Rob D. Smith
@robdsmith.bsky.social
Writer of crime, horror, and dark speculative fiction. Editor at Rock and a Hard Place Press. Author of pulp thriller Good-Looking Ugly. Find more about me at https://robdsmith.carrd.co/
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Rob D. Smith
@robdsmith.bsky.social
· Apr 1
New from Down & Out Books: In Too Deep: Crime Stories Inspired by the Songs of Genesis edited by Adam Meyer — Down & Out Books
Publication Date: March 31, 2025. Trade Paperback (ISBN: 978-1-64396-389-1) and eBook Formats. Published by Down & Out Books.
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My latest story "Mama" is out today in this anthology In Too Deep. I've loved this song the moment I heard it on the Magnum P.I. episode Death & Taxes. Love for you all to read it.
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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.
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...
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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The 5 star reviews for On Fire and Under Water keep rolling in. This one from Alan Warren, who recently interviewed @ce-mckenna.bsky.social, @kendallbrunson.bsky.social, and myself for House of Mystery Radio.
Check out the full review in the comments.
Check out the full review in the comments.
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The 5 star reviews for On Fire and Under Water keep rolling in. This one from Alan Warren, who recently interviewed @ce-mckenna.bsky.social, @kendallbrunson.bsky.social, and myself for House of Mystery Radio.
Check out the full review in the comments.
Check out the full review in the comments.
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A recent interview. www.readporchlight.com/interview-da...
Interview: David Joy
Interviewed by WES HUTCHESON for Porchlight
I first met David Joy at the Tremont Writers’ Conference, where his honesty about writing—and about life in general—stood out right away. He spoke about...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A recent interview. www.readporchlight.com/interview-da...
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Here’s my cover for BATMAN/GREEN ARROW/THE QUESTION: ARCADIA #2 from DC/Black Label.
November 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Here’s my cover for BATMAN/GREEN ARROW/THE QUESTION: ARCADIA #2 from DC/Black Label.
Just a reminder that I wrote an Anthony Award nominated pulp thriller that I would love for you all to read.
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Just a reminder that I wrote an Anthony Award nominated pulp thriller that I would love for you all to read.
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Hey, here’s some more books I liked. You might like them too. Go on, get some @tananarivedue.bsky.social @cbbernard.com and @robdsmith.bsky.social
Fun was had! #BookSky
#WednesdayRecs
Fun was had! #BookSky
#WednesdayRecs
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Hey, here’s some more books I liked. You might like them too. Go on, get some @tananarivedue.bsky.social @cbbernard.com and @robdsmith.bsky.social
Fun was had! #BookSky
#WednesdayRecs
Fun was had! #BookSky
#WednesdayRecs
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Crime writer @beaujohnson44.bsky.social joins Brian to discuss writing books and stories with a shared continuity, marketing and promotion for indie writers, and the future of Bishop Rider. Available on Spotify, Apple and Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/watchi...
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Crime writer @beaujohnson44.bsky.social joins Brian to discuss writing books and stories with a shared continuity, marketing and promotion for indie writers, and the future of Bishop Rider. Available on Spotify, Apple and Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/watchi...
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PERIL OF THE BRUTAL DARK: AN EZRA CAIN MYSTERY is out in February. A VERTIGO book by @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, and yours truly.
October 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
PERIL OF THE BRUTAL DARK: AN EZRA CAIN MYSTERY is out in February. A VERTIGO book by @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, and yours truly.
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Y’all!
October 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Y’all!
Beau's a mensch.
Hey, here’s another book I liked. You might like it too. #BookSky
#WednesdayRecs
www.amazon.ca/Good-Looking...
#WednesdayRecs
www.amazon.ca/Good-Looking...
October 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Beau's a mensch.
The latest Best American Mystery and Suspense edited by @stephcha.bsky.social & @donwinslow.bsky.social is officially out today. Cold Caller Magazine has done interviews with several writers from the issue and here's mine.
open.substack.com/pub/coldcall...
open.substack.com/pub/coldcall...
BAMS '25: Meet Rob Smith
Part 11 of the 'Best American' Interview Series
open.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The latest Best American Mystery and Suspense edited by @stephcha.bsky.social & @donwinslow.bsky.social is officially out today. Cold Caller Magazine has done interviews with several writers from the issue and here's mine.
open.substack.com/pub/coldcall...
open.substack.com/pub/coldcall...
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Once more, with feeling. Available wherever books are sold. @arttaylorwriter.bsky.social @twistphelan.bsky.social @erikakrouse.bsky.social @annaptaker.bsky.social @tomandes.bsky.social @meaganlucas.bsky.social @stefanieleder.bsky.social @robdsmith.bsky.social @jfreimor.bsky.social 1/2
October 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Once more, with feeling. Available wherever books are sold. @arttaylorwriter.bsky.social @twistphelan.bsky.social @erikakrouse.bsky.social @annaptaker.bsky.social @tomandes.bsky.social @meaganlucas.bsky.social @stefanieleder.bsky.social @robdsmith.bsky.social @jfreimor.bsky.social 1/2
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Thrilled by this review of On Fire and Under Water in KRL.
“[This anthology] might make you feel uncomfortable, but I suspect it was intended to.”
She’s right! This was an act of art speaking truth to power and rarely will that be comfortable.
Check out the review here:
tinyurl.com/4s4sf3kw
“[This anthology] might make you feel uncomfortable, but I suspect it was intended to.”
She’s right! This was an act of art speaking truth to power and rarely will that be comfortable.
Check out the review here:
tinyurl.com/4s4sf3kw
October 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Thrilled by this review of On Fire and Under Water in KRL.
“[This anthology] might make you feel uncomfortable, but I suspect it was intended to.”
She’s right! This was an act of art speaking truth to power and rarely will that be comfortable.
Check out the review here:
tinyurl.com/4s4sf3kw
“[This anthology] might make you feel uncomfortable, but I suspect it was intended to.”
She’s right! This was an act of art speaking truth to power and rarely will that be comfortable.
Check out the review here:
tinyurl.com/4s4sf3kw
Gabriela Stiteler is on fire!
shotgunhoney.com/fiction/lubb...
shotgunhoney.com/fiction/lubb...
Lubbock to El Paso by Gabriela Stiteler
Sloane and Jess were at a laundromat in a strip mall in North El Paso wearing clothes that belonged to a dead man and watching their jeans run through the spin cycle. The sun was up and the sky loo…
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October 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Gabriela Stiteler is on fire!
shotgunhoney.com/fiction/lubb...
shotgunhoney.com/fiction/lubb...
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Big thanks to @chriscoplan.bsky.social at @aiptcomics.com for spotlighting our little comic that could, THE FORGOTTEN FIVE! Check out the story, then please consider becoming a paid patron!
aiptcomics.com/2025/10/16/t... @saracentury.bsky.social @deankotz.bsky.social @lettersofpriya.bsky.social
aiptcomics.com/2025/10/16/t... @saracentury.bsky.social @deankotz.bsky.social @lettersofpriya.bsky.social
The ‘sort-of superhero series’: Alex Segura, Sara Century break down ‘The Forgotten Five’
The indie-leaning take on mutants/heroes is run via Patreon.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Big thanks to @chriscoplan.bsky.social at @aiptcomics.com for spotlighting our little comic that could, THE FORGOTTEN FIVE! Check out the story, then please consider becoming a paid patron!
aiptcomics.com/2025/10/16/t... @saracentury.bsky.social @deankotz.bsky.social @lettersofpriya.bsky.social
aiptcomics.com/2025/10/16/t... @saracentury.bsky.social @deankotz.bsky.social @lettersofpriya.bsky.social
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It’s All Absurd by B F Jones
www.bristolnoir.co.uk/its-all-absu...
#poetry #goodreads #readingcommunity #dirtyrealism #writingcommunity #publishingcommunity #bristolnoir #submisssionsopen
www.bristolnoir.co.uk/its-all-absu...
#poetry #goodreads #readingcommunity #dirtyrealism #writingcommunity #publishingcommunity #bristolnoir #submisssionsopen
October 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Elated that my new flash fiction piece found a home. Thanks to the good folks @bristolnoir.bsky.social
#FlashFiction #Noir #goodreads #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #bristolnoir
www.bristolnoir.co.uk/into-the-dri...
#FlashFiction #Noir #goodreads #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #bristolnoir
www.bristolnoir.co.uk/into-the-dri...
Into the Drink by Peter Bertlessen » Bristol Noir
Nancy glid down the pier, as the blonde bombshell had done the runway thousands of times before. Her hair billowed daintily, emanating light as if gilded in gold. She unclipped her high heels and clim...
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May 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Elated that my new flash fiction piece found a home. Thanks to the good folks @bristolnoir.bsky.social
#FlashFiction #Noir #goodreads #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #bristolnoir
www.bristolnoir.co.uk/into-the-dri...
#FlashFiction #Noir #goodreads #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #bristolnoir
www.bristolnoir.co.uk/into-the-dri...
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I contributed thoughts on my three favorite Elmore Leonard novels to The Hard Word in honor of the man's centenary. www.thehardword.org/single-post/...
TEN FAVORITE ELMORE LEONARD BOOKS FROM ME AND THREE FROM PEOPLE WHO MATTER
This Saturday, October 11th, will be the hundredth year of Elmore Leonard, a writer who had influence on both western and crime writers as well as other artists. To celebrate and pay respects, I asked...
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October 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I contributed thoughts on my three favorite Elmore Leonard novels to The Hard Word in honor of the man's centenary. www.thehardword.org/single-post/...
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I have a guest post at Stiletto Gang today ... it's a fun one: What Do the Girls Have to Say About the Guy? ... If you're curious, have a read: www.thestilettogang.com/2025/10/10/w...
What Do the Girls Have to Say About the Guy? | The Stiletto Gang
A Guest Post by Author M.E. Proctor
www.thestilettogang.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I have a guest post at Stiletto Gang today ... it's a fun one: What Do the Girls Have to Say About the Guy? ... If you're curious, have a read: www.thestilettogang.com/2025/10/10/w...
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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.
October 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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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My son @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social did a graphic novel with Francis Ford Coppola!
October 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
My son @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social did a graphic novel with Francis Ford Coppola!
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I deeply appreciated the chance to write a gnarly little mystery set on Capri, complete with a dead fashion mogul, a shipwreck, and an annoying little dog! #amwriting #mystery
The Man Who Hated Dogs
New fiction by @nkolakowski.bsky.social
in Cold Caller Magazine
coldcallermag.substack.com/p/the-man-wh...
New fiction by @nkolakowski.bsky.social
in Cold Caller Magazine
coldcallermag.substack.com/p/the-man-wh...
The Man Who Hated Dogs
Fiction by Nick Kolakowski
coldcallermag.substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I deeply appreciated the chance to write a gnarly little mystery set on Capri, complete with a dead fashion mogul, a shipwreck, and an annoying little dog! #amwriting #mystery
