Lucas Schaefer
@lucaseschaefer.bsky.social
Debut novel THE SLIP out now from Simon & Schuster
Thanks @nytimes.com for naming THE SLIP one of their 100 notable books of 2025. A fun aspect of promoting this book has been meeting other writers hawking their wares across the country, and it’s great to see many of them here too.
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Thanks @nytimes.com for naming THE SLIP one of their 100 notable books of 2025. A fun aspect of promoting this book has been meeting other writers hawking their wares across the country, and it’s great to see many of them here too.
Great to see THE SLIP on @npr.org 2025 Books We Love alongside so many books I love. Thanks NPR and to the public radio stations that have featured THE SLIP: @kutnews.bsky.social, @nhpr.org & @texaspublicradio.bsky.social! 🥊
November 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Great to see THE SLIP on @npr.org 2025 Books We Love alongside so many books I love. Thanks NPR and to the public radio stations that have featured THE SLIP: @kutnews.bsky.social, @nhpr.org & @texaspublicradio.bsky.social! 🥊
THE SLIP is one of @washingtonpost.com’s 10 books of the year. Grateful for this distinction and thrilled to be listed alongside these A+ writers. 🥊
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
THE SLIP is one of @washingtonpost.com’s 10 books of the year. Grateful for this distinction and thrilled to be listed alongside these A+ writers. 🥊
Thanks @debutiful.bsky.social! “Crime, sports, and coming-of-age have never felt so alive in book.” 🥊🙏
November 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Thanks @debutiful.bsky.social! “Crime, sports, and coming-of-age have never felt so alive in book.” 🥊🙏
Attn holiday shoppers and fiction enthusiasts! New signed stack of THE SLIP at @bookpeople.com!
November 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Attn holiday shoppers and fiction enthusiasts! New signed stack of THE SLIP at @bookpeople.com!
Some things are worth the wait. Happy to see THE SLIP is a @nytimes.com Editors’ Choice this week 🥊🙏
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Some things are worth the wait. Happy to see THE SLIP is a @nytimes.com Editors’ Choice this week 🥊🙏
There was a time when politicians used to say they didn’t negotiate with terrorists but Sen. Kaine clearly doesn’t agree
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
There was a time when politicians used to say they didn’t negotiate with terrorists but Sen. Kaine clearly doesn’t agree
These people are sick freaks
November 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
These people are sick freaks
Perfect weekend at @texasbookfest.bsky.social! Met so many A+ authors, fantastic crowd in @texasmonthly.bsky.social tent for a chat on Austin novels with the wonderful Callie Collins & Marianne DeLeón, and I fulfilled a lifelong dream of being escorted somewhere in a golf cart!
November 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Perfect weekend at @texasbookfest.bsky.social! Met so many A+ authors, fantastic crowd in @texasmonthly.bsky.social tent for a chat on Austin novels with the wonderful Callie Collins & Marianne DeLeón, and I fulfilled a lifelong dream of being escorted somewhere in a golf cart!
Cover getting some new bells & whistles 🙏🥊
November 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Cover getting some new bells & whistles 🙏🥊
Can’t wait for Texas Book Festival! Tomorrow (Saturday) at 4:15 in the Texas tent! Say hi 🥊
November 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Can’t wait for Texas Book Festival! Tomorrow (Saturday) at 4:15 in the Texas tent! Say hi 🥊
I sincerely hope those journalists who pretended Chip Roy was some sort of independent minded intellectual and not your run of the mill racist trash have found professions better suited to their skill set.
November 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I sincerely hope those journalists who pretended Chip Roy was some sort of independent minded intellectual and not your run of the mill racist trash have found professions better suited to their skill set.
Can’t wait for @texasbookfest.bsky.social! On Saturday 11/8 I’ll be talking Austin novels with Marianne DeLeon and Callie Collins in the @texasmonthly.bsky.social tent & later that night Lit Crawling around with @writersleaguetexas.bsky.social at Speakeasy. Say hi! 🥊
October 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Can’t wait for @texasbookfest.bsky.social! On Saturday 11/8 I’ll be talking Austin novels with Marianne DeLeon and Callie Collins in the @texasmonthly.bsky.social tent & later that night Lit Crawling around with @writersleaguetexas.bsky.social at Speakeasy. Say hi! 🥊
THE SLIP hits Australia! 🕺🏻
October 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
THE SLIP hits Australia! 🕺🏻
Faux credulity is embarrassing
October 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Faux credulity is embarrassing
Yes. Don’t comply with the governor’s orders.
October 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Yes. Don’t comply with the governor’s orders.
Thanks to @libraryjournal.bsky.social for a starred review of THE SLIP on audio!
October 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Thanks to @libraryjournal.bsky.social for a starred review of THE SLIP on audio!
The man is blowing up random ships in the Caribbean and has one persona. What are we doing here
October 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The man is blowing up random ships in the Caribbean and has one persona. What are we doing here
Finally worked up the gumption to see what I said from my fugue state at the Kirkus Prize ceremony and happy to report… I stand by it! Here’s a snippet; the full ceremony is on their website.
Thanks to all of you who have been so generous with your support for THE SLIP! 🥊
Thanks to all of you who have been so generous with your support for THE SLIP! 🥊
October 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Finally worked up the gumption to see what I said from my fugue state at the Kirkus Prize ceremony and happy to report… I stand by it! Here’s a snippet; the full ceremony is on their website.
Thanks to all of you who have been so generous with your support for THE SLIP! 🥊
Thanks to all of you who have been so generous with your support for THE SLIP! 🥊
Thanks to Ron Charles for this mention of THE SLIP in his Book Club newsletter 🥊🙏
October 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Thanks to Ron Charles for this mention of THE SLIP in his Book Club newsletter 🥊🙏
Hugely honored to see THE SLIP win the 2025 Kirkus Prize in fiction. Thank you, Kirkus!
October 9, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Hugely honored to see THE SLIP win the 2025 Kirkus Prize in fiction. Thank you, Kirkus!
Love to see THE SLIP on the shelves The Mysterious Bookshop! Now signed 🥊
October 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Love to see THE SLIP on the shelves The Mysterious Bookshop! Now signed 🥊
Thanks for including THE SLIP on your shelves, @mcnallyjackson.bsky.social! (Now signed in downtown Brooklyn!)
October 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Thanks for including THE SLIP on your shelves, @mcnallyjackson.bsky.social! (Now signed in downtown Brooklyn!)
Upcoming events for THE SLIP across Austin and Texas. Tix on my website. Join us! 🥊🥊🥊
October 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Upcoming events for THE SLIP across Austin and Texas. Tix on my website. Join us! 🥊🥊🥊