When Kentucky Monthly Magazine published my short story, Leaves of Departure, in 1998, they asked me if I was working on anything else and I told them I was working on my first detective novel. It was an idea which floated around in my head for years. I grew up loving the Rockford Files, Columbo …
Ten years ago today, The Hand of God was released by Hydra Publications and my life was forever changed. The first book in the Victor McCain thrillers hit #1 on Amazon and thankfully readers asked for more. Ten years ago I went from and unpublished author to published and now I own a publishing company, …
If you want to know the moment you become an adult, I believe it's when time starts to speed up. Perhaps it’s as simple as our days are filled with inconsequential things like picking up milk at the store, remembering to get the kids to softball practice by six or any of a dozen other …
This Halloween I am offering up one of my Victor McCain short stories for free. It is set in La Grange, Kentucky, my former home town and takes place in the basement of Karen's Book Barn, a store I once owned. Any of you who have been in the basement of the store, know just …
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If you have time this weekend, come out to the Louisville Book Festival, taking place this Friday and Saturday at the Kentucky International Convention Center. Saturday I'll be hosting a workshop on How to Pitch a Publisher, and then afterwards, taking pitches. There are lots of great panels and exhibitors to visit. Come on out.
Yesterday, I signed two contracts with Dark Harbor Pictures, a division of Element Media Group, for not one, but two shows based on my books. Here is the press release from Hydra Publications, my publishing house. PRESS RELEASE HYDRA PUBLICATIONS PUBLISHER TONY ACREE ANNOUNCES TWO SERIES STREAMING DEAL Hydra Publications and Tony Acree are excited …
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The Devil's Mark, the first Paige Aldridge and Victor McCain crossover novel, is now available in both ebook and print. Many thanks to Lynn Tincher for her fantastic work in bringing this project together. And we are already working on book number two in the series. Please be sure to leave us a review on …
The InKY Reading Series is a free author series broadcast live on Zoom. Watch archived readings on the LLA YouTube channel. Tony Acree is an award-winning publisher, novelist, and screenwriter. He lives near Louisville, Kentucky with his wife, twin daughters, two female dogs, a female cat, and says the way the goldfish looks at him, he's sure she's female, too. Dark …
I was in Las Vegas for the AOF Megafest and Conquering Disabilities w/Film International Film Festival where I gave a panel talk on going from a novelist to a screenwriter hosted by Amy McCorkle. At the awards ceremony I was given the Publisher of the Year Award. Many thanks to Del Weston and the great …
I have decided to start a series of videos discussing the world of the Victor McCain thrillers and first up is my stop by The Raven Irish Pub, formerly Molly Malone's in St. Matthews, to talk to Brendan McCartan, the owner. We discuss the change from Molly's to the Raven during a pandemic, the wonderful …
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Tony Acree 