Gin Phillips
@ginphillips.bsky.social
Writer. Fierce Kingdom, The Well and the Mine, Family Law, others.
Thrilled that RUBY FALLS got a STARRED review in Publishers Weekly! (And delighted by the shout-out to The Frozen River, which I loved.) Side note: I am editing out a big fat spoiler in the review.
On shelves March 3, 2026. 😊
On shelves March 3, 2026. 😊
December 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Thrilled that RUBY FALLS got a STARRED review in Publishers Weekly! (And delighted by the shout-out to The Frozen River, which I loved.) Side note: I am editing out a big fat spoiler in the review.
On shelves March 3, 2026. 😊
On shelves March 3, 2026. 😊
Nothing gets you closer to your editor and fellow writers than an inexplicably small Uber XL. This photo doesn't fully capture the impossibility of knees in a back-backseat. #bouchercon
September 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Nothing gets you closer to your editor and fellow writers than an inexplicably small Uber XL. This photo doesn't fully capture the impossibility of knees in a back-backseat. #bouchercon
COVER REVEAL! Here's RUBY FALLS, coming 3/3! @atlanticcrime.bsky.social
One body. Five suspects.Total darkness.
Set almost entirely underground at the onset of the Great Depression, RUBY FALLS is a twist on the locked-room mystery, as well as an exploration of loss and what it means to start over.
One body. Five suspects.Total darkness.
Set almost entirely underground at the onset of the Great Depression, RUBY FALLS is a twist on the locked-room mystery, as well as an exploration of loss and what it means to start over.
August 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
COVER REVEAL! Here's RUBY FALLS, coming 3/3! @atlanticcrime.bsky.social
One body. Five suspects.Total darkness.
Set almost entirely underground at the onset of the Great Depression, RUBY FALLS is a twist on the locked-room mystery, as well as an exploration of loss and what it means to start over.
One body. Five suspects.Total darkness.
Set almost entirely underground at the onset of the Great Depression, RUBY FALLS is a twist on the locked-room mystery, as well as an exploration of loss and what it means to start over.
May you one day have a friend with a new book that gives you the chance to make a tongue bouquet. (Fake tongues. Don't panic. Also tulips.) Congrats to @alinaetc.bsky.social on her beautiful book of poems that's now out in the world!
May 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
May you one day have a friend with a new book that gives you the chance to make a tongue bouquet. (Fake tongues. Don't panic. Also tulips.) Congrats to @alinaetc.bsky.social on her beautiful book of poems that's now out in the world!
As a kid, I always asked my grandmother to make me cream of wheat for breakfast when I spent the night. I love the memory of her at the counter swirling honey into the bowl and I love that even if my son’s childhood has been plenty different from my own, here I am, swirling honey into his bowl.
May 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
As a kid, I always asked my grandmother to make me cream of wheat for breakfast when I spent the night. I love the memory of her at the counter swirling honey into the bowl and I love that even if my son’s childhood has been plenty different from my own, here I am, swirling honey into his bowl.
This is one of my favorite kinds of writing days. I might not write a word, but I'll walk through the neighborhood for a few hours while I move the pieces of my next novel around in my head. (This is also the dogs' favorite kind of writing day.)
May 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This is one of my favorite kinds of writing days. I might not write a word, but I'll walk through the neighborhood for a few hours while I move the pieces of my next novel around in my head. (This is also the dogs' favorite kind of writing day.)
When you wonder if a character could hear three drops of blood hit the floor and decide to test it out in the kitchen with hot sauce. (Yep. Audible splats.)
April 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
When you wonder if a character could hear three drops of blood hit the floor and decide to test it out in the kitchen with hot sauce. (Yep. Audible splats.)
Ah, the inevitable arc of book research: you start out studying hunger and crime in Chattanooga during the '30s and instead wind up learning how to can lima beans.
April 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Ah, the inevitable arc of book research: you start out studying hunger and crime in Chattanooga during the '30s and instead wind up learning how to can lima beans.
I can tell I’m thinking about my next book release because I start craving nice new Sharpies. 😏
March 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I can tell I’m thinking about my next book release because I start craving nice new Sharpies. 😏
In 1st grade, my son loved making up albums. One was by a fictional band called the Lee-Birds, which included hits such as "Let's Take Medicine Just in Case" and "Look at Those Soccer Players"..... 1/2
March 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In 1st grade, my son loved making up albums. One was by a fictional band called the Lee-Birds, which included hits such as "Let's Take Medicine Just in Case" and "Look at Those Soccer Players"..... 1/2
The answer to what do you give a 13-year-old actor at the end of a play if he's not into flowers? Moonpie bouquet.
March 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The answer to what do you give a 13-year-old actor at the end of a play if he's not into flowers? Moonpie bouquet.
Never underestimate the power of a great snout.
March 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Never underestimate the power of a great snout.
One last moment admiring the loveliness of swans before I hauled my butt out of reach of this guy.
March 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
One last moment admiring the loveliness of swans before I hauled my butt out of reach of this guy.
One thing about having your car in the shop for multiple weeks--don't even get me started-- is that you really appreciate a bookstore in walking distance. I've postponed a lot of things, but I still got my hands on Nancy Johnson's latest, so thank you @thankyoubooks.bsky.social .❤️
February 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
One thing about having your car in the shop for multiple weeks--don't even get me started-- is that you really appreciate a bookstore in walking distance. I've postponed a lot of things, but I still got my hands on Nancy Johnson's latest, so thank you @thankyoubooks.bsky.social .❤️
Pascal got a haircut and now he looks like he belongs on the cover of a WHO WAS ...? book. #bigheadsmallbody
February 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Pascal got a haircut and now he looks like he belongs on the cover of a WHO WAS ...? book. #bigheadsmallbody
One thing I love about this stage of life is that some of my clothes are older than plenty of humans I know. I remember buying this skirt at the Express in Montgomery Mall during college. That means it's nearly 30 years old, which makes it feel more like a friend than a skirt.
February 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
One thing I love about this stage of life is that some of my clothes are older than plenty of humans I know. I remember buying this skirt at the Express in Montgomery Mall during college. That means it's nearly 30 years old, which makes it feel more like a friend than a skirt.
Not sure how I feel about the teenage years, but at least my 13-year-old still wants me to blow up a glove when we go to the pediatrician’s.
February 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Not sure how I feel about the teenage years, but at least my 13-year-old still wants me to blow up a glove when we go to the pediatrician’s.
Circle of life. There are years where someone slices and scoops your grapefruit for you--thanks, Memama--and then it's eventually your turn to labor over someone else's grapefruit.
February 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Circle of life. There are years where someone slices and scoops your grapefruit for you--thanks, Memama--and then it's eventually your turn to labor over someone else's grapefruit.
Happy Pub Day to @nancyjauthor.bsky.social
and PEOPLE OF MEANS, which is getting all sorts of great buzz! I've got a copy waiting for me at @thankyoubooks.bsky.social , and I can't wait to start.
and PEOPLE OF MEANS, which is getting all sorts of great buzz! I've got a copy waiting for me at @thankyoubooks.bsky.social , and I can't wait to start.
February 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Happy Pub Day to @nancyjauthor.bsky.social
and PEOPLE OF MEANS, which is getting all sorts of great buzz! I've got a copy waiting for me at @thankyoubooks.bsky.social , and I can't wait to start.
and PEOPLE OF MEANS, which is getting all sorts of great buzz! I've got a copy waiting for me at @thankyoubooks.bsky.social , and I can't wait to start.
I like to see any swan playing chess, but this one is particularly serious about it.
February 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I like to see any swan playing chess, but this one is particularly serious about it.
A little Patricia Highsmith with my coffee this morning. I've been meaning to read her for years and wish I hadn't waited so long! Thoughts on which one I should pick up next?
February 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A little Patricia Highsmith with my coffee this morning. I've been meaning to read her for years and wish I hadn't waited so long! Thoughts on which one I should pick up next?
I can never resist a staircase to nowhere.
February 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I can never resist a staircase to nowhere.
THREE handwritten notes in the mail, one a yearly update from a retired professor I met at a book event a decade ago. I vote we phase out social media and go back to handwritten letters. They're pretty, and I like requiring the effort of finding pen and paper before putting your thoughts out there.
January 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
THREE handwritten notes in the mail, one a yearly update from a retired professor I met at a book event a decade ago. I vote we phase out social media and go back to handwritten letters. They're pretty, and I like requiring the effort of finding pen and paper before putting your thoughts out there.
Have realized hitting the middle of the week is officially, demonstrably WTF.
January 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Have realized hitting the middle of the week is officially, demonstrably WTF.