Alex Tilney

The Expectations, a novel, is out now--
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[Alex Tilney @alextilney]

@matthewstoller The General by Buster Keaton—almost perfect movie, bad Lost Cause politics

[Alex Tilney @alextilney]

@lxeagle17 @StatesProjectUS is making this less random. They should get much more coverage!

[Alex Tilney @alextilney]

@ezraklein Turns out we can do something about that: https://t.co/s76BpItNuD

[Alex Tilney @alextilney]

@matthewstoller Turns out we can do something about that: https://t.co/s76BpItNuD

[Alex Tilney @alextilney]

@FutureNowUSA was key to flipping VA blue in 2019, and voting rights (and other great legislation) followed. We're defending those gains this fall. Join us.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Virginia has a long history of segregation and racially targeted voting laws. This week, the state enacted the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, a law that expressly prohibits any racial discrimination or intimidation related to voting. https://t.co/C3KWt5VZxU

[Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II @RevDrBarber]

Corporations that give to ALEC & refuse to challenge voter suppression don’t get a pass b/c they also give to civil rights orgs. You can’t play both sides in a struggle for justice.

[Alex Tilney @alextilney]

Loved having this conversation with the very talented @madeleine_watts . We just have to make a way to write about climate change.

[FictionWritersReview @fictionwriters]

"One of the things that was really important to me was to find a structure that was different in order to talk about climate change." @alextilney asks @madeleine_watts about writing climate change and her debut novel, THE INLAND SEA. https://t.co/qA4kTWImg7

[State Senator Erika Geiss (SD01) @SenErikaGeiss]

Let me take off my earrings and address this nonsense. Y’all wanna play? Let’s play.

Yes, @MISenate, I’ll be glad to reduce my salary AND yours from $71K/year before taxes to $53,250/year before taxes when you do ALL of the following: 🧵

[Matt Stoller @matthewstoller]

The state of Maryland is hiring for its antitrust department. The states are where it's at. https://t.co/ar8wKSxCId

[Alex Tilney @alextilney]

@HRHAuroraofNYC Whaaa, huge thanks for spending time and attention on it! I'm so glad there was a connection--

[Alex Tilney @alextilney]

Can't wait for this! Independent bookstores are the best.

[Bank Square Books @banksquarebooks]

🏸TONIGHT!🏸We're going live on Crowdcast with @alextilney to talk about his book #TheExpectations
@littlebrown
🔗to join: https://t.co/P0JrGaHb7c

[Alex Tilney @alextilney]

Loved having this conversation with @cummins_megan in @fictionwriters ! You should go buy her excellent collection, IF THE BODY ALLOWS IT - https://t.co/2KJyU9kHwb

[FictionWritersReview @fictionwriters]

“The bodies of many of these characters define, in some ways, the boundaries of their lives.” Alexander Tilney talks with the most recent @TheSchooner Book Prize winner, @cummins_megan, about her debut story collection, IF THE BODY ALLOWS IT. https://t.co/g2EK8RMDI6

[Alex Tilney @alextilney]

Can't wait for this! Would love to see you there--

[Bank Square Books @banksquarebooks]

This Tuesday! We're virtually hosting @alextilney to celebrate the PB release of #TheExpectations
Register Here:🔗https://t.co/P0JrGaHb7c

[Emily Ross @emilyross816]

.@alextilney interviews Andrew Martin about COOL FOR AMERICA, his hilarious new collection of short stories.

“Martin has emerged as a leading chronicler of millennial ennui in contemporary America . . ." ―Kirkus (starred)

@AMIGHTYBLAZE @GrubWriters

[Alex Tilney @alextilney]

Loved doing this interview with #andrewmartin . A very smart and thoughtful person. @fsgbooks #coolforamerica

[Dead Darlings🔪🔪🔪 @OurDeadDarlings]

Interview with Andrew Martin, Author of Cool For America https://t.co/4WLJb0dLQd

[Alex Tilney @alextilney]

“So I’ve written exactly what happened, exactly as I remember it. It is an effort of accompaniment as much as it is of witness: to go back to that girl leaving the boys’ room on an October night, sneakers landing on… https://t.co/9DpqnYks1t

[Alex Tilney @alextilney]

Are you a cheapskate who needs a back-to-school book? Good news:

[Little, Brown and Co @littlebrown]

Now through Sunday, download Alexander Tilney's THE EXPECTATIONS for $2.99. https://t.co/GeXlEcScQ6

[Alex Tilney @alextilney]

Cover sketch #1
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The Burj Khalifa (in Dubai) and the chapel of St. James, the book’s fictional boarding school.
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I made this line drawing in part to convey just how cold and isolating a New Hampshire winter can… https://t.co/G7VB7b2jzM

[Alex Tilney @alextilney]

HOLY CRAP: paperback out this Tuesday, 8/18.
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When I was a kid hardcover books seemed churchy. But a paperback gripped you and you could grip it right back. Jam them in your bag, hold them open with your breakfast… https://t.co/AL8BKCAHjY