Jordan Harper
@jordanharper.bsky.social
Edgar-and-steel-dagger-winning author of SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, EVERYBODY KNOWS, THE LAST KING OF CALIFORNIA and LOVE AND OTHER WOUNDS. A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE: "The Noir Novel of Our Times" -- The New York Times
I just hope that whatever happens in Michigan provides rich themes for the next Protomartyr album
"My own stools, sir, are gigantic and have no more odor than a hot biscuit." -- Dr. Kellogg in THE ROAD TO WELLVILLE
Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.
An exciting event for #mystery lovers and writers featuring the great @meggardiner.bsky.social @jordanharper.bsky.social and @tessgerritsen.bsky.social Brought to you by @mysterywriters.bsky.social and @sistersincrimela.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/inventing-...
Inventing the Page
For Writers on Writing, behind the scenes with three award-winning, best-selling authors. Tess Gerritsen, Meg Gardiner & Jordan Harper.
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on Sophie Cunningham and a trans controversy that doesn't involve any actual trans people: defector.com/the-right-ha...
he's just like me fr
in insane local news, the 26 year old director of a rocky horror production was arrested for sending threatening messages to himself in order to get the play shut down bc he didn’t want to deal with cast drama www.mynbc5.com/article/rock...
"Prudery is the enemy of art" - Soviet poster, 1980s
i was like hmmm wonder who directed this and then punched the air in delirious excitement when his name came up
I'm on board 📽️
Absolutely insane double-feature whiplash happening right now
#100 (!!!!!), Cheryl Dunye, MOMMY IS COMING
i cannot stop laughing at this, this is incredible
Okay I went back and recorded the WPBL anthem. I haven't seen a clip of it yet and....it needs to never be forgotten.
this was a total surprise to me. twitter is a sort of dumpster in which evidently increasingly mainstream media rummages for the flotsam & jetsam of pseudo-news. quoting people instead of inviting them to write a serious, thoughtful prose piece & paying them a modest fee has become common.
I love that @theguardian.com put the whole @joycecaroloates.bsky.social vs. Wilson thing in the main news section of Friday’s paper.
Interviewing authors of books I enjoyed reading is one of the best parts of hosting the podcast. This is a discussion with Eli Cranor, author of "Broiler," a 2024 crime novel set around the happenings at a poultry plant in rural Arkansas. open.spotify.com/episode/2XUk...
On “Broiler” a Crime Novel and Social Commentary — Eli Cranor — #269
Nerd Farmer Podcast · Episode
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SURVIVING THE LIE is one of Alta's Book picks for the month of August. Russell Avery is going out in style ... assuming he makes it out at all? Can't wait for you all to see his final assignment on August 11th! www.altaonline.com/books/g73249...
15 New Books for August
Here are the works by authors on and of the West—The Sleeping Sisters, Makeshift, The Nightingales—that we’re most excited to see published this month.
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NYC! Hit the Roxy Cinema this week to see James Foley’s brilliant 1990 neo-noir, AFTER DARK, MY SWEET (on extremely rare 35mm!). Star Jason Patric will be in attendance for Q&As both nights. Weds 8/5: www.roxycinemanewyork.com/events/qa-wi... Thurs 8/6: www.roxycinemanewyork.com/events/qa-wi...
Breathe easy, InfoWarriors! Sen. Mitch McConnell just called in with a reassuring update from the space between life and death!
The OG 3 are back! Crime fiction has never been so bingeable. #BookSky shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
Contractually obligated now to post a link to that time my friend Jen Johans let me appear on her podcast and talk about TERRIERS. It was a good time www.patreon.com/FilmIntuitio...
Watch With Jen - S3: E3 - "Terriers" with Jed Ayres | Jen Johans of Film Intuition & Watch With Jen™️
Join us for "a ride with a trickster and a javelin man to a town down by the sea," in this engaging, analytical feature-length conversation
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Forever and always youtu.be/oD1W6uvaEZ4?...
if you ever wonder how open secrets about terrible behavior fester in Hollywood and nothing is done, there’s likely no one more qualified than the great @moryan.bsky.social to break it down. Here she is on Jared Leto and Hollywood’s post #MeToo playbook [gift link]:
Opinion | Jared Leto and Hollywood’s Open Secrets (Gift Article)
Whispers can fester for years before anyone faces consequences. And the tactics celebrities use to escape scandal have completely changed.
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Saw both the new hip indie movie and the new Spider-Man this weekend and which one had more Joss Whendonism in it portends a dark future
A caucus of violent, drunk ex-husbands controls three branches of government and both chambers of Congress.
Rep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"
I recorded a commentary track for THE FIRST DEADLY SIN—not just Frank Sinatra’s final film, but a shocking fusion of ‘70s New Hollywood noir with ‘80s Cannon Films sleaze. A shattering detective film that prefigures SE7EN. Out now via @vinsyn.bsky.social: vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...
The First Deadly Sin
2026 Subscribers: this is NOT included in your Subscription. If you'd like to purchase it, you will need to login to view your special 50% off SRP pricing. This special limited edition spot gloss slip
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10 years ago Ally Brueger, a student of mine, was murdered in broad daylight while she was out jogging. To this day there have been no arrests. But someone out there knows something. If you know anything that could bring some closure and peace to her parents, please contact Michigan State Police.
Who shot Ally Brueger? After 10 years, jogger's killing remains a mystery
Students at Western Michigan University are helping digitize and organize the case file.
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bought candy at the pool for a 13yo and she tried to give me cash. i was like nahh it's nbd, and she goes "girl i have seen your car." 13yo girls remain undefeated. you think you're talking to a child but you're actually talking to whatever gods used to send to punish mortals for their hubris
More info: "The problem: publishers and movie companies may not be able to register copyright and come away with a clear title chain if there are certain AI elements in the mix. That’s because AI-aided copy is an amalgamation of many other copyrighted works." deadline.com/2026/07/ai-q...
AI Questions Spoil Book & Movie Heat On 'Call Me, I'll Hide The Body' Novel
That screeching sound you heard from international publishers and film rights buyers was an abrupt application of the brakes after a fevered pursuit of the unpublished debut novel.
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