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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

DOVE SEASON is back in print as an ebook. With a new foreword by the amazing @christafaust.bsky.social and a cover by the adequate @jaystringer.bsky.social It's arguably my best book, so if you're interested, it's the best place to start. Wherever ebooks are sold.

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Christa Faust @christafaust.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

New ebook edition of Dove Season by @bloodandtacos.bsky.social with intro by me! buttondown.com/christafaust...

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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The most traffic downside to AI as a teacher--even greater than the erosion of imagination and critical thinking in students--is that I no longer get my yearly big laugh from reading the phrase "In the anals of history..."

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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

My wife Roxanne has a new podcast TRAVEL CREATE REPEAT where she interviews artists in all different media about the intersection between creativity and travel. Check out her first interview w/ mixed-media artist Alea Bone! Like, subscribe, all that stuff. youtube.com/watch?v=RDOw...

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Alea Bone Interview: How I changed my life for art

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Alex Kenna @alexkenna.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I had a great time interviewing @jordanharper.bsky.social about A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE. Do you have a favorite crime writer? Chances are, they're raving about this book. Listen: on.soundcloud.com/E4TiKVSp1d9H... Watch: youtu.be/49o1IP9b7qc

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max booth will never die @interrobangbus.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

close friends who are aware of my bizarre, fucked-up personal situation have encouraged (bullied) me to create more of a clear-cut fundraising campaign to help with my upcoming move. if you can chip in, great! thank you! but please only do so if you can spare it. 💚 ko-fi.com/interrobangb...

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Become a supporter of Max Booth today!

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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Two books back out in the world. BIG MARIA earlier this month. THE UPPER HAND available for pre-orders and out in June. Five more to go.

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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

In April, 2026, the Romantasy publisher Ever Amour Books was accused of using AI to create a large number of books on their list. Defiantly, they published their summer catalogue in defense, including the synopses of their upcoming books. I'll let you be the judge. www.patreon.com/tornpages

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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

My books are slowly returning back into print. First as ebooks. BIG MARIA first. With a foreword by the great Blake Crouch. Dig this fancy new cover.

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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

It's a new era at Johnny Shaw HQ. For the 1st time since 2011, I have no books in print. Before you panic (which is the natural response) I will be releasing new editions in the months to come, starting with BIG MARIA in May, with a new cover and foreword by Blake Crouch. More to come. Excelsior!

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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

In a world where a bunch of fake shit is being created from real writing, why not support a writer creating real writing from a bunch of fake shit. Or something like that. I just posted the 132nd Torn Page. The first 100 are FREE for anyone to read! www.patreon.com/tornpages

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creating real pages from nonexistent books

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Bryon Quertermous @bryonquertermous.com · 22/08/2025

Next week in my newsletter I’m debuting an in-depth author interview series in the spirit of the Paris Review interviews. The first few subjects include Michael Koryta, J. Todd Scott, Eli Cranor, and Lori Radar Day. Sign up now so you don’t miss anything! bryonquertermous.substack.com

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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

I just hit 125 posts over at Torn Pages. If real pages of nonexistent books is your thing (and isn't it everybody's?) then head over there. Laughs abound. To make it even easier, the first 100 Torn Pages are free, free, free. Check it out here: www.patreon.com/c/tornpages

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creating real pages from nonexistent books

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Andrew Nette @pulpcurry.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

He’s coming, Heaven. He’s fucking coming.

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Jordan Harper @jordanharper.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Public service announcement: SHE RIDES SHOTGUN will hit VOD on August 26th. With everything from an electric performance by Ana Sophie Heger to one of the best car chases in recent memories, it's got something for everyone in your family/friend group/polycule. You probably want to pre-order it today

Polly and Nate together in the trucker church, in a still from SHE RIDES SHOTGUN

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Bright Wall/Dark Room @brightwalldarkroom.com · 17/08/2025

Real talk (reel talk?): BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Just realized I haven’t seen anyone post the Tom Lehrer-2 Chainz letter yet today.

Lehrer's performance is sampled in the track "Dope Peddler" by
U.S. rapper 2 Chainz on his 2012 album Based on a T.R.U. Story, (2) In 2013, Lehrer said he was "very proud" to have his 60-year-old song sampled. His response to the request to use the song was
"As sole copyright owner of 'The Old Dope Peddler', I grant you motherfuckers permission to do this. Please give my regards to Mr. Chainz, or may I call him 2?" [21

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Jordan Harper @jordanharper.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Tickets for SHE RIDES SHOTGUN in the theater are live - go get some. www.lionsgate.com/movies/she-r...

Taron Egerton as Nate in SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, pointing a pistol.

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Jordan Harper @jordanharper.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Here's the trailer to SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, the movie based on my first novel. Polly and Nate are out there in these streets. Check it out. Buy the book; get hep in advance. youtu.be/U9OkHjOnQPg?...

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She Rides Shotgun (2025) Official Trailer - Taron Egerton, Ana Sophia Heger

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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Just wrote a little something about why I made YOU HAD TO BE THERE, and why everyone should make a zine of their own. It's free to read for everyone. No paywall. doveseason.medium.com/why-i-made-a...

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Why I made a staplebound zine in 2025 — And why you should, too.

Fire up that Xerox machine. It was a good idea then. It’s a good idea now.

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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Just a quick reminder of how cool and talented my wife Roxanne is. When I made BLOOD & TACOS way back when, she painted an original oil painting for every issue's cover. Just ran across these images without the cover text on them. Check out her other awesome work at www.etsy.com/shop/GummyEm...

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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Comic timing with just the written word is such a tricky challenge. So much effort to make something look effortless. The absolute master is Jack Handey. Nobody has his timing.

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Bright Wall/Dark Room @brightwalldarkroom.com · 29/06/2025

This weekend, just $19 gets you a full year of access to BWDR, including our 12 year, 140 issue archive! Help support independent media, and all the writers, artists, & editors who contribute to each issue. Every subscription counts, and every subscriber helps make all of this possible. 🖤 🙏

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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

According to the shipping & receiving dept at Wisconsin HQ (aka @ericaruthneubauer.bsky.social) the first printing of YOU HAD TO BE THERE is in the mail. Thanks for everyone who bought a copy. There's still time to order what everyone's calling "You made a what?" www.patreon.com/tornpages/sh...

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Joshua Chaplinsky @jchaplinsky.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Dug up this old LitReactor article about the history of Noir at the Bar. Includes interviews with its creator, Peter Rozovsky, as well as Todd Robinson, Jedidiah Ayres, Johnny Shaw, Eric Beetner, and more. Extra points to anyone who remembers the dude who wrote this. litreactor.com/columns/noir...

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Noir at the Bar: An Oral History

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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Remember, when you buy the inaugural issue of YOU HAD TO BE THERE, you don't just get one copy. You get two copies for the same price. One for you. And one to leave in your dentist's office. It's called marketing. Look it up. www.patreon.com/tornpages/sh...

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 11/06/2025

This lawsuit is brutal. One of the exhibits is the letter Universal sent to Midjourney, including a quote from a 2022 Forbes interview that I bet midjourney regrets

Universal did not permit, authorize, or license Midjourney to copy or use any of Universal's copyrighted works in connection with any version of its Image Service or to otherwise exploit Universal's works at any time. You acknowledged as much in a September 16, 2022 Forbes interview in which you confirmed that Midjourney never sought any copyright holders' consent to use or exploit their works:
Did you seek consent from living artists or work still under copyright?
No. There isn't really a way to get a hundred million images and know where they're coming from. It would be cool if images had metadata embedded in them about the copyright owner or something. But that's not a thing; there's not a registry. There's no way to find a picture on the Internet, and then automatically trace it to an owner and then have any way of doing anything to authenticate it.
See Rob Salkowitz. Midiourney Founder David Holz

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Jay Stringer @jaystringer.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

The ACTUAL @bloodandtacos.bsky.social stopped by DoSomeDamage for an interview about his new bit of business YOU HAD TO BE THERE www.dosomedamage.com/2025/06/the-...

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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

If you need some inanity and maybe a laugh or two, @jaystringer.bsky.social interviewed me over at Do Some Damage @dosomedamage.bsky.social. Not a single softball question thrown. I answered his hard balls with aplomb and a touch of whimsy. Enjoy! www.dosomedamage.com/2025/06/the-...

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THE Johnny Shaw interview: Alien puppets, eroticism, and his new zine YOU HAD TO BE THERE.

By Jay Stringer JAY: Where do you get your ideas from? JOHNNY: Great question. I'm glad you asked. I carry a journal wherever I go to jo...

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Jordan Harper @jordanharper.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

'Director Rowland adds, "Working on ‘She Rides Shotgun’ was about honoring Jordan Harper’s brutal, beautiful novel while finding a cinematic language that could carry both its savagery and its soul.' Sounds like you should probably buy the book now to be hep on opening day.

A still from the upcoming movie SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, featuring Nate and Polly in a quiet moment

Another still from SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, with Nate firing a pistol and Polly watching on.

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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I'm going to be ringing this bell for the next couple weeks. It's the most densely funny and beautifully weird project I've put together. Huge thanks to @jaystringer.bsky.social @jordanharper.bsky.social @jesslourey.bsky.social D.M. Pulley & @ericaruthneubauer.bsky.social for their contributions.

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Heather Levy 🌈 @heatherlevy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Through the entire month of June, US readers can get the Kindle version of This Violent Heart for only $1.99! Celebrate Pride month with my queer romantic mystery! 🌈🫶

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Ron Earl Phillips @ronearl.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

New patrons can jump on with our new lower prices, and existing members will see the cut next month. Any benefits from our Patreon goes to pay the writers. You know what Harlan said.

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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

As the world stumbles toward the mediocre AI future it seems to desire, I did the logical thing. I made a staplebound zine with my human hands and the help of friends. @jordanharper.bsky.social @jesslourey.bsky.social @ericaruthneubauer.bsky.social In the mail soon. Be there, or don't be there.

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scottynola1 @scottynola.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Just finished Christa Faust's THE GET OFF. Five stars. What a ride!

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Jordan Harper @jordanharper.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

The good part of AI is that the only thing a writer can do to combat it is to become more human. Make your writing weirder, hornier, more violent, absurd, poetic, difficult, political, jagged, dreamlike, ironic, surreal, alive. You don't have any choice but to plumb the depths.

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Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

If you missed this, here it is again. I talk words.

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