Bill Kole
@billkole.bsky.social
Veteran journalist and author of two big-idea books: IN GUNS WE TRUST (out now via Broadleaf) and THE BIG 100 (2023, Diversion). Runner, sailor, fly fisherman. billkolebooks.com https://substack.com/@billkole
Hope they're bitin' up there, brother. billkole.substack.com/p/cast-adrift
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Hope they're bitin' up there, brother. billkole.substack.com/p/cast-adrift
My heart is full after this evening's spirited discussion about America's gun scourge at Boston's Grace Community Church.
To the woman traumatized by gun violence who told me she had to retreat to the back of the room and lie down: I see you. I hear you. We're fighting this fight for you. 💙
To the woman traumatized by gun violence who told me she had to retreat to the back of the room and lie down: I see you. I hear you. We're fighting this fight for you. 💙
November 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
My heart is full after this evening's spirited discussion about America's gun scourge at Boston's Grace Community Church.
To the woman traumatized by gun violence who told me she had to retreat to the back of the room and lie down: I see you. I hear you. We're fighting this fight for you. 💙
To the woman traumatized by gun violence who told me she had to retreat to the back of the room and lie down: I see you. I hear you. We're fighting this fight for you. 💙
Greater Boston peeps: Join us this coming Sunday! It’s gonna be 🔥
November 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Greater Boston peeps: Join us this coming Sunday! It’s gonna be 🔥
My latest book, spotted in the wild at @barnesandnoble.com in Santa Fe by the great journalist (and longtime pal) Ian Stewart ☺️
#guns #gunviolence #booksky @broadleafbooks.bsky.social
#guns #gunviolence #booksky @broadleafbooks.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
My latest book, spotted in the wild at @barnesandnoble.com in Santa Fe by the great journalist (and longtime pal) Ian Stewart ☺️
#guns #gunviolence #booksky @broadleafbooks.bsky.social
#guns #gunviolence #booksky @broadleafbooks.bsky.social
Not my usual stomping grounds!
But I’ll be happy to rep my new book, IN GUNS WE TRUST, at the joint annual conference of the American Academy of Religion and the Society for Biblical Literature in Boston later this month.
If you’ll be there, hit me up!
But I’ll be happy to rep my new book, IN GUNS WE TRUST, at the joint annual conference of the American Academy of Religion and the Society for Biblical Literature in Boston later this month.
If you’ll be there, hit me up!
November 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Not my usual stomping grounds!
But I’ll be happy to rep my new book, IN GUNS WE TRUST, at the joint annual conference of the American Academy of Religion and the Society for Biblical Literature in Boston later this month.
If you’ll be there, hit me up!
But I’ll be happy to rep my new book, IN GUNS WE TRUST, at the joint annual conference of the American Academy of Religion and the Society for Biblical Literature in Boston later this month.
If you’ll be there, hit me up!
Reviews of IN GUNS WE TRUST are trickling in on Amazon, and I’m so grateful. We need more! If you’ve read or are reading, please take a moment to post a brief review. It’ll make this important book more visible.
#booksky
#booksky
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Reviews of IN GUNS WE TRUST are trickling in on Amazon, and I’m so grateful. We need more! If you’ve read or are reading, please take a moment to post a brief review. It’ll make this important book more visible.
#booksky
#booksky
IN GUNS WE TRUST is out now, wherever you buy your books!
Get your copy now of what @momsdemand.bsky.social founder @shannonrwatts.bsky.social calls "an essential read." #booksky #guns #gunculture
Get your copy now of what @momsdemand.bsky.social founder @shannonrwatts.bsky.social calls "an essential read." #booksky #guns #gunculture
October 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
IN GUNS WE TRUST is out now, wherever you buy your books!
Get your copy now of what @momsdemand.bsky.social founder @shannonrwatts.bsky.social calls "an essential read." #booksky #guns #gunculture
Get your copy now of what @momsdemand.bsky.social founder @shannonrwatts.bsky.social calls "an essential read." #booksky #guns #gunculture
Much more from Father Dear and others in my new book, IN GUNS WE TRUST: The Unholy Trinity of White Evangelicals, Politics, and Firearms — releasing Tuesday via @broadleafbooks.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Much more from Father Dear and others in my new book, IN GUNS WE TRUST: The Unholy Trinity of White Evangelicals, Politics, and Firearms — releasing Tuesday via @broadleafbooks.bsky.social
📢 I'm donating a portion of my author proceeds from sales of IN GUNS WE TRUST to @momsdemand.bsky.social / @everytown.bsky.social.
When you purchase a copy, you'll be supporting their essential work. Let's team up to break the cycle of endless gun violence in America!
shorturl.at/SNjOz
When you purchase a copy, you'll be supporting their essential work. Let's team up to break the cycle of endless gun violence in America!
shorturl.at/SNjOz
October 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
📢 I'm donating a portion of my author proceeds from sales of IN GUNS WE TRUST to @momsdemand.bsky.social / @everytown.bsky.social.
When you purchase a copy, you'll be supporting their essential work. Let's team up to break the cycle of endless gun violence in America!
shorturl.at/SNjOz
When you purchase a copy, you'll be supporting their essential work. Let's team up to break the cycle of endless gun violence in America!
shorturl.at/SNjOz
I’m so grateful for those who read the excerpts of IN GUNS WE TRUST published in @bostonglobe.com last month — and then wrote in to express their solidarity.
If enough of us care, we can break the endless cycle of gun violence. I really do believe that. 🤲🏻
If enough of us care, we can break the endless cycle of gun violence. I really do believe that. 🤲🏻
October 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I’m so grateful for those who read the excerpts of IN GUNS WE TRUST published in @bostonglobe.com last month — and then wrote in to express their solidarity.
If enough of us care, we can break the endless cycle of gun violence. I really do believe that. 🤲🏻
If enough of us care, we can break the endless cycle of gun violence. I really do believe that. 🤲🏻
Jane Goodall on death as the "next adventure."
Here's the clip from my 2021 interview with her for my book, THE BIG 100, an exploration of longevity. (Jane was the perfect example of a super-ager; someone who makes the most of their bonus years.)
Here's the clip from my 2021 interview with her for my book, THE BIG 100, an exploration of longevity. (Jane was the perfect example of a super-ager; someone who makes the most of their bonus years.)
October 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Jane Goodall on death as the "next adventure."
Here's the clip from my 2021 interview with her for my book, THE BIG 100, an exploration of longevity. (Jane was the perfect example of a super-ager; someone who makes the most of their bonus years.)
Here's the clip from my 2021 interview with her for my book, THE BIG 100, an exploration of longevity. (Jane was the perfect example of a super-ager; someone who makes the most of their bonus years.)
When I interviewed Jane Goodall for THE BIG 100, she told me she'd been asked about her next adventure.
“I said, ‘Well, dying.’" More in the comments.
“I said, ‘Well, dying.’" More in the comments.
October 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
When I interviewed Jane Goodall for THE BIG 100, she told me she'd been asked about her next adventure.
“I said, ‘Well, dying.’" More in the comments.
“I said, ‘Well, dying.’" More in the comments.
Sure, mental illness is a factor in some gun violence. But easy access to military-style assault weapons is a factor *in nearly all of it.*
Other countries have similar rates of mental illness, yet see far fewer if any mass shootings. The differentiating factor? Gun access.
Do the math.
Other countries have similar rates of mental illness, yet see far fewer if any mass shootings. The differentiating factor? Gun access.
Do the math.
September 30, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Sure, mental illness is a factor in some gun violence. But easy access to military-style assault weapons is a factor *in nearly all of it.*
Other countries have similar rates of mental illness, yet see far fewer if any mass shootings. The differentiating factor? Gun access.
Do the math.
Other countries have similar rates of mental illness, yet see far fewer if any mass shootings. The differentiating factor? Gun access.
Do the math.
My new book, IN GUNS WE TRUST, ends with these words.
Someone asked me today if I really believe we can fix America’s gun violence problem.
Absolutely.
The future is ours to write. Let’s write a better one for ourselves and our children.
#guns #gunviolence #booksky @booksky
Someone asked me today if I really believe we can fix America’s gun violence problem.
Absolutely.
The future is ours to write. Let’s write a better one for ourselves and our children.
#guns #gunviolence #booksky @booksky
September 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
My new book, IN GUNS WE TRUST, ends with these words.
Someone asked me today if I really believe we can fix America’s gun violence problem.
Absolutely.
The future is ours to write. Let’s write a better one for ourselves and our children.
#guns #gunviolence #booksky @booksky
Someone asked me today if I really believe we can fix America’s gun violence problem.
Absolutely.
The future is ours to write. Let’s write a better one for ourselves and our children.
#guns #gunviolence #booksky @booksky
“A River Runs Through It” will forever be my fave Robert Redford picture. RIP 💔
September 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
“A River Runs Through It” will forever be my fave Robert Redford picture. RIP 💔
Preorders of IN GUNS WE TRUST, officially out on Oct. 14 via @broadleafbooks.bsky.social, apparently are shipping ... so watch your mailboxes!
Below is from new friend @pamelaohara.com ohara.com, who got hers today. Hi, Pam, and hi, pup! 📕🐶
Below is from new friend @pamelaohara.com ohara.com, who got hers today. Hi, Pam, and hi, pup! 📕🐶
September 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Preorders of IN GUNS WE TRUST, officially out on Oct. 14 via @broadleafbooks.bsky.social, apparently are shipping ... so watch your mailboxes!
Below is from new friend @pamelaohara.com ohara.com, who got hers today. Hi, Pam, and hi, pup! 📕🐶
Below is from new friend @pamelaohara.com ohara.com, who got hers today. Hi, Pam, and hi, pup! 📕🐶
There are numerous lingering questions around the horrific assassination of Charlie Kirk. What we *can* say is this: America is awash in guns.
We’re a nation of 330 million people. Conservatively, we have 400 million firearms. We lead the world in guns per capita.
We’re a nation of 330 million people. Conservatively, we have 400 million firearms. We lead the world in guns per capita.
September 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
There are numerous lingering questions around the horrific assassination of Charlie Kirk. What we *can* say is this: America is awash in guns.
We’re a nation of 330 million people. Conservatively, we have 400 million firearms. We lead the world in guns per capita.
We’re a nation of 330 million people. Conservatively, we have 400 million firearms. We lead the world in guns per capita.
New Englanders (& others): Spend a few minutes with my essay on guns, in print in today’s issue of @bostonglobe.com
Much, much more in my new book, IN GUNS WE TRUST, out Oct. 14 wherever books are sold (via @broadleafbooks.bsky.social
Much, much more in my new book, IN GUNS WE TRUST, out Oct. 14 wherever books are sold (via @broadleafbooks.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New Englanders (& others): Spend a few minutes with my essay on guns, in print in today’s issue of @bostonglobe.com
Much, much more in my new book, IN GUNS WE TRUST, out Oct. 14 wherever books are sold (via @broadleafbooks.bsky.social
Much, much more in my new book, IN GUNS WE TRUST, out Oct. 14 wherever books are sold (via @broadleafbooks.bsky.social
📕 MOMENT OF TRUTH. 📕 (In more ways than one!)
IN GUNS WE TRUST is being released on Oct. 14 via @broadleafbooks.bsky.social. You can preorder it today.
Thank you for joining me on this journey! #booksky
IN GUNS WE TRUST is being released on Oct. 14 via @broadleafbooks.bsky.social. You can preorder it today.
Thank you for joining me on this journey! #booksky
September 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
📕 MOMENT OF TRUTH. 📕 (In more ways than one!)
IN GUNS WE TRUST is being released on Oct. 14 via @broadleafbooks.bsky.social. You can preorder it today.
Thank you for joining me on this journey! #booksky
IN GUNS WE TRUST is being released on Oct. 14 via @broadleafbooks.bsky.social. You can preorder it today.
Thank you for joining me on this journey! #booksky
How long, Lord? How many more of these must we endure?
August 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
How long, Lord? How many more of these must we endure?
