In her latest addition to the Podcast Review, @wendyjfox.bsky.social tackles The Mel Robbins Podcast: Decoding the ‘Let Them’ Phenomenon! buff.ly/JpJ2He9 Preorder Wendy's forthcoming novel, THE LAST SUPPER, here: buff.ly/Jb5h2Jt @susanschulman.bsky.social

Here's your chance to listen to @egjames.bsky.social to speak about her novels, MONA AT SEA and THE BULLET SWALLOWER on November 18th at Mass Art Boston from 4-6pm EST! Learn more here: buff.ly/9MpLwHG Get MONA AT SEA here: buff.ly/xEQrmqy

Don't forget to vote for HELLO WIFE by Lisa K. Friedman next month for Bedside Reading's 5th International Book Cover Awards! buff.ly/YXSLAHV Listen to HELLO WIFE on #Audible from @blackstonepub.bsky.social right here: buff.ly/iNMQavS

Next Saturday at Mermaid Books in CT, @carolinehagood.bsky.social will be in conversation w/ @amiesouzareilly.bsky.social to discuss "Writing Motherhood in Dystopian Times," at 6:30pm EST! buff.ly/eM8284b Can't make it? You can get GOBLIN MODE here: bit.ly/4gJAcU3 @susanschulman.bsky.social

TONIGHT at 7pm EST, @lumchanmfa.bsky.social will be in conversation with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social to celebrate the launch of BITTER OVER SWEET, hosted by @avitusbcarle.bsky.social! buff.ly/CtKtA0k Can't make it? Get BITTER OVER SWEET right here! buff.ly/3pPOviA @susanschulman.bsky.social

For all you fine dining fans & book lovers, TONIGHT at 6pm EST, Tom Colicchio will be hosting an offal-forward meal inspired by @samuelashworth.bsky.social's THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUGUST SWEENEY at Vallata NYC! buff.ly/x0Zqxs4 THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUGUST SWEENEY: buff.ly/cJMU814

If you're looking for books that explore the complexities of sisterhood, then you need to check out Lisa K. Friedman's list over on @electricliterature.com! buff.ly/4QYUxYR Then afterwards, treat yourself to Lisa's novel, HELLO WIFE, right here: buff.ly/bNnP0Z4 @susanschulman.bsky.social

There's still time to register for the BITTER OVER SWEET release party over Zoom with @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social, and @avitusbcarle.bsky.social TOMORROW NIGHT at 7pm EST! Register here: buff.ly/CtKtA0k Get BITTER OVER SWEET: buff.ly/q27a4lT @susanschulman.bsky.social

If you've been waiting to hear back regarding the 2025 Literary Awards Program, this update is for you! Due to the large number of submissions received, we are expecting to have the Long List of Finalists by Thanksgiving. Thank you for your patience.

Explore Hawai’i in a new light when you read BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social! buff.ly/2sEJg7r @susanschulman.bsky.social

Thanks to Buffalo Magazine for the shout out! tinyurl.com/54avhk7y As the article mentions, you can buy AFTER PEARL @talkingleavesbooks.bsky.social : tleavesbooks.com/book/9781951... @sfwp.bsky.social @susanschulman.bsky.social @ipgbook.bsky.social

Might I recommend one for your e-reader (THANK YOU for being available on Kobo!) and one for your shelf? Then you always have a copy close by or to lend a friend :D

Happy Book Birthday to @lumchanmfa.bsky.social Bitter Over Sweet! A real AF, absolutely exquisite banger! Dig it! 🤙 @sfwp.bsky.social sfwp.com/books/brownlee

Happy pub day to #ExpoFam member @lumchanmfa.bsky.social & BITTER OVER SWEET! We are beyond excited for this novel exploring the lives of real Hawaiians (and for the fact that it’s published by our friends over at @sfwp.bsky.social)! Get your copy in our @bookshop.org: bookshop.org/p/books/bitt...

ALERT. This book is pure 🔥🔥

The party continues this Friday at 7pm EST as @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social, and @avitusbcarle.bsky.social celebrate the release of BITTER OVER SWEET over on Zoom! Register here: buff.ly/CtKtA0k Get BITTER OVER SWEET: buff.ly/q27a4lT

In @dawnsteffler.bsky.social's interview w/ @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, they tackle how the title BITTER OVER SWEET came to be, how living in Japan influenced Melissa's writing, & more over on @fracturedlit.bsky.social! buff.ly/6xvbIOc Get BITTER OVER SWEET: buff.ly/aVGstGt @susanschulman.bsky.social

Happy #pubday to @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's collection, BITTER OVER SWEET! Join the celebration by treating yourself to a copy today! bit.ly/3PuHbEn @susanschulman.bsky.social

Check out @mynachang.bsky.social's interview with @lumchanmfa.bsky.social over in WOW! Women on Writing. buff.ly/1TXLVi5 Melissa's collection BITTER OVER SWEET will be available everywhere that books are sold TOMORROW! Make sure to preorder your copy ASAP! buff.ly/OQ0jycM @susanschulman.bsky.social

Don't miss out on listening to NEGATIVE SPACE by @lillydancyger.bsky.social on this #MemoirMonday! buff.ly/0TO3Klk

BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social will be available in 2 DAYS! (#Sorry #NotSorry for all the screaming. We're just really, really, REALLY, excited.) W/ advance praise from @mrswhitehouse74.bsky.social, don't forget to preorder a copy right here: buff.ly/83mvSR7 @susanschulman.bsky.social

See what @tcolicchio.bsky.social has to say about THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUGUST SWEENEY by @samuelashworth.bsky.social! buff.ly/UCIfw7x Afterwards, make sure to register for Tom's offal-forward dining experience this Friday at Vallata starting at 6pm EST! buff.ly/Uwio1L1 @susanschulman.bsky.social

Congratulations are in order to @stepheneoannou.bsky.social whose novel, AFTER PEARL, won first place in the The BookFest Award's Detective Category! buff.ly/E2McGej If you love #detectivefiction, don't forget treat yourself to AFTER PEARL right here: buff.ly/AholQ4f @susanschulman.bsky.social

It's the final countdown: There are just 3 DAYS until the release of BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social! Check out the @libraryjournal.bsky.social's full review right here: buff.ly/pPjL8Mr Preorder BITTER OVER SWEET here: buff.ly/uZYHrA4 @susanschulman.bsky.social

Next Friday at 7pm EST over Zoom, we're celebrating the launch of @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's collection, BITTER OVER SWEET, with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social, and @avitusbcarle.bsky.social! buff.ly/t7sQV7L BITTER OVER SWEET will be available in 4 DAYS! Preorder a copy right here: buff.ly/q27a4lT

Join Tom Colicchio next Friday at 6pm EDT for a dining experience inspired by @samuelashworth.bsky.social's debut novel, THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUGUST SWEENEY, at Vallata! Register here: buff.ly/x0Zqxs4 THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUGUST SWEENEY: buff.ly/QpcUrUo @susanschulman.bsky.social

There are only 5 DAYS until the release of BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social! With advance praise from @abigailstewart.bsky.social - author of THE DROWNED WOMAN and SELECT SCREEN - make sure to preorder a copy for you and your besties today! buff.ly/83mvSR7 @susanschulman.bsky.social

Don't let October pass by without checking out @wendyjfox.bsky.social's latest book list for @electricliterature.com! buff.ly/4as6Opz Preorder THE LAST SUPPER right here: buff.ly/CNi6AVL @susanschulman.bsky.social

Check out @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's writing prompt in The Writer's Chronicle on @awpwriter.bsky.social! buff.ly/sSkWMgD Preorder BITTER OVER SWEET right here: buff.ly/u1xHalZ @susanschulman.bsky.social

We're thrilled and over the moon with how BITTER OVER SWEET's Taylor Swift as Books came out! BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social will be available in 6 DAYS! Preorder a copy right here: buff.ly/uZYHrA4 @susanschulman.bsky.social

With advance praise from @kathyfish.bsky.social, we're thrilled to share that there's just 1 WEEK until the release of BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social! Preorder BITTER OVER SWEET today! buff.ly/l1yCQXL @susanschulman.bsky.social

Congratulations to @livesinpages.bsky.social who was named the 2025 Recipient of Virginia Center for the Creative Arts' Steven Petrow and Julie Petrow-Cohen LGBTQ+ Fellowship! buff.ly/xdr5t6h Get I'M NOT HUNGRY BUT I COULD EAT right here: buff.ly/wHAIPn6 @susanschulman.bsky.social

Happy to announce that AFTER PEARL won BookFest's Best Detective Award! You can order AFTER PEARL here: tinyurl.com/2n9yyfmd @sfwp.bsky.social @susanschulman.bsky.social @ipgbook.bsky.social

Excited and humbled to be heading to the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts next week for a two-week residency, made super possible by the generous support of the Steven Petrow and Julie Petrow-Cohen LGBTQ+ Fellowship!!!

Make sure to add STRANGE FOLK YOU'LL NEVER MEET by @aabalaskovits.bsky.social to your #kindle to read in-between handing out candy on Halloween night! buff.ly/oZzxXVE @susanschulman.bsky.social

Start the morning off right when you preorder @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's upcoming collection, BITTER OVER SWEET! BITTER OVER SWEET will be available in just 8 DAYS! buff.ly/uZYHrA4 @susanschulman.bsky.social @cherrylousy.bsky.social

Don't miss out on on seeing @kesemmel.bsky.social as he discusses his @aarp.org article over Zoom this Tuesday at 7pm EDT! buff.ly/fk8nRpp Read the full article here: buff.ly/W9sj7y7 Get THE BOOK OF LOSMAN right here: bit.ly/3TYAXzJ @susanschulman.bsky.social

We're down to just nine - yes, nine - days until the release of BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social! There's still time to preorder a copy of you haven't already done so! bit.ly/3PuHbEn @susanschulman.bsky.social

TONIGHT at 6:30pm PDT, @laurencjohnson.bsky.social will be speaking on the panel, "Femmes and Thems Destroy Fairy Tales" at Lit Crawl San Francisco w/ @syr.bsky.social, @kristinaten.bsky.social, and @ppirapokin.bsky.social! buff.ly/Kt4KcDt Preorder THE WEST FACADE: buff.ly/z3zuKvG

Selected by @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social as the winner of 2023 Literary Awards Program, BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social will be available everywhere that books are sold in just 10 DAYS! Make sure to preorder a copy right here: buff.ly/UrfazQH @susanschulman.bsky.social

Cancel those plans and curl up with @lizprato.bsky.social's essay collection KIDS IN AMERICA: A GEN X RECKONING on your #kindle this weekend! buff.ly/A7GOtNO @susanschulman.bsky.social

Make sure to check out the Lit Crawl San Francisco happening TOMORROW from 5-9pm PDT where @laurencjohnson.bsky.social will be on the panel "Femmes & Thems Destroy Fairy Tales" starting at 6:30pm PDT! buff.ly/Kt4KcDt Preorder THE WEST FACADE: buff.ly/RXxsAus @litquake.org @susanschulman.bsky.social

There are just 12 DAYS until the release of BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social! Are you ready for it? We know we are! Preorder BITTER OVER SWEET right here: buff.ly/ydOIcv7 @susanschulman.bsky.social

Get in the mood for Halloween when you treat yourself to @aabalaskovits.bsky.social's fractured fairy tale collection, MAGIC FOR UNLUCKY GIRLS! buff.ly/JzdC6mN @susanschulman.bsky.social

Read an excerpt of @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's upcoming collection, BITTER OVER SWEET, in The Writer's Chronicle over on @awpwriter.bsky.social! buff.ly/niFK5re Afterwards, you can preorder BITTER OVER SWEET - which will be available in 13 DAYS - right here: buff.ly/FExiFyD @susanschulman.bsky.social

If you love fine dining, then you'll want to sign up for @samuelashworth.bsky.social's event with Tom Colicchio on November 7th at 6pm EDT at Vallata! buff.ly/x0Zqxs4 Can't make it? Treat yourself to THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUGUST SWEENEY! buff.ly/5O2os76 @susanschulman.bsky.social

This Saturday at 6:30pm PDT, @laurencjohnson.bsky.social, @syr.bsky.social, @kristinaten.bsky.social, & @ppirapokin.bsky.social will be at the Lit Crawl San Francisco to speak on the panel, "Femmes & Thems Destroy Fairy Tales!" buff.ly/Kt4KcDt Preorder THE WEST FACADE: amzn.to/4jzNCCz @litquake.org

In just 14 DAYS, BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social will be available everywhere that books are sold! With advance praise from @cherrylousy.bsky.social, make sure to preorder a copy today if you haven't already done so! buff.ly/Vqi64Fw @susanschulman.bsky.social

Due to popular demand, Jerry Wayne Longmire's forthcoming memoir THE RECKON YARD, is available for preorder now! bit.ly/3FZPLKb Please note, THE RECKON YARD will not be shipping out until early 2027. @susanschulman.bsky.social

Check out Vandana Nair review of Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq over in Exchanges! buff.ly/MquIURv Preorder Vandana's upcoming novel, THE WEDDING, right here: buff.ly/F3kEKhn @susanschulman.bsky.social