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Had an awesome time talking with @aliceflorenceorr.bsky.social of Podcast Review for this month's Working Drafts. Because fun fact: She's also a novelist. We dug into things like multiple POVs, plotting, and overheard conversations as a writing device. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

I just went to Half Price Books to buy a used edition of the original Trivial Pursuit game from 1981. I won't bore you with why I needed it for what I #amwriting, but I can tell you it is absolutely one of my favorite things I have ever purchased for that reason.

had a blast on the WORKING DRAFTS podcast talking to @tedfoxbooks.bsky.social about the perils of writing 9,000-word scripts and the harrowing new definition of "classic rock" (it is "daughter" by pearl jam) open.spotify.com/episode/2yvX...

How cool to get this note today from the @thurberhouse.bsky.social. We submitted my most recent novel, DATE WEEK, for The Thurber Prize for American Humor in Writing, and it's humbling to know it's being considered alongside others in what is undoubtedly an amazing field of entries.

New podcast out today with Nishant Batsha, author of the new novel A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart from @eccobooks.bsky.social. Listen to the clip here and then find the show in your preferred app at www.thetedfox.com/podcast

Corona in a cup at the movie theater because Friday.

Dogs hate fireworks. What else do you need to know?

Back at @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social, the Fox family's favorite bookstore in the world, after a 12-year absence.

Used a trip to Boston to stop in Plainville, Mass., and visit @jeffkinney.bsky.social's @anunlikelystory.bsky.social. One word: AWESOME.

Big changes coming to the podcast. Or just one. I changed the cover art. That's it.

No guest this month, so I revisited a previous solo pod, during which I talked about the challenges of navigating the months in between when you submit your final ms and when the book actually comes out. Well, it's a year later, and I have some notes. Get the episode ▶️ www.thetedfox.com/podcast

New pod with Jennifer Acker and Emily Everett! Jennifer is the founder/EIC of The Common, an award-winning literary journal. Emily works there as managing editor and is author of All That Life Can Afford, the Reese's Book Club pick for April 2025. Full ep available wherever you get your pods.

I don't know when I'll read this. But as someone who once spent a year reading every Twain book, I am thrilled to be able to buy it the day it came out.

@shelfbyshelf.bsky.social My wife sent me your Substack post from today. I see you and appreciate you and appreciate the bravery it took to write that,

New pod out today with Maggie Su (@litmagreject.bsky.social)! Maggie's Blob: A Love Story was published in January to praise from The NY Times Book Review, among many others. Here we talk about what she's working on now. Full episode at www.thetedfox.com/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.

Tix are on sale for The 2025 #ThurberPrize for American #Humor! 🎟🤩 Join us on April 25 at @54below.bsky.social in #NYC 🍎 for spectacular show hosted by Amadeo Fusca. Capacity is limited—get your tix! ➡️ givebutter.com/tp25 @petridishes.bsky.social @jasonroeder.bsky.social @janeroper.bsky.social

New pod out today with the amazing Annie B. Jones! 🎧📚 Annie is the author of Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put, a collection of essays coming from @harperonebooks.bsky.social this April. Full episode at www.thetedfox.com/podcast and wherever you get your podcasts.

@shelfbyshelf.bsky.social Listening to the first Don Quixote Conquer a Classic episode and greatly appreciating the case for laughter in the books we read, including the classics. :)

Happy Pub Day to Maggie Su (@litmagreject.bsky.social)! Maggie and I will be talking about BLOB and what she's working on next for the March episode of Working Drafts. I can't wait. 🙂 www.harpercollins.com/products/blo...

Wanted to write but didn't want to look at a screen (except to do this post apparently). Observations: (1) I swear I used to have really good handwriting. (2) This is a nice change of pace from the laptop and usually helps me hit a groove when I go back. (3) HOW IS THIS ONLY 2 SENTENCES?! #amwriting

Life goals.

Discovering the @fuggirls.bsky.social we're already on here was one of the best parts of my first 24 hours on Bluesky.

Released a new episode of my pod with @angelamontoya.bsky.social last week before I had a Bluesky, so since it was Angela who inspired me to start one, it's only fitting to share that episode here. Short clip below. Full ep. wherever you get your podcasts and on my site: www.thetedfox.com/podcast

I need this, Bluesky.