Abigail Oswald
@abigailoswald.bsky.social
detective investigating life | Lost/Found editor at Split/Lip Press | abigailwashere.com/links
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I'm so excited to share my zines online for the first time! ☺️ four new zines to inspire creativity and everyday adventures, all available for immediate download on Itch at a name-your-price option: abigailoswald.itch.io
more details about each one in the thread!
more details about each one in the thread!
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Wrote about the new @mcsweeneys.net, @benjaminpercy.bsky.social's The End Times, and the book as art project countercraft.substack.com/p/books-as-a...
Books as Art Projects
On books you want to hold in your hand or slip in your pocket
countercraft.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Wrote about the new @mcsweeneys.net, @benjaminpercy.bsky.social's The End Times, and the book as art project countercraft.substack.com/p/books-as-a...
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All the Dorothies are on sale during @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social's sitewide sale for the next (checks watch) 36 hours! 📚🎁
Go: www.nyrb.com/collections/...
Go: www.nyrb.com/collections/...
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
All the Dorothies are on sale during @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social's sitewide sale for the next (checks watch) 36 hours! 📚🎁
Go: www.nyrb.com/collections/...
Go: www.nyrb.com/collections/...
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New today on the site:
An imagined conversation between Mace Mason (STRANGE DAYS) and Perfidia Beverly Hills (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) from @russellnichols.bsky.social
🎨 by @mosesleeart.bsky.social
An imagined conversation between Mace Mason (STRANGE DAYS) and Perfidia Beverly Hills (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) from @russellnichols.bsky.social
🎨 by @mosesleeart.bsky.social
Stranger Days
Russell Nichols on Strange Days (1995) and One Battle After Another (2025).
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
New today on the site:
An imagined conversation between Mace Mason (STRANGE DAYS) and Perfidia Beverly Hills (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) from @russellnichols.bsky.social
🎨 by @mosesleeart.bsky.social
An imagined conversation between Mace Mason (STRANGE DAYS) and Perfidia Beverly Hills (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) from @russellnichols.bsky.social
🎨 by @mosesleeart.bsky.social
what do detective stories mean, and why do we need them?
just got word that my conversation w/ Sara Gran about her wonderful new book was one of 2025's most popular interviews over at Write or Die—not too late to give it a read if you missed it the first time! ☺️
writeordiemag.com/author-inter...
just got word that my conversation w/ Sara Gran about her wonderful new book was one of 2025's most popular interviews over at Write or Die—not too late to give it a read if you missed it the first time! ☺️
writeordiemag.com/author-inter...
Sara Gran: On Synchronicity, Girl Detectives, DIY Publishing, and Her New Book ‘Little Mysteries’ — Write or Die Magazine
Abigail Oswald interviews Sara Gran about her newest book, Little Mysteries, her love for the genre, and her fictional detective Claire DeWitt.
writeordiemag.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
what do detective stories mean, and why do we need them?
just got word that my conversation w/ Sara Gran about her wonderful new book was one of 2025's most popular interviews over at Write or Die—not too late to give it a read if you missed it the first time! ☺️
writeordiemag.com/author-inter...
just got word that my conversation w/ Sara Gran about her wonderful new book was one of 2025's most popular interviews over at Write or Die—not too late to give it a read if you missed it the first time! ☺️
writeordiemag.com/author-inter...
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my annual zine roundup is out today! check out some of my favorites from the year 💕
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-few-more...
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-few-more...
November 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
my annual zine roundup is out today! check out some of my favorites from the year 💕
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-few-more...
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-few-more...
the seventh Fast & Furious movie (which I cannot WAIT to write about someday!!)
What is a movie that you love that would surprise most people who know you?
November 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
the seventh Fast & Furious movie (which I cannot WAIT to write about someday!!)
my annual zine roundup is out today! check out some of my favorites from the year 💕
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-few-more...
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-few-more...
November 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
my annual zine roundup is out today! check out some of my favorites from the year 💕
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-few-more...
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-few-more...
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I'm so excited to share my zines online for the first time! ☺️ four new zines to inspire creativity and everyday adventures, all available for immediate download on Itch at a name-your-price option: abigailoswald.itch.io
more details about each one in the thread!
more details about each one in the thread!
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I'm so excited to share my zines online for the first time! ☺️ four new zines to inspire creativity and everyday adventures, all available for immediate download on Itch at a name-your-price option: abigailoswald.itch.io
more details about each one in the thread!
more details about each one in the thread!
RIP Tom Stoppard 😭 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead forever changed the way that I thought about minor characters—wrote about the experience a few years ago
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-study-in...
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-study-in...
November 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
RIP Tom Stoppard 😭 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead forever changed the way that I thought about minor characters—wrote about the experience a few years ago
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-study-in...
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-study-in...
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Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores?
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores?
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
I'm so excited to share my zines online for the first time! ☺️ four new zines to inspire creativity and everyday adventures, all available for immediate download on Itch at a name-your-price option: abigailoswald.itch.io
more details about each one in the thread!
more details about each one in the thread!
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I'm so excited to share my zines online for the first time! ☺️ four new zines to inspire creativity and everyday adventures, all available for immediate download on Itch at a name-your-price option: abigailoswald.itch.io
more details about each one in the thread!
more details about each one in the thread!
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Black Friday/Holiday Sale!
All first-time or returning subscribers can now purchase an annual subscription for $10 off their first year—which means just $19 for a full year of access to BW/DR and our entire 143 issue archive!
Also: you can gift it!
coupon code: HOLIDAY2025
All first-time or returning subscribers can now purchase an annual subscription for $10 off their first year—which means just $19 for a full year of access to BW/DR and our entire 143 issue archive!
Also: you can gift it!
coupon code: HOLIDAY2025
Subscribe - Bright Wall/Dark Room
Subscribe for $29 a year Subscribe now to receive immediate access to each new essay we publish, plus our entire 140+ issue archive. Bright Wall/Dark Room is 100% independent, runs no ads, and strongl...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Black Friday/Holiday Sale!
All first-time or returning subscribers can now purchase an annual subscription for $10 off their first year—which means just $19 for a full year of access to BW/DR and our entire 143 issue archive!
Also: you can gift it!
coupon code: HOLIDAY2025
All first-time or returning subscribers can now purchase an annual subscription for $10 off their first year—which means just $19 for a full year of access to BW/DR and our entire 143 issue archive!
Also: you can gift it!
coupon code: HOLIDAY2025
well, that's it—this is the best Thanksgiving ever!
can't begin to figure out how to individually thank everyone who participated in this kind, thoughtful @splitlippress.com newsletter, so for now I'll just yell into the digital ether: THANKS Y'ALL (1/3)
splitlippress.substack.com/p/what-were-...
can't begin to figure out how to individually thank everyone who participated in this kind, thoughtful @splitlippress.com newsletter, so for now I'll just yell into the digital ether: THANKS Y'ALL (1/3)
splitlippress.substack.com/p/what-were-...
What We're Thankful for This Year: Abby Oswald
This extra special edition of the Split/Lip Press Substack is brought to you by Gage Saylor, the SLP Marketing Director, and I’ve unapologetically hijacked the press account to celebrate three wonderf...
splitlippress.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
well, that's it—this is the best Thanksgiving ever!
can't begin to figure out how to individually thank everyone who participated in this kind, thoughtful @splitlippress.com newsletter, so for now I'll just yell into the digital ether: THANKS Y'ALL (1/3)
splitlippress.substack.com/p/what-were-...
can't begin to figure out how to individually thank everyone who participated in this kind, thoughtful @splitlippress.com newsletter, so for now I'll just yell into the digital ether: THANKS Y'ALL (1/3)
splitlippress.substack.com/p/what-were-...
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+++ article about the necessity of small presses, now more than ever!
wrote an article for @thebookseller.com outlining to the industry why small presses are the lifeforce & future of book production. Pls share esp w people who may not know what small press publishers do!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
Don’t invest in AI, invest in the future of the book
Why the publishing industry must back small presses, rather than LLMs.
www.thebookseller.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
+++ article about the necessity of small presses, now more than ever!
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November 1, 2025 at 8:47 AM
wrote about the mysterious book I stumbled across at a convention that ended up sending me on a very creatively rejuvenating adventure 😊
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/my-thousan...
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/my-thousan...
October 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
wrote about the mysterious book I stumbled across at a convention that ended up sending me on a very creatively rejuvenating adventure 😊
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/my-thousan...
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/my-thousan...
the Cameron Crowe memoir is HERE, y’all! and he included all kinds of fun stuff like letters, photos, this Bowie drawing… truly one of my most anticipated reads of the year, can’t wait to dive in!
October 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
the Cameron Crowe memoir is HERE, y’all! and he included all kinds of fun stuff like letters, photos, this Bowie drawing… truly one of my most anticipated reads of the year, can’t wait to dive in!
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Today, a coalition of seven charitable foundations announced the launch of the Literary Arts Fund, a historic philanthropic investment of at least $50 million to strengthen the nonprofit literary arts field in the U.S.
October 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Today, a coalition of seven charitable foundations announced the launch of the Literary Arts Fund, a historic philanthropic investment of at least $50 million to strengthen the nonprofit literary arts field in the U.S.
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LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Commercials? Weird stuff? Home movies? Endangered or #lostmedia we could save at @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? airs live on Twitch tonight at 7pm EDT.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
October 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Commercials? Weird stuff? Home movies? Endangered or #lostmedia we could save at @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? airs live on Twitch tonight at 7pm EDT.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
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We've got news! Our amazing creative director Maggie made us a new website (and those of you who've suffered through our barely-functional mobile phone version are going to LOVE how much easier it is to click through our site now)!
www.splitlippress.com
www.splitlippress.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We've got news! Our amazing creative director Maggie made us a new website (and those of you who've suffered through our barely-functional mobile phone version are going to LOVE how much easier it is to click through our site now)!
www.splitlippress.com
www.splitlippress.com
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Want more chills? Here's another haunted fave by @abigailoswald.bsky.social
You'll love what it does with doppelgangers & disappearing
(Even if you don't believe, like I do, that the screen is a mirror from beyond which The Nether beckons)
#commonsense
ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/you-are-st...
You'll love what it does with doppelgangers & disappearing
(Even if you don't believe, like I do, that the screen is a mirror from beyond which The Nether beckons)
#commonsense
ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/you-are-st...
You Are Still Allowed Your Dreams by Abigail Oswald
"I was fourteen when I found my doppelganger on the internet... Here was a picture I did not remember taking, in a posture I had never assumed, wearing clothes I had never owned..."
ashortstorylong.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Want more chills? Here's another haunted fave by @abigailoswald.bsky.social
You'll love what it does with doppelgangers & disappearing
(Even if you don't believe, like I do, that the screen is a mirror from beyond which The Nether beckons)
#commonsense
ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/you-are-st...
You'll love what it does with doppelgangers & disappearing
(Even if you don't believe, like I do, that the screen is a mirror from beyond which The Nether beckons)
#commonsense
ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/you-are-st...
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"We’re not meant to be tourists of art—close the book, walk away, The End.
We’re meant to live it." — @abigailoswald.bsky.social www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2025/09/23/d...
We’re meant to live it." — @abigailoswald.bsky.social www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2025/09/23/d...
Dead Poets Society (1989): The Powerful Play Goes On
So much of what Keating does in Dead Poets Society has to do with shifting one’s perspective. Stand on the desk and say what you can see.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"We’re not meant to be tourists of art—close the book, walk away, The End.
We’re meant to live it." — @abigailoswald.bsky.social www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2025/09/23/d...
We’re meant to live it." — @abigailoswald.bsky.social www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2025/09/23/d...
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Womb House Books, an amazing feminist bookstore and probably my favorite place in the Bay Area, is launching an imprint. Help them bring the weirdest, most vivid, and most challenging women’s writing into the world: www.kickstarter.com/projects/wom...
Womb House Books: The Imprint
Help us to launch the publishing arm of Womb House Books!
www.kickstarter.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Womb House Books, an amazing feminist bookstore and probably my favorite place in the Bay Area, is launching an imprint. Help them bring the weirdest, most vivid, and most challenging women’s writing into the world: www.kickstarter.com/projects/wom...
I genuinely think every writer today should listen to this new episode of @bradlisti.bsky.social's Otherppl—a frank conversation with Jeff Alessandrelli about the often sobering realities of making art today, and why we do it anyway
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
What Does It Mean to Be a Minor Writer?
Podcast Episode · Otherppl with Brad Listi · 10/12/2025 · 1h 8m
podcasts.apple.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I genuinely think every writer today should listen to this new episode of @bradlisti.bsky.social's Otherppl—a frank conversation with Jeff Alessandrelli about the often sobering realities of making art today, and why we do it anyway
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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10/10 all true, and Aubrey makes this so easy to understand in her newsletter! We should have had her make this graphic for us a long time ago!!!
Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math
October 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
10/10 all true, and Aubrey makes this so easy to understand in her newsletter! We should have had her make this graphic for us a long time ago!!!