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

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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...

Kenny Fries establishes a new literary award for disabled and/or Deaf writers. lithub.com/a-new-annual...

They’re not the only ones.

Wildsam--one of the most gorgeous road/travel magazines I've seen--has a great interview with @mlrio.bsky.social about the thousands of miles she drove and the thousands of hours of concert film she viewed to write Hot Wax. www.wildsam.com/stories/m-l-...

“And that to them, it would feel like reconnecting with a long-lost brother, or discovering some other kin that they never knew they had.”

THAT is a headline.

A beautiful tribute to his grandmother, who didn't see the point of cats or trading a business career for a literary one, who was an indomitable woman nonetheless. By Yiming Ma, whose debut novel, These Memories Do Not Belong to Us, comes out today. www.hodinkee.com/articles/ora...

Big news from @poetsorg.bsky.social - The Academy of American Poets is awarding 23 new poet laureate fellows $1.1 million. www.npr.org/2025/07/31/n...

I completed the Swim 5 Miles in July challenge today for the American Cancer Society--more a feat of scheduling than athleticism. I've been touched by the donations I've received so far, but I'd happily accept more! gofund.me/ee60e48d

@libbybuckwrites.bsky.social's Debut Is a Gentle Summer Read About Finding Your Way Back Home indyweek.com/culture/libb...

Dear Jeff Bezos …

Congratulations to @michaelzapata.bsky.social, winner of the inaugural DAG Prize for Literature. I loved working with Mike on The Lost Book of Adana Moreau—you couldn't ask for a more conscientious citizen (literary or otherwise)—and I am desperate to read his next book. lithub.com/michael-zapa...

Art historian turned debut novelist @libbybuckwrites.bsky.social writes about how she incorporates her formal training into writing fiction. Also a drawer full of Izod alligators. lithub.com/libby-buck-o...

In honor of my father, who died 12 years ago Friday from pancreatic cancer, I’m raising money for the American Cancer Society. Every dollar helps. If you can donate, please do. Thank you! www.gofundme.com/f/swim-5-mil...

Buckle up, buttercup, it's gonna be a wild ride! 🔥 Gil & the Kills are crashing across the country this fall, so come catch a piece of the HOT WAX action. For tickets and more info, please reach out to hosting bookstores. #books #booktour #hotwaxtour @simonbooks.bsky.social mlrio.com/events/

Arianna Rebolini (ariannarebolini.bsky.social) on her debut memoir “Better: A Memoir About Wanting to Die,” what getting “better” means, the inaccessibility of behavioral healthcare, and why society is afraid to talk about suicide. (Interview by @marisarussello.bsky.social )

Republicans have just proposed defunding Planned Parenthood nationwide. In doing so, they are telling women and people across the country that our healthcare doesn’t matter and that we are undeserving of care. It’s time to stop this bill in its tracks.

I am thrilled to introduce my titles for the second half of 2025: Debut novels by Libby Buck and Yiming Ma, @mlrio.bsky.social's breakneck rock novel Hot Wax, and the first three titles in @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social's Marvel Age of Comics series. Hit me up with those galley requests.

Debut novel excerpt alert: @hazlitt.bsky.social has an excerpt from Yiming Ma's These Memories Do Not Belong to Us. Read it here: hazlitt.net/longreads/is...

Obscene. Especially considering tax payers have spent $100 million THIS YEAR on Trump's golf trips.

Imagine if Joe Biden, newly in office, had launched a company with Hunter Biden and used his social media to recruit financial backers. Then promised the most generous among them would earn an invitation to a private dinner with him ... Trump just did that.

I'm thrilled I can share this excerpt from @ariannarebolini.bsky.social's upcoming memoir, Better. www.thecut.com/article/can-...

Have you registered yet for the Edgars Symposium? A day of scintillating panels, capped by a conversation between the 2025 Grand Masters, Laura Lippmann and John Sandford. Missing it would be a crime. #Edgars2025 mysterywriters.org/2025-edgar-s...

This was the part of her wonderful book, Careless People, that made me the angriest. techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/m...

Today is National Library Workers Day—a day to celebrate the hardworking professionals who keep our libraries thriving. Library workers are facing tough times, and it’s more important than ever to show our support. Show some love to the library worker in your life today! ala-apa.org/nlwd/ #NLWD25