A wonderful interview with @leeupton.bsky.social in North Meridian, regarding her forthcoming novel The Withers. "We might want to escape our time, but inevitably our culture imprints itself on us even if we try to resist." thenorthmeridianreview.org/blog/lee-upt...

My first #sundaysentence for 2026 made me laugh out loud. It's from Wrongful, by the wonderful @leeupton.bsky.social: "Only once before in her life had Geneva ever attended a poetry reading, and it was like being scolded by someone with hiccups."

THE WITHERS by @leeupton.bsky.social , coming June 23, 2026: “With a poet’s delicacy and the creeping terror of a Grimm’s fairy tale, Lee Upton has spun a strange and original story that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up..." regal-house-publishing.mybigcommerce.com/the-withers/

My review of Wrongful by @leeupton.bsky.social felcherman.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/w... clever book this @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social #books

The semi-finalists for the 2026 Thurber Prize for American #Humor! 📖🎉 thurberhouse.org/2026-thurber-prize-in-writing-semifinalists @riverheadbooks.bsky.social @henryholtbooks.bsky.social @crownpublishing.bsky.social @putnambooks.bsky.social @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social @amistadbooks.bsky.social

Happy publication day to Lee Upton's literary mystery, WRONGFUL! John Baum in Necessary Fiction: "On the surface, this is a playful novel, but its heft comes from questions about art, reading, writing, and the darker side of human nature.”  https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/wrongful/

COVER REVEAL: @leeupton.bsky.social's twisty literary mystery WRONGFUL, coming May 1st. Preorders at @asterismbooks.bsky.social asterismbooks.com/product/wron...

An elegy for my sisters. I think of them always with unending love.

So grateful this poem was accepted. We should all dance at receptions. Not just sit there like this little man.