Lori Rader-Day

The Staying Power of Agatha Christie We can’t seem to get enough of Agatha Christie! But what makes her work so compelling 100+ years later? That’s why we talked to three current mystery thriller authors about why Agatha Christie still h

What makes Agatha Christie's work so compelling 100+ years after she wrote her books? Authors Kelly Oliver, @daphnesilver.bsky.social, and @loriraderday.bsky.social explain why the Queen of Crime still holds our attention.

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My cancer was found through a routine mammogram.

Omg

I'm not sure that's the feeling you're supposed to end with!

She is one of my all-time favorites.

Book cover, photo is daffodils growing in the woods, which is a signal that a house once stood there.

And I took some time to enjoy the poetry of my late friend Kevin McKelvey. Wow, he is such a loss.

Page from Lynda Barry book Syllabus showing author (drawn herself) talking about being lost in time during creative work.

I also enjoyed one of Lynda Barry's fine books on creativity, Syllabus.

Also The Husbands by Holly Gramazio is so fun and unapologetically weird. Thanks for the rec, New Book Joy n Chicago! @hollygramazio.bsky.social

I have been enjoying some DELICIOUS reading lately. For instance, Sandwich by Catherine Newman is so good I am reading it a second time within a week of finishing it. @librarylovefest.bsky.social

Make them grow up a little before they have to deal with the internet at all like a GenXer and they might have a chance.

I live for the recommendation that lands!

I have only a few of the advance reader copies of Wreck Your Heart but since today is National Give Something Away Day (yes, really), I will draw a winner for one of them from my newsletter list. Sign up is here: loriraderday.com/signup/

WeTransfer TOS says they can use all your uploaded content for genAI

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

I made this! It comes out in January. These are the review copies.

Cover of Wreck Your Heart by Lori Radar-Day.

Breaking my social media break again to hype WRECK YOUR HEART by @loriraderday.bsky.social Lori has fully embraced the bonkers aspect of her personality and meshed it perfectly with her elite writing skills. The plot is propulsive and deep and she characters are so layered and lived in.

I don't think I am being clear. It attaches to the hose and spurts water out of its blowhole. Thank you for coming to this seminar.

Inflatable blue whale sprinkler lawn toy

My neighbors have one of these and I have a reason to walk past every chance I get because I have a dog. This is envy.

For a short time you can pre-order Wreck Your Heart from @barnesandnoble.com for 25% off. Dahlia Devine is a country and MIDwestern singer in Chicago—yes, Chicago—looking for her big break. What she gets is a big breakUP, a visit from her estranged mother, and murder. @minotaurbooks.bsky.social

If you put googly eyes on the Pillars of Creation you get muppets 😄😄

But I did just spot a VERY young Ebon Moss-Bacharach as the bell hop.

The Royal Tenenbaums and I just tried again.

Something is broken.

Wreck Your Heart: A Novel A Novel

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Agreed. Though I like them both.

January 6, 2026.

Alt text, sorry... colorful book cover with country and Midwestern singer; dedication page to @brandicarlile.bsky.social Scott Blackwood and Jeff Lovell; page with author photo and marketing info.

Let's try some pretty pictures that DO NOT give away my home address? ARCs of Wreck Your Heart have arrived! Aren't they pretty? Tell her how pretty she is. Librarian? bookseller? reviewer?Request through Net Galley, Edelweiss, publisher. #wreckyourheart @minotaurbooks.bsky.social

Join us for an online Summer Writers Conference (@nusummerwriters.bsky.social) on Sat, Aug. 2!
Faculty incl: @fulmerford.com, @loriraderday.bsky.social, billy lombardo, Gioia Diliberto, Donna Seaman, Paula Carter, & Christine Sneed
More info & registration here: sps.northwestern.edu/professional...

Who gave the child across the street a MICROPHONE for his lemonade stand? I assure you he is loud enough, every year. It IS for charity, so we will go over later. Despite his pitch, which is "Fundraiser Lemonade Stand!" Over and over. How much for the microphone? How much for all your BATTERIES?

My agent will be redlining the shit out of a contract like that. (As always.) Or maybe I don't bother sending them stories anymore.