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pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social Pittsburgh Review of Books @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social · 2d
“What we’re left with is the suggestion that storytelling and imagination are essential to survival; indeed, sometimes they’re all we have at our disposal.”

Read "Lauren D. Woods on Imagination, Curiosity & Escape" by Dev Murphy. pghrev.com/lauren-d-woo...
Lauren D. Woods on Imagination, Curiosity & Escape - Pittsburgh Review of Books
The first story in Lauren D. Woods’ new collection The Great Grown-Up Game of Make-Believe begins with the sentence, “The shape-shifter met her husband during
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February 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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"I am obsessed with the idea of escape and didn’t realize it until I wrote this collection."

Thanks to the Pittsburgh Review of Books and Devan Murphy for this wonderful interview with AHP's Lauren D. Woods!

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February 12, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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Tomorrow! 👇
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Next week, 02/12/26 at 7 pm, join AHP authors Lauren D. Woods & Sherrie Flick at White Whale Books for Lauren's Pittsburgh launch for her collection, THE GREAT GROWN-UP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE.

@ladiwoods.bsky.social @sherrieflick.bsky.social
Info graphic for event: White Whale Bookstore Presents BOOK LAUNCH! Lauren Woods reading with Sherrie Flick. Includes author photos and book cover of THE GREAT GROWN UP GAME OF MAKE BELIEVE
February 11, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Pittsburgh, join us next Friday for a generative writing workshop at the AHP office: "Expanding Your Range in Short Stories: From Realism to Surrealism," led by @ladiwoods.bsky.social
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February 6, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Next Thursday! White Whale Bookstore, Pittsburgh 7pm
autumnhouse.org Autumn House Press @autumnhouse.org · 9d
Next week, 02/12/26 at 7 pm, join AHP authors Lauren D. Woods & Sherrie Flick at White Whale Books for Lauren's Pittsburgh launch for her collection, THE GREAT GROWN-UP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE.

@ladiwoods.bsky.social @sherrieflick.bsky.social
Info graphic for event: White Whale Bookstore Presents BOOK LAUNCH! Lauren Woods reading with Sherrie Flick. Includes author photos and book cover of THE GREAT GROWN UP GAME OF MAKE BELIEVE
February 5, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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Next week, 02/12/26 at 7 pm, join AHP authors Lauren D. Woods & Sherrie Flick at White Whale Books for Lauren's Pittsburgh launch for her collection, THE GREAT GROWN-UP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE.

@ladiwoods.bsky.social @sherrieflick.bsky.social
Info graphic for event: White Whale Bookstore Presents BOOK LAUNCH! Lauren Woods reading with Sherrie Flick. Includes author photos and book cover of THE GREAT GROWN UP GAME OF MAKE BELIEVE
February 5, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Loves these blurbs for P. Scott Cunningham's Self-Portrait as the "i" in Florida!

Big thanks to Major Jackson, Kaveh Akbar & Erika Meitner.

@cunningpscott.bsky.social

#poetry #donaldjustice #poems
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February 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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“It all felt very much like those medieval torture devices and Kafka’s Officer who operated on the principle that according to him guilt was always beyond a doubt.”

Lisa Slage Robinson on writing “Drive.”

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On Writing "Drive" - Pittsburgh Review of Books
I don’t remember the first time I read Franz Kafka’s short story “In the Penal Colony” in which the Officer extols the virtues of an execution machine to an
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February 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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Big congratulations to Okwudili Nebeolisa! His debut collection, TERMINAL MALADIES, is a finalist for the 2026 Minnesota Book Award in Poetry.

Thank you to the committee, and congrats to the other finalists.

@okwudilin.bsky.social

#poetry #mnbookawards #award #debut
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January 29, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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Check out these incredible blurbs for Meredith Nnoka's debut poetry collection, LES PORTES, winner of the CAAPP Book Prize.

Warmest thank yous to Cameron Awkward-Rich, Brenda Shaughnessy, Beth E. Richie, and Chen Chen!

#debut #lgbtq+ #feminist
Infographic with blurbs for LES PORTES
January 29, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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One of our absolute favorites!
January 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Print galleys of Self-Portrait as the "i" in Florida by P. Scott Cunningham have arrived!

Winner of the 2025 Donald Justice Poetry Prize, Self-Portrait is a love letter to Miami & a meditation on fatherhood.

#formalistpoetry #indiepub

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Stack of print galleys of Self-Portrait as the i in Florida
January 27, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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“Stories matter. . . . They shape how we understand ourselves and each other. And sometimes, they’re how we survive.”

Wonderful interview with Grace Spulak about her debut short story collection in El Defensor Chieftan.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Winding, sometimes stream of consciousness type poetry. Phrases bump along uneven roads, sputter like a weary engine. Fagin’s poems ask you to trust the process, and know that we are shortcutting our way to an important place. Then, a revelation so bright you have to squint appears. #booksky
Cover of Self Driving by Betty Fagin. A white, oblong spiral is pictured, on top on a background of layered abstract colors.
January 25, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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We had so much fun at our first annual Chicago Writers Showcase last night!!! Thanks to everyone who came and braved the cold to be there 🥰 You warmed our hearts with your beautiful words and brilliance.
January 22, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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We’re so excited to share these wonderful endorsements for Grace Spulak’s forthcoming debut short story collection, Magdalena Is Brighter Than You Think!

Deep thanks to K-Ming Chang, Adrienne Celt, Carter Sickels, and Maryse Meijer for these generous words of support.

#debut #shortstories #lgbtq+
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January 22, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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Short Reads (Nonfiction; pays) opened to nonfiction submissions. https://duotrope.com... #amwriting
Re-opening: Short Reads
Short Reads (Nonfiction; pays) opened to nonfiction submissions. https://duotrope.com/magazine/short-reads-35974 #amwriting
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January 21, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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PGH: Mark your calendars! Lauren D. Woods is coming to town and will be reading with Sherrie Flick at White Whale Bookstore on Feb. 12 @ 7 pm!

@ladiwoods.bsky.social @sherrieflick.bsky.social

#Reading #Fiction #Shortstories #Flashfiction
Flyer for reading; White Whale Bookstore Presents Book Launch of Lauren Woods's THE GREAT GROWNUP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE reading with Sherrie Flick. Feb 12 7 PM ET. In-store and on Zoom
January 22, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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Print galleys of Les Portes by Meredith Nnoka are here!

DM us if you're interested in a copy for review.
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#indieauthor #debut #poetry

January 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Thanks to @electricliterature.com and Wendy J. Fox for featuring THE GREAT GROWN UP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE by @ladiwoods.bsky.social in their "15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter" list!
Screenshot of Wendy's comment on THE GREAT GROWN UP GAME OF MAKE BELIEVE
January 16, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Love to see @gspulak.bsky.social's MAGDALENA IS BRIGHTER THAN YOU THINK on @msmagazine.com's "Reads for the Rest of Us: The Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2026."

Thanks to Karla and Violet for their work in putting this list together! 💙
Front cover image of book Magdalena Is Bright Than You Think by Grace Spulak; white text on abstract painting image
January 16, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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What We’re Reading: a roundup of the most engaging recent pieces on the web read by the Pittsburgh Review of Books staff this week, from @reactorsff.bsky.social @smithsonianmag.bsky.social @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social @jacobinmag.bsky.social @lithub.com.web.brid.gy + more! pghrev.com/what-were-re...
What We're Reading the Third Week of January 2026 - Pittsburgh Review of Books
A roundup of what the Pittsburgh Review of Book's class is reading the third week of January 2026:
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January 15, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Galleys are here! Winner of the 2025 Rising Writer Prize, this debut collection by Grace Spulak explores gender, queerness, trauma, and resilience in rural New Mexico. Message us if you’d like a review copy!
#reviewcopy #shortstories #bookstagram #fictionbooks #galleys
January 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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If I had to select two words to describe Lauren D. Woods’s short story collection, they would be “playful” and “gutting.”

Thanks to @adroitjournal.bsky.social and Andrew Gretes for the excellent review of The Great Grown-Up Game of Make-Believe by @ladiwoods.bsky.social!
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January 14, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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"Ah, a muse. You don’t get to pick what/who it is, how, or why. It’s just: Here we go. Start writing."

Great interview with Sherrie Flick about her newest short story collection!
sherrieflick.bsky.social Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · Jan 13
100 Word Story journal interview up with 100-word answers! What fun. I talk about my new story collection I HAVE NOT CONSIDERED CONSEQUENCES and other stuff, including how non-writer me would have opened a bakery

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January 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM