Omg my New York Magazine essay about outsourcing my #orgasm for The Cut is currently trending as the #2 most popular story on their site after the one about #ArianaGrande which in an ironic twist of events is also about weight. Mic drop. I need to lie down.

My teacher, Susan Shapiro, asked me to speak at her upcoming Zoom presentation about my recent publishing deal with Penguin Random House. If you're interested in writing, querying, or marketing a book, her classes are as good as they get! #WritingCommunity #amquerying #memoir

Free #zoom panel Saturday 4/22 from 5-6 pm EST with former students who have brilliant new upcoming #books: @callmecochi @CBWymanWriter Cathy Linh Che Banning Lyon Dr. Nicole Cain, ND MA Robert Markowitz & Orlando Mendiola. Email me for the link #novel #memoir #poetry #selfhelp #kidlit

Congrats to my 🌟 former New School Creative Writing student Aspen Matis (GIRL IN THE WOODS & YOUR BLUE IS NOT MY BLUE author) on her smart new Chicago Tribune #AutismAwareness oped @Colleen_Kujawa The New School @NewSchoolAlumni Little A HarperCollins chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…

Hello! @TL_Agency is looking for Summer Interns! Here's the info: publishersmarketplace.com/jobs/view.cgi?… Come work with us!

Two days left to win a free copy of my forthcoming memoir The Chair and the Valley. Click the link for a chance to win! #writing #WritingCommunity #books #goodreads #memoir Maria Shriver goodreads.com/book/show/2018…

Read Banning Lyon's interview with Steven Petrow talking about mental health, trauma, the power of nature, and his new book THE CHAIR AND THE VALLEY, on sale TOMORROW! 💙 via Maria Shriver's #TheSundayPaper mariashriversundaypaper.com/banning-lyon-c…

There’s a new book out today #openfieldbooks! “The Chair and the Valley: A Memoir of Trauma, Healing, and the Outdoors” by Banning Lyons is on sale today, and I am so excited for Banning! This is a beautiful and touching memoir from this first time author. I couldn’t put this

Congrats to Banning Lyon on his beautiful debut memoir THE CHAIR AND THE VALLEY out today from Random House Group thanks to @TL_Agency's Meg Thompson Maria Shriver & Allison Klein here's the The Washington Post excerpt he sold in my class: washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023… penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741146/t…

"I’m proud of what this imprint has already become and what it can continue to become." Read Maria Shriver's interview in Publishers Weekly talking about the future of her imprint The Open Field! publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/in…

❤️brilliant new 📚by Ruth Bonapace (BULGARIAN TRAINING MANUEL) Sidik Fofana (STORIES FROM THE TENANTS DOWNSTAIRS) Katie Gee Salisbury (NOT YOUR CHINA DOLL) Banning Lyon (THE CHAIR & THE VALLEY) Mark Jason Williams & @amybscher (OUT IN THE WORLD) Remember to buyreviewpitchposttweet them!

The San Francisco Chronicle featured an author profile on me and my story this morning! Maria Shriver #ptsd #traumahealing #thechairandthevalley #penguinrandomhouse #theopenfield #writersofinstagram #backpacking  #rei #outdoors #cyclebreaker #books #memoir datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/the-chai…

Backpacking guide’s memoir is a firsthand account of nature’s ability to heal. 🌱 Read SFChronicle Datebook's article on Banning Lyon's THE CHAIR AND THE VALLEY! datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/the-chai…

So you want to read a non-celebrity memoir? 🤔📚 People recommends THE CHAIR AND THE VALLEY by Banning Lyon and I'M MOSTLY HERE TO ENJOY MYSELF by Glynnis MacNicol! people.com/memoirs-people…

Joining us on our #podcast is author and backpacking guide Banning Lyon to discuss his book ‘The Chair and the Valley’ which recounts his hospitalization and maltreatment as a teen, and the lessons learned as a guide in Yosemite.  Full interview: bit.ly/3Mx0w6s

🎧 LISTEN to Banning Lyon on Mad In America podcast talking about his hospitalization and maltreatment as a teen, the lessons learned as a guide in Yosemite, and his new book THE CHAIR AND THE VALLEY ⤵️ madinamerica.com/2024/09/the-pa…