Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 09/10/2026 well, at least i'm not alone with some things I may have experienced this year 010
Reposted by Megan GiddingsAdam Morgan @adamm0rgan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026For @wired.com, I spoke with workers about the quiet push to experiment with AI tools from book publishing executives at the Big Five. www.wired.com/story/book-p...wired.comBook Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are RevoltingWorkers at three major publishing houses tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech. 13270119
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 08/10/2026this is all to say, i am very happy she won because i was very much scared and impressed by her and I hope she does not remember me at all!!!! 070
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 08/10/2026<3 <3 always honored you take the time to read me <3 110
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 08/10/2026all of your anne carson stories are wholesome! and mine are two embarrassing undergraduate stories where i was 22 and weird and also bad at ancient greek and also also bad at poetry and could not say anything smart!! 170
Reposted by Megan GiddingsThe Rumpus @therumpus.net · 08/10/2026"If Jemma serious about this writing business, she need to be prepared to ride it far as she can, past what white folk can see. Maybe even past where I can see." From "Claim," new fiction by @kaylalightner.bsky.social. ➡️ buff.ly/fAvAPD7 032
Reposted by Megan GiddingsJami 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
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026me learning how to do investigative journalism, interviews, and synthesize it in a sprawling actually entertaining book, it's called don't look back in anger: the story of manchester city and the 114 charges 011
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026i am deeply looking forward to reading the follow the money book someone is hopefully writing right now about the whole manchester city 114 charges. baby, you've got sportswashing, fake websites/brands, many potential lawsuits to come, oasis 110
Reposted by Megan GiddingsMay-lee Chai (she/her) @mayleechai.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Save the date! My Hungry Ghosts virtual event with Moon Palace Books! Next Tuesday Sept 29 at 4:30 pm PT/6:30 pm CT/7:30 pm ET. I’ll be in conversation with author Laurie Hertzel. Register here for the link to join: www.crowdcast.io/c/4tcbzpyzdyy8crowdcast.ioMy Hungry Ghosts by May-lee ChaiRegister now for My Hungry Ghosts by May-lee Chai on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on September 29, 2026, 06:30 PM CDT. 065
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I mean, would also argue that a sympathetic free indirect discourse also lets you have room to be truly cutting about your characters without making your readers think the narration (or you the writer) hates them 000
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026dark times where I am thrilled to finally read a review where the reviewer actually has something insightful and interesting to say about writing as a craft: www.vulture.com/article/min-... 100
Reposted by Megan GiddingsVeronica Roth @veronicarothbooks.com · 20/09/2026I have done it; I have procured Black Arts by @megiddings.bsky.social 2131
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026one of the wonderful things about teaching is when a student brings in a poem you loved when you were a student but have not thought about in years and you have to keep yourself from crying a little in class when he reads the poem to you all: poets.org/poem/song 180
Reposted by Megan GiddingsThe Loft Literary Center @loftliterarycenter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Our next podcast episode is out featuring @megiddings.bsky.social on her new short story collection and the upcoming Short Story Summit on Sept 30 in partnership with @umnenglish.bsky.social, plus a fun listen to the voices of Youth Pride night this past summer. www.buzzsprout.com/2639994/epis...buzzsprout.comShort Stories, Big Ideas: Crafting Short Fiction with Megan Giddings - The Loft Lit PodcastIn this episode of The Loft Lit Podcast, host Chris Jones sits down with University of Minnesota assistant professor Megan Giddings (and author of the new short story collection Black Arts). Ahead of ... 021
Reposted by Megan GiddingsT Guzman @tguzman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026ARCADE SEVENTEEN is one of my all time favorite collections so can't express how excited I am to read @megiddings.bsky.social's newest collection! bookshop.org/p/books/blac... 244
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 15/09/2026idk, it's got real Jeremy, I walked past your frat and saw you very drunk at 11 AM playing beer pong and class starts at 11:15 and you're on your seventh dead grandparent of the term, what new tale will you spin me? energy 180
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 15/09/2026all of the latest A I news has such big teacher-my-homework-was-going-so-well-that-I-realized-I-was-inventing-new-and-dangerous-ideas-that would-upheave-the-global-order-and-that's-why-I've-turned-in-no-work-and-not-attended-any-class-meetings-after-week-2 energy 1100
Reposted by Megan GiddingsLynda Turner @iketle.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I love pre-ordering books. Helps the authors of course, but also i always forget I ordered it and get a nice surprise when my local independent bookstore calls to tell me to come pick it up. Looking forward to this one! @megiddings.bsky.social 2113
Reposted by Megan GiddingsMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 11/09/2026A data center developer is backing out of plans to buy the Minnesota Star Tribune’s shuttered printing plant in Minneapolis weeks after the proposal drew fierce backlash from neighbors.startribune.comData center developer backs out of plans to buy Minnesota Star Tribune’s shuttered printing plantLegacy Investing terminated its purchase agreement weeks after North Loop neighbors blasted its data center proposal. 913528
Reposted by Megan GiddingsUMN English @umnenglish.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Prof @megiddings.bsky.social today publishes her debut story collection Black Arts (Amistad), with a launch 7pm tonight at Magers & Quinn—congratulations! "High marks for this ebullient, ideas-driven collection" - Publishers Weekly. Giddings is the author most recently of Meet Me at the Crossroads:harpercollins.comBlack ArtsThe very first story collection from the critically acclaimed, visionary author of the novels Lakewood, The Women Could Fly, and Meet Me at the Crossroads O... 175
Reposted by Megan GiddingsMegan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 08/09/2026hello, today the final story in my collection, "How to Be a Black Writer" is in @literaryhub.bsky.social: lithub.com/how-to-be-a-... the story is in stylistic conversation with Lorrie Moore's "how to become a writer" and Kiese Laymon's "you are the second person" 13319
Reposted by Megan GiddingsSistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026📚 Happy Pub Day. BLACK ARTS: STORIES by Megan Giddings is out today from Amistad. Thirteen stories where the supernatural sits down at the kitchen table. Black art has always been part craft, part conjure. sistahscifi.com #SistahScifi #BlackSpeculativeFiction 065
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The whole collection, Black Arts, is now available and can be bought at Bookshop or your favorite local indie bookstore: bookshop.org/p/books/blac...bookshop.orgBlack Arts: StoriesThe very first story collection from the critically acclaimed, visionary author of the novels Lakewood, The Women Could Fly, and Meet Me at the CrossroadsOver three genre-busting novels, Megan Gidding... 094
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 08/09/2026hello, today the final story in my collection, "How to Be a Black Writer" is in @literaryhub.bsky.social: lithub.com/how-to-be-a-... the story is in stylistic conversation with Lorrie Moore's "how to become a writer" and Kiese Laymon's "you are the second person" 13319
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 07/09/2026broke: idly memeposting about isaac chotiner calling you up with some questions bespoke: idly memeposting about nathan fielder moving into your home to do an intensive documentary about the nature of reality 041
Reposted by Megan GiddingsMegan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Hello! Today I'm over in @publisherswkly.bsky.social talking about some reality-breaking short story collections: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...publishersweekly.com5 Short Story Collections Where Reality Is BrokenMegan Giddings recommends the fiction that inspired her genre-fluid collection, 'Black Arts,' which uses horror tropes, metafiction, and speculative elements to examine real-world problems. 12516
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Hello! Today I'm over in @publisherswkly.bsky.social talking about some reality-breaking short story collections: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...publishersweekly.com5 Short Story Collections Where Reality Is BrokenMegan Giddings recommends the fiction that inspired her genre-fluid collection, 'Black Arts,' which uses horror tropes, metafiction, and speculative elements to examine real-world problems. 12516
Reposted by Megan GiddingsMay-lee Chai (she/her) @mayleechai.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I’d like to express my gratitude to phenomenal author @megiddings.bsky.social for her support of my essay collection, MY HUNGRY GHOSTS! I have been a big fan of Megan’s work since her haunting novel LAKEWOOD and am ecstatic about her new short story collection, BLACK ARTS: STORIES. Check it out! 194
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 03/09/2026And you can still pre-order it: www.magersandquinn.com/product/Blac...magersandquinn.com 022
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 03/09/2026If you're in the Twin Cities, I'll be chatting with @krysmalcolmbelc.bsky.social on pub day: www.magersandquinn.com/event/Megan-...magersandquinn.com 122
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Black arts comes out on Tuesday! Here it is included in @reactorsff.bsky.social's September Books Round-Up: reactormag.com/new-sff-cros... 153
Reposted by Megan GiddingsJason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Hi everyone! A Powderhorn Park family needs our help. Elder Charro was kidnapped by ICE along with his coworkers while on their way to work on August 25. This will help with legal fees and other necessities. gofund.me/70537503egofund.meDonate to Help Elder Charro’s Family Through This difficult time, organized by monica moctezuma mendozaHola a todos. Él es Elder Charro, esposo de mi tía y padre … monica moctezuma mendoza needs your support for Help Elder Charro’s Family Through This difficult time 33939
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Also let me add one of my favorites: TRUST EXERCISE! I was thrilled when it happened and was like 🫡 to Susan Choi over it 140
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Haunting of Hill House does this really well. Bel Canto uses a roving omniscient third person that gives you a sense of multiple perspectives throughout (Ann Patchett seems to love doing this); Susan Steinberg has a suite of short stories in spectacle about the same event retold in 1st/2nd/3rd 3141
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The Women Could Fly (2022) by me www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caAn island mysteriously appeared — then disappeared — on B.C.'s largest reservoir | CBC NewsB.C. Hydro says it's monitoring for the reappearance of a mysterious island first spotted by boaters 100 kilometres from the W.A.C. Bennett Dam in northeastern B.C. 030
Reposted by Megan GiddingsMegan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 31/08/2026hello! next week my short story collection, Black Arts, will finally come out. The audiobook is read by Brittany Bradford (a beautiful genius who was the narrator of Meet Me at the Crossroads) and Angel Pean (a beautiful genius who was the narrator of The Women Could Fly): libro.fm/audiobooks/9...libro.fmBlack Arts Audiobook on Libro.fmNarrated by Brittany Bradford and Angel PeanThe very first story collection from the critically acclaimed, visionary author of the novels Lakewood, The Women Could Fly, and Meet Me at the CrossroadsOv... 23012
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Thanks, Abby!! Excited to talk more about it in Chicago with you! 110
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I have incredible luck in audiobook narrators and I feel really lucky that both of them were willing to come back and perform these stories 050
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 31/08/2026hello! next week my short story collection, Black Arts, will finally come out. The audiobook is read by Brittany Bradford (a beautiful genius who was the narrator of Meet Me at the Crossroads) and Angel Pean (a beautiful genius who was the narrator of The Women Could Fly): libro.fm/audiobooks/9...libro.fmBlack Arts Audiobook on Libro.fmNarrated by Brittany Bradford and Angel PeanThe very first story collection from the critically acclaimed, visionary author of the novels Lakewood, The Women Could Fly, and Meet Me at the CrossroadsOv... 23012
Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 26/08/2026what am i doing with my one wild and precious life? shitposting about the possibility that I might have been murdered in a past life 030