Writer. Joe Hustle, Rovers, The Smack, Sweet Nothing, Angel Baby, This Wicked World, Dead Boys.https://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mruywuevv22lThis is a lot of the “conversations” I have with younger people today. Sorry. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaNm0oWhYob/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==30 Jul 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruywuevv22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mqwxzatftk2lSad to hear this. I’ve been going to Palermo’s since it was on Hillhurst, 45 years! He was the nicest guy. Always gave us a warm greeting and a free appetizer or desert. “Spaghetti time!” Rest in power! https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2026-07-14/tony-fanara-owner-palermo-italian-restaurant-dies-7918 Jul 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwxzatftk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mqugkjo6v22gExcited about this! Asphodel, my collaboration with Matt Hebermehl (he did the drawings, I wrote the words), is going to print! Available soon from Tonopah Press. Still looking for a spot to have a release party.17 Jul 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqugkjo6v22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mqpizd63gc26Nice Italian review of my novel The Smack. https://convenzionali.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/the-smack/15 Jul 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpizd63gc26https://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mqkahvd3gc2f“Bang My Box,” the Robin Byrd doc on HBO is really sweet. I used to watch her show when I lived briefly in New York. Brought back memories of my Larry Flynt days. youtu.be/QWl_IE5eN4I?is https://youtu.be/QWl_IE5eN4I?is13 Jul 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkahvd3gc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mqicyz6nbk2zViolent Saturday was great. A gang of robbers plan a heist in a small town where lots of shady stuff is going on. Like an Updike/Cheever/Yates novel with a bonus bank heist. Plus Ernest Borgnine as an Amish farmer!12 Jul 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqicyz6nbk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mqfev5ll7s2jDan Slater, author of Wolf Boys and The Incorruptibles, has a cool newsletter, Nonfiction Nut, where he writes about, duh, nonfiction books. He’s got good taste, so check it out. https://open.substack.com/pub/bydanslater/p/what-i-learned-from-authors-who-treat? https://open.substack.com/pub/bydanslater/p/what-i-learned-from-authors-who-treat?r=52lmn&utm_medium=ios11 Jul 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfev5ll7s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mpwgrudbws2hA sneak peek at Asphodel, a collaboration between me and Matt Hebermehl (He did ten drawings, I wrote ten poems.) Coming soon from Tonopah Press. Oh, and if any L.A. pals know of a free/cheap small gallery space where we could hang the drawings and throw a release party, get in touch!05 Jul 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwgrudbws2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mpot2dx2pk2pMy vampire novel Rovers takes place against the backdrop of 1976’s Bicentennial celebration, so it would be a perfect holiday read. Stephen King dug it, and you will too. The paperback includes a bonus short story set in the Rovers’ world. Check it out!02 Jul 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpot2dx2pk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mpmlvsu22k2sRIP Burrito King. Another neighborhood icon bites the dust. https://youtu.be/GXXH7Xkn7Bs?is=q4kgXbpl4zxP2pgm01 Jul 2026 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmlvsu22k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mp7q6yqiw22cHere’s a link to the chat I had yesterday with @robertswartwood.bsky.social. Stuff about the Larry Flynt days, stuff about short stories, stuff about my very tolerant editor. youtu.be/30dOPXFGuzs?is https://youtu.be/30dOPXFGuzs?is26 Jun 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7q6yqiw22chttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3moyc252o3c2zCheck me out Thursday at 6pm ET. https://m.facebook.com/events/1480717703804336/?mibextid=wwXIfr23 Jun 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3moyc252o3c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3moqsuj43m22pMail from Italy!20 Jun 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqsuj43m22phttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mole2bpa4k2nToday is a great day to get yourself a boxed set of all five of my photo zines. Or maybe get one for someone else. Or how about one for you AND one for a pal? Do it! Etsy link in comments.18 Jun 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mole2bpa4k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mogbf3unxk2lThat time Joe Hustle made the L.A. Times list of Sizzling Summer Romances. Probably led to a few confused readers!16 Jun 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogbf3unxk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3moemhcbw5225Another Joe Hustle promo in honor of the book’s two-year anniversary.16 Jun 2026 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3moemhcbw5225https://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mo4ftpafds2vRIP David Hockney. When I was a young’un discovering modern/contemporary art, he was an easy entree into more-complex concepts. Plus, he painted some pretty pictures that captured the California light.12 Jun 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4ftpafds2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mo46r7ugsc27Still got Joe Hustle on the brain in light of the two-year anniversary of its publication. Here’s another promo I made when it was released.12 Jun 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo46r7ugsc27https://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mnzozjierc2zRecently learned that Little Brown/Mulholland will be recording audio books for This Wicked World, Angel Baby, and The Smack. I’ll keep you posted.11 Jun 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzozjierc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mnx5hjgsik2kIn anticipation of second anniversary of the publication of my novel Joe Hustle, I’ll be reposting a few promo clips I made for the original release. Here’s the first.10 Jun 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnx5hjgsik2khttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mmw7dfd7rk26My photo zine Not This Pig on display at a show in Switzerland.28 May 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmw7dfd7rk26https://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mmh73w4wrs2dHere’s a long interview I did for Bull. Thanks, Frank, for the questions. https://mrbullbull.com/newbull/the-bull-interview/richard-lange/22 May 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmh73w4wrs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mmf5x3uy5s2tBig fan of Xiu Xiu, and this David Lynch project sounds interesting. They’ll be doing two L.A. dates to support it in early October (link in article). https://pitchfork.com/news/xiu-xiu-made-an-album-based-on-david-lynchs-eraserhead/21 May 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmf5x3uy5s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mmccuczb4k2vComing soon is a book, Asphodel, that I did with artist Matt Hebermehl. Matt did the drawings, and I wrote the words. Two of the drawings from the book were chosen by American Illustration for inclusion in their AI 45 Annual. Congrats to Matt! https://www.ai-ap.com/slideshow/AI/45/matt-hebermehl/20 May 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmccuczb4k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mm5fj44onc2oHeading to Europe: Venice, Padua, then Croatia: Dubrovnik, Split, Brodarica. Any hot tips appreciated.18 May 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5fj44onc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mlybvc4hcs2jMore of this. https://deadline.com/2026/05/dogma-germany-tom-tykwer-ilker-catak-trustnordisk-1236907139/16 May 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlybvc4hcs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mltebnazi22aGot this cool zine from my buddy Allan at The Useful Knowledge Press. Check ‘em out!14 May 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltebnazi22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mlbt2itihk2hRewatched We’re No Angels for the first time since it came out. Remembered liking it then and really liked it now. Tons of fun and genuinely moving at times. Written by David Mamet and directed by Neal Jordan. youtu.be/I5I2PvGbZRA?si https://youtu.be/I5I2PvGbZRA?si07 May 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbt2itihk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3ml76bq3r3s2yPasolini’s first feature, Accattone, is the story of a Roman pimp’s downfall. Great neorealist tragedy. Beautifully shot street-level action with a cast of mostly non-professionals. On Criterion. youtu.be/WbHT2CCqZSY?si https://youtu.be/WbHT2CCqZSY?si06 May 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml76bq3r3s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlange.bsky.social/post/3mkxsqigz2c2oAn AI bartender reviews the Italian translation of The Smack! https://youtube.com/shorts/5ZoC7xtxR2k?si=eyZztAybBV79fofd03 May 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:2y66pf5fslvcmipebevicatb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxsqigz2c2o