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Thomas Elrod
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THE FRANCHISE (Tor, May 2026) https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250406583/thefranchise/

Philadelphia and environs

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I have a couple of print galleys of my novel THE FRANCHISE, which is being published by Tor in May. If you are a reviewer or an indie bookstore and would like a copy, let me know! I don’t have a ton but I’m willing to ship what I have!

(More info on the book: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...)

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Print ARCs of THE FRANCHISE
December 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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ARCs!
Advance Reading Copies of THE FRANCHISE
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Benoit Blanc: “It makes no damn sense. Compels me, though."
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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He drinks a whiskey drink
He drinks a vodka drink
He drinks a lager drink
He drinks a cider drink
He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
He sings the songs that remind him of the better times
The pope holding a microphone
November 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Happy Halloween
E.T. disguised as a a ghost for Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Found at a local library book sale. A time capsule of a more hopeful (?) era.

I mean, Ben Simmons is on the cover. What a time #sixers
Cover of the book “TANKING TO THE TOP THE PHILADELPHIA 76ERS AND THE MOST AUDACIOUS PROCESS IN THE HISTORY OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS” By YARON WEITZMAN
October 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Cover reveal of my novel THE FRANCHISE. Coming May 12, 2026. Preorder now! us.macmillan.com/books/978125... #booksky
Cover of THE FRANCHISE by Thomas Elrod THE FRANCHISE by Thomas Elrod The Truman Show meets Game of Thrones in this epic tale of a studio-owned Fantasy world. A land filled with magic and dragons and wizards and warriors. Thousands of people live and work within its borders — fearful of their enemies and loyal to their king. The classic fantasy world of The Malicarn has been brought to life on the big screen in a series of epic movies, almost entirely populated by characters in total belief that their sham fantasy lives are real. A fan-favorite actor finds himself doubting the studio's work, but the world of The Malicarn has an almost unstoppable momentum, and bringing freedom to a population who already believe themselves to be free won’t be as easy as he thinks. All the world’s a stage. Meet the players.
October 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Let’s goooo
The cover of Thomas Pynchon’s SHADOW TICKET, in my hands
October 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Me watching Brewers-Cubs
Kid on The Simpsons: “Stop! He’s already dead.”
October 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Bart Simpson: “What an odd thing to say.”
August 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Taking “Sir, this is a Wendy’s” to a pretty bleak place
A Wendy’s sign that reads: “Misfortune awaits. Lucky you.”
August 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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That’s gd right
The cover of Thomas Pynchon’s SHADOW TICKET
July 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Very charming that Edmonton has an SCTV statue
A statue of Bob and Doug from SCTV
July 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Nothing but respect to a used bookstore chock full of mass market paperbacks.

(This is Wee Book Inn in Edmonton. I bought Streets of Laredo.)
Shelves and shelves of sci-fi mass market paperbacks
July 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Lenny from The Simpsons resetting a sign which reads: “0 Days without a Worldcon controversy”
July 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Packing my daughter for camp and going through our old CDs for her to take with her. (She can’t bring an iPod but can use a portable CD player there.) Came across this gem. Absolutely wild collection of songs, perfect for the dude in 1998 who enjoyed Backstreet Boys and Radiohead in equal measure.
The jewel case and cover for “NOW That’s What I Call Music,” volume 1.
June 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Mr. Kruger from Seinfeld, trying to figure out if “The Human Fund” is real or not
June 17, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Great news, because my novel is, in fact, about a real dummy (more than one in fact)
Sam Kriss never mind gender, the problem with contemporary literature is that it's all about clever people. characters are always so witty and insightful and sprinkle brilliant little aperçus through their narration like flakes of cocaine... there's no fiction about being dumb, about the experience of having to move slowly through a world you don't fully understand and never will. this is because all writers were just slightly smarter than the other people in their class at school growing up but nowhere near smart enough to actually understand them, which is why their entire adulthood is defined by their identity as smart people and why one of the great defining features of the human experience, being dumb, is now inaccessible in literature. we need more books about real dummies
May 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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It keeping getting better
Kyle Soller (Andor, Bodies) will play Robert Todd Lincoln.
May 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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ANDOR spoilers
Don Draper saying “I don’t think about you at all.”
May 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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The LBJ Presidential Library has an animatronic LBJ who will tell folksy jokes if you press a button
April 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Juliet after talking to Romeo for five minutes
Maeby from Arrested Development saying “Marry Me”
April 4, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Oh, is that all, Meta AI? There’s no other reason? (This popped up under a video of Saquon throwing out the opening pitch of the Phillies home opener, btw.)
Meta AI explaining why Philly loves Saquon: Why is Saquon loved? Saquon Barkley is a running back for the New York Giants, but he's a Pennsylvania native, born and raised in The Bronx, New York, but grew up in Coplay, Pennsylvania. He played college football at Penn State, which is located in the heart of Pennsylvania. As a result, he has a strong connection to the Philadelphia area and the state of Pennsylvania. His success on the field, combined with his local roots, has made him a beloved figure in the region. The fact that he was welcomed with such enthusiasm at the Phillies game suggests that his popularity extends beyond the football field and into the broader sports community.
April 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Stanislaw Lem, The Upside-Down Evolution
Even in the previous century the politicians of the parliamentary countries could not keep up with everything that was going on in their own countries—much less in the world-and so they had advisers. Every political party had its experts. But the advisers of the different parties said completely different things. With time, computer systems were brought in to help; too late, people realized they were becoming the mouthpieces of their computers. They thought they were the ones doing the reasoning, drawing independent conclusions based on data supplied by computer memory; but in fact they were operating with material preprocessed by the computer centers, and that material was determining human decisions.
March 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Meme from The Good Place. Actor Paul Scheer, smiling, says: “He's got a point. The fair thing for us to do is just keep on giving up more and more stuff we want, unilaterally, until this demon is finally happy.”
March 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM