Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialCait_onthe_luce @caitluce.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Coming from @tinhouse.bsky.social in March 2027 There's Plenty of Sunshine Where You're Headed: Stories by Ghassan Zeineddine. His earlier collection Dearborn is one of my favorite short story collections. 033
rayhanesanders.bsky.social @rayhanesanders.bsky.social · 23/09/2026TURN TO STONE is out in paperback November 10th! @simonelement.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social @emilymegweinstein.bsky.socialbanffcentre.caMountain Book CompetitionThe 2026 Banff Mountain Book Competition finalists are announced! 000
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialheadlinesociety.bsky.social @headlinesociety.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Te-Ping Chen’s “Sojourners” Is an Ode to Hawaiian History — See the Cover! (Exclusive) Read more 👇 headlinesociety.com/te-ping-chens-s…headlinesociety.comTe-Ping Chen’s “Sojourners” Is an Ode to Hawaiian History — See the Cover! (Exclusive) - Headline SocietyTe-Ping Chen, an accomplished author and journalist, is set to release her debut novel titled *Sojourners*, scheduled to 031
rayhanesanders.bsky.social @rayhanesanders.bsky.social · 16/09/2026If you have received a note of interest from me, coming from the email sandersrayhane0@gmail.com, please note that this is NOT me but someone posing as me, as so many literary agents are experiencing these days. Thank you. 000
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialGranta @grantamag.bsky.social · 13/09/2026‘In a private browser he scanned video after video of girls who looked just like Sabrina with bottomless throats and buoyant breasts.’ Fiction by Halle Hill. granta.com/year-of-the-...granta.comThe Year of the Rat | Halle Hill | Granta‘Opening lines delivered on the apps frequently began with “lift UP the cap and let me see”. Or “Is that your bitch?”’ A short story by Halle Hill. 032
rayhanesanders.bsky.social @rayhanesanders.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Happy Spanish Publication Day, Daisy Hernandez!!! @dazeher.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 000
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialThe LA Local @thelalocalorg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Guadalupe Rosales’ debut memoir, ‘East of the River,’ is a love letter to ‘90s East LAthelalocal.orgGuadalupe Rosales’ debut memoir is a love letter to ‘90s East LAThe artist and archivist behind the Instagram archives Veteranas and Rucas and Map Pointz reflects on family history, party crew culture and the neighborhoods that shaped her. 011
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialL.A. Material @lamaterial.com · 10/09/2026Guadalupe Rosales has spent over a decade documenting ‘90s East L.A. youth culture on Instagram — impossibly cool teens captured partying and posing in starshots. Now her archive comes together in her debut book “East of the River: A Memoir of Los Angeles Girlhood.” Read more: buff.ly/P7wwCHylamaterial.comA trove of photos of Eastside youth culturePlus, terrible humid weather and the short story boom in Hollywood continues. 0132
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialLos Angeles Times @latimes.com · 09/09/2026Guadalupe Rosales' memoir is a family album, a house party and an altarlatimes.comGuadalupe Rosales’ memoir is a family album, a house party and an altarWith "East of the River: A Memoir of Los Angeles Girlhood," Rosales has written a coming-of-age story fit for the big screen. 042
rayhanesanders.bsky.social @rayhanesanders.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Thrilled for the fabulous Fatemeh Shams’ new collection in English, translated from the Persian, coming to you next spring from Copper Canyon Press! #iran #poetry @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social 010
rayhanesanders.bsky.social @rayhanesanders.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Debutiful is honored to reveal the cover of THE VANISHING ACT, along w/an author Q&A. The debut by Eoin Connolly follows an anxious, isolated copywriter whose days are spent worrying about climate catastrophe & sharing takeout w/his talking cat. @debutiful.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.socialdebutiful.netSee the cover of The Vanishing Act by Eoin Connolly - DebutifulThe Vanishing Act, the debut novel by Eoin Connolly, follows Colm, an anxious and isolated copywriter whose days are spent scrolling through his phone, worrying about climate catastrophe, and sharing ... 011
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialHub City Press @hubcitypress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026@debutiful.bsky.social debutiful.net/2026/06/18/t...debutiful.netThe Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2026, Part 2 - DebutifulThe first half of the year produced some of the best debuts in recent memory. And the upcoming months promise to follow up with just as many unforgettable books from writers with promising careers ahe... 122
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialLos Angeles Times @latimes.com · 02/09/202610 books to read in September: New releases from Malcolm Gladwell, Marlon James and morelatimes.com10 books to read in September: New releases from Malcolm Gladwell, Marlon James and moreThis month brings power-packed new releases from Marlon James, Min Jin Lee and Malcolm Gladwell, plus a vibrant L.A. memoir by local legend Guadalupe Rosales. 032
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 10/08/2026“Whatever part of Tehran / I place a hand on, it is aching.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...newyorker.com“Horses”“Whatever part of Tehran / I place a hand on, it is aching.” 091
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialGranta @grantamag.bsky.social · 18/08/2026On the country’s 250th anniversary, the American Berserk is alive and well. The writers for Granta 176 did not need instruction about where to find it. The issue launches on 10 September, 2026. subscribe.granta.com 097
rayhanesanders.bsky.social @rayhanesanders.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"In this beautifully illustrated memoir, artist Guadalupe Rosales reflects on growing up in East LA in the 90s, weaving personal memories, photographs, artwork & cultural artifacts to celebrate a vibrant community often overlooked by history...a powerful exploration." @oneworldlit.bsky.socialshereads.comMost Anticipated Nonfiction and Memoir of Fall 2026 - She ReadsWhether you’re looking for a deeply personal memoir, an eye-opening [...] 000
rayhanesanders.bsky.social @rayhanesanders.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"Endlessly imaginative, UNIVERSE OF GRACE is a bildungsroman that investigates how the oppressive forces of capitalism & oppression can threaten what it means to not only live w/yourself but also within your community." @henryholtbooks.bsky.socialharpersbazaar.comThe Bazaar Guide to Fall 2026 BooksFrom literary fiction to buzzy romances, these 25 new releases belong on your list 000
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialMx. Phoebe’s Viewpoint @mxphoebesviewpoint.bsky.social · 05/07/2026#StackingTheShelves #Bookmail It looks like mainly sapphic fantasies this week, but there are a couple of others thrown in to mix it up. Via Mail Universe of Grace by Rachel Calnek-Sugin A dazzling, kaleidoscopic debut novel about the life of a precocious girl in Philadelphia trying to figure out…mxphoebesviewpoint.wordpress.com#StackingTheShelves #BookmailIt looks like mainly sapphic fantasies this week, but there are a couple of others thrown in to mix it up. Via Mail Universe of Grace by Rachel Calnek-Sugin A dazzling, kaleidoscopic debut novel about the life of a precocious girl in Philadelphia trying to figure out who—or what—she is. One afternoon, on a visit to the Bronx Zoo, a jaguar tells six-year-old Grace Goldberg-Li she isn’t human. 021
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialNatalie Davis @verdantsquare.bsky.social · 23/06/2026youtube.comWhat happens if the US ends birthright citizenship? | Code SwitchAny day now, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on the Trump administration’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship. But beyond the ruling, the fight for who belongs in a country is much older and broader than the United States. Gene talks with Daisy Hernández, the author of Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth, about what we can learn from both other nations’ and our own history about where we might be headed. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy (https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy) 011
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialExpendableMudge (he/him) @expendablemudge.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The Supreme Court's oral arguments on the proposal to end birthright citizenship makes CITIZENSHIP: NOTES ON AN AMERICAN MYTH by DAISY HERNÁNDEZ via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social's The Hogarth Press imprint even more important to read: #Booksky expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2026/04/citi...expendablemudge.blogspot.comCITIZENSHIP: NOTES ON AN AMERICAN MYTH, Daisy Hernández reflects on a cultural sea-changeCITIZENSHIP: NOTES ON AN AMERICAN MYTH DAISY HERNÁNDEZ The Hogarth Press ( non-affiliate Bookshop.org link) $13.99 ebook, available n... 042
rayhanesanders.bsky.social @rayhanesanders.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Cover reveal for Ghassan Zeineddine's latest. Available for pre-order now from @tinhouse.bsky.social. Thank you @electricliterature.com. electricliterature.com/exclusive-co...electricliterature.comExclusive Cover Reveal of "There's Plenty of Sunshine Where You're Headed" by Ghassan Zeineddine - Electric LiteratureInterlocking skylines orbit a brilliant sun, spanning lives from Lebanon to Dearborn 010
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialLambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 13/06/2026🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Bisexual Nonfiction: Reading the Waves by Lidia Yuknavitch 🎉🎉 #Lammys2026 #LammyAwards 0192
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialWashington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 18/06/2026" Nixon’s drug war is often lambasted as the opening chapter in an era of mass incarceration," Emily Dufton writes. "But the historical record suggests a more complicated reality."wapo.stOpinion | Americans condemn Nixon’s war on drugs. If only they knew the truth.With opioids ravaging communities, the U.S. could learn from this 1971 policy. 131
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialBridget Dooling @bridgetdooling.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Missed this in Feb but this is a great chat with @emilydufton.bsky.social about the peculiar history of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...podcasts.apple.comEmily Dufton, "Addiction, Inc: Medication-assisted Treatment and America's Forgotten War on Drugs" (U Chicago Press, 2026)Podcast Episode · New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery · February 18 · 1h 053
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialExpendableMudge (he/him) @expendablemudge.bsky.social · 03/04/2026The Supreme Court's oral arguments on the proposal to end birthright citizenship makes CITIZENSHIP: NOTES ON AN AMERICAN MYTH by DAISY HERNÁNDEZ via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social's The Hogarth Press imprint even more important to read: #Booksky expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2026/04/citi...expendablemudge.blogspot.comCITIZENSHIP: NOTES ON AN AMERICAN MYTH, Daisy Hernández reflects on a cultural sea-changeCITIZENSHIP: NOTES ON AN AMERICAN MYTH DAISY HERNÁNDEZ The Hogarth Press ( non-affiliate Bookshop.org link) $13.99 ebook, available n... 042
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialKERA Think @think.kera.org · 23/02/2026Author Daisy Hernandez discusses we welcome some immigrants and shun others.bit.lyWho gets to be an American? - ThinkAuthor Daisy Hernandez discusses we welcome some immigrants and shun others. 021
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialMayflower Congregational UCC Church @mayflowerucc.org · 11/05/2026WEBS begins a new book: Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth by Daisy Hernández — a fearless, tender look at who gets to be American. Join us Wednesdays at 5:30pm in the Seekers Room or on Zoom. Questions? Email webs@mayflowerucc.org 011
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialPoetry Foundation @poetry.foundation · 18/06/2026Fatemah Shams's essay "There Is No Hope of Freedom When We Are All Walls" on war, revolution, and the lyric as a tool for survival. CW: violence: bit.ly/4vwNVFj 053
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialLit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Fatemeh Shams remembers Marjane Satrapi.buff.lyThe Losses that Carry Us: A Tribute to Marjane SatrapiOn Thursday morning, June 4, I woke to the tragic and shocking news of Marjane Satrapi’s death. It was not the first time I had learned of a loved one’s loss in exile in the most mundane, alienatin… 0228
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialKQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · 23/02/2026🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to Daisy Hernandez, whose new book "Citizenship" argues that today citizenship often replaces race a powerful instrument of exclusion. ❓Are you a noncitizen residing in the U.S., or an American citizen who’s felt “lesser than”? Tell us your story. 📻Listen:buff.lyDaisy Hernández Rethinks Citizenship and the Meaning of Belonging | KQEDAirdate: Monday, February 23 at 10 AM Citizenship allows you to vote, get a passport and run for office – and it's supposed to be a promise of protection, equality and belonging. But as immigration… 031
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialPublic Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · 06/04/2026“I never use the word arbitrary. And here’s why: because all of these have been political decisions.” In an interview with Tasha Sandoval, Daisy Hernández discusses the legislation & activism that have led to wins & losses in the fight for social justice.publicbooks.orgWe Are the Authors of the Story of Citizenship: Daisy Hernández on America’s Myth - Public Books“I hope that readers will take it upon themselves to think and feel like they are also the authors of the story of citizenship.” 041
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialKim Novak - The Reading Rx @cfpharmd.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth by Daisy Hernández is an eye opening exploration of what it means to be a citizen here in the US and globally. #Politics #History #Memoir #NetGalley #BookSky 💙📚 @dazeher.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 1101
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialThe University of Chicago Press @uchicagopress.bsky.social · 14/04/2026ADDICTION, INC. by Emily Dufton is out today! This eye-opening book explains how the war on drugs created the gold standard treatment for addiction—until America’s opioid crisis got privatized for profit, to the detriment of patients. Read an excerpt over at @@medpagetoday.com.buff.lyOpinion | America's Forgotten War on DrugsAn excerpt from Emily Dufton's book 'Addiction, Inc.' 011
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialBrittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 13/04/2026From federal investment in nationalized treatment clinics for addiction to a predatory system focused on profits, leaving those who need the most help behind, Dr. Emily Dufton takes us through Nixon's legacy, the failed War on Drugs, and our pathway to fixing our broken treatment system.youtube.comRepublican Party Still Making the Same Mistakes After the Failed War on Drugs!YouTube video by Brittany Page 1155
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialThe Tattooed Historian @tattooedhistorian.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Coming up tomorrow (Monday) at 2:00 pm ET on my YouTube channel. @emilydufton.bsky.social will be joining me and we would love to see you in the live chat! www.youtube.com/live/LvGd1eD... 022
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialEFE Noticias @efe.com · 09/03/2026Una hija de inmigrantes latinos denuncia en su nuevo libro que la ciudadanía es «un mito» en EE.UU. ✍ Pedro Pablo Cortés efe.comUna hija de inmigrantes latinos denuncia en su nuevo libro que la ciudadanía es "un mito" en EE.UU. - EFELa autora Daisy Hernández denuncia en su nuevo libro 'Citizenship' que la "ciudadanía" es un "mito" en Estados Unidos, donde el concepto ha "cambiado" bajo la presidencia de Trump 032
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialFiction/Non/Fiction Podcast @fnfpodcast.bsky.social · 12/03/2026NEW EPISODE: Award-winning author @dazeher.bsky.social shares the history of "Citizenship," its wavering definition in the U.S., and its negative impact on marginalized groups. Join co-hosts @maritza4770.bsky.social & Whitney Terrell at lithub.com/daisy-hernan... to listen! @literaryhub.bsky.sociallithub.comDaisy Hernández on the Myth of CitizenshipAward-winning author Daisy Hernández joins co-hosts Jennifer Maritza McCauley and Whitney Terrell to talk about her new book, Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth. Hernández explains the history … 078
rayhanesanders.bsky.social @rayhanesanders.bsky.social · 26/02/2026"A book that feels deeply connected to the current political moment, CITIZENSHIP combines personal narrative, cultural writing, historical accounts & sociopolitical analysis in its attempts to define & complicate the construction of citizenship." @dazeher.bsky.social @autostraddle.bsky.socialautostraddle.comOur Most Anticipated Queer Books for February 2026Here are our most anticipated LGBTQ+ book picks for February! There's a little bit of something for everyone! 020
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.social@DrJenHo @drjenho.bsky.social · 02/02/2026I’m reading this incredible book by Daisy Hernandez about her experiences with and thoughts about citizenship. It is brilliant and eloquent and puts faces and names to the individual stories connected to larger issues of immigration and citizenship. And you should all read it and get your book clubs 041
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialLit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 24/02/2026“I never thought it strange that as a child I was acutely aware of my papers.” Daisy Hernández examines the obsession with birthright citizenship in a post-9/11 America.buff.lyWho Deserves to Be a Citizen?This obsession with citizenship, which began in the 1990s, surged after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and the subsequent War on Terror. Politicians charged that there were now citize… 092
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialLiterary Arts @literary-arts.org · 09/02/2026We are thrilled to announce the 2026 #OregonBookAward finalists! Join us in congratulating these incredible authors. Winners will be announced at the Oregon Book Awards Ceremony, hosted by Kimberly King Parsons on April 20. 🌟 📚 Learn more: lit-arts.org/oba_2026 #pdx #pdxwriters #bookawards 0122
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialRobin Rinaldi @robinrinaldi.bsky.social · 20/02/2026This is my very first BlueSky post because I’ve been in a hideyhole writing and revising this book for seven years. Now that it’s in production, I can breathe again, and get out there and punch some Nazis. 183
rayhanesanders.bsky.social @rayhanesanders.bsky.social · 18/02/2026CITIZENSHIP: NOTES ON AN AMERICAN MYTH is out today! Braids memoir, history & cultural criticism to unpack "citizenship" not as a fixed legal status but as a living, breathing story shaped by race, gender, immigration & power. “An essential book for these contentious times.”—Booklist, Starred Review 020
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialPEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 13/02/20262026 is already shaping up as an unforgettable year for book lovers, packed with new works by favorite authors and exciting debuts that we at PEN America can't wait to dig in to. Here are 100 books we can't wait to get our hands on: bookshop.org/lists/pen-am... #books #newbooks #readinglist 1126
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialThe Oregonian @oregonian.com · 05/02/2026It’s a powerful film that has received praise during its festival runs and limited theatrical release in the past couple of months.oregonlive.comAn Oregon author’s memoir became a Kristen Stewart arthouse movie. Here’s what she has to say about itIt’s a powerful film that has received praise during its festival runs and limited theatrical release in the past couple of months. 072
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialVeritasium @veritasium.bsky.social · 03/02/2026The Man Who Got Us Addicted To Ice Cubes Watch our latest video, in full on YouTube youtu.be/6HVYHNTDOFsyoutu.beThe Man Who Got Us Addicted To Ice CubesYouTube video by Veritasium 2356
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialFrederic Yarm @fredericyarm.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Book 4 of 2026: @amybrady.bsky.social ’s Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks--a Cool History of a Hot Commodity. A book recommended by Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social (who gets named dropped in the cocktail section). www.amazon.com/Ice-Skating-...amazon.comIce: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks--a Cool History of a Hot CommodityIce: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks-a Cool History of a Hot Commodity [Brady, Amy] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks-a Cool History of a Hot Commodity 172
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialTajja Isen @tajjaisen.bsky.social · 28/01/2026I can finally share that my next book will officially publish in 2027, and that the good folks at @unmpress.bsky.social will be the ones to bring it out in the US! Thrilled and grateful that I get to keep doing this. More soon!!!! 2152
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialElectric Literature @electricliterature.com · 29/01/2026"When you are fat in a fatphobic world, you tend to live in a peculiar state of longing."buff.lyMenopause, Writer’s Block, and Being a Late Bloomer - Electric LiteratureI’m supposed to believe my womanhood is ending but instead, I have been handed a new beginning 051
Reposted by @rayhanesanders.bsky.socialChicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 29/01/2026Daisy Hernández’s new book, Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth,” is partly a family memoir and partly a world history.trib.alNorthwestern's Daisy Hernández and her new history of the (quickly) changing meaning of citizenshipDaisy Hernández’s new book, Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth,” is partly a family memoir and partly a world history. 073
