Dan Chaon
@danchaon.bsky.social
Novelist and short story writer. New novel, ONE OF US, due out Sept. 23, 2025
Signed/personalized copies of my books here: https://www.macsbacks.com/dan-chaon
Signed/personalized copies of my books here: https://www.macsbacks.com/dan-chaon
I have a new story in this one👇👇
One of the best horror publications of 2025! The TOC is insanely stacked!
On sale for $1.99 on all ebook platforms- Thanks everyone -you've helped maker this book the #1 bestseller on amazon in
#3,455 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
#1 in Horror Collections & Anthologies (Books)
It's also on sale in audio for $.99
books.apple.com/us/book/nigh...
#3,455 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
#1 in Horror Collections & Anthologies (Books)
It's also on sale in audio for $.99
books.apple.com/us/book/nigh...
January 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I have a new story in this one👇👇
Serious question:
Am I just old? (61M)
Or did things actually used to be better?
Am I just old? (61M)
Or did things actually used to be better?
December 30, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Serious question:
Am I just old? (61M)
Or did things actually used to be better?
Am I just old? (61M)
Or did things actually used to be better?
Post surgery blues:
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Post surgery blues:
Reposted by Dan Chaon
We’re all being punished because a bunch of unattractive billionaires are mad they can only buy the faux respect of sycophants, and not real cultural influence.
December 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
We’re all being punished because a bunch of unattractive billionaires are mad they can only buy the faux respect of sycophants, and not real cultural influence.
I made a title card for my new book. I guess it's a way to make it feel real.
Even though I've written eight books now, it's still weirdly hard to believe that I could ever finish another one. It seems impossible.
A penny dropped in the wishing well.
Even though I've written eight books now, it's still weirdly hard to believe that I could ever finish another one. It seems impossible.
A penny dropped in the wishing well.
December 16, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I made a title card for my new book. I guess it's a way to make it feel real.
Even though I've written eight books now, it's still weirdly hard to believe that I could ever finish another one. It seems impossible.
A penny dropped in the wishing well.
Even though I've written eight books now, it's still weirdly hard to believe that I could ever finish another one. It seems impossible.
A penny dropped in the wishing well.
I am pleased to learn that Sam Irby likes my novel
December 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I am pleased to learn that Sam Irby likes my novel
On first glance I thought it was a brain~~😐
December 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
On first glance I thought it was a brain~~😐
Wonderful story 👇
My story “Triple Body Walking” has won the 2025 @fracturedlit.bsky.social Ghost, Fable, and Fairy Tales Prize. Check out the comment by Guest Judge Dan Chaon 🥹
December 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Wonderful story 👇
Reposted by Dan Chaon
"The circus seemed like a very particular metaphor for American life: the dream of escaping and being special, alongside the pressure to conform and not be a 'freak.'"
Dan Chaon speaks with Sanjena Sathian about his new novel, "One of Us." https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/blambustercated/
Dan Chaon speaks with Sanjena Sathian about his new novel, "One of Us." https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/blambustercated/
December 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"The circus seemed like a very particular metaphor for American life: the dream of escaping and being special, alongside the pressure to conform and not be a 'freak.'"
Dan Chaon speaks with Sanjena Sathian about his new novel, "One of Us." https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/blambustercated/
Dan Chaon speaks with Sanjena Sathian about his new novel, "One of Us." https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/blambustercated/
Sad to hear that the great Daniel Woodrell has passed. His work meant a lot to me.
December 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Sad to hear that the great Daniel Woodrell has passed. His work meant a lot to me.
You will be visited by three spirits
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
Reposted by Dan Chaon
We're revisiting our back catalogue and the ONLY original novel we've published—M. Rickert's "The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie." This exquisite mystery is an amalgam of Frankenstein, and A Confederacy of Dunces. We want you to read it. The eBook is on sale for just $2.
undertowpublications.com/ebooks
undertowpublications.com/ebooks
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We're revisiting our back catalogue and the ONLY original novel we've published—M. Rickert's "The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie." This exquisite mystery is an amalgam of Frankenstein, and A Confederacy of Dunces. We want you to read it. The eBook is on sale for just $2.
undertowpublications.com/ebooks
undertowpublications.com/ebooks
Poets save the world! Woo-hoo!
(But also don't overpraise them because then they will lose their talent)
(But also don't overpraise them because then they will lose their talent)
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Poets save the world! Woo-hoo!
(But also don't overpraise them because then they will lose their talent)
(But also don't overpraise them because then they will lose their talent)
It’s nice to rest your muzzle on an end table while gazing out the window.
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It’s nice to rest your muzzle on an end table while gazing out the window.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16…?
November 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16…?
Headed to San Francisco today! Look for me at Book Passage in Corte Madeira tomorrow Nov 15 at 7pm
With Tom Barbash! Ooo
With Tom Barbash! Ooo
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Headed to San Francisco today! Look for me at Book Passage in Corte Madeira tomorrow Nov 15 at 7pm
With Tom Barbash! Ooo
With Tom Barbash! Ooo
Guess who I ran into whilst out for a stroll
November 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Guess who I ran into whilst out for a stroll
Wonderful event last night at Book Soup in LA, in conversation with the brilliant @bcdreyer.social
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Wonderful event last night at Book Soup in LA, in conversation with the brilliant @bcdreyer.social
Reposted by Dan Chaon
I've got all my Q's set up for Dan's A's!
Reading tonight in LA at Book Soup with @bcdreyer.social !!!
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I've got all my Q's set up for Dan's A's!
Reading tonight in LA at Book Soup with @bcdreyer.social !!!
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Reading tonight in LA at Book Soup with @bcdreyer.social !!!
Reposted by Dan Chaon
#imageandverse
"There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes".
August Strindberg, The Ghost Sonata
#eye #sight #macro #green #photography #photohour #eastcoastkin #art #stare
"There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes".
August Strindberg, The Ghost Sonata
#eye #sight #macro #green #photography #photohour #eastcoastkin #art #stare
November 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
#imageandverse
"There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes".
August Strindberg, The Ghost Sonata
#eye #sight #macro #green #photography #photohour #eastcoastkin #art #stare
"There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes".
August Strindberg, The Ghost Sonata
#eye #sight #macro #green #photography #photohour #eastcoastkin #art #stare
Texas Book Festival update:
Fun panel on history and horror with Stephen Graham Jones and Bret Anthony Johnson
Fun panel on history and horror with Stephen Graham Jones and Bret Anthony Johnson
November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Texas Book Festival update:
Fun panel on history and horror with Stephen Graham Jones and Bret Anthony Johnson
Fun panel on history and horror with Stephen Graham Jones and Bret Anthony Johnson
I’ve been deputized!!
November 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I’ve been deputized!!
Tour info! Austin today and tomorrow and then Monday at Book Soup with @bcdreyer.social !!!
November 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Tour info! Austin today and tomorrow and then Monday at Book Soup with @bcdreyer.social !!!