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Lou Berney is the Edgar Award-winning author of Double Barrel Bluff (November 2024), Dark Ride (2023), November Road (2018), The Long and Faraway Gone (2015), Whiplash River (2012), and Gutshot Straight (2010), all from William Morrow. His short fiction has appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, Ploughshares, the New England Review, and the Pushcart Prize anthology.

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Lou Berney Thanks very much. At this point I'm not sure if Wyatt will show up in another book, but if I had to put money on it I'd say it's a pretty good bet.…moreThanks very much. At this point I'm not sure if Wyatt will show up in another book, but if I had to put money on it I'd say it's a pretty good bet.(less)
Lou Berney Don't trust anyone who tells you writer's block is a myth. It's not. When I get stuck, I usually switch to a different part of the writing process. So…moreDon't trust anyone who tells you writer's block is a myth. It's not. When I get stuck, I usually switch to a different part of the writing process. So if I get stuck drafting, I'll do some brainstorming or outlining. If I get stuck outlining, I'll do some drafting or revising. I just always try to keep moving forward.(less)
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👁 November Road
3.87 avg rating — 14,275 ratings — published 2018 — 49 editions
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👁 The Long and Faraway Gone
3.97 avg rating — 11,652 ratings — published 2015 — 20 editions
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👁 Gutshot Straight (Shake Bou...
3.88 avg rating — 2,966 ratings — published 2009 — 18 editions
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👁 Dark Ride
3.77 avg rating — 2,903 ratings — published 2023 — 16 editions
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👁 Crooks
4.21 avg rating — 1,758 ratings — published 2025 — 8 editions
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👁 Whiplash River (Shake Bouch...
3.87 avg rating — 1,856 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions
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“That’s the problem with the world,” he said. “You save it today, and tomorrow it’s gone and gotten itself into trouble all over again. It’s like a Kardashian.”
― Lou Berney, The Long and Faraway Gone

“The past had power. The past was a riptide. That's why, if you had a brain in your head, you didn't go in the water.”
― Lou Berney, The Long and Faraway Gone

“Sometimes the best lie was just the truth left to ripen on the branch too long.”
― Lou Berney, The Long and Faraway Gone

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What book would you like to read for our July 2024 Group Read? The theme is Road Trip.

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
(high fantasy, classics, adventure)
  28 votes 28.6%

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
(historical fiction, adventure, coming of age)
  20 votes 20.4%

The Maze Runner byJames Dashner
(young adult, dystopian, science fiction)
  13 votes 13.3%

November Road by Lou Berney
(historical fiction, thriller, crime)
  7 votes 7.1%

The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño
(literary fiction, Latin America, classics)
  7 votes 7.1%

Together We Will Go by J. Michael Straczynski
(mental health, romance, travel)
  7 votes 7.1%

  6 votes 6.1%

On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
(young adult, mystery, romance)
  4 votes 4.1%

Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun
(romance, LGBTQIA+, contemporary)
  3 votes 3.1%

All Fours by Miranda July
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👁 Deborah Ledford
Thanks for the friend add, Lou. Congratulations on your Edgar Nomination for Best Paperback Original! Wishing you and your Whiplash River: A Novel the very best.

Deborah J. Ledford
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👁 Lou Berney
Thanks, Rosemary. I'm really looking forward to the event at Murder by the Book. Every writer and reader I've talked to raves about the place.


👁 Rosemary
Hi, Lou. Congratulations on Gutshot Straight! Below is the info I just received in Murder by the Book's online newsletter:

"This Thursday, January 7, 6:30 p.m. First novel!
Lou Berney
Debut thriller writer Lou Berney will sign & discuss his first novel, Gutshot Straight (Harper; $24.99). A fast and funny caper in the tradition of Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen, and the Coen Brothers, Gutshot Straight brings a fresh new talent into the crime fiction fold: Louis Berney. He’s already won raves for his short fiction collection The Road to Bobby Joe and Other Stories (“Rivals the work of contemporary hotshots T.C. Boyle and Ralph Lombreglia” —Chicago Tribune). With Gutshot Straight, Berney is “all in”—sure to win a fervent following with the story of “Shake” Bouchon, fresh out of prison and on the straight and narrow path… after maybe just one last job.

This debut crime novel is highly recommended by Anne & David!

Lou Berney is an accomplished writer, teacher, and liar. He has written feature screenplays and created TV pilots for, among others, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Focus Features, ABC, and Fox. He is the author of The Road to Bobby Joe, a collection of stories, and his short fiction has appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, New England Review, Ploughshares, and the Pushcart Prize anthology. He has taught at the University of Oklahoma, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and in the MFA program at Saint Mary's College in California. Gutshot Straight, his first novel, was written during the 2007-2008 film and TV Writers Guild strike."

Have a great time at MBTB. The staff is the best!



message 2: by Lou

👁 Lou Berney
Thanks, Evan. It is a small world, isn't it? I'm looking forward to your book recommendations.

Best,

Lou


message 1: by Evan

👁 Evan
Lou - great to connect on Goodreads and congrats on the book. My brother spoke very highly of you. Small world. Hope all's well with you.

Cheers,
Evan


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