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...

Interlude Residency is sponsoring a tax talk for independent and creative workers on Tuesday, December 16 at 7pm EST, on Zoom. It's also a benefit for The Hope Line, a nonprofit in the Bronx helping families with food, diaper and baby formula insecurity. marysimpson.net/Tax-Talk

Slice of SciFi 1151: Doctor Strange: A Decade of Dark Magic Comics writer & editor @stuartmoore.bsky.social new book takes a historical look at early Doctor Strange in #Marvel comics and his connection to 1960s-70s New York City @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social www.sliceofscifi.com/2025/11/08/s...

"Comics when viewed through a similar historical lens can also say so much more about the world and the comics’ creators." [email protected] lithub.com/the-magic-of...

Another in #KnowHerName series .. the woman who invented the #rape kit. Talking to @pagankennedy.bsky.social for The 51 Percent this week about the amazing Marty Goddard ⬇️

Presenting The Space! An experiment by Katie Freeman (aka Foxy Hedgehog) in shared space for writers & literary arts orgs in NYC to work, host, connect. They're raising $ to make The Space available on a sliding scale to as many people/orgs as possible. Thank you! tinyurl.com/TheSpaceBklyn

I have a strong preference for the, let's say, plot-forward novel, as does @mlrio.bsky.social. www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...

Tonight (Nov 18): Chris Ryall discusses his book 'Marvel Age of Comics: Daredevil: Born Again' on the groundbreaking storyline by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli. Special guests: Scott Morse ('Soulwind'), Steve Leialoha ('Fables') cartoonart.org/calendar/2025/11/18/toon-talk-daredevil-born-again

Conskipper’s interview series with the writers of @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social's first wave of Marvel of Age of Comics books continues with a journey into psychedelic dimensions and magical lands with @stuartmoore.bsky.social. conskipper.com/marvel-age-o... #DoctorStrange #MarvelComics #comics

What is it about decades-old comics that continues to resonate with people today? Our #Marvel Age of Comics authors weigh in: https://bit.ly/47PvhxL #ComicSky #MarvelComics #Daredevil #Avengers #DoctorStrange @paulcornell.bsky.social @stuartmoore.bsky.social @chrisryall.bsky.social#Marvel

On this week's live show, we're welcoming guests Chris Ryall, Stuart Moore and Paul Cornell (The Marvel Age of Comics)!

Chris Ryall’s in-depth examination of Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli’s 'Daredevil: Born Again' is one of the first entries in the new Marvel Age of Comics series, and it doesn’t disappoint. conskipper.com/marvel-age-o... #MarvelAgeofComics @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social #Daredevil #MarvelComics

I am thrilled to introduce my titles for the first half of 2026: A debut novel by Lisa Lee, a new literary masterpiece by @debolinunferth.bsky.social, and the next three titles in @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social's Marvel Age of Comics series. Hit me up with those galley requests.

Absolutely brilliant. "For no matter how unhinged the position you’ve taken, or paid someone marginally credentialed to sketch out on your behalf....that opinion will, by virtue of such provenance, possess all needed evidentiary gravity for the Times. And then some." lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...

I'm so thrilled we can finally share the beautiful cover for Earth 7 by @debolinunferth.bsky.social featuring luminous art by @ehaidle.bsky.social. @electricliterature.com has the scoop and @graywolfpress.bsky.social has the book! electricliterature.com/exclusive-co...

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

30 paintings "created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross" on The Joy of Painting in the '80s "will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public TV stations suffering under cuts in federal funding," per the Associated Press.

Fiction writer Yiming Ma joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his new novel These Memories Do Not Belong To Us and how terrifyingly easy it can be to live in a society in which censorship is the default. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/yiming-ma-on...

Nice to see HOT WAX in the @nytimes.com again but also nice to resurrect this list of Gothic thrillers I dreamed up earlier this year! If you're ready for some dark and stormy reads, I've got some recs for you: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... @simonbooks.bsky.social @kathy-daneman.bsky.social #books

Congratulations to @cyreejarelle.bsky.social, first recipient of the Kenny Fries Disabled Writer Literary Award! www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...