We follow a refugee Christ. We worship a God who became flesh on the margins. When systems separate families, terrorize communities, and take lives, faith demands clarity—not neutrality. Abolish ICE. Put it on your sign.

@eleanorjbader1.bsky.social THE CORONER'S SILENCE (@beaconpress.bsky.social) for The Turned Page Review; Terence Keel "centers the dead and provides a clear vision of humane and just governance that both protects public safety and protects the accused": turnedpagereview.substack.com/p/the-corone...

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Nicholas Thompson's THE RUNNING GROUND (@penguinrandomhouse) talks about his relationship with his father and his running; both relationships are complicated: turnedpagereview.substack.com/p/review-of-...

A good week of running and an especially solid doctor's appointment, so I went with a picture of a half marathon PR from 2021; here's a link to the blog: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/

My first book (& review) of the new year, & I start with a bang; Charlotte Runcie's BRING THE HOUSE DOWN (@doubledaybooks.bsky.social) is a great exploration of misogyny & power & has a narrator struggling with grief & understanding who she wants to be: turnedpagereview.substack.com/p/review-of-...

It's that time of year when I post my reading, movie watching, writing, running, and (new this year) museum visits statistics, along with reflections on the year; if you want more numbers than you know what to do with, here you go: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/

Andrew Miller's THE LAND IN WINTER (@europaeditions.bsky.social) is a perfect novel for cold weather, as the characters endure a literal blizzard and a blizzard of emotions, despite being frozen themselves: turnedpagereview.substack.com/p/review-of-...

You know it's a good day when the library puts your holds on a completely separate shelf due to the size of the stack; it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas (break); thanks to @nowatnpl.bsky.social

I have an essay up at The Writing Disorder about how I once thought my writing career (ahem) was going to go; #spoileralert: it didn't go that way: writingdisorder.com/kevin-brown-...

Better late than never; the blog was on the road for the holidays, and I was running (and managing blood sugar, but not well) in Fresno, CA: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/

I got to be a very small part of this good work.

🎁 What a nice Christmas surprise to find we’ve made it to another year-end list! Thank you to @comicsjournal.bsky.social for including YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION! Also — in 2025 I learned to use Canva to book promo, though I def. shouldn't quit my day job. 😂

@comicsjournal.bsky.social has their Best of 2025 list up; I have a few suggestions, but lots of other people have lots more: www.tcj.com/the-best-com...

Catherine Chidgey's THE BOOK OF GUILT (@hachetteus.bsky.social) has echoes of Kazuo Ishiguro's NEVER LET ME GO, but she's asking different questions about society and humanity: turnedpagereview.substack.com/p/review-of-...

You may not be able to see the ice in my facial hair (you CAN see the crazy on my face), but it was a chilly morning for the long run; thankfully, it's been a good week of running (and PT and diabetes): kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/

Ian McEwan's latest novel WHAT WE CAN KNOW (@aaknopf.bsky.social) raises questions about the past and present, history and knowledge, as well as self-knowledge, all through the lens of a 21st century literature scholar studying the literature of our era: open.substack.com/pub/turnedpa...

I have a new flash nonfiction piece in @phylumpress.bsky.social's new issue: Corkscrew Willow. You can get a copy from their website: phylumpress.ca/current-issue/

My essay "Alarmed" is now live in @panoramajournal.bsky.social's massive Winter 2025 ENCOUNTERS issue! Grateful to be among 100+ authors reaching 3 million readers worldwide. Read it here: panoramajournal.org/issues/issue... #TravelWriting #DecolonisingTravel #Scandinavia

I reviewed Alex Hutchinson's THE EXPLORER'S GENE (@marinerbooks.bsky.social) for The Turned Page Review; Hutchinson digs into why we explore, why we should explore, and what it means to explore; thanks to @nowatnpl.bsky.social: turnedpagereview.substack.com/p/review-of-...

On the blog today, I try to embrace the struggle, remembering how difficult it is to get back to where I once was (thus, the picture), while also celebrating the challenge (and this week was a challenge): kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/

@eleanorjbader1.bsky.social reviews Harriet Malinowitz's SELLING ISRAEL (@interlinkbooks.bsky.social), "a...look at the ways history, facts, and emotions have been manipulated by Zionist activists and politicians to build worldwide support for Israel": turnedpagereview.substack.com/p/selling-is...

@eleanorjbader1.bsky.social has a review of @jbethiejean.bsky.social's SONGS FOR A HARD-HIT PEOPLE (@haymarketbooks.org); Howard not only details her political experience in Appalachia, but also the abuse her family suffered from her coal miner father: turnedpagereview.substack.com/p/songs-for-...

In THE LONELINESS OF SONIA AND SUNNY (Hogarth Books), Kiran Desai explores loneliness (of course) not only through Sonia and Sunny, but their families and their country: turnedpagereview.substack.com

I think I've used this picture before, but a rough run on Tuesday had me feeling this way (without the satisfaction of a well-run race); today's blog catalogs that rough week and how progress isn't always linear: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/

If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:

I couldn't let the weekend go by (even with a holiday) without a blog post, partly because it was a good week of running and managing diabetes: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/back-to...

I have a flash essay up at @panoramajournal.bsky.social today inspired by our trip to Scandinavia this summer; it's titled "Alarmed" if that gives you a clue as to the tone: panoramajournal.org/issues/issue...

@newpages.bsky.social has stopped running book reviews, so @eleanorjbader1.bsky.social and I have started THE TURNED PAGE REVIEW where we'll be posting reviews on a fairly regular basis; you can subscribe and not miss a review (or I'll post them here, of course): turnedpagereview.substack.com

@thecarollay.bsky.social's MY TIME MACHINE (@fantagraphics.bsky.social) reimagines H.G. Wells' novel for the 21st century, as Lay shows the same care and concern for the future of humanity through her call to action before it's too late; thanks to @solrad.bsky.social: solrad.co/beauty-and-w...

In this week's blog about running with diabetes, two steps forward and one step back, but inspiration from a dead white male (what a cliche): kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/

Wipf & Stock Publishers are having a 50% off sale with code CONFSHIP (there's also free shipping) until the end of November; I've published three books with them, so, if you're looking for something to read or to give people for the holidays, here's a good deal: wipfandstock.com/search-resul...

@heimatreview.bsky.social has a new issue out, and I'm thrilled to have an essay in it; Hannah Cole Orsag has put together a great 10th issue of the journal, so you should go check out all of the writing in it: www.heimatreview.com/issue-10-pal...

The picture reflects how I feel about the running this week; blood glucose numbers were a roller coaster, but the end of the week has been positive: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/

Angela Flournoy's second novel THE WILDERNESS (@marinerbooks.bsky.social) explores four Black women's lives & friendship before taking a more overtly political turn to delve into climate change, the economic gap, & militarization of the police; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social & @nowatnpl.bsky.social

On the running with diabetes blog, it's been and up-and-down week; I should have expected that: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/

My most recent poem, this one in THE MIDWEST QUARTERLY; years ago, they published a critical article that would become part of my only critical book publication

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Probably the least exciting picture ever, but I write about some helpful technology on the blog (see blood glucose number in bottom right of watch face); oh, and running and even weight lifting is going well: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com

Evan Osnos goes inside the world of the ultrarich in THE HAVES AND HAVE-YACHTS (@scribnerbooks.bsky.social); there's plenty here for shock and dismay, as well as anger and outrage, though Osnos is even-handed in his writing; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

Korenza Sparks' THE CORUS WAVE (@averyhill.bsky.social) follows Lorelei and her friend Eddie on a Dan Brown-meets-geology search, asking questions about science along the way; thanks to @comicsjournal.bsky.social: www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...

I missed it when it first came out, but I have a flash essay at @theargylelitmag.bsky.social (published 9/15/25); while the title is about Spam, it's actually about Treet (and more, of course): www.theargylelitmag.com/theme-04-gas...

Some good runs, some helpful technology, and a spiral into existential fear and terror; it must be a new blog post about running, diabetes, and mortality: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/

Kashana Cauley's THE PAYBACK (@atriabooks.bsky.social) is a combination of social satire and heist novel that centers around the burden of student loan debt, especially for Black women; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

Joana Mosi's the mongoose (Pow Pow Press) is about a woman who believes a mongoose is attacking her garden. And it's about grief. The mongoose might or might not exist. Thanks to @solrad.bsky.social

Whoa, two of these are reviews I wrote.

Another week, so another blog post about trying to get back into running, now with type 1 diabetes. This post also has some music, though not by me, of course. kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/pump-it...

Keira D'Amato's DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK (@stmartinspress.bsky.social ) isn't just about running; it's about finding joy and community in what one loves; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

Quinn Slobodian's CRACK-UP CAPITALISM (@henryholtbooks.bsky.social) explores economic zones that ignore--and even suppress--democratic freedoms, warning readers of the ways and places that capitalism trumps democracy; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

@lucaseschaefer.bsky.social's THE SLIP (@simonandschuster.bsky.social) won the Kirkus Prize; it's a great novel, asking important questions, well-deserving of this and other accolades; I was able to review it for @newpages.bsky.social at the beginning of August: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...