Author, artist, activist. My novels The Die The Lie, The Vow, and Shot: A Dictionary of the Lost are available wherever books are sold. linktr.ee/judebermanhttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mrnag7dlbc2aHard to believe, but it's a-l-m-o-s-t here! Available wherever you buy books27 Jul 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnag7dlbc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3moxqwm47y22jYour chance to pick up a copy!23 Jun 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxqwm47y22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3molkvqpzbc2oGood news for THE LIE!18 Jun 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3molkvqpzbc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mmothtxiuk2vPlease join us next Sunday for this exciting panel at the Bay Area Book Festival!25 May 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmothtxiuk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mm5akbbmns2vHave you read The Die yet? Now's the perfect time to pick up a copy before its sequel's release this summer. #ebooksale #speculativefiction #metaphyisical #visionaryfiction #crossgenre18 May 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5akbbmns2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3ml24bsp6jc2mMy first piece was Genres as Crushers of Creativity. I had just published The Die and was beginning to grapple with how to talk about a book that defies genres. It threw me when ... Read more https://judeberman.substack.com/p/living-a-cross-genre-life04 May 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml24bsp6jc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mko4w7jyrs2k29 Apr 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mko4w7jyrs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mk3ufakx222a22 Apr 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3ufakx222ahttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mjkvybyic22pFinally ready to meet the world.... #VisionaryFiction #PoliticalFiction #SpeculativeFiction #CrossGenre #NewBook #MustRead15 Apr 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkvybyic22phttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mj33e33vyd2jFirst Lines: take a peek inside Grishma Shah's debut novel, Anagram Destiny!09 Apr 2026 08:04 -0700at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj33e33vyd2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3miji5o3pc525First Lines: take a peek inside Janet Constantino's debut novel, Becoming Mariella!02 Apr 2026 08:05 -0700at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3miji5o3pc525https://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mi7jycogt22jWinged Ones We are the winged ones. Do we know it yet? http://judeberman.org/2026/03/29/winged-ones-2/29 Mar 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7jycogt22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mhxuty4qpi2jFirst Lines: take a peek inside Lucille Guarino's novel, Elizabeth's Mountain!26 Mar 2026 08:04 -0700at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxuty4qpi2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mhstwyrqgi2yRecently I noticed this photo and others posted on social media by author Rachel Jagoda Lithgow, documenting her visit to Budapest. They caught my eye because I recognized them as stolpersteine. Read more: https://loom.ly/GhGJ1AE24 Mar 2026 08:05 -0700at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhstwyrqgi2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mhfb3ngp632uFirst Lines: take a peek inside Sheri T. Joseph's novel, Edge of the Known World18 Mar 2026 22:23 -0700at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhfb3ngp632uhttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mhbe22f2ly2pHad a blast on the first episode of Beer/Besties/Banish, in which Lori talks to authors about which of their characters they’d like to have a beer with, be besties with, and like to kick to the curb. If you’ve read The Die, can you guess which characters I chose? Watch here: https://loom.ly/IzDpdU417 Mar 2026 09:05 -0700at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbe22f2ly2phttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mgvcbjby5m25Best Lines: take a peek inside Sharon Dukett's novel, The Shutdown List!12 Mar 2026 14:01 -0700at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvcbjby5m25https://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mgpgr3ozhu27After I wrote about how older authors are regarded or treated in the current publishing environment, I heard from some authors off-line. When people prefer to contact you off-line about a topic, you get a sense of how sensitive that topic is. Read more: https://loom.ly/hxRYUtE10 Mar 2026 06:05 -0700at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpgr3ozhu27https://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mgbfbx6gb52uFirst Lines: take a peek inside Zelly Ruskin's novel, Not Yours to Keep!04 Mar 2026 15:02 -0800at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbfbx6gb52uhttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mfppeyo3ng2mBest Lines: take a peek inside Meredith Walter's novel, This Animal Body!25 Feb 2026 14:15 -0800at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfppeyo3ng2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mf7xvmoetr25Honored to receive this recognition....19 Feb 2026 08:04 -0800at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7xvmoetr25https://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3meygi6xowj27Great weekend meeting up with She Writes Press sisters at San Francisco Writers Conference , chatting about all things writing and books.16 Feb 2026 08:04 -0800at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3meygi6xowj27https://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mewpkesvfr27Meet the Wave The wave of your nature is infinite. Meet it. Bow to it. Sing to its inner sunrise. http://judeberman.org/2026/02/15/meet-the-wave/15 Feb 2026 23:41 +0000at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mewpkesvfr27https://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3memiu4mash2wBest Lines: take a peek inside Ellen Barker's novel East of Troost.11 Feb 2026 14:15 -0800at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3memiu4mash2whttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mejdpl3gzd2rThe San Francisco Writers Conference is this week and includes a free Friday evening event. See you there? More info: https://loom.ly/OqCN0UI10 Feb 2026 08:05 -0800at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejdpl3gzd2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3me7bu3srr423What a great discussion with Lisa Towles, talking about "Moral Clarity, Truth, and Narrative Courage" on her Story Impact Podcast. https://loom.ly/BU7SlqI06 Feb 2026 08:05 -0800at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7bu3srr423https://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mdxqgh6pdl2tI’ve found myself riveted to the Buddhist monks’ Walk for Peace. So much about it is compelling: their commitment, their conviction, their compassion, their courage, their persistence, their humility. Read more: https://loom.ly/T2CtOFU03 Feb 2026 08:04 -0800at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxqgh6pdl2thttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mdlbhqwrg42eIf you're in San Francisco, please join us this Saturday!29 Jan 2026 09:05 -0800at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlbhqwrg42ehttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mdjevuoy4u2eFirst Lines: take a peek inside Leslie Schover's debut novel, Fission, just published this week!28 Jan 2026 15:01 -0800at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjevuoy4u2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/judeberman.bsky.social/post/3mdg5653djn25Recently I wrote about the reality of living under a government that has authorized itself to detain and even murder its citizens at will. And with impunity. I didn’t expect so many of the comments I received—publicly and privately—to center on “Is it time to leave...” Read: https://loom.ly/VOeb0IA27 Jan 2026 08:04 -0800at://did:plc:nrqlrcpdfbebdtr2zk25n7cf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdg5653djn25