Hard copy finally arrived! Thank you Ploughshares, Rebecca Makkai, and all of the first readers of this short story! So grateful to have “Frog Heart” in this summer issue of Ploughshares!
One of these days I’ll finally dedicate a book “to all the editors who ever worked with me” because my writing (and books) simply would not be without them
“Another Country”-James Baldwin
"It’s my turn to bring a snack for my son’s preschool class. My snack will be simultaneously nutritious, allergen-free, and appealing to three-year-olds—like dinosaur-shaped muffins that taste like rainbows but are made of steamed arugula."
Time to bring back this Patricia Lockwood banger.
Nothing is more p̶u̶n̶k̶ socialist than the public library.
Alice Wong, a woman in a wheelchair with dark hair, poses in a pink and orange outfit and berry lipstick. A headline reads: "Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51." Photo via John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr
Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
Erik Hall
"Get Where You're Going," 2015
Oil on canvas
40 x 40 in
Sssssooooo... yeah. (Wow!) 😳🤗
thought I lost my book but it was. in my hand
Once again I am sorry that I logged on to social media
For the Disability community, losing Alice Wong is like losing Ursula Le Guin or Octavia Butler. She was a powerhouse, a pioneer, and a mentor to many. She taught me so much. And always reminded me what we were fighting towards, as well as against. I miss her clarity, bravery, and joy.
Hey! We just got here. What did we miss?
Our fundraising auction ft. poem feedback, consultations & more from poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Hala Alyan, @gabriellebates.bsky.social, @cathylinhche.bsky.social, @chenchenwrites.bsky.social, Ross Gay, @joseolivarez.bsky.social, @taraskurtu.bsky.social & more is live! givebutter.com/c/bkp2025/au...
Join us on Monday, December 1, at 7 PM for the 2025 Yawp Poem of the Year Contest, featuring readings by the winners of Yawp Poem of the Month over the past year contending for our Yawp Poem of the Year Award—decided by audience vote! buytickets.at/brooklynpoet...
you heard it here first: SLOPPY contains a very very good essay on growing up online probably a little too early in the aughts
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Advance copies of Your Behavior Will Be Monitored have arrived. Time for an unboxing!
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The cover is all navy blue. No images, just the title text in bright blue font, all lowercase and sans serif font, with the O's in bright yellow.
What I read recently:
66) Your Behavior Will Be Monitored by Justin Feinstein - unusual semi-epistolary narrative style, science fiction, sentient AI
One of the most articles of reviews at @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social, my review of The Irish Goodbye.
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So excited to be teaching a course this winter, online, on hybrid storytelling at Poetry School London. The course is part memoir, part fable, and part poetry. See below.
Announcing our Nov/Dec issue! 🎉 Inside you’ll find a profile of poet Donika Kelly, author of The Natural Order of Things; our tenth annual 5 Over 50 debut author feature; a craft essay in appreciation of the longer short story; and the case for collective resistance to AI. More: at.pw.org/NovDec2025
We had a blast at November's Franklin Park Reading Series event! Huge thanks to our phenomenal readers, Brandon Taylor, @charliejane.bsky.social, Sam Munson, @missjenchoi.bsky.social, and Laura Venita Green, and lots of ❤️to our amazing audience! 📆Save the date for our Season Finale on December 8!
Miami Book Fair 🤝 Meeting your favorite author 🤝Books & Books
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The survival of literary magazines like Electric Lit—an independent, nonprofit publication that is completely free to read—is far from guaranteed. Help us meet our fundraising goal so that we can keep people reading!
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By: Exclusive Cover Reveal of “Waiting on a Friend” by Natalie Adler on Thursday, August 28, 2025
WAITING ON A FRIEND by Natalie Adler, which is absolutely terrific. Imagine GHOSTBUSTERS played completely straight and it's set in the early 80s and deals with AIDS, gentrification, and the queer underworld.
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