@jamesmarkert74.bsky.social
Husband, father, novelist, screenwriter & former tennis pro. Horror,thriller under JH & historical fiction under James. Sleep Tight, September BOTM pick! Literary reps: Alice Speilburg, Speilburg Literary Agency & Film/TV Sean Berard, Grandview; LA
Signing at Barnes & Noble in Plainview today from 12:00-4:00, come out and help make these piles smaller!
October 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Signing at Barnes & Noble in Plainview today from 12:00-4:00, come out and help make these piles smaller!
From today through the end of Friday you can get 25% off preorders at @barnesandnoble.com 🎉 for me this will include the paperback of SLEEP TIGHT (drops Sept 16) and the hardcover, paperback, ebook and audiobook of SPIDER TO THE FLY (all drop Sept 2)! Use the code PREORDER25 at checkout!
July 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
From today through the end of Friday you can get 25% off preorders at @barnesandnoble.com 🎉 for me this will include the paperback of SLEEP TIGHT (drops Sept 16) and the hardcover, paperback, ebook and audiobook of SPIDER TO THE FLY (all drop Sept 2)! Use the code PREORDER25 at checkout!
I have copies of my 6th novel The Strange Case of Isaac Crawley! This was a limited edition novel, only 500 in print. This released after Midnight at the Tuscany Hotel and before The Nightmare Man. I’m selling personalized copies for $20 (that includes shipping) DM if interested!
May 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I have copies of my 6th novel The Strange Case of Isaac Crawley! This was a limited edition novel, only 500 in print. This released after Midnight at the Tuscany Hotel and before The Nightmare Man. I’m selling personalized copies for $20 (that includes shipping) DM if interested!
For the next 3 days @barnesandnoble.com is having a 25% off preorder sale and 2 of my @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social are in play here! Sleep Tight paperback (drops Sept 16) and SPIDER TO THE FLY hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook (drops Sept 2nd) use code PREORDER25 at checkout #BNPREORDER 📕
April 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
For the next 3 days @barnesandnoble.com is having a 25% off preorder sale and 2 of my @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social are in play here! Sleep Tight paperback (drops Sept 16) and SPIDER TO THE FLY hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook (drops Sept 2nd) use code PREORDER25 at checkout #BNPREORDER 📕
‼️ BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️ I’ve been sitting on this for a bit, but after SPIDER TO THE FLY comes out on September 2, 2025, I’ll have 2 books out in 2026, DIG in the spring and MALLARD MALONE in the fall! Thanks to @alicespeilburg.bsky.social @sarajhenry.bsky.social @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
‼️ BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️ I’ve been sitting on this for a bit, but after SPIDER TO THE FLY comes out on September 2, 2025, I’ll have 2 books out in 2026, DIG in the spring and MALLARD MALONE in the fall! Thanks to @alicespeilburg.bsky.social @sarajhenry.bsky.social @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social
SPIDER TO THE FLY @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social is playing nicely so far! Just a reminder it’s available on @netgalley.bsky.social for review. There’s still time to #jointhespiderweb 🕷️ 🕸️
March 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SPIDER TO THE FLY @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social is playing nicely so far! Just a reminder it’s available on @netgalley.bsky.social for review. There’s still time to #jointhespiderweb 🕷️ 🕸️
SPIDER TO THE FLY is available for preorder www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788417... and also available for request on @netgalley.bsky.social 🎊
February 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
SPIDER TO THE FLY is available for preorder www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788417... and also available for request on @netgalley.bsky.social 🎊
Here it is, the cover reveal for my 11th novel, SPIDER TO THE FLY, a dark psychological thriller with horror vibes! Releases from @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social Sept 2, preorder now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788417...
February 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Here it is, the cover reveal for my 11th novel, SPIDER TO THE FLY, a dark psychological thriller with horror vibes! Releases from @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social Sept 2, preorder now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788417...
THE NIGHTMARE MAN spotted out in the wild at Indigo in Toronto, Canada!
February 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
THE NIGHTMARE MAN spotted out in the wild at Indigo in Toronto, Canada!
Just signed 10 copies of my books at @barnesandnoble.com at Plainview!
February 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Just signed 10 copies of my books at @barnesandnoble.com at Plainview!
Finished THE GOD OF THE WOODS @lizmoorebooks.bsky.social 5 ⭐️ loved every sentence of it but now onward to NEVER THE WIND by Francesco Dimitri @titanbooks.bsky.social just started but loving this story already!
February 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Finished THE GOD OF THE WOODS @lizmoorebooks.bsky.social 5 ⭐️ loved every sentence of it but now onward to NEVER THE WIND by Francesco Dimitri @titanbooks.bsky.social just started but loving this story already!
One week from today the cover for SPIDER TO THE FLY will be revealed, and then made available for request on @netgalley.bsky.social @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social 🎊 📚 the book drops on Sept 2, 2025! Who will be ready to step into my parlor… 🕷️ 🕸️
February 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
One week from today the cover for SPIDER TO THE FLY will be revealed, and then made available for request on @netgalley.bsky.social @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social 🎊 📚 the book drops on Sept 2, 2025! Who will be ready to step into my parlor… 🕷️ 🕸️
There’s still time! Preorder SPIDER TO THE FLY before tomorrow night through @barnesandnoble.com and get 25% off! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/spider-to-... can’t wait to share the cover with everyone on Feb 19!
February 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
There’s still time! Preorder SPIDER TO THE FLY before tomorrow night through @barnesandnoble.com and get 25% off! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/spider-to-... can’t wait to share the cover with everyone on Feb 19!
2 weeks away from the SPIDER TO THE FLY cover reveal, but today through Friday you can preorder at @barnesandnoble.com for 25% off www.barnesandnoble.com/w/spider-to-... just use the code PREORDER25 at checkout, book drops on Sept 2 @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social but why not secure a copy today!
February 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
2 weeks away from the SPIDER TO THE FLY cover reveal, but today through Friday you can preorder at @barnesandnoble.com for 25% off www.barnesandnoble.com/w/spider-to-... just use the code PREORDER25 at checkout, book drops on Sept 2 @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social but why not secure a copy today!
Thrilled to announce that the foreign translation rights for THE NIGHTMARE MAN, MISTER LULLABY, SLEEP TIGHT, and the forthcoming 9/23/25 release SPIDER TO THE FLY have been sold in Turkey 🇹🇷 That means my work will be translated in the
following countries 🇵🇱 🇹🇷 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 🇨🇿 with hopefully more to come!
following countries 🇵🇱 🇹🇷 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 🇨🇿 with hopefully more to come!
January 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Thrilled to announce that the foreign translation rights for THE NIGHTMARE MAN, MISTER LULLABY, SLEEP TIGHT, and the forthcoming 9/23/25 release SPIDER TO THE FLY have been sold in Turkey 🇹🇷 That means my work will be translated in the
following countries 🇵🇱 🇹🇷 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 🇨🇿 with hopefully more to come!
following countries 🇵🇱 🇹🇷 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 🇨🇿 with hopefully more to come!
Happy Release Day to my buddy @browneallover.bsky.social and his his latest THEY ALL FALL THE SAME @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social go out and grab your copy now!
January 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Happy Release Day to my buddy @browneallover.bsky.social and his his latest THEY ALL FALL THE SAME @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social go out and grab your copy now!
Final edits, let’s go! Spider to the Fly, September 2025 @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social
January 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Final edits, let’s go! Spider to the Fly, September 2025 @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social
My final book of 2024 was WELLNESS by Nathan Hill and it was one of my favorites of the year for sure, such beautiful writing 👍👍 but onward now to my first read of 2025 THE HOLLOWS @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social by Daniel Church looks like the prefect horror for the cold season ❄️
January 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
My final book of 2024 was WELLNESS by Nathan Hill and it was one of my favorites of the year for sure, such beautiful writing 👍👍 but onward now to my first read of 2025 THE HOLLOWS @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social by Daniel Church looks like the prefect horror for the cold season ❄️
Merry Christmas 🎁🎄 here’s my book swag so far, even the gloriously used copy of Baal on top!
December 25, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Merry Christmas 🎁🎄 here’s my book swag so far, even the gloriously used copy of Baal on top!
Today only, grab MISTER LULLABY on kindle for only $2.99 for this Exclusive Goldbox Deal. www.amazon.com/Mister-Lulla...
December 23, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Today only, grab MISTER LULLABY on kindle for only $2.99 for this Exclusive Goldbox Deal. www.amazon.com/Mister-Lulla...
Looking for holiday gifts? Here’s the entire Markert collection, it’s got a little something for everyone in here, from Historical Fiction and magical realism to horror, thriller, suspense and historical mystery 📚 all my books from bottom to top, in order!
December 9, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Looking for holiday gifts? Here’s the entire Markert collection, it’s got a little something for everyone in here, from Historical Fiction and magical realism to horror, thriller, suspense and historical mystery 📚 all my books from bottom to top, in order!
And the Spider to the Fly edits begin… and it’s snowing ❄️
December 1, 2024 at 2:11 PM
And the Spider to the Fly edits begin… and it’s snowing ❄️
Turned in the first draft of my next book so I was finally able to get back to reading! MINE by Robert McCammon was classic horror and I loved it, Mary Terror was one bad villain. But on now to THE JIGSAW MAN by @nadinematheson.com @hanoversquarepress.bsky.social let’s do this!
November 29, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Turned in the first draft of my next book so I was finally able to get back to reading! MINE by Robert McCammon was classic horror and I loved it, Mary Terror was one bad villain. But on now to THE JIGSAW MAN by @nadinematheson.com @hanoversquarepress.bsky.social let’s do this!
Looks like Sleep Tight made the final round in the Goodreads Choice Awards for #Horror 2024! The voting goes on til the end of the week and I believe you can vote daily 🤷♂️ @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social
November 26, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Looks like Sleep Tight made the final round in the Goodreads Choice Awards for #Horror 2024! The voting goes on til the end of the week and I believe you can vote daily 🤷♂️ @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social
Can’t wait to share this one with the world, almost finished, almost finished, it’s gonna be a banger!
November 21, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Can’t wait to share this one with the world, almost finished, almost finished, it’s gonna be a banger!