Ryan Bloom

"At last an English-language Camus ready for the 21st century stage!” —Alice Kaplan, author of Looking for The Stranger The new edition of CALIGULA AND THREE OTHER PLAYS By Albert Camus Translated by Ryan Bloom is out 8/22/23! 📖 Learn More: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/23448/ca…

'Caligula is Camus' first completely original and undoubtedly his best and most enduring play' E.H. Freeman ow.ly/oZGj50PtP4P Translated by Ryan Bloom

On sale today: ❤️ WIFEDOM by Anna Funder “Simply, a masterpiece.” —Geraldine Brooks, author of Horse And now available in paperback: 📖 WOMAN WITHOUT SHAME by Sandra Cisneros 📖 CALIGULA AND THREE OTHER PLAYS by Albert Camus (translated by Ryan Bloom)

The one on the left is my copy of Caligula and 3 Other Plays, found at The Book Nook II in College Park, MD, back when I was just a kid. And the one on the right, that’s the new edition being published today by Vintage Books. It may be rare, but sometimes wishes do come true.

@Elisabeth_Borne: <<Toute ma reconnaissance aux forces de l’ordre et de secours mobilisées.>> Conseil de l’Europe (@CoE_fr): « Les conditions dans lesquelles les libertés d’expression et de réunion trouvent à s’exercer en France ... sont préoccupantes » twitter.com/i/status/16391…

A few pages from Camus' journal over @parisreview today: theparisreview.org/blog/2023/03/1… @AlbertCamusOff

New from me: Until we eliminate subminimum wages for tipped workers, your tips will not be rewards for good service but subsidies for businesses to pay their workers starvation wages. Ending this two-tiered system will be better for everyone #Initiative82 marketwatch.com/story/ending-t…

Probably worth thinking twice about #economic / #tax-related "fact checking" done by billionaire Jeff Bezos, er, @GlennKesslerWP, over @washingtonpost. I grew up reading The Post, and loved doing so. Sad to see it become #Orwell's Ministry of Truth.

The winter storm headed our way late tonight will have extra impact on the homeless. @GFTH uses 100% of donations (GFTH.org/Donating) to buy and donate warm winter clothing & blankets – more than 100,000 items – to dozens of local shelters. #KeepWashingtonWarm

Here's an idea: before Democrats even take office, let's propose some reasonable, attainable goals, then—this is the fun part—let's try to be as defeatist as we can possibly be about them, so no one actually expects anything to ever change. Yes! Genius! nytimes.com/2021/01/10/us/…

Our 2020 Pushcart Nominations: A1A by Kevin Clouther Since It Happened by Ryan Bloom From Lyssa by A.W. Moreno The Philanthropist by Alexandros Plasatis The Unfinished Chapel by Dara Passano Nail by Manuel Martinez Congrats to the fine writers. @CUNY @JohnJayCollege

Here's a sample: "As soon as the population was put on lockdown, the theories began flying. Could the government have created the virus to serve their own interests? Could it have been a foreign power? The pharmaceutical industry? All the while, no one suspected the introverts."

Just discovered @patrick_baud's hilarious @nanofictions. Definitely worth checking out.

Phil @ChmnMendelson is the Mitch McConnell of local D.C. #politics. You want #Rent Control!!! You want to Raise #Taxes on the rich!!! What do you think we are, crazy Stalinist Commie sympathizers? Next thing you know, they'll be saying the will of the people should actually count

From E.P.I.

Happy #LaborDay...

Didn't realize I had a story published recently in The Normal School, but that's okay by me. Check it out:

New story in the new issue of @JJournalNYC. A summer story to be sure: jjournal2.jjay.cuny.edu/jjournal/?page…