Andrew Porter
@andrewporter01.bsky.social
Author of THE DISAPPEARED (Knopf), THE THEORY OF LIGHT AND MATTER (Vintage), IN BETWEEN DAYS (Knopf), and THE IMAGINED LIFE (Knopf, forthcoming 2025) CW Prof.
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Andrew Porter
@andrewporter01.bsky.social
· Dec 11
So excited to have galleys of my forthcoming novel, THE IMAGINED LIFE (out 4/15/25)! If you’re interested in pre-ordering it (and pre-orders are always a big help!), the link is in the replies. ✨
Thank you so much, @willmusgrove.bsky.social! 🙂🙏
Sundays are for reading books by @andrewporter01.bsky.social 💙
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thank you so much, @willmusgrove.bsky.social! 🙂🙏
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Sundays are for reading books by @andrewporter01.bsky.social 💙
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sundays are for reading books by @andrewporter01.bsky.social 💙
Last day to submit!! ⬇️
Hello dear writers! Today is the last day to submit to our annual short story contest (submissions close at midnight EST). We can't wait to read your work with this year's judge
@andrewporter01.bsky.social!
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@andrewporter01.bsky.social!
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The Larry Brown Short Story Award
We’re pleased to announce the tenth annual Larry Brown Short Story Award. The winners will receive the following prizes: 1st $500 USD, 2nd $50 USD, 3rd $50 USD, and 4th and 5th will receive a…
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October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Last day to submit!! ⬇️
Excited to be on the @texasbookfest.bsky.social panel “Excavating the Past: Road Trips to Self Discovery” with author Annie Hartnett on Saturday, November 8 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM in the Capitol Extension Room E2.012 (moderated by Susannah Auby). Book signing to follow at 12:15 PM.
October 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Excited to be on the @texasbookfest.bsky.social panel “Excavating the Past: Road Trips to Self Discovery” with author Annie Hartnett on Saturday, November 8 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM in the Capitol Extension Room E2.012 (moderated by Susannah Auby). Book signing to follow at 12:15 PM.
Extremely honored and thrilled to see The Imagined Life longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction!!!
October 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Extremely honored and thrilled to see The Imagined Life longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction!!!
It’s truly a dream to have my story “Angelo” selected by Celeste Ng for this year’s edition of Best American Short Stories! Special thanks to Nicole Lamy and @marinerbooks.bsky.social and to Laila Lalami and Ladette Randolph for selecting it for @pshares.bsky.social (where it first appeared)!
October 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It’s truly a dream to have my story “Angelo” selected by Celeste Ng for this year’s edition of Best American Short Stories! Special thanks to Nicole Lamy and @marinerbooks.bsky.social and to Laila Lalami and Ladette Randolph for selecting it for @pshares.bsky.social (where it first appeared)!
Had such a lovely time last night at the UK launch event for The Imagined Life at Brick Lane Bookshop in London! 🇬🇧 Huge thanks to author Curtis Garner for the amazing questions and to Millie Guille, Europa Editions and @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social for hosting! ❤️
October 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Had such a lovely time last night at the UK launch event for The Imagined Life at Brick Lane Bookshop in London! 🇬🇧 Huge thanks to author Curtis Garner for the amazing questions and to Millie Guille, Europa Editions and @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social for hosting! ❤️
Thank you so much, @drmcgowan.bsky.social! 🙂
October 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Thank you so much, @drmcgowan.bsky.social! 🙂
Thank you so much for the kind words, @nicktankard.bsky.social! I just visited both of those bookstores in the past couple days myself! 🙂
Bookshops of London. This time we went to London Review Bookshop & Daunt Books. I purchased myself this👇🏻& I’m very much enjoying it (it’s about wonky parenting in 80’s LA…just like my upbringing in Bradford although instead of pools I had puddles, instead of palm trees we had rusty swings & dog poo)
October 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Thank you so much for the kind words, @nicktankard.bsky.social! I just visited both of those bookstores in the past couple days myself! 🙂
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TONIGHT!
🚀 Book Launch: The Imagined Life
Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
🚀 Book Launch: The Imagined Life
Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
October 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
TONIGHT!
🚀 Book Launch: The Imagined Life
Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
🚀 Book Launch: The Imagined Life
Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
Reposted by Andrew Porter
🚀 Book Launch: The Imagined Life
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
October 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🚀 Book Launch: The Imagined Life
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
London! 🇬🇧 This is happening THURSDAY at @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social! The UK Book Launch for the British edition of The Imagined Life! This Thus (Oct 9) I’ll be reading and talking with author Curtis Garner at 7 PM. If you’re in London, I would love to see you! ❤️ @alifeinbooks.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
London! 🇬🇧 This is happening THURSDAY at @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social! The UK Book Launch for the British edition of The Imagined Life! This Thus (Oct 9) I’ll be reading and talking with author Curtis Garner at 7 PM. If you’re in London, I would love to see you! ❤️ @alifeinbooks.bsky.social
Reposted by Andrew Porter
🚀 Book Launch: The Imagined Life
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
October 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🚀 Book Launch: The Imagined Life
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
London 🇬🇧 • Oct 9 • Come see us!
🚀 Book Launch: The Imagined Life
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
October 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
London 🇬🇧 • Oct 9 • Come see us!
Reposted by Andrew Porter
🚀 Book Launch: The Imagined Life
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
October 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🚀 Book Launch: The Imagined Life
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
London! 🇬🇧 Next Thursday (Oct 9)
🚀 Book Launch: The Imagined Life
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6
Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.
buff.ly/WZOMbpF
October 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
London! 🇬🇧 Next Thursday (Oct 9)
Honored and excited to be the Selecting Eddie the @wigleaf.bsky.social Too 50 2026!
It is my pleasure to share that @andrewporter01.bsky.social will be the Guest Selecting Editor for the @wigleaf.bsky.social Top 50 2026! Andrew Porter's latest book, The Imagined Life, has received many accolades and has been called, "One of the best books of the year," by Esquire.
October 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Honored and excited to be the Selecting Eddie the @wigleaf.bsky.social Too 50 2026!
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Huge honor to hear @andrewporter01.bsky.social read from his book THE IMAGINED LIFE (my favorite book of the year) and @mdbell79.bsky.social to moderate. And got to see my AZ writer friends! Great evening! 🙏
September 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Huge honor to hear @andrewporter01.bsky.social read from his book THE IMAGINED LIFE (my favorite book of the year) and @mdbell79.bsky.social to moderate. And got to see my AZ writer friends! Great evening! 🙏
London! So excited for this event on Oct 9! 👇
📚 Don’t miss the launch of The Imagined Life by Andrew Porter — a powerful novel of love, memory & secrets in 1980s California.
📍Brick Lane Bookshop
🗓️ Oct 9 | 🎟️ Tickets: bricklanebookshop.org/product/book...
Reading, Q&A, signing with special guest Curtis Garner.
@europaeditions.bsky.social
📍Brick Lane Bookshop
🗓️ Oct 9 | 🎟️ Tickets: bricklanebookshop.org/product/book...
Reading, Q&A, signing with special guest Curtis Garner.
@europaeditions.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
London! So excited for this event on Oct 9! 👇
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Wonderful to attend a reading by @andrewporter01.bsky.social and @sallywenmao.bsky.social moderated by @mdbell79.bsky.social at Changing Hands in Tempe yesterday. And it was great to see you @stephanieaustin.bsky.social @sabrinahicks.bsky.social @rudribhattpatel.bsky.social @karakahnke.bsky.social 💜
September 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Wonderful to attend a reading by @andrewporter01.bsky.social and @sallywenmao.bsky.social moderated by @mdbell79.bsky.social at Changing Hands in Tempe yesterday. And it was great to see you @stephanieaustin.bsky.social @sabrinahicks.bsky.social @rudribhattpatel.bsky.social @karakahnke.bsky.social 💜
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Final reminder. @andrewporter01.bsky.social, Sally Wen Mao, and @mdbell79.bsky.social Tonight at Changing Hands, Tempe. It is free. And it is going to be fabulous. Stop by if you can!
September 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Final reminder. @andrewporter01.bsky.social, Sally Wen Mao, and @mdbell79.bsky.social Tonight at Changing Hands, Tempe. It is free. And it is going to be fabulous. Stop by if you can!
Tempe/Phoenix area! So exited for this even tomorrow! 😍
Once more with mega feeling. I'm so excited to have @andrewporter01.bsky.social, Sally Wen Mao, & @mdbell79.bsky.social all in the house. Tomorrow, 7pm, Changing Hands, Tempe. www.changinghands.com/event/septem...
September 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Tempe/Phoenix area! So exited for this even tomorrow! 😍
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You can join @mdbell79.bsky.social @andrewporter01.bsky.social and Sally Wen Mao for a free reading tomorrow at Changing Hands Bookstore Tempe at 7pm. As my dad used to say, be there or be square! Save your spot at www.changinghands.com/event/septem...
“I used to picture what our lives might have been like had things gone differently... In many ways, it was a futile exercise, and yet it was still a thing I did, in the same way one might revisit a poor decision over and over again, even though in doing so nothing is changed, no solace is found.”
September 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
You can join @mdbell79.bsky.social @andrewporter01.bsky.social and Sally Wen Mao for a free reading tomorrow at Changing Hands Bookstore Tempe at 7pm. As my dad used to say, be there or be square! Save your spot at www.changinghands.com/event/septem...
Thank you so much, @mdbell79.bsky.social!
I loved THE IMAGINED LIFE by @andrewporter01.bsky.social so much. I was just telling my partner the other day that it’s been a long time since a novel made me cry. Well, I’m happy to report we can reset that clock. The end of this one crushed me, in the best way. I needed it.
September 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Thank you so much, @mdbell79.bsky.social!
Thank you, @mdbell79.bsky.social ! 🙏🙂
“I used to picture what our lives might have been like had things gone differently... In many ways, it was a futile exercise, and yet it was still a thing I did, in the same way one might revisit a poor decision over and over again, even though in doing so nothing is changed, no solace is found.”
September 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Thank you, @mdbell79.bsky.social ! 🙏🙂