David Hankins
@davidhankins.bsky.social
Award-winning author of Death and the Taxman, 2024 IAN Book of the Year for Outstanding Humor/Comedy.
There isn’t nearly enough humor in the world. I aim to change that, one story at a time.
There isn’t nearly enough humor in the world. I aim to change that, one story at a time.
That moment when you realize you raised them right. No electricity? Sounds like family reading night by llama light. ❤️🔥🦙💡
It was a delightful evening. (Power returned 3hrs later)
(Yes, she grabbed one of my books.🥹 Link in bio)
#amreading #raisethemright #readingismagic #readingislife
It was a delightful evening. (Power returned 3hrs later)
(Yes, she grabbed one of my books.🥹 Link in bio)
#amreading #raisethemright #readingismagic #readingislife
October 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
That moment when you realize you raised them right. No electricity? Sounds like family reading night by llama light. ❤️🔥🦙💡
It was a delightful evening. (Power returned 3hrs later)
(Yes, she grabbed one of my books.🥹 Link in bio)
#amreading #raisethemright #readingismagic #readingislife
It was a delightful evening. (Power returned 3hrs later)
(Yes, she grabbed one of my books.🥹 Link in bio)
#amreading #raisethemright #readingismagic #readingislife
Dealing with tax malarkey in mid-August requires a special kind of beer. Thank you Taxman Brewing.
#authorlife #taxessuck #writinglife #adulting #ineedabeer
#authorlife #taxessuck #writinglife #adulting #ineedabeer
August 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Dealing with tax malarkey in mid-August requires a special kind of beer. Thank you Taxman Brewing.
#authorlife #taxessuck #writinglife #adulting #ineedabeer
#authorlife #taxessuck #writinglife #adulting #ineedabeer
I just got the most amazing review on Epic Indie!
www.epicindie.net/bookreviews/...
#booksky #writingcommunity #awardwinningauthor #deathandthetaxman #bookrecommendation
www.epicindie.net/bookreviews/...
#booksky #writingcommunity #awardwinningauthor #deathandthetaxman #bookrecommendation
August 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I just got the most amazing review on Epic Indie!
www.epicindie.net/bookreviews/...
#booksky #writingcommunity #awardwinningauthor #deathandthetaxman #bookrecommendation
www.epicindie.net/bookreviews/...
#booksky #writingcommunity #awardwinningauthor #deathandthetaxman #bookrecommendation
Can you spot my Grimsworld books on this AMAZING display? What other authors do you recognize?
I’m so happy right now 😊
At @prairielights.com Bookstore, Iowa City
#shoplocal #indiebookstore #deathandthetaxman #readingcommunity
I’m so happy right now 😊
At @prairielights.com Bookstore, Iowa City
#shoplocal #indiebookstore #deathandthetaxman #readingcommunity
August 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Can you spot my Grimsworld books on this AMAZING display? What other authors do you recognize?
I’m so happy right now 😊
At @prairielights.com Bookstore, Iowa City
#shoplocal #indiebookstore #deathandthetaxman #readingcommunity
I’m so happy right now 😊
At @prairielights.com Bookstore, Iowa City
#shoplocal #indiebookstore #deathandthetaxman #readingcommunity
July 29, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Bwahaha! This was an absolutely hilarious interview with Amazing Stories, the first and oldest SF magazine. You have got to read it. Link in the comments.
#bookstagram #authorinterview #amazingstories #readmore #authorlife
#bookstagram #authorinterview #amazingstories #readmore #authorlife
July 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Bwahaha! This was an absolutely hilarious interview with Amazing Stories, the first and oldest SF magazine. You have got to read it. Link in the comments.
#bookstagram #authorinterview #amazingstories #readmore #authorlife
#bookstagram #authorinterview #amazingstories #readmore #authorlife
Contract signed! I’m thrilled to be coming back to Sally Port Magazine for the second time this year!
My story “The Unwilling Clockwork Goddess” is a tale of love, forgiveness, and surviving murderous gnomes.
Coming October 2025!
#authorlife #smallpress #comingsoon
My story “The Unwilling Clockwork Goddess” is a tale of love, forgiveness, and surviving murderous gnomes.
Coming October 2025!
#authorlife #smallpress #comingsoon
June 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Contract signed! I’m thrilled to be coming back to Sally Port Magazine for the second time this year!
My story “The Unwilling Clockwork Goddess” is a tale of love, forgiveness, and surviving murderous gnomes.
Coming October 2025!
#authorlife #smallpress #comingsoon
My story “The Unwilling Clockwork Goddess” is a tale of love, forgiveness, and surviving murderous gnomes.
Coming October 2025!
#authorlife #smallpress #comingsoon
The Grim Reaper, trapped in an IRS agent’s dying body, must regain his powers before he dies and faces judgment for his original sin.
Readers and critics call Death and the Taxman “Wildly fun!” and “Hilarious!” with “Mad Terry Pratchett vibes.”
books2read.com/deathandthet...
#deathandthetaxman
Readers and critics call Death and the Taxman “Wildly fun!” and “Hilarious!” with “Mad Terry Pratchett vibes.”
books2read.com/deathandthet...
#deathandthetaxman
June 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The Grim Reaper, trapped in an IRS agent’s dying body, must regain his powers before he dies and faces judgment for his original sin.
Readers and critics call Death and the Taxman “Wildly fun!” and “Hilarious!” with “Mad Terry Pratchett vibes.”
books2read.com/deathandthet...
#deathandthetaxman
Readers and critics call Death and the Taxman “Wildly fun!” and “Hilarious!” with “Mad Terry Pratchett vibes.”
books2read.com/deathandthet...
#deathandthetaxman
Two months in a row featured in Publishers Weekly! Book Life is their indie author arm and I was thrilled to get top billing on their HUMOR spotlight!
Link in the comments.
#bookstagram #deathandthetaxman #bestsellingauthor #awardwinningauthor #readmore
Link in the comments.
#bookstagram #deathandthetaxman #bestsellingauthor #awardwinningauthor #readmore
May 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Two months in a row featured in Publishers Weekly! Book Life is their indie author arm and I was thrilled to get top billing on their HUMOR spotlight!
Link in the comments.
#bookstagram #deathandthetaxman #bestsellingauthor #awardwinningauthor #readmore
Link in the comments.
#bookstagram #deathandthetaxman #bestsellingauthor #awardwinningauthor #readmore
This is cool! @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social created an author page of my stories pubbed there! Head over and read some fun (free) fiction!!
(BTW, two of those are award-winning stories 😁. Enjoy!)
dreamforgemagazine.com/tag/david-ha...
#amwritingfantasy #readmore #keepreading #amreading
(BTW, two of those are award-winning stories 😁. Enjoy!)
dreamforgemagazine.com/tag/david-ha...
#amwritingfantasy #readmore #keepreading #amreading
April 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This is cool! @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social created an author page of my stories pubbed there! Head over and read some fun (free) fiction!!
(BTW, two of those are award-winning stories 😁. Enjoy!)
dreamforgemagazine.com/tag/david-ha...
#amwritingfantasy #readmore #keepreading #amreading
(BTW, two of those are award-winning stories 😁. Enjoy!)
dreamforgemagazine.com/tag/david-ha...
#amwritingfantasy #readmore #keepreading #amreading
Well, this made my weekend. Three books on the Amazon top 100!!
Books available everywhere and via my webstore.
davidhankins.com
#writingcommunity #bestsellingauthor #deathandthetaxman #awardwinningauthor #readingcommunity
Books available everywhere and via my webstore.
davidhankins.com
#writingcommunity #bestsellingauthor #deathandthetaxman #awardwinningauthor #readingcommunity
April 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Well, this made my weekend. Three books on the Amazon top 100!!
Books available everywhere and via my webstore.
davidhankins.com
#writingcommunity #bestsellingauthor #deathandthetaxman #awardwinningauthor #readingcommunity
Books available everywhere and via my webstore.
davidhankins.com
#writingcommunity #bestsellingauthor #deathandthetaxman #awardwinningauthor #readingcommunity
Woohoo! My story “Fish Farts: A Love Story” is coming to the anthology Murderfish.
It’s the prank that overthrew a king, a tale of love, sharks, and piscine flatulence.
This is now my THIRD story in the Unhelpful Encyclopedia series. 😁
#amwritinghumor #readmore #indiepress #awardwinningauthor
It’s the prank that overthrew a king, a tale of love, sharks, and piscine flatulence.
This is now my THIRD story in the Unhelpful Encyclopedia series. 😁
#amwritinghumor #readmore #indiepress #awardwinningauthor
April 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Woohoo! My story “Fish Farts: A Love Story” is coming to the anthology Murderfish.
It’s the prank that overthrew a king, a tale of love, sharks, and piscine flatulence.
This is now my THIRD story in the Unhelpful Encyclopedia series. 😁
#amwritinghumor #readmore #indiepress #awardwinningauthor
It’s the prank that overthrew a king, a tale of love, sharks, and piscine flatulence.
This is now my THIRD story in the Unhelpful Encyclopedia series. 😁
#amwritinghumor #readmore #indiepress #awardwinningauthor
Tax season gotcha down? Escape with the hilarious Death and the Taxman, winner of the 2024 Book of the Year for Outstanding Humor.
Reduced eBook through Tax Day.
books2read.com/deathandthet...
#awardwinningauthor #deathandthetaxman #booksale #TaxDay #taxpreparer
Reduced eBook through Tax Day.
books2read.com/deathandthet...
#awardwinningauthor #deathandthetaxman #booksale #TaxDay #taxpreparer
April 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Tax season gotcha down? Escape with the hilarious Death and the Taxman, winner of the 2024 Book of the Year for Outstanding Humor.
Reduced eBook through Tax Day.
books2read.com/deathandthet...
#awardwinningauthor #deathandthetaxman #booksale #TaxDay #taxpreparer
Reduced eBook through Tax Day.
books2read.com/deathandthet...
#awardwinningauthor #deathandthetaxman #booksale #TaxDay #taxpreparer
Emergency book infusion for an international flight? Done!
Thank you Anthology for Books for introducing my newest super fan to Death and the Taxman and the Grimsworld books.
Get your book infusion at the Lost Bard Webstore.
davidhankins.com
#deathandthetaxman #readersgonnaread #authorlife
Thank you Anthology for Books for introducing my newest super fan to Death and the Taxman and the Grimsworld books.
Get your book infusion at the Lost Bard Webstore.
davidhankins.com
#deathandthetaxman #readersgonnaread #authorlife
April 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Emergency book infusion for an international flight? Done!
Thank you Anthology for Books for introducing my newest super fan to Death and the Taxman and the Grimsworld books.
Get your book infusion at the Lost Bard Webstore.
davidhankins.com
#deathandthetaxman #readersgonnaread #authorlife
Thank you Anthology for Books for introducing my newest super fan to Death and the Taxman and the Grimsworld books.
Get your book infusion at the Lost Bard Webstore.
davidhankins.com
#deathandthetaxman #readersgonnaread #authorlife
Another Orange Tag! THANK YOU!!
Simple Sabotage: Surviving Bureaucracy with Snark and Style is an Amazon #1 New Release, Top 10 New Release in 3 Categories, and ALSO in the Top 100 Best Sellers for the same categories.
amzn.to/3G1WPp6
#1NewRelease #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
Simple Sabotage: Surviving Bureaucracy with Snark and Style is an Amazon #1 New Release, Top 10 New Release in 3 Categories, and ALSO in the Top 100 Best Sellers for the same categories.
amzn.to/3G1WPp6
#1NewRelease #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
April 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Another Orange Tag! THANK YOU!!
Simple Sabotage: Surviving Bureaucracy with Snark and Style is an Amazon #1 New Release, Top 10 New Release in 3 Categories, and ALSO in the Top 100 Best Sellers for the same categories.
amzn.to/3G1WPp6
#1NewRelease #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
Simple Sabotage: Surviving Bureaucracy with Snark and Style is an Amazon #1 New Release, Top 10 New Release in 3 Categories, and ALSO in the Top 100 Best Sellers for the same categories.
amzn.to/3G1WPp6
#1NewRelease #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
Surprise Release! Surviving bureaucracy has never been so fun.
Includes snarky commentary on the 1944 Simple Sabotage Field Manual which outline gloriously Machiavellian methods to fight tyranny.
No, this isn’t a prank 😁
davidhankins.com/simple-sabot...
#readersgonnaread #writingcommunity
Includes snarky commentary on the 1944 Simple Sabotage Field Manual which outline gloriously Machiavellian methods to fight tyranny.
No, this isn’t a prank 😁
davidhankins.com/simple-sabot...
#readersgonnaread #writingcommunity
April 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Surprise Release! Surviving bureaucracy has never been so fun.
Includes snarky commentary on the 1944 Simple Sabotage Field Manual which outline gloriously Machiavellian methods to fight tyranny.
No, this isn’t a prank 😁
davidhankins.com/simple-sabot...
#readersgonnaread #writingcommunity
Includes snarky commentary on the 1944 Simple Sabotage Field Manual which outline gloriously Machiavellian methods to fight tyranny.
No, this isn’t a prank 😁
davidhankins.com/simple-sabot...
#readersgonnaread #writingcommunity
An author first for me: Death and the Taxman is a book club pick! And they’re discussing it on Tax Day. Thank you Anthology for Books!
#bookclubreads #bookclubpick #deathandthetaxman #authorlife
#bookclubreads #bookclubpick #deathandthetaxman #authorlife
March 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
An author first for me: Death and the Taxman is a book club pick! And they’re discussing it on Tax Day. Thank you Anthology for Books!
#bookclubreads #bookclubpick #deathandthetaxman #authorlife
#bookclubreads #bookclubpick #deathandthetaxman #authorlife
This was a truly fantastic interview with Guild Master Gaming! We ranged all over from the Taxman's origin story to Battle Ducks to exploring why Hell is actually a bureaucracy (and so much more).
youtube.com/watch?v=EUq9...
#bookstagram #writingcommunity #deathandthetaxman #AuthorLife
youtube.com/watch?v=EUq9...
#bookstagram #writingcommunity #deathandthetaxman #AuthorLife
March 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This was a truly fantastic interview with Guild Master Gaming! We ranged all over from the Taxman's origin story to Battle Ducks to exploring why Hell is actually a bureaucracy (and so much more).
youtube.com/watch?v=EUq9...
#bookstagram #writingcommunity #deathandthetaxman #AuthorLife
youtube.com/watch?v=EUq9...
#bookstagram #writingcommunity #deathandthetaxman #AuthorLife
Thanks @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the fabulous review! Death and the Taxman is “Good fun” and “Sure to entertain!”
www.publishersweekly.com/9781962740012
Death and the Taxman is available everywhere including my webstore (link in the comments)
#WritingCommunity #bookreview #ReadMoreBooks
www.publishersweekly.com/9781962740012
Death and the Taxman is available everywhere including my webstore (link in the comments)
#WritingCommunity #bookreview #ReadMoreBooks
March 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Thanks @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the fabulous review! Death and the Taxman is “Good fun” and “Sure to entertain!”
www.publishersweekly.com/9781962740012
Death and the Taxman is available everywhere including my webstore (link in the comments)
#WritingCommunity #bookreview #ReadMoreBooks
www.publishersweekly.com/9781962740012
Death and the Taxman is available everywhere including my webstore (link in the comments)
#WritingCommunity #bookreview #ReadMoreBooks
Duckies on vacation in Hawaii while I live the cubicle life. Not jealous at all 😆
Travelogue of The Lost Bard’s Duckies. Waikiki, Hawaii.
#bookstagram #lostbardsduckies #neverstopexploring #traveltheworld #cubiclelife
Travelogue of The Lost Bard’s Duckies. Waikiki, Hawaii.
#bookstagram #lostbardsduckies #neverstopexploring #traveltheworld #cubiclelife
March 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Duckies on vacation in Hawaii while I live the cubicle life. Not jealous at all 😆
Travelogue of The Lost Bard’s Duckies. Waikiki, Hawaii.
#bookstagram #lostbardsduckies #neverstopexploring #traveltheworld #cubiclelife
Travelogue of The Lost Bard’s Duckies. Waikiki, Hawaii.
#bookstagram #lostbardsduckies #neverstopexploring #traveltheworld #cubiclelife
Why yes, I did wear a sparkly green fedora to work today. Didn’t you?
#authorlife #fedora #StPatricksDay
#authorlife #fedora #StPatricksDay
March 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Why yes, I did wear a sparkly green fedora to work today. Didn’t you?
#authorlife #fedora #StPatricksDay
#authorlife #fedora #StPatricksDay
The #LostBardsDuckies went to Hawaii…without me.
Travelogue of The Lost Bard’s Duckies. Waikiki, Hawaii (and snowy Iowa for me 😤).
#traveltheworld #neverstopexploring #ineedavaction #yaysnow
Travelogue of The Lost Bard’s Duckies. Waikiki, Hawaii (and snowy Iowa for me 😤).
#traveltheworld #neverstopexploring #ineedavaction #yaysnow
March 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The #LostBardsDuckies went to Hawaii…without me.
Travelogue of The Lost Bard’s Duckies. Waikiki, Hawaii (and snowy Iowa for me 😤).
#traveltheworld #neverstopexploring #ineedavaction #yaysnow
Travelogue of The Lost Bard’s Duckies. Waikiki, Hawaii (and snowy Iowa for me 😤).
#traveltheworld #neverstopexploring #ineedavaction #yaysnow
Autographed copies now available via my Lost Bard Webstore! Or get them from your favorite online retailer.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"It's really REALLY funny!"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Wonderfully humorous"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Masterful!"
davidhankins.com
#deathandthetaxman #bookoftheyear #readmorebooks #AwardWinningAuthor
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"It's really REALLY funny!"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Wonderfully humorous"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Masterful!"
davidhankins.com
#deathandthetaxman #bookoftheyear #readmorebooks #AwardWinningAuthor
March 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Autographed copies now available via my Lost Bard Webstore! Or get them from your favorite online retailer.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"It's really REALLY funny!"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Wonderfully humorous"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Masterful!"
davidhankins.com
#deathandthetaxman #bookoftheyear #readmorebooks #AwardWinningAuthor
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"It's really REALLY funny!"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Wonderfully humorous"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Masterful!"
davidhankins.com
#deathandthetaxman #bookoftheyear #readmorebooks #AwardWinningAuthor
Oh, Duckies! They found the Flirtation Walk at the US Military Academy. Oo la la!
Travelogue of The Lost Bard’s Duckies. West Point, NY.
#neverstopexploring #lostbardsduckies #duckoftheday #flirtation
Travelogue of The Lost Bard’s Duckies. West Point, NY.
#neverstopexploring #lostbardsduckies #duckoftheday #flirtation
March 4, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Oh, Duckies! They found the Flirtation Walk at the US Military Academy. Oo la la!
Travelogue of The Lost Bard’s Duckies. West Point, NY.
#neverstopexploring #lostbardsduckies #duckoftheday #flirtation
Travelogue of The Lost Bard’s Duckies. West Point, NY.
#neverstopexploring #lostbardsduckies #duckoftheday #flirtation
Thank you @lorialdenholuta.bsky.social for the great review! Not included in this snippet is an AMAZING comparison of Death and the Dragon to Alice in Wonderland. Brilliant! Link to the full review in the comments.
#deathandthetaxman #writingcommunity #bookreview #bookstagram #readingcommunity
#deathandthetaxman #writingcommunity #bookreview #bookstagram #readingcommunity
February 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Thank you @lorialdenholuta.bsky.social for the great review! Not included in this snippet is an AMAZING comparison of Death and the Dragon to Alice in Wonderland. Brilliant! Link to the full review in the comments.
#deathandthetaxman #writingcommunity #bookreview #bookstagram #readingcommunity
#deathandthetaxman #writingcommunity #bookreview #bookstagram #readingcommunity