Chris Carosi
@ccarriages.bsky.social
poems/Pittsburgh. publishing professional for 10+ years, sales operations at Heyday, formerly at City Lights Booksellers & Publishers.
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Chris Carosi
@ccarriages.bsky.social
· Jan 10
this Insta poem is now a 🔵sky poem.
'Their war 🟥'
dedicated to writers and artists who have been killed by the state of Israel, especially Rafaat Alareer.
The Said quote is from an interview in the International Socialist Review with David Barsamian.
'Their war 🟥'
dedicated to writers and artists who have been killed by the state of Israel, especially Rafaat Alareer.
The Said quote is from an interview in the International Socialist Review with David Barsamian.
they busted out the John Berryman font™️ for this new John Berryman book
December 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
they busted out the John Berryman font™️ for this new John Berryman book
how can I politely ask my friends and/or family members to stop sending me instagram reels and actually interact with me in a meaningful way
December 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
how can I politely ask my friends and/or family members to stop sending me instagram reels and actually interact with me in a meaningful way
I feel like there is a lot of genre bookstores popping up each month - I celebrate this.
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I feel like there is a lot of genre bookstores popping up each month - I celebrate this.
This month my student loans owed dropped below six figures. 🌟
October 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This month my student loans owed dropped below six figures. 🌟
for fun I like to drive around my neighborhood carefully and come to a full stop at stop signs
October 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
for fun I like to drive around my neighborhood carefully and come to a full stop at stop signs
when I refer to myself as a parent, people are assuming I am in some kind of trouble. it's good, I'm good!
October 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
when I refer to myself as a parent, people are assuming I am in some kind of trouble. it's good, I'm good!
easy to forget but it's been true for over a decade with me: when I replace listening to podcasts or other content with music, my mood and general constitution improves
September 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
easy to forget but it's been true for over a decade with me: when I replace listening to podcasts or other content with music, my mood and general constitution improves
more than 5 times someone I've emailed with was surprised I was a man because I was being nice the whole time. that's right, exclamation points are seemingly emasculating
September 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
more than 5 times someone I've emailed with was surprised I was a man because I was being nice the whole time. that's right, exclamation points are seemingly emasculating
smh you're supposed to make the destruction of the piece as part of the artist statement. everyone knows that!
Artist behind San Francisco's Vaillancourt Fountain sends cease-and-desist letter to halt its destruction
The 96-year-old Armand Vaillancourt continues fighting to rescue his public art project from the wrecking ball
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September 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
smh you're supposed to make the destruction of the piece as part of the artist statement. everyone knows that!
there's a bad habit in publishing to title nonfiction books a cliche that is also a pun and the subtitle is actually what the book is about
September 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
there's a bad habit in publishing to title nonfiction books a cliche that is also a pun and the subtitle is actually what the book is about
It's rare you can actually study when a coke plant is totally gone and the health benefits. That's because this one exploded. But yeah everyone in the Mon Valley is healthier immediately now. www.wesa.fm/environment-...
Coke plant’s closure near Pittsburgh led to immediate health benefits, study finds
The Shenango coke works on Neville Island closed in 2016. Coke is a refined form of coal used in steelmaking, and the manufacturing process creates toxic air pollution.
www.wesa.fm
September 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It's rare you can actually study when a coke plant is totally gone and the health benefits. That's because this one exploded. But yeah everyone in the Mon Valley is healthier immediately now. www.wesa.fm/environment-...
B&N bought Books Inc. whaaaaaaaatttttt
via @shelf-awareness.com
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via @shelf-awareness.com
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Shelf Awareness for Thursday, September 4, 2025
Welcome to the Web site for Shelf Awareness: Daily Enlightenment for the Book Trade, the free e-mail newsletter dedicated to helping the people in stores, ...
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September 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
B&N bought Books Inc. whaaaaaaaatttttt
via @shelf-awareness.com
www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?i...
via @shelf-awareness.com
www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?i...
Celan will always be relevant in talking about the wound of genocide on language & memory. Relevant because the wound can't be healed. Threading Darwish into the translation can be a bridge across languages.
From Huda Fakhreddine via @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/to-write-poe...
From Huda Fakhreddine via @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/to-write-poe...
To Write Poetry After Gaza is a Necessity
Translators’ note:All the translations of the poems cited in the following essay are by us. This is partly for consistency’s sake, and partly in tribute to the spirit of (re-)translation that perme…
lithub.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Celan will always be relevant in talking about the wound of genocide on language & memory. Relevant because the wound can't be healed. Threading Darwish into the translation can be a bridge across languages.
From Huda Fakhreddine via @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/to-write-poe...
From Huda Fakhreddine via @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/to-write-poe...
Living in a house for real for the first time in 20 years: every time the garbagemen come by I swell with civic pride
August 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Living in a house for real for the first time in 20 years: every time the garbagemen come by I swell with civic pride
Today was the day I learned that Emmylou's Wrecking Ball came out 2 years before Time Out of Mind.
August 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Today was the day I learned that Emmylou's Wrecking Ball came out 2 years before Time Out of Mind.
My condolences to anyone who knew Malcolm Margolin. I never had the pleasure of chatting with him. I met him very briefly long ago at my last job. I'm proud to be a part of his legacy at Heyday, even a little bit.
he said in a speech last year, "Publishing is a glorified ice cream shop."💖
he said in a speech last year, "Publishing is a glorified ice cream shop."💖
August 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
My condolences to anyone who knew Malcolm Margolin. I never had the pleasure of chatting with him. I met him very briefly long ago at my last job. I'm proud to be a part of his legacy at Heyday, even a little bit.
he said in a speech last year, "Publishing is a glorified ice cream shop."💖
he said in a speech last year, "Publishing is a glorified ice cream shop."💖
"What this place, what Heyday has allowed me to do is to create a real community, to be really useful, to create a home for certain people and certain ideas.”
RIP Malcolm
RIP Malcolm
‘A mighty redwood of a man has fallen.’ Remembering Malcolm Margolin, founder of Heyday books
Writer, editor and publisher Malcolm Margolin, who promoted Indigenous cultural renewal across California, died Wednesday. He was 84.
www.berkeleyside.org
August 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
"What this place, what Heyday has allowed me to do is to create a real community, to be really useful, to create a home for certain people and certain ideas.”
RIP Malcolm
RIP Malcolm
been a dad for about 5 weeks. content has been diffused in strange ways. I have been listening nonstop to Sam Seder debating Libertarians, I am so alive
August 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
been a dad for about 5 weeks. content has been diffused in strange ways. I have been listening nonstop to Sam Seder debating Libertarians, I am so alive
Reposted by Chris Carosi
Annihilation (the Southern Reach series) by Jeff VanderMeer
August 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Annihilation (the Southern Reach series) by Jeff VanderMeer
today was the day I found the Jeremy Enigk solo album
August 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
today was the day I found the Jeremy Enigk solo album
Reposted by Chris Carosi
Tomorrow, August 9, is National Book Lovers Day! In anticipation of cozying up with a new book to celebrate, City of Asylum Bookstore is offering a 25% discount available TODAY ONLY when you shop online! Just use code WELOVEBOOKS25 when you check out at cityofasylumbooks.org. Happy Reading!
City of Asylum Bookstore | An independent bookstore specializing in works in translation and world literature
cityofasylumbooks.org
August 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Tomorrow, August 9, is National Book Lovers Day! In anticipation of cozying up with a new book to celebrate, City of Asylum Bookstore is offering a 25% discount available TODAY ONLY when you shop online! Just use code WELOVEBOOKS25 when you check out at cityofasylumbooks.org. Happy Reading!
Let's go! author of our amazing forthcoming butterfly book profiled in @missionlocal.org.
People We Meet: Liam O’Brien is here to crush butterfly misogyny
How a career on Broadway led to 'Butterflies of the Bay Area and (Slightly) Beyond,' a comprehensive field guide for the region.
missionlocal.org
July 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Let's go! author of our amazing forthcoming butterfly book profiled in @missionlocal.org.
free shipping from Bookshop dot org this week. it ships from Ingram wholesale but still. it's all the books!
July 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
free shipping from Bookshop dot org this week. it ships from Ingram wholesale but still. it's all the books!
One of the weirder aspects of my job is telling people to just go to a bookstore rather than emailing a publisher directly to buy a book.
July 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
One of the weirder aspects of my job is telling people to just go to a bookstore rather than emailing a publisher directly to buy a book.
big time turning point of language on the Internet is when people started typing 'lol' when they didn't really laugh irl
July 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
big time turning point of language on the Internet is when people started typing 'lol' when they didn't really laugh irl