Josh Pachter
@joshpachter.bsky.social
writer | editor | translator | traveler
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Sun-Sentinel reviewer Oline Cogdill lists EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH (Level Best Books) as one of the 5 best crime-fiction anthologies of 2025. #stephensondheim #crimefiction
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Sun-Sentinel reviewer Oline Cogdill lists EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH (Level Best Books) as one of the 5 best crime-fiction anthologies of 2025. #stephensondheim #crimefiction
The ebook edition of THE BEAT OF BLACK WINGS: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE SONGS OF JONI MITCHELL is 80% off at B&N — you can't "beat" this price on my Anthony-award-finalist anthology. #jonimitchell #crimefiction
The Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell|eBook
A gripping anthology of twenty-five tales of crime, revenge, and murder by twenty-seven authors, each inspired by the music of Joni Mitchell.Anthony Award Nominee for Best Anthology/Collection of 2021...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The ebook edition of THE BEAT OF BLACK WINGS: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE SONGS OF JONI MITCHELL is 80% off at B&N — you can't "beat" this price on my Anthony-award-finalist anthology. #jonimitchell #crimefiction
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From the Central Virginia Chapter of Sisters in Crime, Book People welcomes contributors Kristin Kisska, Maggie King, Adam Meyer, K.L. Murphy, Josh Pachter, Leah St. James, and Heather Weidner.
Join us for a murderously good time!
#bookpeoplerva #shoplocal #sistersincrime
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Join us for a murderously good time!
#bookpeoplerva #shoplocal #sistersincrime
@joshpachter.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
From the Central Virginia Chapter of Sisters in Crime, Book People welcomes contributors Kristin Kisska, Maggie King, Adam Meyer, K.L. Murphy, Josh Pachter, Leah St. James, and Heather Weidner.
Join us for a murderously good time!
#bookpeoplerva #shoplocal #sistersincrime
@joshpachter.bsky.social
Join us for a murderously good time!
#bookpeoplerva #shoplocal #sistersincrime
@joshpachter.bsky.social
Next Saturday, 11/15, 11 AM, Kathryn Prater Bomey, May Kennedy, Adam Meyer, and I will be talking about our contributions to CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION, an anthology published earlier this year by Level Best, at #FountainBooks, 1307 E. Cary St., in Richmond (VA). Come join us!
11/15 - Crime in the Old Dominion Meet and Greet! by Fountain Bookstore
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November 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Next Saturday, 11/15, 11 AM, Kathryn Prater Bomey, May Kennedy, Adam Meyer, and I will be talking about our contributions to CRIME IN THE OLD DOMINION, an anthology published earlier this year by Level Best, at #FountainBooks, 1307 E. Cary St., in Richmond (VA). Come join us!
The November/December issue of #ElleryQueensMysteryMagazine includes my translation of "The Murders on Juniper Street" by Danish author #LoneTheils, and you can read the first pages of the story for free at this link ... and the rest in the print and digital versions of the magazine....
Passport to Crime - Ellery Queen
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November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The November/December issue of #ElleryQueensMysteryMagazine includes my translation of "The Murders on Juniper Street" by Danish author #LoneTheils, and you can read the first pages of the story for free at this link ... and the rest in the print and digital versions of the magazine....
Today's your last chance to take advantage of the @geniusbooks.bsky.social special promotional pricing on my DUTCH TREATS anthology (which releases tomorrow) and the other titles in its "Dutch Wave" collection. Don't miss out!
Dutch Wave
Dutch Treats releases on September 1. Orders including Dutch Treats will ship the other titles right away, and Dutch Treats will follow on or around September 1, 2025. From now through August 31, pre...
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August 31, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Today's your last chance to take advantage of the @geniusbooks.bsky.social special promotional pricing on my DUTCH TREATS anthology (which releases tomorrow) and the other titles in its "Dutch Wave" collection. Don't miss out!
You've got through Sunday to pre-order DUTCH TREATS for 20% off — or bundle it with one or both books from Genius Book Publishing's "Dutch Wave" collection for a 30% or 40% discount!
Dutch Wave
Dutch Treats releases on September 1. Orders including Dutch Treats will ship the other titles right away, and Dutch Treats will follow on or around September 1, 2025. From now through August 31, pre...
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August 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
You've got through Sunday to pre-order DUTCH TREATS for 20% off — or bundle it with one or both books from Genius Book Publishing's "Dutch Wave" collection for a 30% or 40% discount!
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#Review @joshpachter.bsky.social @rkoreto.bsky.social Frank Zafiro, Anna Scotti, @tommeadauthor.bsky.social
>> thecritic.co.uk/murders-for-... | Jeremy Black, The Critic | @sincnational.bsky.social @chessiecrime.bsky.social
>> thecritic.co.uk/murders-for-... | Jeremy Black, The Critic | @sincnational.bsky.social @chessiecrime.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
#Review @joshpachter.bsky.social @rkoreto.bsky.social Frank Zafiro, Anna Scotti, @tommeadauthor.bsky.social
>> thecritic.co.uk/murders-for-... | Jeremy Black, The Critic | @sincnational.bsky.social @chessiecrime.bsky.social
>> thecritic.co.uk/murders-for-... | Jeremy Black, The Critic | @sincnational.bsky.social @chessiecrime.bsky.social
My Anthony Award finalist 2022 anthology PARANOIA BLUES: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE SONGS OF PAUL SIMON picked up a very nice review in this month's THE CRITIC magazine. You'll have to scroll way down to find it, so spoiler alert: reviewer Jeremy Black calls it "excellent" ... twice!
Murders for August | Jeremy Black | The Critic Magazine
Does the “biggest literary crisis in years” — well until the next one — have anything to offer readers of these effusions. The deception was fraudulent but scarcely murderous…
thecritic.co.uk
August 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
My Anthony Award finalist 2022 anthology PARANOIA BLUES: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE SONGS OF PAUL SIMON picked up a very nice review in this month's THE CRITIC magazine. You'll have to scroll way down to find it, so spoiler alert: reviewer Jeremy Black calls it "excellent" ... twice!
Here's mini-interview #5 with a contributor to my upcoming DUTCH TREATS anthology. This time, it's Marjolein van der Gaag in the spotlight. Check out the pre-order discounts at geniusbookpublishing.com/collections/...
Marjolein van der Gaag on Everyday Fear, Family Life, and Hidden Depths
The journalist-turned-author behind Beneath the Surface—a tense tale in Dutch Treats: Short Crime Fiction from the Netherlands and Flanders
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August 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Here's mini-interview #5 with a contributor to my upcoming DUTCH TREATS anthology. This time, it's Marjolein van der Gaag in the spotlight. Check out the pre-order discounts at geniusbookpublishing.com/collections/...
Third in a series of mini-interviews with contributors to #DutchTreats, coming September 1 from #geniusbookpublishing. Discounted pre-order link at the end of the interview (with an *extra* discount if you bundle DUTCH TREATS with my translation of Rene's THE AMSTERDAM LAWYER).
René Appel on Crime, Creativity, and Catching the Dutch Wave
An interview with the acclaimed author of Joyride, featured in Dutch Treats: Short Crime Fiction from the Netherlands and Flanders
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August 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Third in a series of mini-interviews with contributors to #DutchTreats, coming September 1 from #geniusbookpublishing. Discounted pre-order link at the end of the interview (with an *extra* discount if you bundle DUTCH TREATS with my translation of Rene's THE AMSTERDAM LAWYER).
Here's another mini-interview with one of the contributors to my anthology DUTCH TREATS, coming September 1 from #geniusbookpublishing. In the hot seat this time is my old friend Theo Capel. There's a link to pre-order the book (with some special discounts!) at the end of the interview.
Meet Theo Capel: Crime, Comedy, and a Red Mercedes
An exclusive interview with Dutch author Theo Capel, whose story “The Red Mercedes” is featured in the upcoming international crime anthology Dutch Treats—available September 1
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July 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Here's another mini-interview with one of the contributors to my anthology DUTCH TREATS, coming September 1 from #geniusbookpublishing. In the hot seat this time is my old friend Theo Capel. There's a link to pre-order the book (with some special discounts!) at the end of the interview.
Check out this mini-interview with #ChristineOtten, one of the contributors to #DutchTreats, coming September 1 from #GeniusBookPublishing and available now for pre-order with special "Dutch Wave" discount pricing. (Pre-order link at the end of the interview.)
Meet Christine Otten: From Amsterdam-Noord to the Pages of Dutch Treats
In this exclusive interview, Dutch author and playwright Christine Otten talks about her story “Soul Mates,” featured in the upcoming anthology Dutch Treats. Otten shares the chilling real-life inspir...
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July 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Check out this mini-interview with #ChristineOtten, one of the contributors to #DutchTreats, coming September 1 from #GeniusBookPublishing and available now for pre-order with special "Dutch Wave" discount pricing. (Pre-order link at the end of the interview.)
DUTCH TREATS, an anthology of 21 stories by Dutch and Flemish crime writers, is up for pre-order in paperback and ebook formats with some terrific "Dutch Wave" discounts at the publisher's website. Ride the Dutch Wave and treat yourself! geniusbookpublishing.com/collections/...
Dutch Wave
Dutch Treats releases on September 1. Orders including Dutch Treats will ship the other titles right away, and Dutch Treats will follow on or around September 1, 2025. From now through August 31, pre...
geniusbookpublishing.com
July 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
DUTCH TREATS, an anthology of 21 stories by Dutch and Flemish crime writers, is up for pre-order in paperback and ebook formats with some terrific "Dutch Wave" discounts at the publisher's website. Ride the Dutch Wave and treat yourself! geniusbookpublishing.com/collections/...
Congrats to my daughter Rebecca K. Jones, whose third Mackenzie Wilson novel — STAYING THE COURSE — just won a Goldie Award from the #GoldenCrownLiterarySociety!
Staying the Course
Check out Staying the Course - <p>Tucson prosecutor Mack Wilson is finally finding her stride. With a new girlfriend, Beth Shankar, and her best friend Jess Lafayette back in the Homicide unit, life s...
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July 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Congrats to my daughter Rebecca K. Jones, whose third Mackenzie Wilson novel — STAYING THE COURSE — just won a Goldie Award from the #GoldenCrownLiterarySociety!
EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE SONGS OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM gets a nice shout-out on the #BroadwayAndMe blog: broadwayandme.blogspot.com/2025/06/thea...
Theater Books for Summer Reading 2025
We’ve already had our first heat waves of the season—the temperature hit 101° in Central Park this past week!—which is a sure sign that summ...
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July 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE SONGS OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM gets a nice shout-out on the #BroadwayAndMe blog: broadwayandme.blogspot.com/2025/06/thea...
Out today from #whitecitypress, and that's no gag!
July 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Out today from #whitecitypress, and that's no gag!
My next anthology, coming in September from #GeniusBookPublishing, 21 stories by Dutch and Flemish crime writers. Yer not much if yer not Dutch (or Flemish)!
June 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
My next anthology, coming in September from #GeniusBookPublishing, 21 stories by Dutch and Flemish crime writers. Yer not much if yer not Dutch (or Flemish)!
If you're within reach of Staunton (VA), mark your calendars for June 22!
#jonimitchell #stephensondheim #gratefuldead #crimefiction
#jonimitchell #stephensondheim #gratefuldead #crimefiction
June 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
If you're within reach of Staunton (VA), mark your calendars for June 22!
#jonimitchell #stephensondheim #gratefuldead #crimefiction
#jonimitchell #stephensondheim #gratefuldead #crimefiction
This Thursday in Richmond (VA)! RSVPs (via the link) welcome but no required! Pre-purchase of the book (also via the link) possible but also not required! Come hear #johncopenhaver, #marciatalley, #kristopherzgorski, #lisanannimessegee, and me talk crime fiction and #stephensondheim!
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May 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This Thursday in Richmond (VA)! RSVPs (via the link) welcome but no required! Pre-purchase of the book (also via the link) possible but also not required! Come hear #johncopenhaver, #marciatalley, #kristopherzgorski, #lisanannimessegee, and me talk crime fiction and #stephensondheim!
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On the new Broadway Radio Show, editor @joshpachter.bsky.social, along with Rebecca K Jones & John M Floyd, join me to chat about the new anthology Every Day A Little Death & how the songs of Sondheim inspired their tales of crime. It's a fun, fascinating chat!
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May 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
On the new Broadway Radio Show, editor @joshpachter.bsky.social, along with Rebecca K Jones & John M Floyd, join me to chat about the new anthology Every Day A Little Death & how the songs of Sondheim inspired their tales of crime. It's a fun, fascinating chat!
www.haineshisway.com/the-broadway...
www.haineshisway.com/the-broadway...
Today only, the digital edition of THE BEAT OF BLACK WINGS: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE SONGS OF JONI MITCHELL (Open Road Integrated Media) is 73% off at the 'Zon, marked down from $14.99 to only $3.99!
#jonimitchell #crimefiction
#jonimitchell #crimefiction
The Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell
Amazon.com: The Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell eBook : Pachter, Josh: Kindle Store
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May 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Today only, the digital edition of THE BEAT OF BLACK WINGS: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE SONGS OF JONI MITCHELL (Open Road Integrated Media) is 73% off at the 'Zon, marked down from $14.99 to only $3.99!
#jonimitchell #crimefiction
#jonimitchell #crimefiction
Very honored to be a double Anthony nominee for FIRST WEEK FREE AT THE ROOMY TOILET (for Best Children's/YA Novel) and FRIEND OF THE DEVIL: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE SONGS OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD (Best Anthology). Congrats to all the nominees in all the categories!
May 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Very honored to be a double Anthony nominee for FIRST WEEK FREE AT THE ROOMY TOILET (for Best Children's/YA Novel) and FRIEND OF THE DEVIL: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE SONGS OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD (Best Anthology). Congrats to all the nominees in all the categories!
Richmond friends: join John Copenhaver, Marcia Talley, Kristopher Zgorski, and me to discuss EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE SONGS OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM at Shelf Life Books on May 29th, 7 PM. Please use the link to RSVP, so Shelf Life can get a head count. See you there!
Every Day a Little Death: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Stephen Sondheim
Richmond, VA. Owned by Chris and Berkley McDaniel, the store is staffed by long-time patrons and is a hub for local authors and book lovers alike. We’ve got new books on our lower level and five rooms...
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May 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Richmond friends: join John Copenhaver, Marcia Talley, Kristopher Zgorski, and me to discuss EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE SONGS OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM at Shelf Life Books on May 29th, 7 PM. Please use the link to RSVP, so Shelf Life can get a head count. See you there!
EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE SONGS OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM is now available for pre-order in trade paperback and digital formats. Coming from Level Best Books on March 22, the 95th anniversary of Sondheim's birth. 20 stories, one for each of the 20 musicals!
Every Day a Little Death: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Stephen Sondheim|Paperback
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March 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE SONGS OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM is now available for pre-order in trade paperback and digital formats. Coming from Level Best Books on March 22, the 95th anniversary of Sondheim's birth. 20 stories, one for each of the 20 musicals!