You know that "turn a paperclip into owning a house" trade-up guy? I have an idea for a newsletter that uses that concept.

THE BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2025, according to @debutiful.bsky.social's @vitcavage.bsky.social 👉 debutiful.net/2025/11/17/t...

The Debutiful "2026 Debut Books List" is over 150 titles for January-June alone. I left a lot of books off because the book didn't fit Debutiful's coverage interests. I haven't even been pitched all of the Big 5 (4? idk I can't keep track anymore), let alone small and university presses.

I got the wildest email from a publicist today who didn't understand how media outlets worked.

The good reads debut shortlist for voting is okay. Lots of ones missing. Lots of ones I personally didn’t enjoy but happy readers connected. A few are in Debutiful’s Best Of list coming out next week.

Democrat Justin Crosby ousted incumbent Republican House Rep. Jon Lancaster in the Nov. 4 special election for Mississippi House District 22, flipping the seat.

An Adventuring Academy with @friede.bsky.social and @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social is going to be so fun and so educational!

FRIENDS please come out to my book launch events in Jan! Jan 27: Washington DC @Politics & Prose - no tix required Jan 29: Austin @t Book People with @rickdevens.bsky.social - free tix! Jan 30: NYC at the Strand with @emilynussbaum.bsky.social !! TIX AVAILABLE ON MY WEBSITE's EVENTS PAGE!!

NEW: Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the state Senate tonight for the first time since 2011. It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat. “Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.

Take a deep dive with @himymcraig.bsky.social on HIMYM, why disability representation is so important, and writing his debut novel, THAT'S NOT HOW IT HAPPENED, on the Debutiful Podcast with @vitcavage.bsky.social! Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7HSD...

really obvious now why trump and the republican party have been working so hard to prevent fair elections lol they know

I want to scream

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My book comes out on Tuesday, 11/4 -- FOUR days away! -- and these are the book events I have lined up for next week...please come if you possibly can!

Listen to @maxdelsohn.bsky.social read from CRAWL on the First Taste Reading Series! Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/32Bl... @graywolfpress.bsky.social

Everyone is sexier as a goth #CriticalRole

listen, I didn't stop listening to Nirvana when they started selling the smiley face shirts at Urban Outfitters; I'm not gonna stop using em-dashes just because chatGPT uses them

This reader, Bruce Kendell, left a comment on a Debutiful interview trying to come for a writer. I have a "felling" he didn't "poof read" his own comment though.

saturday! we’re tearing up tarzana celebrating the release of @ilanaslightly.bsky.social’s stunning new novel at @sunnysbookshop.bsky.social 🛸 join us! 👽

I fly to London tomorrow with Mrs Debutiful, my mom, my cousin, and my in-laws for sports and recreation. I deserve a Nobel Peace Prize if I make it out of this alive.

Classic panel bullshit. Hire me for your next birthday party.

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Hello! I wrote this op-ed because I've fielded some awkward requests from devs and PR (who shall remain anonymous) this year and I think it's indicative of a wider issue in the game industry that stems from some folks not fully understanding the role of reporters. THOUGHTS on Game Dev Dot Com:

In another world, I kept growing and was in the NBA. 7th grade, 2001, 6'0 36, 2025, 6'0

Beach boi SZN continues

Mrs Debutiful is interviewing a candidate from Nigeria and they’re talking about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Akwaeke Emezi, Donna Tartt, and Jasmyn Ward. A+ candidate. I’d hire him!

Gabbed with @thedennemichele.bsky.social for 90 minutes. It filled my heart and recharged my battery. BIG THINGS COMING

We believe healthcare is a right for every American. But starting today, millions of people will be notified that they are being priced out of their insurance thanks to Republican policies. Enough is enough. The GOP may shut down the government, but we will stand tall for YOU.

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER

My way of coping with all of the madness is focusing on what I can do to make my community a little bit stronger. So excuse me for all of the earnestness, but I wrote about ways we can all pitch in to support a thriving literary culture. lithub.com/how-to-be-a-...

My biggest regret is not being more scene/emo in high school.

buy this novel!!

My book comes out tomorrow and I gotta say I've been slaying it on the memes over on Instagram (if you're interested in following me there) but I just have to share my two faves from today

they’re putting Kimmel back on the air. I would now like to see the same amount of outrage for the firing of professors for their statements

I cannot believe this woman, who retaliated on PEN staffers speaking out for Gaza, is still insisting that the threat is coming from both sides. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/o...

Some really good stuff from @brianphillips.bsky.social as is his custom!

Giving a bully your lunch money is only a temporary downpayment for future bullying. We ALL need to step up for the first amendment. By-the-way, for the record, this ex-Disney employee finds Jimmy Kimmel very talented and funny. mh

Anyone who signs this pledge is not a journalist.

The opposite of “free press.” This is state media and censorship.

Debutiful has hit 400,000 readers and listeners. Not too shabby for a side project I do mostly in my underwear.

Independent media is the only media we will have that will not be beholden to The State This means it will not have the same reach, influence, or attention as traditional models developed. This will like be both very good and extremely difficult to maintain.

Every time I tell people the @debutiful.bsky.social podcast gets less traffic than the site, they don't believe me. Podcasts are sexier, but websites are that friend who will show up when you need them the most.

This is the legacy moment for Disney CEO Robert Iger, a man who once toyed with a Presidential run as a Democrat. You stand up for unpopular free speech or you stand against all free speech. There's no middle.

i thought things were pretty fucking bad and stupid but things are really so much worse and stupider than i thought. deadline.com/2025/09/jimm...

Some news: yesterday was my last at Rolling Stone. For now, I'm going solo, doing all my TV reviewing, recapping, etc., at my newsletter. I hope you'll consider subscribing. Many more details here:

Hannah Einbinder won her first Emmy for her role in the HBO Max comedy “Hacks.” See the full list of winners so far here. nyti.ms/46D5Boo