Brian Pinkerton

End of an era. The New York Times published an obituary for the mass market paperback, which has mostly disappeared, overtaken by eBooks and trade paperbacks. My original copies of ABDUCTED and VENGEANCE will always carry a special place in my heart. #booksky #writingcommunity #writerslife

It was a thrill to meet one of the all-time great science fiction writers, Larry Niven (author of Ringworld), at Windycon in Chicagoland.
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I’ll be signing books and meeting readers this weekend at Windycon, Chicagoland’s longest running science fiction convention. See everyone there! #booksky #artificialintelligence #sciencefiction

Look what I found at the Zurich Public Library in Switzerland!

The Spooky Frog Book Fair was a blast. My favorite book signing was for Mickey, who brought a first edition of Vengeance he found at Half Price Books. It was already signed to someone named Courtney, but I was able to fix that. Now Mickey is a murder suspect! #booksky #writingcommunity #writerslife

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YouTube video by Spooky Frog Podcast S01E09 - Techno Terror: Inside Brian Pinkerton’s The Perfect Stranger

Check out this episode of the excellent Spooky Frog Horror Book Podcast for an engaging conversation about AI, remote work and a dive into The Perfect Stranger (at 20:20). Are you prepared for the future of technology? #booksky #artificialintelligence #scifithriller

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2025 New Releases for Your TBR Hotel Macabre – Joe Mynhardt The Channel – Kevin Bachar The Perfect Stranger – Brian Pinkerton Stone Martyrs – Erik Hofstatter Tort 2 - Jamie Dean Gibson What Fresh Hell is This?: Dark - Del Howison Pyres - Kev Harrison Circus of the Dead The Exorcists House – Resurrection – Nick Roberts The Rotting Room - Viggy Parr Hampton Lost Ghost – Trevor James Zaple The Knave of Graves – SJ Shank Dark Canadiana The Solstice - Elaine Pascale Negative Images – Rebecca Schier-Akamelu The World Turns Red – Tim Waggoner The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre Audible - Philip Fracassi Red Walls – Christina Bergling

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Have you met Alison? Available in hardcover, paperback and ebook. #booksky

The Chicagoland Horror Writers Association invaded Fan Expo this past weekend to meet readers and creators, sign books and host a panel. Unleashed from left: Bryan Alaspa, Christopher Bevard, Grace Daly, Brian Pinkerton, David Rider, John Everson, Matthew Salinas #booksky #fanexpochicago

Come visit Fan Expo Chicago, August 15-17! You can find me at the Horror Writers Association booth with other great authors for books and signings. The fun takes place at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois. #booksky @hwachicagochapter.bsky.social @fanexpochicago.bsky.social

Baby Peanut

Hey, who ripped off my book and made it real life?
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Cool Dad Raising Daughter On Media That Will Put Her Entirely Out Of Touch With Her Generation RENTON, WA—Local man Paul Campbell confirmed Saturday he was raising his daughter Emma on a variety of media carefully selected to help her cultivate an appreciation for artistic quality, a move that ...

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Should I let her in?

We found our dog Ollie hiding from Fourth of July fireworks in a food cabinet.

Paul Eastley's review of The Perfect Stranger 5/5: Wow. I think I'd forgotten just what a really good book was. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking all the books I've 5 starred and there've been some rippers but "The Perfect Stranger" just blew ...

"The Perfect Stranger just blew me away. I literally couldn't put it down. I'd even go as far to say it's one of the best I've ever read."

The reader reviews on Amazon and Goodreads have been wonderful and mean a lot. Here's the latest. #booksky

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This is where I stay when I'm writing my books. #booksky #writingcommunity #horrorwriters

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This Saturday, June 21, I'll be at Barnes & Noble Oswego, Illinois, 1 to 3 p.m., signing The Perfect Stranger. If you are in the area, come by and say hi! #artificialintelligence #scifithriller #brianpinkerton

This Saturday, June 21, I'll be signing books at Barnes & Noble, Oswego, Illinois. If you're in the area, come say hi! #booksky #scifibooks #brianpinkerton

How far will AI go to defend its own survival? Recent safety tests show some AI models are capable of sabotaging commands or even resorting to blackmail to avoid being turned off or replaced.

Wow -- this is in my new book, The Perfect Stranger. Science fiction or science fact? #booksky #scifi #artificialintelligence

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Save a tree! For a limited time, you can download the eBook edition of The Perfect Stranger for just 99 cents at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Google and Kobo. #booksky #scifibooks

#1 technothriller on Amazon! #booksky #scifibooks

Syndicated content in Sun-Times special section included AI-generated misinformation A Chicago freelance journalist said he did not fact-check information he compiled using AI before including it in stories for media clients.

A.I. created a "summer reading list" of recommended books that was published in The Chicago Sun-Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and other newspapers. Big problem: A.I. faked titles and summaries promoting books that didn't exist. Oops. #booksky #writingcommunity

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This Saturday, May 24, I'll be signing books at Barnes & Noble, Naperville, from 1-3 p.m. If you're in the area, come say hi! #booksky #scifibooks