Trump and his MAGA allies are already targeting the four major pillars of resistance to Trump during his first term. As we prepare for Trump’s second regime, it’s important to do what we can to protect and fortify these four centers of opposition.

This is a Ponzi scheme. Fight the slop at every level. We all can make a difference! I threw a fit at our last dept meeting and shamed everyone there. Dept policy is now NO AI unless students are studying AI usage as part of their dissertations. If everyone did this, we can fight it.

Look, look, look what came today in a very rare-for-Canada Sunday delivery!!! I’m so happy that this book really and truly exists—thank you SO MUCH to everyone at @nupress.bsky.social!! I am so excited that people can now read & hold (or nap with) this book!

Did you know that our weekly newsletter, Sapling, has moved to Substack? Sapling is a resource for those actively publishing and trying to get published by literary journals, small presses, and independent publishers. Check out the first (free) issue saplingblp.substack.com/p/welcome-ba...

Each month @gaylebrandeis.bsky.social and myself offer Musings & Movement, which includes three gentle movements, paired with three writing prompts based on our theme. Last month, December, we wove light/dark themes. Next workshop is Tues, Jan. 7th at 11 am MT www.eventbrite.com/e/musings-mo...

Free subs are open and we can’t wait to see your work! Just don’t forget to check out our guidelines first! 😆 https://buff.ly/32k496o

“If this webwork of literary allusion and nesting-doll narratives sounds overdetermined that’s because it is—somewhat.” 📌 ICYMI, Adrian Van Young reviews PAGES OF MOURNING by Diego Gerard Morrison out now via @twodollarradio.bsky.social southwestreview.com/metafiction-...

Our Popsugar Reading Challenge recommendations continue. For challenge #5, a book with a snake on the cover or in the title - we have two perfect titles, Snake Lore by Jane Morton, and the forthcoming Python with a Dog Inside It, by Max McDonough. blacklawrencepress.com/books/

Girlies doing what girlies do

Praise for FEATHER ROUSING by Rebecca Meacham Learn more about this new title blacklawrencepress.com/books/feathe... #BooksConnectUs #ReadMoreChapbooks #NewRelease #SmallPress

Officially out January 15, 2025. nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014786...

FIELD GUIDE TO WRITING FLASH NONFICTION Rose Metal Press THE BOOK OF X Sara Rose Etter @twodollarradio.bsky.social AT THE EDGE OF THE WOOD Kathryn Bromwich Two Lines Press HATCH @jennyirish.bsky.social Northwestern University Press

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Though HATCH is a speculative collective following a metal womb who gains consciousness & goes on the lam, learning human history in the midst of a environmental & societal collapse, it is informed by research and real events.

There are two three-words phrases in the English language that promise untold joy and wonder – 'I love you' and 'Free Public Library'. – #CLNolan #Libraries

Researchers on an expedition in Peru have discovered 27 animal species new to science – among them a “blob-headed fish” and a type of semi-aquatic mouse. cnn.it/4grLBrq

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A special edition of #NYRBWomen24 on my blog today in which I've written about the ten wonderful books I read plus what I plan to read for #NYRBWomen25. Cc: @joiedevivre9.bsky.social

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With the release of @sarahmdowling1's Here Is a Figure, we're celebrating our favorite supine, prone, and otherwise horizontal figures in art and literature. And if these are also representations of us as we head into the new year, well, that's just fine. nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014790...

Are you a past HFR contributor with something to celebrate? Send us a message – we'd love to help you spread the word! #writingcommunity

Starbucks’ new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol, who started in September, could make more than $100 million in his first year on the job. But the company recently proposed an economic package with no new wage increases for unionized baristas now and a 1.5% increase in future years, the union said.

Delighted to see A SMALL APOCALYPSE named a best queer book of 2024 by @autostraddle.bsky.social 🥲💦 www.autostraddle.com/the-best-que...

Praise for Earthware by Lindsay Illich "Earthwhere is a portal, a transcendence. It will change you, or rather, it will guide you through the changes that you already are and were and will be..." –Marcela Sulak blacklawrencepress.com/books/earthw...

Check out Jump Scares 2025's New Horror Books List - our forthcoming release Habitat is included in the TBD section. readjumpscares.com/2025s-new-ho... #SmallPress #ScaryStories #BooksConnectUs

November flew by! We couldn't be more excited by all of the reviews, awards, conferences, and more that happened in the past month. Head to our blog to see the highlights. And Sagittarians - your time has come. We have a few recommendations just for you. nupress.northwestern.edu/blog/2024/12...

"I / remember the plump drops photographed like fashion models." Guess what? Our EIC @maureenlangloss.bsky.social has two poems in Harvard Review that we love! Read "Daiquiri, Up" here: https://buff.ly/3VIZTvs

Though HATCH is a speculative collection following a metal womb who gains consciousness & goes on the lam, the imagined near-future setting is informed by research & real events, including characters “inspired” by a cluster of a narcissistic, self-serving, insecure, unethical public figures.🖐️🩸

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Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs. Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this? #PHEthx

Doctors are concerned that misinformation about birth control might make some women get off it at a time when there are fewer options available for unintended pregnancies in the US. coppercourier.com/2024/12/17/m...

Praise for Infodemic by @carolannguess.bsky.social blacklawrencepress.com/books/infode...

We are especially interested in creative fiction or nonfiction (short story or essay collections, novellas, etc.) that displays evocative, imaginative, and insightful approaches to what constitutes the monstrous. For full submission guidelines, head to: nupress.northwestern.edu/humanities-i...

"From high seas adventures with lady pirates to the heart-strung struggles of lesbian spelunkers, these stories balance imaginative delights with head-spinning insight. The worlds in this chapbook are realms you won’t want to leave.” —Allegra Hyde on THE THEME PARK OF WOMEN'S BODIES by Maggie Cooper

Translators Bruna Dantas Lobato, Mike Fu, and Julia Kornberg reflect on how their translation work shaped their writing https://electricliterature.com/three-literary-translators-discuss-their-paths-to-writing-their-debut-novels/

Today has been total nonsense.