JohnFosterFic
@jfoster.bsky.social
I write horror and crime fiction, live in Brooklyn and love cooking and martial arts. My wife is the actress Linda Jones and our dog is half pit, half Dutch shepherd and all clown. Though I may wince, you really can choose any pizza toppings you like.
Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism. Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism
Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism
theguardian.com
Publishers and Editors! I'm taking subs for Vol. 3 of the award-nominated "Best Weird Fiction of the Year" til end of the year. Writers! You'll get a chance to submit your 2026 stories in January. bestspecfic(at)gmail.com
Interview with NEVER AFTER DARK Writer / Director Dave Boyle dailydead.com?p=316835
Interview with NEVER AFTER DARK Writer / Director Dave Boyle - Daily Dead
Written and directed by Dave Boyle, Never After Dark is a ghost story you don't want to miss. I was fortunate to catch it early at the Overlook Film Festival, where it took the Grand Jury Prize and wa...
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Does he think the Oscars are not dominated each year by right wingers because of institutional bias?
Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · 2d agoI have to hand it to Bret Stephens: this is a devastating argument, just not the way he meant. He looked back *ten years* but couldn't come up with *any* books by "straight white males on the political right" that should've been award contenders because he knows there aren't any, they're all trash.
Gift link: "[T]he bullet, which was lodged near his spine, was not removed at the hospital where he was taken because a doctor said that agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement were in a hurry to transport him." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
Man Shot by ICE Agent Says His Car Was Struck Twice Before He Was Shot (Gift Article)
A Venezuelan immigrant, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, was shot in Austin, Texas, on Sunday after a traffic stop. The shooting prompted calls from local officials for a transparent investigation.
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The Brooklyn Books & Booze Author Book Fair yesterday was a lot of fun! My thanks to tablemate @jfoster.bsky.social, @lindajonesnyc.com and Alexa for all their help, @randeedawn.com for creating and organizing the book fair...
Thanks to @larafraterauthor.bsky.social for taking this great picture of me and @jfoster.bsky.social signing books at this past weekend's Brooklyn Books & Booze Author Book Fair!
This will be a catastrophe for both filmed entertainment and news, and it's a great shame that the California AG caved. Trump and his people will celebrate this news today. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
Paramount to Resolve Antitrust Lawsuit, Clearing the Way for Warner Bros. Acquisition (Gift Article)
The deal would remove the last significant hurdle the media mogul David Ellison faced to create a news and entertainment empire, home to movie studios, HBO, CBS and CNN.
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www.rawstory.com/iran-war-267...
Scandal-plagued MAGA 'fighters' told to enlist after lecturing Trump’s troops: 'Losers'
MAGA influencers and professional fighters Jake and Logan Paul are being told to head to the “frontline” in Iran after offering motivational speeches to U.S. service members in a new Department of Def...
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Me and @jfoster.bsky.social at our table at the Brooklyn Books & Booze Author Book Fair! Come on by Barrow's in Industry City and say hi!
"unions are like condoms: the more insistent somebody is that you don't need one, the more important it is that you have one"
Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 7d ago'The University and College Union (UCU)’s Edinburgh branch said staff had been called into “informal meetings at less than 24 hours' notice” and told not to bring union representatives.'
Miniature horses and donkeys can serve as therapy animals — and petting or scratching them for just three minutes made teenagers feel less anxious, sad and lonely, according to a new study. https://wapo.st/4hdSgqS
Solid horror anthology film. Fun because it reverses to dark and chilly tropes.
The BBC has launched a tender process for 'Doctor Who,' calling on producers to pitch a "brave" new vision for the iconic sci-fi series.
'Doctor Who': BBC Calls On Producers To Pitch "Brave" Vision For Show
The BBC has launched a tender process for 'Doctor Who,' calling on producers to pitch a "brave" new vision for the iconic sci-fi series.
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Here’s Ellen’s photos from the Sep 9th Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading with Jeffrey Ford & John C. Foster. A packed, chaotic crowd, and everyone had a great time. @jfoster.bsky.social @jeffreyford8.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social www.kgbfantasticfiction.org/2026/09/17/p...
Photos from Sept 9th, with Jeffrey Ford & John C. Foster – Fantastic Fiction at KGB
John C. Foster & Jeffrey Ford
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Don't miss today's ep with China Miéville about his new novel, 21 years in the making, THE ROUSE. We explore everything from Marxism to monsters, apophatic theology to the nature of consciousness to the failure of language before all that goes bump in the night. Audio: milkweed.org/between-the-...
The man who saved freedom of speech doesn’t want anyone to see the 4-hr doc about what an asshole he is
Universal Is Getting Cold Feet on Releasing the Elon Musk Documentary (Exclusive)
The Comcast-owned studio is not yet committing to rolling out Alex Gibney's movie that it paid millions to acquire for non-North American release before the political winds shifted.
hollywoodreporter.com
At some point in his career he must have done something not racist.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 7d agoPresident Trump withdraws Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, as his nominee to lead ICE.
This Saturday, come down Brooklyn to see me and a huge line up of great writers!
