Wes Browne

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US crime author @browneallover.bsky.social joins us this week to chat about how his background in criminal law helped inform his novels, why awards help with self-doubt and much more! Watch: youtu.be/WPALtPoXUc4 Listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone

If you only love my funny stories, look away. Fade is the story of an aging couple in rural Kentucky already navigating end-of-life decisions when their past accelerates the process. Dark Yonder Issue 13 contains 9 other fine noir stories. Online or bookstores can order: ISBN 978-1-960556-41-7

Patreon backers now have early access to this week's episode with crime author @browneallover.bsky.social, who tells us about how his career in criminal law helped him write his stories, and why Appalachia is such a draw for dark stories. Join Patreon to watch/listen early: patreon.com/ukpageone

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COVER REVEAL: Wes Browne’s acclaimed debut novel, HILLBILLY HUSTLE, returns in a limited-edition hardcover designed by Colonel Tony Moore, co-creator and artist of THE WALKING DEAD. Preorder yours at: buff.ly/cDWHV0S

This fall sees me visiting three states and two countries. Lots of Kentucky, North Carolina twice, Indiana for the first time, and my maiden international appearance in Stirling, Scotland. See you out there!

The University Press of Kentucky is hiring a new Senior Acuisitions Editor who will be working with some great people. ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/633...

Want a FREE book? The Estill County Public Library in Irvine, Kentucky is providing free copies of my Weatherford Award-Winning novel to folks planning to attend the June 30th Books & Bites Book Club meeting and I’ll see you there!

Since 1994, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they receive in benefits every year. Do not believe the lies you hear about immigrants. They are good for society and the economy.

A Bookriot Best of 2025 and one of Goodreads Biggest Mysteries & Thrillers is now available in paperback.

Back on the road in Kentucky starting tomorrow in Georgetown at the Country Boy Brewing Book Swap where they’ll be tapping beers brewed for each of my two books. Hillbilly Hustle Lager is also available in cans in eight states and it’s delicious.

We're thrilled to see 🌲THEY ALL FALL THE SAME🌲by @browneallover.bsky.social on BookRiot's Read or Dead podcast as a favorite book of 2025! https://loom.ly/EMcoRI4

At long last They All Fall the Same is coming out in paperback on 1/27/26. A Kentucky Crime Thriller named a Best Book of the Year by Read or Dead & a Best Book of the Year (So Far) by Book Riot. Your local indie can preorder it for you now or you can order online at any of the big goon retailers.

I just saw someone yell “they’re just using it to generate ideas!” And I hate to say it But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas Quit.

Lexington, Kentucky, we’re signing books this weekend! I’ll be joining a couple legends: @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social and @crystalwilki.bsky.social

Today in Cincinnati! Books by the Banks is at the main downtown library.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1 … “Why is this guy in the hot dog suit everywhere again?”

Cincinnati, see you next weekend at Books By The Banks

The Kentucky Book Festival has something for everyone including yours truly. Signed books make the best gifts.

Two beauties on this list. The Shoes of the Fisherman’s Wife, poetry by @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social and The Nature of Pain from Mandi Fugate Sheffel, a memoir of survival of the opioid epidemic. Both deserve a place on your shelf.

"I’ve listened obsessively to the way people in Kentucky speak, especially in rural areas. It’s glorious. There’s a music to it." Check out our new interview with Chris McGinley and Wes Browne on THEY ALL FALL THE SAME! @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social southernreviewofbooks.com/2025/10/10/t...

People are so angry at homeless people for being homeless in this country and it’s the same people who don’t want to spend any money on the root causes of homelessness.

October #Kindle Monthly Deal — They All Fall the Same is a Kentucky organized crime thriller that’s been named a @bookriot.bsky.social Best Book of 2025 (So Far) from @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social get it at: a.co/d/b6NDn1H

@browneallover.bsky.social will be at CoffeeTree Books in Morehead, KY on OCTOBER 2 at 5 PM to discuss 🌲THEY ALL FALL THE SAME🌲! https://loom.ly/ptmWEng

@browneallover.bsky.social will be at CoffeeTree Books in Morehead, KY on OCTOBER 2 at 5 PM to discuss 🌲THEY ALL FALL THE SAME🌲! https://loom.ly/ptmWEng

Just closed this book. I can see why they’re talking about @browneallover.bsky.social in the same breath as @blacktopkid.bsky.social and Eli Cranor. Absolutely top-notch writing, with an incredible sense of place, unforgettable characters, and a plot that grabs you like a junkyard dog’s bite.

Next week in #NewOrleans

From Kevin Canfield: Cranor's latest returns to the beloved brutal world of football in his latest novel, "Mississippi 42." crimereads.com/eli-cranor-t...

This Dossier Weekend Replay highlights Wes Browne and his novel, THEY ALL FALL THE SAME. He's also written a short story for our anthology crime thriller, MYOPIC DUPLICITY, available in just a few weeks. Get to know @browneallover.bsky.social wesbrowneauthor.com | thewritersdossier.com

@browneallover.bsky.social, lookit what snuck to the top of the TBR pile on this quiet Sunday afternoon…

We’re one week away from my discussion with Archer Sullivan in Lexington at Joseph-Beth about her cracking new Appalachian PI novel The Witch’s Ghost. This book is a doozy. We need to discuss. You need to be there. www.facebook.com/share/15oCQA...

We’re one week away from my discussion with Archer Sullivan in Lexington at Joseph-Beth about her cracking new Appalachian PI novel The Witch’s Ghost. This book is a doozy. We need to discuss. You need to be there. www.facebook.com/share/15oCQA...

Archer Sullivan’s buzzy new Appalachian mystery The Witch’s Orchard is wowing readers! Join us in Lexington, KY as we talk about her mountain roots, and her inspirations for this unsettling, atmospheric tale. The PI at the heart of the story, Annie Gore, is a character you won’t be able to shake.

A perfect summer beer courtesy of Country Bow Brewing & @browneallover.bsky.social

One fun thing about publishing is that BookScan will claim their sales calculations capture 85% of retail book sales while only reflecting 1/2 of the retail sales reflected on publishers’ sales statements & those same publishers will turn around and consult BookScan sales estimates to make decisions

JULY 18th from @rhppress.bsky.social: Take it from @browneallover.bsky.social. WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN--Stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Don't miss picking up this collection. Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4ifdItV

Exciting mystery event in Greensboro! Meet @browneallover.bsky.social, author of ⭐THEY ALL FALL THE SAME⭐ and Scott Blackburn author of ☠️IT DIES WITH YOU☠️ at the Backroads Noir Gathering! July 11 & 12 at the Greensboro Library in NC. https://loom.ly/OyAqLf4

They All Fall the Same is one of the @bookriot.bsky.social Best Books of 2025 (So Far). You can read more here: bookriot.com/best-books-o... You can buy it here: www.wesbrowneauthor.com/buy-print-an...

It’s great how people who are complicit in making things so miserable for so many people and who not only co-sign inhumanity and cruelty but revel in it tell you that if you express your concern about it that means you don’t love the country and you should leave.

Win a free signed, first edition of They All Fall the Same via Goodreads Giveaway as we celebrate the six month anniversary of its release. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

People who complain about Juneteenth and Pride remind me of the little kid at their sibling’s birthday party who have to get a present too so they don’t cry.

Win a free signed, first edition of They All Fall the Same via Goodreads Giveaway as we celebrate the six month anniversary of its release. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

If you say “I don’t want to be that guy” and then proceed to do whatever it was you were trying to disclaim in advance, you are THAT GUY.