“...easily one of the best small-town crime thrillers I’ve read in a very long time…. It’s the Coen Brothers meet Thomas Harris…and I can’t recommend it enough.” - Lawrence C. Connolly, author, Minute-Men: Execute & Run #booksky #crime
“Libling’s assured, quietly menacing debut [is] based on his World Fantasy Award–nominated novella of the same title. . . . Fans of Stand by Me and the like will find much to enjoy.” —Publishers Weekly
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Love that cover!
The perfect Valentines read for anyone who thinks #romance is DEAD. Like really, really, crazy, nutzoid, whackadoodle DEAD. #booksky #books #thriller #horror
The perfect Valentines read for anyone who thinks #romance is DEAD. Like really, really, crazy, nutzoid, whackadoodle DEAD. #booksky #books #thriller #horror
PLACEMAT ENTHUSIASTS TAKE NOTE! My novelette, THE PLACEMAT AT BALDY'S DINER, is now available for your reading <ahem!> pleasure in the March/April 2026 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. For more on the story, go to michaellibling.com. @asimovssfmag.bsky.social #fiction #stories #booksky
This typically shameless ad is brought to you by me, the snow, and minus-25 degrees Celsius. Heck, even if you don't like the book, you can always toss it on the fire, though this action is not necessarily recommended for #ebooks. #booksky #Canada #Canadians #books #winter
Kinda sexy. Kinda dark. Kinda funny. Kinda violent. Kinda romantic. Kinda thrilling. Kinda nuts. Kinda exciting. Yeah, it's one of those kinda books. #booksky #crime #thriller #horror
"C'mon, Mike, move your butt!" Nothing quite like being dragged through a snowstorm by a mixed husky who thinks she's a full-bred husky and the bozo slipping and sliding behind her is a sled. #dogs #winter #snow #Montreal
"Libling doesn’t just go for the jugular, he goes for your entire throat, then reaches all the way down and grabs onto your heart." -Ian Rogers, author, Sycamore #booksy #horror #thrillers #crime #mystery 📚💙
“...hilarious and terrifying...easily one of the best small-town crime thrillers I’ve read in a very long time." -Lawrence C. Connolly, author, Minute Men: Execute & Run (now on pre-sale!) #booksky #thrillerbooks #horrorbooks #romancebooks
The perfect read for anyone who thinks #romance is DEAD. Like really, really, crazy DEAD. #booksky #books #thriller #horror
I wonder what it will amount to after the lawyers take their cut.
"...the same breathtaking mix of riveting ideas and heartfelt humanity that makes all of Libling’s work so memorable.” - Bruce McAllister, author, Dream Baby #booksky #books #thriller #mystery #horror
Kinda sexy. Kinda dark. Kinda funny. Kinda violent. Kinda romantic. Kinda thrilling. Kinda nuts. Kinda unputdownable. Yeah, it's one of those kinda #books. #booksky
She propped her elbows on the table, rested her chin upon a latticework of fingers. She stared him down, direct and matter-of-fact. “Are you one too?”
“What?” He’d heard her, all right. She was not the first to ask.
“A serial killer. Are you one too?”
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"Libling’s assured, quietly menacing debut...is steeped in bittersweet childhood nostalgia and coming-of-age foibles... Fans of STAND BY ME and the like will find much to enjoy."
- Publishers Weekly #booksky #Hollywood #StrangerThings #Canada
Welcome to sleepy, small-town Trenton. Where hunting, fishing, arson, and drowning are the favored pastimes. Where dogs maim, trains derail, and people vanish.... #booksky #books #reading #Canada #Ontario
Kinda sexy. Kinda dark. Kinda funny. Kinda violent. Kinda romantic. Kinda thrilling. Kinda nuts. Kinda unputdownable. Yeah, it's one of those kinda #books. #BookSky #readers
She propped her elbows on the table, rested her chin upon a latticework of fingers. She stared him down, direct and matter-of-fact. “Are you one too?”
“What?” He’d heard her, all right. She was not the first to ask.
“A serial killer like your dad? Are you one too?”
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If you think AI only applies to writers and the writing process, think again. The #publishing industry is using AI in ways one might not expect and #agents, #writers and #readers would be wise to take heed. #booksky drderekbmiller.substack.com/p/literary-g...
She propped her elbows on the table, rested her chin upon a latticework of fingers. She stared him down, direct and matter-of-fact. “Are you one too?”
“What?” He’d heard her, all right. She was not the first to ask.
“A serial killer like your dad? Are you one too?”
#booksky #books #fiction #crime
He runs an ice cream parlor. She's a dentist. It's a match made in...uh...um...well, somewhere. #booksky #books #readers
She propped her elbows on the table, rested her chin upon a latticework of fingers. She stared him down, direct and matter-of-fact. “Are you one too?”
“What?” He’d heard her, all right. She was not the first to ask.
“A serial killer. Are you one too?”
#booksky #books #readers
That’s my specialty!🥳
They haven't overrun BlueSky just yet, but they are definitely zeroing in... #booksky #writers #amwriting
Kinda sexy. Kinda dark. Kinda funny. Kinda violent. Kinda romantic. Kinda thrilling. Kinda nuts. Kinda exciting. Kinda unputdownable. Yeah, it's one of those kinda #books. #booksky #thriller #horror #romance
Thanks, A.C.!
