Aaron John Curtis

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Championship Round 2! PLEASE vote for my Uncle Alex’s gorgeous cover of Old School Indian at Book Jacket Bracket!

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Thanks, will do!

Appropriate for a post on disability in writing, it features the large print version of “Old School Indian!”

Thanks Brian Trapp and Electric Lit.

Damn, this is some great company to be in. Thanks for the shout out!
Also:

“Comedy is a survivalist aesthetic.”

Hell, yes.

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Books, stack on the left from the top: Twice by Mitch Albom, The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown, Photograph by Brian Freeman, Mate by Ali Hazelwood, The Scammer by Tiffany Jackson, The Intruder by Freida McFadden, and Snow Kissed by RaeAnne Thayne. On the left a stack of four copies, with one standing...November book club title, Old School Indian by Aaron John Curtis.

Stack of books, from top: The Dogs of Venice by Steven Rowley, Menu of Happiness by Hisashi Kashiwai, The Graceview Patient by Caitlyn Starling, Remain by Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan, And the River Drags Her Down by Jihyun Yun, Queen Demon by Martha Wells, A Moment to Love by Tracie Peterson, Boleyn Traitor by Philippa Gregory in Large Print, The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong, Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell, and Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben.

Happy #newbooksday! 🥳
Fresh fiction titles! Towers of TBR!
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2024 Kweli International Literary Festival Schedule — KWELI / Truth From the Diaspora's Boldest Voices We have an exciting lineup of sessions ranging from the editorial process to craft with award-winning authors. Presenters include Edwidge Danticat, Crystal Wilkinson, DéLana R.A. Dameron, and Susan Mu...

Register here:

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Registration for the Kweli International Literary Festival ends TONIGHT at midnight - hope to see you there!

Thank you so much!

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Prints Homeland: Father at the River (8×10 in 11×14 red clay brown mat; in 9×12 Mat) Grandfather Philip Deer (in 11×14 mat, in 9×12 mat) Cahokian Flint Warrior (in 11×14 red …

Thanks for asking! Here’s a link to the prints he offers. I don’t know if he sells originals online but you can email him on the site as well.

alexjacobsartist.com/prints/

This is a photo of the cover of the novel titled Old School Indian, written by Aaron John Curtis.

Just finished reading Old School Indian by @aaronjohncurtis.bsky.social. Easily one of the most thought provoking fiction novels I’ve read this year. And the cover art is incredible, too. If you have not read it yet, there’s still time.

Glad you enjoyed it! My uncle did the cover art. He used to be a DJ in the 90s and Uncle Budge’s love of music comes from him.

My top 10 horror books! In no particular order.
The Reformatory by @tananarivedue.bsky.social
Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina
The Devil Takes You Home by @gabino.bsky.social
The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim
Bury Your Gays by @chucktingle.bsky.social
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The July/August issue of Poets & Writers First Fiction feature includes OLD SCHOOL INDIAN!

The featured debut authors are having a Zoom event TONIGHT: me, Jon Hickey, Carrie R. Moore, Sarah Yahm, and Jemimah Wei.

See you tonight!

www.pw.org/live/events/...

In our 25th annual #FirstFiction feature, we spotlight five debut fiction writers you’ll want to know! Delve into the captivating literary worlds of Sarah Yahm, @jonvhickey.bsky.social, Carrie R. Moore, @aaronjohncurtis.bsky.social, and @jemmawei.bsky.social: at.pw.org/FirstFiction2025

Thanks for making a great event!

Old School Indian Ahkwesáhsne, 2016 Abe stands on the shaggy living room rug of his great uncle’s trailer, shoes off, stripped to the waist. The coffee table has been pushed aside to make room, but Abe still feels l…

“Abe stands on the shaggy living room rug of his great uncle’s trailer, shoes off, stripped to the waist.” Read from @aaronjohncurtis.bsky.social’s new novel, Old School Indian.

Listen to longtime @booksandbooks.bsky.social employee @aaronjohncurtis.bsky.social discuss his debut novel OLD SCHOOL INDIAN on the Debutiful podcast!

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Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2MXR... @zandoprojects.bsky.social

Tackling the funny and the sad, this debut novel introduces an entrancing new voice - The Boston Globe Aaron John Curtis is a Mohawk man living in Miami, and his autofictional debut is just what readers need now.

The critic Marion Winik adored OLD SCHOOL INDIAN, the debut novel from @aaronjohncurtis.bsky.social. Here's her review from yesterday's @bostonglobe.com
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/29/a...

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Old School Indian book tour!

How Authors Are Reclaiming Indigenous Histories New works of memoir, journalism, and fiction speak from experience.

I guess this means books by Native authors are officially a trend.

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Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith's THE PEOPLE'S PROJECT, an anthology of essays, poetry, and art on perseverance, action, and care in the face of political uncertainty to act as a guidebook for the years ahead, from 25 contributors including Marlon James, Alexander Chee, Ashley C. Ford, Chase Strangio, Hala Alyan, Alice Wong, and Imani Perry, to Jenny Xu at Washington Square Press, for publication in fall 2025.

Like so many of you, my friend @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social and I have been having a conversation about this country’s future.

Now we’re turning our dialogue into a book featuring poems and essays from Marlon James, Alexander Chee, Ashley C. Ford, Chase Strangio, Imani Perry and more!

A thing happened 🥲
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