ezra kupor
@ezrakupor.bsky.social
associate editor @harperbooks + @harperperennial • not here but views still very much my own • he/him 🫠
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@ezrakupor.bsky.social
· Dec 9
I started a newsletter hehe : ) first post is live : )
galleybrag.substack.com
galleybrag.substack.com
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@ezrakupor.bsky.social’s Galley Brag is among the best Substacks on book publishing, and I had such a great time talking with him about book deals, criticism, publicity, and our broken industry!
open.substack.com/pub/galleybr...
open.substack.com/pub/galleybr...
Galley Brag #22
Author and critic Kristen Martin on the Publishers Marketplace deal flow, the fallacy of "most anticipated" lists, and the dearth of book criticism as a fascism indicator.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
@ezrakupor.bsky.social’s Galley Brag is among the best Substacks on book publishing, and I had such a great time talking with him about book deals, criticism, publicity, and our broken industry!
open.substack.com/pub/galleybr...
open.substack.com/pub/galleybr...
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What a great interview about works in translation and learning which colophons to trust when looking for books to love. open.substack.com/pub/galleybr...
Galley Brag #19 (Part 1!)
Martha of Martha's Monthly on translated fiction as a re-introduction to the world, the growing chasm between reader and critic, and the joy of reading "challenging" books.
open.substack.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
What a great interview about works in translation and learning which colophons to trust when looking for books to love. open.substack.com/pub/galleybr...
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“Two cars full of supplies and people for a weekend of living more with less. Not for camping, but for monkhood.”
Simon Wu on a meditation retreat in New Jersey. buff.ly/2NSU4tl
Simon Wu on a meditation retreat in New Jersey. buff.ly/2NSU4tl
July 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“Two cars full of supplies and people for a weekend of living more with less. Not for camping, but for monkhood.”
Simon Wu on a meditation retreat in New Jersey. buff.ly/2NSU4tl
Simon Wu on a meditation retreat in New Jersey. buff.ly/2NSU4tl
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Our latest podcast episode features @ezrakupor.bsky.social discussing all things GALLEY BRAG, publishing paths, and editing debut books.
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1nWR...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1nWR...
June 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Our latest podcast episode features @ezrakupor.bsky.social discussing all things GALLEY BRAG, publishing paths, and editing debut books.
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1nWR...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1nWR...
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not complying in advance but also what if you didn't comply after the fact
January 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
not complying in advance but also what if you didn't comply after the fact
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a friend of mine transitioned in the last year or so and hand to god for years i never saw her smile the way she smiles now. like night and day
January 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
a friend of mine transitioned in the last year or so and hand to god for years i never saw her smile the way she smiles now. like night and day
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hope everyone is done Just Asking Questions now
January 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
hope everyone is done Just Asking Questions now
u want to send me commercial romcoms….and thrillers…that are subtly subversive…and lowkey thought provoking…
January 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
u want to send me commercial romcoms….and thrillers…that are subtly subversive…and lowkey thought provoking…
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I went on @ezrakupor.bsky.social's new series Galley Brag to talk about book reviewing, pitching, publicity, and my upcoming book Herculine.
galleybrag.substack.com/p/galley-bra...
galleybrag.substack.com/p/galley-bra...
Galley Brag #4
Grace Byron on pitching reviews, Brat Girl Summer, and the debut author's role in publishing a book <3
galleybrag.substack.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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happy (?) new year! would love NF subs by scientists, historians/researchers, tech/legal experts & philosophers on radical world building & future thinking. the gap btwn sci-fi & reality is becoming increasingly tighter w/ technological advances continuing to favor the few...
January 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
happy (?) new year! would love NF subs by scientists, historians/researchers, tech/legal experts & philosophers on radical world building & future thinking. the gap btwn sci-fi & reality is becoming increasingly tighter w/ technological advances continuing to favor the few...
who are the best music journalists to follow these days?? asking for a friend 💋
December 30, 2024 at 2:39 AM
who are the best music journalists to follow these days?? asking for a friend 💋
ahhhh tysm to Charlie of Montana Book Co my absolute king!!! love to see @emnorth.bsky.social on this list with a bunch of other faves :)
Readers and booksellers share their favorite LGBTQ titles of 2024
Casey McQuiston’s “The Pairing,” Julia Armfield’s “Private Rites” and Billy-Ray Belcourt’s “Coexistence” were among the favorite queer titles of booksellers and bibliophiles.
www.nbcnews.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:08 PM
ahhhh tysm to Charlie of Montana Book Co my absolute king!!! love to see @emnorth.bsky.social on this list with a bunch of other faves :)
Wrote about feeling bad about reading feat. @maris.bsky.social + @katpburke.bsky.social + everyone else who DM’d me about also feeling bad about reading ❤️
In Favor of Reading Less
Or, if you read a book and don’t post it on Goodreads, did it even count?
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December 29, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Wrote about feeling bad about reading feat. @maris.bsky.social + @katpburke.bsky.social + everyone else who DM’d me about also feeling bad about reading ❤️
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i must announce my hatred (/j) of @ezrakupor.bsky.social for being the reason i have to redo my "best books of 2024" list on DECEMBER FREAKIN 23... he sent me a copy of IN UNIVERSES by @emnorth.bsky.social months ago, i finally read it tonight, and everything has changed...
truly an incredible read.
truly an incredible read.
December 24, 2024 at 9:30 PM
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heya!
saw my pal @shadipetosky.bsky.social is doing some amazing work helping trans folks with document changes in all 50 states!
also check out the instagram @transdocproject for more info, videos and donation links if you'd prefer to send money directly.
saw my pal @shadipetosky.bsky.social is doing some amazing work helping trans folks with document changes in all 50 states!
also check out the instagram @transdocproject for more info, videos and donation links if you'd prefer to send money directly.
Donate to Pre-Trump Trans Federal Document Project!, organized by Shadi Petosky
As you know! Trans folks have a lot of anxiety about getting all of their Fede… Shadi Petosky needs your support for Pre-Trump Trans Federal Document Project!
www.gofundme.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:49 PM
heya!
saw my pal @shadipetosky.bsky.social is doing some amazing work helping trans folks with document changes in all 50 states!
also check out the instagram @transdocproject for more info, videos and donation links if you'd prefer to send money directly.
saw my pal @shadipetosky.bsky.social is doing some amazing work helping trans folks with document changes in all 50 states!
also check out the instagram @transdocproject for more info, videos and donation links if you'd prefer to send money directly.
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why did this essay about bags have to go so fucking hard
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/12...
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/12...
Six Handbags - The Paris Review
“I lean close to the bag and inhale. I remember that the leather is baby-cow skin. I smell the earth, animal mortality, and the moment of my financial trauma.”
www.theparisreview.org
December 13, 2024 at 11:11 PM
why did this essay about bags have to go so fucking hard
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/12...
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/12...
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Corporate media, a play in 3 acts
December 13, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Corporate media, a play in 3 acts
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i get very excited every time this substack hits my inbox reading about this part of the ~book community~ is fascinating to me as a bookseller who DOES galley brag all over my instagram story at least once a week
December 13, 2024 at 5:21 PM
i get very excited every time this substack hits my inbox reading about this part of the ~book community~ is fascinating to me as a bookseller who DOES galley brag all over my instagram story at least once a week
new galley brag just dropped : )
Galley Brag #2
Tembe Denton-Hurst on book criticism as an endangered species, Toni Morrison, and the best of BookTube <3
open.substack.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:04 PM
new galley brag just dropped : )
Gonna swap all the scissors in our apartment with these giant ceremonial ribbon cutting scissors and see how long it takes my boyfriend to notice
December 13, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Gonna swap all the scissors in our apartment with these giant ceremonial ribbon cutting scissors and see how long it takes my boyfriend to notice
absolutely fuck this shit now & forever &--like so many people more brilliant than me are pointing out--puberty blockers will still be allowed for "precocious puberty," which means if a child on blockers later comes out as trans, they will no longer be able to access this life-saving medicine.
December 12, 2024 at 8:27 PM
absolutely fuck this shit now & forever &--like so many people more brilliant than me are pointing out--puberty blockers will still be allowed for "precocious puberty," which means if a child on blockers later comes out as trans, they will no longer be able to access this life-saving medicine.
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the thing is... puberty blockers aren't what trans kids want. they're the compromise we settled on so that the kids can delay puberty until they are able to consent to getting the hormones they want.
December 11, 2024 at 4:56 PM
the thing is... puberty blockers aren't what trans kids want. they're the compromise we settled on so that the kids can delay puberty until they are able to consent to getting the hormones they want.
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who on here would be excited to hear that I’m writing a labor history book for kids
December 12, 2024 at 7:07 PM
who on here would be excited to hear that I’m writing a labor history book for kids
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sorry if you need me today I'm going to be busy thinking of the description of hawk-tuah as "onomatopoeically evoking expectoration" for the rest of the afternoon
The Year Creators Took Over
The attention economy has dominated the Internet for more than a decade now, but never before have its protagonists felt so central to American life—or had such direct access to the levers of power.
www.newyorker.com
December 12, 2024 at 5:47 PM
sorry if you need me today I'm going to be busy thinking of the description of hawk-tuah as "onomatopoeically evoking expectoration" for the rest of the afternoon