If you loved NIGHTBITCH by @rachelyoder.bsky.social, then you don't want to miss out on diving into @carolinehagood.bsky.social's #speculative #memoir GOBLIN MODE! #ShopSmall and get GOBLIN MODE directly from SFWP right here: bit.ly/4gJAcU3

"Every year, the kids had to take a big exam that let the state know just how badly I was doing my job." ~Ottessa Moshfegh, 'Bettering Myself' #SundaySentence

RIGHT NOW you can get 25% off a copy of HORSE SHOW and new books by @laurencjohnson.bsky.social @lumchanmfa.bsky.social and @carolinehagood.bsky.social so what the heck are you waiting for, homeskillet?!

SFWP@sfwp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our summer sales are almost as hot as the heat wave we've been having! Now through 7/31, you can get 25% off your total purchase when you enter code SUMMERREADS at checkout when you shop directly from our Square store! buff.ly/ax9rU76

Check out @carolinehagood.bsky.social's Substack for her new series, "Sandwich Sandwich," where she tackles food history, culture, and more! buff.ly/A3nYfco Get GOBLIN MODE by Caroline right here: buff.ly/yDeV9M1 @susanschulman.bsky.social

I wrote on my own obsession with cooking and food culture, history, theory and Krys Malcolm Belc’s new book. 🥘 carolinehagood.substack.com/p/on-my-cook...

On My Cooking Obsession and a Thoughtful Book about Food and Queer Family

“I’m not crazy about reality, but it’s still the only place to get a decent meal.”

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Started reading Henry Bean's THE NENOQUICH earlier today. Not expecting David Milch to be one of the subjects of its dedication, but hey! www.mcnallyeditions.com/books/p/the-...

The Nenoquich by Henry Bean — McNALLY EDITIONS

Henry Bean With a new foreword by the author “This debut, or better say re but, is our first masterpiece this decade—and it was written in 1982 . . . A literary phenomenon of the first order ...

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The only book “algorithm” I want to deal with right now is called “librarian” or “indie book store maven” or “that wacky friend who reads everything.”

Joshua Beckman made me think of handlebars this morning.

I never thought I would be seeing this, but here is the Korean version of ways of looking at a woman, which arrived today. Thanks so much to @hangingloosepress, its original U.S. publisher and Nox and KCC in Korea!

Formal request to read the book Frog wrote

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. —James Baldwin Happy Juneteenth

Forget hot girl summer. Where are all the celebrity brand endorsements & cool songs about middle-aged-crones-with-mom-bodies-reading-books-at-the-beach-summer?

Burying the lede here: FOUR TIMES more likely! 🙃

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4mo ago

Films more likely to star an actor called Chris or a talking animal than a woman over 60, study finds

We're open for #submissions of contemporary #microfiction #MicroMonday #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines. We're looking fwd to reading your words... fictivedream.com/submission-g...

Congratulation to @carolinehagood.bsky.social whose book Death and Other Speculative Fictions was a finalist for the Big Other Book award for Fiction! bigother.com/2026/05/08/a...

Announcing the Finalists for the 2025 Big Other Book Award for Fiction!

We’re excited to announce the finalists for the 2025 Big Other Book Award for Fiction. The winner will be announced at the 2025 Big Other Book Awards Ceremony, which will be aired virtually (…

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ICYMI, @carolinehagood.bsky.social sat down with @amrangowani.com to discuss craft, commerce, and chaos of writing fiction over on his Substack newsletter, Inside the Writers Studio! buff.ly/7muukKh Get GOBLIN MODE by Caroline right here: buff.ly/ZSXF0bP @susanschulman.bsky.social

I'm so happy that Death and Other Speculative Fictions was a Finalist for the 2025 Big Other Book Award for Fiction! Thanks so much to John Madera, Big Other, and Spuyten Duyvil.

Ace of Cups, reversed.

WHY WE WRITE: A conversation with @carolinehagood.bsky.social and Amran Gowani carolinehagood.substack.com/p/why-we-wri...

Why We Write: A Conversation with Caroline Hagood

A recording from Caroline Hagood and Amran Gowani's live video

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Is motherhood the real pyramid scheme? Decide for yourself when you read THE LAST SUPPER by @wendyjfox.bsky.social in 5 DAYS! Don't wait, make sure you preorder THE LAST SUPPER right here: buff.ly/8sXimGk @susanschulman.bsky.social @carolinehagood.bsky.social

For @thebeliever.net, I wrote about @dalkeyarchive.bsky.social's reissue of Djuna Barnes's LADIES ALMANACK. This assignment sent me down a terrific rabbit hole reading and reading modernist writers living in Paris during the first half of the 20th century. www.thebeliever.net/a-review-of-...

A Review of Ladies Almanack - Believer Magazine

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my kind of coffee shop🖤

With advance praise from @carolinehagood.bsky.social, we're thrilled to share that there are only 10 DAYS until the release of @wendyjfox.bsky.social's upcoming novel, THE LAST SUPPER! Preorder THE LAST SUPPER today! bit.ly/4kNnzt5 @susanschulman.bsky.social

#FundraiserPerk Talk to V. Castro for a 30-minute one-on-one video chat. Warm beverages and friendly chatter encouraged. Comes with the April e-issue of Locus and digital cover art. Donate at http://locusmag.com/... or through our bio!

Making lunch plates in the studio this week. Here are two new ones in the sour apple and pink shadow combination. Happy Thursday, friends. #pottery 💚🌸

I’m so glad to see my weird little goblin surviving out there! Thanks to @sfwp.bsky.social

newwwwwww beestung! please check it out and share if you're so inclined! bzz bzz bzz! thank you for reading, honeys! 🐝

beestung@beestung.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Cryptograms & fried okra. Incorrect metaphors & cocktails of saliva. Guard dogs & praise songs. Worshipping you. beestung #26 is here! w/ Lichen Euchella, Sam Nartus-Fois, E.K. Bartlett, Lucy Jones, Sandra Alland, Grey Traynor, & robin herold www.beestungmag.com

I started this series, Fiction Sandwich, over at my Writing Sandwich Substack to explore my obsession with fiction craft, theory, history, challenges, and the (often seemingly impossible, sometimes even ghostly) journey of writing a novel. carolinehagood.substack.com/p/writing-a-...

Writing a Novel Involves Finding Your Bones Along the Way

ideally...

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Check it out! Lisa K. Friedman was on @fox5dc.com.web.brid.gy to discuss fentanyl's impact in her novel, HELLO WIFE! buff.ly/Q7bYW4f Get HELLO WIFE right here: buff.ly/zwuQUZ8 @susanschulman.bsky.social

Local author discusses fentanyl's impact in new novel 'Hello Wife'

Lisa Friedman is an award-winning essayist and local author. She came out with her latest book to address addiction and how it impacts so many families.

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