Jeff Abbott
@jeffabbott
NYT bestselling author. Out 7/7/26: JANUARY AND JULY, a thriller. Summer Reading Picks by GOOD MORNING AMERICA, THE TODAY SHOW, O MAGAZINE, & USA TODAY. #1 Audible best-seller. Husband, father, Rice Owl, Arsenal, New Orleans Saints. Episcopalian.
signing copies of JANUARY AND JULY for @poisonedpen.bsky.social bookstore! They should have them soon!
so much of this (kind of) film has been copied and satirized it's hard to remember that when it came out it was defining a new genre of film and a new kind of antihero. Robinson fairly explodes off the screen w/his drive and intensity. He created in the American moviegoer's mind what a criminal /2
having a #GangsterFilmFest starting w/1931's iconic LITTLE CAESAR. This film along w/SCARFACE & THE PUBLIC ENEMY established so many of the tropes and archetypes of gangster films. Edward G Robinson is fantastic as an ambitious thug who's best friends w/a moral minded Douglas Fairbanks Jr /1
since to keep bluesky from being a liberal bubble we need to discuss sports more i'll contribute: i really like Arsenal's new blue kit and wished i'd asked for it for my birthday also in addition to sports we should talk about BOOKS. Make longform reading cool again. BOOKS AND SPORTS.
a lot of newspaper book coverage has been cut so delighted to see Rome (GA) News-Tribune having summer book reviews:
well in honor of my (checks notes) minuscule amount of Spanish DNA then cheering for Spain on Sunday it is
generous words from one of my favorite writers @alisongaylin.bsky.social on JANUARY AND JULY
this is my friend Dave Dave lives in Norway ACTUAL ROWING HAPPENING IN NORWAY, NOT JUST POST-GAME CELEBRATION #NORENG (also Dave helped build this boat)
if i was still a creative director i'd work this slide with a lovely review quote about JANUARY AND JULY into a pitch and then express shock and surprise that it was there HOW DID THAT GET THERE I AM SO CLUMSY the 'first-rate novel' had a nice first day, thank you
extremely grateful to suspense queen @meggardiner.bsky.social for her kind words on JANUARY AND JULY also a rug plays a key role in a scene, so yes it shall be yanked
JANUARY AND JULY (or "JNJ" if you like) is out today! I'm so excited about y'all meeting January Holte and July Whitlock and hope you will enjoy the book. Thanks @blackstonepub.bsky.social! Order links in the thread. #summerreads #thriller #mystery
JANUARY AND JULY is out tomorrow! Get it for your poolside reading, says my Corgi who slept on my foot while I wrote it
meet "tenacious bookworm" January Holte of JANUARY AND JULY (not an actual meet and greet)
i look good but i look even better with a @harlancoben.bsky.social book sticking out of my ear
JANUARY AND JULY is Corgi-endorsed for your summer reading, out July 7:
Out on the town having the time of my life with a bunch of distant cousins. They're all just out of frame, laughing too.
Happy 60th anniversary DARK SHADOWS -- it debuted on June 27, 1966! Perhaps soon to return in an updated form from WB Animation.
(niche retro TV post) Have started acclaimed #DarkShadows Quentin/Chris/Amy era & for all talk of David Selby's impact on show, Denise Nickerson at age 11 is OWNING her scenes. The "Haunting of Collinwood" is so much stronger than the recent storylines b/c it has re-centered on the family
on the left, me promoting my book however i can on the right, my best friend, tired of it
my default answer is always The New Land, with a really great cast (Kurt Russell! Bonnie Bedelia!), based on an Oscar-nominated Swedish film, it ran for one month and I was the only one who loved it
happy international corgi day to this character, who keeps me writing by a) demanding treats and b) falling asleep on my foot thereby keeping me at the computer