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As of this morning 29 writers & translators nominated for PEN Awards have withdrawn - including 9 of 10 fellow Jein/Stein nominees, who asked to no longer be considered for PEN’s most lucrative prize. We sent a letter to leadership today explaining why: lithub.com/the-pen-awards…

Many thanks to friend of the site Pamela Paul for the new tote bag idea.

The stark contrast between UCLA — where cops let psychotic fascists assault defenseless kids — and Columbia — where cops themselves assaulted defenseless kids — on opposite sides of the country, on the same night, while the mainstream media spins it, is legitimately maddening.

so stoked I got to talk with two of my absolute favorites, Jamaica Kincaid and Kara Walker, on their new book from Farrar,Straus&Giroux , An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children Harper’s BAZAAR

I want to do IMPORTANT WORK. I also want to FUCK AROUND. The life dialectic

for Esquire, I wrote 3,000 words on why it feels harder these days to make a debut novel truly "break out." feat. Jack Kerouac, "the algorithm," literary it girls, and overworked publicists... esquire.com/entertainment/…

Good interview quote or BEST POSSIBLE INTERVIEW QUOTE?

"What does that do to a person’s mind? And what if he was gay and horny?" are the questions that should have been part of the marketing copy for my memoir lol. Amazing interview w/ Patrick Nathan by Stephen Patrick Bell at Foglifter foglifterjournal.com/2024/06/04/int…

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As queer people, we never forget the first time we felt “seen.” I was 19 in a deep v, nervous inside one of my first big city gay bars. “You’re home, honey. Be proud,” a strong, FDIC insured voice told me from behind. That’s when I first met Bank of America. He’s why I march

Conservatives have now completed their generational goals of overturning Abortion, Affirmative Action, and Chevron. If y'all don't think Obergefell and gay marriage is next on the chopping block, you must read the New York Times.

Tuesday night! August 27 - 7 PM EST. Come celebrate Richard Mirabella🦌's paperback release! RSVP: richardmirabellawriter.com/events/brother… (I'll be the one quietly crying in the corner bc my kid is going back to college that day - but also Richard! He's amazing!)

Psst: The application for the 2025 Periplus Fellowship — offering mentorship and community to writers of color — is now open! 🥳 Learn more and apply by 9/20 at bit.ly/periplusfaq. There's no fee to apply. Please help spread the word: retweets and other sharing welcome!

Routledge books are notorious for their weird covers, but this one just defeats them all in the awkwardness contest. Back cover and all. And to prove that I’m not making this up: amzn.eu/d/9gi7o2w

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