Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 11/06/2025FSG just sent an email about their winter catalog, and I'm super excited to see that Anne Fadiman has a new essay collection coming out! us.macmillan.com/books/978037...us.macmillan.comFrogA new collection of evocative personal essays from one of America’s most beloved nonfiction writers, Anne Fadiman. In Frog, Anne Fadiman returns to her fa... 141 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Come see me on book tour! I still have a bunch of events I'm looking forward to. 021 0
Reposted by Michele FilgatePrint: A Bookstore @printbookstore.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Join us in welcoming @readandbreathe.bsky.social here to present WHAT MY FATHER AND I DON'T TALK ABOUT with Lily King on Monday, June 2, right here at Print! 133 0
Reposted by Michele FilgateLit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 08/05/2025@readandbreathe.bsky.social on navigating loss alongside her father: “Is this my family’s thing? The need to pin memories down, preserve them in a drawer, put a frame around them?”buff.lyWays of Remembering: A Father and Daughter Navigate Loss TogetherMy father has untreated ADHD. Two years ago, at thirty-nine, I verified a longtime suspicion and was diagnosed with the same disorder. When we talk on the phone we talk at each other rather than to… 193 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Thanks to Lit Hub for publishing a new essay I wrote for WHAT MY FATHER AND I DON’T TALK ABOUT. In 2019, my extraordinarily talented, funny, heart-of-gold uncle took his own life. I wrote about grief & love & holding on to the objects that connect us to our past. lithub.com/ways-of-reme...lithub.comWays of Remembering: A Father and Daughter Navigate Loss TogetherMy father has untreated ADHD. Two years ago, at thirty-nine, I verified a longtime suspicion and was diagnosed with the same disorder. When we talk on the phone we talk at each other rather than to… 031 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 06/05/2025I can't believe pub day is finally here! Purchase the anthology from your local indie bookstore, and head to Books are Magic tonight for the official book launch if you live in NYC. www.simonandschuster.com/books/What-M... 0106 0
Reposted by Michele FilgateOpen Secrets Magazine @opensecretsmag.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Open Secrets Live May 3 family panel: Andrea King Collier, @readandbreathe.bsky.social, @ellenfriedrichs.bsky.social, Aymann Ismail, Tracy O'Neill, and @alexsegura.bsky.social. opensecretsmagazine.com/p/open-secre... @flatironbooks.bsky.social @harperonebooks.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social 145 0
Reposted by Michele FilgateRuth Madievsky @ruthmadievsky.bsky.social · 24/04/2025tonight in LA! 032 0
Reposted by Michele FilgateMaurice Ruffin @mauricenow.bsky.social · 17/04/2025I'm excited to have words in this upcoming anthology! Preorder if you're interested. You won't be disappointed in What My Father and I Don't Talk About: Sixteen Writers Break the Silence (Signed Pre-Order) www.mcnallyjackson.com/what-my-fath...mcnallyjackson.com 183 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 17/04/2025You can preorder a signed copy of the anthology from McNally Jackson. www.mcnallyjackson.com/what-my-fath... 000 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 17/04/2025If you live in NYC and want to come to the book launch at Books are Magic on 5/6, purchase a ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/in-store-m...eventbrite.comIn-Store: Michele Filgate presents What My Father and I Don't Talk About"If fathers point out the world to their kids, this book of kids points back in remarkable, beautiful ways." —Marie-Helene Bertino 010 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 14/04/2025The new season of Black Mirror is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. “Eulogy” is even better than “San Junipero,” and I never thought I’d love an episode more than that one. “Common People” is one of the most devastating episodes of all time. (But phenomenal.) 030 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 05/04/2025What's with the trend of posting passages from books and not including the title in the Instagram story or caption? Can someone please explain this to me? It drives me nuts! 260 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 28/03/2025If you’re at #AWP25, stop by the @bookcritics.bsky.social booth before 2:30 and say hi to me! I’m here for another hour. 040 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Heading to LA tomorrow for AWP! Stop by the @bookcritics.bsky.social booth on Friday between 11:30-2:30. I’m volunteering that morning/afternoon. 030 0
Reposted by Michele FilgateLibraryThing @librarything.com · 17/03/2025www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...librarything.comBook Giveaway for What My Father and I Don't Talk About: Sixteen Writers Break the Silence by Michele FilgateEnter to win one of 10 free copies available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers. 001 0
Reposted by Michele FilgateLibraryThing @librarything.com · 17/03/2025"This collection of essays from sixteen notable writers breaks the silence on the complex—and sometimes contentious—relationships we have with our fathers." Enter to win a coy of @readandbreathe.bsky.social's "What My Father and I Don't Talk About" from @simonandschuster.bsky.social 💙📚 121 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Yay! Just reposted this. I enjoyed being a guest on the podcast! 110 0
Reposted by Michele FilgateJeff Elkins (Dialogue Doctor) @jeffelkins.bsky.social · 20/02/2025We've got a new episode up this week. @tomholbrook.bsky.social and @readandbreathe.bsky.social and I are talking Tuck Everlasting. #booksky #authors #writingcommunity #writesky open.spotify.com/episode/4E1R...open.spotify.com"Tuck Everlasting" with Michele FilgateOur Podcast About Books · Episode 362 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Tickets are now on sale for the NYC book launch at Books are Magic! Featuring @jaquiradiaz.bsky.social, Isle McElroy, and Jiordan Castle. Moderated by @thedennemichele.bsky.social! myfatherandi.eventbrite.com 073 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 18/02/2025That's a fabulous review. What a lede! 😱 I am terrified of heights. So glad you survived that treacherous jump. 110 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Currently reading STATE OF PARADISE by @lauravandenberg.bsky.social and it’s exactly what I’m in the mood for right now. 💜 051 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 18/02/2025So far 2025 has been a chaotic and stressful year for obvious reasons, but books are keeping me going. I just read two nonfiction books that made me think of the boundless possibilities of the genre: I AM, I AM, I AM by Maggie O’Farrell and THE UNDOCUMENTED AMERICANS by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio. 3100 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Thank you to Kirkus for the starred review! ✨✨✨ “Throughout, the essays are marked with love, honesty, and exquisite writing. With tenderness and aplomb in equal measure, these essays plumb the depths of paternal relations.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...kirkusreviews.comWHAT MY FATHER AND I DON'T TALK ABOUT | Kirkus ReviewsFathers are the lodestone of this varied anthology, which circles them brilliantly. 0111 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Maggie Nelson has a new book coming out that's described as "something of a companion piece to 2009's BLUETS." !!!! www.wavepoetry.com/products/pat...wavepoetry.comPathemata, Or, The Story of My Mouth by Maggie NelsonPathemata, Or, The Story of My Mouth, is an experiment in interiority written in the pandemic studio. Something of a companion piece to 2009’s Bluets, Pathemata merges a pain diary chronicling a decad... 080 0
Reposted by Michele FilgateTall Firs Productions @tallfirsproductions.com · 15/01/2025Last month, right before the holidays, I got to work on a new website for @readandbreathe.bsky.social. Her latest book, What My Father and I Don't Talk About, is out this May! Visit her website to learn more: michelefilgate.com 051 0
Reposted by Michele FilgateCourtney Zoffness @czoffness.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Such an intimate and important anthology. 💙 Out 5/6/25. @readandbreathe.bsky.social 053 0
Reposted by Michele FilgateOpen Secrets Magazine @opensecretsmag.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Hear @saribotton.bsky.social @rachelkramerbussel.bsky.social @cconnell8.bsky.social @brosandprose.bsky.social @johndevore.bsky.social @dirtylola.bsky.social @kellidunham.bsky.social @readandbreathe.bsky.social in NYC on May 3 at Open Secrets Live: opensecretsmagazine.com/p/open-secre... 1/2 1126 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 10/01/2025PSA for critics and booksellers: as of today you can request the e-galley of WHAT MY FATHER AND I DON'T TALK ABOUT on Edelweiss! 020 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 07/01/2025An excellent and important piece by @heydonnelly.bsky.social. 000 0
Reposted by Michele FilgateAshley Lopez @ashleylopez.bsky.social · 07/01/2025@readandbreathe.bsky.social’s first book went viral and has gone to multiple printings for a reason! WHAT MY FATHER AND I DON’T TALK ABOUT is going to be an absolute banger. The bookends to all our trauma: Mom AND Dad! 032 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Look what arrived in the mail this weekend! 😍 Preorder the book: www.simonandschuster.com/books/What-M... 082 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Now I'm rereading one of my favorite books of all time: TO THE LIGHTHOUSE by Virginia Woolf. 110 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 02/01/2025What are you reading to kick off 2025? I read BLUE LIGHT HOURS by Bruna Dantas Lobato, a novel as deceptively quiet as the snow-covered Vermont campus where it's mostly set. It's a moving portrayal of a close-knit relationship between a mother & daughter as they keep in touch over Skype. 340 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Booksellers and critics: get in touch if you'd like to be on the galley list for WHAT MY FATHER AND I DON'T TALK ABOUT. Forthcoming from S&S on 5/6/25! 120 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 23/12/2024HOT AIR by @mdermansky.bsky.social, INVERNO by Cynthia Zarin, and I’m still undecided on the rest of my vacation reading. I have so many books in my TBR piles! 030 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 23/12/2024I'm thrilled to share my brand new website designed by @sarah-salcedo.com of @tallfirsproductions.com. Isn't it gorgeous? www.michelefilgate.com 081 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 22/12/2024@sarahsalcedo.bsky.social! She’s very talented. 020 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024I liked it! It’s an ideal book to get into the Christmas spirit. 020 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 10/12/2024I'd love to be included on this list! My next anthology comes out in May 2025: www.michelefilgate.com/what-my-fath...michelefilgate.comWhat My Father and I Don't Talk About — Michele Filgate 110 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Thinking of you and sending so much love your way. 💗 010 0
Reposted by Michele FilgateMichael Taeckens @mtaeckens.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Esquire’s loss is someone else’s massive gain. Adrienne is one of the brightest, sharpest, most talented editors in the business. And she has *exquisite* literary taste. I’m hoping that another excellent outlet hires her! 1254 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Noooo! 💔 This is awful news. I’m thinking of you and am so sorry to hear this. 😭 140 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 25/11/2024And truly terrifying to read at 4am when you’re suffering from insomnia. 😱 Definitely didn’t help me fall back asleep. 😂 140 0
Michele Filgate @readandbreathe.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Started this book last night and can’t put it down. It’s exactly what I’m in the mood for. 2191 0
Reposted by Michele FilgateBecca Petunia 🏳️⚧️ @tallgirlpetunia.northsky.social · 20/11/2024Did you know The Bell Jar, The Handmaid's Tale, The Feminine Mystique, and more all appeared on Sesame Street in the 90s? The @muppetwiki.bsky.social team finally created a page for my favorite little-known running gag: Prairie Dawn's Feminist Literature collection muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Prairie... 5342131270 0