Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 12h“If your book had a walk out song what would it be?” This is why @labrise.bsky.social is the queen of asking authors questions at the Kirkus Prizes 2191
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 20hUsing surveillance software is also very much a sign that management has no appreciation for the actual work their employees are doing. Books don't get made like widgets get made. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...publishersweekly.comS&S Staff Balk at AI Performance-Tracking Software TalksEmployees at Simon & Schuster are circulating an open letter objecting to the potential use of AI software to track their work. In a memo, CEO Greg Greeley said there is currently “no company-wide rol... 14815
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 23hOver the weekend I was on a panel about AI in books and I said that publishers have always been so careful about fair use -- you can use maybe a line or two from a song but never any more -- and then the tech bros were like, we are entitled to all books. They belong to us now. Fuck you. 116522
Reposted by Maris KreizmanMaris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This week's newsletter is about End Times Fascism and how we can fight back against our overlords. www.themarisreview.com/the-maris-re...themarisreview.comThe Maris Review, vol 125The theme of the week is that there are actual ways to fight back against the monstrous people who are in power right now What I read this week End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World ... 15312
Reposted by Maris KreizmanLibro.fm @libro.fm · 06/10/2026It's a PRIME DAY to shop our Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale, where every audiobook you purchase directly benefits your independent bookshop (versus a mega corporation). You don't have to be a member to shop, but members do take an additional 30% off. ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ 112370
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This week's newsletter is about End Times Fascism and how we can fight back against our overlords. www.themarisreview.com/the-maris-re...themarisreview.comThe Maris Review, vol 125The theme of the week is that there are actual ways to fight back against the monstrous people who are in power right now What I read this week End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World ... 15312
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It is disconcerting to be writing about Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor's END TIMES FASCISM and the Fight for the Living World while Sam Altman's Vanity Fair glamour shots keep showing up in my feed. 1515
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 05/10/2026And then think about all of the readers who will never get to discover number 2,965th on the list, or whatever, and how their lives might have been changed by those author’s books. 0446
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 05/10/2026As always, when a devastating new report about book bans in America is published, I challenge you to think less about the most banned author — Stephen King is fine — and more about the banned authors who are trying to scrabble together a living from their art. pen.org/report/book-...pen.orgA Spotlight on School Book BansNearly 12,000 books were banned in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, according to PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans. 215467
Reposted by Maris Kreizmanmattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 05/10/2026no....no!!!!! 4973931457
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I love how Vanity Fair’s New Establishment list is a couple of socialists and then mostly super villains who want to destroy the world. 1718
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Just want to clarify that in the Lit Hub piece that the New York Times links to, my premise was weird girl lit is a silly category, and also women have been writing this way forever www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/b... 2276
Reposted by Maris KreizmanJewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 01/10/2026When Josh Lambert and Dan Sinykin tracked publishing deals since 2000, they found—rather than a decline in Jewish literature—that 2025 was the third-best year of the 21st century for book deals that publicly signaled Jewish or Israeli content. jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame... 0259
Reposted by Maris KreizmanMaris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"The cultural critic Maris Kreizman said, 'There are people claiming antisemitism when they didn’t get a book deal, but maybe they’re just bad writers.'” jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame...jewishcurrents.orgWhat PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in PublishingMisleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression… 39224
Reposted by Maris KreizmanJami Attenberg @jamiattenberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026So excited to see PEOPLE launching the cover of my new novel The Amnesiac today! people.com/jami-attenbe... 1026023
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The sample book in the article is Dracula and I feel like in 2026 it’s easy enough to interact with vampires without relying on AI. 2561
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is so silly and I truly cant imagine many consumers will feel that being able to “talk” to characters in a book adds much value. techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/a...techcrunch.comAudible's new features let you explore book worlds — and use AI to talk to characters | TechCrunchAudible is rolling out new features that help listeners keep track of characters, explore places and imagery mentioned in books, and even interact with characters using generative AI. 1510213
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I am a cynical person but I am pretty earnest when it comes to literary prizes. Books need all the help they can get these days, and prizes are one way for unheralded books to get their due. lithub.com/in-defense-o...lithub.comIn Defense of Literary Awards (and Longlists, and Shortlists)It’s awards nominations announcement season, which means it’s also snarky opinions about awards nominations season. I love a hot take as much as anyone, but the truth is I have been and remain flag… 16811
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It would actually be antisemitic to suggest that all Jewish people were great at writing. 1100
Reposted by Maris KreizmanDan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Working on this reported essay, just published, increasingly took over my life for the last two months. PEN America did a terrible disservice with its sloppy reporting about American Jews and Israelis in publishing in July. Josh Lambert and I tried to do better. jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame...jewishcurrents.orgWhat PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in PublishingMisleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression… 822184
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"The cultural critic Maris Kreizman said, 'There are people claiming antisemitism when they didn’t get a book deal, but maybe they’re just bad writers.'” jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame...jewishcurrents.orgWhat PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in PublishingMisleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression… 39224
Reposted by Maris KreizmanJoel Pinckney @jpinckney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There are ways to both engage with the challenges facing readers and reading today while also rejecting this kind of triumphal doomerism; the booksellers I spoke with for this piece are exemplars of that. Maybe you'd like to read this today instead?defector.comWhat Do Booksellers Make Of “The End Of Reading”? | DefectorIf you haven’t yet encountered the cover story for the August issue of The Atlantic, I have some bad news to share: “The End of Reading Is Here.” It’s an intentionally provocative headline for a sligh... 04111
Reposted by Maris KreizmanRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 156164865558
Reposted by Maris KreizmanJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I give up. I’m moving into a cave. 743490677
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I cannot begin to tell you how disinterested I am in a text that begins “Amy Klobuchar here.” 41315
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Maybe I’ll fuck around and re-read the Carreyrou too 4610
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Brushing up so I’m prepared for the Nathan Fielder doc. 133144
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Some data: of the 25 newly published books I called out today, only 1 (American Hagwon) is in the Amazon Top 100. 1111
Reposted by Maris KreizmanMaris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I wrote about whose stories we privilege in this week's newsletter. www.themarisreview.com/the-maris-re... 0286
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This would be all well and good if all generative AI wasn’t explicitly created by stealing troves of writing. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | I’m a College Professor. Writing Isn’t as Important as We Think. (Gift Article)If I do not treat writing as essential for achieving thought, it is not clear why I should force my students to. 2364
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I wrote about whose stories we privilege in this week's newsletter. www.themarisreview.com/the-maris-re... 0286
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There are so many excellent new releases today. And this week I read two excellent books that made me think about the controversy around Amy Griffin's memoir, The Tell. www.themarisreview.com/the-maris-re...themarisreview.comThe Maris Review, vol 124The theme of the week is how information about famous people is disseminated and interpreted What I read this week May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry It is so rare to read a modern novel that d... 1152
Reposted by Maris KreizmanSandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Re-sharing (and shares welcomed!!!), my upcoming class for @shipmanagency.bsky.social … Starting this Saturday, on pitching, open to nonfiction writers of all kinds … Enroll today, if you are considering doing so, it’s last call … www.theshipmanagency.com/classes/craf...theshipmanagency.comCraft Seminar: The Art of the Pitch with Sandy Ernest Allen — The Shipman Agency2 Sessions: Saturdays, October 3 + 10 1:00-3:00pm ET Sandy Ernest Allen Master the art of pitching with journalist and editor Sandy Ernest Allen. Sandy is a trans and queer freelance journalist, a... 22022
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I should have been an actress so I could have a successful career as a book critic. 150
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I'll include buy links for all of them tomorrow in my newsletter, and a few brief reviews. Sign up if you want to keep up? www.themarisreview.com/about/themarisreview.comWhat I Want to DoI have a lot of thoughts about books and about publishing. Twitter threads feel inadequate to say what I want to say, as does freelance writing. We’re at a point where it feels like most book coverage... 2215
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Tomorrow is one of those publication dates where you could only read books that are pubbed on September 29, 2026 for an entire year and be pretty satisfied. The photo is just a sampling. 614415
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Is Pangram inherently racist? Or are the people who use Pangram more liable to use it to evaluate the manuscripts of people of color? Either way, something is wrong. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...nytimes.comHis Novel Had a Shot at a Top Book Prize. Then Someone Ran an A.I. Test. (Gift Article)“It Was Either That Or Die,” by the Haitian-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien, was the hit of the French literary season. Now it has been pulled from the shortlist for a prestigious prize. 39728
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 25/09/2026He really never went away. He had my manuscript and gave me my first 1-star Goodreads review before I was done writing my book. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/b...nytimes.comFilippo Bernardini Scammed the Book Business for Years. Is He Back? (Gift Article)The man who admitted to stealing hundreds of manuscripts swore he’d never do it again. New online skulduggery resembles his old tricks, and then some. 07322
