Aggeliki Pelekidis
@aggeliki.bsky.social
UNLUCKY MEL, a feminist revenge narrative, comedy, and campus novel. Gold medal winner IPPY award. Short story/CNF writer (McSweeneys, MQR, Confrontation, etc), pet mom, foodie, gardener. PhD in Eng/CW. Assoc Dir of FYW at BU. https://angiepelekidis.com/
My debut novel, Unlucky Mel, has won an IPPY Gold Medal for Best First Book, Fiction! Annually since 1996, Independent Publisher Book Awards selects books published by independent presses to receive a gold, silver, or bronze medal. Thanks to Cornell University Press for publishing my novel!
May 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
My debut novel, Unlucky Mel, has won an IPPY Gold Medal for Best First Book, Fiction! Annually since 1996, Independent Publisher Book Awards selects books published by independent presses to receive a gold, silver, or bronze medal. Thanks to Cornell University Press for publishing my novel!
Thrilled to be participating in the Distinguished Writers Series at @binghamtonu.bsky.social! Especially alongside such amazing writers! Looking forward to hearing them read from their works!
May 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Thrilled to be participating in the Distinguished Writers Series at @binghamtonu.bsky.social! Especially alongside such amazing writers! Looking forward to hearing them read from their works!
One of my favorite photos of our barn.
May 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
One of my favorite photos of our barn.
Local and Ithaca friends, if you’re looking for something to do tomorrow, I’ll be participating in a panel with several wonderful writers (Roohi Choudhry Jennifer Savran Kelly and K.E. Semmel). Details: Friday 5/9 from 5:30-6:20 at Buffalo Street Books! Hope to see some familiar faces there!
May 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Local and Ithaca friends, if you’re looking for something to do tomorrow, I’ll be participating in a panel with several wonderful writers (Roohi Choudhry Jennifer Savran Kelly and K.E. Semmel). Details: Friday 5/9 from 5:30-6:20 at Buffalo Street Books! Hope to see some familiar faces there!
Was afraid that all the garlic I planted last fall didn’t make it because of the brutal winter we had but here it is popping up! And to think these approximately 325 eventual heads of garlic came from last years harvest, which means they cost me nothing. Love how garlic perpetuates itself!
April 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Was afraid that all the garlic I planted last fall didn’t make it because of the brutal winter we had but here it is popping up! And to think these approximately 325 eventual heads of garlic came from last years harvest, which means they cost me nothing. Love how garlic perpetuates itself!
Such a pleasure participating in the first Women’s Wellness Fair at the Broome County Library! The fair was created to help women prioritize their health and I was invited to share info on Unlucky Mel, which is about how women put the needs of others ahead of their creative & professional ambitions.
March 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Such a pleasure participating in the first Women’s Wellness Fair at the Broome County Library! The fair was created to help women prioritize their health and I was invited to share info on Unlucky Mel, which is about how women put the needs of others ahead of their creative & professional ambitions.
Not sure what pleases me more, the wonderful review of Unlucky Mel by a writer whose own novel I loved (Heading North by Holly Wendt is a terrific read) or the photo of my book next to their gorgeous grey cat!
March 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Not sure what pleases me more, the wonderful review of Unlucky Mel by a writer whose own novel I loved (Heading North by Holly Wendt is a terrific read) or the photo of my book next to their gorgeous grey cat!
My inner Yiayia, who survived the Nazi invasion of Greece, kept 3 of her 4 children alive during the Great Famine, was a farmer who passed along her skills to her daughter and granddaughter, is telling me to grow more seedlings, expand my garden, get more chickens. I’m listening, Yiayia Aggeliki!
March 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
My inner Yiayia, who survived the Nazi invasion of Greece, kept 3 of her 4 children alive during the Great Famine, was a farmer who passed along her skills to her daughter and granddaughter, is telling me to grow more seedlings, expand my garden, get more chickens. I’m listening, Yiayia Aggeliki!
Dear Friends: if you’re in Cortland please consider coming to this event, which is open to everyone!
February 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Dear Friends: if you’re in Cortland please consider coming to this event, which is open to everyone!
There’s a display cabinet across from my office on campus that holds books written by faculty. For years I’ve hoped to have a book of mine on the shelves. Unlucky Mel made that possible! It’s just proof that if you work at your dreams consistently and frequently they may just come true.
February 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
There’s a display cabinet across from my office on campus that holds books written by faculty. For years I’ve hoped to have a book of mine on the shelves. Unlucky Mel made that possible! It’s just proof that if you work at your dreams consistently and frequently they may just come true.
This Monday 2/24/25 at 6pm via Zoom I’ll be participating in a Binghamton University panel covering writing and publishing! All are invited just use the QR code to RSVP!
February 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This Monday 2/24/25 at 6pm via Zoom I’ll be participating in a Binghamton University panel covering writing and publishing! All are invited just use the QR code to RSVP!
Today I downloaded Goods Unite Us, which lets me know the political standing of companies I’m considering buying from so I can vote with my dollars. You can also submit companies that don’t appear on the app so they can be researched.
January 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Today I downloaded Goods Unite Us, which lets me know the political standing of companies I’m considering buying from so I can vote with my dollars. You can also submit companies that don’t appear on the app so they can be researched.
So pleased by this review of my novel Unlucky Mel by booktok reviewer, @malibu.kris!
January 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
So pleased by this review of my novel Unlucky Mel by booktok reviewer, @malibu.kris!
Next up to read is fellow @binghamtonu.bsky.social alum Holly Wendt’s Heading North! “In the same week Viktor Myrnikov earns his first NHL contract with the San Francisco Pilots, he loses his entire former team—and his clandestine boyfriend Nikolai—in a catastrophic plane crash.”
January 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Next up to read is fellow @binghamtonu.bsky.social alum Holly Wendt’s Heading North! “In the same week Viktor Myrnikov earns his first NHL contract with the San Francisco Pilots, he loses his entire former team—and his clandestine boyfriend Nikolai—in a catastrophic plane crash.”
Thank you to Grace Miller for snapping a photo of Unlucky Mel at the MLA convention and for Cornell University Press for bringing my novel along for the ride! Looks like UM was in some excellent company! #book #books #bookstagram
January 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Thank you to Grace Miller for snapping a photo of Unlucky Mel at the MLA convention and for Cornell University Press for bringing my novel along for the ride! Looks like UM was in some excellent company! #book #books #bookstagram
If you’re working on creating your TBR list for 2025, consider adding Unlucky Mel to the stack! And right now it’s 15% off at Amazon and 30% off at @cornelluniversitypress using the QR code. Or, if you’re all set with the books you’ll be reading this year, consider sharing this post! Happy reading!
January 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
If you’re working on creating your TBR list for 2025, consider adding Unlucky Mel to the stack! And right now it’s 15% off at Amazon and 30% off at @cornelluniversitypress using the QR code. Or, if you’re all set with the books you’ll be reading this year, consider sharing this post! Happy reading!
First book up for 2025 is @ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social Beware the Tall Grass winner of the Donald L. Jordan Literary Prize!
January 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
First book up for 2025 is @ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social Beware the Tall Grass winner of the Donald L. Jordan Literary Prize!
Some books I’ve assembled for my 2025 TBR list. Aiming for about two books a month because with my schedule and other pursuits, that’s about all I can manage. But hoping I’ll be able to do more. We’ll see!
January 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Some books I’ve assembled for my 2025 TBR list. Aiming for about two books a month because with my schedule and other pursuits, that’s about all I can manage. But hoping I’ll be able to do more. We’ll see!
Thrifted this amazing MCM Lane cedar chest for $48 today! All it needed was a good cleaning, polish, and touch up to bring it back to life!
January 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Thrifted this amazing MCM Lane cedar chest for $48 today! All it needed was a good cleaning, polish, and touch up to bring it back to life!
Pretty much the best Xmas gift I received this year thanks to Bora Kang @brkang! And a complete surprise. How did I get so lucky to have such thoughtful people in my life? You know this is going to be my go-to mug for my morning coffee!
December 26, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Pretty much the best Xmas gift I received this year thanks to Bora Kang @brkang! And a complete surprise. How did I get so lucky to have such thoughtful people in my life? You know this is going to be my go-to mug for my morning coffee!
What I’m reading next: @ancaszilagyi.bsky.social Dreams Under Glass. Looking forward to this one!
December 21, 2024 at 12:59 AM
What I’m reading next: @ancaszilagyi.bsky.social Dreams Under Glass. Looking forward to this one!
I have some great friends hyping Unlucky Mel, my debut novel, on social media!
December 19, 2024 at 1:54 AM
I have some great friends hyping Unlucky Mel, my debut novel, on social media!