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Writer of stuff. He/Him. Opinions my own. Rep’d by Dr. Uwe Stender at Triada US: @uwestenderphd.bsky.social My stuff: caseystegman.com/fiction

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 17d

It’s pub day for THE BEST MYSTERY STORIES OF THE YEAR 2025, edited by Otto Penzler and John Grisham! And it features my story, “Effie’s Oasis.”

THE BEST MYSTERY STORIES OF THE YEAR, guest edited by John Grisham

Back of the book, listing the featured authors

Includes stories by
David Avallone
Craig Faustus Buck
V. P. Chandler
Tracy Falenwolfe
James Hearn
April Kelly
Erika Krouse
Tom Larsen
Billie Livingston
Kai Lovelace
Sean McCluskey
Richard A. McMahan
Lou Manfredo
Karen Odden
Anna Scotti
Shelagh Smith
Casey Stegman
Lamont A. Turner
Joseph S. Walker
Andrew
Welsh-Huggins
NSTERIOUS
PRESS
JOHN GRISHAM
SELECTS THE BEST
MYSTERY STORIES FROM THE PAST YEAR
From over 3,000 considered stories published in the past year, this anthology contains the twenty best, selected by #1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham under the auspices of New York City's legendary crime fiction specialty store The Mysterious Bookshop. Included are tales of suspense, detection, and puzzlement that illuminate the diversity of styles contained under the "mystery" umbrella. There's something for everyone in this celebrated anthology, now in its fifth year, which continues to dazzle with the breadth of its selection and which draws from sources as disparate as Black Cat Weekly, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and Conjunctions.
Plus, it's all capped off with an additional "bonus story" from an earlier era, sourced from the bookshop's rare book room.
US $17.95 / CAN $23.95
ISBN- 13: 978-1-61316-684-0
9 781613 166840

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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · 1h

thank you electric literature and @wendyjfox.bsky.social for reading WANTING and writing so beautifully about it!!! 🥹💓

Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · 3d

Need more small presses in your literary diet? Oh do we have the list for you!

15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Fall - Electric Literature

These books ask what it means to belong, to stay or leave, or to exist in-between

buff.ly

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John Joseph Adams @johnjosephadams.com · 3h

Since it's Black Speculative Fiction Month, I thought I'd share a story I love by a Black author each day. Since I'm starting 10 days in, I'll post a bunch to catch up. I'm going to do 15 from the Top 80 of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy and 15 from Lightspeed/Nightmare.

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 2h

Your Spooky Season reminder that John Steinbeck has a shunned werewolf novel

www.theguardian.com/books/2021/m...

John Steinbeck’s estate urged to let the world read his shunned werewolf novel

Rejected and hidden away since 1930, an early murder mystery by the Nobel-winning author is ‘an incredible find’

www.theguardian.com

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FANGORIA @fangoria.bsky.social · 4h

FYI: Fango chats with EVENT HORIZON: DARK DESCENT writer Christian Ward all about his wild, bloody prequel to the original movie.

Exclusive: The EVENT HORIZON Prequel Is Cosmic Horror STAR TREK

Fango chats with EVENT HORIZON: DARK DESCENT writer Christian Ward all about his wild, bloody prequel to the original movie.

dlvr.it

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 4h

Also I look like a ska wizard

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 4h

It’s finally cool enough to wear a hoodie

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Robert Nazar Arjoyan @robertarjoyan.bsky.social · 5h

I’m riding this wave all weekend, gang.

Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

HOLY MOLY! The New York Public Library has named SILK & SINEW one of the best new horror books for adults. Congratulations to @garnetonwinter.bsky.social and all of our contributors. The anthology is available now wherever books are sold.

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/silk-sinew...

The NY Public Library's list of Best New Horror Books for Adults.

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DoSomeDamage @dosomedamage.bsky.social · 7h

"Every once in a while, literature offers us a story that champions the spirit of humanity.

This is not that story."

DIRTBAGS by @erykpruitt.bsky.social

www.amazon.com/Dirtbags-Ery...

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Barbara Byar @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 9h

IN THE DESERT is out 3-3-2026 from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social.
Many thanks to @ronanhession.bsky.social

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Alex Segura @alexsegura.bsky.social · 7h

Just announced at NYCC: I’m writing a KNOW YOUR RIGHTS comic with artist @davidhahn.bsky.social in partnership with @nycschools.bsky.social #civicsforall comics program, covering and explaining student rights when it comes to immigration enforcement.

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Tom Bradley Jr. 📚💙 @tbradleywrites.bsky.social · 20h

“I just knew once I started writing I couldn’t stop, whether people would publish me or not.”

@meganabbott.bsky.social discusses her fascination with the forbidden, her love of "weirdos," and how she got her start

crimereads.com/my-first-thr...
by Rick Pullen via @crimereads.bsky.social

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 6h

Read this excerpt and tell me you don’t want to read more. One of 15 excellent stories that shows the consequences of climate change through the lives of everyday people.

Available everywhere in paperback and ebook.

Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 7h

NOW AVAILABLE: Some say the world will end in fire or flood. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today, including @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 6h

Interview with @vanessafogg.bsky.social about her upcoming collection, THE HOUSE OF ILLUSIONISTS!

@interstellarflight.bsky.social

Author Interview * Vanessa Fogg

Vanessa Fogg has long been one of my favorite writers. Several of her short stories are on my secret “all-time best” list, so it’s a treat to learn about her new collection, The House of Illusionis…

mynachang.com

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 6h

“You merely adopted the R-rated movie characters in video games thing. I was born into it, molded by it. I didn’t realize that NES games adapted from films like ROBOCOP, FRIDAY THE 13th, and NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET was strange until I was a man.”