Dictionary Stories

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I was on NPR’s All Things Considered this weekend! No, really: npr.org/2018/05/13/610…

I’m speaking at @DesignersGeeks tonight at 7pm in San Francisco, tickets are still available, and if this slide doesn’t persuade you to come I don’t know what to tell you. designersandgeeks.com/events/diction…

Here’s a new story about teaching ambiguous lifeforms to speak English (which, appropriately, uses a bunch of sentences from a children’s picture book called My First Dictionary). dictionarystories.com/post/first-wor…

Excerpts! Get your excerpts! Nine stories (and illustrations!) over at @BuzzFeedBooks: buzzfeed.com/ariannarebolin… @mcsweeneys shares ‘Seasonal Craft Cocktails: mcsweeneys.net/articles/seaso…

DICTIONARY STORIES by Jez Burrows pshr.us/2H9M0ih

Come join us on April 13, 4-6 pm, at Columbia to hear from the authors of two excellent new books: @jezburrows (@dictionarystory) and @lynneguist ("The Prodigal Tongue"). It's free and open to the public -- please use the Eventbrite link to register. eventbrite.com/e/metrolex-dic…

"Early Drafts of the Five Stages of Grief" from Dictionary Stories by @jezburrows out 4/10! youtu.be/jzOjX3E_i8M

@jonnysun @HarperPerennial yes, hello, good afternoon

@HarperPerennial @dictionarystory omg

I know a guy. @dictionarystory twitter.com/jonnysun/statu…

That’s me: At the precise midpoint between old school and art school, or so says @sanfranmag. twitter.com/HarperPerennia…

I’m listening. twitter.com/MagicRealismBo…

We're excited to have the authors of two great new books for our next MetroLex event: @jezburrows (@dictionarystory) and @lynneguist ("The Prodigal Tongue"). Come join us on Apr. 13 at Columbia, and use the Eventbrite link to RSVP. eventbrite.com/e/metrolex-dic…

Dictionary Stories got a starred review from @PublishersWkly, who call the book “uproarious and ingenious”! publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-26526…

Okay, Bay Area. We're having a release party for Dictionary Stories. @robinsloan's running the show, @magikmagik's playing music, and I'll also be there, regrettably. April 10th! At the @Booksmith in SF! It'll be a grand old time and you should come! facebook.com/events/1816335…

Witches are real if and only if there are criteria for identifying witches. — New Oxford American Dictionary, example of ‘if’

@ALA_Booklist says @jezburrows's DICTIONARY STORIES (@dictionarystory) is “[An] entirely original collection… With a deft eye for depth and irony, Burrows plucks seemingly inane phrases…and arranges them into haunting, hilarious, and human minidramas.” booklistonline.com/Dictionary-Sto…

Posted on Valentine's Day, without comment (except that Dictionary Stories is on sale 4/10!). @dictionarystory: "Fifty More Ways to Leave Your Lover" youtu.be/9ciXr2H6uQE

“A fabulist remix of the English language and a tribute to clever lexicographers everywhere.” — @KirkusReviews kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/j…

The sexual business is just the icing on the cake. — @MacqDictionary, example of ‘icing’

Goodreads users! Here’s a giveaway to win one of 10 galleys of the book: goodreads.com/giveaway/show/…

Announcing the first episode of DICTIONARY THEATRE: Fifty More Ways to Leave Your Lover, feat. @tomrosenthal. youtube.com/watch?v=9ciXr2…