Thomas Elrod

My novel THE FRANCHISE is available now! bookshop.org/p/books/the-... Booklist ★ review: "a daring debut" BookPage: "captivating" Polygon: "one of the strangest and perhaps most entertaining fantasy novels coming out this spring" Lightspeed: "like a demented Shakespearean play (complimentary)"

Went to the Eagles game and was going to post some photos but, honestly, I feel guilty inflicting upon anyone even the sight of Lincoln Financial Field at this time

RIP

Here come the Sixers. Clap your hands, everybody

Ugh. EMI, BMG, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Warner Brothers, BioWare. You don't have to like corporations to still feel dread at the consolidation and dismantling of the economic and industrial infrastructure that has allowed for the production of much of our popular art over the last 100 years.

An ENORMOUS congratulations to Pip Adam, this year's winner of the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for her novel AUDITION! 🚀🚀🚀 We couldn't be happier! Pip is a monumental talent and a force of good in the world. Huge thanks to the judges and everyone at @ursulakleguin.com ♥️ @pipadam.bsky.social

“Roundball Rock” is very nostalgic and while I’m still happy it’s back I admit that I can’t listen to it anymore without hearing Tim Robinson’s lyrics sung over top of them

I appreciate the use of “Stairway to Heaven” in the trailer for THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEW for many reasons, one of which is that it’s a song about Galadriel being used to promote the Narnia books about magic rings. We should help Lewis continue to troll Tolkien beyond the grave, this is important.

I did not get any good pictures, but my Q&A with @buehlmeister.bsky.social about THE THRICE-BOUND FOOL (the awesome new sequel to THE BLACKTONGUE THIEF) at B&N in Philly the other night was lots of fun! Great crowd, and Chris performed some pages of the book. It’s out now, get yourself a copy!

Tonight!

I’ve watched this like 50 times today. It’s incredible. My brother is a Commanders fan so it’s been a great day of roasting him on the family group text

Stopped by the @torbooks.bsky.social offices and my daughter had to see how Meowth measured up

The hardcover edition of THE FRANCHISE is available for only $18.99 today on Amazon. That’s the same as the paperback, which isn’t even out yet! So pick up a copy for yourself or a friend!

Farewell to Eva Marie Saint, the sharpest and sexiest of the Hitchcock blondes who got to wear one of the best dresses in cinema history

Still hoping the Animaniacs will make David Ellison’s life miserable. Our last hope, really

These Democratic fundraising emails have to stop. Multiple emails a day about how behind they are, how they’re struggling, how they’re sorry they can’t hit the mark, etc. This from the Shapiro campaign, which is ahead by like 20 points. Loser shit. Your consultants are bad. Act like a winner

Some coaches crush tape and sleep in their offices. Mike Tomlin yearns for the mines.

Still working on Freya Marske's Bodies of Magic. But on the side, I've just knocked out @thomas-elrod.com's The Franchise.

Yeah, I mean, pretty hard to win a baseball series when you don’t hit the ball or earn any runs

Vote for my book in Colorado Avalanche goalie’s Scott Wedgewood’s book club as their October pick! (Video is explanation but you have to vote on the Fable app)

Next Friday I’ll be at NYCC for the day. Mostly just hanging out and wandering around, as I’ve never been before. Any other authors around and want to meet up, or if anyone wants to do any interviews or anything, let me know! 🪐📚💙 #nycc

We should ban the death penalty, of course, but at the very least lethal injection ought be to unconstitutional under the 8th amendment.

What's your personal "Choosin' Texas", the thing you think everyone knows about but actually many people don't? For me I think it's the fact that Flyers mascot Gritty punched a kid and got away with it. There was a whole investigation by the Philly PD and everything. This is core Philadelphia lore

Next Friday I’ll be at NYCC for the day. Mostly just hanging out and wandering around, as I’ve never been before. Any other authors around and want to meet up, or if anyone wants to do any interviews or anything, let me know! 🪐📚💙 #nycc

Which is more embarrassing: to be the Phils and possibly make the playoffs only because of a DBacks loss, or to be the AL West division champ with a losing record?

Phillies, you can’t save your starters for the postseason if there’s no postseason

If the Phillies blow it I may just take to the sea

The real question is: what *is* the food or drink item a person could bring into an interview that would immediately cause you to go, “Nope”? I think if you walked in with a pan of hot lasagna, that’s probably a dealbreaker for me.

This is my AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY

A headline perfectly crafted to give me a stroke