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“…with liberty and justice for all billionaires.”

PSA.

It’s time.

Came home and will be leaving again soon, but this time, the Taíno sun comes with me on my skin as well as my heart. Many thanks to Edgar at Senzala! Healed pics in a couple weeks. 🇵🇷

Art by Karen Hallion.

Here’s your morning mood, courtesy of Kim Dorland.

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In case you missed it, my latest NYT column is up! This month, I talked about Riley Sager’s With a Vengeance, Uketsu’s Strange Houses, and Laura Elliott’s Awakened. Free link! nytimes.com/2025/07/05/boo…

Hey, Daniel Kraus in da house!

Any time someone tries to sell you a book or a course that tells you how to get an agent, ask them the name of their agent.

My review of Agustina Bazterrica💚🏳️‍🌈’s The Unworthy is now up at Locus Magazine. locusmag.com/2025/07/the-un…

Looking for a business partner with graphic design skills. We’re going to get rich with a sticker: “I’m pro life, but fuck them kids.” Let’s talk designs/versions. We’re gonna sell MILLIONS. Some folks will even buy them ironically.

Bookshop is offering free shipping for Antiprime week, so it’s the perfect time to pick this up! When the Carters find affordable housing, they’re not going to let ghosts, or anything else, scare them away. A haunted house story with love and chainsaws! shorturl.at/7kxi3

In my early writing days, I thought that the literary giants gave birth to their work whole and untouched. Boy, was I wrong. Revision is integral to your writing. Learn more from the talented Meagan Lucas in this RHP course. Class starts TOMORROW: bit.ly/3FVBXAb

Here’s your morning mood, courtesy of Matt Dangler.

Me: “Let’s see…these four for the NYT…got this one I started on the plane and two in the garage for Locus and also this short stack for CrimeReads. Yeah, not gonna start reading anything else until I’m done with all these.” Me six minutes later: “I’m going in.”

“You have too many books.” “You have stacks of unread books at home.” “You don’t have space for more books.” First of all, fuck your negativity. If you want a book and don’t want to get from the library or in digital and you can afford it, buy that book. Buy six. Be happy.

Three days left to apply! Let’s write a novel. storystudiochicago.org/advanced-writi…

Last couple of weeks have been ROUGH, but I got a text today that wasn’t book-related that still made my whole month. More soon-ish…

Time to write some spooky shit.