Melissa Brand

Writer, mother, psychologist, runner, reader, teacher...not necessarily in that order. #binders @entropymag @jmwwjournal @motherwellmag @pleaseseemelit1 she/her

[Melissa Brand @MelissBrand]

Thanks to @writesloud for giving this personal piece a home! Creative Nonfiction: I’ll Remember That by Melissa Brand https://t.co/WgMP3Ka91o via @jmwwjournal

[Melissa Brand @MelissBrand]

Sick burn by James Shapiro, Columbia University English Professor and renown Shakespeare scholar: “I read Trump’s comment bragging that ‘I do the weave.’ I take him at his word, as one of the Oxford English Dictionary definitions of ‘weave’ is ‘to pursue a devious course.’”

[Nicki Richesin @nickirichesin]

Also LOVE IS A BURNING THING by @ninastpierre and THE BOOK OF MOTHERS by @carrievmullins 🎉🎉🎉

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Wish I could be there! Have a wonderful launch!

[nina st. pierre | she•her @ninastpierre]

NYC! Come through to @ptknitwear tonight for the launch of LIABT with me and @CCooperJones. Love to see you there! https://t.co/CgigWFbVF4

[nina st. pierre | she•her @ninastpierre]

SIX weeks and counting!

[Melissa Brand @MelissBrand]

Tonight I learned the cat does not like swing dancing.

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My day so far…

[Dutton Books @DuttonBooks]

LOVE IS A BURNING THING by @ninastpierre is featured on @The_Rumpus' Most Anticipated Books list and you'll see why as soon as you read the first page! Here's the list: https://t.co/oxrhFb3Mzd

[Melissa Brand @MelissBrand]

Regretting getting my teen comfy new sheets. They’ll never get outta bed now.

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As i almost posted something inappropriate, my kid shouted “digital footprint, mom” and pulled me back from the edge.

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So exciting!

[Dutton Books @DuttonBooks]

📚 GIVEAWAY ALERT! 📚 LOVE IS A BURNING THING by @ninastpierre is one of the best 2024 memoirs around—perfect for readers of CRYING IN H MART and I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED—and this is your chance to get your hands on an early copy. Enter here: https://t.co/oP6PrbPglH

[Dutton Books @DuttonBooks]

📚 GIVEAWAY ALERT! 📚 LOVE IS A BURNING THING by @ninastpierre is one of the best 2024 memoirs around—perfect for readers of CRYING IN H MART and I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED—and this is your chance to get your hands on an early copy. Enter here: https://t.co/oP6PrbPglH

[Melissa Brand @MelissBrand]

@civilrights_lit That was exactly right! (Thank you!)

[Melissa Brand @MelissBrand]

8:30 am and I’m playing the super fun game “where did I leave my coffee”?

[Melissa Brand @MelissBrand]

@laurengrodstein What an awesome kickoff. Congrats!

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All the cool kids will be reading it

[Algonquin Books @AlgonquinBooks]

🌟 STARRED 🌟 review from @KirkusReviews & on the 2023 BEST FICTION & HISTORICAL FICTION lists. WE MUST NOT THINK OF OURSELVES by @laurengrodstein is THE book of the year, in our humble opinion. Pre-order!

https://t.co/xUYABAxwqs
https://t.co/xnjifFXtNA https://t.co/HsJMGrMs0s

[Melissa Brand @MelissBrand]

“I am whelmed in my sistance.” -my kid

[Melissa Brand @MelissBrand]

It’s too bad Shrinking gets therapy so wrong (unethically so), because Harrison Ford is amazing.

[Melissa Brand @MelissBrand]

@mcrane_12 @pedrokat @frecklywench Congrats, Mac! Can’t wait to read it.

[Shawn R. Jones @ShawnRJones1]

Yesterday, I read from my poetry collection at Rutgers-Camden.

Thank you to everyone who came to the reading and purchased a copy of Date of Birth. ❤️

Thank you @MFACamden for such a warm welcome!

#poetrycommunity #DateofBirth #Rutgers #readingcommunity #RutgersAlumni