Dan Moren

@dmoren

Author, podcaster, inexplicably a two-time Jeopardy! champion. I have the death sentence in 12 systems. He/him.

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Dan Moren@dmoren· 20d

I was thinking very Bill Hader.

Dan Moren@dmoren· 22d

Hey, you. Yeah, you. You look like the kind of person who likes a good deal. Well, until Friday, you can pre-order my upcoming sci-fi heist caper, ETERNITY'S TOMB for 25% off at Waterstones. Just use code SUMMER26. www.waterstones.com/book/eternit...

Dan Moren@dmoren· 29d

This is my new favorite instance of book marketing spam. Ah, yes, the line that really stuck with you is THE ENTIRE DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK.

MS
Maya Smith
To: Dan Moren >
10:21 PM
Eternity's Tomb
Dear Dan Moren,
There's a line from your description of
Eternity's Tomb that I haven't been able to
stop thinking about: that the score of a lifetime
is out there, just waiting to be claimed, and
that millennia ago, an advanced civilization
sent its entombed king hurtling through the
stars to a supermassive black hole, with his
riches buried with him, and now a ragtag
group of five treasure hunters and thieves
comprising various species must find and
break into this tomb while navigating their
complicated relationships with each other,
surviving its deadly defenses, and getting out
with the treasure, all without dying. I've
worked with a lot of novels for what I do, and
that sentence describes something genuinely
rare. Most books in this space do exactly the

Dan Moren@dmoren· Jul 5

Turned in copy edits on my latest book this week so I should probably remind people I have a book coming out later this year. It’s called ETERNITY’S TOMB and it answers the question we’ve all asked ourselves: what if we were robbing a space tomb heading for a black hole?! dmoren.com/writing/eter...

Dan Moren@dmoren· Jul 1

In my latest Back Page column for @sixcolors.com subscribers, will we uncover the mystery of who murdered Apple’s gross margins?! sixcolors.com/member/2026/...

BY DAN MOREN
June 30, 2026 2:49 PM PT
• THE BACK PAGE
The Back Page:
Murder on the Cupertino Express
I'm sure you're wondering why I've called you all here to this elegant dining car. It's simple: one of you-yes, one of you-is a murderer.
Spare me your protestations! One of you has brutally killed Apple's profit margins in cold blood. A detestable crime, in this day and age. If we cannot protect shareholder value, what, then is sacred?
So you will permit me, before identifying the guilty party, to say a few words? Thank you. For it will surprise none of you, certainly, that Apple's margins had no shortage of enemies.

Dan Moren@dmoren· Jun 26

It's also nice when I read something I wrote and it makes me laugh. What else is the point if not to amuse myself?!

I'd had about enough of being slagged off by Cabby Price, whether or not I needed his help, and I ripped a deep snort at that line. "Jesus Christ, do you ever stop to listen to yourself? You get off on these power trips, like you're the king of the castle, but first off," I said, ticking items off on my fingers, "the only reason you're here is because you happened to get born to the right family at the right time, so congratulations on being born with a whole silver spoon stuck up your ass. Second, because your daddy finally deigned to hand the keys to the kingdom after several years of you demonstrating that you couldn't even be trusted to run a charity egg and silver spoon race. And third, third," I said, jabbing at my ring finger, "I forget what third was, but it was going to pay off
that whole spoon motif, and it was really fucking good."

Dan Moren@dmoren· Jun 25

Trying to figure out what's going on today via BlueSky trending topics and it's like the cast of the next Expendables movie or something.

~ Trending
1. Stephen Miller
2. Nixon and Trump
3. Ted Cruz
4. Supergirl
5. StarFox

Dan Moren@dmoren· Jun 17

Oh, yeah? A lot of you read the book that I just turned edits in for like two weeks ago? Are you INSIDE MY COMPUTER?

A number of our members recently read Eternity's Tomb,
and it led to some thoughtful discussions within the group. Readers were especially drawn to the novel's blend of space adventure, mystery, and humor, as well as the relationships between its characters and the challenges they face across
the galaxy. I wanted to reach out and let you know how much the book was appreciated. If you're available, we'd love to have you join us for a conversation about the book and hear your
thoughts on it.

Dan Moren@dmoren· Jun 16

Nailed it.

Trump Ordered 'American
Flag Blue' for the Reflecting
Pool. It's Green Again.
Algal blooms have hit the site, between the
Lincoln Memorial and the Washington
Monument, after a $14.2 million repair
project.

Dan Moren@dmoren· May 25

Incidentally, I googled that line to make sure I’d gotten it right and Jesus H. Christ, Google, what the fuck are you doing to your biggest brand?!

Google AI results where it responds to a question in a movie quote like it has been asked that question.

Dan Moren@dmoren· May 13

I was just there a couple weeks ago! My wife and my son did the thing where you can walk the "rope bridge" between the various pylons and dear god you could not pay me enough.

Dan taking a selfie from a bus with the Eiffel Tower in the background.

Rope bridge stretching between two legs of the Eiffel Tower.

Dan Moren@dmoren· May 13

UK friends! This week, you can pre-order ETERNITY'S TOMB at 20% off *and* support local independent bookstores by using code PREORDER20 over at Bookshop.org! Why would you not? It's a no-brainer! (Well, technically there is a brain in the book.) uk.bookshop.org/p/books/etern...

DAN MOREN
ETERNITY'S TOMB
20% OFF WITH CODE: PREORDER20
13-17 MAY supporting indie bookshops

Dan Moren@dmoren· May 11

Massachusetts in one picture.

Two turkeys in a parking lot in front of a Dunkin’

Dan Moren@dmoren· May 11

Somehow forgot that last week was the one year anniversary of being on Jeopardy! It is bittersweet being this far on the other side of it, but at least I'll always have my tremendously weird facial expressions (thanks, @liss.bsky.social) and Pike('s) Place (thanks @kenjennings.bsky.social 😐).

Dan Moren@dmoren· May 1

After a longer than expected absence, your Star Wars pals @dmoren, @tsindelar and Kat return to cover not two but *four* episodes of Maul - Shadow Lord. We discuss keeping car chases interesting, Inquisitor nomenclature and the five successful habits of Sith Lords. theincomparable.com/acp/110

Dan Moren@dmoren· Apr 30

I saw a copy face out at Shakespeare and Company in Paris last week! Congrats!

Dan Moren@dmoren· Apr 28

Tale as old as time.

Dan Moren@dmoren· Apr 27

I'd been aiming to hit the 50,000-word mark on the current novel before my vacation last week, but fell a little short. A solid 1500-word session today put me over the top. Slowly but surely, progress is being made.

Progress dialog showing a pie chart more than half filled in: “50,013 of 85,000 words.”

Dan Moren@dmoren· Apr 26

When in Europe, take the opportunity to buy yourself some much anticipated books that aren’t available in the US yet, such as these fine works by @abeewords.bsky.social and @nickharkaway.com.

The Grapples of Wrath by Alice Bell and Sleeper Beach by Nick Harkaway.

Dan Moren@dmoren· Apr 20

Seriously. It’s really big. Took like 30 years to build.

Dan Moren@dmoren· Apr 9

Fucking hell, he's going to barricade himself in this ballroom in January 2028, isn't he?

"This order is untenable and must be stayed in that the building is under construction, with deep Top Secret excavations, foundations, and structures, already built, and ready to receive heavily fortified, for security reasons, steel, bullet, ballistic, and blast proof glass, and drone proof roofing materials, which must be finished quickly, and not allowed to be exposed to the conditions and elements of an open construction
site," the administration's filing said. "Time is of the essence!"

Dan Moren@dmoren· Apr 6

I want to retract my snark about that NYT article on Gregg Phillips's teleportation claims because I finally got a chance to read it and it is, frankly, hilarious in an extremely dry, intentional way. They reworked the headline to be more indicative of the tone. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...

NYT Headline: No One at Waffle House Remembers FEMA Official Who Says He Teleported In

At the Waffle Houses of Rome this week, Mr. Phillips's assertion of
supernatural travel was met with skepticism. At the branch on U.S. Route 411, close to a Quality Inn and a pest control company, Estelle Mandeville, 27, was finishing up breakfast. Ms. Mandeville, a North Carolinian who was traveling for work, described herself as "uncomfortably atheist," and noted that she, personally, had
come to Rome in a 2018 Kia Niro.

Dan Moren@dmoren· Apr 2

An important new job on a farm upstate. Run by Kristi Noem.

"We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and
important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date
in the near future," Mr. Trump wrote.

Dan Moren@dmoren· Apr 1

My very first novel had a character (sort of a tormented Obi-Wan Kenobi) named Toshiro Sharif, after two of my favorites.

Dan Moren@dmoren· Mar 30

I dunno, there’s good reason to at times. (January 2017)

Dan Moren@dmoren· Mar 24

Hey you—yeah, YOU. You like saving money, right? Well, right now you can preorder my new novel, ETERNITY'S TOMB, for 25% off at Barnes & Noble, along with *any other preorders*, so basically you should buy a lot of books. Use code PREORDER25. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/eter...

BARNES NOBLE
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ETERNITY'S
TOMB

Dan Moren@dmoren· Mar 21

So, uh, now you’re willing to admit we’re at war?

The Trump administration has declared a wartime emergency to bypass Congress and push through more than $23 billion in weapons sales to allies in the Middle East, the second time since the start of the war with Iran that it has circumvented the normal congressional approval process.

Dan Moren@dmoren· Mar 8

Interesting change between the M4 and M5 generations of MacBook: Apple's replaced some of the keyboard labels with glyphs alone: tab, caps lock, shift, delete, and return. Fn, Control, Option, Command, and esc all retain their labels.

Two MacBook keyboards. Top, M4 Air where several keys like tab, shift, delete, and return have labels. Bottom, M5 Air, where those keys are represented only by glyphs.

Dan Moren@dmoren· Mar 2

Administrations generally being so good at timelines for the longevity of the wars they start.

In an interview last night, President Trump told The Times that the assault could last "four to five weeks."

Dan Moren@dmoren· Feb 27

Look, I try not to be swayed by petty contests like sales charts, but it's always nice to pop in there in during pre-order week and find myself squeezed between Brandon Sanderson and Sarah J. Maas, no matter how fleeting. (Thanks, preorderers, you're swell.)