I wrote about how Heated Rivalry is just the latest case of how publishers, with all their data, are still not able to predict what will be the next sensation. lithub.com/get-ready-fo...
A poster advertising the Lions in Winter literary festival at the Doudna Fine Arts Center at EIU. The poster shows the headshots and bios and book covers for Ruth Awad and Aram Mrjoian and the daily events on January 31, 2026. Find out more at link.
This weekend, we hunker down. Next weekend, we gather.
Central IL, join us for Lions in Winter at EIU.
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While I tend not to get swept up by the Oscars, I am still sitting with wonder and delight that the film now holding the most nominations in the history of the awards is an R-Rated - 140 Minute - $100M - Period - Black - Horror - Musical.
Yessssssssss
Omg best praise ever!
Not sure if Mike is on here. But so excited to have him on the team. His weird books are a perfect fit for me!!!!!
Dr. Mike McClelland is newly represented by @helenlane.bsky.social - thriller lovers, this is one for you!
Read more: www.ki-agency.co.uk/post/dr-mike...
maybe the 6 month old they tear gassed was driving right at them, maybe think about that before you pass judgement
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I cannot wait to read this!!!!
The cover of Every Galaxy a Circle
It's release day for my book! Thank you so much to @jacklegpress.bsky.social and @fulmerford.com
I feel so powerless at the moment. Putting art into the world is one of the few things that I feel like I can do. Which in itself might be vanity, but writing a story about alcoholism and Jesus is better prayer for the world than getting drunk and trying to God in the haze, which was my old approach
So I’m honored to have a Ghost Jesus story in the gorgeous Penn Review, which was one of the first literary magazines I ever submitted to. It’s a super quick read and I hope it makes you laugh. Link in bio/hiding inside an abalone shell at the bottom of the sea.
Good news in your teens: eat cake
Good news in your twenties: drink champagne!
Good news as a newlywed: a weekend trip away!
Good news as a parent: take an uninterrupted shower, maybe light a candle?
We're double-digits! To our readers, @mbwwelch.bsky.social writes, thank you for your continued trust and support. It’s been a beautiful ten years of talking books with you, and the best has yet to come. Here’s to decade two of the Chicago Review of Books!
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Finally, one part of parenting I've always been a natural at!
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
Yes yes yes
Omg I need this as a beautiful speculative novel and not as real life 😭
the goal is killing kids
and we should say so
This is, to be clear, an insane decision. No recommended flu or RSV?
“I had mistaken many people for friends, for kindred spirits, not understanding they had chosen to leave conventional life, and I’d been thrown out.”
– Nate Lippens, Ripcord
Oh wow!
Some folks are in sandals or barefoot. Please help if you can.
Rereading this classic today and I’m reminded how lyrical and devastating Kathe Koja’s prose is. Each book she writes is a scathing hymn, a merciless tone poem. She’s a true artist with a singular vision.
Omg
My most solemn goal for the future is to know as little about everyone as possible.
Our pop stars continue to be both more accountable and more responsive to feedback than the editorial board of the New York Times
Read one get one free! (ROGO?) Both fiction editor @magicmikewrites.bsky.social and EIC Colleen Abel appear in the newest issue of Crab Orchard Review!
www.siucraborchardreview.com
