Jude Berman
@judeberman.bsky.social
Author, artist, activist. My novels The Die and The Vow are available wherever books are sold. linktr.ee/judeberman
I’ve found myself riveted to the Buddhist monks’ Walk for Peace. So much about it is compelling: their commitment, their conviction, their compassion, their courage, their persistence, their humility. Read more: https://loom.ly/T2CtOFU
February 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I’ve found myself riveted to the Buddhist monks’ Walk for Peace. So much about it is compelling: their commitment, their conviction, their compassion, their courage, their persistence, their humility. Read more: https://loom.ly/T2CtOFU
If you're in San Francisco, please join us this Saturday!
January 29, 2026 at 5:05 PM
If you're in San Francisco, please join us this Saturday!
First Lines: take a peek inside Leslie Schover's debut novel, Fission, just published this week!
January 28, 2026 at 11:01 PM
First Lines: take a peek inside Leslie Schover's debut novel, Fission, just published this week!
Recently I wrote about the reality of living under a government that has authorized itself to detain and even murder its citizens at will. And with impunity. I didn’t expect so many of the comments I received—publicly and privately—to center on “Is it time to leave...” Read: https://loom.ly/VOeb0IA
January 27, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Recently I wrote about the reality of living under a government that has authorized itself to detain and even murder its citizens at will. And with impunity. I didn’t expect so many of the comments I received—publicly and privately—to center on “Is it time to leave...” Read: https://loom.ly/VOeb0IA
Do you heed their silent summons or do you fancy yourself as the one who summons?
January 17, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Do you heed their silent summons or do you fancy yourself as the one who summons?
I wouldn’t be writing these words—in fact, I wouldn’t be alive today—if my mother had not been detained and jailed by the Nazis in 1933.
She had gone to study at the Sorbonne because, as a Jew, she could no longer pursue her education in Germany. Read more: https://loom.ly/zIgoHlE
She had gone to study at the Sorbonne because, as a Jew, she could no longer pursue her education in Germany. Read more: https://loom.ly/zIgoHlE
January 12, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I wouldn’t be writing these words—in fact, I wouldn’t be alive today—if my mother had not been detained and jailed by the Nazis in 1933.
She had gone to study at the Sorbonne because, as a Jew, she could no longer pursue her education in Germany. Read more: https://loom.ly/zIgoHlE
She had gone to study at the Sorbonne because, as a Jew, she could no longer pursue her education in Germany. Read more: https://loom.ly/zIgoHlE
Something must be going right! 😀🌈 We saw a double rainbow during my meet and greet at Copperfield's Napa!
January 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Something must be going right! 😀🌈 We saw a double rainbow during my meet and greet at Copperfield's Napa!
When I start reading a book of fiction, I pay close attention to the first line. I may read it more than once or read it more slowly. This is because that line can tell me a lot. On the most immediate, practical level, it introduces me to the book... Read more: https://loom.ly/4vd1vU4
December 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
When I start reading a book of fiction, I pay close attention to the first line. I may read it more than once or read it more slowly. This is because that line can tell me a lot. On the most immediate, practical level, it introduces me to the book... Read more: https://loom.ly/4vd1vU4
When two people emailed me a few minutes apart with links to today’s New Yorker article by Vauhini Vara, “What If Readers Like AI-Generated Fiction?” I knew I had to read it pronto. And it’s a humdinger. Not because “readers liked AI-generated fiction” but because... Cont'd: https://loom.ly/z9EQiTs
December 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
When two people emailed me a few minutes apart with links to today’s New Yorker article by Vauhini Vara, “What If Readers Like AI-Generated Fiction?” I knew I had to read it pronto. And it’s a humdinger. Not because “readers liked AI-generated fiction” but because... Cont'd: https://loom.ly/z9EQiTs
It was a pleasure speaking with Will. You can watch at https://loom.ly/JJm1dVw
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It was a pleasure speaking with Will. You can watch at https://loom.ly/JJm1dVw
We shouldn’t assume we know the future of books. Often when I’ve raised this point, I’ve been met with push-back—for example, evidence of robust book sales. Which of course is great. Even so, I’m still watching the signs. I can’t help myself. It’s what I do.... Read more: https://loom.ly/JxYljeg
December 17, 2025 at 6:09 AM
We shouldn’t assume we know the future of books. Often when I’ve raised this point, I’ve been met with push-back—for example, evidence of robust book sales. Which of course is great. Even so, I’m still watching the signs. I can’t help myself. It’s what I do.... Read more: https://loom.ly/JxYljeg
Thank you, Canada!
The sale continues thru Dec 15 in the US, UK, Australia & Canada.
The sale continues thru Dec 15 in the US, UK, Australia & Canada.
December 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Thank you, Canada!
The sale continues thru Dec 15 in the US, UK, Australia & Canada.
The sale continues thru Dec 15 in the US, UK, Australia & Canada.
The Vow's first-ever BookBub ebook deal starts today! The deal is in the UK, Canada, and Australia, and we've matched the sale in the US as well! For your convenience: https://loom.ly/1PRaKxw
December 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Vow's first-ever BookBub ebook deal starts today! The deal is in the UK, Canada, and Australia, and we've matched the sale in the US as well! For your convenience: https://loom.ly/1PRaKxw
When I was writing Shot: A Dictionary of the Lost, pronouns were a thing. If I was to on a Zoom with a client or with activists, everyone displayed pronouns with their name. Not to do so would have been an insult, or at least an indication of your lack of sensitivity. More at https://loom.ly/Lai52NU
December 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
When I was writing Shot: A Dictionary of the Lost, pronouns were a thing. If I was to on a Zoom with a client or with activists, everyone displayed pronouns with their name. Not to do so would have been an insult, or at least an indication of your lack of sensitivity. More at https://loom.ly/Lai52NU
Grateful for the recognition!
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Grateful for the recognition!
Recently several people asked if my books were available anywhere besides Amazon. That surprised me.
Actually, it shouldn’t have surprised me that they didn’t automatically run to their local bookstore to see if that store would order the book. In fact... Read more: https://loom.ly/F7hmKNY
Actually, it shouldn’t have surprised me that they didn’t automatically run to their local bookstore to see if that store would order the book. In fact... Read more: https://loom.ly/F7hmKNY
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Recently several people asked if my books were available anywhere besides Amazon. That surprised me.
Actually, it shouldn’t have surprised me that they didn’t automatically run to their local bookstore to see if that store would order the book. In fact... Read more: https://loom.ly/F7hmKNY
Actually, it shouldn’t have surprised me that they didn’t automatically run to their local bookstore to see if that store would order the book. In fact... Read more: https://loom.ly/F7hmKNY
Your dreams walk on cat feet into your world at daybreak. Smile on them so they don’t vanish.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Your dreams walk on cat feet into your world at daybreak. Smile on them so they don’t vanish.
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#mysticalart #spiritualart #meditation #dreams #consciousness #painting
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THE DIE is now available as an audio book!
James Fouhey and Hannah Choi, narrators. Find it wherever you get your audio books.
James Fouhey and Hannah Choi, narrators. Find it wherever you get your audio books.
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
THE DIE is now available as an audio book!
James Fouhey and Hannah Choi, narrators. Find it wherever you get your audio books.
James Fouhey and Hannah Choi, narrators. Find it wherever you get your audio books.
Shepherd is an awesome indie book platform, and I enjoyed the hard choice of selecting only three favs...
Read more at https://loom.ly/3ELOVyo
Read more at https://loom.ly/3ELOVyo
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Shepherd is an awesome indie book platform, and I enjoyed the hard choice of selecting only three favs...
Read more at https://loom.ly/3ELOVyo
Read more at https://loom.ly/3ELOVyo
Thank you Jill Rey, for your humbling words!
"Shot is easily a top five best read, ever. This book will have profound and reverberating effects on all who read it...." Read the full review: https://loom.ly/naPf-oU
"Shot is easily a top five best read, ever. This book will have profound and reverberating effects on all who read it...." Read the full review: https://loom.ly/naPf-oU
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Thank you Jill Rey, for your humbling words!
"Shot is easily a top five best read, ever. This book will have profound and reverberating effects on all who read it...." Read the full review: https://loom.ly/naPf-oU
"Shot is easily a top five best read, ever. This book will have profound and reverberating effects on all who read it...." Read the full review: https://loom.ly/naPf-oU
Speaking with Mike Carlon of Uncorking a Story is always a pleasure! He asks the most thoughtful questions. Listen or watch the full interview at https://loom.ly/7toDtzQ
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Speaking with Mike Carlon of Uncorking a Story is always a pleasure! He asks the most thoughtful questions. Listen or watch the full interview at https://loom.ly/7toDtzQ
Awesome weekend with Heidi Yewman, Griffin Dix, and John Maa, bringing books about gun violence prevention to two local bookstores: Book Passage and Books Inc. Thank you for beliving in our books and hosting us!
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Awesome weekend with Heidi Yewman, Griffin Dix, and John Maa, bringing books about gun violence prevention to two local bookstores: Book Passage and Books Inc. Thank you for beliving in our books and hosting us!
If you can't make it to Book Passage in Corte Madera tomorrow (Nov 1) at 1 pm, we'll be at Books Inc on Sunday!
October 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
If you can't make it to Book Passage in Corte Madera tomorrow (Nov 1) at 1 pm, we'll be at Books Inc on Sunday!
Alef's aero car was in the news because it's being tested at Bay Area airports. In The Die, June lusts over an aero car, and in the sequel--guess what!--she owns one! I have to say, it looks a lot better than this =)
October 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Alef's aero car was in the news because it's being tested at Bay Area airports. In The Die, June lusts over an aero car, and in the sequel--guess what!--she owns one! I have to say, it looks a lot better than this =)
Glad to see the recognition for these stories...
October 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Glad to see the recognition for these stories...