This.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

Bernie Sanders: the voice of reason.

Saw Dan Chaon sign copies of his new novel, ONE OF US, at Twisted Spine. The store was hopping. There’s an expertly curated selection of horror & horror-adjacent books; a patio & an indoor cafe. The staff is unbelievingly knowledgeable & kind. Visiting is a joyful experience. Please donate.

A photo of my handsome boi, Dash, to put a smile on yer face.

I just donated to my local food bank. If you can, you should too. People are already suffering but next month, in particular, is going to be so difficult.

Dan Chaon is doing an AMA at r/horrorlit today (10/20) at 3:00 PM. Now’s your chance to ask him questions about writing horror and writing in general. He has so much practical writing advice to share. Don’t miss it. www.reddit.com/r/horrorlit/...

Minneapolis peeps: Dan Chaon is coming to Magers & Quinn!

This is one of many reasons Cuomo is going to lose.

Spooky😵‍💫

What a lovely surprise to wake up to this insightful rave review of Dan Chaon’s ONE OF US. There’s also cool illustration—the cherry on top of this circus sundae😊

Management, I’d like a word…

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Dan Chaon on tour!

Happy pub day to Dan Chaon!!

Today’s #PSA. Deadline is approaching.

Okay, @henryholtbooks.bsky.social is not playing around with the new @danchaon.bsky.social novel 👀🎪🍿

If you read one thing today…

Tickets are free. Hope you can join us in celebrating the life and work of the one and only Peter Straub.

One of Us, by the great @danchaon.bsky.social, goes on sale a week from today, and if a novel that might be described as a cross between The Night of the Hunter and Freaks sounds intriguing to you, I note simply that you're running out of time to get in a solid preorder.

Timeline cleanse. “Samin Nosrat Gathers Friends for Dinner Every Week. Here’s How You Can, Too.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/d...

Also, if you win the sweepstakes, I will call you personally and we will have a nice chat: read.macmillan.com/promo/oneofu...

All book promos should be this charming!

Anyone watching Maddow? I usually fly in and out of Newark. No more.

HEY!! -->FOR INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY!! Preorder my new book ONE OF US from Mac's Backs in Cleveland, and you'll get a signed copy when it comes out on Sept. 23. You'll also be eligible to win one of the cool prizes seen below... macsbacks.com/book/9781250...

Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.

Pre-order alert for Dan Chaon’s forthcoming novel from @henryholtbooks.bsky.social: ONE OF US. Imagine if Charles Portis, Katherine Dunn & Tod Browning decided to collaborate on a novel; well, you’d have ONE OF US. It’s tender, creepy, heartbreaking, and heartwarming all at once. Vintage Dan Chaon.

Deep dive, enlightening interview w/Beth Benike, whose Busy Baby co might go under due to tariffs. It’s heartbreaking that there’s no reasonable or easy fix. Spend 30 minutes w/Beth & host Michael Barbaro to understand what’s at stake for her & other small businesses: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/p...

There have been more vet bills than I would like recently, so I am opening up my editing calendar. Are you looking for a developmental edit on a novella or novel? I also do line edits in some circumstances. More info here: www.kathowardbooks.com/editing

For Queen fans. Love Benson Boone’s Freddy Mercury energy! And love seeing Brian May. youtube.com/watch?v=hxD1...

Boop! Go ahead, you’ll feel better.

Thoughtful, engaging take on the ACA and how it has improved the overall quality of life in the US. "It Could Be Much, Much Worse" open.substack.com/pub/aubreyhi...

Smart, uplifting thread about bookselling in 2025.

Gorgeous singing and guitar playing. youtube.com/watch?v=9yPx...

So Mr. Burns isn't a fictional character. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Thrilled that ‘Pemi Aguda is a finalist for her luminous debut collection, GHOSTROOTS! Congratulations to the other finalists! A stellar list of writers😊

New Dan Chaon novel coming to bookstores in September! Check out this fabulous jacket!

Currently appearing at UK bus-stops. More of this pointed ridicule, please.

Alex, I’ll take “Things That Will Come Back and Bite Me in the A**” for $1,000.

Lunchtime viewing: trailer for season 2 of The Last of Us!!!!! youtu.be/BOsAJ7oe2QE?...

Today’s #PSA!

Today’s #PSA😀

The call is coming from inside the house has a whole new meaning in 2025😞

I think I need to up my prescription for my reading glasses: I misread a query about the “hidden war over semiconductors”as the “hidden war over semicolons”😂😱 Maybe that’s a war with lesser stakes…

Bull’s-eye! Extra points for the GOOP joke. youtube.com/shorts/ivBL2...

Trump’s response tells you eve you need to know about him😞🤯

It’s day one of the new administration and I’m already eating my feelings😞 I had a cheeseburger and fries from The Corner Bistro. Worth every calorie and gram of fat!

Dash, thank you for the laugh! I have no idea how the rubber band got around your head. Probably best to keep it a mystery.

From a FB post. Hey California friends…my friend’s dog sanctuary in Topanga has burned to the ground. 30 dogs looking for fosters ASAP. Please contact me if you can help, even help for a temporary basis it would do so much . Please call or text me on 248 520 0054

For SoCal friends, Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can. For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla