Novelist/Journalist—Burning Distance, The Far Side of the Desert, The Dark Path to the River, No Marble Angels, PEN Journeys; Vice President PEN Internationalhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3mv66wzupc22tDelighted to have my short story “The Governor on the Zambezi” in the new Hopkins Review. Looking forward to reading the other work in the dynamic summer issue! https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/999099 #shortstory #authorlife #writers #fiction #projectmuse @projectmuse.bsky.social10 Sep 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv66wzupc22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3muhnomfvpc23Enjoy my September Substack, with essay “Back on the Champs-Élysées,” link to my short story in the Hopkins Review, Writer at Risk features Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu, Books to Check Out section features Hernan Diaz’s TRUST and Barbara Kingsolver’s DEMON COPPERHEAD & more. tinyurl.com/5ceve7df https://joanneleedomackerman.substack.com/p/back-on-the-champs-elysees-8ad01 Sep 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhnomfvpc23https://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3mrzo7cmhrs2yEnjoy my August Substack with essay “Acts of Faith." Writer at Risk section profiles Mahrang Baloch, Books to Check Out features William Boyd’s THE PREDICAMENT & Azar Nafisi’s READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN, now out as a film. https://joanneleedomackerman.substack.com/p/acts-of-faith-3c701 Aug 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzo7cmhrs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3mrs2yo6xis2vLooking forward to being in conversation with @azarnafisi.bsky.social Monday August 3 at the Avalon Theater, 5612 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC after the showing of the exquisite film READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN based on her seminal book. https://www.theavalon.org/films/reading-lolita-in-tehran/29 Jul 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs2yo6xis2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3mqairhfckc2gEnjoy my July Substack, with “Home of the Free, Land of the Brave.” Writer at Risk profiles Eritrean poet Amanuel Asrat; Books to Check Out features Rye Barcott’s COURAGE CAN SAVE US & Samanta Schweblin’s SEVEN EMPTY HOUSES, translated by Megan McDowell. tinyurl.com/54ma8nmy https://tinyurl.com/54ma8nmy09 Jul 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqairhfckc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3mnctntdbhc2uEnjoy my June Substack, with blog “China on My Mind.” The Writer at Risk profiles Belarusian writer Vacłaŭ Areška, Books to Check Out features Shawna Yang Ryan’s GREEN ISLAND and Allen Levi’s THEO OF GOLDEN. Book News shares info, appearances, awards, & interviews. tinyurl.com/26pn6x9w https://joanneleedomackerman.substack.com/p/china-on-my-mind-5bf02 Jun 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnctntdbhc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3mmcg3u3lzs2nArt & literature on a warm spring evening celebrating the American Writers Museum with writers Alice McDermott, Louis Bayard, Judith Martin, AWM President Carey Cranston & AWM board members Malcolm O’Hagan, Jay Hammer, Farinaz Tehrani, Judy Pomeranz, Werner Hein.20 May 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcg3u3lzs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3mloe2rat6s2nHappy pub day and congrats to Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis for 2084, the third in a trilogy peering into the future with the hope we can all make it better than grim paths that could lie ahead. #2084 #militarythriller #politicalfiction #newbooks12 May 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloe2rat6s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3mlj3cwaq6k2ohttps://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02AxwSVCgNtGbb9A31BcDSXc7mtqZ74ThAX3esb84J1wKoHnYzWd39VpPm5H3ch2whl10 May 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj3cwaq6k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3mkwusecsgs2203 May 2026 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwusecsgs22https://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3mksfqy23cs2dEnjoy my May Substack, including blog “Into the Breach…” The Writer at Risk profiles young Cuban poet Duannis Dabel Leon Taboada. Books to Check Out features 2084 by Elliot Ackerman & James Stavridis & Brian J. Morra’s novel THE ABLE ARCHERS. https://joanneleedomackerman.substack.com/p/into-the-breach-33f01 May 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksfqy23cs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3mkiogdo2nk27Thanks to all the dynamic independent bookstores that knit our communities together and give platforms for writers, books & ideas. A few photos of stores who have hosted, encouraged and helped promote my novels in DC, Chicago, Dallas, NYC, LA, Denver and more. THANK YOU!27 Apr 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiogdo2nk27https://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3migwtehrxs2dEnjoy my April Substack, with blog “Barking at Thunder 2." Writer at Risk profiles Belarusian writer & editor Valeryja Kaściuhova. Books to Check Out features the timely CHECKLIST TO END TYRANNY by Peter Ackerman & Anne Tyler’s THREE DAYS IN JUNE. https://joanneleedomackerman.substack.com/p/barking-at-thunder-2-0ee01 Apr 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3migwtehrxs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3mg3meshkfs2jMy March Substack includes blog “Sunrise…Sunset: Not Missing Snow, Wind, and Weather," Writer at Risk section with British/Chinese publisher & author Jimmy Lai, Books to Check Out features Deborah Goodrich Royce’s BEST BOY & Kate Quinn’s THE BRIAR CLUB, and more. tinyurl.com/27hbe6ms https://tinyurl.com/27hbe6ms02 Mar 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3meshkfs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3mf3j424hhc2hMany Iranian writers have spent years in Evin Prison, including Narges Mohammadi, who has spoken up for human rights and spent almost two decades as an inmate on charges of committing “propaganda activity against the state” and “collusion against state security” which she has denied.17 Feb 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3j424hhc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3mdva3624rk2iEnjoy February’s Substack with blog “World in Our Minds…Learning from Dogs.” Writer at Risk Narges Mohammadi; Books to Check Out features Kazuo Ishiguro’s “Cellists” and E.M. Forster’s “The Machine Stops.” This monthly Substack is free. https://joanneleedomackerman.substack.com/p/world-in-our-mindslearning-from-dogs-10f02 Feb 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdva3624rk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3mbp77ung5c2yInsightful article by Elliot Ackerman on Venezuela. https://www.thefp.com/p/the-shadow-of-iraq-looms-over-venezuela?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGn5UqJMivKGFQCbgbEYhtsvm0ZIwqZ2h5I51JeZ7HBler6aJ1mc3rTCuIllkI_aem_Ysky90IVx8GAPeUxIgRN8w&hide_intro_popup=true05 Jan 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbp77ung5c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3mbevvb2xoc2yHappy New Year! Enjoy my January Substack, including blog “Message to Tomorrow…” Writer at Risk, Books to Check Out, and more. This monthly Substack “On the Yellow Brick Road” is free. Please sign up if you’re not already a subscriber. https://joanneleedomackerman.substack.com/p/message-to-tomorrow-b8f01 Jan 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbevvb2xoc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3m7nhxfvvls2fhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DSFXdwnkyZk/?igsh=c2s0eHVkMjc3NWRr10 Dec 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nhxfvvls2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3m6wtd6yuks2kEnjoy my December Substack, with blog “Changing Latitudes, Chasing the Sun, Voting with Consequence.” The Writer at Risk section highlights the cases of four writers. Books to Check Out features Favorite Five for ’25. The monthly Substack is free. https://joanneleedomackerman.substack.com/p/changing-latitudes-chasing-the-sun-e0a01 Dec 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wtd6yuks2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3m5my5ahsh22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3m5mvvfobp22d [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Nov 2025 00:52 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5my5ahsh22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3m5mvvfobp22dIT TAKES A JOURNALIST! Celebrating courage and commitment of journalists who find and report facts and uncover truth, DC reporters, friends & supporters gathered at the @icfjorg.bsky.social Awards Dinner. #freedomofspeech #journalism #icfj #courage15 Nov 2025 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5mvvfobp22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3m4qfwoauuc2rEnjoy my November Substack, with blog “Tunnel of Hope…Past and Present," profile of Turkish publisher Osman Kavala, Books to Check Out with early novels of Graham Greene —THE THIRD MAN and THE CONFIDENTIAL AGENT, and other features. The monthly “On the Yellow Brick Road” Substack is free. https://joanneleedomackerman.substack.com/p/tunnel-of-hopepast-and-present-8d203 Nov 2025 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qfwoauuc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3m33x5ppems26Thanks to Bargain Booksy for featuring Burning Distance: www.bargainbooksy.com/featured-books13 Oct 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m33x5ppems26https://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3m2mf7co2mc2pCrisis Group celebrated its 30th year in Sarajevo with a board meeting, including four of its former CEOs, researchers, board members current & some past in the cauldron where the conflict negotiation organization was born.07 Oct 2025 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mf7co2mc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3m2mcel7qq222Writers approve gender diversity justice resolution https://windycitytimes.com/2025/09/30/writers-approve-gender-diversity-justice-resolution/07 Oct 2025 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mcel7qq222https://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3m25a6rabms2sEnjoy my October Substack, with blog “You Are What You Think…And Eat," Indian Writer at Risk Hany Babu, Books to Check Out section with John le Carré’s classic A PERFECT SPY and a television series—WHITE COLLAR. “On the Yellow Brick Road" is always free. tinyurl.com/2z2rpksc https://tinyurl.com/2z2rpksc01 Oct 2025 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25a6rabms2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3lz52pg7iwk2aEnjoy the “Books to Check Out” section of my September Substack featuring a new memoir WOMAN OF FIRSTS by Kimberly Heckler and the English classic MIDDLEMARCH, a novel by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans). Both books are about women coming into their own, written centuries apart. tinyurl.com/44uj6fkn18 Sep 2025 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz52pg7iwk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3lyvmttcy5s2rWeekend celebrating publication of Elliot Ackerman’s SHEEPDOGS at Academy Art Museum in Easton, MD for Shore Lit and in Washington DC at Politics & Prose along with novelist Michael Jerome Plunkett’s new novel Zone Rouge. #sheepdogs #zonerouge #fiction #authorevent #booksigning #fallreads15 Sep 2025 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyvmttcy5s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jleedomackerman.bsky.social/post/3lydvpugby22rBouchercon Conference 2025 for Thriller and Mystery writers in the Big Easy. Enjoyed participating on panel “Creating a Diverse Cast of Characters” and listening to other writers & panels. #bouchercon2025 #authorevent #thriller #suspense #mystery #bigeasy #neworleans08 Sep 2025 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:446ugbrvafg2emo2rhpvunsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydvpugby22r