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"My task, which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel—it is, before all, to make you see." — Joseph Conrad, born on this day in 1857

"I have my standards. They're low, but I have them." — The Divine Bette Midler, born on this day in 1945

"I want to do something splendid…Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead…I think I shall write books." — Louisa May Alcott, born on this day in 1832 #AmWriting

Current read:

🏳️‍🌈🐈 This one’s packed with a saddlebag full of juicy sapphic catnip. 📚🥊 This Means War by @BennaBos. 👉 Preorder today everywhere fierce sapphic books are sold! #SapphicRomanceSky #EnemiesToLovers #SecondChanceRomance #FieryRomance #SmallTownRomance #StrongFemaleLeads

Looking for good news? New Review Monday has some brand-new titles for November, and it's only at Out in Print - all you need to read about all you need to read! outinprintblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/n...

Giving this one a shot. Gritty, edgy, interesting.

“A great little ghost story.” From the land of #PuraVida a.co/d/3RdwNur

"All clean and comfortable I sit down to write." — John Keats, born on this day in 1795 #AmWriting

🏳️‍🌈📚🦇 “The best Sapphic vampire book since Sheridan Le Fanu’s 1872 classic, Carmilla.” —Olivia Waite, The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics 👀 NAMED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AS ONE OF THE 10 BEST ROMANCES OF 2023. Get it everywhere great queer books are sold! #SapphicRomance #DarkRomance

“People reach for the things that make them feel the most in control in a really kind of wild time.” www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/s...

"There is no doubt fiction makes a better job of the truth." — Doris Lessing, born on this day in 1919

🏳️‍🌈📚 Whether you're looking for a trick or a treat, we have great books waiting to surprise you. ☠️🦇🎃 Bwahahahahahahahahaha!!!! Check us out: https://bywaterbooks.com #SapphicBookSky #BookSky #QueerBookSky

"There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories." — Ursula K. Le Guin, born on this day in 1929

"The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always." — Arthur Miller, born on this day in 1915 #AmWriting

Fun doing this with Ben Davis and Ginosko. open.substack.com/pub/ginoskol...

Hear, hear: "I am a recluse at present & do nothing but write and read and read and write." — Katherine Mansfield, born on this day in 1888 #AmWriting

"If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it." — Elmore Leonard, born on this day in 1925 #AmWriting

Fave music (this week)

Giving this one a shot, because why not?

"If I can write one sentence, simple and true every day, I'll be satisfied." — Paula McLain, born on this day in 1965 #AmWriting

"Write what you know will always be excellent advice for those who ought not to write at all. Write what you think, what you imagine, what you suspect!" — Gore Vidal, born on this day in 1925 #AmWriting

The U.S. government may be shut down, but Out in Print is up and running, bringing you October's New Releases. We're all you need to read about all you need to read! outinprintblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/n...

New Review Monday leaves you hunting for clues as we look at "Crime Ink: Iconic," and it's only at Out in Print - all you need to read about all you need to read. outinprintblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/c...

"Your eyelashes will write on my heart the poem that could never come from the pen of a poet." — Rumi, born on this day in 1207

Authors in Art: Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) Illustration by Joelle Avelino

Current read:

Authors in Art: Felice Picano (1944-1925) Painting by Christopher Oakley

"What people are ashamed of usually makes a good story." — F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on this day in 1896 #AmWriting

Hear, hear: "The road to hell is paved with adverbs." — Stephen King, born on this day in 1947

"Kids, fiction is the truth inside the lie, and the truth of this fiction is simple enough: the magic exists." — Stephen King, born on this day in 1947

"To choose to write is to reject silence." — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, born on this day in 1977

MY BOOK'S FINALLY OUT! books2read.com/MatthewKing Four killers meet for dinner, but what do they find? Friends? Murder?! LOVE?! This Horrormance reveals relatable killers whose amusing banter is playful and thought-provoking, tackling issues like gender identity, discrimination, and feminism.🖤🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈💀

"To write well it is entirely necessary to read widely and deeply." — Mary Oliver, born on this day in 1935 #AmWriting #AmReading

Current read. Just started it. Pretty marvelous so far.

Excited to my novel, Jazz Moon, as a suggested read! #JazzMoonNovel

Amazon's #1 LGBTQ+ Thriller! 🔥💀🏳️‍⚧️🔪🏳️‍🌈👻🔥 books2read.com/MatthewKing

A nice Saturday surprise. Thanks Kate Evans and ABC News 🇦🇺

Honored to be a Kirkus Prize finalist in such amazing company. A huge thanks to everyone who has been in THE SLIP’s corner at @simonbooks.bsky.social, to the readers who have championed the book, and of course to Kirkus Reviews 🥊🥊🥊

New Review Monday takes your week out for dinner but expects something in return as our guest reviewer Dan Alvear looks at Dale Corvino's "Afterlife of a Kept Boy," and it's only at Out in Print - all you need to read about all you need to read. outinprintblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/a...

"When one wants to write, one writes. If one is condemned to write, one writes." — Julio Cortazar, born on this day in 1914 #AmWriting

New Review Monday rotates the crops as we look at Scott Alexander Hess's "Drought," and it's only at Out in Print - all you need to read about all you need to read. outinprintblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/d...

Still stoked about the Arabic translations of my sci-fi series Orange City and Lemon World released in Egypt. They’re just so purdy.

New Review Monday punches your weekly ticket with a look at Ann McMan's latest romance, "Switch," and it's only at Out in Print - all you need to read about all you need to read. outinprintblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/18/s...

So proud of my friend and literary partner, @redfernjon.bsky.social. Congratulations!

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"You want to write a sentence as clean as a bone. That is the goal." — James A. Baldwin, born on this day in 1924 #AmWriting

"Give me a condor's quill! Give me Vesuvius' crater for an inkstand!" — Herman Melville, born on this day in 1819 #AmWriting