A historical novel of the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Out October 7. Very happy with the pre-pub buzz.

In Publisher’s Weekly. A good publisher promotes your work. @histria books

I have a 75 word (really!) story on this charming, well established web lit mag, @paragraphplanet.bsky.social. Today only. They post a new one every day. www.paragraphplanet.com

Come one come all if you’re in NYC May 8. I’ll be reading from my upcoming novel, The Optimistic Cuban.

I’ll be reading from my novel, *The Optimistic Cuban* on May 8 at 6 pm in New York City at the NY Public Library, Hudson Branch. Come and get a lesson in politics with high drama!

A #historicalnovel about the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Based on personal experience and extensive research. Coming September 16. Available for preorder now. histriabooks.com/product/the-...

A #historicalnovel about the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Based on personal experience and extensive research. Coming September 16. Available for preorder now. histriabooks.com/product/the-...

I wonder if anyone is still interested in how a communist regime flourished 90 miles from the US and is still thriving 65 years later. Anyone?

Coming September 16. #historicalfiction Available for preorder. The Optimistic Cuban.

Gulf of Liza Minnelli should be trending.

Please read, donate and share if you can. There’s a lot of news in this fundraiser post about how ICE is treating people in detention now also. gofund.me/9f5eefc6

Literary fiction writers, gather ‘round!

So I had a Zoom meeting with my copy editor yesterday about my novella, which I thought was ready for her to work on. But she read it before the meeting and said, “I can’t copy edit this. It isn’t any good.” So after a long discussion, I am back at the writing table. Can’t do without her.

On the Word-a day calendar for January 16: KAKISTOCRACY (n.) — government by the worst people.

Syamsul Bahri, Sail Alone.

Weatherglass Prize for a novella (rare in this day and age), with the wonderful Ali Smith as judge. International. Please share: weatherglassbooks.com/novella-priz...

I’m about 90 pages into Paul Murray’s The Bee Sting and I’ve got tears running down my face, partly because it’s so funny, but also because I’ll never be that good a writer.

Better nothing…

With Elizabeth and Yiyun at breakfast. ❤️❤️

Ted Kooser. US Poet Laureate. Nebraska.

Revisiting an old friend.

Good morning #5amWritersClub. Time to look this thing in the eye. Happy writing, everyone

Yes, that’s me.

I feel like I have already screamed too much about this on social media, but The New York Times picked my book as one of the best thrillers of the year and I am still having a hard time believing it!

Want a signed set of all three of my books? Bid here, and I’ll personalize each book with a note to you if you’re the winner. Plus, you’ll be supporting @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social and their work to increase diversity in publishing.

None for me, alas. I sat today out before I come to major plot points for two characters. Happy to have read good prose instead. But I’m rubbing my hands in anticipation like a villain in a silent movie.

Just got served two ads—one was a neuropathy ad featuring a foot with 7 toes; the other said “One simple trick restores your eyes to 20/20 vision overnight” that showed a video of a hand gently caressing a hard-boiled egg under a running faucet. I don’t understand why AI gets such a bad rap 🙃

What if your life is on the line but you don’t know why, and the only person that is willing to help you, is the person you hardly know ? #bluebooks #writing #books

As I have somehow surpassed 7k followers on here I thought it might be nice to do a giveaway: All 7 of my books to one lovely winner. Just share and like to be in with a chance! 😁📚

Just as in writing, it all has to harmonize into one whole but there has to be a spark.

hello friends! My publisher is looking for an illustrator for my children’s book Jacob’s Transition Goals, which is about an 8 year old transgender boy who plays for his local boys football team. Do any of you have suggestions? - must be trans of some variety Reskeets appreciated

This works for me also. It’s not even an outline. Just random elements. I may not use any of it, but it shapes the characters for me.

My modus operandi. Three novels in the publishers’ queues and a sequel in progress floundering around like a fish on a boat deck.

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Thankful for authors, readers, books, libraries! 💙📚 🦃

After nearly nine years at Esquire, I’ve been laid off from my role as Books and Fiction Editor. I’m looking for a new full-time role where I can use my storytelling skills, in the book world or beyond it. If you know of anything, I’m at [email protected]. (🧵1/10)

This is 30% off. Took me a year to write it. I opened up old wounds to get it done. Support real writers while tech bros threaten to publish thousands of AI “books” next year. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

A discovery for me. A living master as good as any American poet ever.

Hi, I’m Eliel Cruz. A community organizer and comms expert working in LGBTQ, anti -violence, and anti-policing efforts. I’m a writer and have a column at Gay Times Mag on organizing called “ Let’s Create Some Good In The World” world 🌎💞

I follow way too many men with mustaches on all of my social media accounts and I’m pretty happy about it, honestly.

For me, my writing is an end to itself. It’s for my own personal enjoyment. If it sells, fine. If not, I enjoyed the process.

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I’m convinced the “do audiobooks count as reading?” argument all derives from those mid-90s summer reading pizza challenges. Folks - we’re all in our 30s and 40s now. It’s no longer a competition. Go buy your favorite pie with your adult money and let people enjoy books however they want.

Sorry for the sacrilege, but Emily Dickinson could have used a copy editor. All those em dashes.