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Longreads @longreads.com · 24/09/2026

"Job one, for anybody writing a book—for anybody writing a story of any kind, of any length—is to get the reader to that last word." @earlswift.bsky.social on proportionality for the Creative Nonfiction Podcast with @brendanomeara.bsky.social: longreads.com/2026/09/24/p...

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Making Meaning, One Step at a Time: A Conversation with Earl Swift - Longreads

Strong pacing and flow gets your reader to the finish line. The author of Up On Cove Mountain explains why they’re so important.

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Seth Wickersham @sethwickersham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Pub day! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/826777...

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Joshua Robinson talking about "the big pages stage." Listen to the entire episode wherever! brendanomeara.com/episode-544-...

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I think a real funny podcast would be “Noon Eastern.” And it’s a podcast that covers college football games that kickoff at noon eastern, which is to say teams and matchups WAY down the marquee where the NIL budget is a large cheese pizza.

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Nice to hear from Joshua Robinson for Ep. 544 of the podcast. He's the co-author of The Playbook. Fun talk, man.

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I hope maybe possibly this is a Woodward/Bernstein moment for modern-day sports journalism. Just maybe @pablo.show will inspire a new wave of sports reporters to hold these very powerful, very rich people accountable. That it's POSSIBLE to do so, and necessary.👏👏

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Pablo Torre @pablo.show · 03/09/2026

Accountability for the wealthiest people on Earth is hard to come by. Thank you for believing in the power of independent journalism to accomplish it. (And, yes, more to come.) www.pablo.show/p/it-happened

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It Happened.

EPISODE 423: The biggest punishment in NBA history.

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

So ok yeah um ... @adampopescu.bsky.social came by the Club! Great issue. Pitch Club, in case you didn't know, is forever free to subscribe. I ain't tryin' to nickle and dime and quarter and dollar bill you. welcometopitchclub.substack.com/p/get-the-ke...

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Great chat with Coach Chris Bennett, Nike's Global Running coach and author of This is About Running. This is Not About Running. youtu.be/UeG_ISBNPpA

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Chris Bennett says, "You're gonna get your heart broken."

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Another fun insight from @earlswift.bsky.social about #writing #books. Check out the entire episode wherever you dig your pods, friend. youtu.be/L1-v-twiY_8

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Nonfiction Writers Must Master THIS

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Earl Swift stopped by CNF Pod HQ to talk about his new book "Up On Cove Mountain." Here, he talks about the No. 1 job of a writer. Listen to Ep. 542 wherever you get your podcasts.

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Latest podcerpt for @longreads.com featuring @rjhartigan.bsky.social and how she went about writing her Amelia Earhart bio. Dig it!

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Longreads @longreads.com · 18/08/2026

"If you’re doing something complicated, you have to think about how the reader is taking it in. Is this clear to the reader? Where is the momentum?" —@rjhartigan.bsky.social in conversation with @brendanomeara.bsky.social for the Creative Nonfiction Podcast longreads.com/2026/08/18/b...

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Bucking Expectations: A Conversation with Rachel Hartigan - Longreads

Oh, the places you'll go when you say yes.

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Check out that Ep. 541 with @shandamcmanus.bsky.social ! brendanomeara.com/episode-541-...

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Free online event! I'm moderating a debut author panel for Hippocamp Online. Saturday Aug. 15, 6-8 p.m. ET.

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Tommy Tomlinson @tommytomlinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

New in my newsletter: I've been taking GLP-1 drugs for the last two years. They've changed my life, in all sorts of ways. (If you're inclined at all to share this one, please do.) tommytomlinson.substack.com/p/two-years-...

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Two years on GLP-1 drugs

#299: Life with the food noise turned down

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Hey, Kennebunkport! The HEARTLAND tour resumes this week at the Graves Library in Maine! Hope to see you Thursday, August 13, at 7:30p, for a fun night talking about basketball, miracles & Larry Bird. Register in advance at this link! 🦞📚🏀 graveslibrary.org/event/author...

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Pod coming tomorrow with Mitch and Holbrook!

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The Heritage Foundation asserts that women never needed sports in the first place. To prove that Title IX has become a tool of “feminist social engineering.” To demonstrate that women don’t need sports and that “clubs, intramurals, and exercise classes” is enough. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...

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Give Them an Inch...

And they'll take away women's sports...

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

You're gonna want to check this issue of Pitch Club out. welcometopitchclub.substack.com/p/jarrett-va...

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

You oughtta check out Jarrett Van Meter's appearance on the Pitch Club main stage, friend. open.substack.com/pub/welcomet...

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Katya Cengel @katyacengel.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This story by Masha Hamilton is an example of what journalism does best, make you think about things from a different perspective. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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The children who loved a killer

The Carr family took in Steven Judy, hoping to ‘save’ a troubled teen. They didn’t know he would become one of the most hated men in America

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Keith O’Brien @keithob.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

HEARTLAND has gone into a second printing—and she got a glow-up to go with it. Thanks for reading, everyone! Without you, this wouldn’t be possible. The new books should be in stores soon. Go and get ‘em!

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

With books by Gaar Adams, @courtneykocak.bsky.social , Amanda McCracken, and @shandamcmanus.bsky.social ... it's Buck Moon Raging this month in the Rage Against the Algorithm Newsletter. Dig it, friend. rageagainstthealgorithm.beehiiv.com/p/kiss-me-oh...

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Kiss Me, Oh, Unlikely Love

Buck Moon Raging, 7:36 a.m. PST; books by Gaar Adams, Courtney Kocak, Amanda McCracken, and Shanda McManus; forgetting how to write?

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Rachel Hartigan credits @davidgrann.bsky.social and his "Lost City of Z" for helping her crack the code for her book on Amelia Earhart. Listen to Ep. 538 wherever you get your podcasts, friend.

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Longreads @longreads.com · 23/07/2026

"So much of what I write about is dark and intense. The people I get to spend time with to tell these stories? I feel like my life is a lot richer with them in it." —@pamelacolloff.bsky.social in conversation with @brendanomeara.bsky.social for the CNF Podcast longreads.com/2026/07/23/c...

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How Reporting Creates Change: A Conversation with Pamela Colloff - Longreads

Writing is always going to be hard and why it's worth the struggle.

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Who are the #runners out there? The pb of The Front #Runner arrives in Nov, and I want to talk about it. If by some stroke of luck this finds u, hmu for a review copy and we’ll chat about Steve Prefontaine and #running. I run, too. Here’s a pic of me finishing the 2026 Eugene Marathon as proof:

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Josh Kerr! I love the mile, man. What a race.

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Bro ... can you believe Ms. @pamelacolloff.bsky.social came by to talk shop and to talk about "Catch the Devil," her masterful book debut? Me neither, man, me neither. brendanomeara.com/episode-537-...

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

If you're in Eugene Aug. 1, I'm giving my WORLD FAMOUS lecture on unauthorized biography and how I organized my research and wrote The Front Runner. Free to attend!

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

And this CNFriday, you'll hear my conversation with @pamelacolloff.bsky.social. In the meantime, read @tedconover.bsky.social's glowing review of Catch the Devil, a book worthy of the glow. The Snitch Who Put Four Men on Death Row www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/b...

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Book Review: ‘Catch the Devil,’ by Pamela Colloff

In “Catch the Devil,” Pamela Colloff vividly tells the true story of the con man who traded on other prisoners’ “confessions” for clemency.

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