D3ath always finds a way… The hilarious conclusion to the Grimsworld trilogy launches on KS May 12th! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav... #booksky #deathandthetaxman #CompletedSeries #kickstarterreads #awardwinningauthor
David Hankins
@davidhankins.bsky.social
Award-winning author of Death and the Taxman, 2024 IAN Book of the Year for Outstanding Humor/Comedy. There isn’t nearly enough humor in the world. I aim to change that, one story at a time.
BBNYA SEMI-FINALIST SPOTLIGHT: Death and the Taxman by David Hankins @bbnya.bsky.social @davidhankins.bsky.social irresponsiblereader.com/2025/12/03/b...
After a woman opens her third eye to fight the demon horde sent to break her, she discovers that inviting her tormentors to tea might at least infuriate Lucifer beyond recovery go.dfstory.com/darjeeling
NEW RELEASE! I’m absolutely thrilled that my story “Darjeeling & Demons” is now available on @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social! dreamforgemagazine.com/story/darjee... #bookstagram #shortstory #awardwinningauthor #deathandthetaxman #freeread
Hello, Black Friday! For the second time this month, Amazon overrode my print listings with 3rd party sellers, so I'm bringing Black Friday EXCLUSIVELY to the Lost Bard Webstore. davidhankins.com #booksky #deathandthetaxman #BlackFriday2025 #supportindieauthors #readingcommunity
That moment when you realize you raised them right. No electricity? Sounds like family reading night by llama light. ❤️🔥🦙💡 It was a delightful evening. (Power returned 3hrs later) (Yes, she grabbed one of my books.🥹 Link in bio) #amreading #raisethemright #readingismagic #readingislife
Yeah, Cora does have a tendency to steal the scene in any book she’s in. 😁 Thanks @bookmarkedone.bsky.social for adding “Rare Find!” to your list of stylish and sassy senior ladies!
bookmarkedone@bookmarkedone.bsky.social · last yr.Let's hear it for the stylish and sassy senior ladies of #sciencefiction and #fantasy! Featuring the fiction of @technomistress.bsky.social , @davidhankins.bsky.social , @bekagremikova.bsky.social , @retreasure.bsky.social , and more. #ShortStories #scifi #WritersOfTheFuture #poetry 💙📚🐉
I've moved The Lost Bard's Letter to Substack! The Inaugural Substack Edition is an interview with @angeliqueroche.bsky.social with all my Substack questions. substack.com/home/post/p-... #authorlife #authorinterview #writingcommunity #authornewsletter #amwriting
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Dealing with tax malarkey in mid-August requires a special kind of beer. Thank you Taxman Brewing. #authorlife #taxessuck #writinglife #adulting #ineedabeer
I just got the most amazing review on Epic Indie! www.epicindie.net/bookreviews/... #booksky #writingcommunity #awardwinningauthor #deathandthetaxman #bookrecommendation
Can you spot my Grimsworld books on this AMAZING display? What other authors do you recognize? I’m so happy right now 😊 At @prairielights.com Bookstore, Iowa City #shoplocal #indiebookstore #deathandthetaxman #readingcommunity
I’m so thrilled to have my story “Fish Farts: A Love Story” coming soon in Murderfish! Their #Kickstarter is on right now, so if you want to read about fish farts (and other piscine delights 🤣) that’s the place to be. Link in comments. #KickstarterReads #readmorebooks #writingcommunity #booksky
This is an awesome book bundle (and not just because it has my book Death and the Taxman). All award-winning authors and editors. You gotta check this one out!
Lance Robinson@lancerobinsonwriter.com · last yr.For another 17 days, my short story collection #ChasingNewSuns is part of a #speculativefiction e-book bundle from Arc Manor. www.arcmanorbooks.com/bundle 🪐📚💙 @robertjsawyer.com, @ourmankoto.bsky.social, @davidhankins.bsky.social, @markleslie.bsky.social. #iwritespecfic #wotfbundle
Bwahaha! This was an absolutely hilarious interview with Amazing Stories, the first and oldest SF magazine. You have got to read it. Link in the comments. #bookstagram #authorinterview #amazingstories #readmore #authorlife
Contract signed! I’m thrilled to be coming back to Sally Port Magazine for the second time this year! My story “The Unwilling Clockwork Goddess” is a tale of love, forgiveness, and surviving murderous gnomes. Coming October 2025! #authorlife #smallpress #comingsoon
The Grim Reaper, trapped in an IRS agent’s dying body, must regain his powers before he dies and faces judgment for his original sin. Readers and critics call Death and the Taxman “Wildly fun!” and “Hilarious!” with “Mad Terry Pratchett vibes.” books2read.com/deathandthet... #deathandthetaxman
Two months in a row featured in Publishers Weekly! Book Life is their indie author arm and I was thrilled to get top billing on their HUMOR spotlight! Link in the comments. #bookstagram #deathandthetaxman #bestsellingauthor #awardwinningauthor #readmore
This is cool! @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social created an author page of my stories pubbed there! Head over and read some fun (free) fiction!! (BTW, two of those are award-winning stories 😁. Enjoy!) dreamforgemagazine.com/tag/david-ha... #amwritingfantasy #readmore #keepreading #amreading
Well, this made my weekend. Three books on the Amazon top 100!! Books available everywhere and via my webstore. davidhankins.com #writingcommunity #bestsellingauthor #deathandthetaxman #awardwinningauthor #readingcommunity
Woohoo! My story “Fish Farts: A Love Story” is coming to the anthology Murderfish. It’s the prank that overthrew a king, a tale of love, sharks, and piscine flatulence. This is now my THIRD story in the Unhelpful Encyclopedia series. 😁 #amwritinghumor #readmore #indiepress #awardwinningauthor
Tax season gotcha down? Escape with the hilarious Death and the Taxman, winner of the 2024 Book of the Year for Outstanding Humor. Reduced eBook through Tax Day. books2read.com/deathandthet... #awardwinningauthor #deathandthetaxman #booksale #TaxDay #taxpreparer
Emergency book infusion for an international flight? Done! Thank you Anthology for Books for introducing my newest super fan to Death and the Taxman and the Grimsworld books. Get your book infusion at the Lost Bard Webstore. davidhankins.com #deathandthetaxman #readersgonnaread #authorlife
Another Orange Tag! THANK YOU!! Simple Sabotage: Surviving Bureaucracy with Snark and Style is an Amazon #1 New Release, Top 10 New Release in 3 Categories, and ALSO in the Top 100 Best Sellers for the same categories. amzn.to/3G1WPp6 #1NewRelease #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
Surprise Release! Surviving bureaucracy has never been so fun. Includes snarky commentary on the 1944 Simple Sabotage Field Manual which outline gloriously Machiavellian methods to fight tyranny. No, this isn’t a prank 😁 davidhankins.com/simple-sabot... #readersgonnaread #writingcommunity
An author first for me: Death and the Taxman is a book club pick! And they’re discussing it on Tax Day. Thank you Anthology for Books! #bookclubreads #bookclubpick #deathandthetaxman #authorlife
This was a truly fantastic interview with Guild Master Gaming! We ranged all over from the Taxman's origin story to Battle Ducks to exploring why Hell is actually a bureaucracy (and so much more). youtube.com/watch?v=EUq9... #bookstagram #writingcommunity #deathandthetaxman #AuthorLife
Thanks @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the fabulous review! Death and the Taxman is “Good fun” and “Sure to entertain!” www.publishersweekly.com/9781962740012 Death and the Taxman is available everywhere including my webstore (link in the comments) #WritingCommunity #bookreview #ReadMoreBooks
Duckies on vacation in Hawaii while I live the cubicle life. Not jealous at all 😆 Travelogue of The Lost Bard’s Duckies. Waikiki, Hawaii. #bookstagram #lostbardsduckies #neverstopexploring #traveltheworld #cubiclelife
