They say blurbs are dead (more about that below for non-industry watchers)! But, it's still nice to get a blurb.

I had the chance to speak with @laurastanfill.bsky.social publisher extraordinaire at @forestavenuepress.bsky.social and author of the wonderful IMAGINE A DOOR, an wonderfully comprehensive guide to #bookpublishing. Thanks to CRAFT for running our conversation. Link in the comments.

Hey! This roundup was a book gift-giving list for @phoenixnewtimes.com , but you can buy books for your friends any time of the year (or go to the library). New to #Arizona? Visiting for the winter? Check out some of the incredible writers who live or have roots in The Grand Canyon State.

If you need some listening while you are driving through snowy hinterlands to see family, or if you need something that will completely block out the sounds of your house guests, check out this list: podcastreview.org/list/best-po...

For @msmagazine.com, I wrote about the WNBA and the issue of pay equity. By the time the WNBA was only two seasons in (1999-2000) the average NBA salary was 58 times higher than the average WNBA salary. Twenty-six years later, the gap has jumped to 116 times higher.

I reviewed The Mel Robbins for Podcast Review (which is a thing I do) — and wow did this one stick in my craw. Celebs are not really my focus area, but I think what really drove me bananas is how immensely popular this podcast is, when it ultimately says basically nothing.

From yours truly! 📖 📚

On this #FlashbackFriday, we're revisiting @wendyjfox.bsky.social's book list of "14 Short Books for Busy People Who Want to Read More," from SELF Magazine! buff.ly/iuZk94O Preorder THE LAST SUPPER: buff.ly/cQIcGSu Get IF THE ICE HAD HELD: buff.ly/JSuYxGh @susanschulman.bsky.social

Writers, if you are looking for a home for your MS, do this! I actually almost abandoned submission to @sfwp.bsky.social because I thought had no shot. I knew their catalog. Also, my novel had also been rejected a lot. Like, a LOT. I took a change & it changed my writing life. 10/10 recommend.

I don't set the prices!

This just in, our summer book sale works on preorders! Treat yourself to books by @carolinehagood.bsky.social, Lisa K. Friedman, @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, @laurencjohnson.bsky.social, and @wendyjfox.bsky.social, and get 30% off your total purchase when you shop directly from SFWP! buff.ly/S3Jxn7N

It's a little ways out, but my new novel is forthcoming from @sfwp.bsky.social & you can preorder it here: www.amazon.com/Last-Supper-... It's a book about a woman looking for her economic and creative agency in the always online era.

Reviewer types, check this out!

"It is a dark time in America, but literature has always been a beacon of hope: Even in telling tragic stories, writers resist... In the following fifteen books from small press, resistance is a theme... Each one reminds us of why it matters to create.” (@wendyjfox.bsky.social)

"I feel I’ve succeeded as a writer if I can humanize the worst and best in my characters." Take A Risk and Stand at The Edge of a Cliff: @wendyjfox.bsky.social‬ interviews ‪@socalwritergirl.bsky.social‬ about All This Can Be True (Keylight Books). ➡️ buff.ly/WBDKjVb

#sundaysentence "You cannot form a human body out or potatoes." @hubcitypress.bsky.social @andyanderegg.bsky.social

This is going to be a great conference. Come hang!

Everything is unbearable, so here's a 🧵 of places/people/publications that regularly highlight small press books. #100smallpress stands on their shoulders. 1/6

I've had this news for awhile -- and now it's official! New novel coming next year from @sfwp.bsky.social, edited by @adamalsirgany.bsky.social!

Thanks to @electriclit.bsky.social for making space for the many small presses & small press authors who are doing excellent work: 🧵 Cornerstone Press & Heidi Bell - @sfwp.bsky.social & @kesemmel.bsky.social - Stillhouse & @amystuber.com electricliterature.com/15-small-pre...

We can't wait to read your debut novels! ✨ Our submission period opens tonight Friday 1/10/25 at midnight PT (technically Sat 1/11/25 @ 12:01 am PT) and stays open until Sunday 1/12/25 @ 11:59 pm PT. See full guidelines, FAQ, and how to submit your work at the link! tinhouse.com/book-submiss...

What are your low-key NY resolutions? Mine is be better about recycling the bathroom garbage.

Hi #smallpress people! If you'd like to contribute to the Small Press Report Card survey, it will remain open until 12/31. Share your experiences! (Anonymously!) smallpressreport.surveysparrow.com/s/small-pres... Photo of the LFL in front of my house for the algo* *if that is a thing here.

There's an art to the DNF, in a way. Especially (or at least, I say this for myself) if you read a lot. It's not even a full commentary on the book or the writing, but more of a "eh, not for me." I used to NEVER not finish. I thought, "a publisher saw merit in this book; I must find it too." Nope!

My favorite annual tradition: quickly and haphazardly drawing every book I read this year! Here's 2024.

Halloween this year I went for a walk & when I returned, my friend's sunglasses were on the beach bench, but not the person. As if he had vanished. Just thinking about how we had a laugh at the Halloweeness of it, but same scene would be hard not to be totally overwrought in fiction.

Today I was hacking down my half-dead juniper and listening to the Weight for It pod from @ohitsbigron.bsky.social, guest hosted by producer Sarah Dealy, and it hit all my buttons! Fat stuff! Language stuff! Feminism stuff! How did I not know about Carole Shaw? open.spotify.com/episode/4Seh...

Hi friends! New here! I'm a #writer who loves #smallpress. For my first post, I wanted to share a survey I'm hosting. You can (please!) contribute anonymously. The goal is to be informative to other #authors results are in, I'll share publicly. Takes 6 minutes based on prior completion rates.