Barry Lyga
@barrylyga.com
Author. Reader. Recovering comic book geek.
New York Times bestselling author of the I HUNT KILLERS trilogy and the upcoming BRIDEKILLER!
Monthly: barrylyga.com/newsletter
New York Times bestselling author of the I HUNT KILLERS trilogy and the upcoming BRIDEKILLER!
Monthly: barrylyga.com/newsletter
From my #newsletter: Yeah, I'm actually asking it: What are you grateful for? But don't worry -- I'll go first!
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What Are You Thankful For? (No, really!)
It’s Thanksgiving here in the States, and so it is time for that most rote and cliché of all questions: What are you thankful for? And honestly, it’s cheesy as hell, but as my wife likes to say, the world’s on fire, so what’s wrong with a little cheese? And what’s wrong with actually taking […]
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November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
From my #newsletter: Yeah, I'm actually asking it: What are you grateful for? But don't worry -- I'll go first!
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Between "dress better when you fly" and seeing several articles about "why don't Americans dress better when they" in major publications, it feels like there's a creeping move toward classism disguised as fashion or taste happening and it feels very intentional.
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Between "dress better when you fly" and seeing several articles about "why don't Americans dress better when they" in major publications, it feels like there's a creeping move toward classism disguised as fashion or taste happening and it feels very intentional.
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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The House will have been in session for fewer than 30 days between July 1-December 31 and just had a 53-day recess. He makes $223K/year plus benefits including 75% of all health expenses for his entire family. Affordable Care Act subsidies expire Dec 31st for everyone else’s healthcare coverage.
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made several revealing admissions about the stressful and chaotic nature of his job, according to a recent New York Times report.The Times' Annie Karni wrote in a Wednesday article that Johnson turned what was meant to be an easy interview with a friendly podcast h...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The House will have been in session for fewer than 30 days between July 1-December 31 and just had a 53-day recess. He makes $223K/year plus benefits including 75% of all health expenses for his entire family. Affordable Care Act subsidies expire Dec 31st for everyone else’s healthcare coverage.
Mark Waid has just wrapped up Batman & Robin Year One, a twelve-issue story recounting the first year of the titular Dynamic Duo. And can I tell you something? Dude NAILS IT. #batman #markwaid #robin #whatimenjoying
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What I’m Enjoying: Batman & Robin Year One
Mark Waid and Chris Samnee have just wrapped up Batman & Robin Year One, a twelve-issue story recounting the first year of the titular Dynamic Duo. And can I tell you something? They NAIL IT. The general plot — a newcomer to Gotham launches an intricate scheme to suck up the city’s wealth and power […]
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November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Mark Waid has just wrapped up Batman & Robin Year One, a twelve-issue story recounting the first year of the titular Dynamic Duo. And can I tell you something? Dude NAILS IT. #batman #markwaid #robin #whatimenjoying
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The look he gives the camera when Snoopy proffers the wishbone…
In Happy Thanksgiving Charlie Brown Woodstock engages in cannibalism
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The look he gives the camera when Snoopy proffers the wishbone…
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So thrilled to see ALTER EGO out in paperback today!
Eternally proud of this standalone sequel to SECRET IDENTITY, which was an immediate USA TODAY-bestseller, Anthony Award-nominee, and got rave reviews from all over.
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Eternally proud of this standalone sequel to SECRET IDENTITY, which was an immediate USA TODAY-bestseller, Anthony Award-nominee, and got rave reviews from all over.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
So thrilled to see ALTER EGO out in paperback today!
Eternally proud of this standalone sequel to SECRET IDENTITY, which was an immediate USA TODAY-bestseller, Anthony Award-nominee, and got rave reviews from all over.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Eternally proud of this standalone sequel to SECRET IDENTITY, which was an immediate USA TODAY-bestseller, Anthony Award-nominee, and got rave reviews from all over.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Friendly reminder that striking workers are asking you not to patronize ANY Starbucks store.
If you're traveling this week, your airport definitely has other options. Zero reason to even think about crossing a picket line!
If you're traveling this week, your airport definitely has other options. Zero reason to even think about crossing a picket line!
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Friendly reminder that striking workers are asking you not to patronize ANY Starbucks store.
If you're traveling this week, your airport definitely has other options. Zero reason to even think about crossing a picket line!
If you're traveling this week, your airport definitely has other options. Zero reason to even think about crossing a picket line!
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Medication abortion — especially #mifepristone — has become the target of widespread misinformation in the US.
Our VP for public policy @kellybaden.bsky.social debunks common myths from the anti-abortion movement.
Share the facts to put science over stigma. #AbortionAccurate
Our VP for public policy @kellybaden.bsky.social debunks common myths from the anti-abortion movement.
Share the facts to put science over stigma. #AbortionAccurate
Guttmacher expert Kelly Baden debunks anti-abortion myths
YouTube video by Guttmacher
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November 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Medication abortion — especially #mifepristone — has become the target of widespread misinformation in the US.
Our VP for public policy @kellybaden.bsky.social debunks common myths from the anti-abortion movement.
Share the facts to put science over stigma. #AbortionAccurate
Our VP for public policy @kellybaden.bsky.social debunks common myths from the anti-abortion movement.
Share the facts to put science over stigma. #AbortionAccurate
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I am 54 years old and an Ivy League educated English major and a professional novelist and I *still* try to spell it "irresistable" each
and every
goddamn
time!
and every
goddamn
time!
a man in a suit and tie is holding his head in pain
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is holding his head in pain
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November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I am 54 years old and an Ivy League educated English major and a professional novelist and I *still* try to spell it "irresistable" each
and every
goddamn
time!
and every
goddamn
time!
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
From my #newsletter: What I'm Enjoying: *Love You More* by Lisa Gardner!
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What I’m Enjoying: Love You More
I’ve always liked Lisa Gardner’s books, which I discovered late, so there’s quite a backlog for me to catch up on. Lisa was kind enough to say nice things about I Hunt Killerstwelve years ago (!) and did me the honor of blurbing Every Hunter is Hunted. So I’ve been dipping into her backlist lately […]
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November 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
From my #newsletter: What I'm Enjoying: *Love You More* by Lisa Gardner!
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I will not stand for this “Splinter of the Mind’s Eye” erasure.
Ranking the best of Star Wars:
1.) Andor
2.) Any SW movie when you’re 8 years old
3.) Knights of the Old Republic
4.) Knights of the Old Republic II
5.) Tattered Star Wars expanded universe paperback you found for $1
6.) Empire Strikes Back
7.) A New Hope
8.) Christmas in the Stars holiday album
1.) Andor
2.) Any SW movie when you’re 8 years old
3.) Knights of the Old Republic
4.) Knights of the Old Republic II
5.) Tattered Star Wars expanded universe paperback you found for $1
6.) Empire Strikes Back
7.) A New Hope
8.) Christmas in the Stars holiday album
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I will not stand for this “Splinter of the Mind’s Eye” erasure.
No one born before 1980 would ever call it "A New Hope," except to clarify the point for younglings.
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
No one born before 1980 would ever call it "A New Hope," except to clarify the point for younglings.
"I had the sense that my books were not 'doing well' due to a general lack of buzz...but any emails I sent my 'team' were met with an insistence that everything was great."
Yeah, as I've said for years: The lingua franca of the publishing industry is enthusiasm. And this is a BIG problem. 1/
Yeah, as I've said for years: The lingua franca of the publishing industry is enthusiasm. And this is a BIG problem. 1/
The Publishing Industry Gambled on Me… and Lost
Eight years ago, when I sold two books to an imprint of a Big Five, I was on top of the world. I was thirty-one and eight weeks pregnant, a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. My agent s…
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November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
"I had the sense that my books were not 'doing well' due to a general lack of buzz...but any emails I sent my 'team' were met with an insistence that everything was great."
Yeah, as I've said for years: The lingua franca of the publishing industry is enthusiasm. And this is a BIG problem. 1/
Yeah, as I've said for years: The lingua franca of the publishing industry is enthusiasm. And this is a BIG problem. 1/
They say being pirated is a complimented. That I should be flattered.
OK, I'm flattered.
NOW TAKE THE BOOKS DOWN.
Because you know what else is a compliment? Respecting my desire not to be pirated!
OK, I'm flattered.
NOW TAKE THE BOOKS DOWN.
Because you know what else is a compliment? Respecting my desire not to be pirated!
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
They say being pirated is a complimented. That I should be flattered.
OK, I'm flattered.
NOW TAKE THE BOOKS DOWN.
Because you know what else is a compliment? Respecting my desire not to be pirated!
OK, I'm flattered.
NOW TAKE THE BOOKS DOWN.
Because you know what else is a compliment? Respecting my desire not to be pirated!
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I see we're being told piracy is good, actually, or we get exposure,or it's a compliment that someone wants our work enough to steal it.
1)No.
2)People die of exposure.
3)No. It's entitlement.
Would you walk into someone's house, take a book and leave? Theft is theft.
1)No.
2)People die of exposure.
3)No. It's entitlement.
Would you walk into someone's house, take a book and leave? Theft is theft.
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I see we're being told piracy is good, actually, or we get exposure,or it's a compliment that someone wants our work enough to steal it.
1)No.
2)People die of exposure.
3)No. It's entitlement.
Would you walk into someone's house, take a book and leave? Theft is theft.
1)No.
2)People die of exposure.
3)No. It's entitlement.
Would you walk into someone's house, take a book and leave? Theft is theft.
My 11-yo daughter to her younger brother: Oh, God, you’re so brain rot. This generation is cooked.
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
My 11-yo daughter to her younger brother: Oh, God, you’re so brain rot. This generation is cooked.
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Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
I come from down in the valley
Where mister when you’re young
They bring you up to do
Just like your daddy done
Where mister when you’re young
They bring you up to do
Just like your daddy done
November 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I come from down in the valley
Where mister when you’re young
They bring you up to do
Just like your daddy done
Where mister when you’re young
They bring you up to do
Just like your daddy done
November 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Do I want to try this new Pepsi Prebiotic soda??? Help me out here, hive-mind!
November 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Do I want to try this new Pepsi Prebiotic soda??? Help me out here, hive-mind!
😂🤣😂🤣
this is like that scene in office space where the consultants end up loving peter
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
😂🤣😂🤣
To whomever runs Apple’s Quartiles game: “coronate” is SO a word!!!
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
To whomever runs Apple’s Quartiles game: “coronate” is SO a word!!!