What are we going to make of this book????

Recording day!

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I haven't posted on either of my substacks in years, and yet I keep getting subscribers, and at the same time I know that if I actually sent out a newsletter, people would unsubscribe in significant numbers, so I know what to do.

Probably a good day to recommend The Long Form. Briggs is brilliant, covering incredible narrative & conceptual distances in the few turns around the living room it takes to soothe her baby. It's quiet in some ways, explosive in others. #BookSky #MothersDay

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Everything is ghastly, but here's some photos of Roland Barthes creating in his work spaces.

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I’m making a point of not finishing this, because it’s so delightful.

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Doing our small part to get the Gloria Naylor renaissance going onebrightbook.com/2026/04/10/e...

Our conversation about THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE is out! Listen to find out exactly how much we all loved it.

New episode coming tomorrow! Get excited!

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Podcast recording day! A new episode of @onebrightbook.bsky.social coming soon.

With @bookcritics.bsky.social awards week now one week in the past, I wanted to say this: if you've been at all curious about joining the NBCC and are curious to know more, I'm happy to answer questions to the best of my ability!

Be like Darby, read with us!

Podcast reading time again!

"Discerning, tender and pellucid in its beauty, this is the kind of small, perfect novel it is hard to imagine anybody not loving." 🌻 Thank you for this GORGEOUS review, Sam! Read the whole thing below:

Check out our conversation on the @bookcritics.bsky.social fiction prize winning book WE DO NOT PART!

Tonight, the National Book Critics Circle announced the recipients of its book awards for the 2025 publishing year.

The NBCC honored some fantastic books tonight! Congrats to all the winners and finalists! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/b...

Oh, hell yes. The only question is whether I make the trip to Boston or participate online.

This photo of Sarah Orne Jewett and dog was posted by @sandtclassics.bsky.social over on IG. Instantly delighted. Then I realized they also posted part of the @onebrightbook.bsky.social conversation from the new edition of A Marsh Island. More delight. Have you picked up a copy yet?

Hey girl you get that Orlando yet onebrightbook.com/2026/03/13/e...

The NBCC is proud to announce that the winners of the Toni Morrison Achievement Award are NPR and PBS!

Look who just heard about our next episode!

Just another day at OBB Inc

Our episode on Orlando is up! We tell Frances she's wrong, she tells us she doesn't care -- all in a day's work.

Coming tomorrow!

This is one you do not want to miss! And I’m not saying that just because the @onebrightbook.bsky.social crew got to chat about it. Jewett called it her favorite among her works. Her subtle examinations of urban vs rural life, queerness, and the ecological landscape she knew well are stunning.

Come for Jewett! Stay for us!

Sarah Orne Jewett! With commentary from the @onebrightbook.bsky.social crew! @nonsuchbook.bsky.social @ds228.bsky.social

I wasn’t able to convince @ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social and @ds228.bsky.social that Orlando is the greatest Woolf novel but it was still an enjoyable conversation. Look out for this next @onebrightbook.bsky.social episode towards the end of the week.

Currently watching (and also the cover of my movie tie-in edition of the book that I’ve had for decades).

In our newest episode, @mookse.bsky.social and I are joined by @ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social of @onebrightbook.bsky.social to talk a favorite topics: books that blur boundaries and resist easy classification. I loved this conversations and (surprise) added a ton to my TBR. You’ve been warned…

This is a good episode because they talk about us all the time

Happy Thursday! @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I got a chance to talk with @ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social about unclassifiable books, and I had a great time! Here is our new episode! open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...

I got to be a guest on the Mookse and the Gripes podcast and it was a blast!

This is one you do not want to miss! And I’m not saying that just because we got to chat about it. Jewett called it her favorite among her works. Her subtle examinations of urban vs rural life, queerness, and the ecological landscape she knew well are stunning.

Sarah Orne's Jewett's A MARSH ISLAND with a conversational afterward from the One Bright Book crew is OUT!

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