The literary establishment: "Hey, what's your new book prize called?" Me, having not thought about it until now: "The Book... er?"

Todd Snider was one of the smartest, funniest singer-songwriters in Americana. Heartbroken that he's gone, far too young: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

I thought all pitchers threw balls on purpose

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗

Big Paranoid Style news! New single "It's A Dog's Breakfast (for LR)" is available now! Plus new LP 'Known Associates' is available as a Bandcamp preorder! Check out the new tune, a tribute to my hero Linda Ronstadt, with an accompanying essay at Southwest Review! southwestreview.com/track-premie...

Thank you @michaelschaub.bsky.social for including WITHOUT CONSENT in the OC Register’s Fall Books Preview!

I got Covid for the first time and it feels like I finally discovered the band that everyone else was into five years ago. A band that sucks and when you go their concert beats the shit out of you

I was honored to talk to Derrick Barnes—a two-time Kirkus Prize winner who has been named a finalist for a third—about his latest novel for young readers, "The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze," for Kirkus Reviews: www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...

The finalists for the 2025 Kirkus Prize have been announced! www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...

I don't like being sincere on social media but what Tom and Mike did with Book Fight! was an incredible service to literature. The best book podcast ever, hosted by two of the smartest and nicest dudes in the world. Thanks, y'all.

Don’t miss Friend of Books @michaelschaub.bsky.social as he recommends 33 novels, story collections, nonfiction titles and more #books this summer. *Gift Link* www.ocregister.com/2025/07/15/3...

There are some great books coming this summer! Here are 33 of them: www.ocregister.com/2025/07/15/3...

The one-and-only @michaelschaub.bsky.social called us “your favorite publisher’s favorite publisher” and now we have to sit down. THANK YOU, Michael, and thank you for featuring Issa Quincy’s ABSENCE on this great summer book roundup @ocregister.bsky.social 🧡 🔗 www.ocregister.com/2025/06/24/3...

Dave claims his bread is "killer," and yet on the logo he seems to be playing a C add #5 (muting the low E with his pinky). They should rename it Dave's Jazzy Bread imo

SLEEP PHASE by Mohamed Kheir, translated by Robin Moger is in great company on @michaelschaub.bsky.social's list of indie press summer reads! 🌞https://www.ocregister.com/2025/06/24/33-new-books-youll-want-to-read-this-summer-from-independent-publishers/?share=3hoosmssporei3ldwn4h

Celebrate your independents with @michaelschaub.bsky.social’s list of small-press #books out now or coming this summer. #booksky www.ocregister.com/2025/06/24/3...

I recommend reading this to yourself in a President Thomas J. Whitmore voice. (Then buying some small-press books from your favorite indie store.)

a surprising recipe for a hot afternoon: fill a glass with ice, top with half iced coffee and half lemon-lime gatorade. Will this be good? absolutely fucking not. totally disgusting. but it *is* surprising

I had the pleasure of talking with Dean Van Nguyen about his fascinating new book, "Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur": www.ocregister.com/2025/06/19/h...

Novelists, you might want to be thinking about which fast-food dessert you want to embrace: www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...

Brilliant interviewer, brilliant author. This is going to be great

Paula Bomer's new novel is about a cruel, misogynistic sociopath who lies about being successful in real estate and hurts anybody he can. I wrote about it for NPR: www.npr.org/2025/05/25/n...

Look it’s not the mouse’s fault that your cookies are dry as hell

NPR's list of books we're looking forward to this summer is up! I wrote about Lucas Schaefer's Austin-set novel, "The Slip": www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...

I can attest that these books do actually exist! Sincerely, Michael Schaub, human

one interesting thing about watching the wnba is that unlike in the nba, they don't shout "NBA!!!" before taking a shot. they just shoot it

The Mayflies USA, one of my favorite bands for 25 years now, has an amazing new single with a beautiful video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lIc...

Positive Larkin They help you out, your mom and dad They really mean to, and they do They pass on all the skills they had And add some extra... they love you!

"I am 82 years old, I have seen everything, and I know that there are cycles. Things seem really bad. You think that you cannot get out of this, it’s going to get worse probably, but we will get out of it. Don’t give up." I was honored to talk with Isabel Allende: www.ocregister.com/2025/05/07/i...

when it comes to the nhl playoffs i would like to simply say, “play ball”

there's an author acting weird on here and I'm not even getting involved, I'm just a man living his life and listening to some tunes, free as a bird

US FOOLS alert: Highly recommend this interview with Nora Lange by @michaelschaub.bsky.social for @ocregister.bsky.social ❤️‍🔥 Big thanks to @erikpedersen.bsky.social for publishing www.ocregister.com/2025/04/09/n...

For Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of the 20th Century (So Far) special issue, NBCC Vice President/Online @michaelschaub.bsky.social wrote about the impact of Jonathan Franzen’s "The Corrections":

One thing I remember loving about this book—Kalanithi took us through his comprehension of how medicine and literature/ surgery and beauty/etc were only different vocabularies for the same unified experience of life... I thought that was so moving in a memoir written in one's last months

i am tired of winning

THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS by Isabel Wilkerson is easily one of the best books in all of American literature.

I wrote about Paul Beatty's "The Sellout"—one of the best satires I've ever read—for Alta's 25 Books That Define California issue: www.altaonline.com/books/fictio...

There are a lot of great books coming this spring! I wrote a roundup of 34 of them for the Orange County Register: www.ocregister.com/2025/04/02/3...

John was a brilliant writer and translator, but an even better person. I'm really going to miss him.

Here's a fun thing: We at Kirkus have spent the last few months reading and debating the best books of the 21st century (so far!) in fiction, nonfiction, and young readers' literature. Here's the list of 100 fiction titles: www.kirkusreviews.com/fiction/best...

I wrote about the impact of Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections" at Kirkus: www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...

I couldn’t be prouder to call Heather a friend.

My review of this unforgettable novel: While Her Body Struggles to Stay Alive, Her Brain Writes Porn www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/b...

I am used to people mispronouncing my last name but today, for the first time, I got "squab"

RIP to the most confusing place I ever used to do laundry www.kbtx.com/2025/03/10/c...

NBCC Vice President/Online @michaelschaub.bsky.social talked to Corinna Vallianatos about "Origin Stories" for the Orange County Register:

I knew I shouldn’t have used that @!*$# AI!