robert p. baird
@robertpbaird.com
Thinking is, or ought to be, a coolness and a calmness; and our poor hearts throb, and our poor brains beat too much for that. || I'm on a Bsky hiatus, but THE NIMBUS, my debut novel, is now available in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook. || robertpbaird.com
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robert p. baird
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· Nov 20
Such a treat to find THE NIMBUS on WaPo’s list of the best fiction of the year! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
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My review of Ross Douthat's BELIEVE is up at @nybooks.com: www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
December 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
My review of Ross Douthat's BELIEVE is up at @nybooks.com: www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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really excellent dismantling of douthat’s whole project (and perhaps more importantly, one written through a not quite secular lens)
My review of Ross Douthat's BELIEVE is up at @nybooks.com: www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
really excellent dismantling of douthat’s whole project (and perhaps more importantly, one written through a not quite secular lens)
My review of Ross Douthat's BELIEVE is up at @nybooks.com: www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
December 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
My review of Ross Douthat's BELIEVE is up at @nybooks.com: www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Merry Christmas, friends!
December 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Merry Christmas, friends!
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My year-end gift, a booklet annual of poems titled Malebolge, is printing this week and will mail soon.
In the ancient tradition of vituperatio, the poem of blame or censure, these little poems are a bit bawdy, a bit nasty, but good fun. Sharp darts aimed at public figures who deserve the shame.
In the ancient tradition of vituperatio, the poem of blame or censure, these little poems are a bit bawdy, a bit nasty, but good fun. Sharp darts aimed at public figures who deserve the shame.
December 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
My year-end gift, a booklet annual of poems titled Malebolge, is printing this week and will mail soon.
In the ancient tradition of vituperatio, the poem of blame or censure, these little poems are a bit bawdy, a bit nasty, but good fun. Sharp darts aimed at public figures who deserve the shame.
In the ancient tradition of vituperatio, the poem of blame or censure, these little poems are a bit bawdy, a bit nasty, but good fun. Sharp darts aimed at public figures who deserve the shame.
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Men may seem detestable as joint stock-companies and nations
December 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Men may seem detestable as joint stock-companies and nations
Ron Charles does not say that Charlie Kirk used A.I. to write his final book. But I'm going to go ahead and suggest that he and/or his editors knew exactly what they were doing by quoting this particular "stylistic flourish." s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...
December 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Ron Charles does not say that Charlie Kirk used A.I. to write his final book. But I'm going to go ahead and suggest that he and/or his editors knew exactly what they were doing by quoting this particular "stylistic flourish." s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...
Oh no...
This hit me like a gut punch, because I lost a good friend to glioblastoma. I wish Jason Collins a speedy & full recovery, knowing that Stage 4 Glioblastoma has always been terminal.
Hoping for a cure.
Fuck cancer!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
Hoping for a cure.
Fuck cancer!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
Former NBA player Jason Collins announces he has Stage 4 brain cancer
Collins started experiencing symptoms while trying to pack for a US Open trip.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Oh no...
I used to think "people who are in it for the tuxedos vs. people who are in it for the actual labor" was one of the semi-secret dichotomies that structure adult life. There's a third category, though, which explains a lot of the present awfulness: people in it for the tuxedos who hate the labor.
Ryan Coogler explains why he declined the invitation to join the Academy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/m...
December 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I used to think "people who are in it for the tuxedos vs. people who are in it for the actual labor" was one of the semi-secret dichotomies that structure adult life. There's a third category, though, which explains a lot of the present awfulness: people in it for the tuxedos who hate the labor.
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Can't say I ever expected to see a "That Font was No Angel" headline. But here we are.
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Can't say I ever expected to see a "That Font was No Angel" headline. But here we are.
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Bobby’s novel is a lot of fun, it’s smart and really gets the vibe of Hyde Park down well. Great winter read!
Today‘s the first half-birthday of THE NIMBUS! As good as any time to suggest that it would make an excellent holiday gift for the discerning fiction reader in your life. Order here or at your local indie, and DM me if you’d like a personalized bookplate to go with it:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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The Nimbus: A Novel
A Novel
bookshop.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Bobby’s novel is a lot of fun, it’s smart and really gets the vibe of Hyde Park down well. Great winter read!
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i loved it! if you're looking for a fun, tight, fluent novel for someone, look no further
Today‘s the first half-birthday of THE NIMBUS! As good as any time to suggest that it would make an excellent holiday gift for the discerning fiction reader in your life. Order here or at your local indie, and DM me if you’d like a personalized bookplate to go with it:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Nimbus: A Novel
A Novel
bookshop.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
i loved it! if you're looking for a fun, tight, fluent novel for someone, look no further
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Today‘s the first half-birthday of THE NIMBUS! As good as any time to suggest that it would make an excellent holiday gift for the discerning fiction reader in your life. Order here or at your local indie, and DM me if you’d like a personalized bookplate to go with it:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Nimbus: A Novel
A Novel
bookshop.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Today‘s the first half-birthday of THE NIMBUS! As good as any time to suggest that it would make an excellent holiday gift for the discerning fiction reader in your life. Order here or at your local indie, and DM me if you’d like a personalized bookplate to go with it:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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I read and enjoyed THE NIMBUS and I think you would like it too.
P.S.: If you have read THE NIMBUS and enjoyed it even moderately, please tell someone! Six months after launch I still believe that the book has more readers to find, and at this point I’m reliant almost entirely on word of mouth. Online or off, every little bit helps.
December 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I read and enjoyed THE NIMBUS and I think you would like it too.
Today‘s the first half-birthday of THE NIMBUS! As good as any time to suggest that it would make an excellent holiday gift for the discerning fiction reader in your life. Order here or at your local indie, and DM me if you’d like a personalized bookplate to go with it:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Nimbus: A Novel
A Novel
bookshop.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Today‘s the first half-birthday of THE NIMBUS! As good as any time to suggest that it would make an excellent holiday gift for the discerning fiction reader in your life. Order here or at your local indie, and DM me if you’d like a personalized bookplate to go with it:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Oh no…
this is the worst thing a member of the Durst family has ever done
Times Square May Lose Its Beloved 50-Year-Old Boxing Bar
Jimmy’s Corner boxing bar in Times Square is being evicted
ny.eater.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Oh no…
There's some very good advice for longform writers in here.
December 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
There's some very good advice for longform writers in here.
December 7, 2025 at 4:16 AM
She was the single artificer of the world
In which she sang. And when she sang, the sea,
Whatever self it had, became the self
That was her song, for she was the maker.
In which she sang. And when she sang, the sea,
Whatever self it had, became the self
That was her song, for she was the maker.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 11:08 PM
She was the single artificer of the world
In which she sang. And when she sang, the sea,
Whatever self it had, became the self
That was her song, for she was the maker.
In which she sang. And when she sang, the sea,
Whatever self it had, became the self
That was her song, for she was the maker.
And then went down to the ship,
Set keel to breakers, forth on the godly sea
Set keel to breakers, forth on the godly sea
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
And then went down to the ship,
Set keel to breakers, forth on the godly sea
Set keel to breakers, forth on the godly sea
E caddi come corpo morte cade.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
E caddi come corpo morte cade.
The universe is not a simulation. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Physicists prove the Universe isn’t a simulation after all
New research from UBC Okanagan mathematically demonstrates that the universe cannot be simulated. Using Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, scientists found that reality requires “non-algorithmic understa...
www.sciencedaily.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The universe is not a simulation. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
This story is admirably frank about both the key issue and the political/media dynamic that allows a grotesque but secondary detail to distract from the baseline enormity of the key issue: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
Second Strike Scrutiny Obscures Larger Question About Trump’s Boat Attacks
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This story is admirably frank about both the key issue and the political/media dynamic that allows a grotesque but secondary detail to distract from the baseline enormity of the key issue: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...