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The Daily Beans Podcast @dailybeanspod.com · 24/08/2026

Jeffries’ meeting with Kushner, Mail ballot restrictions, controversial Navy naming plan, and major political and legal battles. Guest: @jimvermin.bsky.social #DailyBeansPod ☕️ #MSWMedia Hosts: @muellershewrote.com & @dgcomedy.bsky.social Listen: the-daily-beans.simplecast.com/episodes/082...

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Jim Ruland @jimvermin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Had the pleasure of speaking with Gary Phillips about his new novel The Haul. Fans of Richard Stark's Parker novels will want to check this one out. www.altaonline.com/books/fictio...

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Can a Master Thief Ever Outrun His Past? How Gary Phillips Subverts the Classic American Heist Story

Gary Phillips’s antihero returns in The Haul, a gripping new heist novel.

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Lars Gotrich @totalvibration.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The first grindcore band at the Tiny Desk HAD to be the founding fathers. Circle up, y'all, I brought freaking NAPALM DEATH to the Desk @npr.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=e81L...

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Napalm Death: Tiny Desk Concert

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Jim Ruland @jimvermin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Toy Story 5 is more harrowing than all the horror movies I've seen this year.

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Paul Tremblay @paultremblay.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A moving personal essay about body autonomy and review from everyone's favorite punk writer Jim Ruland @jimvermin.bsky.social jimruland.substack.com/p/you-are-no...

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You are not your body

Paul Tremblay's Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep

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Stephen Graham Jones @stephengrahamjones.com · 30/06/2026

Proper attire for celebrating the release of @paultremblay.bsky.social’s Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep

Some longhair wearing a shirt with a friend’s book sort of on it.

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

ANTHONY NOMINATIONS ARE OUT! And RHP's represented well, big thanks to the BCon voters who helped make this happen. Congrats to @curtisippolito.bsky.social @cwblackwell.bsky.social and @richienarvaez.bsky.social on their noms, big thanks to the contributors for OFUW! #bouchercon2026

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Had a great launch event for WAVES OF BURDEN at Artifact Books yesterday afternoon! Big thanks to Jim Ruland for the terrific conversation. I so appreciate everyone that came out to spend an afternoon with us and bought a copy. A huge thank you to Artifact for all they do for authors and San Diego!

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Susan DuBose @houseofbast777.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

'The New American Gothic' Criselda Vasquez Oil on canvas 72” x 48"

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

We are so proud to make this announcement! None of this would've happened without the tireless work from our crew, editor @curtisippolito.bsky.social and all of the authors who contributed fantastic stories to bring awareness to this timely issue. #derringers2026 #crimefiction #climatechange

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Ryan T. Brown 🎮🩷 @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk · 29/04/2026

Despite creating a billion-dollar franchise - with a new $200M budget Hollywood blockbuster launching in a month - the creator of He-Man's family were unable to afford his dementia and care facility costs, and had to setup a GoFundMe. Mattel gave $5,000.

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Jim Ruland @jimvermin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

"When you work at a coffee shop, you become a character in your customers’ lives. More than an acquaintance, but not quite a friend." jimruland.substack.com/p/regretting...

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Regretting Arizona

How I ended up in Flagstaff

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

ANTHONY NOMINATIONS OPEN UNTIL APRIL 30TH: If you're a Bouchercon voter, please consider nominating one of RHP's two eligible books in this category. Thanks again for your support. #bouchercon2026

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

ANTHONY AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN: If you're a Bouchercon voter, please consider nominating one of RHP's two eligible collections. Thanks again for your support.

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Jim Ruland @jimvermin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

If you love the brand of punk that came of age in the late ’80s and early ’90s, this movie is for you. It’s got cameos for days. My favorite was when Razorcake, NOFX and Black Flag were referenced in a Jeopardy answer. The question? What is punk rock? What indeed, Alex. What indeed.

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What is punk/desert/lit rock?

From the Westside to the Mojave Desert

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

ANTHONY AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN: If you're a Bouchercon voter, please consider nominating one of RHP's two eligible collections. Thanks again for your support.

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Jim Ruland @jimvermin.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

What's this? My new novel from @rarebirdlit.bsky.social is available for preorder! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Mighti...

New novel Mightier than the Sword coming Fall 2026 and available for preorder now.

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National Book Critics Circle @bookcritics.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Brink, which is edited by NBCC member Hannah Bonner, is open for The Brink Literary Award for Hybrid Writing through February 28! The winner will receive $1,000, publication in the journal, and 4 copies of the issue in which their work appears:

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Award for Hybrid Writing | BRINK | |

The Brink Literary Journal Award for Hybrid Writing is a literary contest that recognizes and awards hybrid and cross-genre writing that is exceptional in nature. Initial screening for the prize is…

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Arizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

It’s hard to put into perspective how truly massive the warehouse is that was recently sold by the Rockefeller Group to the Department of Homeland Security for $70 million to build a concentration camp in Surprise, AZ. Across the street is a huge neighborhood and a school. It’s 400,000-square-feet.

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

AVAILABLE NOW: Some say the world will end in fire or flood. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today, including @jimvermin.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

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X-R-A-Y @xraylitmag.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

he is a sloth ! he is associated with beaches. he has written about two stories we published this year, ‘The Grotto’ by Jim Ruland @jimvermin.bsky.social & ‘Baby Phones’ by Elena Zhang @ezhang77.bsky.social #TYBS beachsloth.substack.com/p/the-grotto... beachsloth.substack.com/p/baby-phone...

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The Grotto by Jim Ruland

You never know what the future will bring.

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

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James D.F. Hannah @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

My story "Haggling Over Price" from the @rhppress.bsky.social anthology THE ONE PERCENT is available to read for free. I would love a day where it’s never relevant, but today isn’t that day. jamesdfhannah.substack.com/p/44-hagglin...

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#44: "Haggling Over Price"

Eventually, someone has to ask if the money—if the "freedom"—is worth the cost.

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ATS Mom @atsmom.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Read less this summer. Which is ok. This has been in the old TBR pile for some time. #booksky #2025bookchallenge @jimvermin.bsky.social

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Sam Thielmonster @samthielman.com · 14/08/2025

Here’s the new one. It’s good. Thank you @flaminghydra.com and @mariabustillos.com. I’m so happy I finally get to do this

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Divine purpose

A dreamy new story by Sam Thielman

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Faulty Cognitions @faultycognitions.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Hi Bluesky! We’re headed out on a quick tour to the coast and back next week. See ya out there!

Hi Bluesky! We’re going on tour. See you

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X-R-A-Y @xraylitmag.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

we have a story by Jim Ruland @jimvermin.bsky.social !! ‘The Grotto’ is about a struggling writer who opens a secret door in his hotel room while travelling for a literary conference –- he finds a tunnel so cool & mysterious & beautiful :) read it ! xraylitmag.com/the-grotto-b...

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THE GROTTO by Jim Ruland

I Seamus receives a key “You’re in luck,” the innkeeper said. “The Grotto is available.” The innkeeper was a large man who wore suspenders, wire-rimmed glasses, and a fisherman’s cap. He looked like a...

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