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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Now that Chad Harbach is back, I thought about other writers I miss the most...and wrote about six of them here: thenewdorkreviewofbooks.substack.com/p/top-6-auth... #books #booksky

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Top 6 Authors I Miss the Most

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Great conversation on this post. Can’t believe I didn’t include Donna Tartt. thenewdorkreviewofbooks.substack.com/p/top-6-auth... #books #booksky

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Top 6 Authors I Miss the Most

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

If you have to ask, the answer is probably yes. "...if it’s creating extra work for other people, it’s not cool." Exactly. Also, if it's something weird and/or not returnable, then you just basically dined-and-dashed the bookstore. lithub.com/am-i-the-ass...

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Am I the Asshole For Ordering a Book at My Local Indie and Just… Not Picking It Up?

Hello again! Welcome back to the finest (and drunkest) corner of the internet, home of the darling and daring sensation known as Am I the Literary Asshole? If you’re a first time reader, we’re a bi…

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Now that Chad Harbach is back, I thought about other writers I miss the most...and wrote about six of them here: thenewdorkreviewofbooks.substack.com/p/top-6-auth... #books #booksky

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Top 6 Authors I Miss the Most

Please come back soon!

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Next up. Not sure I’m ready but gonna do it anyway. #books #booksky

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Book 56: The Brightness, by Chad Harbach (out 10/27) Welcome back to Westish College! I get to review this for CHIRB, so stay tuned for much more on one of the biggest publishing events of the year. I loved it, flaws and all. And I can’t wait to see what other readers think. #books #booksky

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Anyway, here’s the hardworking staff at @roscoebooks.bsky.social in Chicago. If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a billion times: Buy books from people who love books, not evil corporations that are more interested in colonizing the moon. substack.com/@thenewdorkr... #books #booksky

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Greg Zimmerman (@thenewdorkreviewofbooks)

Earlier this week, I had some extra to think…because I was once again stuck behind an Amazon delivery van that had inexplicably stopped in the middle of a side street, creating a block-long back-up of...

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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2026 CHIRBys... 🧵

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It took me two years, but I finally finished all six My Struggles. And I'm sad they're through. Here are a few reflections on reading the series. #books #booksky thenewdorkreviewofbooks.substack.com/p/the-insani...

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The Insanity and Joy of Reading Karl Ove Knausgaard's My Struggle Series

I don’t need to justify my choices, but here are the reasons I read these books.

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Since I’m currently reading the long-awaited follow-up (The Brightness), it’s sweetly poetic that my first post for Book Riot was about Chad Harbarch’s The Art of Fielding — and the “cursed dearth” of sports novels. bookriot.com/the-cursed-d...

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The Cursed Dearth of Literary Sports Novels

A few weeks ago, Chad Harbach’s debut novel The Art of Fielding was excerpted in Sports Illustrated. I couldn’t tell you the last time that happened; that

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy 15th birthday, @bookriot.bsky.social -- it is indeed no small feat for an independent media company not just to afloat for this long, but to THRIVE! bookriot.com/something-of...

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📚 Something of a miracle

Book Riot turns 15 today!

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StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy pub day to our wonderful instructor @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social, who is the editor of this new anthology of Latiné horror stories, Something Followed Us Home. Also includes stories from instructors @fulmerford.com and staffer @anandalima.bsky.social! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Someth...

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Something Followed Us Home

“Insightful, humane, and original, Something Followed Us Home features the most exciting voices in dark fiction today and is a must read for any we...

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Random thought that cracked me up on my run today: I wonder what the nice old ladies out on their morning fitness stroll who waved at me would think if they knew I was listening to Angel of Death by Slayer as I ran by them.

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Malcolm Gladwell, at this point, is in the same category in my mind as disappointing dudes like Nate Silver and Matt Taibbi -- dudes I used to like, until they showed us who they are.

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Book 54: Exit Party, by Emily St. John Mandel Mandel’s latest is unmistakably Mandelian. Really enjoyed it. But. This one didn't feel quite as inventive or imaginative as we're used to with Mandel. I'm still searching for that Station Eleven high. 😅 #books #booksky substack.com/profile/3501...

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Greg Zimmerman (@thenewdorkreviewofbooks)

Book 54: Exit Party, by Emily St. John Mandel Mandel’s latest is unmistakably Mandelian: leaps through place and time (and in this case, universes), a surgical approach to crafting plot in disparate ...

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Book 53: A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness, by Michael Pollan Heady stuff, man. Can someone pass the magic mushrooms? thenewdorkreviewofbooks.substack.com/p/a-world-ap... #books #booksky

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A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness, by Michael Pollan: What Is It Like to Be Human?

Heady stuff, man. Can someone pass the magic mushrooms?

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

ME TOO 😂 (But for real, please read this and tell me what you think. )

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Book 52: Famous Men, by Julie Buntin Absolutely loved this novel. A favorite of the year. thenewdorkreviewofbooks.substack.com/p/famous-men... #books #booksky

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Famous Men, by Julie Buntin: Should Art, and Ourselves, Be Separated from Artist?

Nuance? In this economy?

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

You truly cannot beat a rainy Sunday morning for reading books and writing about books and trying to write your own books. #books

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StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Peep our latest newsletter for all the happenings at StoryStudio Chicago, including: ✍️10% off all creative writing classes until Monday ✍️Julia Fine's Intensive Coaching Cohort is open for registration ✍️Two upcoming events with NBA-winner Justin Torres buff.ly/9SAmWWE #writingcommunity

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StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This week in Chicago, we enjoyed our last post-7 pm sunset until next March. Which is sad. But also, it means autumn is nearly here. Which is happy! Take 10% off creative writing classes with our Last Days of Summer Discount. Use code AUTUMN10. buff.ly/Pme4uQ9 #writingcommunity

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The list is long, and so is the novel that most likely wins. (Bet the farm on The Disappearers) www.nationalbook.org/awards2026/h...

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77th National Book Awards

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

If you only read one part of this conversation, read Adi's last three paragraphy's about book trends and copycats. It's <chef's kiss> #books #booksky

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"So yes, to distill it to its essence, Dungeon Crawler Carl is just a lot of fun. A sugary and geeky piece of brain candy. And no, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that." thenewdorkreviewofbooks.substack.com/p/on-reading... #books #booksky

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On Reading Dungeon Crawler Carl and Letting Your Geek Flag Fly

WTF even is LitRPG? (A lotta fun, that’s what.)

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Scene 1: Popular Chicago radio station posts AI slop on Instagram and Facebook about the Bears Scene 2: Eleventy billion people comment that everyone hates popular Chicago radio station's shitty AI slop Scene 3: Popular Chicago radio station removes shitty AI slop post Win. #chicago

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Book 51: Under Story, by Chloe Benjamin "Even if you don’t enjoy every page or plotline of Under Story, Chloe Benjamin’s new 500+ page epic, you WILL be wow’ed by it as an ambitious feat of storytelling and imagination." thenewdorkreviewofbooks.substack.com/p/under-stor... #books #booksky

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Under Story, by Chloe Benjamin: A Big Swing Into the Natural World(s)

Wait, what’s all this about magic mushrooms?

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StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We all know it's difficult to make it as a full-time writer. But what if you could earn the big bucks by adapting your story to the screen?! 🤩 Join writer Taylor Vaughn Lasley for this Online Master Class, Monday, Oct. 5. Register now: buff.ly/tOfeDHg #writingcommunity

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StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Hey Chicago! On Thursday 9/10 at 7 pm at City Lit, join @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social daily editor @celldeathvic.bsky.social and editor in chief @mbwwelch.bsky.social for a conversation about Vic's debut novel, THE BOOK OF THE JAGUAR. www.bookcellarinc.com/victor-ladis... #books #booksky #chicago

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Similarly, I plan to remain happily unaware of WTF a Needoh is.

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I’m just going to blissfully continue my life having no idea who Mr Beast is

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I have to tell you, I still have my original @bookriot.bsky.social hoodie from 2011. And sometimes I wear it to metal concerts, but sadly nobody has ever asked me what type of music "Book Riot" plays. bookriot.com/save-yoursel...

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📚 Save yourself the FOMO

Last call for limited-edition Book Riot hoodies

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Happy Labor Day! Here are three of my favorite novels about the importance of unions: 1. Deep River, by Karl Marlantes 2. The Cold Millions, by Jess Walter 3. The Given Day, by Dennis Lehane #books #booksky

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StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Happy Labor Day, writers! Today is the application deadline for our three CNF Book In A Year program. You still have time -- the application takes only about 15 minutes. Here's all the info you need: buff.ly/Ci4i7bV #writingcommunity

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Have you ever started a novel, and you know within the first 20 pages it’s going to be a novel you connect with on a VERY deep level? (Under Story by Chloe Benjamin, in this case.) #books #booksky

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Book 49: For the Love of the Grind, by Sarah Hall Sarah is a fascinating and complex person and this book stands out to me in an ever-more-crowded field of running memoirs. It’s more personal than most and with a lot of surprises. substack.com/profile/3501... #books #booksky

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Book 49: For the Love of the Grind, by Sarah Hall When I first started running, there was a guy in my Saturday morning marathon training group who didn’t run races, he just did the marathon training ...

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

An editor came up with this headline, immediately jumped up from his cube, sprinted to the managing editor's desk, and goes "Bro, bro check this out!"

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Greg Zimmerman @gregzimmerman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Book 48: Sisters In Yellow, by Mieko Kawakami Billed as Breaking Bad-adjacent, this long novel is about four women who open a bar in Tokyo in the late 1990s. But unfortunately it never quite came together for me. More here: substack.com/@thenewdorkr... #books #booksky

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Greg Zimmerman (@thenewdorkreviewofbooks)

Book 48: Sisters In Yellow, by Mieko Kawakami Billed as Breaking Bad-adjacent, this long novel is about four women who open a bar in Tokyo in the late 1990s. All those things individually hit hot but...

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