Lina Chern
@linachern.bsky.social
Author. Fool. Mary Higgins Clark Award, Lefty & Anthony nominations for PLAY THE FOOL (2023, @randomhouse). 2025: TRICKS OF FORTUNE
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Just a reminder that I wrote an Anthony Award nominated pulp thriller that I would love for you all to read.
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Just a reminder that I wrote an Anthony Award nominated pulp thriller that I would love for you all to read.
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AN EMPTY HELL, the first appearance of Matt Herrick, is and Early Bird Books Sale wherever you can get ebooks! Only $1.99! @dzhyde.bsky.social @hillnadell.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
AN EMPTY HELL, the first appearance of Matt Herrick, is and Early Bird Books Sale wherever you can get ebooks! Only $1.99! @dzhyde.bsky.social @hillnadell.bsky.social
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Folks. We have a digital arc of On Fire and Under Water. If you’re a reviewer and want a sneak peek for potential review, message me and I’ll send you a copy. We are thrilled at what this special anthology is shaping up to be. Coming Sept. 30.
@rhppress.bsky.social
@rhppress.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Folks. We have a digital arc of On Fire and Under Water. If you’re a reviewer and want a sneak peek for potential review, message me and I’ll send you a copy. We are thrilled at what this special anthology is shaping up to be. Coming Sept. 30.
@rhppress.bsky.social
@rhppress.bsky.social
Join me for a discussion of TRICKS OF FORTUNE with partner-in-crime Susanna Calkins, this Thursday at 7 pm at Barnes & Noble Mellody Farms, 901 N. Milwaukee, Vernon Hills. This store is right in my backyard, folks. Come see for yourself the real-life inspiration for Katie True's stomping grounds!
August 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Join me for a discussion of TRICKS OF FORTUNE with partner-in-crime Susanna Calkins, this Thursday at 7 pm at Barnes & Noble Mellody Farms, 901 N. Milwaukee, Vernon Hills. This store is right in my backyard, folks. Come see for yourself the real-life inspiration for Katie True's stomping grounds!
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Nick Kolakowski chats with the author and screenwriter Jordan Harper about "She Rides Shotgun" and what authors have to give up for the big screen. crimereads.com/jordan-harpe...
Jordan Harper on the Bittersweetness of Adapting His Own Novel into a Hollywood Film
You can often tell when a crime-fiction author has read Jordan Harper’s She Rides Shotgun, which won the Edgar Award for Best Debut Novel in 2017. Mention the title, and chances are good they’ll st…
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July 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Nick Kolakowski chats with the author and screenwriter Jordan Harper about "She Rides Shotgun" and what authors have to give up for the big screen. crimereads.com/jordan-harpe...
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Are you all caught up?! 🎙️ New episodes coming this week, so make sure you’re ready! 📚 Find us on Spotify or your favorite streaming platform 🖋️
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@amadair.bsky.social
@alexsegura.bsky.social
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#darkwaterspodcast #dwantho #literarypodcast #upcomingepisode #darkfiction
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@amadair.bsky.social
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#darkwaterspodcast #dwantho #literarypodcast #upcomingepisode #darkfiction
July 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Are you all caught up?! 🎙️ New episodes coming this week, so make sure you’re ready! 📚 Find us on Spotify or your favorite streaming platform 🖋️
@linachern.bsky.social
@amadair.bsky.social
@alexsegura.bsky.social
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#darkwaterspodcast #dwantho #literarypodcast #upcomingepisode #darkfiction
@linachern.bsky.social
@amadair.bsky.social
@alexsegura.bsky.social
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#darkwaterspodcast #dwantho #literarypodcast #upcomingepisode #darkfiction
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Today’s the day!!
It’s release day for WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN, 12 crime stories of heartbreak, violence, and revenge. Now available in ebook and paperback! #releaseday #crimefiction
It’s release day for WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN, 12 crime stories of heartbreak, violence, and revenge. Now available in ebook and paperback! #releaseday #crimefiction
July 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Today’s the day!!
It’s release day for WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN, 12 crime stories of heartbreak, violence, and revenge. Now available in ebook and paperback! #releaseday #crimefiction
It’s release day for WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN, 12 crime stories of heartbreak, violence, and revenge. Now available in ebook and paperback! #releaseday #crimefiction
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It was awfully kind of Martine to let me drone on the way I did. In spite of me, her newsletter is always a good time. Check it out!
So happy to chat with @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social on Substack today. Crime writers unite! meproctor.substack.com/p/a-conversa...
A Conversation with James D.F. Hannah
scoop: Henry Malone is me! ... well, sort of
meproctor.substack.com
July 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It was awfully kind of Martine to let me drone on the way I did. In spite of me, her newsletter is always a good time. Check it out!
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This is the kind of true, heart aching work I want to see more of. Amazing job @linachern.bsky.social
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Lina Chern On the Real Life Detective Story That Haunts Her Still
The morning Joe Gliniewicz died I was picking my son Leo up early from school. He was sick and no one knew why. A nonverbal kid can’t tell you where it hurts so the only solution is to send him hom…
crimereads.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is the kind of true, heart aching work I want to see more of. Amazing job @linachern.bsky.social
crimereads.com/lina-chern-o...
crimereads.com/lina-chern-o...
I wrote an essay for @crimereads.bsky.social about my accidental involvement in the real-life death investigation that inspired TRICKS OF FORTUNE. I'm proud of this one, folks. I hope you'll check it out.
The link is here and in my bio.
crimereads.com/lina-chern-o...
The link is here and in my bio.
crimereads.com/lina-chern-o...
Lina Chern On the Real Life Detective Story That Haunts Her Still
The morning Joe Gliniewicz died I was picking my son Leo up early from school. He was sick and no one knew why. A nonverbal kid can’t tell you where it hurts so the only solution is to send him hom…
crimereads.com
July 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I wrote an essay for @crimereads.bsky.social about my accidental involvement in the real-life death investigation that inspired TRICKS OF FORTUNE. I'm proud of this one, folks. I hope you'll check it out.
The link is here and in my bio.
crimereads.com/lina-chern-o...
The link is here and in my bio.
crimereads.com/lina-chern-o...
Yesterday I had the pleasure of appearing on @tmj4.com, chatting about TRICKS OF FORTUNE, tarot, and the book's real-life inspiration. Check out the spot and join @marythor.bsky.social and me tonight at 6:30 at Milwaukee's own @boswellbooks.bsky.social!
www.tmj4.com/shows/the-mo...
www.tmj4.com/shows/the-mo...
Tricks of Fortune: A Murder Mystery with a Tarot Twist
Author Lina Chern joins us on The Morning Blend to discuss her latest book and special appearance at Boswell Books.
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July 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Yesterday I had the pleasure of appearing on @tmj4.com, chatting about TRICKS OF FORTUNE, tarot, and the book's real-life inspiration. Check out the spot and join @marythor.bsky.social and me tonight at 6:30 at Milwaukee's own @boswellbooks.bsky.social!
www.tmj4.com/shows/the-mo...
www.tmj4.com/shows/the-mo...
Check out this chat with @splturnthepage.bsky.social about Tricks of Fortune and other bookish tomfoolery!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocfW...
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Turn the Page Podcast - Episode 357C: Lina Chern on TRICKS OF FORTUNE
YouTube video by Syosset Public Library
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July 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Check out this chat with @splturnthepage.bsky.social about Tricks of Fortune and other bookish tomfoolery!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocfW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocfW...
Missed the launch event for TRICKS OF FORTUNE? Don't worry, I gotcha. Catch me at Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee on July 17th at 6:30 pm, in conversation with the amazing @marythor.bsky.social. It'll be a great time! RSVP at the link below or in my bio.
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Lina Chern, author of TRICKS OF FORTUNE- an in-person Boswell event
Lina Chern, author of TRICKS OF FORTUNE- an in-person Boswell event
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July 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Missed the launch event for TRICKS OF FORTUNE? Don't worry, I gotcha. Catch me at Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee on July 17th at 6:30 pm, in conversation with the amazing @marythor.bsky.social. It'll be a great time! RSVP at the link below or in my bio.
www.eventbrite.com/e/lina-chern...
www.eventbrite.com/e/lina-chern...
I’ve been so lucky lately to have some of the best conversation partners around. Check out this chat with the amazing @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social!
🃏NEW EPISODE🃏
We had the opportunity to sit down with Lina Chern to discuss her novel Play the Fool and its new sequel, Tricks of Fortune 🔮 Tune in for a great discussion and more on your favorite streaming platform, or via the link below 🖤
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We had the opportunity to sit down with Lina Chern to discuss her novel Play the Fool and its new sequel, Tricks of Fortune 🔮 Tune in for a great discussion and more on your favorite streaming platform, or via the link below 🖤
@linachern.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/5wcB...
July 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I’ve been so lucky lately to have some of the best conversation partners around. Check out this chat with the amazing @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social!
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Bantam/Penguin Random House gifted us a copy of this "delightfully clever whodunit, a delicious blend of suspense and madcap humor."
Come get your read on this long holiday weekend!
@linachern.bsky.social
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
@littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
#booksky
Come get your read on this long holiday weekend!
@linachern.bsky.social
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
@littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
#booksky
July 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Bantam/Penguin Random House gifted us a copy of this "delightfully clever whodunit, a delicious blend of suspense and madcap humor."
Come get your read on this long holiday weekend!
@linachern.bsky.social
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
@littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
#booksky
Come get your read on this long holiday weekend!
@linachern.bsky.social
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
@littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
#booksky
I could talk to @filmintuition.bsky.social for hours! Check out this fantastically goofy conversation about TRICKS OF FORTUNE, tarot, and all manner of unlikely writing influences.
Had the best time laughing with @linachern.bsky.social tonight while talking to the Mary Higgins Clark award-winning author about her new Katie True series mystery TRICKS OF FORTUNE for @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. You can catch the replay of our conversation here: www.youtube.com/live/g1b2MsW...
July 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I could talk to @filmintuition.bsky.social for hours! Check out this fantastically goofy conversation about TRICKS OF FORTUNE, tarot, and all manner of unlikely writing influences.
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"There’s beauty and meaning everywhere, the meaning that you bring with you."
Elisa Shoenberger's interview with @linachern.bsky.social on her new book “Tricks of Fortune” (Bantam) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/07/02/t...
Elisa Shoenberger's interview with @linachern.bsky.social on her new book “Tricks of Fortune” (Bantam) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/07/02/t...
Tarot and Policing: Lina Chern's Tricks of Fortune - Chicago Review of Books
Our interview with Lina Chern about her new mystery novel, "Tricks of Fortune"
chireviewofbooks.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"There’s beauty and meaning everywhere, the meaning that you bring with you."
Elisa Shoenberger's interview with @linachern.bsky.social on her new book “Tricks of Fortune” (Bantam) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/07/02/t...
Elisa Shoenberger's interview with @linachern.bsky.social on her new book “Tricks of Fortune” (Bantam) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/07/02/t...
A terrific, thoughtful review of TRICKS OF FORTUNE!
Sequels can be hit or miss, but Tricks of Fortune by @linachern.bsky.social is even funner than its predecessor. Full #BookReview here: ringreads.com/2025/07/01/f...
‘Fortune’ Pits Truth Against Reputation in Murder Mystery
Rather than being simply a vehicle for plot, Chern’s writing sings with artful composition and delightful turns of phrase that not only make reading easy but pleasant, too.
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July 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A terrific, thoughtful review of TRICKS OF FORTUNE!
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An interview with me about my co-written sword & sorcery story The Many Mouths of the Endless Night in Tales from the Cursed Edge from Edge Weaver Books.
Pay no attention to all the nerd stuff in the background. I'm actually pretty cool.
youtu.be/LJgyqA4n-Tw?...
Pay no attention to all the nerd stuff in the background. I'm actually pretty cool.
youtu.be/LJgyqA4n-Tw?...
EP 2: Tales from the Cursed Edge: Rob D. Smith
YouTube video by Edge Weaver Books
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July 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
An interview with me about my co-written sword & sorcery story The Many Mouths of the Endless Night in Tales from the Cursed Edge from Edge Weaver Books.
Pay no attention to all the nerd stuff in the background. I'm actually pretty cool.
youtu.be/LJgyqA4n-Tw?...
Pay no attention to all the nerd stuff in the background. I'm actually pretty cool.
youtu.be/LJgyqA4n-Tw?...
REGAN!!!
Be happy like this guy.
Buy a book by @linachern.bsky.social!
Buy a book by @linachern.bsky.social!
July 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
REGAN!!!
Thank you, Victor!
Late to the party, but just read this great essay by @linachern.bsky.social about Harlan Ellison. Check it out: medium.com/the-coil/cav...
Caveat Lector
Lina Chern discusses the high expectations of Harlan Ellison & how a brush with celebrity changed her relationship to writing.
medium.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Thank you, Victor!
Thank you, Holly!
Happy Book Birthday to @linachern.bsky.social! I loved TRICKS OF FORTUNE—Katie True is back, and she's just managed to get her life semi-together when a beloved police officer is murdered & her best friend is the prime suspect. If you're in the Chicago area, don't miss the launch: details below.
July 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Thank you, Holly!
I can’t wait to talk about TRICKS OF FORTUNE and all things bookish with the amazing @marythor.bsky.social! Join us later this month at @boswellbooks.bsky.social
Y’all, @linachern.bsky.social’s new book, Tricks of Fortune, drops today. I couldn’t be more excited to talk about it. Midwest folks, show out! www.eventbrite.com/e/lina-chern... Lina Chern, author of TRICKS OF FORTUNE- an in-person Boswell event Tickets, Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite
Lina Chern, author of TRICKS OF FORTUNE- an in-person Boswell event
Lina Chern, author of TRICKS OF FORTUNE- an in-person Boswell event
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July 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I can’t wait to talk about TRICKS OF FORTUNE and all things bookish with the amazing @marythor.bsky.social! Join us later this month at @boswellbooks.bsky.social
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A very cool interview with @linachern.bsky.social and @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social about all things crime fiction, tarot, and more! I enjoyed this one... and if you're into mysteries, I bet you will, too.
jamesdfhannah.substack.com/p/39-five-fo...
jamesdfhannah.substack.com/p/39-five-fo...
#39: Five for Them, One for Me, with Lina Chern
Lina’s latest, TRICKS OF FORTUNE, is out today.
jamesdfhannah.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A very cool interview with @linachern.bsky.social and @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social about all things crime fiction, tarot, and more! I enjoyed this one... and if you're into mysteries, I bet you will, too.
jamesdfhannah.substack.com/p/39-five-fo...
jamesdfhannah.substack.com/p/39-five-fo...
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The Dossier is live with Lina Chern, author of TRICKS OF FORTUNE, out today!
@linachern.bsky.social is also on The Dossier Podcast with some very revealing info about her writing career. Seriously some good stuff.
linachern.com | thewritersdossier.com
@linachern.bsky.social is also on The Dossier Podcast with some very revealing info about her writing career. Seriously some good stuff.
linachern.com | thewritersdossier.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Dossier is live with Lina Chern, author of TRICKS OF FORTUNE, out today!
@linachern.bsky.social is also on The Dossier Podcast with some very revealing info about her writing career. Seriously some good stuff.
linachern.com | thewritersdossier.com
@linachern.bsky.social is also on The Dossier Podcast with some very revealing info about her writing career. Seriously some good stuff.
linachern.com | thewritersdossier.com