ROGER HOBBS

If you've been waiting to give the gift of Ghostman, wait no longer! Go pick up a copy of the paperback from Vintage. #vanishinggames #paperback #publications

A priceless work of art. A revolution in the streets. Just another night in Bangkok. #Cityofsirens #publications #soundtrack #bangkok

Hey, you've been waiting for it-- check out the first cover for Vanishing Games from my British publisher. Pretty sweet, right? That's Hong Kong in the background, btw. #publishing #publications

As you've probably read, I do a lot of research. For my first novel, Ghostman, I taught myself how to steal a car. For my second novel, I moved to China for several months. I've read several books about lockpicking-- I don't have the dexterity to do it myself-- but I know how it works. I played majong with a Triad boss. I played cards with a skinhead gang. For my third book, I'm going to be buried alive. Needless to say, I spend a lot of time exploring the world. I care a lot

#ghostman #foreigneditions #publishing #translations #japanese #publications

GHOSTMAN comes out in Japan this month, from publisher Bungei Shunju! I did an interview for them that should go on their site sometime in the next week. Here are some excerpts-- Could you tell me how you were “discovered” and finally became an international author? I got my first major break when I was nineteen years old. I wrote a short comedic play that got picked up and was performed at a couple of festivals. I'd written several novels by that point and sent out hundreds