When you support indie booksellers and bookstores, you are supporting human curation, the exercise of judgment and taste, the storefronts that make cities interesting. You make it possible for writers and readers outside the mainstream to be found again. You support real people who love literature.
"It removes the humanity." That's what all this nonsense comes down to.
Best wishes for a strong recovery!
I’ll bring my hand-selling skills to Chicago next year.
And there are more good books I didn’t mention!
If I may make some suggestions:
Short but great novels 3-pack:
Un-ruined by Roger Vallaincourt + Deliver thy Pigs by Joey Hedger + Thunder from a Clear Blue Sky by Justin Bryant (oh shit you can get two books signed with this one)
If I may make some suggestions:
Short fiction 3-pack:
Boxcutters by John Chrostek + Where the Pavement Turns to Sand by Sheldon Birnie + I Blame Myself but also You by Spencer Fluery (bonus: Spencer will sign)
If I may make some suggestions:
Literary fiction 3-pack:
Gloria Patri by Austin Ross + Still Alive by LJ Pemberton + White People on Vacation by Alex Miller (bonus: Alex will sign it)
The Walls Are Closing in on Us, by Joshua Trent Brown, and Feast of the Pale Leviathan, by John Chrostek.
Feast your eyes on these
Just reboosting this to remind everyone that there's just two days left to submit comments to the FCC on these proposals. Hundreds upon hundreds of comments have been sent since I first posted this, which is fantastic to see. Make sure you send in a comment using the guide in the link before Friday!
As y'all head off to #awp26, I am calculating our author royalties. I cannot stress this enough - buy small press books directly from publishers. It's the way everyone makes the most money and art can continue to happen!
Excited for this one!
I have never enjoyed reading from Man in a Cage (I’d rather just talk to people about it if they’re interested), so I read poems at my last AWP. Read whatever you want! Wish I could be there. Enjoy!
Here's one thing you can do to support independent artists: Join the Malarkey Book Club
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I wish I was, too. I think next year is Chicago, which is as close as it gets to me, so I'll try to make that one.
Get John Chrostek's (@johnchrostek.com) incredible collection for the AWP price of $15! malarkeybooks.com/store/boxcut...
One week until my book becomes your book!!!
You can still preorder (and for $5 off):
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It's definitely a scam. I've gotten several voicemails like this. They want to represent my book to major publishers and send me to international conferences.
The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan.
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Done!
I’ve gotten several. These “literary agents” always sound like they’re reading from a script. And doing it badly.
Just got another one of these scam emails today.
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If quirky 19th-century characters are your thing, you can get Man in a Cage for the AWP price of $15. malarkeybooks.com/store/man-in...
🐳 Stayed tuned for more on Pretty Joey Ross 🦜
Patrick Nevins's books are great! Definitely get this one. It's a great read.
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Thank you! It looks like the Malarkey bookstore is sold out of Pigs! Which I recommend, so folks can head over to Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/deli...
If quirky 19th-century characters are your thing, you can get Man in a Cage for the AWP price of $15. malarkeybooks.com/store/man-in...
You made them?
Those are rad
