Book tour packing list.
Toothbrush. Check.
Sports coat with lining featuring Evan’s favorite vodkas. Check.
Leather jacket inscribed with the assassins’ Ten Commandments. Check.
Next up: Tucson, Northern California, and Literary Orange
Guess who made the cover of Novelist Post Magazine? Spoiler: it's me, looking extra smolder-y! Great discussion about the evolution of Orphan X:
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Psyched to be heading to the (Tucson Festival of Books) -- one of the world's great book festivals. It's profoundly fun and worthwhile -- come say hi.
I dig into Antihero with Audible - we discuss Scott Brick the complicated women around Evan, common sense and common decency, and how I’m a less competent Orphan X.
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“Non-stop action and a wonderful lightness of touch. Hurwitz kills it again.” - Express
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Luke Devine decorates his plane for Orphan X’s book tour.
So much for clandestine operations.
Congratulations to world-class screenwriter and culture-war foxhole buddy, @billyray5229.bsky.social on his first novel, BURN THE WATER, hitting shelves today. Be sure to pick up your copy today, if you haven't already. You won't be disappointed.
Kengali Ridgeback’s Evan Smoak (the dog) just placed Best of Breed and Best in Show!
Next up, Orphan training!
The February portion of the ANTIHERO tour has come to an end but there’s more on the horizon. See you soon, AZ, NorCal, and NY!
The critics are loving ANTIHERO. And I am loving the critics.
Had a great time chatting with Jon Evans on WETC 6 about ANTIHERO and the commandment that Evan struggles with the most. buff.ly/0YX5F2d?
If you haven’t cracked open your copy of ANTIHERO yet, here's how this bad boy opens.... buff.ly/nCFFjrn
Three generations of Orphan X readers. One writer.
“You won’t find a better thriller than this one. If you aren’t already reading this series . . . start.” - The Real Book Spy
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I just had a spider fast-rope down from the ceiling, right in front of my face, to land between my fingers on the keyboard.
I am taking this as a dark blessing for the menace I'm pouring into this manuscript.
I’ve got a fresh, new vodka list for newsletter subscribers, updated with recommendations from ANTIHERO. To get the spirit rundown and drink like everybody’s favorite assassin, sign up for my newsletter. buff.ly/28RUYCp
Buy the book with my hidden "Cool Evan Smoak" cartoon from (Mysterious Bookshop) and you win the right to email me any one question about anything, which I will answer. The winner can contact me through my website. Good luck!
Antihero Tour, Week 2: Let's Go!
"Fans of the series can expect Hurwitz’s trademark high-octane pacing, relentless action, edge-of-your-seat suspense and a morally complex hero to cheer for.” - Parade Magazine on ANTIHERO, the 11th installment in the Orphan X series
Antihero touches down today in the UK.
This isn’t just another Orphan X mission.
It’s a shattering of his assassin’s code.
A moral reckoning.
In which Orphan X will either be remade forever… or destroyed.
Exciting first stretch of tour ahead. I'm hitting Santa Monica, Scottsdale, Houston, Austin, Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago, Palm Beach, and Orange. Then? Nap with Rhodesian ridgebacks.
Can’t wait to hit the road!
The unboxing ritual: 2026 edition.
Angelenos, come see me in conversation with David Duchovny this upcoming Tuesday at @dieselbookstore.com. It promises to be fun, funny, and occasionally intense.
Write the story that holds up the world.
Only 5 more days until Evan Smoak takes on his most complex mission yet. Are you ready? buff.ly/pS444fI
World-class swashbuckling thriller. I crushed it in one sitting. There's some depictions of Jews that are very, let's just say, 1905, but if you can get past that, it's an extraordinary adventure tale. #booksky
Sometimes two wrongs DO make a right.”
UK hardcover just arrived on an appropriately foggy morning. Ain’t she pretty?
Who’s ready for the February 12th release?
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My newsletter subscribers are the first to know about upcoming missions. Are you in the loop?
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Stock up on Orphan X merch so you can show up strong for the Antihero tour.
Sandwich boards also welcome.
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