Damon McKinney's (Damon) prose chapbook, BEER-BREATH KISSES, officially releases next week! You can still pre-order your copy to get a free Prose Series chap, featuring more work by Damon and other Mid-Southern writers.

Looking forward to discussing Brockmeier's THE ILLUMINATION with some creative writing students next week. Their June book was @SequoiaN's HOW HIGH WE GO IN THE DARK. The two novels speak to each other in really interesting ways.

Been feeling Pittsburgh nostalgia recently, perhaps because July is when I often visit--though not this year. I wouldn't mind spending a rainy afternoon in the friendly environs of The Cage.

Great reading from @hmwendt - can’t wait to read Heading North 🏒🥅(forthcoming this Nov)

Congratulations to Damon! Today is the official publication day of his story chapbook, BEER-BREATH KISSES. Enjoy the day!

Milan Kundera's novels hit me like a revelation in my twenties and I've been sharing his work ever since. His admonition that "the novel should do what only the novel can do" has been call to generations of writers. I'm grateful for his life and work. RIP apnews.com/article/milan-…

For those thinking about Milan Kundera today, The Paris Review has unlocked Kundera's Art of Fiction interview today. Great way to spend some time with him. theparisreview.org/interviews/297…

Had a great time last evening with the Summer Student Book Club. They really enjoyed Kevin Brokmeier's, THE ILLUMINATION.

Tonight, we offer an A&L classic, Radio Eldorado by Tyrone Jaeger -- Alvin Wund, a recent widower & security guard at the plant, is called in to help fight a fire. Amongst the flames, alarms and contamination, he sees the blue ghost of his wife, Esther. ualrpublicradio.org/2021-05-23/rad…

Excited to get into this new story collection from Michael Czyzniejewski! BraddockAvenueBooks

The Student Book Group's August read is MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION by Ottessa Moshfegh. I've heard really nice things about it. Anyone read it?

Grateful to Adriana E. Ramírez for the space to review Karin Lin-Greenberg 's debut novel, YOU ARE HERE, for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Wonderful book. Check it out, Friends. #happinesswillfollow post-gazette.com/ae/books/2023/…

So excited for Khem K. Aryal's forthcoming story collection, The In-Betweeners! Love Dr. Jennifer Maritza McCauley (Mah-reet-za)'s fantastic blurb! Check it out! Pre-orders now open!!

This amazing, original, and heart-felt novel deserves all the readers--period. Wish @mrbnatural a happy book birthday by picking up a copy today! shop.braddockavenuebooks.com/pages/books/12…

24th First Day of Teaching. :)

Honored to be interviewed by Laurel Review ! laurelreview.org/anthony-varallo

Thank you Kirkus Reviews for this positive review of Salvatore Pane (Salvatore Pane)'s short story collection, The Neorealist in Winter. Coming soon! kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/s…

Sad about AI and Chat-whatever. Even more so about many academics' reaction--meaning, let's use it as a tool to help us. Haven't we learned that technology is always intro'd as a "tool" we "use" only to become a cancer that takes over our lives? Where have all the Humanists gone?

It's impossible to express my happiness over @jaredilemus news. I think I'm more excited about his success than by anything I've done. "Guatemalan Rhapsody" is a great collection. Get ready world!

I've been a fan of Colin Barrett's short stories, and so was thrilled to be able to review his debut novel, WILD HOUSES, for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Thanks as ever to Adriana E. Ramírez for the opportunity. post-gazette.com/ae/books/2024/…