There's not a lot of difference, as far as I can see, between having a pet fish and having a picture of a fish.

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

The Double-crested Cormorants have arrived in Central Park and I spotted this one doing a little fishing on the Harlem Meer. You'll notice that in addition to its dazzling eye, the inside of its mouth has turned blue for mating season! 💙💙💙 #Cormorants #CentralPark #birding

We've been enjoying some of the most extroverted Timberdoodles in Bryant Park this year. Just a block from Times Square with sirens blaring, and this visitor is utterly calm! 😎😎😎 #Timberdoodle #BryantPark #birding

Excited to announce that none other than @wilwheaton.net is going to lead a cast of voices in the audiobook of THE SHIP OF DEATH! Grateful for his talent and vocal cords. Thank you, sir!

In her new novel Whidbey, @tkiramadden.bsky.social investigates questions of privilege through complex, layered, and even unreliable characters. Read the profile on Madden in the March/April issue: at.pw.org/CrimeAndCompassion

Fall 2026 looking so good. Love working with these talented authors on their fantastic books!

[finally reading a book that a bunch of people have been telling me to read for years] omg i can’t believe no one ever told me to read this

Exquisite magazine writing—Rick Bass on the night-blooming cereus, a far West Texas cactus that blooms one night out of the year, sometimes under secret conditions to shield from poachers. Miracles never cease. The unknown is joyous. For @texashighways.bsky.social. texashighways.com/outdoors/the...

A Red-winged Blackbird singing his heart out along Central Park's Harlem Meer this morning. If you look closely (and use a little imagination) you can see his breath in the cool air! 🎶🎶🎶 #Blackbirds #CentralPark #birdcpp

in case you've never seen it, this is Roger Ebert on The Mummy

Wanna see the greatest tweet of all time

Mom, come pick me up, the best lack all conviction and the worst are full of passionate intensity.

@tkiramadden.bsky.social was driven by one question for her latest book: “What does it take for someone to betray another person who is abused when they themselves have felt abused by the system?” Read Brian Gresko’s profile of Madden in our new issue: at.pw.org/CrimeAndCompassion

Two men together at the cinema.

pulled an all nighter for the first time in at least 10 years last night. if you're ever thinking about pulling an all nighter please take it from me: don't do it

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

I'm longing for warmer days. Tisha Mark ©2026, Homeland No. 2602, oil on gessobord, 6"x6" Original is available (ships when dry, approx 2-3 weeks): tishamark.com/shop #art #painting #SciArt #bsnm #ArtSky

Thrilled to announce that THE SHIP OF DEATH went to auction in France and that J’ai Lu (a very cool publisher with a stellar history of SFF) will be publishing it sometime in the future! www.jailu.com

Thought this was great. A cosmic horror novel about a cursed TTRPG!

This Great Blue Heron has chosen to winter in Central Park. I see it regularly, standing stoically on the ice--but never fishing. Hoping it is going to make it until the ice thaws! 💙🩶❤️ #Herons #CentralPark #birding

Felt like the coldest morning yet in this epic deep freeze, as you can see by how floofy this beautiful Northern Cardinal is! It's amazing they can survive this bitter weather. 🤎❄️❤️ #Cardinal #CentralPark #birding

Weird time to share art, but I’m finally allowed to share the cover of my next book, THE SHIP OF DEATH, from @harpercollins.bsky.social & Avon A. (9/29/26) Expect some other posts w/ choice blurbs and preorder links! Illustration: Peter Strain/Design: Julianna Lee. Editor @peterkispert.bsky.social

Is there an initiative to make protein bars taste worse

See the cover for HER KIND by Sophie Lefens and get the behind-the-scenes for how it was created. The cover was designed by Mark Robinson. debutiful.net/2026/01/26/s... @marinerbooks.bsky.social

I ventured out to Central Park early this morning during the Blizzard of '26. It was beautiful and eerily quiet, and I ran into a couple of avian buddies, including this Northern Cardinal, all puffed up to keep warm! ❄️❄️❄️ #Cardinal #CentralPark #birdcpp

it’s now deadly cold in new york, and will remain that ways for days. we have a very good guide on how the city responds to unsheltered people, and how to help them, when winter gets bitter www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/22/f...

It was the NyQuil of times, it was the DayQuil of times

american innovation continues unabated

Wrote a lot this year, most of which I’ve scrapped but both deepened my sense of the project and characters and reactivated a love of writing itself, as a practice with/for myself. Solid writing year.

Our photographer Alex Kormann captured the exact moment the presses stopped for the last time in Minneapolis, ending a 158 history of locally printed newspapers.

"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—" You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.

There’s a good workout and then there’s a workout where “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” drops on shuffle mid-set

my new favorite christmas movie

Hey sorry, I can't come in for my shift today, there were some omens. Yeah, like signs and portents. What? Of course they were fell, I wouldn't be calling out otherwise.

a new jersey-based christmas tree delivery service called Spruce Bringsteen

They should do MyChart Wrapped

Consider the following before adopting a Manticore for your family

99% of the world is dead. In a small Minnesota town, 1 woman writes the monthly local paper but it’s actually an epic horror story mailed to your door. THE END TIMES. Brilliantly conceived by @benjaminpercy.bsky.social , published by @badhandbooks.bsky.social. 1 issue in and I already love it.

An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.

No one talking about the mealy apple crisis

Happy Noam Chomsky Day to all who celebrate

PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! Do not ask me how my writing is going.

my time-saving holiday shopping tip is to just get everybody books. white elephant? book. child? picture book. stocking? small book. i am a neutral & trustworthy source on this subject

And did absolutely nothing to stop them.

evergreen

Most hurtful way to be insulted is when somebody makes up a mean rhyme about your name. Not only is that the name that my own mother gave me, but you're desecrating it using the weapons of a poet!?

very little brings me as much joy as explaining the plots of romance novels to my husband. no one is more earnestly appalled. "he made a BET to marry her? but that will hurt her feelings when she finds out!" yes beloved

Kyle’s book looks and is amazing. So special. Cannot wait to share it w/inflict it on readers!

Capitalism is incredible. Sorry, former teacher, your retirement fund is gone because 5 guys who've collectively never worked a full hour told the banks to put all the money in the country into virtual girlfriend futures