Yes, not that a ton of people read my book, but when someone somehow found it amongst all the books in the world and decided to read it, I find it to be a truly wonderful feeling, even if they didn't like it. I mean, it's kind of magical the way books exist in the world.
Oh man. the worst.
You are the best. I'm so excited about the paperback of your book coming out! Another chance for everyone to discover how amazing it is.
I hope I get to publish another book one day.
The grand prize winner of the inaugural James Patterson & Bookshop.org Prize is The Correspondent by Virginia Evans! The Lilac People by Milo Todd is the runner-up. The James Patterson and Bookshop.org Prize is a new literary prize celebrating debut authors, hand-selected by independent booksellers.
“If you are sad or depressed, obey. A sulky beauty or a gloomy genius should obey. This means you should obey. The quicker the better. With snap and accuracy.”
— The Good Soldier
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Heading to the post office tomorrow with signed copies of Now Flourish. Let me know if you’d like one.
Are you looking for a collection of weird and speculative stories? Like space, memory, bad technology, and ghosts? Consider my latest book:
Grateful to Kurt and @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social for letting me contemplate a life of zebra crime.
Have fun!
Have fun, man!
Thanks man for including me on this list! You are awesome!
I think one thing we can do as writers is to believe with all our hearts. The first thing I thought when I saw this was like, hell yeah, next issue that story is going to be there!
UPDATE: both are very good! and good as paired readings, tonally they're complementary and hit different moods. Very happy reader here.
A phenomenal new issue of Split Lip Magazine! Grab a coffee and settle in! Thanks so much for reading and sharing! ❤️
very very excited (& nervous! stage jitters!) to share news of a project that my person & I have been working on for so long now
we're starting a tiny artist residency here in Baltimore; say hello to The Doll House!
www.thedollhouse.studio
Title: Mangoes and Tequila Author: Anna Vangala Jones Image of a large mango Text of the story: My ex-boyfriend—who we now say is my best friend which hurts my actual best friend’s feelings though it’s not a real title accompanied by any sort of perks—helped me move into my new apartment in a faraway state today, so I tell him he can stay over for the night before his long drive back home alone. It’s only fair, I try to explain to my actual best friend over the phone but she laughs and says we’ll probably fall into bed together one last time for a wistful unhealthy goodbye. I think she’s wrong and this move is us starting fresh. Right now we’re at my neighborhood grocery store and I’m struck by that strange sense of being lost in a dream. I’m squeezing fruit like I’m touching the body of a new love while my heart is still longing for the familiarity of the one I’ve just left or lost. My ex-boyfriend / best-friend-in-name-only reaches for a mango at the same time as me so we can touch hands and pretend it is an accident of fate, but I pull away before he can prove my actual best friend right. In the liquor aisle, we hesitate but buy some tequila so as to make the temptation tonight almost too much to bear or resist. “Am I here because I come running whenever you call or because I can lift heavy furniture for you?” He’ll ask this when we’re almost asleep and I'll tell him, “you're here because you’re my best friend and I'm going to miss you.” That last part will be true.
I have a tiny new micro today in @bulbregion.bsky.social. grateful to @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social & any of you who read this story! 🥭 🥃 bulbregion.com/Mangoes-and-...
Incredible! This is the kind of stuff that fills my heart with joy.
Well, my resurrected blog has been back for a month, so I wanted to share links to everything I've written so far.
1. The Return and the Way Forward - dryvetyme.online/2026/01/05/t...
Mind if I share some exciting news?
We’ve officially raised over $45 MILLION for local bookstores 🥳
That book is incredible.
one of my standing complaints is every february 1st a lot of you are like read Black writers! and then name the same five people to read. Some writers who could use your pre-orders:
The Great Wherever by @shanders.bsky.social: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
I buy a ton of books because I'm not good at predicting what I'll want to read next, and I like to have options.
Thank you so much, man!
This kind of thing always makes my day. Thanks for reading and sharing (and enjoying!) @badguybirnie.bsky.social
Go where your heart takes you!
I loved The Material too. I will send to you from Bookshop!
I can't wait to read this! Glad to hear it hit with you since it seemed like her novels didn't grab you, even after my glowing recommendations! I think she's amazing.
Congratulations! Much deserved and also totally needs to be celebrated no matter anything else going on in the world!
They are on my list when I start submitting again! Can't wait to see your upcoming stories though!