I've said in the past that I don't write for skimmers. If you skip past something and get confused, well Mr. Policeman, I gave you all the words. So I'm certainly not going to write for scrapers and summarizers either 🤷‍♀️

Thanks to @mostmuscle.bsky.social www.opensecrets.org/orgs/america...

“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion” futurism.com/artificial-i...

"I could smell the onions and mustard."

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

There’s something out there — waiting for the bus, watching the road, screaming back. 😱 Part One of Laird Barron’s FIRST WORD ON HORROR episodes is now streaming free on YouTube.

If you can swing it, *now* is the time to donate to your local food bank. Hard working families in your cities need you now more than ever.

Find this story in Laird’s collection, NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT!

Agreed- Tiptoe isn’t just one of @lairdbarron.bsky.social’s best works, it’s one of the most unsettling short stories I’ve ever read.

In a world where a bunch of fake shit is being created from real writing, why not support a writer creating real writing from a bunch of fake shit. Or something like that. I just posted the 132nd Torn Page. The first 100 are FREE for anyone to read! www.patreon.com/tornpages

“Fuck AI” — Guillermo del Toro 🎥 Vanity Fair

[Exit King.]

“When they rob us of art and emotion, that leads us towards the aesthetics of fascism. In this film, all the sets are real, the decor is human-sized, there are painstakingly created miniatures... It’s there to remind us that art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go fuck itself!”

For Tolkien fans, a timely passage for No Kings Eve, from WH Auden’s review of Lord of the Rings.

Oh hey!

The fine press edition of @johnlangan.bsky.social's contemporary classic THE FISHERMAN looks AMAZING! Preorders start October 23 at 4pm UKT. (See link in thread below.) nepenthepress.co.uk/so/84Pd9KmJb...

I'm honored that the University of Colorado, Boulder, English Department chose my novel MAD BOY for this year's Common Read, and I'm really looking forward to discussing it with students. If you can, come join us for the public event on Thursday 10/16 @ 5:00!

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors. ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart. ISILDUR: true

Silent me means a busy me, but here's an update on a not-so-silent project, SILENT NIGHTMARES, co-edited with Chuck Palahniuk for Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. This incredible anthology will include illustrations by @orionzangaraart.bsky.social, so here's a teaser.

With classes underway, I’ve switched from essays to exams. But with the death of the student essay (RIP, slain by ChatGPT), there’s a larger human tragedy: an erosion of critical cognition and the creation of two sharply divided classes of people: those who learn how to think and those who don’t:

just absolutely furious with @alixeharrow.bsky.social for being such a goddamn genius "the contradictory heart of what prose does, which is to waste the reader’s time as efficiently and sexily as possible...a reader gives you their time, and you tell them, word by word, how to spend it." y E s

Bookstore orders for NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT by @lairdbarron.bsky.social totalled nearly 400 copies yesterday. Love, love, love to see this title still selling. bookshop.org/p/books/not-...

YOU, HUMAN: Vol. 2 – BOOKBUB! You, Human, Vol. 2 is a BookBub deal for a limited time, now only $0.99. The first volume is also discounted at this time. Also available in hardcover, trade paperback, and eBook wherever books are sold. Amazon: eBook | trade paperback | hardcover Barnes &…

Wrote a little essay about gothic fiction over at Crime Reads. Gives some insight into my new gothic horror novel Wyndclyffe too.

In case you missed it last night, here's my chat with @joehart1.bsky.social.

Tomorrow, starting at 7 pm EST, I'll be chatting with Edgar Award-winning author @joehart1.bsky.social about his newest books I BECOME HER and WYNDCLYFFE. Join us! www.facebook.com/events/19236...

Happy book birthday to WYNDCLYFFE, by Edgar Award-winner @joehart1.bsky.social! The mysteries of a remote estate lead a young woman down a twisted path in this gripping gothic thriller.

My psychological suspense/horror novel, Wyndclyffe is out today! Grab it wherever you get your books!

BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout. They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base. (🎥 AP)

If you dug “Lenora” in the #3 New York Times Bestseller THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT, there are two things I’d love you to do. One, spread the word about the anthology. It’s PACKED with incredible authors. Two, you can preorder my alien-invasion novel, which is only 19 days away. Links below!

Stunning! I Become Her by Joe Hart @joe_hart_author @joehart1.bsky.social @illuminaughton @abigailrenonarrator @joeknezevich @brilliancepublishing #IBecomeHer #2025AudiobookChallenge

My newest novel is out in the wild-thrilled it’s been so well received!

Hi friends. I caught up with Laird's partner, Jessica M today and received permission to share this. As some of you may know, Laird is in need of a new kidney. The appropriate donor would have O blood type. If you or anyone you know may be a willing match & donor, please reach out to me.

HEY, MY NEW BOOK IS OUT TODAY. I REPEAT MY NEW BOOK IS OUT TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! www.audible.com/pd/The-Chate...

Q&A with Joe Hart about his new novel, I BECOME HER. tinyurl.com/2tuetc62 @joehart1.bsky.social

You can listen to me ramble about the new book here

The news is out! Congratulations to Barry Eisler on his deal with Apple TV+ and Pure Fiction to produce his John Rain books! deadline.com/2025/08/john...

Very nice review of Wyndclyffe from Library Journal!

Noooooo! Legend. Sad day. He’s hanging out with Mr. Crowley. \m/ \m/

Well, look what the UPS man just dropped off. An ARC of @joehart1.bsky.social’s new book!

RIP Mark Snow. His X-Files theme has been stuck in my head for 30 years now. variety.com/2025/artisan...

Here's the view of the DIE-IN in front of Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick's office building in PA-01, as seen from above. We want him to VOTE NO on Trump's Billionaire Bailout Budget Bill! Thank you to Ava Redmond for her drone work!

Check out @joehart1.bsky.social's forthcoming I BECOME HER on this list of summer reads! bookish.netgalley.com/must-reads/0...

Happy Friday the 13th. To celebrate, I’ve unleashed Cottonmouth, the prequel to my novel KIN, in paperback and digital. www.amazon.com/Cottonmouth-...