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@thetomjoad.bsky.social

Writer. Shamus Award Nominee. The Wrecking Game out now from reboundpress.com

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ReBound Press author @thetomjoad.bsky.social has been having a wonderful time at When Words Collide in Calgary this weekend! Here he is with Toby Award winner Charlotte Morganti and at a book signing with M M De Luca!

17.08.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Banner day for ReBound Press: this review of @thetomjoad.bsky.social THE WRECKING GAME popped up on Goodreads too! You can order your copy direct from reboundpress.com -- not sold in bookstores!

13.07.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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My daughter has discovered the mother lode of unique gifts - the terrific mystery stories available on reboundpress.com. Just finishing The Wrecking Game by Chris Forrest - wonderful! Now one from Canada’s top mystery writer @peggy_blair. Thank you!

11.07.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you are looking for summer reads, don't forget @thetomjoad.bsky.social's THE WRECKING GAME, available only through reboundpress.com -- here's what readers think of this gripping crime fiction novel set in Toronto!

09.07.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First a #Hemingway, now a #Steinbeck These Book of the Month Club fake 1st editions I keep finding are killing me 😡 #books

30.06.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Too Soon To Tell Chris Forrest & The Big Mercy Β· Too Soon To Tell Β· Song Β· 2024

β€œThere’s a brand new war on the TV tonight…”

30.06.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A poster with blue background and gold font. Congrats to Lisa Guenther. Finalist for the 2025 High Plains International Book Award, Women Writers

A poster with blue background and gold font. Congrats to Lisa Guenther. Finalist for the 2025 High Plains International Book Award, Women Writers

πŸŽ‰ CONGRATULATIONS to the incomparable Lisa Guenther and her brilliant book ✨ All That's Left✨ which is a FINALIST for the 2025 High Plains International Book Award: Women WritersπŸŽ‰

23.06.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œGreat book. Just finished it. The final 60-70 pages really keep you hooked! Only planned on a few chapters tonight but had to finish it off!” - Reader
#crimefiction

14.04.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Crime Lady: Odds and Ends Dear TCL Readers: pre-order Without Consent at your favorite retailer Without Consent moves ever closer to publication β€” sure, it’s November 11, but time...

This is the great newsletter catch-up, now that galleys of WITHOUT CONSENT are landing β€” forthcoming events, what I’ve loved reading lately, that sort of thing.

Subscribe here: buttondown.com/thecrimelady

17.06.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
ReBound Press Canadian Indie publisher of high-quality Canadian mysteries!

Great review of @thetomjoad.bsky.social (Chris Forrest's) the latest, THE WRECKING GAME, by Saskatchewan lawyer Bill Selnes! You can order your copy from reboundpress.com and have it in time for Father's Day! mysteriesandmore.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...

24.05.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another great review of THE WRECKING GAME by Chris Forrest! You can order your copy from reboundpress.com in time for Father's Day! cc @thetomjoad.bsky.social

28.05.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Wrecking Game by Chris Forrest

β€œAs in the best noir there is a building sense of dread in The Wrecking Game. Violence is coming and it will be bad.” #CrimeFiction

mysteriesandmore.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...

22.05.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Has he said β€œthank you” even once yet? πŸ˜‚

06.05.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Toronto’s iconic streetcar. Up for Best Supporting Role in The Wrecking Game - murder, mayhem, and gut wrenching plot twists. From #ReBoundPress #CrimeFiction

01.05.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Count me in for 1,200 of those πŸ’ͺ

14.04.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œGreat book. Just finished it. The final 60-70 pages really keep you hooked! Only planned on a few chapters tonight but had to finish it off!” - Reader
#crimefiction

14.04.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is excellent! Great review of THE WRECKING GAME. I knew it was a terrific book and that Canadian readers deserved to discover it! Congrats to Chris Forrest @thetomjoad.bsky.social I really think this one is your best and I'm proud to have published it!

13.04.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Too Soon To Tell Chris Forrest & The Big Mercy Β· Too Soon To Tell Β· Song Β· 2024

My song for these times
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03.04.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Eerie when that happens

31.03.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIn Canada, sales of books by Canadian authors represents less than 15 per cent of total book sales. The average income of writers from writing alone is firmly below the poverty line.” A good reminder that investing in Canadian books & writers is investing in Canada. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

30.03.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

@thetomjoad.bsky.social sound familiar?

30.03.2025 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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TGIF πŸ‘Š

29.03.2025 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The collective Northern Tom Joad is in for the haul. Never seen my fellow compatriots so riled up and aligned in their rage. There’s no worse enemy than a friend betrayed.

29.03.2025 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tom is down the road a ways ….

β€œWherever little children are hungry and cry
Wherever people ain’t free
Wherever people are fightin’ for their rights
That’s where I’m a-gonna be, Ma.”

29.03.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ family and excellent product πŸ’ͺ

14.03.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The quote is Leonard Cohen. The literal crack that lets the light in is Willies new album πŸ€“

14.03.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The world is shit but … @WillieNelson has a new album in 42 days. There’s a crack in everything, it’s how the light gets in 🀟

13.03.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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