I posted about this on Instagram but almost forgot to do so here. Today is my first book’s birthday!! (As Wes calls it, my first daughter. 🥰) There was so much joy and fun in writing this book, and even more in sending it out into the world. I hear from lots of readers and I’m so grateful!!

I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".

I think it’s high time we take back the national narrative. For centuries Americans of all races, genders, religions, and abilities have worked to create a more perfect union, and we should shout from the rooftops that WE are America. Not these idiot white supremacist authoritarians.

More insanity

Truly disgusting.

Sick and tired of Republican Senators coming to me privately saying, “Mark, keep speaking up, you’re our conscience.” I don’t want to be their damn conscience. I want them to vote their conscience.

Thank you to Print Magazine & Zachary Petit for including The Extremities! on their May list. www.printmag.com/book-covers/...

My author copies arrived, so now I can see what @kglyder.bsky.social's cover does if you line it up next to itself. Kinda mesmerizing, huh? Like the story itself. linktr.ee/TheGlassGarden

Happy book birthday to my second literary child, THE GLASS GARDEN! Published by @lfpbooks.bsky.social, awesome cover by @kglyder.bsky.social Learn all about it here: linktr.ee/TheGlassGarden

Dream project for @libraryofamerica.bsky.social Illustration/Design/Lettering Le Guin’s response to Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own, this unforgettable novel plumbs some of the deepest and most abiding themes in Le Guin’s work… Publishing in October 2025 AD: Stefanie Peters

These people have never lived paycheck to paycheck...

Walz: I think they hate public education because it’s easier to run an authoritarian government if you don’t have a population that knows.

New Cover Design for @graywolfpress.bsky.social AD: Katie Dublinski Publishing 3/18 #bookcover #bookcoverdesign #benratliff #essays #musichistory #musichistoryandcriticism #graywolfpress

New cover design for @groveatlantic.bsky.social / Roxane Gay Books / @roxanegay.bsky.social / @eshanisurya.bsky.social Publishing Fall 2025

Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

BOOKS HAVE ARRIVED, and oh my lord they are gorgeous! HUGE thanks to everyone at @hopkinspress.bsky.social who made this happen, with a special shoutout to art director Molly Seamans and designer/illustrator @kglyder.bsky.social for a cover that I fell in love with the first time I saw it 🧟‍♀️

New jacket in….The Black Orb released on Feb 4, published by @_mira_books_ AD: Alexandra Niit #sciencefiction #sciencefictionfantasy #bookcover #bookcoverdesign #ewhankim

Nice to see Too Soon on the list…thanks @casualoptimist.bsky.social

New pb cover for Humor Me, out June 2025 from @celadonbooks / AD: @anne2mey / @catshook_ “A love letter to the New York City stand-up scene.”

Introducing myself here... A group of covers I designed/illustrated from last year. I'll be showing a 2024 wrap-up soon...