BV Lawson
@bvlawson.bsky.social
Poet, Journalist, Blogger, and Author of the Scott Drayco crime fiction series and more. Also a recovering Diet Coke addict.
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Read abstracts for _Clues: A Journal of Detection_ (vol 43, no 2, 2025)—theme issue on #Disability & #DetectiveFiction elizabethfoxwell.blogspot.com/2025/09/Clue... #AlfredHitchcock #ThomasHarris #MaryElizabethBraddon #TV #CornellWoolrich #Victorian #LouisePenny #TanaFrench #autism #StephenKing
September 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Read abstracts for _Clues: A Journal of Detection_ (vol 43, no 2, 2025)—theme issue on #Disability & #DetectiveFiction elizabethfoxwell.blogspot.com/2025/09/Clue... #AlfredHitchcock #ThomasHarris #MaryElizabethBraddon #TV #CornellWoolrich #Victorian #LouisePenny #TanaFrench #autism #StephenKing
"Tradecraft," a new exhibit at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford through April 6, focuses on author John le Carré - research, drafts, and corrections for his novels, non-fiction, and adaptations, as well as correspondence - some on display for the first time. visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/lecarre
John le Carré: Tradecraft
Free exhibition at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford
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October 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"Tradecraft," a new exhibit at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford through April 6, focuses on author John le Carré - research, drafts, and corrections for his novels, non-fiction, and adaptations, as well as correspondence - some on display for the first time. visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/lecarre
IACWNA Hammett Award for best crime novel 2025 is The God of the Woods by @lizmoorebooks.bsky.social. Other finalists: Broiler by Eli Cranor; Rough Trade by Katrina Carrasco; Crooked by Dietrich Kalteis; and The Long-Shot Trial by William Deverell. www.crimewritersna.org/hammett-prize
October 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
IACWNA Hammett Award for best crime novel 2025 is The God of the Woods by @lizmoorebooks.bsky.social. Other finalists: Broiler by Eli Cranor; Rough Trade by Katrina Carrasco; Crooked by Dietrich Kalteis; and The Long-Shot Trial by William Deverell. www.crimewritersna.org/hammett-prize
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You can select your local NPR (I selected Colorado Public Radio) or give to NPR overall. It serves everyone, no fees/no paywalls.
#TrueStory Hub & I were once interviewed on NPR. They said it might not air so I didn't tell anyone. Then one day it aired - heard from people I hadn't seen in decades!
#TrueStory Hub & I were once interviewed on NPR. They said it might not air so I didn't tell anyone. Then one day it aired - heard from people I hadn't seen in decades!
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
You can select your local NPR (I selected Colorado Public Radio) or give to NPR overall. It serves everyone, no fees/no paywalls.
#TrueStory Hub & I were once interviewed on NPR. They said it might not air so I didn't tell anyone. Then one day it aired - heard from people I hadn't seen in decades!
#TrueStory Hub & I were once interviewed on NPR. They said it might not air so I didn't tell anyone. Then one day it aired - heard from people I hadn't seen in decades!
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🎉 Happy Birthday to #GrahamGreene, #bornonthisday in 1904! He wrote "entertainments," including crime and suspense novels like The Power and the Glory, Brighton Rock, and A Gun for Sale, rich in espionage and moral complexity. #CrimeFiction
October 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🎉 Happy Birthday to #GrahamGreene, #bornonthisday in 1904! He wrote "entertainments," including crime and suspense novels like The Power and the Glory, Brighton Rock, and A Gun for Sale, rich in espionage and moral complexity. #CrimeFiction
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🎉 Happy Birthday to #EdmundCrispin (Robert Bruce Montgomery), #bornonthisday in 1921. He was a crime fiction writer known for detective Gervase Fen. His novels, such as The Moving Toyshop, blend mystery, humour, and literary style—classic British crime fiction. #CrimeFiction
October 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🎉 Happy Birthday to #EdmundCrispin (Robert Bruce Montgomery), #bornonthisday in 1921. He was a crime fiction writer known for detective Gervase Fen. His novels, such as The Moving Toyshop, blend mystery, humour, and literary style—classic British crime fiction. #CrimeFiction
Author @authordanbuzzetta.bsky.social stopped In Reference to Murder to take some Author R&R about writing and researching THE MANIPULATOR. inreferencetomurder.blogspot.com/2025/09/auth...
Author R&R with Dan Buzzetta
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September 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Author @authordanbuzzetta.bsky.social stopped In Reference to Murder to take some Author R&R about writing and researching THE MANIPULATOR. inreferencetomurder.blogspot.com/2025/09/auth...
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Members of Congress must serve their constituents, not their own financial interests. We need a stock trading ban on Congress, and I cosponsored legislation to do it.
April 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Members of Congress must serve their constituents, not their own financial interests. We need a stock trading ban on Congress, and I cosponsored legislation to do it.
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1/ On April 5, there are nationwide protests happening literally everywhere in the US. Find more details here: handsoff2025.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
1/ On April 5, there are nationwide protests happening literally everywhere in the US. Find more details here: handsoff2025.com
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Trump is drunk on power and unleashing economic chaos. Congress must take back its constitutional power over trade policy to prevent economic disaster and protect our alliances. Introducing the Congressional Trade Authority Act with @repdelbene.bsky.social to do that:
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Beyer And DelBene Introduce Legislation Stop Trump Tariff Chaos, Restore Trade Authority To Congress
beyer.house.gov
March 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Trump is drunk on power and unleashing economic chaos. Congress must take back its constitutional power over trade policy to prevent economic disaster and protect our alliances. Introducing the Congressional Trade Authority Act with @repdelbene.bsky.social to do that:
beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
The 50501 Movement has planned protests at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol on Presidents’ Day at noon. While mainstream media isn’t covering it, many YouTubers have stepped up to provide coverage.
February 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 typewriter, one of many treasures up for auction on Friday via Doyles
December 4, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 typewriter, one of many treasures up for auction on Friday via Doyles
New crime novel reviews by @sarahweinman.bsky.social : Graeme Macrae Burnet; Kotaro Isaka; @shelleyburr.bsky.social; and John Straley. More here: bit.ly/4eLCbWb
New Crime Novels (Gift Article)
Our critic on November’s best new books.
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November 22, 2024 at 7:39 PM
New crime novel reviews by @sarahweinman.bsky.social : Graeme Macrae Burnet; Kotaro Isaka; @shelleyburr.bsky.social; and John Straley. More here: bit.ly/4eLCbWb
The Guardian Books' crime and thrillers of the month: Nightwatching by by Tracy Sierra; The Lagos Wife by @vanessawalters.bsky.social; Anna O by Matthew Blake; Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? by Nicci French. tinyurl.com/24jyb7yu
Crime and thrillers of the month – review
An intruder strikes fear into a family in a brilliant debut, while a life of luxury turns very dark indeed. Plus, one of Nicci French’s finest novels yet
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February 20, 2024 at 9:48 PM
The Guardian Books' crime and thrillers of the month: Nightwatching by by Tracy Sierra; The Lagos Wife by @vanessawalters.bsky.social; Anna O by Matthew Blake; Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? by Nicci French. tinyurl.com/24jyb7yu
The best recent crime and thrillers review roundup via The Guardian: Happiness Falls by Angie Kim; The Trials of Lila Dalton by LJ Shepherd; The Winter Visitor by James Henry; Butter by Asako Yuzuki; Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando Murrin. www.theguardian.com/books/2024/f...
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim; The Trials of Lila Dalton by LJ Shepherd; The Winter Visitor by James Henry; Butter by Asako Yuzuki; Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando Murrin
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2024 at 8:14 PM
The best recent crime and thrillers review roundup via The Guardian: Happiness Falls by Angie Kim; The Trials of Lila Dalton by LJ Shepherd; The Winter Visitor by James Henry; Butter by Asako Yuzuki; Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando Murrin. www.theguardian.com/books/2024/f...
The deadline is approaching for applications for the International Thriller Writers Scholarships to attend ThrillerFest XIX, May 28–June 1, 2024 in New York City. Interested applicants have until February 23 to submit a form. thrillerfest.com/registration...
Scholarships
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February 10, 2024 at 10:38 PM
The deadline is approaching for applications for the International Thriller Writers Scholarships to attend ThrillerFest XIX, May 28–June 1, 2024 in New York City. Interested applicants have until February 23 to submit a form. thrillerfest.com/registration...
Jeff Pierce at The Rap Sheet blog compiled a list of crime fiction books being published in the first three months of 2024 deserving of particular notice, including novels, anthologies, and a few nonfiction books. As he aptly notes, "Who Could Get Through So Many Titles?"
Who Could Get Through So Many Titles?
I’m posting this selective list of the coming season’s new crime, mystery, and thriller works rather later than I had hoped. My original i...
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February 10, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Jeff Pierce at The Rap Sheet blog compiled a list of crime fiction books being published in the first three months of 2024 deserving of particular notice, including novels, anthologies, and a few nonfiction books. As he aptly notes, "Who Could Get Through So Many Titles?"