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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · 2d

Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · 4d

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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S01E09 - Techno Terror: Inside Brian Pinkerton’s The Perfect Stranger

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David Niall Wilson @davidniallwilson.com · 6d

Hot Off the Crossroad Press 10-12 #Newsletter #CrossroadPress - Submarine thrillers, horror, historical fiction - free download codes, @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social featured - so much more...

Hot Off the Crossroad Press 10-12

Preorders / Spotlight on Brian Pinkerton / More

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Jack Finn @therealjackfinn.bsky.social · Sep 9

2025 New Releases for Your TBR

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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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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · Aug 29

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

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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · Aug 19

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

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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · Aug 14

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

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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · Aug 4

Baby Peanut

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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · Jul 20

Hey, who ripped off my book and made it real life?
#booksky #artificialintelligence #scifithriller

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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · Jul 18

#parenting

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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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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · Jul 13

Should I let her in?

Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · Jul 7

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

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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · Jun 30

"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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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 ...

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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · Jun 27

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

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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · Jun 26

#booksky #writingcommunity #writerslife #writing

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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · Jun 25

#booksky #writingcommunity #horrorwriters #writerslife #writing

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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · Jun 21

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

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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · Jun 19

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

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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · Jun 3

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

www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

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.

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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · May 31

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

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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · May 31

Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · May 30

#1 technothriller on Amazon! #booksky #scifibooks

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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · May 27

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

chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/05...

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.

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Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · May 23

Brian Pinkerton @brianpinkerton1.bsky.social · May 22

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

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