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Casey Stegman

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Writer of stuff. He/Him. Opinions my own. Rep’d by Dr. Uwe Stender at Triada US: @uwestenderphd.bsky.social My stuff: caseystegman.com/fiction

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 19d

It’s pub day for THE BEST MYSTERY STORIES OF THE YEAR 2025, edited by Otto Penzler and John Grisham! And it features my story, “Effie’s Oasis.”

THE BEST MYSTERY STORIES OF THE YEAR, guest edited by John Grisham

Back of the book, listing the featured authors

Includes stories by
David Avallone
Craig Faustus Buck
V. P. Chandler
Tracy Falenwolfe
James Hearn
April Kelly
Erika Krouse
Tom Larsen
Billie Livingston
Kai Lovelace
Sean McCluskey
Richard A. McMahan
Lou Manfredo
Karen Odden
Anna Scotti
Shelagh Smith
Casey Stegman
Lamont A. Turner
Joseph S. Walker
Andrew
Welsh-Huggins
NSTERIOUS
PRESS
JOHN GRISHAM
SELECTS THE BEST
MYSTERY STORIES FROM THE PAST YEAR
From over 3,000 considered stories published in the past year, this anthology contains the twenty best, selected by #1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham under the auspices of New York City's legendary crime fiction specialty store The Mysterious Bookshop. Included are tales of suspense, detection, and puzzlement that illuminate the diversity of styles contained under the "mystery" umbrella. There's something for everyone in this celebrated anthology, now in its fifth year, which continues to dazzle with the breadth of its selection and which draws from sources as disparate as Black Cat Weekly, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and Conjunctions.
Plus, it's all capped off with an additional "bonus story" from an earlier era, sourced from the bookshop's rare book room.
US $17.95 / CAN $23.95
ISBN- 13: 978-1-61316-684-0
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Jendia Gammon @jendiagammon.bsky.social · 6h

It’s an #unboxing for my Nebula and BSFA award finalist #SFF novel, THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN! Ahead of the release of its sequel on October 21, THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL, I got more copies of the first book in the series. #books @press-android.bsky.social

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 7h

remember when

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 6h

Really excited (and terrified) to watch Bigelow's new film, A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE.

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 6h

Only took 45 years for me to realize Jack also has the shining in The Shining.

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 6h

A favorite of mine growing up. Which made it all the more surreal when I ran into Peter Weller and John Litghow at different locations on the same day.

Horror & Coffee @foundfootagefan.bsky.social · 22h

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) 🎥
Directed by W.D. Richter

Adventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders who are planning to conquer Earth.

#FilmSky

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 7h

Absolutely. All the best to you, Maureen.

Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 7h

Love something as much as Michael Crichton enjoyed torturing fictional teams of scientists.

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 7h

If you haven't noticed, I really like to celebrate stuff (movies, books, TV shows) I love. I can understand if that's annoying.

I just don't enjoy putting creative stuff down.

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 7h

This movie is so damn great. Every part of it. Especially the cinematography and matte paintings.

😱🩸Spooky SpectreKILLoquy 🎃🔪 @caulimovirus.bsky.social · 8h

see also:

roger ebert four star review of dick tracy

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 7h

What's the best reboot of a franchise? For me... PLANET OF THE APES.

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 7h

PANIC ROOM is such an underrated Fincher film. Top 5 for me. Perfect in every way. Including the casting. I've never been more afraid of a country western musician.

🎃 Matthew Jack-o'-lantern 🎃 @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · 9h

The only Jared Leto performance that hits for me every time is PANIC ROOM, which gives rise to my theory that Jared Leto can only touch true greatness when he's next to Dwight Yoakam.

That's probably true for a lot of people honestly.

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 7h

I really enjoyed it all the three times I've read it.

Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 8h

I love Part 1 and Part 2. A fantastic adaptation. Especially Part 1.

Kat The Film Lady @katwatchesfilms.bsky.social · 8h

Today's film

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 8h

My favorite Scalzi.

Mike L Tilford 📚 😺 @thatwriterguy.bsky.social · 8h

Just started Redshirts by @scalzi.com

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 8h

This AI overview is killing me

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 1d

It really is insane that working for ICE is a job people choose to have.

Like people legit wake up, and get ready to go to work at the Kidnapping Industrial Complex like it ain’t nothing.

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 19h

Since Pennywise's true form is close to a giant spider, does that mean he's a kaiju?

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 21h

AVAILABLE NOW: Some say the world will end in fire or flood. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today, including @zakariah.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 21h

Francis Ford Coppola remembers Diane Keaton.

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 21h

well this sounds completely cuckoo and I cannot wait

36 Years Later, DC Will Finally Publish a Controversial Canceled Comic Where Swamp Thing Meets Jesus Christ | NYCC 2025 - IGN

In 1989, DC canceled a Swamp Thing comic that would have seen the noble hero meet Jesus Christ. Now, 36 years later, that controversial story will finally see the light of day.

www.ign.com

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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 21h

Spoiler alert: Tess became a dog person, as did I.

Robin Agnew @robinagnew.bsky.social · 1d

"She was not a dog person. She was not a cat person, fish person, or horse person. On bad days, she was barely a people person. She ate meat, wore leather, and secretly coveted her mother's old mink." -- CHARM CITY, Laura Lippman