Murder By The Book

Texas pals! I’ll be in conversation with the wonderful Abby Endler (crimebythebook.com) at one of my all-time fave bookstores @murderbooks.bsky.social. Join us for fun night talking about the book, a March pick for "Crime By The Box" and all things crime fiction!

📷 Tickets: murderbooks.com/Unger

The cover of THE OLIGARCH'S DAUGHTER by Joseph Finder is red and shows a man running through Red Square, toward the Kremlin. "As good as it gets." — Lee Child THE OLIGARCH'S DAUGHTER A Novel Joseph Finder / New York Times Bestselling Author of HOUSE ON FIRE

If you're looking for signed first printings of THE OLIGARCH'S DAUGHTER, @murderbooks.bsky.social still has them in stock: www.murderbooks.com/book/9780063...

Tour events for Christopher Farnsworth, reading and signing ROBERT B. PARKER'S BURIED SECRETS. Los Angeles, CA: February 5, 6:30 pm at Diesel, A Bookstore. Houston, TX, February 6, 6:30 pm at Murder by the Book. Scottsdale, AZ: February 7, 6:00 pm, The Poisoned Pen. Virtual Event: February 13, 7:00 PM ET, Author Hour in Massachusetts, In conversation with Ben H. Winters.

We're now just more than a week away from the release of ROBERT B. PARKER'S BURIED SECRETS, the latest book in the Jesse Stone series, on 2/4/25. Here's where I'll be reading and signing. Hope to see you at Diesel, @murderbooks.bsky.social, and @poisonedpen.bsky.social.

#SignatureSundays: @alafairburke.bsky.social's THE NOTE (@aaknopf.bsky.social). She is certainty in an uncertain world. Thanks to @murderbooks.bsky.social for the inscribed copy! 😍📚✍️

a cartoon cat is laying on a green chair with a pink blanket ALT: a cartoon cat is laying on a green chair with a pink blanket

We are open today, Monday, 01/20/25, regular hours, 10-7 PM. Come do some retail therapy and grab some comforting tunes. We will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, 01/21/25, and hope to reopen Wednesday, 01/22, at noon. Stay warm and safe, loves ✌️

We’re bundling up for lots of cold (and snow) this week, so please note our currently-scheduled retail hours for the week of January 20th. Tuesday: CLOSED Wednesday: TBD Thursday - Saturday: 10-6 Please follow us on Instagram for updates.

We’re bundling up for lots of cold (and snow), so please note our currently-scheduled retail hours for this week:

Tuesday: CLOSED
Wednesday: TBD
Thursday - Saturday: 10-6

Due to the weather, fulfillment and shipping times for online orders might experience a slight delay.

Thanks, y'all! Stay safe and warm!

a man in a bed reading a book called aster ALT: a man in a bed reading a book called aster

While you are out raiding the grocery stores, be sure to hit up our book friends for some lovely reading material in case we lose power (please, I hope we don't)! @murderbooks.bsky.social @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social Brazos Books, Bedrock comics, Third Planet, Kaboom Books, etc.

Martha Wells sits in the MBTB stockroom at a table with copies of Wheel of the Infinite and the Murderbot Diaries.

Thank you @marthawells.com for dropping by this week to sign our copies of Wheel of the Infinite and the Murderbot Diaries paperbacks!

Signed copies are available here: www.murderbooks.com/signed-books...

Tour dates for CLOSE YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO 10! Can’t wait to visit with booksellers, author, and reader pals old and new. Hope you can join me at one of these amazing stores/libraries, incl. @murderbooks.bsky.social @poisonedpen.bsky.social here on @bsky.app. Details/Tix: lisaunger.com/news-events

Upon my arrival in USA, I was living in Houston & didn’t have much to do. One of my favourite activities was to visit the MURDER BY THE BOOK store (@murderbooks.bsky.social) as they hosted a lot of author events (thriller, mystery & SFF). It was heaven for me & I can’t recommend it enough.

I could not be more excited to learn that CLOSE YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO 10 has been selected for the wonderful Abby Endler’s March Crime by the Box! And can’t wait to spend time with her at one of my fave book stores @murderbooks.bsky.social on Feb 25th! Learn more: www.instagram.com/p/DDPkMsVRUWJ/

#BookTour @alafairburke.bsky.social @meganabbott.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.bsky.social @watermarkbooks.bsky.social @murderbooks.bsky.social Book Love @michaelconnelly.bsky.social @rachelhowzell.bsky.social @harlancoben.bsky.social #thriller

The Murderbot Diaries volume 1 compilation edition, with All Systems Red and Artificial Condition, art by Jaime Jones. Cover has the "Murderbot Coming to AppleTV+" sticker.

I'll also be doing a stock signing at @murderbooks.bsky.social in Houston in early January: www.murderbooks.com/martha-wells... This will include all the books they have listed there, including the new Murderbot compilation editions, releasing for the Apple+ TV show airing later in the year.

I’ve had the privilege to visit and sign at some of the most amazing bookstores around the world. There is nothing like a beautiful store, filled with colorful shelves of books and the people who love them! If you can, I hope you’ll support your local bookseller today for #smallbusinesssaturday

Small Business Saturday is hopping at @murderbooks.bsky.social! I picked up the new @louberney.bsky.social and they have some other fine offerings as well.

✨HOUSTON BOOKSTORE MAP!✨

#SmallBusinessSaturday

@candescentbooks.bsky.social
@copperfieldsbooks.bsky.social
@houbookwarehouse.bsky.social
@katybooks.bsky.social
@litbookbar.bsky.social
@litjava.bsky.social
@murderbooks.bsky.social
@t-b-r-v.bsky.social
@villagebookstw.bsky.social

A stack of books sits on front a Christmas tree, and next to a coffee mug and bag of coffee

Introducing Holiday Gift Boxes! Our gift boxes ($60) include a 12 oz bag of Jingle Bell Java coffee from House of Coffee Beans, a 15 oz Ho Ho Homicide Mug, and a signed hardcover. Boxes will start shipping next week to ensure the freshness of the coffee. www.murderbooks.com/2024-holiday...

Image reads: Happy Thanksgiving! Murder By The Book's Holiday Hours Wednesday: 10-4 Thursday: Closed Friday: 10-6 Saturday: 10-6

We're open until 4 today, and closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving. We'll be here regular hours (10-6) Friday and Saturday.

Thank you!

Three books (Four Against the West by Anthony Papparlardo, Spydle, and A Trinket for the Taking by Victoria Laurie) sit on a bookshelf.

Another New Release Tuesday has come at last!

Joe Pappalardo will be here on Wednesday, December 4th, at 6:30 for his new book

Victoria Laurie will drop by on Saturday, December 7th, at 3:00 PM for her new book

Spydle: An Addictive Puzzle Book Packed with Historic Espionage Mysteries

And here's a Starter Pack for the Houston area bookstores that are on Bluesky so far!

I’m in Houston and spoke at the fabulous @murderbooks.bsky.social! So many nice people came, ones who have been to lots of my events there. Thank you all. But I always stay at a hotel with someone staring at me in the bathroom!!! #booksky

www.instagram.com/p/DCos-l_xKO...

COVER REVEAL FOR KING OF ASHES!!!!!!

We love the Cactus Music gang! Give them a follow for all your music needs!

And here's a Starter Pack for the Houston area bookstores that are on Bluesky so far!

While we wait for enough of the Houston stores to find their way to Bluesky to fill out a Houston bookstore starter pack, we're working on one for Texas bookstores. Who are we missing? go.bsky.app/CUPZvd9

When you preorder from an indie store, so many good things happen. Bookselling stuff, of course. But also choirs singing your praises. And probably tacos. They happen all the time

A lit Christmas tree sits in the corner of a dark bookstore.

Goodnight bookstore!

This week at MBTB:

Steve Urszenyi and Chris Mullen will be here Tuesday night to talk about Steve's new book OUT IN THE COLD.

@authorrhysbowen.bsky.social will be here Wednesday to celebrate the release of WE THREE QUEENS!

murderbooks.com