Kate Crane for the hometown magazine! www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/arts...

Kevin Koczwara talked with Joe about the energy deficit of fatherhood, finding the voice of the boys in Hope House, & why it was harder for Joe's dad to read the book than any other reader ⭐

Are you reading @punkeekmag yet? 🍃 Start now, with 6 (!!) poems from Arielle Hebert (+an interview)

Hardscrabble wonder for Chelsea Rathburn in Atlanta Journal-Constitution. www.ajc.com/arts-enterta...

Listen to J Brooke talk about Chaz Bono's Transition for This Queer Book Saved My Life! thisqueerbook.com/transition/

"The title itself carries spiritual weight. McManus chose the word “epistles” because it letters, but also evokes sacred correspondence, messages sent across impossible distances."--Mina Llona, Philadelphia Tribune in conversation with Shanda McManus, MD www.phillytrib.com/lifestyle/sh...

Utterly gorgeous review of AMERIGUN in American Poetry Review from Brittany Micka-Foos

"Lisa Russ Spaar’s seventh full-length poetry collection Soul Cake, which takes its name from an ancient carol, is her latest effort to discover the ingredients that make up the soul." - Geoff Graser, Brooklyn Rail brooklynrail.org/2026/06/book...

"I Can Tell You The Version That Will Make You Take My Side will make a fantastic addition to any Pride month reading list." chireviewofbooks.com/2026/06/03/t...

When I tell you that Lauren Westerfield is brilliant, LISTEN (on the ARTWIFE podcast, with Hannah Harlee) ⭐

“These characters are definitely searching for the answer,” says Dudar, “and I’m not sure they find it in the end, to be honest.” news.berkeley.edu/2026/06/04/n...

Salvation South gave this mermaid a home, two new poems from Arielle Hebert out now 🧜‍♀️ before her new book is out this week!

Friends in the Triangle, find Arielle's INDY Week interview in print!

Means a LOT to me — thank you @driftwoodpress.bsky.social , IngramSpark, @pinestatepublicity.bsky.social #queer #nonbinary #pride #trans #lgbtqia #poetry #debut #writer #queerwriter

Oh my goodness! We had such fun, Annmarie! @riverteeth.bsky.social @pinestatepublicity.bsky.social Listen here for some writerly kinship: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Introducing the USA TODAY BESTSELLER!!! www.usatoday.com/booklist/boo...

"Wuehle is the only writer I would trust to write a spellbinding novel inspired by both the life of (and conspiracy theories surrounding) Britney Spears and the writings of Karl Marx."-Kristen Martin, The New Republic newrepublic.com/article/2108...

Happy publication date to this absolutely beautiful epistolary book from Shanda McManus, MD and @splitlippress Read a recent feature in The Trace: www.thetrace.org/2026/06/shan...

Girls & gays, it's TIME ⭐ Bottom Feeders is out this month, and on Autostraddle's list of books to watch for this Pride.

It's worth spending 6 minutes and 44 seconds of Tom Sleigh talking about Rosie. I teared up, he sings. Gorgeous, Gorgeous Tom Sleigh on the radio!

Credit where credit is due ✨

Catch J Brooke in McSweeney's Internet Tendency with a poem from I Can Tell You The Version That Will Make You Take My Side www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/lgb...

"I found “Ultranatural” to be intoxicating."-Allyson McGowan dailyiowan.com/2026/04/21/r...

Brittany Allen makes the case for reading The Ritz of the Bayou, Nancy Lemann's only (and until now, out of print) work of nonfiction, revived by Hub City Press.

The first rule of Motion Dazzle is there are no rules in Motion Dazzle. Just kidding, the first rule is to SAY YES. @jocelynjanecoxwriter lithub.com/saying-yes-t...

🪩 "A funhouse mirror" 🪩 strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

Loved watching this conversation between Hasan Dudar and Pardeep Toor take shape! necessaryfiction.com/interviews/t...

One great novel and one classic Pizza Hut Tiffany's lamp coming right up. DELIVERY excerpted in Pittsburgh Review of Books! pghrev.com/delivery/

thrilled HUMAN/ANIMAL is a finalist for the @bigothermag.bsky.social Award for CNF! Here's a short reading from chapter 1, part of a collection of readings from all finalists All the 💛 to @wlupress.bsky.social @johnmadera.bsky.social @pinestatepublicity.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ciT...

Feeling lucky to have this interview about my new memoir (celebrating her 3 month birthday!) in Brevity with the wonderful @dianegotauthor.bsky.social 💕 @dintywmoore.bsky.social @pinestatepublicity.bsky.social

Nancy Lemann wrote about home, Walker Percy, and meeting your heroes, for Oxford American, read it online ⭐

@opalage says "we loved it so much we read it twice" ⭐

"Writing allowed me to articulate the contradiction: I was desperate to parent my baby, I loved him completely, and also, somehow, I wanted a redo." @ericasternwriter for AGNI agnionline.bu.edu/conversation...

CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER! 🐺 🐺 🐺 bigother.com/2026/05/07/a...

Experience POLNA then & now through Jehanne Dubrow's new essay in World Literature Today. worldliteraturetoday.org/2026/may/pol...

"In short, Dubrow’s sharp and sugared words create welcome context, space, and perspective for all those willing to take on the world. Highly recommended for poets of all abilities and interests." --Randy "Sherpa" Brown for Collateral Magazine www.collateraljournal.com/reviews/jeha...

in the SOUL CAKE season of May 🌷 lithub.com/7-new-poetry...

Huge thanks to Molly Lindberg and @synapsisjournal.bsky.social for this amazing review of my new book: "This memoir is a nexus point between the personal and the political." @pinestatepublicity.bsky.social @riverteeth.bsky.social

@ronitplank.bsky.social & I had a great time recording this episode. Leash up a good dog, lace up your sneakers, and give it a listen! (or, you know, stay put, & we'll come to you) @riverteeth.bsky.social @univnebpress.bsky.social @pinestatepublicity.bsky.social ronitplank.com/2026/04/28/l...

I genuinely wish every #writer #poet #author be seen and nurtured in the process of publication as has been my experience w my #publisher @saramoorewagner.bsky.social @driftwoodpress.bsky.social @pinestatepublicity.bsky.social

Unbelievably thrilled to be a finalist for the 2025 @bigothermag.bsky.social Book Award for Nonfiction!!! Immensely grateful to so many folks, including and especially @johnmadera.bsky.social, @wlupress.bsky.social, and @pinestatepublicity.bsky.social 💛🐺💛🐺💛🐺💛🐺