Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 12hIn dishonor of Jeffrey Archer, who, it is reported, died "between writing sessions," may we suggest a therapeutic read of M.J. Nicholls' THE FALL AND FALL OF DEREK HAFFMANN? www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/the_...saggingmeniscus.comThe Fall and Fall of Derek Haffman | Sagging Meniscus Press 111
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 20h"I think Duchamp ... would be proud of the soapbox derby go-cart Silverton is driving through art and poetry..." Dana Wilde on Mike Silverton's NEW AND USED POEMS AND OBJECTS: www.islandinstitute.org/working-wat… 052
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusCommunity of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Featuring @servinghousebooks.bsky.social, @vineleavespress.bsky.social, @ironoakeditions.bsky.social, @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social, @acrebooks.bsky.social, @abodepress.bsky.social, and more: www.clmp.org/news/books-l...clmp.orgBooks Launching in September 2026 - Community of Literary Magazines and PressesSupport independent literary publishers by picking a read from the list below, which features new books released by CLMP members in September 2026. Freely Frayed by Don Mee Choi Wave Books |… 152
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026COVER REVEAL: Joe Taylor's PARADISE MUZZLED, with plenty of pizza and star turns from crowd favorites Satan and Jehovah, coming this December! www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/par… 020
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusJeff (Mixed Metaphors) @mixedmetaphors.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I finished reading The Coast of Everything by Guillermo Stitch. It will take me some time to unpack my full thoughts about it, but, as a preliminary review I can say: it is the best. 💙📚 1224
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We will make manifest a sagging minifest soon! 010
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Sorry, Brooklyn Saggers and Clam People, no festival this weekend! Let's find another way to meet up soon, shall we? 111
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusDavid Collard @davidcollard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026As featured in last night's online gathering. A savagely hilarious satire about men at war. Vonnegut turned up to 11. Strongly recommended! 031
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusEric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I'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. 022
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Now available in the Sagging Shorts series: Norman Conquest's WHAT'S HECUBA TO HIM OR HE TO HECUBA? www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/hec… 010
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusCommunity of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Will 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...clmp.orgBrooklyn Book Festival - Community of Literary Magazines and PressesFESTIVAL 021
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… 000
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusJake Goldsmith @jgoldsmith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Reading 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. 221
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Happy Publication Day to Lee Upton, whose TABITHA, STAY UP is released today on every imaginable platform! saggingmeniscus.comTabitha, Stay Up | Sagging Meniscus PressAfter a shattering disappointment, Tabitha must find new ways to get up—and stay up. In this sequel to Tabitha, Get Up, she faces a determined antagonist and a possible new love, or the return of what appeared to be lost love. She must save the world’s best bar, contend with diabolical twins and... 053
Reposted by Sagging Meniscus7/4 @sevenfour.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Arnold Schoenberg was born on September 13, 1874. 0194
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Kirkus 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/… 062
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026On our home page as of today, in response to MANY reports of scam emails. Be careful out there! 144
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026In Microlit, Allison Renner on Lee Upton's TABITHA, STAY UP: "What ultimately makes Tabitha, Stay Up so rewarding is that its humor and heart never compete with one another." birchbarkediting.com“How can I not take notes about my life”: Allison Renner’s Review of Lee Upton’s TABITHA, STAY UP — BIRCH BARK EDITINGTabitha, Stay Up Lee Upton Sagging Meniscus Press, September 2026 224 pages 010
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026COVER REVEAL: Charles Holdefer's new novel, MOVE THE MOUNTAIN, coming this April! www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/mov… 040
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusBen Niespodziany 📚🎪 @neonpajamas.bsky.social · 04/09/2026@adamvoith.bsky.social / @littleengines.bsky.social / @mallorysmart.bsky.social / @houseofvladpress.bsky.social / @rosemetalpress.bsky.social / @apconmag.bsky.social / @augstone.bsky.social / @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social / @alwayscrashing.bsky.social / @norestnick.bsky.social 121
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusBen Niespodziany 📚🎪 @neonpajamas.bsky.social · 04/09/2026One week from today! A reading marathon for the ages Arrive early. Last year was PACKED. We start right at 6:15pm. 1169
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusEric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Much 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...thesonneteer.substack.comOn Reading Maffeo Barberini’s Sonetto XXXII (Qui m'assido pensoso in questo sasso)A Poem by Eric T. Racher 122
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusTerena Elizabeth Bell @terenabell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Well, get ready to cheer for me. I finally have a novel coming out: Sept 2027 from @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/recu...saggingmeniscus.comRecursion | Sagging Meniscus Press 061
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusGuillermo Stitch @guillermostitch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Extra 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. 0114
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026And we continue to get reports of this from different authors, and we continue to sigh. 000
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusJeff (Mixed Metaphors) @mixedmetaphors.bsky.social · 31/08/2026It'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.) 041
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Another report today, with someone using the name "Cynthia Blake". Sigh. 111
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusMiriam Gershow @miriamgershow.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The 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...exactingclam.comUnusually Credible and Precise | Exacting Clam 166520
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Sadly, 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!static.klipy.comSpammerALT: Spammer 252
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Favorite paragraph in any review of anything: "I loathe to mention Krapp. I loathe to mention. I loathe to. I loathe. I." 000
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusPaul Kavanagh @kavcarter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026www.themanchesterreview.co.uk?p=13221themanchesterreview.co.ukDavid Rose, Heimat, reviewed by Paul Kavanagh - The Manchester ReviewWhy does the writer have to be subservient to the reader? David Rose | Heimat | Nightjar Press: £3.75Reviewed by Paul Kavanagh ‘All my memories gather ’round her,’ sings John Denver. David Rose sin... 072
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Readers 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!goodreads.comBook giveaway for The Coast of Everything by Guillermo Stitch Aug 24-Sep 21, 2026Enter 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... 041
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 21/08/2026COVER 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… 083
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusDr Katherine Graham @katherinegraham.bsky.social · 18/08/2026It'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 052
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusDr Katherine Graham @katherinegraham.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Finally 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 1163
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusDavid Collard @davidcollard.bsky.social · 17/08/2026A 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... 0199
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusNick Holdstock @nickholdstock.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Contrary to Schopenhauer's parable, these Porcupines seem content with each other's company (for now). @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social 041
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusNiamh Mac Cabe @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Ceilings. 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 2142
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusDavid Henningham 郭大衛 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 💖💛💙 @henninghampress.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I 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/084shop.ingramspark.com 3134
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Donald 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.” jewishbookcouncil.orgSomeone Should Know This StoryThe 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 132
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusCaroline Clark @cclarklewes.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Looking forward to @kavcarter.bsky.social’s new book. Anyone read his ICEBERG? Unforgettable. 011
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 08/08/2026COVER REVEAL: Paul Kavanagh's EVERYBODY IS INTERESTED IN PIGEONS, now preorderable at @asterismbooks.bsky.social: asterismbooks.com/product/ever... 2136
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusGuillermo Stitch @guillermostitch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026My 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. 2328
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusJeff Chon @jeffchon.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Here'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? 184
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusGuillermo Stitch @guillermostitch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Deepest thanks to the reviewer and the Review! 062
Reposted by Sagging MeniscusStu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Scuse 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...inews.co.ukThe Booker is a shambles - and everyone in publishing knows itPlenty thought my novel would make the list – it didn't. Here's why I don't give a toss 25521
