Your next favorite novel has arrived!  THE OPTIMISTS by @bplatzer.bsky.social is now available. Follow the 30-year journey of Mr. Keating and Clara Hightower from lower Manhattan to Silicon Valley in this profound meditation on legacy.  Get your copy today: https://page1m.co/4rcI30N 📸: Sean Sime

"We want others to feel good because we understand the intensity of that same desire in ourselves." @pearsonality.bsky.social's interview with @bplatzer.bsky.social on "The Optimists” (@littlebrown.bsky.social) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2026/02/25/b...

THE OPTIMISTS Catch @bplatzer.bsky.social on tour for THE OPTIMISTS:  March 4: Politics & Prose (Wharf) w/ Matt Yglesias  March 10: Flyleaf Books w/ Joanna Pearson  March 18: Greenlight Bookstore w/ Adam Gidwitz 2/5

Brian Platzer, educator, NYT/New Yorker contributor (yes, he wrote that viral Paw Patrol article), is dropping a fierce novel: THE OPTIMISTS. It's about a teacher charting his brilliant student's three-decade, controversial path. Expertly written! Pre-order now! Available Feb 24, 2026. #BookSky

The most popular Australian poetry podcast teamed up with the most popular American poetry podcast to chat with me about the problem of boredom and how writing and parenting do and don't solve it: www.matthewbuckleysmith.com/sleerickets/...

So far this platform has not been worth the $16,000 I paid for my invite.