"dying from... other Jeffs"—Love that part

I am halfway through Pretty Joey Ross and it rocks.

@patricknevins.bsky.social has a voice that is so dialed in.

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So glad you're enjoying it!

Spencer, too.

Every Malarkey author getting these today I think. FFS…

How about no, Sherry?

Are they hiring? :)

Oh man, I remember having one (natural color), probably from a gas station. Seems like a very 80s thing now. Maybe they got pushed out by troll dolls?

The Walls Are Closing In On Us Circus performers. Mountain lions. A fight to the death…

Finished The Walls are Closing In On Us by @joshuatrentbrown.com last night. Highly recommended! www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

That's the one! DOOT DOOT

I think he’s talking about an Alice In Chains song?

Birnam Wood: A Novel A Novel

I picked this up because of the Macbeth connection, and boy am I glad I did. Riveting book. 🌲🌲🌲
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All this ⬇️

I love it

Sperm whale calf Aurora from Unit A swims alongside her mother, Lady Oracle. Dominica, Caribbean Sea.

Members of a sperm whale family Unit A , Aurora, Atwood, and Accra, near the Caribbean island of Dominica, are part of a clan that's culturally distinct from others. Each clan communicates in its own dialect of click patterns, like Morse code.

Female sperm whales from Unit A holding the newborn sperm whale calf above water until it is able to swim on its own

🚨Science news! A team including Museum researchers has published the most comprehensive documentation of a sperm whale birth ever recorded. To learn more, check out our latest blog post: bit.ly/4bCYZJr

Photos 1–2: Brian J. Skerry/National Geographic
Photo 3: @projectceti.bsky.social

Scientists watch sperm whales work as a team to assist a birth An unprecedented look at the birth of a sperm whale found that mother and calf were supported by other whales throughout the process.

"Newborn whales are negatively buoyant.... So without effort, newborns will sink. For the first three hours after the calf was born, every whale present took a turn keeping it afloat." ❤️

Hell yeah. We should all be furiously alive.

When you support indie booksellers and bookstores, you are supporting human curation, the exercise of judgment and taste, the storefronts that make cities interesting. You make it possible for writers and readers outside the mainstream to be found again. You support real people who love literature.

"It removes the humanity." That's what all this nonsense comes down to.

Best wishes for a strong recovery!

I’ll bring my hand-selling skills to Chicago next year.

And there are more good books I didn’t mention!

If I may make some suggestions:

Short but great novels 3-pack:

Un-ruined by Roger Vallaincourt + Deliver thy Pigs by Joey Hedger + Thunder from a Clear Blue Sky by Justin Bryant (oh shit you can get two books signed with this one)

If I may make some suggestions:

Short fiction 3-pack:

Boxcutters by John Chrostek + Where the Pavement Turns to Sand by Sheldon Birnie + I Blame Myself but also You by Spencer Fluery (bonus: Spencer will sign)

If I may make some suggestions:

Literary fiction 3-pack:

Gloria Patri by Austin Ross + Still Alive by LJ Pemberton + White People on Vacation by Alex Miller (bonus: Alex will sign it)

The Walls Are Closing in on Us, by Joshua Trent Brown, and Feast of the Pale Leviathan, by John Chrostek.

Feast your eyes on these

Just reboosting this to remind everyone that there's just two days left to submit comments to the FCC on these proposals. Hundreds upon hundreds of comments have been sent since I first posted this, which is fantastic to see. Make sure you send in a comment using the guide in the link before Friday!

As y'all head off to #awp26, I am calculating our author royalties. I cannot stress this enough - buy small press books directly from publishers. It's the way everyone makes the most money and art can continue to happen!

Excited for this one!

I have never enjoyed reading from Man in a Cage (I’d rather just talk to people about it if they’re interested), so I read poems at my last AWP. Read whatever you want! Wish I could be there. Enjoy!