Ryan Alexanderplatz
@ryanhasbadtaste.bsky.social
Guy who reads (and is finally writing) | Co-host, VOLLMANNIA | Words in StatORec
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A TABLE FOR FORTUNE, William T. Vollmann’s long awaited novel on whatever we might call our national character - from Cold War to War on Terror - is available for preorder! 🔗 ⬇️
If not his masterpiece, then certainly yet another precious stone set in the crown of his oeuvre.
If not his masterpiece, then certainly yet another precious stone set in the crown of his oeuvre.
when i open this app for the first time in months and the trending topic is “big dumper”
October 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
when i open this app for the first time in months and the trending topic is “big dumper”
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Everyone bends the knee eventually
July 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Everyone bends the knee eventually
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be serving as a judge for the 2025 US/Can Republic of Consciousness Prize!
What a privilege to read and celebrate and share with you the best fiction that small presses have to offer!
Find out more about @usrofc.bsky.social at the link below
What a privilege to read and celebrate and share with you the best fiction that small presses have to offer!
Find out more about @usrofc.bsky.social at the link below
July 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be serving as a judge for the 2025 US/Can Republic of Consciousness Prize!
What a privilege to read and celebrate and share with you the best fiction that small presses have to offer!
Find out more about @usrofc.bsky.social at the link below
What a privilege to read and celebrate and share with you the best fiction that small presses have to offer!
Find out more about @usrofc.bsky.social at the link below
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🗣️ Make sure to follow our new @coldwarcinema.bsky.social account to keep up with episodes, updates, and more Cold War cinema content!
June 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🗣️ Make sure to follow our new @coldwarcinema.bsky.social account to keep up with episodes, updates, and more Cold War cinema content!
I just preordered a second box set and supported local independent bookstores while doing so.
June 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I just preordered a second box set and supported local independent bookstores while doing so.
For those who perhaps aren’t keen to patronize Am*zon, A TABLE FOR FORTUNE is also now available for preorder at Bookshop/Indiebound and Barnes & Noble. Check out the links below:
June 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
For those who perhaps aren’t keen to patronize Am*zon, A TABLE FOR FORTUNE is also now available for preorder at Bookshop/Indiebound and Barnes & Noble. Check out the links below:
A TABLE FOR FORTUNE, William T. Vollmann’s long awaited novel on whatever we might call our national character - from Cold War to War on Terror - is available for preorder! 🔗 ⬇️
If not his masterpiece, then certainly yet another precious stone set in the crown of his oeuvre.
If not his masterpiece, then certainly yet another precious stone set in the crown of his oeuvre.
June 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A TABLE FOR FORTUNE, William T. Vollmann’s long awaited novel on whatever we might call our national character - from Cold War to War on Terror - is available for preorder! 🔗 ⬇️
If not his masterpiece, then certainly yet another precious stone set in the crown of his oeuvre.
If not his masterpiece, then certainly yet another precious stone set in the crown of his oeuvre.
We Built This City
Fuck your favourite song. Tell me your least favourite song. The one that makes you die inside the moment you hear the first 3 seconds.
March 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
We Built This City
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*New Yorker drinking from the River Lethe* “Fuggedaboutit…”
February 14, 2024 at 1:56 AM
*New Yorker drinking from the River Lethe* “Fuggedaboutit…”
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Come see me read in DC tonight 🏛️🌸
Tonight! Join @womenandwriters.bsky.social, Lisa Russ Spaar, @coletteshade.bsky.social, and myself on U Street for the first WRB Reading of 2025!
Many thanks to @cmccafe.bsky.social, @laurencerand.com, and @michaelbarron.bsky.social for the invitation and convening.
(Free) RSVP 👇
Many thanks to @cmccafe.bsky.social, @laurencerand.com, and @michaelbarron.bsky.social for the invitation and convening.
(Free) RSVP 👇
March 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Come see me read in DC tonight 🏛️🌸
Tonight! Join @womenandwriters.bsky.social, Lisa Russ Spaar, @coletteshade.bsky.social, and myself on U Street for the first WRB Reading of 2025!
Many thanks to @cmccafe.bsky.social, @laurencerand.com, and @michaelbarron.bsky.social for the invitation and convening.
(Free) RSVP 👇
Many thanks to @cmccafe.bsky.social, @laurencerand.com, and @michaelbarron.bsky.social for the invitation and convening.
(Free) RSVP 👇
March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Tonight! Join @womenandwriters.bsky.social, Lisa Russ Spaar, @coletteshade.bsky.social, and myself on U Street for the first WRB Reading of 2025!
Many thanks to @cmccafe.bsky.social, @laurencerand.com, and @michaelbarron.bsky.social for the invitation and convening.
(Free) RSVP 👇
Many thanks to @cmccafe.bsky.social, @laurencerand.com, and @michaelbarron.bsky.social for the invitation and convening.
(Free) RSVP 👇
the exquisite grief of trying to find one song mentioned on a shallow rewards video like seven years ago
March 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
the exquisite grief of trying to find one song mentioned on a shallow rewards video like seven years ago
A banner day for American letters! Arcade Publishing will be releasing William T. Vollmann’s Cold War-GWOT-Lonely Man masterwork A TABLE FOR FORTUNE in four volumes in 2026!
March 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A banner day for American letters! Arcade Publishing will be releasing William T. Vollmann’s Cold War-GWOT-Lonely Man masterwork A TABLE FOR FORTUNE in four volumes in 2026!
For my Bluesky friends: if you’re in the DC metro area, I hope you'll be able to attend an evening with the Washington Review of Books on Wed. March 12 to hear from some incredible writers — as well as the opening of my novel, COME BACK NEVER.
February 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
For my Bluesky friends: if you’re in the DC metro area, I hope you'll be able to attend an evening with the Washington Review of Books on Wed. March 12 to hear from some incredible writers — as well as the opening of my novel, COME BACK NEVER.
thinking of repping bill and @obliteraturetees.bsky.social at my reading next month. which should i go with?
February 21, 2025 at 3:31 AM
thinking of repping bill and @obliteraturetees.bsky.social at my reading next month. which should i go with?
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I’ll be in DC on March 12! Come and see me if you missed me at P&P last time :)
We’re back for spring— join us for our season premiere at Sudhouse, featuring @womenandwriters.bsky.social, @coletteshade.bsky.social, Lisa Russ Spaar and @ryanhasbadtaste.bsky.social!
RSVP appreciated: www.eventbrite.com/e/wrb-presen...
RSVP appreciated: www.eventbrite.com/e/wrb-presen...
February 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I’ll be in DC on March 12! Come and see me if you missed me at P&P last time :)
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We’re back for spring— join us for our season premiere at Sudhouse, featuring @womenandwriters.bsky.social, @coletteshade.bsky.social, Lisa Russ Spaar and @ryanhasbadtaste.bsky.social!
RSVP appreciated: www.eventbrite.com/e/wrb-presen...
RSVP appreciated: www.eventbrite.com/e/wrb-presen...
February 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We’re back for spring— join us for our season premiere at Sudhouse, featuring @womenandwriters.bsky.social, @coletteshade.bsky.social, Lisa Russ Spaar and @ryanhasbadtaste.bsky.social!
RSVP appreciated: www.eventbrite.com/e/wrb-presen...
RSVP appreciated: www.eventbrite.com/e/wrb-presen...
did 25 for 2025 make its way over here?
February 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
did 25 for 2025 make its way over here?
Hey John, @themountaingoats.bsky.social, does the “Let’s disappear.” closer from All Frosting have any connection to Schrader’s Light Sleeper?
February 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Hey John, @themountaingoats.bsky.social, does the “Let’s disappear.” closer from All Frosting have any connection to Schrader’s Light Sleeper?
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Yes, we let a rich idiot nobody elected destroy the entire government, but it was that or make rich people pay taxes so that poor people could go to the doctor
February 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Yes, we let a rich idiot nobody elected destroy the entire government, but it was that or make rich people pay taxes so that poor people could go to the doctor
I’m thrilled to see Russell Persson’s THE WAY OF FLORIDA is back in print!
If you trust my opinion at all, this will be among the finest books you’ll ever read. Do yourself a favor and buy it as soon as possible:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
If you trust my opinion at all, this will be among the finest books you’ll ever read. Do yourself a favor and buy it as soon as possible:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
February 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I’m thrilled to see Russell Persson’s THE WAY OF FLORIDA is back in print!
If you trust my opinion at all, this will be among the finest books you’ll ever read. Do yourself a favor and buy it as soon as possible:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
If you trust my opinion at all, this will be among the finest books you’ll ever read. Do yourself a favor and buy it as soon as possible:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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Guess who I’m having lunch with?
February 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Guess who I’m having lunch with?
