Kristen Iskandrian
@kristeniskandrian.bsky.social
writer
co-owner of Thank You Books in Birmingham, AL
co-owner of Thank You Books in Birmingham, AL
you heard it here first
October 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
you heard it here first
Really tired of containing multitudes. Ready to contain 1-2 things, max
October 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Really tired of containing multitudes. Ready to contain 1-2 things, max
Romaine Brooks’s women
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Romaine Brooks’s women
happy pub day to @somers.bsky.social ! cc @thankyoubooks.bsky.social
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open.substack.com/pub/kristeni...
The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers
October's Signed First Edition Club pick at Thank You Books
open.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
happy pub day to @somers.bsky.social ! cc @thankyoubooks.bsky.social
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open.substack.com/pub/kristeni...
Reposted by Kristen Iskandrian
On this week's Selected Shorts episode, Lauren Ambrose performs @kristeniskandrian.bsky.social’s “Quantum Voicemail." Enjoy an excerpt of her reading here, and then listen to the full story wherever you get your podcasts! bit.ly/4mGUqQw
October 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
On this week's Selected Shorts episode, Lauren Ambrose performs @kristeniskandrian.bsky.social’s “Quantum Voicemail." Enjoy an excerpt of her reading here, and then listen to the full story wherever you get your podcasts! bit.ly/4mGUqQw
some events are events & some events are sensual….this was right before I said “I love you” @tricialockwood.bsky.social
#smirnoff
#smirnoff
did miette voice for a full two minutes for @kristeniskandrian.bsky.social and the excellent people at thank you books in birmingham
October 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
some events are events & some events are sensual….this was right before I said “I love you” @tricialockwood.bsky.social
#smirnoff
#smirnoff
quite a few homages to Thomas Bernhard these days….some may say…*too* many
October 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
quite a few homages to Thomas Bernhard these days….some may say…*too* many
Reposted by Kristen Iskandrian
On this week's Selected Shorts episode, Better With You?, actors Julie Benko and Lauren Ambrose perform stories by Kim Fu and @kristeniskandrian.bsky.social. Take a listen wherever you get your podcasts. bit.ly/4mGUqQw
September 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
On this week's Selected Shorts episode, Better With You?, actors Julie Benko and Lauren Ambrose perform stories by Kim Fu and @kristeniskandrian.bsky.social. Take a listen wherever you get your podcasts. bit.ly/4mGUqQw
it's time for us as a nation to force Billy Joel to write another verse of We Didn't Start the Fire
September 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
it's time for us as a nation to force Billy Joel to write another verse of We Didn't Start the Fire
"insane in retrospect but we're doing it" sums up @thankyoubooks.bsky.social very nicely 🧚
here are the tour cards for my US stops! seems uh sort of insane in retrospect but we’re doing it
September 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"insane in retrospect but we're doing it" sums up @thankyoubooks.bsky.social very nicely 🧚
“Lily Allen” literature….does this have legs
September 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“Lily Allen” literature….does this have legs
every book is like, she was a young damaged pupil…..he was a man of letters, if not principles…..
September 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
every book is like, she was a young damaged pupil…..he was a man of letters, if not principles…..
can’t explain it but this book is like Ace Ventura, a movie I’ve never seen
August 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
can’t explain it but this book is like Ace Ventura, a movie I’ve never seen
@thankyoubooks.bsky.social all the way tf locked in for @tricialockwood.bsky.social !!!!
Preorder here:
thankyoubookshop.com/item/ZoOPMvN...
Preorder here:
thankyoubookshop.com/item/ZoOPMvN...
August 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
@thankyoubooks.bsky.social all the way tf locked in for @tricialockwood.bsky.social !!!!
Preorder here:
thankyoubookshop.com/item/ZoOPMvN...
Preorder here:
thankyoubookshop.com/item/ZoOPMvN...
panning for new TYB tee ideas, & just landed on this one, courtesy Nathanael West: “She works in a bookstore, but wait’ll you see her behind.”
August 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
panning for new TYB tee ideas, & just landed on this one, courtesy Nathanael West: “She works in a bookstore, but wait’ll you see her behind.”
had a dream movies came out in paperback
August 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
had a dream movies came out in paperback
one minute you’re rippin cigs in your boyfriend’s Pathfinder, amped on Fugazi, the next you’re in a minivan and it’s
August 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
one minute you’re rippin cigs in your boyfriend’s Pathfinder, amped on Fugazi, the next you’re in a minivan and it’s
my only hesitation re autofiction is reserved for how it has trained readers to wonder if every novel is “true”
August 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
my only hesitation re autofiction is reserved for how it has trained readers to wonder if every novel is “true”
Reposted by Kristen Iskandrian
CHEERS to @tricialockwood.bsky.social (in convo w/ @kristeniskandrian.bsky.social) at @thankyoubooks.bsky.social, 3 months from today!!!! 🥂
July 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
CHEERS to @tricialockwood.bsky.social (in convo w/ @kristeniskandrian.bsky.social) at @thankyoubooks.bsky.social, 3 months from today!!!! 🥂
the Lester Bangs of the cereal aisle.....does this have legs
June 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
the Lester Bangs of the cereal aisle.....does this have legs
every book of historical fiction is like, deep on a boat, inside of a map, inscribed by an apothecarist, abandoned by a silent film star, lies the secret of the original Tome
June 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
every book of historical fiction is like, deep on a boat, inside of a map, inscribed by an apothecarist, abandoned by a silent film star, lies the secret of the original Tome
the universal name for someone who's being insane is Crazy McNutts, I think we can all agree
June 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
the universal name for someone who's being insane is Crazy McNutts, I think we can all agree
market terms for when a book’s so good you know it’ll do numbers but also when a book’s so bad you know it’ll do numbers…same term with a different prefix maybe…
June 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
market terms for when a book’s so good you know it’ll do numbers but also when a book’s so bad you know it’ll do numbers…same term with a different prefix maybe…
a short essay about being 1st gen & the nebulae of "voice"
Where does voice come from?
on language, foreignness, & eavesdropping
open.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
a short essay about being 1st gen & the nebulae of "voice"
why is every online writing class like "Dog-Eared: Writing Dogs (and Their Ears) To Get an Agent"
June 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
why is every online writing class like "Dog-Eared: Writing Dogs (and Their Ears) To Get an Agent"