CrimeReadsPalms

"I think there’s a danger in underestimating or outright refusing to acknowledge the inner life and desires of poor people." Thanks storySouth for this interview in which I go in-depth on the economics of crime, Korean horror films, and growing up Florida bit.ly/StorySouthPan

Day 5, Book Tour NY Times Book Review Editors' Choice, front and center at Village Well! Currently en route from Tulsa to St Louis, where we'll be signing books at Left Bank Books, the largest indie bookstore in Missouri! @nytbookreview.bsky.social @leftbankbooks.bsky.social #joepan #floridapalms

FLORIDA PALMS: A Novel From a poet's pen via @simonbooks.bsky.social comes this tale of Florida's tryin-to-get-by guys after The Crash of 2008. #Booksky expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2025/07/flor...

PBS book show "Between the Covers" gives FLORIDA PALMS a nice little shout-out for their Summer Series. Thanks Oline Cogdill for the nice words! I so appreciate it! #pbs #joepan #floridapalms #debutauthor #crimebooks @pbs.org @simonbooks.bsky.social

Dear @stephenking.bsky.social, looking forward to reading Never Flinch! Wanted to share this review of my crime novel, Florida Palms, in the New York Times Book Review, hoping to maybe get a shout-out! The impossible dreams we dream. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/b...

OMG. GUYS. FLORIDA PALMS JUST GOT AN AMAZING REVIEW IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW!!! #newyorktimes #bookreviews #joepan #floridapalms www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/b...

Wendy and I are about to venture on a 1.5 month book tour and we're getting prepped. Get ready folks, we may be coming to your town. Check out the comments for dates. #booktour #floridapalms #joepan

Here's me as a young skater in Florida, pic part of the interview I did with Flamingo Magazine for my new novel Florida Palms. flamingomag.com/2025/07/09/j...

A: The mythologizing of Americana, what we tend to celebrate. Epic family sagas of sex and violence. Books on poverty. Brooding, tense works that balance slow-burn character exploration/interrogation with sudden bursts of action and high drama. Feminist writers who focus on masculinity and violence.

I was interviewed by The Brooklyn Rail. Click to read about the biker party that led to me writing the novel. brooklynrail.org/2025/07/book...

FLORIDA PALMS BOOK TOUR DATES! (visit JoePan.com for more info)

Thanks for watching my unboxing video for my debut literary crime novel, FLORIDA PALMS, out July 22nd. Pre-order now and you’ll get it in 2 weeks! I’m also doing a 2 month cross-country book tour, so visit me at joepan.com and see me in your city! Thanks to all who made this possible! #fiction

TOUR DATES!

If you weren't able to get him a Father's Day gift in time, might I suggest ordering him a copy of my crime fiction book, which arrives in July, and you can just lie about when you purchased it. Easy peasy. Click here: bit.ly/JoePanAuthorPage #fathersday #books #fiction

If you're interested in: 1) building community in literary circles 2) how to fight the pre-publication jitters 3) what happens after you sell your book to a Big 5 Me and some fellow Simon & Schuster writers chat with Courtney Maum #debutbooks @simonbooks.bsky.social

"Verdict: A must-read." LIBRARY JOURNAL gave FLORIDA PALMS a starred review! "Pan's intense drama has a Sons of Anarchy vibe but with greater pathos." Here's to all the librarians out there looking for a low-down dirty summer crime drama. Pre-order today. #literature #crimenovel #mystery

My amazing group of fellow Simon & Schuster writers will be in conversation with Courtney Maum on Tuesday, June 3. Sign up, listen in, there's also a book giveaway--which I'll update you on closer to the date. Copy link: bit.ly/MaumSquad @simonbooks.bsky.social #books #debutauthors

For Mother's Day, I wanted to read from the acknowledgments section of my new book Florida Palms, which thanks my mother, Ava Millar, and my grandmother, Rosalie Rhoden, for instilling within me a great love of storytelling. I was raised by powerful women with big hearts and imaginations #mothersday

Even when it’s cloudy in LA it’s sunny