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Matthew Zanoni Müller

@matthewzmuller.bsky.social
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Writer, educator. First Aid for Choking Victims (Malarkey books). Writing in Denver Quarterly, Cottonwood, Southeast Review, and others. www.matthewzanonimuller.com

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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 14h
Made a little gallery wall of the alternate covers for First Aid for Choking Victims in my office. So fun to think about the different identities each would have given the book. @angeelio.bsky.social is a genius for all of these really cool designs ! @malarkeybooks.bsky.social
A green wall with postcard size prints of the nine alternate covers for my story collection in small black frames. A book shelf with the top of an electric guitar are visible on the left side of the photograph.
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hey, listen up!
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026
Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I know I will!
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Excited to dive into this one! @malarkeybooks.bsky.social @mikeandrelczyk.bsky.social
A picture of the book Submarines by Mike Andrelczyk, which features a very pleasing painting of a yellow schoolbus on a green field below a red sky.
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Spencer Fleury @spencerfleury.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today's the day! THE SHITBIRD is officially out in the world! spencerfleury.substack.com/p/today-is-t...
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Today is the day
My new novel The Shitbird is officially out in the world
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
It’s my birthday. If you buy my book, that will be the biggest present of all. @malarkeybooks.bsky.social malarkeybooks.com/store/firstaid
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First Aid for Choking Victims, Stories by Matthew Zanoni Müller — Malarkey
This book publishes in November 2024. Preorders will be signed by the author. First Aid for Choking Victims is a collection of mostly longer short stories set in rural areas around Western Massachu...
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Embarking on my fifth year as an academic Dean, though it feels like I just started yesterday. How does this happen?
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
So true
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Spent much of the day revising and napping and feeling guilty about napping and not revising and then revising and feeling good enough to do more napping.
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Sorry, that sucks.
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Malarkey @malarkeybooks.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We have quite a few cool books, and a good way to introduce yourself to them, or build your Malarkey collection, is with the bag of books: 5 books (selected based on your favorite book), 5 zines, and a tote bag for $50. We just have a few left. malarkeybooks.com/store/bag
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bag of books — Malarkey
A tote bag, two zines, and a selection of zines from Malarkey Books.
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Malarkey @malarkeybooks.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Will’s book comes out in April and it is beautiful. As it’s our first book of strictly flash fiction we are offering a flash sale. Code AFTERLASTCALL gets 50% off anything in our store today only (8/1/26). Great day to preorder Will’s book but the code will also work on all of our other titles!
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Will Musgrove @willmusgrove.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It'd mean everything to me if you preorder my book. But definitely pick up some other Malarkey titles. They're all amazing reads 💙💙💙
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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Yes. #writingcommunity #WriteSky #BookSky
A cozy bookstore filled with shelves and stacks of books, overlaid with a social media post by Allyson Cagle. The post reads: “If I ever feel bad about spending $ on books, I just tell myself I’m supporting a writer whose parents told them they’d never make any money.”
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Awesome!
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Steve Edwards @the-big-quiet.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
We are going to print this week! www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...
Image of a book cover titled Rare Good: Essays on Art, Autism, and Astonishment. The cover image is a tangled nest against a black background.
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Lost Balloon @lostballoon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
You are going to love our new story by @marioaliberto3.bsky.social! Check out “Counting to Ten in Japanese.” lost-balloon.com/2026/07/15/c...
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Counting to Ten in Japanese by Mario Aliberto III
Ichi, ni, san, shi… Benny’s only been a Wal-Mart stockboy a couple of weeks, part time after school, and he’s already managed to screw it up. He grinds his teeth, literally bites his tongue, listen…
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
So good!
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Malarkey @malarkeybooks.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Submarines
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Thanks so much!
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Oh right. That sounds much better.
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Thanks so much!
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Thank you!
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I have no idea! Maybe I’ll read back through it to find all my mistakes. :)
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Finished my novel. It took me ten years or more. So nice to be able to print it out and make it that little but more real.
Printed manuscript of my novel, The Cape House, with the cover page listing the title, my name, and the word count (120,000). There is a blue coaster with a sea shell hiding my address on the top left and the bottom of my lego typewriter is also visible.
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Current vibe.
A small folding table with a bouquet of flowers and two books stacked on one another, The Salt House and Lonesome Dove, on my back porch, my white pine visible in the background.
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Yes please!
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Be independent, folks.
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Hopefully it won’t be back.
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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
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Malarkey @malarkeybooks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Preorders make the world go round, although truthfully by “world” one means “tiny press” and by “go round” one means “not go defunct,” which is considerably less catchy. Below are some books that are available or preorder, all signed by their respective authors.
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Truly. I just like stared at it for so long.
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Loved seeing it when it was at the Met recently.
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Malarkey @malarkeybooks.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
As Amazon buries the world in deals this week, we are bringing back the two books and a t-shirt bundle, at a lower price. The shirts are comfy, made and printed in the U.S. The books, too, are comfy. malarkeybooks.com/store/twoboo...
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Two Books and a T-shirt — Malarkey
A comfy Gildan Softstyle t-shirt printed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by the nice folks at Mythic Press . Choose from three colors, galapagos blue, paragon red, and natural, which is an off-white. The shirt w...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/06/2026
The story of New York City is shaped by the story of its immigrant communities. Our Newest New Yorkers report explores the lives of the city's 3.1M immigrant residents — where they come from, the languages they speak, the neighborhoods they call home, and the communities they build every day.
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Cottonwood Magazine @cottonwoodku.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Cottonwood 82 is here! Sixteen contributors make up this year's selection of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Learn more (and secure your own copy) by visiting the link below: journals.ku.edu/cottonwood/i...
Fiction by: Emily Ellerbe, Anne Chen, Vishwas Gaitonde, and Jim Daniels

Non-Fiction by Ira Feinstein

Poetry by: Sarah Carey, James Ducat, Kristin Gifford, Kevin Grauke, Phil Keller, Donald Levering, Priscilla Long, Robert Rinehart, Michael Sacman, Lindsay Wilson, and Matt Zambito

Image Description: A cottonwood tree stands out from a field, green and brown, against a bright blue sky and next to a country road.Table of Contents
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Looks so good! Can’t wait to read it!
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Pretending like I own the place.
Me in front of the Olana state historic site house, which looks a bit like a castle.
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
My cactus has grown tiny arms to cheer you on.
A picture of my cactus, which has grown two tiny spiky arms so that it looks a bit like a person.
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Malarkey @malarkeybooks.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
It’s buy one get one + 4 zines free weekend at the malarkey site. Excludes preorder titles because they don’t exist in physical form yet, but we currently have a lot of backlist titles in stock. A curated sale, meaning I’ll pick a free book that pairs well with your order. malarkeybooks.com/store
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Bookstore — Malarkey
You can order signed books through this website. Feel free to request a signature and a friendly note.
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Malarkey @malarkeybooks.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Thinking very seriously about taking a nap. Before I do, I just want to say, buy books!
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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 05/06/2026
The convergent forms and spaces of data centers and detention centers
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Reader of Banned Books @readerofbannedbook.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Artist and author Marjane Satrapi has passed away.
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Awesome!!
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
It’s really hard to write well and with sincerity at the same time.
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Rooting for you!
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I would definitely read a book heavily featuring shitty cars.
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The idea of publishing a novel only to have AI gobble it up is so discouraging. It’s like this thing I’ve poured my soul into just gets consumed by a soulless entity to be used for profit. It makes me want to only hand out my work via pamphlet at like parks or train stations.
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Matthew Zanoni Müller @matthewzmuller.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Congratulations!!
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