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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Damn it Nick Aldis ... I didn't need you getting Oasis stuck in my head for the forseeable goddamn future.

Can you believe we're only two weeks out from the release of SURVIVING THE LIE? Today we've got praise from L.A. Times Book Prize winner and fellow scribe of ex-journalist turned P.I. books @alexsegura.com !!

With the D4vd prelim over, @LAcrimes & I take a look at what we learned during the five-day hearing, the questions left unanswered and what defenses the singer might pursue in the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. www.latimes.com/california/s...

D4vd murder case: What happens next — and could he be found not guilty?

A preliminary hearing revealed a trove of new information about the singer D4vd's relationship with 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, but it also offered a preview of potential defenses his lawyers...

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The San Diego Union Tribune was nice enough to highlight my event w/ @curtisippolito.bsky.social on 8/12 at Warwick's to launch SURVIVING THE LIE. Hope to see you there! (I'm tearing through Curtis' new novel, WAVES OF BURDEN, now Check it out!) www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/07/27/b...

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Further evidence I operate on a Cultural Delay and can't manage time: I only recently finished the first season of Severance (WOW!) and Hacks (Also WOW!) ...should've done either of those things before wasting four seasons on The Bear (Definitively Not Wow).

Final dispatch from the D4vd prelim -- The "Romantic Homicide" singer is set to stand trial for the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez after a weeks worth of evidence was made public in downtown L.A. www.latimes.com/california/s...

D4vd set to stand trial for murder after evidence shows volatile relationship with teen

Text messages shared in court Monday showed some of the final conversations between the singer D4vd and 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who the singer is accused of killing after she threatened t...

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The Hernandez family attorney spoke briefly with the press but would not take questions, including shouted inquiries about the family's knowledge of Celeste's relationship with D4vd/why they signed a waiver allowing her to travel to London with the "Romantic Homicide" singer.

NEW: D4vd will stand trial for murder, continuous sex abuse and mutilation of a corpse in the killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Next court date is August 31st.

The courthouse is out of coffee before 1pm? I’m expecting someone to be indicted by end of day…

Slain teen threatened to destroy singer D4vd's career before she was killed, messages show www.latimes.com/california/s...

Slain teen threatened to destroy singer D4vd's career before she was killed, messages show

Text messages shown in court on Monday showed some of the final conversations between the singer D4vd and 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who the singer is accused of murdering after she threaten...

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Evidence presentation has concluded in the D4vd preliminary hearing. The defense will make a dismissal argument and we can expect a ruling from Judge Olmedo around lunch or early in the afternoon. Full story on this morning's testimony @latimes.com shortly.

Preliminary hearing testimony in the D4vd murder case will resume at 915am. We presume Detective Farell will continue reviewing texts between the singer and Celeste Rivas Hernandez, including conversations from the night of the alleged killing.

Here’s our full wrap up on Day 4 of the D4vd Prelim — Texts show singer got teen victim pregnant, convinced her to have an abortion, talked about fleeing the country to get married and avoid scrutiny. Latest w/ @lacrimes.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

D4vd's phone shows teen was pregnant and had abortion before killing, detective testifies

An LAPD detective took the witness stand Friday and laid out years worth of text messages and phone calls that authorities say indicate the singer D4vd, sexually abused a teenage girl for years, impre...

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Text messages displayed in court this afternoon strongly suggest D4vd impregnated Celeste Rivas Hernandez when she was just 13-years-old, and convinced her to have an abortion. Much more on today's preliminary hearing in the murder case @latimes.com shortly.

Tomorrow & Monday we will hear from the final two witnesses in the preliminary hearing on murder charges against D4vd: -- The medical examiner who conducted the autopsy on Celeste Rivas Hernandez. -- The LAPD detective who will likely detail the alleged sex abuse.

In the second day of the preliminary hearing in D4vd's murder case, a forensic expert testified they found evidence of blood in the garage where prosecutors say the singer dismembered Celeste Rivas Hernandez's body. Latest w/ @lacrimes.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

D4vd's garage had signs of blood where girl's body was likely cut up, expert testifies

A forensic scientist with the Los Angeles Police Department testified Wednesday there was evidence of blood stains in the garage where prosecutors allege the singer D4vd used a chainsaw to cut apart t...

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Dear PR People For Armchair Legal Experts Who Are Bad At Their Jobs: Please stop e-mailing to alert me that a preliminary hearing has begun in the D4vd case , while I am literally sitting in the preliminary hearing in the D4vd case.

First dispatch from the D4vd preliminary hearing -- prosecutors reveal gruesome crime scene photos of teen victim's dismembered corpse as lead detective testifies. w/ @lacrimes.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

New evidence against singer D4vd in brutal killing of teen set to come to light

A preliminary hearing on murder and rape charges against David Anthony Burke, better known as the singer D4vd, will begin Tuesday. The 21-year-old has pleaded not guilty to accusations he killed a tee...

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A preliminary hearing on murder charges against D4vd, the singer accused of killing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, begins today. We preview the proceedings, which should bring forth the most evidence yet in the gruesome case. w/ @lacrimes.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

New evidence against singer D4vd in brutal killing of teen set to come to light

A preliminary hearing on murder and rape charges against David Anthony Burke, better known as the singer D4vd, will begin Tuesday. The 21-year-old has pleaded not guilty to accusations he killed a tee...

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Less than a month until SURVIVING THE LIE hits bookshelves, and here's some proof other authors think it's good! @todgoldberg.bsky.social -- the hilarious mind behind the Gangsterland series and my new favorite heist novel, ONLY WAY OUT -- has some kind words for Russell Avery's final adventure.

SURVIVING THE LIE is out in less than one month. Let's take a look at my paranoid thriller that's a little too close to home in 2026 America and we can all panic together.

A rising L.A. taco stand, a charred body and ICE: After a taquera and two of her employees allegedly killed a co-worker, our national immigration blitz may have complicated an L.A. murder investigation. My latest w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

She had an L.A. taco stand empire. Now she's charged in connection with her worker’s grisly death

The co-founder of the popular Tacos Rios Naomi stands and two other employees are charged with conspiring to kill a co-worker, whose burned body was found following a financial dispute. The investigat...

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Damn even the FBI has the World Cup on in the lobby ahead of a press conference.

The preliminary hearing in D4vd’s murder case will go forward on July 21st. It’s expected to last about a week and will give us our deepest look yet at the prosecution’s evidence in the killing of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

The Knicks… USMNT… Since Science has now proven Trump is effectively the Reverse Danhausen can someone please get him a Philadelphia Eagles jersey?

'Enough!': Hot dog vendor speaks out against violence after attack in downtown L.A. www.latimes.com/california/s...

'Enough!': Hot dog vendor speaks out against violence after attack in downtown L.A.

Arabelia Martinez, 62, called for an end to violence against street vendors while flanked by city officials in downtown Los Angeles on Monday morning.

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Son of UFC legend 'Rampage' Jackson jailed in bloody L.A. pro-wrestling beatdown www.latimes.com/california/s...

Son of UFC legend 'Rampage' Jackson jailed in bloody pro-wrestling beatdown case

Raja Jackson, the son of mixed martial arts fighter Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, will be jailed for 90 days after pleading guilty to charges filed over an August 2025 brawl that prosecutors said crossed...

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Sitting here minding my own business indifferent to the USMNT in the World Cup, then corrupt foreign officiating happens and suddenly I’m all like…

Captain America Wielding Mjolnir

ALT: Captain America Wielding Mjolnir

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The British underestimating a smaller country in battle in July and immediately failing? That would NEVER happen...