John Lechner
@johnalechner.bsky.social
Writer, journalist, amateur linguist. DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS out with Bloomsbury March 2025. BEGINNER’S CHECHEN out with Hippocrene
https://www.johnlechnerauthor.com/
https://www.johnlechnerauthor.com/
In São Gabriel da Cachoeira with my friend and Tariana teacher, Jovino. Tariana is an endangered Arawak language spoken along the Vaupés River in the Amazon.
June 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
In São Gabriel da Cachoeira with my friend and Tariana teacher, Jovino. Tariana is an endangered Arawak language spoken along the Vaupés River in the Amazon.
Thank you, Clarissa!
March 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Thank you, Clarissa!
DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS launches today! Grounded in my five years working in CAR, Mali, Libya, Ukraine, and Syria. Featuring interviews with 40 #Wagner mercenaries, executives, and affiliates.
www.amazon.com/Death-Our-Bu...
www.amazon.com/Death-Our-Bu...
March 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS launches today! Grounded in my five years working in CAR, Mali, Libya, Ukraine, and Syria. Featuring interviews with 40 #Wagner mercenaries, executives, and affiliates.
www.amazon.com/Death-Our-Bu...
www.amazon.com/Death-Our-Bu...
Thank you @drjademcglynn.bsky.social for reading DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS! Some later sections of the book in particular lean on Dr. McGlynn's research on the role of history in Putin's Russia
February 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Thank you @drjademcglynn.bsky.social for reading DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS! Some later sections of the book in particular lean on Dr. McGlynn's research on the role of history in Putin's Russia
Pick up @washingtonpost.com's Sunday paper, where @rchason.bsky.social's profiles from the Sahel get the full insert they deserve. Was honored to contribute with the interview with "Nazar," a Wagner mercenary who fought in Mali from 2021 - 2022.
February 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Pick up @washingtonpost.com's Sunday paper, where @rchason.bsky.social's profiles from the Sahel get the full insert they deserve. Was honored to contribute with the interview with "Nazar," a Wagner mercenary who fought in Mali from 2021 - 2022.
Honored to have @markgaleotti.bsky.social's endorsement for DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS. His work on Russian military history was critical to writing this book
February 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Honored to have @markgaleotti.bsky.social's endorsement for DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS. His work on Russian military history was critical to writing this book
Thank you Professor Stent for endorsing DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS! Coming to you in less than two weeks!
February 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Thank you Professor Stent for endorsing DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS! Coming to you in less than two weeks!
Thank you, Annie Jacobsen!
February 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Thank you, Annie Jacobsen!
Given how much I enjoyed CHIP WAR, it was incredible to get Chris Miller's endorsement. DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS coming to you in just two weeks!
February 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Given how much I enjoyed CHIP WAR, it was incredible to get Chris Miller's endorsement. DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS coming to you in just two weeks!
@ala-booklist.bsky.social just called DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS an “in-depth, beautifully written chronicle and analysis... an invaluable look at a very dark dimension in geopolitical affairs.”
February 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
@ala-booklist.bsky.social just called DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS an “in-depth, beautifully written chronicle and analysis... an invaluable look at a very dark dimension in geopolitical affairs.”
Thank you @eliothiggins.bsky.social for endorsing DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS! Pick up your copy on March 4!
February 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Thank you @eliothiggins.bsky.social for endorsing DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS! Pick up your copy on March 4!
And make sure to pick up Chris’s excellent THE WAR CAME TO US!
February 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
And make sure to pick up Chris’s excellent THE WAR CAME TO US!
Honored to have @christopherjm.ft.com's endorsement. DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS coming to you on March 4!
February 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Honored to have @christopherjm.ft.com's endorsement. DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS coming to you on March 4!
Very grateful to Admiral Stavridis for his endorsement. Make sure to preorder your copy for March 4!
February 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Very grateful to Admiral Stavridis for his endorsement. Make sure to preorder your copy for March 4!
Pre-order today to have your copy right on March 4!
February 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Pre-order today to have your copy right on March 4!
We're less than one month away from the launch of DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS, my book on the history of Russian mercenaries and Wagner Group. Preorder here!
www.amazon.com/Death-Our-Bu...
www.amazon.com/Death-Our-Bu...
February 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
We're less than one month away from the launch of DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS, my book on the history of Russian mercenaries and Wagner Group. Preorder here!
www.amazon.com/Death-Our-Bu...
www.amazon.com/Death-Our-Bu...
It’s real! Coming to you March 4!
January 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
It’s real! Coming to you March 4!
3 days left in the Goodreads Giveaway to get your free copy! @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
3 days left in the Goodreads Giveaway to get your free copy! @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
Some timely book mail @ioangrillo.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Some timely book mail @ioangrillo.bsky.social
Can’t wait to dive into @shaunwalker7.bsky.social's upcoming THE ILLEGALS. A must read for 2025!
January 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Can’t wait to dive into @shaunwalker7.bsky.social's upcoming THE ILLEGALS. A must read for 2025!
Super interesting introduction
January 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Super interesting introduction
Exciting book mail
January 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Exciting book mail
Looks like we have a cover!
January 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Looks like we have a cover!
Plus this magical book I’m currently reading
December 24, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Plus this magical book I’m currently reading
Some of my favorite fiction and criticism reads for 2024
December 24, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Some of my favorite fiction and criticism reads for 2024