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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

It is rare that a piece of mine makes it to the top of the @mcsweeneys.net trending list, so please indulge my sharing this! I’m still outraged by the coziness so many Dems displayed through their fawning tributes to Graham.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Looking forward to these upcoming New England events for LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO! #BookSky

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

What a blast I had on the Gold Coast Book Fair’s “I ❤️NY” panel today discussing LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO with the great Joan Silber, Cynthia Weiner, and our mighty moderator Jessikah Chautin.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Had a fabulous time at Slackjaw Live last Sunday!

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I wrote about the dilemma of the MAGA Springsteen fan in @mcsweeneys.net last year. Wonder how that guy is doing now? www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

This Thursday night, 3/19 at 7 pm! I loved THE POHAKU and can’t wait to discuss it with @jasminiolani.bsky.social at @portersqbooks.bsky.social Cambridge. See you there!

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Got this from @kenmartin.bsky.social & @democrats.org today. “Taking the gloves off”??? I just can’t with these people. As a lifelong Dem I’m filled with disgust at how clueless party leadership is. People are being murdered for peacefully protesting, Ken, but sure, you file your lawsuit. JFC.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Jorts my mom lived outside but I’m lucky I never had to. I don’t like the plow sounds though. ❤️

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

There is one spot left in my Novel Reactor class, starting January 26. All classes held on Zoom. Details here: mailchi.mp/e64138d3584b...

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Looking for a novel-writing class in 2026? Check out my offerings! mailchi.mp/e64138d3584b...

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

It’s been a thrill for me to see readers connect with my deeply flawed and oh-so-unreliable protagonist, Lynda Boyle. Sharing a few of my favorite Goodreads and NetGalley reviews, with gratitude for the book love. 🪩💃❤️ #booksky #lastnightatthedisco @netgalley.bsky.social @regalhouse.bsky.social

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Had a blast of a disco brunch at Thunder Road Books this morning. Saw friends and family and my beloved fifth grade teacher. Met new friends and readers! Profoundly grateful for the support and love I’ve felt on this whole trip. Indie bookstores and libraries are the best places in the world. ❤️

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Giving the sequins a rest today, then two events this weekend in Philly and Spring Lake, NJ for Last Night at the Disco. Can’t stop the dance!

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

South Jersey! I’ll be dressed in my disco finery at the Millville Public Library tonight as part of the NJ Authors Series, 6:30 pm. Come for the fun 70s slide show, stay for a discussion of my new novel, LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO. 🪩 💃🪩

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Fabulous night with @emilyflake.bsky.social and Elly Lonon at the amazing Words bookstore in Maplewood, NJ. Next stop: Millville NJ, Thursday night!

Window of Words bookstore in Maplewood NJ, with many copies of novel Last Night at the Disco on display.

Lisa Borders, Elly Lonon and Emily Flake discussing Disco.

Me, Emily and Elly at the Irish pub afterward!

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Hitting the road with my 70s slide show and some awesome conversation partners for LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO book events in the motherland of NJ! First up: Words in Maplewood NJ this Tuesday, 11/11 at 7:30 pm, with the amazing @emilyflake.bsky.social and Elly Lonon!

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Lots of events coming up for Last Night at the Disco, including three in the next week! For more info, visit my website, lisaborders.com. #bookthreads

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Had a wonderful event last night at Lofty Pigeon Books for my novel LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO! So much fun hanging with my NYC pals.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

My book launch last night was a beautiful dream. Could not have been more wonderful! Thanks to @newtonvillebooks.bsky.social and so many others for helping to bring LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO into the world!

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO has the power to bend space and time! See what happened when I unboxed my books. #booksky #unboxingvideo

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Transport yourself out of 2025! Preorder at your favorite bookstore. #booksky #lastnightatthedisco

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Me too, but you can’t have Quisp without Quake!

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Excited to share book events this fall for Last Night at the Disco, starting with my launch at @newtonvillebooks.bsky.social on October 7. I hope to see you on the road! #booksky

List of tour dates for Last Night at the Disco, a novel by Lisa Borders

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Over the moon to share this glowing review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social, describing Last Night at the Disco as a “hilarious novel” with a “deliciously unlikable antihero” and adding, “Readers will be hooked by this tragicomic romp.” Link to full review below. #booksky #lastnightatthedisco

Colorful orange, red and pink cover, with disco balls in the background and a woman in a shag haircut foreground, of novel Last Night at the Disco. Review (accessible online) is next to the image.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

He is the cutest, sweetest, silliest boy. #catsky

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

I have page proofs for Last Night at the Disco to motor through this weekend, but Clarence thinks I’m missing the beauty right in front of me.

A big, long-haired orange cat stands in front of a computer monitor, blocking it almost completely.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

My sign was a bigger hit at the protest than the song was for The Smiths! #nokings

A woman in a pinkish-purple raincoat and a man in a red raincoat hold “No Kings” signs at a protest.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Fun day at the Massachusetts State House for a celebration of this year’s @masscultural.bsky.social fellows! Such an honor to meet other artists and hear impassioned speeches about the importance of the arts. Grateful to live in MA, and to those who support the MCC. #powerofculture #mcc #novelist

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Happy publication week to @janicemdeal.bsky.social and @newdoorbooks.bsky.social !This gorgeous novel is next up in my TBR pile. Clarence approves.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Last year, they wrote me a poem. This year, they left me an Easter card. Those #%*!+¥<!! spiders. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/we-...

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

It’s impossible to convey the magnitude of this crowd in Boston, especially being only 5’2. So heartening to see such a huge turnout.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I’m sorry, is this a joke? With democracy being dismantled, THIS is what the Obama Foundation e-mails me about?

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Thrilled to share the cover of my third novel, LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO, coming in October from @regalhouse.bsky.social. I can’t wait for you to visit Studio 54 in its heyday and meet my outrageous narrator, Lynda Boyle, as she breaks hearts — and commits a crime or two. Preorder: www.lisaborders.com

Book cover, in multicolored orange, red and pink hues with disco balls in the background and a young woman with large dark sunglasses and a cigarette dangling out of her mouth. Title LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO is in a big splashy font.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Very unusual for both cats to line up for a photo op with the latest #bookmail! So excited to read Colwill Brown’s WE PRETTY PIECES OF FLESH. Guess the cats are too.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Stunned and so grateful to receive a Massachusetts Cultural Council grant in literature this year! I’ve been applying for this grant since, um, 1998? Never give up! Many thanks to @masscultural.bsky.social for this opportunity.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

People are going to die because of this appointment, and enough Republican senators know that to have stopped it. I don’t really have words for what I’m feeling right now.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

I talked about my complicated relationship with Gen X, my writing process and more in this McSweeney’s interview. To read in full you need to join their Patreon, but here are some highlights.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Everything is terrible but please enjoy Clarence’s adorable pink toe beans.

An orange cat curled up on a quilt, with one orange front leg between his two white back legs.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Finally a little good news for Buffy fans! Love the team behind this.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

This new season of Borgen is a real banger.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

If you’re feeling scared right now, remember that I love you. The only people I don’t like are fascists. ❤️Clarence

An orange cat with a white face sends a beam of love directly at you.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

For anyone who needs it tonight, here’s a photo of my sweet silly cat, Clarence.

An orange cat with a white nose and white paws rolls around on a dark purple bedspread, acting adorable.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Two spots left in my next Novel Reactor workshop! Details: mailchi.mp/2a9abfe2266a...

"Novel Reactor, an online writing workshop from Lisa Borders." Image includes a typewriter and a photo of my teaching assistant, an orange cat named Clarence.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

There are still a few spots left in my next Novel Reactor workshop, Monday nights starting February 3. Join us on Zoom for targeted feedback in a supportive environment and finish your novel draft! Details here: mailchi.mp/baccc23dd027...

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Jorts, sometimes if you stretch out to take up the entire space, it’s harder for them to say you don’t belong there. See my example here. ❤️ Clarence

A fuzzy orange cat stretched out his full length, taking up as much space as he can on a table.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

One of the luckiest strokes in this young reporter’s life was meeting Jimmy Carter at a Habitat for Humanity fundraising event in the mid-1980s. I was 22, working on a tiny newspaper he'd never heard of, but he treated me like I was with the NYT. Rest in piece, President Carter. You’ve earned it.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

After seeing this frightening news I was looking for a podcast about the science of vaccines and maybe some talk from scientists about what we can do about this. I searched “vaccines.” *Everything* that came up was anti-vax. I’m just … #*!%$&!!!

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

He’s worried about the disappearance of literary cats.

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Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Late stage capitalism will not stop until it destroys every last thing I love.

Gilmore Girls characters Luke and Lorelai, portrayed by actors Scott Patterson and Lauren Graham, stumping for Walmart in a way that would have made the character Lorelai ill.

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