Reposted by Yvonne ConzaMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Photographer Peter Maier captured this jaw-dropping timelapse of a cloudburst over Lake Millstatt in Carinthia, Austria. Original post 822934599
Yvonne Conza @yvonnec.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Huge honor to be in conversation with Rachel Aviv. Such a masterful writer. 010
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaTobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Wrote about Nick Cutter's The Dorians for @reactorsff.bsky.social! reactormag.com/book-review-...reactormag.comLife, Death, and Something Sinister In-Between: Nick Cutter’s The Dorians - ReactorTobias Carroll reviews a disquieting horror novel about a too-good-to-be-true age reduction technique. 202
Yvonne Conza @yvonnec.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Take a read: lareviewofbooks.org/article/suit...lareviewofbooks.orgA Study in Vulnerability | Los Angeles Review of BooksMaggie Smith discusses her new book of poems, ‘A Suit or a Suitcase.’ 000
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaLos Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social · 09/06/2026"The audacity of aiming high and being truly ambitious with your work is when it hits, it feels incredible. The downside is you may have to wait for it." —Maggie Smith on "A Suit or A Suitcase": lareviewofbooks.org/article/suit-su… 071
Yvonne Conza @yvonnec.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Lovely chatting with @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social lareviewofbooks.org/article/suit... 1246
Yvonne Conza @yvonnec.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Years ago I read a piece Jamie wrote — I admire her & treasure her response to my work. Keep yr eyes on @lescribbler.bsky.social 110
Yvonne Conza @yvonnec.bsky.social · 28/05/2026New essay up: therumpus.net/2026/05/27/f...therumpus.net"Famesick": On the Frackable Self - The RumpusThe extraction she describes is not always malicious; it often emerges from precarity, ambition, hunger, and the longing to be let inside a world that feels inaccessible. Dunham shows that fracking fr... 000
Yvonne Conza @yvonnec.bsky.social · 02/05/2026open.substack.com/pub/jakerein...open.substack.comMom and DadThe center of my life. 000
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaFICTION @fictionmag.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Really digging @epiphanylit.bsky.social's latest issue & was pleasantly surprised to see a story by @jweirdo.bsky.social, one of our Managing Editor's professors from #QueensCollege! It's a beautifully written glimpse into the personal impact of the AIDs epidemic. Pics taken on #7train. #Groovy 172
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaLauren Groff @legroff.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Gently, gently: if you are asking a favor of me, and you’re clearly using AI to write the email, I will be sending your email directly to the trash bin. 1653
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaRoxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 17/02/2026The Forgotten Occupation, an amazing documentary about the American occupation of Haiti, is now available to rent or buy; you can find it on Vimeo, Google Play, Amazon, YouTube, and pretty much anywhere you like to watch films : tv.apple.com/us/movie/the...tv.apple.comThe Forgotten Occupation: Jim Crow Goes to Haiti - Apple TVWhat happens when the oppressor becomes your salvation? Through a letter to his grandfather, a Haitian filmmaker revisits the U.S. occupation of Haiti… 529372
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 03/02/2026I hadn’t known this. Two men who were accused of sexual abuse on the Shitty Media Men document that I created back in 2017 reached out to Michael Wolff for help as they looked to sue me, and Wolf forwarded their concerns to Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein offered to help. www.jmail.world/thread/EFTA0... 13866811564
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaKimberly Burns @kimberlyburns.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Readers: if you’re not subscribing to @maris.bsky.social Maris Kreizman’s Maris Review newsletter, what even are you doing? This newsletter is essential for anyone who appreciates smart literary criticism and books. Get in there! www.themarisreview.com/the-maris-re...themarisreview.comThe Maris Review, vol 90The theme of the week is how-to. But first... This is the worst part. I hate to do this. But I just re-upped my account for this newsletter on Ghost (it would have been nice if they'd given me a wa... 331
Yvonne Conza @yvonnec.bsky.social · 03/02/2026For “A Rabbit’s Foot” I wrote about: a-rabbitsfoot.com/editorial/fi...a-rabbitsfoot.comIn 'The Chronology of Water', Kristen Stewart turns trauma into form - A Rabbit's Foot 011
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaNPR @npr.org · 15/01/2026Part memoir and part fiction, Barnes' hybrid novel publishes the day after his 80th birthday. He's been living with a rare form of blood cancer for six years. n.pr/49ozZEHn.prJulian Barnes says he's enjoying himself, but that 'Departure(s)' is his last bookPart memoir and part fiction, Barnes' hybrid novel publishes the day after his 80th birthday. He's been living with a rare form of blood cancer for six years. 15912
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaRoxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 15/01/2026In other news, @debbiemillman.bsky.social wrote about the design of the new food pyramid. Spoiler: it's terrible design reflecting terrible politics. www.statnews.com/2026/01/13/n...statnews.comI’m a designer. The new food pyramid is outdated and confusingThe new food pyramid represents “an outdated way of thinking about visual communication,” writes a designer. 633735
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaNPR @npr.org · 13/12/2025In our time, it's easy to shut your mind, driven by fear or misinformation. This year, NPR Music's pop critic found the antidote in music that encouraged exploring n.pr/494BlEen.prAnn Powers' Top 10 Albums of 2025In our time, it's easy to shut your mind, driven by fear or misinformation. This year, NPR Music's pop critic found the antidote in music that encouraged exploring. 110216
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaBenjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 30/11/2025I do occasionally want to say to my fellow Americans who insist that periods ever go outside quotation marks "Cool, show me that in a modern U.S. book or periodical," but I never say that. 7905
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaThe Rumpus @therumpus.net · 13/11/2025"Writing always draws on resilience." JOYRIDE: @yvonnec.bsky.social interviews @susanorlean.bsky.social about her memoir Joyride (@avidreaderpress.bsky.social). ➡️ buff.ly/018CSRO 021
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaRoxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 12/11/2025But what alarms me in all this is how the girls who were victimized by these men are largely forgotten. I want us to find ways of centering them in the discourse. 332254331
Reposted by Yvonne Conzasara lippmann @saralippmann.bsky.social · 29/10/2025 “You have to be flinchable … That’s being human. We flinch all the time.” READ the stunning, soulful @maureenlangloss.bsky.social on Yiyun Li and Miriam Toews—and well, all of us. www.maureenlangloss.com/you-have-to-... @newyorker.commaureenlangloss.comYou Have to Be Flinchable - Maureen LanglossThis weekend, I attended Yiyun Li and Miriam Toews’s inspiring conversation at The New Yorker Festival. The talk made me laugh—and also cry. There were moments I had to hold back sobs. This was also m... 041
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaLisa Thornton @thorntonforreal.bsky.social · 05/11/2025How can I make jewelry out of my zebra grass? 4191
Reposted by Yvonne Conzasara lippmann @saralippmann.bsky.social · 25/01/2025grateful to share my hometown novel (and my orphaned collection) are coming home to @tortoisebooks.bsky.social 🙏💗 3416311
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaNPR @npr.org · 06/08/2025Charming critics and audiences with New Threats From The Soul, his funny, loose, reference-packed album, the veteran Louisville musician is having an unlikely breakthrough at 40 years old.n.prIndie rock fans, it's time to get on the Ryan Davis bandwagonCharming critics and audiences with New Threats From The Soul, his funny, loose, reference-packed album, the veteran Louisville musician is having an unlikely breakthrough at 40 years old. 7978
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaNPR @npr.org · 28/07/2025A bright moon will make it hard to see the Perseid meteor shower in mid-August, but one night this week offers a decent chance of seeing some shooting stars.n.prDon't wait for the Perseids in August — look for meteors this weekA bright moon will make it hard to see the Perseid meteor shower in mid-August, but one night this week offers a decent chance of seeing some shooting stars. 228045
Yvonne Conza @yvonnec.bsky.social · 09/05/2025“Wild Blue” — about the complexity of relationships, especially estranged ones: open.substack.com/pub/maggiefr... Iopen.substack.comWild BlueA guest essay from Yvonne Conza 020
Yvonne Conza @yvonnec.bsky.social · 07/05/2025lareviewofbooks.org/article/rebu...lareviewofbooks.orgRebuilding a Relationship | Los Angeles Review of BooksYvonne Conza interviews Jill Bialosky about her new book, “The End Is the Beginning: A Personal History of My Mother.” 030
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 21/03/2025This is more important than you realize. Bluesky doesn’t downgrade links. Which means news sites will get more traffic from here than other sites. Which gives them economic reasons to post here first. 485458316657
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaMorgan Jerkins @mjerkins.bsky.social · 11/03/2025He’s not very articulate, is he? 0101
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaRandi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 05/03/2025"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade." 12666937518581
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaLeslie Jill Patterson @lesliejillp.bsky.social · 24/02/2025This Thursday, Kathryn Savage will give a Q&A at 1 p.m. on Thurs, in HUM 201, and later that evening, at 7:30 p.m., she will read from her debut book, Groundglass, in Chemistry 107. Come out and learn about ecological violence, legacy pollution, body burden, and sacrifice zones. 023
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaNPR @npr.org · 19/02/2025The fired staffers were tasked with making sure medications given to animals work well and are safe.npr.orgFDA staff handling drug safety for pets and livestock lost jobs in Trump firingsThe fired staffers were tasked with making sure medications given to animals work well and are safe. 531171451
Reposted by Yvonne ConzaLydia Kiesling @lydiakiesling.bsky.social · 16/02/2025This piece by Susan Freinkel does a great job describing our nightmarishly complex bureaucratic patchwork of housing and social services, and telling the stories both of the people who suffer within it and the people who try to help them navigate it. sfstandard.com/2025/02/08/g...sfstandard.comHer job is to remove homeless people from SF's parks. Her methods are extraordinaryInstead of forcing people out of Golden Gate Park, ranger Amanda Barrows helps them find housing. 09932
