Ah yes, carrying themselves with the confidence of mediocre white men, which is to say fragile and incapable of receiving criticism. CBS News Fires Scott Pelley of ‘60 Minutes’ www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/b...

We have a really exciting in-person Master Class coming up June 25. Deb Olin Unferth will take writers through how to craft a first page that leaves a lasting impression. Register now: buff.ly/iijsupn #chicagowriters

“In these times of both climate disaster and our ability to embrace infinite hope, Deb Olin Unferth’s new novel holds particular resonance.” —Yvonne C. Garrett, The Brooklyn Rail brooklynrail.org/2026/06/book...

Guests at Vacationland always thought Melanie was a robot—and why not? She’d had enough cosmetic procedures to become more than human. New fiction from Deb Olin Unferth imagines life, love, and surgery after calamity.

“I began to think, Wow, the future is going to get really, really weird.” @debolinunferth.bsky.social Deb Olin Unferth answers our questions about the advent of AI, what has captured the zeitgeist of the decade so far, and more. worldliteraturetoday.org/2026/may/red...

Read it here first. The Baffler has an excerpt of Earth 7 by @debolinunferth.bsky.social. thebaffler.com/latest/plast...

I once sat behind Barney Frank at a Margaret Cho show in PTown. The venue was so tiny that every time I crossed my legs I nearly kicked him in the end. Anyway, he was brilliant and lovely. Barney Frank, Gay Pioneer and Liberal Stalwart in Congress, Dies at 86 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/u...

Don't Miss It: Funds Available to Support Literary Events in NY from @pw.org pw.smapply.us/prog/mini-gr...

"The First Full Thought of Her Life" • In which Deb Olin Unferth answers our questions.

Time to check on the state of the crime novel. crimereads.com/state-of-cri...

Just one week until the Edgars! You can watch live on our YouTube channel. bit.ly/MWAYouTube

Cover reveal! Electric Lit has the skinny on Ankur Thakkar's debut novel, out 9/15 from TriQuarterly! electricliterature.com/exclusive-co...

The Rumpus offering microgrants: therumpus.net/2026/03/31/e...

NBCC member Elaine Szewczyk profiled Deb Olin Unferth for Publishers Weekly:

Reminder that in this house we do not trash other genres of books to support the genre we like the most. One, come on, we're grown ups. Two, the bottom line is people reading and loving books. Three, every writer you know has friends working other genres, don't trash their friends, thanks.

Instead of flowers, people bring sticks to this dog’s grave. ❤️

The other way a whole civilization dies is by committing war crimes

Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) is introducing articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth over his role as “a chief enabler of this illegal war” in Iran. www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...

Don't miss Elaine Szewczyk's interview with Deb Olin Unferth (and check out the cover!). publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/100075-deb-olin-unferth-world-rebuilder.html

I forgot how juicy and resonant a sibling plotline can be. electricliterature.com/7-novels-abo...

"This is one of the benefits of writing into uncertainty. Sometimes you find out that you know more than you thought." --Lisa Lee lithub.com/lisa-lee-on-...

"It is my great pleasure to share with you the music that soothed me and influenced me, that gave me the confidence to listen to my inner voice." Lisa Lee shared a playlist for her debut novel American Han at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/03/31/l...

Today’s review: “American Han,” Lisa Lee's debut novel about ambition, cruelty, and the cost of success within one immigrant family. roncharles.substack.com/p/what-succe...

Today in the ARB: Susan Blumberg-Kason reviews “American Han” by Lisa Lee @algonquinbooks.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/american-han...

resharing because AMERICAN HAN is now out! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-...

Are you signed up for this year’s symposium? you can register here: mysterywriters.org/2026-edgar-a....

The debut novelist untangles complex Korean American family dynamics. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-... @ansonjtong.com @algonquinbooks.bsky.social #booksky

From @debolinunferth.bsky.social in advance of the sublime Earth 7: Nine Books to Reset Your View of the World or books to read if you're having trouble spotting beauty lately. www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...

I knew him when! Specifically, when he was a publicist at FSG and we’d compete for the occasional title. Congrats, Matt Kaye. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

We are thrilled to announce the panels for the 2026 Edgar® Week Symposium! Members and nonmembers can register today: mysterywriters.org/2026-edgar-a...

The New York Times is using LLMs to transcribe and summarize episodes of more than 80 podcasts that are part of the "manosphere." The resulting email digest lands in journalists' inboxes every morning. I spoke with @zachseward.com about the tool for @niemanlab.org www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/how-...

"The books section of a newspaper plays an altogether different role. It does not cater to aficionados; it seeks new recruits." --Becca Rothfeld, late of the Washington Post and now of The New Yorker www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...

"Principle No. 7: The newspaper shall not be the ally of any special interest, but shall be fair and free and wholesome in its outlook on public affairs and public men." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...

How does the Melania budget stack up against the Washington Post cuts?

I don't know what it is about idiots who buy newspapers without understanding why they exist or what their business is, but I think gutting books coverage is some kind of canary in the coalmine. These jackasses don't read books, so they assume no one else does either.

Told them to stay home today but turn up for a Zoom. It's infuriating that toxic narcissist who carelessly damaged (but didn't wholly destroy) the book business is kowtowing to an illiterate fascist to stifle creativity, free speech, and what remains of critical thought. www.cnn.com/2026/02/04/m...

Gutted and FURIOUS to hear the Washington Post has cut its book section. An incalculable loss. www.nbcnews.com/business/med...

I hadn’t known this. Two men who were accused of sexual abuse on the Shitty Media Men document that I created back in 2017 reached out to Michael Wolff for help as they looked to sue me, and Wolf forwarded their concerns to Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein offered to help. www.jmail.world/thread/EFTA0...

This is a really incredible piece. Share it widely 🎁https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-uprising/685755/?gift=C-rzmQ8PsUHt15odxTKJDn7xrpPNxSpotkNz_P27oI0

Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."

We made an important announcement this morning! people.com/mystery-writ...

Mystery Writers of America Announces 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominations The 80th Annual Edgar® Awards will be celebrated on April 29, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis Times Square. mysterywriters.org/2026-edgar-a...

MWA Announces 2026 Grand Masters, Raven & Ellery Queen Award Recipients mysterywriters.org/2026-special... #Edgars2026

fuck outta here

Meet Lisa Lee, whose debut novel, American Han, comes out on March 31. “This feeling of wanting more is shared by a lot of immigrant families,” Lee says, explaining that she wrote the novel as an attempt to understand an emotion she “couldn’t name.” www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

"There is this attitude in publishing that in order to be sufficiently “literary,” your writing, especially if you’re a woman, has to be kind of subdued and nuanced and very quiet. Having a plot at all is considered kind of lowbrow." [email protected] thecreativeindependent.com/people/autho...

Searchlight Sets Taika Waititi To Direct Deb Olin Unferth Novel ‘Barn 8’ For Film deadline.com/2025/12/sear...

I am thrilled to donate a one-hour publicity consult to Blue Stoop, an inclusive literary community in Philadelphia. Don't wanna talk to me? They have a lot of great items up for auction. givebutter.com/c/lastword25...

Slice of SciFi 1153: Daredevil: Born Again Talking #Daredevil with comics writer and historian @chrisryall.bsky.social about the DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN storyline for the new #Marvel Age of Comics series from @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social www.sliceofscifi.com/2025/11/15/s...