Guys the Alt Lit History essay series on Zona Motel is wonderful & important — highly recommend reading it

I'm grateful for R.D. Pohl 's close and insightful reading of this book and for the space to have an expansive conversation about it. Check it out here: thebuffalohive.com/a-conversation…

every day there's something incredible going up on zonamotel.substack.com, and i am so happy and honored to be a part of it by making these visuals for insta (@ zona.motel). oh my god.

Check out Matthew Bookin's dispatch on my Buffalo book launch in ZONA MOTEL open.substack.com/pub/zonamotel/…

I have a new column at Zona Motel in which I offer reading recommendations that will solve all your problems. Please read if you have problems. zonamotel.substack.com/p/essay-youll-…

wrote a little note on alice notley for zona motel: zonamotel.substack.com/p/tribute-what…

calling all sports freaks 🏄🏻‍♀️ shabbydollhouse.com

Here’s 45 novels about the internet, lmk when you finish these and I’ll post some more

last days to sign up for shabby doll athletic, a one-day sports writing workshop for fans, athletes (current, former or injured), anyone who’s ever had a fantasy team or thought and felt too much about their favourite sports 🏄🏻‍♀️ shabbydollhouse.com

pretty neat news: the los angeles review of books has picked my novel as their 2025 summer book club pick lareviewofbooks.org/article/fresh-…

We are thrilled to announce our Summer 2025 Book Club selection: “Fresh, Green Life” by sebastian castillo. Join the LARB Book Club on July 30 for a compulsively readable journey through philosophy, literature, and the antihero’s pursuit of self-improvement. lareviewofbooks.org/event/larb-boo…

this friday in brooklyn, the literary event of the year, one night only!!! with readings from alex and billy you can get tickets here (includes book) or just show up unannounced of course powerhouse-books.ticketleap.com/book-launch-fr…

my dear friend lucy profiled me for the zona motel magazine. she goes long, and i am immensely grateful zonamotel.substack.com/p/profile-fres…

my new book is out today. look at it. there are roughly 30,000 words inside. that's nothing, an afternoon of your life. you need it for your health. buy like 12 copies, buy 12-25 copies. for your community. love, sebastian penguinrandomhouse.com/books/772204/f…

this is the funniest thing I have ever read

I read this in one sitting. A phenomenal book - laugh-out-loud funny, deeply melancholy, unpredictable and gripping, infused with the mordant spirit of the 19th century novella. All this and references to Andrei Rublev too. Bravo sebastian castillo

well, here i go talking about zona motel again... we hit 1k subs the other day! and still publishing quality pieces daily (!!). follow @ zona.motel on insta where i make these posts 😎

philadelphia: this saturday, the literary event of our august city’s year. come to the neon clown dream lounge to watch some readings and a one-night-only play written by me. there will be copies of my book

i made a playlist for largeheartedboy yippeeeee largeheartedboy.com/2025/07/09/seb…