Josh Getzler
@jgetzler.bsky.social
New Yorker, Partner/Literary Agent at HG Literary. I'm here for the books (and sports and music). Closed to Queries but love writers and people who work with them. He/Him
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W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
June 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
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The Age of the New Republic and Luke's Gadrilam journey continues in Star Wars #2 from me & @philnoto.bsky.social!
Pick it up now in comic shops, available w/ covers from Phil, Josemaria Casanovas, @chris-sprouse.bsky.social, John Tyler Christopher, @lucianovecchio.bsky.social & Leinil Francis Yu!
Pick it up now in comic shops, available w/ covers from Phil, Josemaria Casanovas, @chris-sprouse.bsky.social, John Tyler Christopher, @lucianovecchio.bsky.social & Leinil Francis Yu!
June 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The Age of the New Republic and Luke's Gadrilam journey continues in Star Wars #2 from me & @philnoto.bsky.social!
Pick it up now in comic shops, available w/ covers from Phil, Josemaria Casanovas, @chris-sprouse.bsky.social, John Tyler Christopher, @lucianovecchio.bsky.social & Leinil Francis Yu!
Pick it up now in comic shops, available w/ covers from Phil, Josemaria Casanovas, @chris-sprouse.bsky.social, John Tyler Christopher, @lucianovecchio.bsky.social & Leinil Francis Yu!
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Great @crimereads.bsky.social piece by @nkolakowski.bsky.social on @blacktopkid.bsky.social's superb new novel, KING OF ASHES.
S.A. Cosby on “King of Ashes,” Crime Epics, and the Softer Side of Monsters crimereads.com/s-a-cosby-on...
S.A. Cosby on “King of Ashes,” Crime Epics, and the Softer Side of Monsters crimereads.com/s-a-cosby-on...
S.A. Cosby on “King of Ashes,” Crime Epics, and the Softer Side of Monsters
Earlier this year, crime fiction author S.A. Cosby wrote in The New York Times that “every crime and mystery writer has four types of novels they will inevitably write in their career: a murder mys…
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June 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Great @crimereads.bsky.social piece by @nkolakowski.bsky.social on @blacktopkid.bsky.social's superb new novel, KING OF ASHES.
S.A. Cosby on “King of Ashes,” Crime Epics, and the Softer Side of Monsters crimereads.com/s-a-cosby-on...
S.A. Cosby on “King of Ashes,” Crime Epics, and the Softer Side of Monsters crimereads.com/s-a-cosby-on...
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Congrats, @robwhart.bsky.social!!
‘Manifest’ Creator Jeff Rake Sets Debut Novel ‘Detour’ With Eye On Turning It Into Series deadline.com/2025/06/mani... @jgetzler.bsky.social
‘Manifest’ Creator Jeff Rake Sets Debut Novel ‘Detour’ With Eye On Turning It Into Series deadline.com/2025/06/mani... @jgetzler.bsky.social
‘Manifest’ Creator Jeff Rake Sets Debut Novel ‘Detour’ With Eye On Turning It Into Series
'Manifest' Creator Jeff Rake Sets Debut Novel 'Detour' With Eye On Turning It Into Series.
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June 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Congrats, @robwhart.bsky.social!!
‘Manifest’ Creator Jeff Rake Sets Debut Novel ‘Detour’ With Eye On Turning It Into Series deadline.com/2025/06/mani... @jgetzler.bsky.social
‘Manifest’ Creator Jeff Rake Sets Debut Novel ‘Detour’ With Eye On Turning It Into Series deadline.com/2025/06/mani... @jgetzler.bsky.social
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King of Ashes is out in the world today
I did the best I could...
Hope y'all enjoy it 😌
I did the best I could...
Hope y'all enjoy it 😌
a black and white photo of a man in a batman costume standing on a bridge
ALT: a black and white photo of a man in a batman costume standing on a bridge
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June 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
King of Ashes is out in the world today
I did the best I could...
Hope y'all enjoy it 😌
I did the best I could...
Hope y'all enjoy it 😌
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Happy release day to the great @blacktopkid.bsky.social! His masterful new novel, KING OF ASHES, is not to be missed!
A Maestro of Crime Fiction Returns With a High-Octane Thriller www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/b... @flatironbooks.bsky.social @jgetzler.bsky.social
A Maestro of Crime Fiction Returns With a High-Octane Thriller www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/b... @flatironbooks.bsky.social @jgetzler.bsky.social
A Maestro of Crime Fiction Returns With a High-Octane Thriller
www.nytimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Happy release day to the great @blacktopkid.bsky.social! His masterful new novel, KING OF ASHES, is not to be missed!
A Maestro of Crime Fiction Returns With a High-Octane Thriller www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/b... @flatironbooks.bsky.social @jgetzler.bsky.social
A Maestro of Crime Fiction Returns With a High-Octane Thriller www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/b... @flatironbooks.bsky.social @jgetzler.bsky.social
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We are a group of #kidlit creators who have been heartbroken by the devastating scenes in Los Angeles. We are raising desperately-needed funds for wildfire relief efforts with an auction taking place Jan 20th - Jan 28th.
Please share: www.32auctions.com/organiza...
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January 26, 2025 at 5:06 AM
We are a group of #kidlit creators who have been heartbroken by the devastating scenes in Los Angeles. We are raising desperately-needed funds for wildfire relief efforts with an auction taking place Jan 20th - Jan 28th.
Please share: www.32auctions.com/organiza...
Logo by @sydhanson.bsky.social
Please share: www.32auctions.com/organiza...
Logo by @sydhanson.bsky.social
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COMING June 1, 2025: NO LIE LASTS FOREVER
(Stay tuned for more details.)
Preorder: www.amazon.com/No-Lie-Lasts...
No Lie Lasts Forever: A Thriller
www.amazon.com
January 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
COMING June 1, 2025: NO LIE LASTS FOREVER
(Stay tuned for more details.)
Preorder: www.amazon.com/No-Lie-Lasts...
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Opinion | Mark Zuckerberg’s perm and the crisis in American masculinity.
by Ross Douthat
by Ross Douthat
January 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Opinion | Mark Zuckerberg’s perm and the crisis in American masculinity.
by Ross Douthat
by Ross Douthat
Ok I’ll play
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Better than politics, anyway!
1/20
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Better than politics, anyway!
1/20
January 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Ok I’ll play
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Better than politics, anyway!
1/20
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Better than politics, anyway!
1/20
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Doing some last minute holiday shopping, or maybe just want more cool books for yourself? There’s so much good shit on this list. Me too, incidentally. (Thanks Rob!)
Books, movies, and TV I enjoyed in 2024 (or will enjoy soon), with @alexsegura.bsky.social, @kellyekell.bsky.social, @rokwon.bsky.social, @christafaust.bsky.social, @ktnguyenauthor.bsky.social, @rachelhowzell.bsky.social, @blacktopkid.bsky.social, and more...
Books, movies, and TV I enjoyed in 2024
In case you're looking for something to read, or watch, or need a last-minute gift idea
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December 17, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Doing some last minute holiday shopping, or maybe just want more cool books for yourself? There’s so much good shit on this list. Me too, incidentally. (Thanks Rob!)
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So proud of this book and this author!
Not sure what else to say but...ALTER EGO IS A FREAKIN' USA TODAY BESTSELLER!!!!
(thanks to bestie @kellyekell.bsky.social for telling me!)
www.usatoday.com/booklist/pag...
(thanks to bestie @kellyekell.bsky.social for telling me!)
www.usatoday.com/booklist/pag...
December 12, 2024 at 7:08 PM
So proud of this book and this author!
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Not sure what else to say but...ALTER EGO IS A FREAKIN' USA TODAY BESTSELLER!!!!
(thanks to bestie @kellyekell.bsky.social for telling me!)
www.usatoday.com/booklist/pag...
(thanks to bestie @kellyekell.bsky.social for telling me!)
www.usatoday.com/booklist/pag...
December 12, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Not sure what else to say but...ALTER EGO IS A FREAKIN' USA TODAY BESTSELLER!!!!
(thanks to bestie @kellyekell.bsky.social for telling me!)
www.usatoday.com/booklist/pag...
(thanks to bestie @kellyekell.bsky.social for telling me!)
www.usatoday.com/booklist/pag...
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Today felt like a good day to announce we are on Bluesky! Oh and...
December 11, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Today felt like a good day to announce we are on Bluesky! Oh and...
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“Alter Ego is the perfect sequel.”
A really lovely review in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette!
@flatironbooks.bsky.social @jgetzler.bsky.social @zackwagman.bsky.social
www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/202...
A really lovely review in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette!
@flatironbooks.bsky.social @jgetzler.bsky.social @zackwagman.bsky.social
www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/202...
Review: A comic book mystery unravels in 'Alter Ego'
Fifty years ago, comic books, despite being a multimillion-dollar publishing, licensing and marketing industry, were niche, something for geeks. Yet in...
www.post-gazette.com
December 8, 2024 at 1:40 PM
“Alter Ego is the perfect sequel.”
A really lovely review in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette!
@flatironbooks.bsky.social @jgetzler.bsky.social @zackwagman.bsky.social
www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/202...
A really lovely review in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette!
@flatironbooks.bsky.social @jgetzler.bsky.social @zackwagman.bsky.social
www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/202...
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Loved talking to the @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social about ALTER EGO - which is out NOW!
www.lapl.org/collections-...
@flatironbooks.bsky.social
www.lapl.org/collections-...
@flatironbooks.bsky.social
Interview With an Author: Alex Segura
Alex Segura is the bestselling and award-winning author of Secret Identity, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller and a New York Times Editor’s Choice and an NPR Best Mystery...
www.lapl.org
December 5, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Loved talking to the @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social about ALTER EGO - which is out NOW!
www.lapl.org/collections-...
@flatironbooks.bsky.social
www.lapl.org/collections-...
@flatironbooks.bsky.social
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Happy pub date to Alex, a good writer who also happens to be a great person.
ALTER EGO is out today from @flatironbooks.bsky.social! Grab it from your local indie or wherever you get your books!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
December 3, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Happy pub date to Alex, a good writer who also happens to be a great person.
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Some ALTER EGO love from Goodreads on the eve of release - including being listed as one of the site's Most Anticipated December Books + a lovely mention from bestie @kellyekell.bsky.social!
Most Anticipated: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
20204 overview: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
Most Anticipated: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
20204 overview: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
Readers’ Most Anticipated December Books
At the beginning of each calendar month, Goodreads’ crack editorial squad assembles a list of the hottest and most popular new books hitting shelves, ...
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December 2, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Some ALTER EGO love from Goodreads on the eve of release - including being listed as one of the site's Most Anticipated December Books + a lovely mention from bestie @kellyekell.bsky.social!
Most Anticipated: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
20204 overview: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
Most Anticipated: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
20204 overview: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
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Accidentally created a new national holiday. Celebrate accordingly. @alexsegura.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 2:50 PM
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Ooooh, a new @alexsegura.bsky.social thriller, folks!
⚡out DEC 2⚡
"Can comic book artist Annie Bustamante navigate the twists of the entertainment industry?
A story that touches on the push and pull of art/commerce, parenthood, generational trauma, and more"
Preorder
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
⚡out DEC 2⚡
"Can comic book artist Annie Bustamante navigate the twists of the entertainment industry?
A story that touches on the push and pull of art/commerce, parenthood, generational trauma, and more"
Preorder
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
November 27, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Ooooh, a new @alexsegura.bsky.social thriller, folks!
⚡out DEC 2⚡
"Can comic book artist Annie Bustamante navigate the twists of the entertainment industry?
A story that touches on the push and pull of art/commerce, parenthood, generational trauma, and more"
Preorder
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
⚡out DEC 2⚡
"Can comic book artist Annie Bustamante navigate the twists of the entertainment industry?
A story that touches on the push and pull of art/commerce, parenthood, generational trauma, and more"
Preorder
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Well this is SUPER cool! People Mag asked influencers to pick anticipated titles of 2025 and #KingOfAshes by @blacktopkid.bsky.social shows RIGHT up!
people.com/book-influen...
people.com/book-influen...
Book Influencers Recommend Their Most-Anticipated Books of 2025 (Exclusive)
Some of your go-to Bookstagrammers and Booktok favorites shared the books they're most excited to hit shelves in 2025.
people.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Well this is SUPER cool! People Mag asked influencers to pick anticipated titles of 2025 and #KingOfAshes by @blacktopkid.bsky.social shows RIGHT up!
people.com/book-influen...
people.com/book-influen...
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It's wild to me that in ONE WEEK Alter Ego will be out in the world from @flatironbooks.bsky.social!
**Please** remember how vital preorders are to a book's success, and if you're in NYC, Boston, Miami, or Houston, mark your calendars!
Pre-order the book here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
**Please** remember how vital preorders are to a book's success, and if you're in NYC, Boston, Miami, or Houston, mark your calendars!
Pre-order the book here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
November 26, 2024 at 3:35 PM
It's wild to me that in ONE WEEK Alter Ego will be out in the world from @flatironbooks.bsky.social!
**Please** remember how vital preorders are to a book's success, and if you're in NYC, Boston, Miami, or Houston, mark your calendars!
Pre-order the book here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
**Please** remember how vital preorders are to a book's success, and if you're in NYC, Boston, Miami, or Houston, mark your calendars!
Pre-order the book here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Congrats to @chrisgrab.bsky.social !
November 26, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Congrats to @chrisgrab.bsky.social !