And what an opener! @charmingdisaster.bsky.social threw it to Scott & Justine with a spirited 👻—and blindfolded!—rendition of “Knife Thrower”. Perfect song for the book!

Huge congrats to Justine @larbalestier.bsky.social and @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social on the fantastic launch event for their killer adult debut The Mortons—P&T Knitwear was PACKED despite a tornado warning! It was Oz-ian 🌪️ Aussian 🦘 and awesome—bravo! 👏

The haze lifts and the cat is ready ☀️ #catsky

Ford foundation 2/2

NYC isn’t a car town, but Brooklyn has its moments #Gowanus

Morning, considered—and reconsidered #catsky #caturday

Bunker 1, come in, Bunker 1 #catsky #brave #fireworks #defensivepositions

Happy Birthday, USA. Still the scrappy underdog after all these years 🇺🇸 🦅 #swiftdependanceday #USA #puppetshow

Really enjoyed Shadows of Frenchmen by Michael Rigg. Set during Mardi Gras w/ great New Orleans atmosphere, lots of action, twists, strong coffee—all the good stuff. And the MC is the parish coroner, a really cool lens on the crimes. #booksky #thriller

This lion is just like WTH it was cooler in Africa

Just finished a fantastic book. Time to pick my next read. So far I’ve narrowed it down to three. Maybe I’ll give them 5 pages each, Thunder Dome style? #booksky

“Hey, Michael. How are the revisions going?” How the revisions are going:

Walked into my office at 6:43 am to find the cat on the keyboard, the CAPS LOCK on, and the passcode box completely full. Is he trying to write a book of his own? A VERY DRAMATIC BOOK? Do I need a stronger password? Or none at all?? 😹 #catsky #writesky

Nice afternoon at the cafe, slowing down and kicking around ideas for the next project. Nice brownie too. #writesky

OK, so you *may be aware* of @barnesandnoble.com’s big preorder sale. You may know that preorders are massively important. But *did you know* that some veritable saint at @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social made a little bird graphic for it?!? #bnpreorder #booksky www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-birder...

It’s happy hour and I’m feeling salty 🥨 🍺

Prost, you scoundrels

(Mini) Unboxing video! 🏆 #foryourconsideration The Birder Murder, coming 12/1/26 from @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social (business cards available now)! @vistaprint.bsky.social #writesky #booksky

Went into the thrift shop and found a find. This is going to Mad Men up my office at least 30%

Lottie’s happy (and safe and warm) place. He was a street cat six months ago! #catsky

Moved back to Brooklyn last week and finally have time for my first sun-dappled coffee shop afternoon ☕️☀️

COVER REVEAL! I believe I was supposed to tease this out over a week or 2 as part of the Cover Reveal Industrial Complex™️ but you’re busy and I love this cover! My adult debut has a face for the ages. The Birder Murder coming 12/1 from @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social!

Moving again, and I think it’s finally time to let go of my huge, Y2K era, “History Will Mock Them!!!!” stack of rejection letters. Everything from query letters to poetry journals, kept for 2+ decades out of pure spite! 😂 #writingcommunity #writesky #authorlife

📢 My 17th book! My ADULT DEBUT!! THE BIRDER MURDER, a Figman Files Mystery, coming Dec. 6 from @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social!!! Guys, I can’t even tell you. Years of work, a lifetime of reading mysteries. So so soooo excited for this one! #booksky #writesky #cozymystery 🐦🔪🎉

Tonight’s sunset, Queens, NYC

Hard to pick one favorite line from Tuesday’s fantastic @mysterywriters.bsky.social Edgar Awards Symposium but I’ll go with @gregghurwitzbooks.bsky.social: “To me, everything is character. Plot is nothing more than that character in motion through time.” #booksky #writesky #characterdriven

That’s a wrap on another fantastic Malice Domestic! Great convention, great community—aaaand once again I forgot to take a picture. Too much talking, listening, laughing. Here’s last night’s dinner, I guess. Till next year, North Bethesda! #writesky #booksky #mystery #md38

I’m pretty sure this book club invitation is spam but I guess a 75-hour Zoom couldn’t hurt 🤷‍♂️ #writesky #authorlife

It looks like I’m in Talking Heads 😂

Day 2 at Malice Domestic and is that steam line coming from the teacup or my head? 🤔 😂 #booksky #cozymystery #md38