Real grateful for the chance to think a bit about Max Porter’s SHY (@GraywolfPress) and how it furthers the larger project of his work—up today at @LAReviewofBooks: https://t.co/BOPV1sTO42
Hey friends, my debut book, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman, is out in just over a month (May 6) via @UTexasPress ! You can pre-order wherever you buy books!
The "Year in Reading" feature at @The_Millions is, as ever, the best year-end coverage on the internet. Do yourself a favor and spend some time digging into these pieces:
https://t.co/dx9JVEre32
This dude having deeply flawed politics actually reinforces what has been so telling about the response—that this issue is so far beyond being a partisan one, that the conditions of desperation and fury that seem likely to have driven him to this are not far from any of us.
Another day, another horrifying piece of evidence that our country sees no value in human life that has no home. Immediately thought back to @AlbertBurneko's beautifully clear-eyed piece in the wake of Jordan Neely's murder when I heard the news.
https://t.co/F2lZbKQiDn
"Having a child ought to attune people with no prior experience of vulnerability or hunger to the absolute urgency of those states, to the beauty and necessity of sheltering the helpless without condition."
Revisiting this really wonderful piece today.
https://t.co/ZyQiRHXXSf
If you're a bookseller interested in @nikostratis' THE DAD ROCK THAT MADE ME A WOMAN (publishing next May), or if you know of one who would be, can you reach out? Working on a thing and want to make sure I'm finding the right folks.
https://t.co/Z5LApNkPmm
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody. I hope you get to dress up and enjoy a meal with people you love, and then be like Isla and escape with a book for a few minutes.
@esquire This essay reads almost like the shadow of @MatthewSitman's review essay of George Scialabba's HOW TO BE DEPRESSED, which has become essential to me: https://t.co/fISbWIpBrc
After nearly nine years at Esquire, I’ve been laid off from my role as Books and Fiction Editor. I’m looking for a new full-time role where I can use my storytelling skills, in the book world or beyond it. If you know of anything, I’m at [email protected]. (🧵1/10)
This is a real bummer, and I hope De La reconsider how they're handling this. I also hope Marcus sells a shit-ton of books because of this (and doesn't get mired in ridiculous legal trouble).
There's a lot to say about the good work Gus has done at the Observer so far, but one thing I'm grateful for (personally and professionally) is how invested he has been in getting books coverage into the magazine, and taking chances on books beyond those getting all the shine.
Further personal/professional news: I am now the Editor-in-Chief of the @TexasObserver.
My entire journalism career has taken place here, as I've learned from all who've come & gone from this little magazine. Thank you to all the colleagues & sources who helped me along the way