Jim Fusilli
@jimfusilli.bsky.social
Author, journalist, host and executive producer of the "Writers at Work" podcast. www.jimfusilli.com www.writersatworkpodcast.com
At the Morgan, Renoir’s portrait of Julie Manet, daughter of Berthe Morisot and Eugene Manet, brother of Edouard Manet. She became a painter herself and a rabid anti-Semite as were several of her artistic relatives’ peers. She died in Paris in 1966 at age 87.
January 23, 2026 at 7:09 PM
At the Morgan, Renoir’s portrait of Julie Manet, daughter of Berthe Morisot and Eugene Manet, brother of Edouard Manet. She became a painter herself and a rabid anti-Semite as were several of her artistic relatives’ peers. She died in Paris in 1966 at age 87.
Congratulations to all this year's nominees for the MWA's Edgar Awards.
A nod to nominees John Wirth, Lisa Unger and CM Kushins, who were guests in 2025 on my podcast, Writers at Work.
For more, visit www.writersatworkpodcast.com
A nod to nominees John Wirth, Lisa Unger and CM Kushins, who were guests in 2025 on my podcast, Writers at Work.
For more, visit www.writersatworkpodcast.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Congratulations to all this year's nominees for the MWA's Edgar Awards.
A nod to nominees John Wirth, Lisa Unger and CM Kushins, who were guests in 2025 on my podcast, Writers at Work.
For more, visit www.writersatworkpodcast.com
A nod to nominees John Wirth, Lisa Unger and CM Kushins, who were guests in 2025 on my podcast, Writers at Work.
For more, visit www.writersatworkpodcast.com
“That Didn’t Last Too Long,” the first single from “The Lost Songs of Katy Shayne,” is available now on streaming services. You can pre-order the album from Amazon Music or Apple Music.
It's comprised of songs I wrote and attributed to Katy in my novel "A Song for Katy Shayne."
Amazing, huh?
It's comprised of songs I wrote and attributed to Katy in my novel "A Song for Katy Shayne."
Amazing, huh?
January 13, 2026 at 3:31 PM
“That Didn’t Last Too Long,” the first single from “The Lost Songs of Katy Shayne,” is available now on streaming services. You can pre-order the album from Amazon Music or Apple Music.
It's comprised of songs I wrote and attributed to Katy in my novel "A Song for Katy Shayne."
Amazing, huh?
It's comprised of songs I wrote and attributed to Katy in my novel "A Song for Katy Shayne."
Amazing, huh?
From the Weir family:
“It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues.”
“It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues.”
January 10, 2026 at 11:54 PM
From the Weir family:
“It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues.”
“It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues.”
Remembering Brian Wilson, who died on June 11. Art Garfunkel placed his career in context in 2007 when Brian received a Kennedy Center Honor. Video: tinyurl.com/5xkn92tv
December 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Remembering Brian Wilson, who died on June 11. Art Garfunkel placed his career in context in 2007 when Brian received a Kennedy Center Honor. Video: tinyurl.com/5xkn92tv
My "Third Finger, Left Hand" appears in the new issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.
A young woman refuses to return a ring given to her by the son of a wealthy New York family. When it's taken by force, her grandfather, an ex-cop battling cancer, calls in favors to grab the assailants.
A young woman refuses to return a ring given to her by the son of a wealthy New York family. When it's taken by force, her grandfather, an ex-cop battling cancer, calls in favors to grab the assailants.
December 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My "Third Finger, Left Hand" appears in the new issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.
A young woman refuses to return a ring given to her by the son of a wealthy New York family. When it's taken by force, her grandfather, an ex-cop battling cancer, calls in favors to grab the assailants.
A young woman refuses to return a ring given to her by the son of a wealthy New York family. When it's taken by force, her grandfather, an ex-cop battling cancer, calls in favors to grab the assailants.
Every day we’re reminded how vile, self-consumed and unfit for civil society Trump is. Only uncontrollable mental illness can excuse Trump’s rabid post.
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Every day we’re reminded how vile, self-consumed and unfit for civil society Trump is. Only uncontrollable mental illness can excuse Trump’s rabid post.
My guest is Grammy-nominated music scholar Rob Bowman, whose new book is “Land of a Thousand Sessions: The Complete Muscle Shoals Story 1951-1985”
Meticulously detailed w/ a generous supply of photos and printed on beautiful stock, the book is as appealing as it is essential tinyurl.com/ym3rb8tz
Meticulously detailed w/ a generous supply of photos and printed on beautiful stock, the book is as appealing as it is essential tinyurl.com/ym3rb8tz
December 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
My guest is Grammy-nominated music scholar Rob Bowman, whose new book is “Land of a Thousand Sessions: The Complete Muscle Shoals Story 1951-1985”
Meticulously detailed w/ a generous supply of photos and printed on beautiful stock, the book is as appealing as it is essential tinyurl.com/ym3rb8tz
Meticulously detailed w/ a generous supply of photos and printed on beautiful stock, the book is as appealing as it is essential tinyurl.com/ym3rb8tz
Among the New York Times's Best Thrillers of 2025: Denise Mina's "The Good Liar" and Chris Pavone's "The Doorman" tinyurl.com/53e7usep
Denise and Chris joined me on separate episodes of my "Writers at Work" podcast.
Hear Denise here: tinyurl.com/4u43855s
And Chris here: tinyurl.com/yjhhuej4
Denise and Chris joined me on separate episodes of my "Writers at Work" podcast.
Hear Denise here: tinyurl.com/4u43855s
And Chris here: tinyurl.com/yjhhuej4
December 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Among the New York Times's Best Thrillers of 2025: Denise Mina's "The Good Liar" and Chris Pavone's "The Doorman" tinyurl.com/53e7usep
Denise and Chris joined me on separate episodes of my "Writers at Work" podcast.
Hear Denise here: tinyurl.com/4u43855s
And Chris here: tinyurl.com/yjhhuej4
Denise and Chris joined me on separate episodes of my "Writers at Work" podcast.
Hear Denise here: tinyurl.com/4u43855s
And Chris here: tinyurl.com/yjhhuej4
OTD in 2011, "Narrows Gate" was ranked #1 in historical fiction (ahead of the new Stephen King), #2 in contemporary fiction (just behind Michael Connelly’s new one) and #4 overall in the Kindle Store. Amazing.
December 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
OTD in 2011, "Narrows Gate" was ranked #1 in historical fiction (ahead of the new Stephen King), #2 in contemporary fiction (just behind Michael Connelly’s new one) and #4 overall in the Kindle Store. Amazing.
Very nice afternoon at the Frick Collection. Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell are still glaring at each other across the centuries.
November 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Very nice afternoon at the Frick Collection. Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell are still glaring at each other across the centuries.
Patti Smith's "Horses" was released 50 years ago today. For the Wall Street Journal, I wrote about the album on its 30th anniversary.
"Yeah, it was mission accomplished, a culmination of all the stuff I was doing in the early '70s. I never dreamed I'd do another album." tinyurl.com/3bk4k2yc
"Yeah, it was mission accomplished, a culmination of all the stuff I was doing in the early '70s. I never dreamed I'd do another album." tinyurl.com/3bk4k2yc
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Patti Smith's "Horses" was released 50 years ago today. For the Wall Street Journal, I wrote about the album on its 30th anniversary.
"Yeah, it was mission accomplished, a culmination of all the stuff I was doing in the early '70s. I never dreamed I'd do another album." tinyurl.com/3bk4k2yc
"Yeah, it was mission accomplished, a culmination of all the stuff I was doing in the early '70s. I never dreamed I'd do another album." tinyurl.com/3bk4k2yc
Thanks to Yale University's Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, author of “The Creativity Choice" and Paola Bertucci, author of “The Land of Marvels.” They were my guests at the first Writers at Work Live event held Tuesday in New Haven.
More such events to follow...
More such events to follow...
October 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Thanks to Yale University's Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, author of “The Creativity Choice" and Paola Bertucci, author of “The Land of Marvels.” They were my guests at the first Writers at Work Live event held Tuesday in New Haven.
More such events to follow...
More such events to follow...
First ever Writers at Work Live event tonight in New Haven with Yale's Paola Bertucci, author of“The Land of Marvels" and Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, author of “The Creativity Choice,” books that transcend plodding academic prose with writing that's high-minded, intimate and unexpectedly enjoyable.
October 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
First ever Writers at Work Live event tonight in New Haven with Yale's Paola Bertucci, author of“The Land of Marvels" and Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, author of “The Creativity Choice,” books that transcend plodding academic prose with writing that's high-minded, intimate and unexpectedly enjoyable.
MIssing baseball? There are several baseball-themed short stories on my website. Here's a link to one: jimfusilli.com/books/the-mi...
When an irate husband prevents pitcher Eddie Flood from attending a game, Eddie asks his identical twin Arnold to fill in. But Arnold is no baseball player...
When an irate husband prevents pitcher Eddie Flood from attending a game, Eddie asks his identical twin Arnold to fill in. But Arnold is no baseball player...
October 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
MIssing baseball? There are several baseball-themed short stories on my website. Here's a link to one: jimfusilli.com/books/the-mi...
When an irate husband prevents pitcher Eddie Flood from attending a game, Eddie asks his identical twin Arnold to fill in. But Arnold is no baseball player...
When an irate husband prevents pitcher Eddie Flood from attending a game, Eddie asks his identical twin Arnold to fill in. But Arnold is no baseball player...
I’m on their side.
October 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I’m on their side.