apple’s latest product reveal was yawn at best—except! airpods that translate languages in real time? at long last, i’ll finally know what my dominican barber REALLY thinks of me next i go 😂 #Apple #Tech #Translation

Thanks so much to our intern Ella Schweizer for curating this great back-to-school post featuring pieces with school vibes by @ruthlefaive.bsky.social @christinajcooke.bsky.social, Kenneth Lee, Jeremy Radin, Alan Charazo, Kasey Butcher Santana, Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi, and more!

We are creating a Spanish language section on The Rumpus, for original creative work written in Spanish and are looking for a volunteer editor for this section. If this could be you, please send a brief letter of interest to [email protected] by Tuesday, September 2nd!

Registration closes soon for "Writing the Body" with @margosteines.bsky.social! Write about embodied experiences with nuance and power, joined by renowned guest authors @sarahmanguso.bsky.social, Krys Malcolm Belc, @porochista.bsky.social, & @christinajcooke.bsky.social. Register:

🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 We’ve got a ton of very good book recommendations for #PrideMonth. Here are just a few of them. How many have you read? 🔗 Find more books by LGBTQ+ authors here: houseofanansi.com/collections/... #booksky #lgbtq+ #canlit #litfic

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Broughtupsy" by Christina Cooke set in Kingston #Jamaica Akúa comes back to Jamaica 10 years after her mom's death to deal with the death of her younger brother & to confront her older sister who stayed. Themes of belonging & identity. #booksky 💜📚

Some more book recommendations for #PrideMonth! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Check out the rest of our collection here: houseofanansi.com/collections/... #BookSky #QueerBookSky

Christina Cooke's (MA'12) debut novel grew out of a series of short stories she wrote for her thesis in creative writing, part of her degree from @discoverunb.bsky.social. Check out this fascinating interview with Christina as she reflects on the origins of "Broughtupsy" 📚 bit.ly/3SpvlwE

Per Leslie Jamison, reading @margosteines.bsky.social's writing is "journeying to the center of the earth, except the earth is a human body." Learn from Margo, @christinajcooke.bsky.social @porochista.bsky.social @sarahmanguso.bsky.social & Krys Malcom Belc in "Writing the Body." buff.ly/JOxfnwQ

My flash story "Faultline" was on the Wigleaf Top 50 Longlist! It's truly the little story that could 😭 And I'm in good company: @christinajcooke.bsky.social is on the Top 50 and @claudiamonpere.bsky.social is with me on the longlist, both Split Lip contributors. Read their stories below!

"We were in the bathroom, the choir leader and me, but we were meant to be at lunch." *Please* check out What Happened Was by @christinajcooke.bsky.social, what a brilliant, limber, heartbreaking story: splitlipthemag.com/flash/1124/c....

How do we occupy our bodies, what do we do with them, how do we feel in them? Explore this and more in our popular "Writing the Body" course w @margosteines.bsky.social, @christinajcooke.bsky.social, @porochista.bsky.social, @sarahmanguso.bsky.social, & Krys Malcolm Belc. buff.ly/JOxfnwQ

"Publishing a novel at all is a commendable achievement. I should be thrilled. So why am I so damn sad?" Out now: @christinajcooke.bsky.social on post-publication blues after the release of her debut novel "Broughtupsy" (@catapultbooks.bsky.social). chireviewofbooks.com/2025/07/07/a...

Congratulations to @christinajcooke.bsky.social for making the Wigleaf 50! And to @cedarchromatic.bsky.social & @claudiamonpere.bsky.social for making the long list! So well-deserved! Congrats to everyone on the lists & huge thank you to @wigleaf.bsky.social for all the work that goes into them!

WHAT HAPPENED WAS by @christinajcooke.bsky.social, a brilliant Wigleaf Top 50 story: splitlipthemag.com/flash/1124/c...

So pumped to see Split Lip stories by @christinajcooke.bsky.social @cedarchromatic.bsky.social & @claudiamonpere.bsky.social on the Wigleaf lists! Thank you @wigleaf.bsky.social! It's always a fun time of year. Congrats all around! Make sure to read these stories in the 🧵 if you haven't already!

"The counselor’s standing over me now. He’s looking at my forehead but not quite at me. I bet he thinks I’m damned, damned, damned." Brilliant heartbreaking by @christinajcooke.bsky.social in @splitlipthemag.bsky.social So deserving of @wigleaf.bsky.social Top 50. splitlipthemag.com/flash/1124/c...

5/15 #SmallPress #books #BookSky #DSPBposts 💙📚 @christinajcooke.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social @otroedgargomez.bsky.social @littlepuss.net @catfitzpatrick.net ‬ @caseyplett.com ‬ @jeannethornton.bsky.social @sohopress.bsky.social

In "Writing the Body," you'll connect the self to the corporeal, guide your body writing practice, and engage with world-class instructors @margosteines.bsky.social, @christinajcooke.bsky.social, @porochista.bsky.social, @sarahmanguso.bsky.social, & Krys Malcom Belc. Register: buff.ly/bTljiyP

#BookSky #CanadaSky

new #interview about writing, reading, & what #diaspora means to me—up now on Creative Process 🙌🏽📚✨🇯🇲 check it out: www.creativeprocess.info/writers-inte...

Daily(ish) #Pride #SmallPress #books: Broughtupsy (@christinajcooke.bsky.social, @catapultbooks.bsky.social) books.catapult.co/books/brough... & High-Risk Homosexual (@otroedgargomez.bsky.social, Soft Skull) softskull.com/books/high-r... Alt-text = details. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky 🌈📚 #PrideMonth 🏳️‍🌈📚

Our Literary Thursdays series continues with @christinajcooke.bsky.social, who will talk about her debut novel, "Broughtupsy." Join us on May 29 at 6PM! queenslibrary.org/calendar/lit...

@margosteines.bsky.social is back w/ her incredible Masters' Series course "Writing the Body"! Learn all about the talented, multi-genre guest authors Margo's invited— @christinajcooke.bsky.social , @porochista.bsky.social , Sarah Manguso, & Krys Malcom Belc—and register here:

drew may have listed me as 56th in his book recos (which, btw, are SUPERB) but i can guarantee you that i’m number one in his heart.

just did my first event in a while, and i gotta say — readers fucking rule. y’all are just the best, and i mean that fr fr #BookSky #Reading #Bookstore

Join us virtually on Tuesday May 20 at 7 PM EST for a conversation with Christina Cooke, author of Broughtupsy. #bookevents @christinajcooke.bsky.social

Announcing our brand new WEB PLAYER 🎧 You can now read your audiobooks straight from your browser 👀 Just go to your library, find the audiobook, and press "play now." How many of you will be listening at work from now on? 🙋‍♀️ (We won't tell, promise.)

Look, I literally never got work through twitter, so if you're an editor and want to give me that little bit of magic that is ~finding work via social media~ AND support small presses at the same time, please do reach out.

bird suit!!!

i should be on stage in trinidad right now. instead, i’m tired & pissed off & sitting in new york. i fucking hate how we got here.

yaaasssss canisia!!!!!!! #CarolShieldsPrize #CanLit #CanadaSky #BookSky

Our virtual Literary Thursdays series brings you live conversations with amazing writers. Learn More about our May guests: K-Ming Chang, Clare Osongco, Robert Jones, Jr., Marlene L. Daut, and @christinajcooke.bsky.social! queenslibrary.org/calendar?sea... #AANHPIHeritageMonth

Happy #IndieBookstoreDay! Be sure to support your local indies this weekend whether it's by visiting in store or shopping online. And be sure to tag us in your hauls — we want to see what you pick up! 👀 🫶 📚

"Writing the Body" w @margosteines.bsky.social is back! What skills, craft tools, literary instincts, and embodied practices can writers use to support our body work? Learn allt his and more w @christinajcooke.bsky.social, @porochista.bsky.social, Sarah Manguso, & Krys Malcom Belc: buff.ly/JOxfnwQ

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been trying for months to start a new project, but i can’t get past the fear that, “this idea might suck.” y’all got any ideas? #BookSky

let the annual war against dog hair commence #sheddingseason #dogsky

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @houseofanansi.bsky.social #BookSky #CanadaSky

Feels weird to barge in with good news, but The Onion is hiring two more fellows: Here's a link to our Graphics Fellowship: jobs.gusto.com/postings/the... Here's a link to our Video Fellowship: jobs.gusto.com/postings/the... Solid pay + full benefits for six months. Come make stupid shit with us.

🫶🏽home🫶🏽 #myhood #NewYorkCity

If you're looking for a writing seminar this summer, check out @offassignment.bsky.social 's series on Writing the Body! Guest authors include SLM contributor @christinajcooke.bsky.social and memoir editor @krysmalcolmbelc.bsky.social , so you know it'll be great. Learn more here: buff.ly/hddFGSi

I’ve seen enough. (Just in general, I’ve seen enough.)

The Best Debut Books of 2024 include titles from @puloma.bsky.social, @rubenwrites.bsky.social, @christinajcooke.bsky.social, @borywrites.bsky.social, @vanjchan.bsky.social, @lenavalencia.bsky.social, @anandalima.bsky.social, and more! debutiful.net/2024/11/18/t...

well fuck. #TheAtlantic #LibGen #BookSky #FuckAI

anyone happen to know any reputable journals that’ll publish an expansion on a previously pubbed nonfic essay? reply here or DM, my doors are open #BookSky

It’s #BlackHistoryMonth, and what better way to celebrate than by reading the incredible work of Black authors? Have you read any of these books? Find these books and more at HouseofAnansi.com.

OA fave @margosteines.bsky.social is bringing back her popular Writing the Body course w 4 new guests @sarahmanguso.bsky.social , Krys Malcolm Belc, @porochista.bsky.social , & @christinajcooke.bsky.social to help deepen your engagement w body writing of all forms. Sign up: buff.ly/x7277kr

Fantastic newsletter by @mattkendrick.bsky.social! Thank you for including @christinajcooke.bsky.social !

Favorite genres: 5. No plot, just ✨vibes✨ 4. Immersive & poetic. What’s the book about? Oh darling, we don’t ask such pedestrian things around here. 3. Black lit. All of it. Yes, including that. 2. Black LITERARY lit. Chef’s kiss. 1. I’m only two pages in & I’m already bawling. #BookSky