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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Look what came in the mail! Who wants an early copy? Share or comment to get your name on the list. I’ll pick two winners tomorrow!

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Here it is, the stunning conclusion of Violet Eyes! Thank you to all the listeners who have followed along. I’m so happy to see this new novel out in the world. I hope you enjoyed the ride! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Here’s the next two chapter of Violet Eyes! The final chapters will come Wednesday. Catch up before the finale! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Two more chapters of Violet Eyes! Follow along as we reach the end next Wednesday. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Here’s the next two chapters of Violet Eyes! Hope you enjoy this spooky story as we get closer to the end. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Here’s the next two chapters of Violet Eyes! What happens when the living possesses a ghost? open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Here’s the next two chapter of Violet Eyes! Get ready for a twist! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Here’s the next two chapters of Violet Eyes! Follow along for a chilling Halloween read. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Two more chapters of Violet Eyes! Follow along to learn the dark secrets of Humboldt House. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Two new, extra long chapters of Violet Eyes! The house has awakened! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Here’s the next two chapters of Violet Eyes. The mystery is beginning to unravel. If you’re enjoying following along, tell a friend who likes spooky stories! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Here’s the next two chapters of my serialized horror audiobook, Violet Eyes. And today’s episodes feature the return of David Neff from The Man from Primrose Lane! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Here’s the next two chapters of my serialized audiobook horror novel, Violet Eyes. The ghosts are awakening inside Humboldt House. Follow along! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Here’s the next two chapters of Violet Eyes, my new serialized horror audiobook novel. We learn some of the secret history of Humboldt House. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Here are the next two chapters of Violet Eyes! The house is starting to wake up… open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

The next two chapters of my new, serialized audiobook, Violet Eyes is out! Follow along for a spooky haunted house story. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Here’s the next two chapters in my new serialized horror audiobook, Violet Eyes! Follow along with us for a spooky story anywhere you get your podcasts! open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

The next two chapters of my new serialized horror audiobook just dropped on Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts. A spooky haunted house story for the fall season. Follow along to find out what happens next. open.spotify.com/show/7FuAniq...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Just posted! Here’s my exclusive interview with a close friend of Amy Lynn Bradley. Amy went missing from a cruise ship in 1998 and is the subject of a new Netflix documentary coming out tomorrow. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... YouTube: youtu.be/wqXX-zPfz_Y?...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Today’s Crankshaft. This is positively surreal.

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Poetry fans would do well to check out this new release by Britta Jenson Pitzl. It’s called Duology and is essentially two books in one. Her poems are a mix of melancholy and wonder, finding beauty in the shadows of the Midwest. It’s lovely. shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Drop by Wall of Books in Parma, Ohio this Friday to get a signed copy of Scout Camp!

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The conclusion of my serialized mystery series reaches its conclusion next Monday. Catch up on the first 9 chapters and see if you can figure it out! substack.com/@jamesrenner...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Coming this summer, a new serialized full-length audiobook novel. Inside the borders of the University of Akron sits an old Victorian house with a dark secret. There are ghosts here. And not all of them are human.

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Mentor Barnes & Noble for the win.

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Scout Camp at #7 on Amazon's top new True Crime!

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I have codes for three free copies of the audiobook for my new true crime book, Scout Camp on Audible. Comment below for a chance to win.

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

My new true crime book, Scout Camp, will be available as an audiobook tomorrow and is already charting at #1 in Criminal Law.

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

The FBI questioned Steffen Baldwin (Steffen Finkelstein) about Maura Murray less than a year ago. Here is the email he sent to the agent afterwards.

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Hey, so that Steffen Baldwin guy I’ve been talking about, the guy whose fingerprint was found in Maura Murray’s car? His name was originally Steffen Finkelstein and he changed his name in… let’s see here… December 2004.

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

I plan to post an update soon about Steffen Baldwin, whose fingerprints were found inside Maura Murray's car. But the highlights: Ex girlfriends claimed abuse. Two are dead (OD, car crash); mother Barbara Baldwin is missing; ex-wife Haley claims he was with in CA in 2004.

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

In 2005, I was given permission from Stephen King to adapt a short story of his as a short film in exchange for one dollar. Our group of dollar baby filmmakers is now releasing a short story collection, which is available for preorder today. Check it out! www.inkshares.com/books/keys-t...

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Trump tells people to buy Tesla and promised to buy one for himself.

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

They’re selling Girl Scout Cookies outside Magic City books right now and this is their sign. I’m dying!

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Come see me on tour! I’m signing books at the Jordan Creek Barnes & Noble in Des Moines Tuesday at 6 pm and then on to St. Louis, Tulsa, and Wichita! Here’s the full list.

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I’m at the Loveland Frogman festival at the Oasis Conference center all weekend. Come out for some signed books!

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Thank to everyone who came out to the signing in Fairlawn last night!

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Scout Camp is #1 in LGBTQ books on Amazon out of the gate!

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I asked ChatGPT to roast me. Not sure I like the outcome.

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I’m on tour in March. Des Moines, St. Louis, Tulsa, Wichita. Come see me for a signed copy of Scout Camp!

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

New review of Scout Camp: Sex, Death, and Secret Societies Inside the Boy Scouts of America (out Feb 25) from Publishers Weekly: “Renner’s blend of dogged reporting and first-person recollection lends the proceedings a fierce immediacy. It’s a chilling study of unchecked power.”

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I’m signing books here. Who’s coming?

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

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James Renner @jamesrenner.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Book tour schedule! I’m coming for you, Des Moines, St. Louis, Tulsa, and Wichita! Drop by and get a signed copy of my new true crime book, Scout Camp!

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