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Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. @diedisappointed in @Harpers

@Teaweave wichita stories, mike topp’s work, parker young and shane kowalski’s collections were all huge primers for me while writing these stories. unreal, joining the ranks

what a beautiful thing, love to see it

Exclusive new angle of @martinezfjulian book “proposal” not seen by @TMZ (Shot by @lakemarkham)

Kevin Sampsell’s novel 'Baby in the Night' is as sweetly hilarious and poignant as baby talk gets. na2.hubs.ly/H04gYv90

Event tonight! Kevin Sampsell in Conversation With Kimberly King Parsons at Powell's Burnside at 7pm. powells.com/events/kevin-s… #portlandevents #authorevent #powellsevents #powellsbooks

Super sharp review of Shane Kowalski's recent treasure trove over at Zona Motel. 👋@diedisappointed zonamotel.substack.com/p/review-are-p…

Kevin Sampsell's new novel gets its first review in The Portland Mercury! 🌠 tinyurl.com/k9parv6b

Shane Kowalski (@diedisappointed) in The Bulb Region (@BulbRegion)

This is happening Saturday night in Philly! Shane + Kevin + Evan. 🎉🎉🎉🥳

This is going to be amazing! Shane +Kevin+Evan with Emma hosting at Lot 49 in Philly.

Congrats to the amazing Diana Oropeza, author of An Incomplete Catalog of Disappearance, who won a generous Oregon Literary Career Fellowship from @literaryarts. So excited to see what else she writes in the future. literary-arts.org/2026/02/olf-20…

Future Tense editor Emma with an ARC of Kevin Sampsell’s upcoming novel on Impeller. You can pre-order it through @asterism_books. Karen Russell calls it “a sui generis marvel.” Genevieve Hudson says it’s “Incredible.” asterismbooks.com/product/baby-i…

Shane Kowalski (@diedisappointed)

So great to learn more about Evan's motivations to write and make art. Thanks, Ben!

FUN FACT: The cover of the new Shane Kowalski book is modeled after the amazing 1974 Grace Paley collection, Enormous Changes at the Last Minute. From its stylish presentation to the funny photo/caption on back. @diedisappointed cover by Fiona Kobasz.

Sean the Stick spotted as a Staff Recommendation at Book Culture in New York. Love to see it!

we love @FutureTenseBook !!! feat. books by Evan Nicholls, @diedisappointed, @parker_w_y, & Prathna Lor

Not sure what’s happening with Diana’s book, but we got a lot of orders for it this week. Anyway, it’s just a reminder that cool books never die, and perhaps they heal sickness! futuretensebooks.com/product/oropez…

Shane Kowalski's short stories are like extended prose poems. Funny, perverse, quirky, and unique. Picture Diane Williams dancing the tango with Russell Edson. Highly recommended.