I feel so honored to be part of history by having my flight canceled. #humbled

Check out our Literary Fiction Panel at Books on the Banks at 1:30 pm on Sat. Nov. 15 in Room 1SB. Join @katherinehowe.bsky.social Lynne Hugo, Esinam Bediako, me, & our moderator Isa Fernandez. It’s sure to be a lively talk! #bbtbcincy #booksbythebanks #bookfestival #literaryfiction

"It's funny, ferocious, and full of gravel. The story ends with a truthful reveal that I don't find often in writing today." - review of AFTERWARD Thank you! #litfic

Another great essay from Joe Ponepinto. #litfic #booksky

Book delivery!! ❤️❤️❤️ @tortoisebooks.bsky.social @boondock60mm.bsky.social #litfic

Enormous news for US literature. A new, Mellon-led, $50 million fund for nonprofit literary orgs and publishers. Closest thing we've ever had to it was Mellon and Wallace in 1991, which, in today's dollars, was still less than half this. Open call begins Nov 10. literaryartsfund.org/about/

Someone I followed about a month ago, who has posted many times since then, just messaged me to ask why I unfollowed them. I was kind of surprised they even noticed, but the truth is I did it because they didn't follow me back. That's fine, no sweat, but I'm here for something more mutual. ✌️

"Unputdownable..." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5 stars) Thanks, Karen of Boys' Mom Reads, for the wonderful review of Afterward! It means a lot that you enjoyed it so much. #litfic

Nerve to Write is open for fiction submissions until November 1st! Send us your flash fiction, full-length stories, and more!

"'I know about Kyle.' I looked at the ground. 'Yeah, I figured everyone does.'" - Afterward, by Bristol Vaudrin #LitFic #IndieAuthor #AmReading

I feel like this also sums up some of my past relationships.

Thanks to Annie Bloom's Books in Portland, Oregon, for carrying my book, AFTERWARD. Please support them for supporting small presses.

Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

Our amazing local indie bookstore @powells.bsky.social is having a sitewide 20% off flash sale! Just sayin', it's a great time to pick up my book!

When I started writing my book, Afterward, it came from a seed planted twenty years earlier—a partly true story. It grew out of my anguish at hearing it, as I filled in the empty spaces and asked, “What if?” I’d be grateful if you’d take a look—buy it, borrow it, or leave a review. ❤️ #litfic

Every Sunday morning at 9am! #pdx

Tragedy and Comedy: The Two Faces of Story Structure If the protagonist is going to succeed, then you want to bring them closer and closer to failure. If they are going to fail, you want to bring them closer and closer to victory. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/t... #writingcommunity #booksky

There's still time to register for @thewriterscenter.bsky.social's free event this Friday at 7pm EDT where @samuelashworth.bsky.social, Afabwaje Kurian, & Madison Smartt Bell will be reading in tribute to Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-winning novelist Percival Everett! buff.ly/TRQgBnS

😮 I can think of a few other things.

Portlanders "put the city’s quirky & irreverent reputation on display...in an 'emergency' edition of the annual World Naked Bike Ride...Crowds have [been] donning inflatable frog, unicorn, axolotl & banana costumes as they face off w/federal law enforcement who often deploy tear gas & pepper balls."

The "crazy," "out of control" "bad people" causing "anarchy" today outside the ICE building. I tell you it's "like living in hell." Especially with that scary guy in the chicken suit. #resist #pdx

The Booker Prizes account has posted 6 short films with actors reading from the books on the shortlist. This is my favourite of the films.

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

The Writer's Spark Coaching Competition is open. Creative Writers! Want to win some powerful coaching and more? The prize is coaching from Fiona Fenwick, one-year free of Brain.fm , editing with @sheelaghcaygill.bsky.social , and an interview on our site! www.oncreativewriting.com/writers-spar...

"Please read and be ready to be moved by this work!" - Amazon 5 Star review of AFTERWARD #litfic 💙📚🖋️

The horror! 😂

Birthday present from my mom... #litfic

"Bristol Vaudrin’s AFTERWARD is a raw and gut-wrenching novel that pulls readers into a world of emotional turmoil, relationships strained by tragedy, and the quiet, lingering pain of grief and identity." - Goodreads Reviewer (5 stars) #litfic #readingcommunity #booksky

Come on, Oregon, legalize kei trucks! #FreeToki! @codaily.bsky.social @oregoncapitalchronicle.com @oregonian.com @opb.org @klccoregon.bsky.social @wweek.com @portlandmercury.com @fox12oregon.bsky.social @dirquez.bsky.social @koin6.bsky.social @broadmanfororegon.bsky.social

I'm in a dry patch reading-wise. I could make excuses about the weather being nice and lots of projects that need doing, but really, I think I'm just not that into my book. 🫤 #readingcommunity

First day back writing in a while. Feels good to work that muscle. #writingcommunity #litfic

The weather is cooling (yay!) So I guess I need to come inside. It's the annual equivalent of being home before dark. So what has everyone been up to? What are you reading? What are you writing? #readers #writers #litfic

And I quote, "She wants to be your James Bond."

The Big 5 publishers get a lot of attention...let's give small ones some well-deserved airtime. #20Indiebookchallenge Choose 20 small-press books you've either read or want to read, in no particular order. Just covers + publisher's name. Publisher: @jacklegpress.bsky.social 16/20 #litfic

4 out of 5 stars to The Slowworm’s Song by Andrew Miller. Meditative novel narrated from the point of view of a recovering alcoholic coming to terms with trauma suffered as a soldier in Belfast during The Troubles. Recommended! #fiction #booksky #litfic #novels #books

Bristol connected with us on Bluesky to share her book, "Afterward." Check it out here > https://amzn.to/4fHs8n9 @bristolvaudrin.bsky.social‬

LAUNCH GIVEAWAY on August 19 and 20: Get my new alternative history free on Kindle for 48 hours. Meantime, I hope you’ll repost. #booksky 💙📚 #HistoricalFiction ⏳📚 #booksky.club/main 📚💙 #bookskychat #litfic

The Big 5 publishers get a lot of attention...let's give small ones some well-deserved airtime. #20Indiebookchallenge Choose 20 small-press books you've either read or want to read, in no particular order. Just covers + publisher's name. Publisher: @emergejournal.bsky.social 15/20 #litfic

We asked the question everyone always wants to know: what inspired your Booker-longlisted book? Read our interviews with the authors longlisted for the Booker Prize 2025. ⤵️ thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

The Big 5 publishers get a lot of attention...let's give small ones some well-deserved airtime. #20Indiebookchallenge Choose 20 small-press books you've either read or want to read, in no particular order. Just covers + publisher's name. Publisher: @threeroomspress.bsky.social 14/20 #litfic

The news is out! We'll be selling books at Printers Row Lit Fest in the Small Press Tent, Tent GG, on Dearborn a few slots north of Polk. September 6th and 7th...be there, Chicago! (And inhabitants of surrounding regions.)

I just saw this review of my book, AFTERWARD. "If there were one novel to pick which depicts how people shift their lives when the unexpected changes everything overnight, it should be Afterward." - Diane Donovan Thanks for the great review, Diane.

Gonna put together The Grift vol. 2 finally. If you’d like to donate a story or poem to a PDF zine that we sell for $5 just to to help out the press send something to malarkeybooks at gmail.

While The Grift volume 2 coalesces, you might prepare by downloading the inaugural issue. Already downloaded it? No problem, you can buy it as many times as you like! malarkeybooks.com/store/grift

Edwards’s new online book club, Inklings, attracted 75,000 members in its first week. The U.K.-based influencer, who hosts livestreams for the Booker Prize and is curating a day of events at the Gothenburg Book Fair, says he wants to make literary discussions more accessible.

The Big 5 publishers get a lot of attention...let's give small ones some well-deserved airtime. #20Indiebookchallenge Choose 20 small-press books you've either read or want to read, in no particular order. Just covers + publisher's name. Publisher: @threeroomspress.bsky.social 13/20 #litfic

For those of you who have read Jack London's Call of the Wild, what do you most remember about it? #litfic 💙📚🖋