Michael Amos Cody
@michaelamoscody.bsky.social
Writer: New novel STREETS OF NASHVILLE available now; GABRIEL'S SONGBOOK (a novel, 2017) and A TWILIGHT REEL (stories, 2021); songwriter, with songs recorded by Glen Campbell and Gary Morris a long, long time ago.
Stockpiling these buttons for the May 2026 release of my novel AVALON MOON 🐺
November 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Stockpiling these buttons for the May 2026 release of my novel AVALON MOON 🐺
A selective photo dump of my recent visit to Nashville for the Southern Festival of Books.
October 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A selective photo dump of my recent visit to Nashville for the Southern Festival of Books.
Here’s what’s next. With STREETS OF NASHVILLE (the book) six months old, AVALON MOON in the pipeline for May 2026, JACOB’S LIMP (working title) is at the halfway point of the first draft. At almost 67, I ain’t got time to slow down. Still having fun!
October 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Here’s what’s next. With STREETS OF NASHVILLE (the book) six months old, AVALON MOON in the pipeline for May 2026, JACOB’S LIMP (working title) is at the halfway point of the first draft. At almost 67, I ain’t got time to slow down. Still having fun!
My final draft of AVALON MOON is off to Madville! Looking forward to the next months as this story becomes a book.
October 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
My final draft of AVALON MOON is off to Madville! Looking forward to the next months as this story becomes a book.
I set aside 7 copies of STREETS OF NASHVILLE for a Goodreads giveaway, hoping that at least 7 people would enter. I got the results yesterday. Over 5,000 people entered, and close to that number shelved it as "Want to Read"!
September 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I set aside 7 copies of STREETS OF NASHVILLE for a Goodreads giveaway, hoping that at least 7 people would enter. I got the results yesterday. Over 5,000 people entered, and close to that number shelved it as "Want to Read"!
I have a few book events with friends over the next couple of months. My focus will be on STREETS OF NASHVILLE, but I'm excited to start getting the word out about AVALON MOON!
September 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I have a few book events with friends over the next couple of months. My focus will be on STREETS OF NASHVILLE, but I'm excited to start getting the word out about AVALON MOON!
I have a story to research and finish in New Orleans. While there, I'll also enjoy participating in this . . .
August 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I have a story to research and finish in New Orleans. While there, I'll also enjoy participating in this . . .
Venue has changed to
Ivory/Baker Recreation Center
1920 Stroud Park Court, Charlotte, NC
Ivory/Baker Recreation Center
1920 Stroud Park Court, Charlotte, NC
August 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Venue has changed to
Ivory/Baker Recreation Center
1920 Stroud Park Court, Charlotte, NC
Ivory/Baker Recreation Center
1920 Stroud Park Court, Charlotte, NC
One final reminder of this evening's event. There will be words & music!
July 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
One final reminder of this evening's event. There will be words & music!
Back on the road with STREETS OF NASHVILLE: Thursday the 17th in Asheville and Saturday the 19th in Kingsport. Come around and stop by!
July 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Back on the road with STREETS OF NASHVILLE: Thursday the 17th in Asheville and Saturday the 19th in Kingsport. Come around and stop by!
Hey, Asheville and western North Carolina friends, my fellow author Peter and I will be in Asheville in a little over a week. Come see us!
July 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Hey, Asheville and western North Carolina friends, my fellow author Peter and I will be in Asheville in a little over a week. Come see us!
I was listening to a Tony Hillerman audiobook on Spotify, when Audible apparently got jealous and sent me a notification.
June 27, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I was listening to a Tony Hillerman audiobook on Spotify, when Audible apparently got jealous and sent me a notification.
I was listening to a Tony Hillerman audiobook on Spotify, when Audible apparently got jealous and sent me a notification.
June 27, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I was listening to a Tony Hillerman audiobook on Spotify, when Audible apparently got jealous and sent me a notification.
2025 American Fiction Awards
A TWILIGHT REEL: STORIES has been named a finalist in the Short Story category (not a winner but still . . .)!
A TWILIGHT REEL: STORIES has been named a finalist in the Short Story category (not a winner but still . . .)!
June 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
2025 American Fiction Awards
A TWILIGHT REEL: STORIES has been named a finalist in the Short Story category (not a winner but still . . .)!
A TWILIGHT REEL: STORIES has been named a finalist in the Short Story category (not a winner but still . . .)!
An all-time favorite album: Jackson Browne's LIVES IN THE BALANCE (1986).
I wanna know who the men in the shadows are.
I wanna hear somebody asking them why
They can be counted on to tell us who our enemies are
But they are never the ones to fight and to die.
There are lives in the balance . . .
I wanna know who the men in the shadows are.
I wanna hear somebody asking them why
They can be counted on to tell us who our enemies are
But they are never the ones to fight and to die.
There are lives in the balance . . .
June 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
An all-time favorite album: Jackson Browne's LIVES IN THE BALANCE (1986).
I wanna know who the men in the shadows are.
I wanna hear somebody asking them why
They can be counted on to tell us who our enemies are
But they are never the ones to fight and to die.
There are lives in the balance . . .
I wanna know who the men in the shadows are.
I wanna hear somebody asking them why
They can be counted on to tell us who our enemies are
But they are never the ones to fight and to die.
There are lives in the balance . . .
STREETS OF NASHVILLE is 2 months old. THANKS to all who have picked up a copy. THANKS to all who have read it. THANKS to all who read it and wrote to say so. THANKS to any who have read and recommended it. THANKS to all who have given it a rating and/or review at Goodreads or Amazon (more please).
June 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
STREETS OF NASHVILLE is 2 months old. THANKS to all who have picked up a copy. THANKS to all who have read it. THANKS to all who read it and wrote to say so. THANKS to any who have read and recommended it. THANKS to all who have given it a rating and/or review at Goodreads or Amazon (more please).
Today, 6/7/25, is the 71st birthday of the terrific and prolific Louise Erdrich. I’ll be introducing students to her award-winning novel THE ROUND HOUSE this fall in my Native American crime fiction class (if enough sign up).
June 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Today, 6/7/25, is the 71st birthday of the terrific and prolific Louise Erdrich. I’ll be introducing students to her award-winning novel THE ROUND HOUSE this fall in my Native American crime fiction class (if enough sign up).
Wrapped up the STREETS OF NASHVILLE "book tour" with Peter McDate at Union Ave in Knoxville (5/22) and @meaganlucas.bsky.social at City Lights in Sylva, NC (5/24). Of course, Leesa was with me all the way (and behind the camera). Thanks to all who shared their time (and photos) with us.
May 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Wrapped up the STREETS OF NASHVILLE "book tour" with Peter McDate at Union Ave in Knoxville (5/22) and @meaganlucas.bsky.social at City Lights in Sylva, NC (5/24). Of course, Leesa was with me all the way (and behind the camera). Thanks to all who shared their time (and photos) with us.
The great Meagan Lucas (author of the Anthony-nominated collection HERE IN THE DARK) will be at the wonderful City Lights Bookstore in Sylva, NC, tomorrow (5/24) at 3:00. Reckon I'll be there, too, to talk with her about my new novel STREETS OF NASHVILLE.
May 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The great Meagan Lucas (author of the Anthony-nominated collection HERE IN THE DARK) will be at the wonderful City Lights Bookstore in Sylva, NC, tomorrow (5/24) at 3:00. Reckon I'll be there, too, to talk with her about my new novel STREETS OF NASHVILLE.
"Then Came the Last Days of May"
May 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"Then Came the Last Days of May"
Ezra MacRae's song "Big Rain's Coming," shot by my friend Sam Barnett at the STREETS OF NASHVILLE launch @atlasbooksjc, 4/22/2025. Not a perfect performance on my part, but you get the idea.
May 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Ezra MacRae's song "Big Rain's Coming," shot by my friend Sam Barnett at the STREETS OF NASHVILLE launch @atlasbooksjc, 4/22/2025. Not a perfect performance on my part, but you get the idea.
I'm looking forward to a first visit to Read Spotted Newt in Hazard, Kentucky, this coming Saturday, May 10. Fellow author Peter McDade will join me there. Y'all, come see us for an hour, 2:00-3:00.
May 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I'm looking forward to a first visit to Read Spotted Newt in Hazard, Kentucky, this coming Saturday, May 10. Fellow author Peter McDade will join me there. Y'all, come see us for an hour, 2:00-3:00.
ZOOM with me to Nevada tomorrow afternoon -- Sunday, May 4 -- for a visit with Dime Grinds & the Henderson Writers Group. I'll have a 30-minute slot to talk about STREETS OF NASHVILLE and my writing. (5-7 PM ET; 4-6 PM CT; 3-5 PM MT; 2-4 PM PT!)
May 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
ZOOM with me to Nevada tomorrow afternoon -- Sunday, May 4 -- for a visit with Dime Grinds & the Henderson Writers Group. I'll have a 30-minute slot to talk about STREETS OF NASHVILLE and my writing. (5-7 PM ET; 4-6 PM CT; 3-5 PM MT; 2-4 PM PT!)