Kristin Collier

"We deserve this care to be reflected in the people we’ve elected."

@kristincollier.bsky.social on the battle for Minnesota's public: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/minneapolis-operation-metro-surge-immigration-authoritarian-mutual-aid/

here I am (Kristin lol)— in LARB. Thanks to the sheltering families who were so generous with their stories. ❤️

yay!! Thank you for reading it.

Video Shows ICE Agent’s Fatal Shooting of Civilian in Minneapolis Video from the scene of the Minnesota ICE shooting contradicts DHS’s narrative that locals were rioting and threatening agents’ lives.

Video from the scene of the Minnesota ICE shooting contradicts DHS’s narrative that locals were rioting and threatening agents' lives.

Very honored to have my conversation with Will Harris published in Jacobin! S/o to @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social for being such wonderful hosts.

The Family Loan | Kristen Martin The American student loan system assumes and reinforces familial financial entanglement.

Really honored by this thoughtful and generous reading of "What Debt Demands." thebaffler.com/latest/the-f...

Thank you, Sophie!

How the Psychological Burden of Debt Impacts Our Physical Health I learned that my mother had a severe gambling addiction and had borrowed money from many of her family members, maxed out all her credit cards and, then, when all the credit lines had collapsed, s…

@kristincollier.bsky.social explores the all-encompassing toll of debt and economic precarity in America.

What the Body Gives: A Conversation with Kristin Collier - Chicago Review of Books Our interview with Kristin Collier about her debut memoir, "What Debt Demands."

"We all have the chance to find peace through something more collective."

@jenbowen.bsky.social's interview with @kristincollier.bsky.social on her new book "What Debt Demands” (@grandcentralpub.bsky.social) is out now.
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Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend Though we were in frequent conversation for a decade, I only got to meet my friend Alice Wong in person just once. And when I did, I  was a bundle of nerves—and that was before she cussed me out wi…

"Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend"

Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project

published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...

thank you, UMN. Such a gift to have had 3 years to think about books during the MFA program. 🩵

thank you @itsalexberg.bsky.social for being such a knowledgeable and generous host!

Hello Monday! Joining guest host @itsalexberg.bsky.social: V Spehar of @underthedesknews.bsky.social, @kristincollier.bsky.social, Author of What Debt Demands + Michelle Eisen of @sbworkersunited.org!

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Pictures of Kristin Collier, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Sun Yung Shin, Jennifer Eli Bowen, and Zeke Caligiuri with a picture of the cover of the book What Debt Demands with black text that says Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 Doors open 6 pm reading 7 pm Sisyphus Brewery 712 Ontario Ave W MPLS

Meet us in the Sisyphus Brewing event space for a launch party with Kristin Collier & Friends on Tuesday, November 18th. Doors at 6 pm and reading at 7 pm. Hear work from fellow authors Michael Kleber-Diggs, Jen Bowen, Sun Yung Shin, and Zeke Caligiuri!

Next Tues, MFA alum @kristincollier.bsky.social launches her NF debut What Debt Demands: Family, Betrayal, & Precarity in a Broken System--with assists from authors Zeke Caligiuri (current MFA student), @sunyungshin.bsky.social @mkdordiggsy.bsky.social and @jenbowen.bsky.social!

4 hours and 40 minutes of freedom: A man just out of prison finds meaning during the Twin Cities Marathon Andre Anderson crossed the finish line for the 26-mile race in front of the Minnesota State Capitol just before 1 p.m.

Really proud of my friend and colleague. Together, we're at work on project connected to debt and re-entry, and he's pushing my thinking all the time.

Congrats, Andre!

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Just Now: A group former tenants who all owe crushing amounts of rent debt —from $200 to over $50,000—just announced themselves on debt-strike.

They will refuse to pay their unjust debts to Equity Residential, the 5th largest corporate landlord in the United States.

Large Language Muddle | The Editors The AI upheaval is unique in its ability to metabolize any number of dread-inducing transformations. The university is becoming more corporate, more politically oppressive, and all but hostile to the ...

"We retain some power over the terms and norms of our own intellectual life. We ought to stop acting like impotence in some realms means impotence everywhere."

Yes! Yes! Yes! This essay gets at what's been so frustrating about so many of the AI think pieces coming out these days.