Just a reminder that I wrote an Anthony Award nominated pulp thriller that I would love for you all to read.

AN EMPTY HELL, the first appearance of Matt Herrick, is and Early Bird Books Sale wherever you can get ebooks! Only $1.99! @dzhyde.bsky.social @hillnadell.bsky.social

Folks. We have a digital arc of On Fire and Under Water. If you’re a reviewer and want a sneak peek for potential review, message me and I’ll send you a copy. We are thrilled at what this special anthology is shaping up to be. Coming Sept. 30. @rhppress.bsky.social

Join me for a discussion of TRICKS OF FORTUNE with partner-in-crime Susanna Calkins, this Thursday at 7 pm at Barnes & Noble Mellody Farms, 901 N. Milwaukee, Vernon Hills. This store is right in my backyard, folks. Come see for yourself the real-life inspiration for Katie True's stomping grounds!

Nick Kolakowski chats with the author and screenwriter Jordan Harper about "She Rides Shotgun" and what authors have to give up for the big screen. crimereads.com/jordan-harpe...

Are you all caught up?! 🎙️ New episodes coming this week, so make sure you’re ready! 📚 Find us on Spotify or your favorite streaming platform 🖋️ @linachern.bsky.social @amadair.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social ••• #darkwaterspodcast #dwantho #literarypodcast #upcomingepisode #darkfiction

Today’s the day!! It’s release day for WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN, 12 crime stories of heartbreak, violence, and revenge. Now available in ebook and paperback! #releaseday #crimefiction

It was awfully kind of Martine to let me drone on the way I did. In spite of me, her newsletter is always a good time. Check it out!

This is the kind of true, heart aching work I want to see more of. Amazing job @linachern.bsky.social crimereads.com/lina-chern-o...

I wrote an essay for @crimereads.bsky.social about my accidental involvement in the real-life death investigation that inspired TRICKS OF FORTUNE. I'm proud of this one, folks. I hope you'll check it out. The link is here and in my bio. crimereads.com/lina-chern-o...

Yesterday I had the pleasure of appearing on @tmj4.com, chatting about TRICKS OF FORTUNE, tarot, and the book's real-life inspiration. Check out the spot and join @marythor.bsky.social and me tonight at 6:30 at Milwaukee's own @boswellbooks.bsky.social! www.tmj4.com/shows/the-mo...

Check out this chat with @splturnthepage.bsky.social about Tricks of Fortune and other bookish tomfoolery! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocfW...

Missed the launch event for TRICKS OF FORTUNE? Don't worry, I gotcha. Catch me at Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee on July 17th at 6:30 pm, in conversation with the amazing @marythor.bsky.social. It'll be a great time! RSVP at the link below or in my bio. www.eventbrite.com/e/lina-chern...

I’ve been so lucky lately to have some of the best conversation partners around. Check out this chat with the amazing @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social!

Bantam/Penguin Random House gifted us a copy of this "delightfully clever whodunit, a delicious blend of suspense and madcap humor." Come get your read on this long holiday weekend! @linachern.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social #booksky

I could talk to @filmintuition.bsky.social for hours! Check out this fantastically goofy conversation about TRICKS OF FORTUNE, tarot, and all manner of unlikely writing influences.

"There’s beauty and meaning everywhere, the meaning that you bring with you." Elisa Shoenberger's interview with @linachern.bsky.social on her new book “Tricks of Fortune” (Bantam) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/07/02/t...

A terrific, thoughtful review of TRICKS OF FORTUNE!

An interview with me about my co-written sword & sorcery story The Many Mouths of the Endless Night in Tales from the Cursed Edge from Edge Weaver Books. Pay no attention to all the nerd stuff in the background. I'm actually pretty cool. youtu.be/LJgyqA4n-Tw?...

REGAN!!!

Thank you, Victor!

Thank you, Holly!

I can’t wait to talk about TRICKS OF FORTUNE and all things bookish with the amazing @marythor.bsky.social! Join us later this month at @boswellbooks.bsky.social

A very cool interview with @linachern.bsky.social and @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social about all things crime fiction, tarot, and more! I enjoyed this one... and if you're into mysteries, I bet you will, too. jamesdfhannah.substack.com/p/39-five-fo...

The Dossier is live with Lina Chern, author of TRICKS OF FORTUNE, out today! @linachern.bsky.social is also on The Dossier Podcast with some very revealing info about her writing career. Seriously some good stuff. linachern.com | thewritersdossier.com

@linachern.bsky.social Tricks of Fortune tonight!!

Thank you, Alex!

Best answer yet on The Writer's Dossier Podcast? @linachern.bsky.social delivers. TRICKS OF FORTUNE is out today! linachern.com | thewritersdossier.com

Today is pub day for TRICKS OF FORTUNE and what better kickoff than this fun interview with my launch partner-in-crime @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social? Check it out!

I like to think of it as a schmozy. Thanks for the thoughtful review, @robinagnew.bsky.social!

Better be ready for @linachern.bsky.social new book! crimereads.com/5-new-books-...

Tomorrow!

Chicago folks: this event is nearly full! Let’s stuff a few more folks into About Time Bookstore on 7/1 to watch me chat with @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social about TRICKS OF FORTUNE. Did I mention there will be cake? There will be cake. Register link in my bio.

Thanks for the TRICKS OF FORTUNE shoutout!

I am so excited for this, folks! Tune in!

Chicago folks! Join us for the launch of TRICKS OF FORTUNE on 7/1 at About Time Bookstore in Libertyville! I'll be chatting with @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social, so get ready for a good time. Space is limited, so please register below: www.eventbrite.com/e/tricks-of-...

For reasons best left unexplored, BEHIND THE WALL OF SLEEP is on sale over at Jeff Bezos’ rocket fund. I just bought a house, so if you and everyone you know could go buy a copy, that’d be great, thanks! a.co/d/goVbwHb

ONE DAY ONLY! Head over to your favorite digital retailer to grab a copy of PLAY THE FOOL today for only $1.99! It's the perfect time to enter the Foolverse before TRICKS OF FORTUNE comes your way on July 1st. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/711948...

One month away from the release of TRICKS OF FORTUNE! I'm excited to share Katie's new tarot card adventure with you. Check my bio for links to advance reads, great press from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly, and most of all, PREORDER! This one's special, folks, and I can't wait for you to read it.

HELL YEAH

I was away for a bit so this post is a bit late, but I’m so dang happy that @robdsmith.bsky.social is nominated for a Best Debut Anthony for GOOD LOOKING UGLY! @shotgunhoney.com

May is here, and so is another shot to win a copy of TRICKS OF FORTUNE, Katie True's next foolish adventure. Enter to win what Publishers Weekly calls "a spirited good time." Enter: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... Preorder: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/711949...

The @cooklibrary.bsky.social Local Author Fair is tomorrow! Stop by, say hi, snag a signed copy of PLAY THE FOOL, and preorder your copy of TRICKS OF FORTUNE, which Publishers Weekly calls "a spirited good time." Sat 4/26 10am-12pm Aspen Drive Library (701 Aspen Dr., Vernon Hills See you there!

Take it from @meproctor.bsky.social . A year's worth of bad decisions and desperate people. Available now from @rhppress.bsky.social : bit.ly/42IyT2W

Congrats, gentlemen!

Congrats, Mary!

I'm going to be at the LA Times Festival of Books this Sunday, alongside Attica Locke and Amity Gaige, discussing "The New American Outlaw" and my novel THE LAST KING OF CALIFORNIA. If you're coming to the festival, come on out

I’m *really* looking forward to reading this book.

@rhppress.bsky.social presents: Writing Short Crime Fiction That Stands Out. Join instructor @steveweddle.bsky.social (Author of THE COUNTY LINE) for an online course May 10-24. Learn how to craft stories that grab editors and readers alike. More info: bit.ly/3Y7LTwy

I AM TRULY SURPRISING, PEOPLE!