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Tobias Carroll

@tobiascarroll.bsky.social
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Author: IN THE SIGHT; EX-MEMBERS; POLITICAL SIGN; REEL; TRANSITORY. Next up: KILL LIST (Bloomsbury Academic) NBCC Board. Freelance writer. Coffee drinker. linktr.ee/tobiascarroll

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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 18h
Sitting here muttering "YES YOUNG JULIAN, SCORE THE GOALS, YESSSS" like some sort of soccer-mad Sheev Palpatine.
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Gonna tell my kids this was Whalefall. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA_v...
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Inappropriate Usage of Holiday Road: Moby Dick
YouTube video by MisterNinetySeven
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 02/10/2026
Wait. What? www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ten...
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Ten Objects Around Your House That Are Actually Just Tilda Swinton Getting Lost in a Role
November 5, 2021 (her b-day) 1/13/23
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026
Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.
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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"The cultural critic Maris Kreizman said, 'There are people claiming antisemitism when they didn’t get a book deal, but maybe they’re just bad writers.'” jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame...
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What PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in Publishing
Misleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression…
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Had somehow missed until reading this review that @alexanderchee.bsky.social worked on this, which has me even more curious to see it...
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May-lee Chai (she/her) @mayleechai.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This sunday Oct 4 at 5 pm! www.eventbrite.com/e/may-lee-ch...
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MAY-LEE CHAI & MAI-LINH HONG: My Hungry Ghosts & Continental Drift
Local author and SFSU professor May-Lee Chai will be in conversation with fellow local author Mai-Linh Hong at Books Inc. Laurel Village
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There was a point just after RBNY gave up two goals in the last 10 minutes of their game when an awful smell began emanating from the Passaic River, as though some minor water spirit was shitbarfing in response to the direction in which the match had gone.
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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Red alert: @tobiascarroll.bsky.social is SO back with this month’s edition of the Watchlist. Check out his six newest recommendations, with fiction and poetry translated from Korean, Finnish, Ukrainian, and more, at the link or scroll on for more details: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
A medium purple background. To the left, the covers of the six books featured in the Watchlist: "The Hamlet Called America,” “Asmodeus,” “Bonobo,” “Enchantment,” “Pig Data,” and “A Pretty Little Personality.”
To the right, white text that reads
“The September Watchlist
by Tobias Carroll
New and forthcoming translations from Ukrainian, Spanish, Korean, Finnish, and more”
On the bottom right, the WWB logo in white.
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Decided to create the most Jersey NYT show ballot imaginable. (Was surprised that one of my choices was not already in the system. Justice for "One Man's Trash"!)
"My Top Shows" ballot featuring Jersey Shore, Comic Book Men, Point Pleasant, Boardwalk Empire, The Red Road, Yellowjackets, Mr. Robot, Clerks, Ms. Marvel, and The Chris Gethard Show.
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
....why does Aaron Sorkin look like Forrest MacNeil in his "Orange Hulk" phase?
A white man who has used a lot of self-tanning lotion prepares for stomach implants. He is smiling. His teeth are very white.
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Didn't expect the WKUK "Kid Beer" sketch to be so relevant to 2026, and yet.
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is perfect. theonion.com/creatively-t...
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Creatively Tapped-Out Peter Thiel Launches Startup Called ‘Frodo, But Evil’
BUENOS AIRES—After exhausting a significant amount of his intellectual energy in a series of company launches, a creatively tapped-out Peter Thiel announced Tuesday a new startup called “Frodo, But Ev...
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At @wwborders.bsky.social, I shared thoughts on six September books in translation. wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
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The Watchlist: September 2026 - Words Without Borders
Demons, primates, and quirky villagers: Find all this and more in the six new books Tobias Carroll recommends this month.
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Is anyone else noticing that Gmail seems to be adding the "[see entire email]" links on more email than it was a few months ago? Am I hallucinating?
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Chatted with Grant Maierhofer about his two new books, both of which are very much worth your time, at @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2026/09/29/c...
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Consciousness on Paper: An Interview With Grant Maierhofer
I’ve been an admirer of Grant Maierhofer’s work for years, but my experience of reading his two latest books back to back may be the apex of my experience with his bibliography thus far. Those two …
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Kyle Winkler @bleakhousing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As if you needed reminding, but THE SHIP OF DEATH comes out tomorrow… bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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The Ship of Death: A Novel
“Mind f*cking melting.” —BENJAMIN PERCY“Cosmically creepy as hell. A nightmarish experience.” —DAN CHAON"Every turn of the page is a creepy as f*ck critical success D20 roll. Winkler warmed my nerd he...
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Here's a question about agentic AI: am I totally off-base in thinking that this isn't far removed from what IFTT was doing years ago, albeit souped-up? (If I was more of a tech journalist I'd pitch this idea somewhere, but alas.)
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wrote about Natasha Pulley's ambitious new novel for @reactorsff.bsky.social! reactormag.com/book-review-...
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Fiction With a Grain of Salt: The Salt King by Natasha Pulley - Reactor
Tobias Carroll is ready for more stories in The Salt King's compelling setting.
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This week, I wrote about the excellent Across the Horizon series for @aquariumdrunkard.com! aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/09/25/t...
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The Aquarium Drunkard Guide to Across the Horizon - Aquarium Drunkard
What, exactly, is Across the Horizon? It could be accurately described as a podcast, a radio show, an imprint or even a genre; it’s also resulted in a host of compelling collaborations and a series of...
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Every time I see a publication described as "a brand" first and foremost, a little part of my soul dies. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/s...
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How BrooklynVegan Went From Indie Rock Blog to Ghost Site (Gift Article)
It started as an internet outpost for die-hard music fans. Then came success. Then came corporate ownership.
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I think I've discovered the perfect weather for listening to the music of Crime and the City Solution.
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Nathan Rabin @nathanrabin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There are fewer than four days left in the BackerKit Printopia campaign for Maniac Pixie Dream Girl, my 11th book, 2nd novel, and the definitive parody of a term I coined nearly 20 years ago that will FINALLY allow me to monetize my ubiquitous brainchild nathanrabin.substack.com/p/there-are-...
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Until tonight, I did not realize that Jane Wickline playing Dario Amodei as Gollum was missing from my life, but good lord. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nvn...
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Weekend Update: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on A.I.’s Threat to Humanity - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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Gory Thing @korybing.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I asked @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social to pick up @mattielubchansky.com’a new zine at SPX and it does NOT disappoint, her brain is so big and beautiful.
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Ritesh! @riteshwriter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wow www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ihu...
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We Built a Chinese Typewriter...
YouTube video by HTX Studio
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Benjamin Hall @rippersspot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
book release reminder
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
some serious trogdar energy on that last one. "thatched hut cottageeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!"
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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
new favourite Smaug dropped
the 1968 "pleasure in reading" edition of the hobbit featuring an adorable bright pink Smaug torching the inhabitants of lake town
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Mallory Smart @mallorysmart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Talked Midwest folklore, grief, dead malls, and turning Dave into mythology. Book of David is out October 7 from House of Vlad… www.vol1brooklyn.com/2026/09/24/m...
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Mallory Smart on Exploring the Midwestern Gothic
Mallory Smart is an author, editor, publisher, and podcaster. She has had a prolific year with multiple stories published and a chapbook, We All Go A Little Mad Sometimes, from Thirty West Publishi…
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Means of Production Recordings @trick-g.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Everyone who follows me here probably also follows me on Instagram. So this is not likely to be news. But... after three-decades of being out of print, Pitchblende's 1993 debut LP, Kill Atom Smasher, is now out again on vinyl as of today. Order a copy at: pitchblendedc.bandcamp.com/album/kill-a...
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Kill Atom Smasher (album), by Pitchblende
14 track album
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wrote some quick thoughts on the joys of reading Greg Tate's Flyboy in the Buttermilk. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2026/09/23/f...
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“Flyboy in the Buttermilk” Will Make You Want to Be a Better Writer
There are many reasons to pick up Greg Tate’s recently-reissued Flyboy in the Buttermilk, beginning with the fact that it’s a triumphant, wide-ranging collection of nonfiction and cultural commenta…
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Does Ghost not necessarily notify subscribers if there's an issue with their payment method? Sincerely, someone whose card was recently "compromised" and subsequently realized he was now on the free tier for many newsletters he'd been paying for.
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Excellent news for the @keithrosson.bsky.social buffs on here. deadline.com/2026/09/jess...
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Jessica Biel & Paramount TV Studios Adapting 'Coffin Moon' For TV
Paramount TV Studios is adapting Keith Rosson's horror novel Coffin Moon for TV with Jessica Biel's Iron Ocean, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, & Noah Harpster.
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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 22/09/2026
Presenting the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist. Find out more about the books and authors that make up this year's list. thebookerprizes.com/bp2026
The Booker Prize 2026 shortlist in full:

The End of Everything by M. John Harrison
The Disappearers by Marlon James
Black Bag by Luke Kennard
May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
John of John by Douglas Stuart
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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 22/09/2026
Today is the last day!!!
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Question for the literary types out there: does anyone know why there's a reissued edition of Kodwo Eshun's More Brilliant Than the Sun that currently has a 2079 pub date? I would like to purchase and read this book, but from what I can tell, used copies retail for absurd prices.
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Always fun to get the covid & flu shots and play the game of "how loopy will this make me, on a scale ranging from 'not loopy at all' to 'you will sleep for 18 hours'?"
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Andrew F. Sullivan @afsulli.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
whenever I see a house with the windows built over, I call it an Evenson House.
House with covered window
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Matt Bell @mdbell79.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I wrote a book of poetry! It’s called DEATH DOMESTIC, coming soon from @altcurrent.bsky.social. Really looking forward to working with Leah on this.
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Sometimes, you wonder how to rework part of a paragraph in order to make a description of a place agree with a later description of that same place. And then, sometimes, you realize you can just delete the initial description.
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Joshua Chaplinsky @jchaplinsky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
By @tobiascarroll.bsky.social via @reactorsff.bsky.social. Includes The Man in the Watch Still Visits Me At Night and a ton of other great books. reactormag.com/cant-miss-in...
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Can’t Miss Indie Press Speculative Fiction for September and October 2026 - Reactor
Autumn is a busy time for independent publishers...
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Potentially bad tattoo idea: the symbol from Final Crisis designed to ward off anti-life.
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
From the "typos I almost didn't catch" file: "sharted hallucinations" instead of "shared hallucinations."
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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2027 class of fellows! Apply by Oct. 11: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) at bit.ly/periplusfaq
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
ICYMI: I talked with Vikram Chandra about vibe coding and revisiting his book GEEK SUBLIME for @literaryhub.bsky.social. lithub.com/revisiting-v...
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Revisiting Vikram Chandra’s Ode to the Art of Human Coding in the Age of AI
Twelve years ago, Vikram Chandra’s Geek Sublime: The Beauty of Code, The Code of Beauty was published. In terms of actual history, that isn’t long at all; in terms of technology, it’s an eternity. …
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I'm pleased to announce that I've been cast as the new James Bond. No one is more surprised than me.
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Is....is RBNY's defense actually starting to click? That was one of the more enjoyable hudson river derbies I've seen in a while.
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