𝑫𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒅 𝑱𝒐𝒚

As the Langston Hughes epigraph reads, “Let us take a knife and cut the world in two— and see what worms are eating at the rind.” Those We Thought We Knew is set to release August 1. Sorry it took me so long.

A recent interview. readporchlight.com/interview-davi…

Excited about these two. The second will be the follow-up to LINE. It’ll most likely be titled, DWAYNE.

Absolutely.

I don’t got a TikTok and I sure never intended for that video to be out, honestly didn’t even know it was recorded, but glad the words are out there. @baxterforhendo/video/7495447054286671146" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tiktok.com/@baxterforhend…

@notgerardyb You hit the birthday just right.

Yesterday marked a decade since that book wandered off into the world.

@JohnWoods333 That’s a dark one.

“There were so many horrible things they had buried inside themselves, all of the memories that had come to govern their lives.” A great novel from an Appalachian artist who writes with a pure heart. @DavidJoy_Author

Payment upon publication is the equivalent of getting a new roof put on your house and telling the roofers you’ll cut the check next time it rains real good.

@CoreyRForrester Yes. I blame alcohol and complacency mostly for mine.

Y’all ever felt like shit for bout 13 years straight?

When you can visibly see someone drowning at the bottom of a pool, “Take a deep breath,” is not sound advice.

@sidydarling Ohhhhh, I’d eat that.

@DavidJoy_Author Happy holidays !

@DavidJoy_Author en bonne compagnie

If you want to know what Veruca Salt is like at 48 years old, I can assure you she is just the same as when she was twelve.

Last night I was talking to a mother who lives with rocks tied to her ankles and treads water with wild ones crawling over her shoulders and bowling pins juggled by her hands. She was beat. “Even God had a day of rest,” I said. “And that must be how they know he was a man.”

@MacFrazier55 Ain’t no leftovers.

@DavidJoy_Author Conceptual art project- sell leftovers for millions.

You know what happens when you make a banana pudding for fifteen people but you single and don’t fucks with nobody? You eat a fifteen person banana pudding all by your damn self!

@Ms_Anna I don’t know about some of that, but I sure hope your last wish is right. Thank you, my friend.

I am a day late because I'm the worst, but just want to give the biggest happy birthday to @DavidJoy_Author!! The best author of our generation, but more importantly the best person you could hope to know. Here's to a great year ahead ❤️

Morning message from my mother.

Soho is doing a Goodreads giveaway for my new book. It starts today and ends on 1/1/25. They’re giving away 30 copies. goodreads.com/giveaway/show/…

Also, mama should’ve punched this doctor.

Next Wednesday is my birthday and my mama said when I was born my right arm came out first and my hand was balled in a fist and the doctor said, “It’s a girl! She’s reaching for money!” But really it was a me born fighting the power. ✊🏻