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Executive Director of Literary Cleveland

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Richard Mirabella 🐝 @rpmirabella.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today, @bleakhousing.bsky.social's new novel, The Ship of Death, was released, and my dude is on a major label. Some thoughts: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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The Ship of Death: A Novel
“Mind f*cking melting.” —BENJAMIN PERCY“Cosmically creepy as hell. A nightmarish experience.” —DAN CHAON"Every turn of the page is a creepy as f*ck critical success D20 roll. Winkler warmed my nerd he...
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Matt Weinkam @mattweinkam.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I think I prefer the old graywolf logo
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/08/2026
37 immigrants were arrested in an aggressive, military-style raid of a Chicago apartment building. Then they seemingly disappeared. Who were these men, women and children taken in the middle of the night, and where did they go? 🎧️ Listen to their stories:
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The True Story of Why Immigration Agents Raided a Chicago Apartment Building
Trump officials claimed they successfully arrested members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in a dramatic midnight raid. We uncovered a very different story.
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Matt Weinkam @mattweinkam.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Chris, I'd actually prefer fewer stories of higher quality than using AI to repackage "content" in more places so you can show higher view count.
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Matt Weinkam @mattweinkam.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Spread the word and join us in Cleveland this September for our *free* writing conference!
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emily blight 🐦‍⬛ @threnody.northsky.social · 14/05/2026
gwen does fantastic work as usual on some of the 401,000 trans people who’ve had to flee hostile territory in their own country in the past 18 months.
Poster which shows color photo scene of moving, a room with boxes and clothes sitting on the floor, a chair, and the end of a bed (white rails forming a headrest and a mattress with a red cover). The text of the poster is: "Impact (small logo top left)," "According to a new survey by the Movement Advancement Project, approximately 401,000 transgender people have relocated from one U.S. state to another since the 2024 presidential election." "The mass relocations in 2025 due to safety concerns, political conditions, and anti-trans laws nd policies have largely impacted conservative states across the country."
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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Happy Book-Birthday, Multitude! Book is a book! You can get it anywhere, and also here: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/mul...
Multitude book cover with starscape, tentacles, water
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13/05/2026
ProPublica identified 155 counties in the Deep South with private schools that opened as likely segregation academies. One in Amite County, Mississippi, has never — over nearly 30 years of surveys — reported enrolling more than one Black student. (Published Dec. 2024)
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The Story of One Mississippi County Shows How Private Schools Are Exacerbating Segregation
A new ProPublica analysis shows a stark pattern across states in the Deep South: Alongside majority-Black public school districts, a separate web of private academies are filled almost entirely with w...
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 09/03/2026
Commentary: Vivek Ramswamy promises to eliminate Ohio income taxes without hurting core services despite the $9.8 billion budget hole. You can’t do that without hiking other taxes and fees along with cuts to schools, health care, public safety & services ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/n...
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New report shows Ramaswamy’s tax plan would cause deep cuts and higher taxes for Ohio families • Ohio Capital Journal
Vivek Ramswamy promises to eliminate the income tax in Ohio without hurting core services. That's not possible. It would leave a $9.8 billion budget hole. You can’t make that reduction without hiking…
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Jonny Diamond @jonnydiamond.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
We’ll be honoring the National Shutdown tomorrow @literaryhub.bsky.social and the homepage will be dedicated to coverage of Minnesota, American fascism, and the importance of solidarity (all of it published and scheduled no later than 11:59pm EST today!) lithub.com/lit-hub-will...
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Lit Hub will be honoring the National Shutdown tomorrow.
In honor of all those brave Minnesotans who marched in sub-zero temperatures last Friday, and who have since made national calls for solidarity as they face down the authoritarian violence of ICE a…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Just so we are clear. Haitians are currently in the United States legally. They are not here illegally. Trump is revoking their legal status Feb. 3, and then, according to reports, immediately sending ICE in to Springfield and Columbus, Ohio, to target them.
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Shannon Heffernan @shannonheffernan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article. Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 11/01/2026
Ohio utility corruption defendants to SCOTUS: Bribes are free speech ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/09/o...
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Ohio utility corruption defendants to SCOTUS: Bribes are free speech • Ohio Capital Journal
The only two individuals who have stood trial for their role in the largest political bribery scandal in Ohio’s history have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review their cases and reverse their…
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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
If you don't know your reps, may I recommend 5calls.org? Click to dial all your state and federal electeds, PLUS scripts if you don't know what to say. Pass it on. @5calls.org
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 31/12/2025
Ohio’s public schools had a rough 2025, losing billions in expected school funding while also gaining more responsibilities from the state. Gov. Mike DeWine doesn’t see it that way ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/30/o...
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Ohio's public schools end 2025 feeling bruised. The governor doesn't see it that way. • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio's public schools had a rough 2025, losing billions in expected school funding while also gaining more responsibilities from the state. Gov. Mike DeWine doesn't see it that way.
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Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Hello, at the University of Minnesota, we're hiring a visiting creative nonfiction writer for the next 2-3 years to teach a 1-1 (one grad class, one undergrad class) and potentially sit on some MFA thesis committees. This job will give you time to write you next book: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
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Matt Weinkam @mattweinkam.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Huge congrats, @bschillace.brandyschillace.com !!!
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month. This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory! Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
ALL IMLS grants restored in every state & territory.In response to a ruling from a federal judge in Rhode Island, the Institute of Museum and Library Services reinstated all previously canceled grants in every state and territory. It's a huge win for libraries and our communities."The reinstatement of all IMLS grants means that libraries across the country will be able to resume vital services for learning, imagination, and economic opportunity. We are breathing a sigh of relief, but the fight is not over." ALA President Sam Helmick. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.
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Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Hi CNF writers with a book, if you're interested in teaching a 1-1 for the next two to three years while you're hopefully working on your next book and want to live in the Twin Cities, please consider applying to be our next writer in residence: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
a screenshot of the Edelstein-Keller Endowed Visiting Writing Chairship. Includes the required qualifications: an MA, MFA or PhD in Creative Writing, English or related field with degree in hand by 8/25/2025
a minimum of one volume of work published by a national press in literary nonfiction (a book under contract is acceptable, provided the pub date is before position start date)
College or university level teaching experience
Preferred qualifications:
Evidence of potential for continued success as a published writer
Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
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Lance Parkin @lanceparkin.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
@bschillace.brandyschillace.com's book The Intermediaries is one of Kirkus' Best of 2025. www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2025...
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𝖒𝖆𝖙𝖙 @yogurttowne.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
what the hell why not. here’s 1500 words on a song i like www.pastemagazine.com/music/starsh...
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“We Built This City” is a good song, actually
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 30/10/2025
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.
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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Look at this shit. #AbolishICE
A Boston federal judge today ordered the immediate release of an Ecuadorean national living in Framingham who was detained by the Border Patrol  in Maine on May 14, handed over to ICE, shipped to Youngstown, OH, ordered released on July 1 on payment of a $15,000 bond, grabbed by Homeland Security in New Hampshire on July 25, shipped down to the Plymouth County jail and ordered released again by an immigration judge in Chelmsford on Aug. 4,  on just $1,500 bond. Only this time ICE refused to let him out as it appealed his bond to the Board of Immigration Appeals in Falls Church, VA.

In a ruling this afternoon, US District Court Judge Indira Talwani said enough.
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 24/09/2025
peeping this late-inning Guardians run production
a man in a yellow shirt looks toward the camera over his left shoulder as he slides a pair of NEORSD sunglasses down the bridge of his nose to peer at the photographer.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
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Derek Pollard, PhD @doc-pollard.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
When poets debate whether metaphor itself perpetuates harm, every image becomes an ethical choice. @philipmetres.bsky.social's DISPATCHES FROM THE LAND OF ERASURE captures these heated conversations, changing how we approach poems that engage cultural difference. press.umich.edu/Books/D/Disp...
Book cover for ‘Dispatches from the Land of Erasure: Essays and Conversations’ by Philip Metres. The cover features an abstract geometric composition of overlapping rectangular blocks in various colors including blues, reds, greens, yellows, purples, and browns against a light gray background. The blocks appear layered and fragmented, creating a mosaic-like pattern that suggests themes of fragmentation and reconstruction. The title and author name are displayed in clean, dark typography at the top of the cover.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 25/08/2025
An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
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The A.I.-Profits Drought and the Lessons of History
Like the steam engine, electricity, and computers, generative artificial intelligence could take longer than expected to transform the economy.
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 22/08/2025
we interrupt your timeline to share news that our first ever comic book goes to press on Monday. 👀 Lake Erie League ISSUE #1 debut drops in print and online at #CleanWaterFest. September 20, 2025.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 11/08/2025
Trump illegally froze 1,800 NIH medical research grants, Congress’ watchdog says ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/06/r...
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Trump illegally froze 1,800 NIH medical research grants, Congress’ watchdog says • Ohio Capital Journal
President Donald Trump’s freeze on $8 billion of congressionally appropriated funding to the National Institutes of Health was illegal, the Government Accountability Office reported Tuesday.
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Matt Weinkam @mattweinkam.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Come to Cleveland
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Matt Weinkam @mattweinkam.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Spread the word
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Anyone who gives credence to the GOP's debt/deficit rhetoric talk after they voted to explode the deficit to give tax cuts to the rich is a villain or a fool. This is just a war on humanitarian aid and public broadcasting. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Senate Republicans advance Trump bill to cancel $9bn in approved spending
President is looking to clawback money from public media and foreign aid programs to seemingly control US debt
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Matt Weinkam @mattweinkam.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Late to the game but: Toni Morrison George Saunders Zadie Smith Italo Calvino Maggie Nelson Chris Bachelder Ali Smith Donald Barthelme WG Sebald Hanif Abdurraqib
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
My cartoon for this weekend’s @theguardian.com books.
A sunny day in the park. People jog, walk their dogs and sit in the shade of the trees. A woman sits on a bench and says:

“It's my perfect job, really! Their owners are busy people who love them but don't have time to give the attention they need.

Nobody likes to think of them just lying around the house all alone. 

So I pick them up bright and early and we spend the whole day in the park. 

I read a few chapters of each and drop them home with a short precis of what happened. Everyone's happy!”

She is reading a book and has a pile of six more beside her.
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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
David Brooks's latest article contains basic errors that are easily debunked with a 10-second Google (as I did below). I can understand a Substack article misstating e.g. a famous novel's publication year (Ragtime was 75 not 74) but the NYT can't even check? countercraft.substack.com/p/the-foreve...
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 07/07/2025
Ohio's food banks are strained as it is. Huge cuts to the safety net signed into law in recent days could overwhelm them, the director of a Columbus food bank said last week ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/07/a...
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At an Ohio food bank, fears that Republican cuts will overwhelm an overstretched program • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio's food banks are strained as it is. Huge cuts to the safety net signed into law in recent days could overwhelm them, the director of a Columbus food bank said last week.
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Hard to fathom what ICE under Donald Trump with three times the funding can do.
Graph showing ICE agent funding. Has been roughly flat. Will triple now under OBBBA.
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Amy Hanauer @amyhanauer.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Trump and the Republican Congress literally just took health care and food from struggling families to give a TRILLION dollars to the top 1% over the next decade. They own that now.
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Top 1% to Receive $1 Trillion Tax Cut from Trump Megabill Over the Next Decade
The Trump megabill will give the top 1 percent tax cuts totaling $1.02 trillion over the next decade. For comparison, the bill’s cuts to the Medicaid health care program will total $930 billion over t...
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 10/06/2025
“They asked me, where did they go? The trees, the salamander, the tropical fish, Edgar, the poppas and mommas, Matthew and Tony?” Fiction by Donald Barthelme, from 1974.
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“The School,” by Donald Barthelme
Fiction, from 1974: “They asked me, where did they go? The trees, the salamander, the tropical fish, Edgar, the poppas and mommas, Matthew and Tony?”
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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Tuesday evening reminder: Write the book. Make the zine. Pack the shelves. Fill the world with so many stories they'll never be able to silence us all.
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Adam Morgan @adamm0rgan.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Just 15 years ago Chicago newspapers had robust books coverage written by full-time, salaried staff. Now they have GPT hallucinations edited by no one.
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Matt Weinkam @mattweinkam.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Ali Black Denne Michele Norris @thedennemichele.bsky.social Hilary Plum Wednesday 7PM Loganberry Books @literarycleveland.bsky.social Could not be more excited about this lineup. Get tickets now. www.litcleveland.org/events-progr...
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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · 08/05/2025
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
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Ben Mauk @benmauk.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Every few weeks I have to show another student, colleague, or university admin that LLMs are hallucination machines with no ability to determine truth value or accuracy -- and they're getting worse. Most people (including academics!) simply do not know this. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/t...
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A.I. Is Getting More Powerful, but Its Hallucinations Are Getting Worse
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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 03/05/2025
NIH, NSF, NASA, NEA, NEH If it funds thought it’s under attack
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Transit Books @transitbooks.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Along with many other nonprofit arts organizations, we learned last night that our grant from the National Endowment for the Arts—$40,000 toward the publication of our books in 2025—has been terminated. While this news was not unexpected, its message was chilling.
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Matt Weinkam @mattweinkam.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Heck yes @reasie.bsky.social
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Ben Mauk @benmauk.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Last week I was invited to participate in an informal debate on "the political crisis in higher education" with my colleague Michael Clune. Here's what I said. benmauk.substack.com/p/the-crisis...
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The Crisis in Higher Education: A Debate with Michael Clune
When the vice president says "the universities are the enemy," let’s believe him.
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