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Writes novels. Funny ha ha or funny strange. Likes things that go.

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Goats! Not mine (mine have grown so regrettably elderly).

Spent an enjoyably informative day at a grazing tech workshop put on by American Farmland Trust and the VA Coop Extension (these are very cheap educational opportunities, if, like Ronan Lynch, you were ever thinking of being a farmer).

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"What's the difference between a photograph and just a picture?"

"Whether you're gonna wanna look at it."

Richard Drew, photojournalist, answers John Dickerson, CBS correspondent.

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I have been moving this old pony drawing of mine around and around my house ever since I found it tucked in a copy of THE SCORPIO RACES, trying to keep it from getting crumpled, so this is me saying: comment with a favorite part from THE SCORPIO RACES and I'll pick someone on Monday to get this thing.

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Simply: a pleasure.

In 2013, David Bowie posted a list of 100 must-read books on his Facebook. He had plenty to choose from. He was a voracious reader and, according to O'Connell, had a portable library of fifteen hundred books that he brought on tour and to set with him. Ostensibly, BOWIE'S BOOKSHELF is a deep dive into the selections on the list: why Bowie chose them, how they might have influenced him.

Practically, however, it's a marvelous frolic through all the things books can be, constrained by and filtered through the lens of Bowie's life and career. We travel from Dante to Chabon, the Gnostic Gospels to Beano, Leibowitz to Little Richard. I'll cop that I'm no expert Bowie fan, and also, that I didn't always agree with O'Connell's takes, but I enjoyed every page. O'Connell's writing goes down easy, and every essay is just a few pages long.

I liked reading about the things I had read and I liked reading about the things that I hadn't. It's a succinct, conversational cultural study, an excuse to think about words. Recommend.

(from @GalleryBooks)

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THE LISTENERS is a Kindle Daily Deal, which means you can snag the ebook for 1.99: https://t.co/gPyvPEu50N?

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friendly reminder THE DREAM THIEVES graphic novel adaptation is out and you can get signed copies of it (and the original series) here: https://t.co/PWVdlOGp4M

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Over on Substack, I’m starting a mini writing craft series, heavy on the ol’ discussion side. https://t.co/N16jHLRwOV

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I have not been online much lately because this animal gave me a side quest while I was in Connecticut

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me, to the fly narrowly slipping inside a house populated by four cats: buddy

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A discussion about the movie WHIPLASH at my latest cello lesson has forced me to ruefully acknowledge that there are also two sides to Maggie Stiefvater, the Teacher.

(the bonfire is for burning manuscripts and other unnecessary burdens)

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The graphic novel adaptation of THE DREAM THIEVES was selected as an Indie Next pick for September/October! This is pretty special to me, as independent booksellers have been an enormous part of why the original Raven Cycle series found its readers. My storytelling has always been peculiar—it seems unlikely to change at this point, guys—and the description on the dust jacket has never really been able to encapsulate what it actually feels like to read the novel inside.

From the beginning, indie booksellers were wonderful about taking the time to describe my books to individual readers, who in turn, described them to others, who in turn, described them to others . . .

Thanks to all of you!

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This weekend!

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At the end of the month, catch me and Harvey Solomon at the Omni Homestead (in a very beautiful corner of Virginia), talking about history that happened right there: https://t.co/P3OrmGZ6H1

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Writers looking for critique partners: don't forget the crit partner match up, an active match-up that uses the same method I did to snag my first excellent partners over a decade ago: https://t.co/cyItruXceE

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Dog. Books. Plant

I have a lot of books by this one author in particular

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A beautiful vista and a car that hates going there

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me, opening my manuscript: how can I make this document more emotionally manipulative

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TRC folks! Even though the 8/29 Homestead event in VA is centered around THE LISTENERS, I have a bit of TRC tour swag left—buttons for those who buy The Dream Thieves graphic novel, and character cards for those who snag The Raven Boys graphic novel.

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I had been posting one of my daily dachshund drawings to count down to the release of the US paperback edition of THE LISTENERS, but today, I'm posting the wee little dachshunds that very sharp eyed viewers can spot on the UK and Irish edition, which is out today. And I figured it was a good opportunity to also show another dachshund ...the one hidden beneath the dustjacket of the UK hardcover.
(Cover by Lucille Clerc)

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IS THIS NOT VERY COOL? This is my art on the front and Sas's art on the inside of The Raven Boys graphic novel (Italian edition, from @panini_italia).