Happy for the people of Minnesota (who’ve had such an obviously shitty year). We should all be Minnesota Wild fans now.

One of my very favorite stories that (sadly) didn't make it into the book beyond a brief mention is the (apocryphal?) story of the (alleged) first book auction, conducted in 1952 (or maybe 1964?) by Scott Meredith. The kind folks at @literaryhub.bsky.social let me tell it!

Yeah, NY Times, where HAVE all the book reviews gone? You used to run one six days a week in the daily paper, now there are none. That wasn't AI's fault, that was the conscious decision by your editors. It takes some gall for you to run an essay with this title. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/b...

Recommended a relatively new and definitely wonderful poem by @sarahjgrimm.bsky.social for our April Poetry Month series. lithub.com/one-great-po...

Where Physics Meets Poetry: On Language and the Power of Metaphor @chanda.blacksky.app Considers Literary and Scientific Ways of Interpreting the World We Live In

I fell in love with this poem when I was barely older than its 16-year-old subject. It hits different reading it now as a parent (older than Ondaatje was when he wrote it!)

1 NEW from me in @literaryhub.bsky.social: I go deep on what it means that NYU has ended live graduation speeches lithub.com/the-real-can...

I answered some questions about turning 50 for @saribotton.bsky.social’s incredible substack publication, @oldstermag.bsky.social oldster.substack.com/p/this-is-50...

The Zionists are ethnically cleansing southern Lebanon using genocidal tactics deployed in Gaza. Israeli journalists report this openly, and yet there is silence from Western media.

New piece for The Nation on the ubiquity of "performative" and "virtue signalling" as terms of derision. "Citizenship ... is inherently performative and that abandoning the performance of democratic life means courting democratic collapse." www.thenation.com/article/soci...

At @literaryhub.bsky.social, I spoke with Sara Yasin about the new publication she’s editing, The Key

🚨 5 DAYS 🚨 Five days left to win this. This is the final push. We have the Abughamentum, but still need your help to make it happen. Phone bank, knock doors, or join our volunteer Discord for more opportunities to help locally or remotely!

Oh my god my book is on here 😭😭😭

*taps internet microphone* After months of work, a project i've been coordinating for @literaryhub.bsky.social in conjunction with @maris.bsky.social is now live ... We've commissioned 13 reviews of books by LGBTQ folks not covered by the NYTBR under Pamela Paul ... lithub.com/what-was-los...

I'm in for $100. Who's with me? It's Friday evening! Almost time to go out for the night! Help out a family in need with a few bucks and then have a lovely evening.

I wrote about the first national book banning bill, which effectively seeks to erase trans people. At the end I include a link to let your reps know that you oppose this bill and all it stands for. lithub.com/why-we-must-...

Come hang out with me if your at AWP this week… and behold this incredible lineup of Minnesota writers. (And if you show me proof of donation @literaryhub.bsky.social will buy you a beer). lithub.com/dont-miss-th...

My March poetry column is live at Lit Hub just in time for the AWP bookfair.

I just love all the trans people in my life and want them to be safe and happy!!!!!

I have a thread where I am compiling resources and instructions for both tabs people in Kansas and people who want to help I’d love a boost 💕 bsky.app/profile/hyen...

It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker This was never about woman's sports

If you’re a @literaryhub.bsky.social member, I wrote a little about the etymology of “wuthering” for the member newsletter — you gotta subscribe to see it…

if you are not a Lit Hub member you can become one at lithub.memberful.com/join; it would mean a lot to me (and the website write large) if you did

Of course it was Brady Tkachuk who put the medal around his neck. Somehow this makes the loss even worse.

Ugh

cool, cool. so we are sort of like citizens, but not really?

A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:

whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero

i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.

happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.

We should be reading to each other more (@literaryhub.bsky.social)

Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza. We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...

House Democrats must vote ‘no’ on DHS funding tomorrow. Our country is in the middle of a five alarm fire, and we must act like it. While ICE agents are killing Americans in the street and using five year old children as bait, we should not give that agency another dime.

Two powerful new Letters From Minnesota today. This, from Kawai Strong Washburn on showing up even when things seem dark: lithub.com/letter-from-...

if you feel like passing around a link today and helping fundraise for rent that will actually get paid today (and in the next few days for families who have a grace period) you can send here. we will be going hard all day. i won’t be posting about it because I don’t want to flood your feeds.

This is such a helpful piece on how general strikes work and what it takes to create one!

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“It is a time for action, and what matters most is that that action, whatever what we call it, is effective.” Important from @kimkelly.bsky.social this morning. lithub.com/kim-kelly-on...

Aw man, SCTV and Catherine O’Hara meant the world to me as a kid growing up in the ass-end of Southern Ontario. This sucks.

We’ll be honoring the National Shutdown tomorrow @literaryhub.bsky.social and the homepage will be dedicated to coverage of Minnesota, American fascism, and the importance of solidarity (all of it published and scheduled no later than 11:59pm EST today!) lithub.com/lit-hub-will...

More great voices from Minnesota today @literaryhub.bsky.social Here’s Charles Baxter on the righteous anger of poets (and more) lithub.com/letter-from-...

I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio. Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3. Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.

Important. There has not been a deescalation.

yes, there are no real signs of any big change in DHS activity here yet. In Chicago there really was after Bovino left and they basically ended "Midway Blitz" not so here so far.

for @literaryhub.bsky.social, I get polemical about the Situation: lithub.com/letter-from-...

More targeting of legal observers in Maine. People need to be aware that there are abuses by ICE occurring nationwide, not just Minnesota. Story via @themainemonitor.org and @bangordailynews.bsky.social: themainemonitor.org/maine-filmin...

Powerful writing @literaryhub.bsky.social today. This, from Kao Kaila Yang, on preparing for the worst with her children, was a gut punch: lithub.com/letter-from-...

I live an hour north of Minneapolis and they’re here too. They’re rounding up workers in chicken processing plants and breweries.