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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sorry, Brooklyn Saggers and Clam People, no festival this weekend! Let's find another way to meet up soon, shall we?

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David Collard @davidcollard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

As featured in last night's online gathering. A savagely hilarious satire about men at war. Vonnegut turned up to 11. Strongly recommended!

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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm grateful to Eugene Ostashevsky for his kindness and generosity in writing this blurb for my book of sonnets, Glosses and Ligatures, which will be published by @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social in 2027.

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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Now available in the Sagging Shorts series: Norman Conquest's WHAT'S HECUBA TO HIM OR HE TO HECUBA? www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/hec…

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Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Will you be in New York City next weekend? Don't miss the @bkbookfest.bsky.social Literary Marketplace on Sunday, September 27—and be sure to stop by booths 320 & 321 to say hello and learn more about the thriving universe of literary magazines & independent presses! www.clmp.org/event/brookl...

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Brooklyn Book Festival - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses

FESTIVAL

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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"I just pull on the thread." In JMWW, Curtis Smith interviews P.J. Blumenthal about SELF PORTRAITS: jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2026/09/21/p…

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Jake Goldsmith @jgoldsmith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Reading the Literary Review in Private Eye and it says how, apparently, "British publishing has a strange disdain for essay collections", meaning books that should be essay collections are "stitched together from several separate essays." Strange indeed.

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7/4 @sevenfour.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Arnold Schoenberg was born on September 13, 1874.

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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Kirkus on PJ Blumenthal's SELF PORTRAITS: "Creative, unsettling, funny, and challenging… [for those able to] let go of the constraints of logic and enjoy a heady freefall through an entertaining house of mirrors." www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/…

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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

On our home page as of today, in response to MANY reports of scam emails. Be careful out there!

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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

COVER REVEAL: Charles Holdefer's new novel, MOVE THE MOUNTAIN, coming this April! www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/mov…

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Ben Niespodziany 📚🎪 @neonpajamas.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

One week from today! A reading marathon for the ages Arrive early. Last year was PACKED. We start right at 6:15pm.

Printers Row Lit Fest Offsite Reading Marathon, Friday, September 11 at The Whistler (2421 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Doors at 6p, readings from 6:15p-8:00p)

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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Much gratitude to Ken Gordon and The Sonneteer over on Substack for publishing this sonnet On Reading Maffeo Barberini's Sonetto XXXII, from my collection of sonnets, Glosses and Ligatures, forthcoming from @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social thesonneteer.substack.com/p/on-reading...

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On Reading Maffeo Barberini’s Sonetto XXXII (Qui m'assido pensoso in questo sasso)

A Poem by Eric T. Racher

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Terena Elizabeth Bell @terenabell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Well, get ready to cheer for me. I finally have a novel coming out: Sept 2027 from @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/recu...

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Recursion | Sagging Meniscus Press

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Guillermo Stitch @guillermostitch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Extra cheering, somehow, to see a library copy. The book switches register and genre so brazenly that I think a reader is bound to like some parts better than others. I hope you find good things, and enjoy the journey.

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Jeff (Mixed Metaphors) @mixedmetaphors.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It's such an honor to be included in this lit journal. Run by @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social, they are one of the more important indie presses around and have published some of the best books of the last decade. (I've had a framed printout of my acceptance e-mail on my wall since last year.)

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Miriam Gershow @miriamgershow.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The most vulnerable essay I’ve ever written. What if you get a @nytimes.com (!!!) review for yr debut novel, but Janet Maslin uses Rate My Professor to deduce you’re an ugly loser? If you’re me, you let it haunt & haunt you. 🙏 to @exactingclam.bsky.social. www.exactingclam.com/issues/no-22...

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Unusually Credible and Precise | Exacting Clam

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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Sadly, we've received three reports today of authors receiving solicitations from one "Billy Wayne", claiming to work with us. There is no such person on our staff—these outreaches are fraudulent. Please report them to the platform you received them on as spam!

Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Favorite paragraph in any review of anything: "I loathe to mention Krapp. I loathe to mention. I loathe to. I loathe. I."

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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Readers in the otherwise not necessarily United States may find fellowship in this Goodreads Giveaway of @guillermostitch.bsky.social's THE COAST OF EVERYTHING: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho.... There are FIFTY spanking new digital copies!

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Book giveaway for The Coast of Everything by Guillermo Stitch Aug 24-Sep 21, 2026

Enter to win one of 50 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Aug 24-Sep 21, 2026. Enter today to get one of 50 copies of Guillermo Stitch's The Coas...

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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

COVER REVEAL: Kurt Luchs' A LITTLE BOOK ABOUT THE BEATLES: two dozen sonnets and two essays about the Fab Four. Coming this January! www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/a_l…

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Dr Katherine Graham @katherinegraham.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It's like the theatre in that it plays with form and content, stories and storytelling, but in a way that could only be a book! It's properly excellent. @guillermostitch.bsky.social @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social

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Dr Katherine Graham @katherinegraham.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Finally finished The Coast of Everything and already excited to read it again. So beautifully layered and crafted so that there's a propulsive sweep through the whole thing, but also echoes and ghosts that criss cross and circle back on themselves as you read. #booksky

Hard copy of the book The Coast of Everything

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David Collard @davidcollard.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A year ago today saw the launch of 'A Crumpled Swan,' a book of fifty essays about Abigail Parry's poem 'In the dream of the cold restaurant.' It's not too late to get involved: www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/a_cr...

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Nick Holdstock @nickholdstock.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Contrary to Schopenhauer's parable, these Porcupines seem content with each other's company (for now). @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social

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Niamh Mac Cabe @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Ceilings. Skies. Clara was something of an authority. So, excited to be finally diving into Guillermo Stitch's magnificent book, recently published by Sagging Meniscus Press @guillermostitch.bsky.social @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social

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David Henningham 郭大衛 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 💖💛💙 @henninghampress.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I feel privileged to have someone spend their reading time with my story This book has absolutely no promotion besides word-of-mouth If you think you'd also enjoy a story with great characters, infused with historical narratives, this edition: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084

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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Donald Weber on SOMEONE SHOULD KNOW THIS STORY in the Jewish Book Council: "a testament to the sustained creative achievement of Merrill Joan Gerber....deeply moving....Gerber’s stories richly map the Jewish American experience.”

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Someone Should Know This Story

The twenty-five stories collected in Someone Should Know This Story, which originally appeared in various literary journals and popular magazines over the past sixty years, offer a testame

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Caroline Clark @cclarklewes.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Looking forward to @kavcarter.bsky.social’s new book. Anyone read his ICEBERG? Unforgettable.

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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

COVER REVEAL: Paul Kavanagh's EVERYBODY IS INTERESTED IN PIGEONS, now preorderable at @asterismbooks.bsky.social: asterismbooks.com/product/ever...

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Guillermo Stitch @guillermostitch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

My letter in this week’s issue of @thetls.bsky.social Finding myself in uncharted waters, I felt it necessary. Share if you care about making room in our literary culture for work that swims against the tide.

The first half of a letter from Guillermo Stitch to the TLS in response to the review of his book there.

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Jeff Chon @jeffchon.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Here's a hot take about Guillermo's book. He could've simply published Tale of Three Voyages as a standalone novel and critics would've praised him for picking up where he left off with Lake of Urine. But where's the fun in that?

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Guillermo Stitch @guillermostitch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Deepest thanks to the reviewer and the Review!

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Scuse the clickbait headline which i didn't write, but the iPaper asked for some thoughts on the non-listing of Keshed despite huge public clamour. Actually a piece about diversity in publishing and advocating for small presses. This link sans paywall archive.is/QghKz inews.co.uk/culture/book...

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The Booker is a shambles - and everyone in publishing knows it

Plenty thought my novel would make the list – it didn't. Here's why I don't give a toss

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Orange County Review of Books @ocreviewofbooks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

@guillermostitch.bsky.social's big, new novel, THE COAST OF EVERYTHING, "is an ode to storytelling and a counterstrike against the shortened attention spans of our troubled times." @jeffchon.bsky.social gives the book its due (@saggingmeniscus.bsky.social). ocreviewofbooks.org/2026/08/04/t...

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The Coast of Everything by Guillermo Stitch

Reviewed by Eric Bies

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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Here's @jeffchon.bsky.social on @guillermostitch.bsky.social: "Great writers constantly swim against the tide.... Once they reach a certain point ... the coast no longer looks small. It looks complete."

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The Coast of Everything by Guillermo Stitch

Reviewed by Jeff Chon

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Paul Sweeney @paulsweeneypoet.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This is some explication!

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Guillermo Stitch @guillermostitch.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I certainly had to catch my breath to write it

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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Signal boosting this. I'm a certain number of chapters in and increasingly destabilized - in a very good way.

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Guillermo Stitch @guillermostitch.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

"What each review has in common with the others is that it reads like the report of a surveyor who can’t find the front door, and so (for his supper) surveys the facade." A response to some baffling reviews of The Coast of Everything. Share if you care. www.3ammagazine.com/3am/a-litera...

The front cover art for The Coast of Everything by Guillermo Stitch

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out this fall! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

What a splendid review! 👏 📚💙

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Guillermo Stitch @guillermostitch.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Many thanks for this thoughtful review, @wjdavies.bsky.social!

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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

W.J. Davies on Guillermo Stitch's THE COAST OF EVERYTHING in 3:AM: "the ambitious, provocative nature of a book happily out of step with the plain-style trend of contemporary fiction is refreshing." www.3ammagazine.com/3am/the-coast-o…

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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Kirkus Reviews on Guillermo Stitch's THE COAST OF EVERYTHING: "for those who desire an antidote to our current blink-it-and-miss-it culture, this novel may well occupy a point of pride on their bedside tables."

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THE COAST OF EVERYTHING | Kirkus Reviews

Stitch offers an epic series of tales-within-tales that defy expectations.

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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

"the ambitious, provocative nature of a book happily out of step with the plain-style trend of contemporary fiction is refreshing."

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