Alex Mar
@alex-mar.bsky.social
Writer/Journalist.
Debut novel coming in early 2027.
Nonfiction: SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN (NYT Editors' Choice), WITCHES OF AMERICA (NYT Notable Book), longform journalism, doc AMERICAN MYSTIC (Kino Lorber).
Debut novel coming in early 2027.
Nonfiction: SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN (NYT Editors' Choice), WITCHES OF AMERICA (NYT Notable Book), longform journalism, doc AMERICAN MYSTIC (Kino Lorber).
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Alex Mar
@alex-mar.bsky.social
· Jan 31
Friends, this is my 3rd book—and my debut novel.
Cannot wait to share this one.
Thrilled to be working with @reaganart.bsky.social at her new imprint at @grandcentralpub.bsky.social / @hachetteus.bsky.social.
Cannot wait to share this one.
Thrilled to be working with @reaganart.bsky.social at her new imprint at @grandcentralpub.bsky.social / @hachetteus.bsky.social.
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On Wednesday, November 12 at 7 PM, I’ll be in conversation with @alex-mar.bsky.social at Books Are Magic — details and registration at withoutconsent.eventbrite.com (it will also be live-streamed):
October 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
On Wednesday, November 12 at 7 PM, I’ll be in conversation with @alex-mar.bsky.social at Books Are Magic — details and registration at withoutconsent.eventbrite.com (it will also be live-streamed):
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Every day, millions confide in AI, exposing their most intimate problems and hoping it will fix them.
This is the story of two people—and their bots—on the very edge of therapy’s new frontier.
AI as therapist? By @alex-mar.bsky.social
This is the story of two people—and their bots—on the very edge of therapy’s new frontier.
AI as therapist? By @alex-mar.bsky.social
Millions Are Confessing Their Secrets to Chatbots. Is That Therapy?
This is the story of two people—and their ChatGPT companions—trying to improve their lives through AI. These relationships, it is clear, are changing us.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Every day, millions confide in AI, exposing their most intimate problems and hoping it will fix them.
This is the story of two people—and their bots—on the very edge of therapy’s new frontier.
AI as therapist? By @alex-mar.bsky.social
This is the story of two people—and their bots—on the very edge of therapy’s new frontier.
AI as therapist? By @alex-mar.bsky.social
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Again, the Secretary of State has no authority to “revoke” green cards.
UPDATE — Secretary of State Marco Rubio has now commented on the Trump admin’s detaining & attempted green card revocation of a Columbia Gaza encampment student negotiator:
“We will be revoking the visas and/or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported.”
“We will be revoking the visas and/or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported.”
NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
March 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Again, the Secretary of State has no authority to “revoke” green cards.
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It’s been a long day, but in short, bullies ain’t shit! I don’t care what title you hold! This isn’t some long gone reality tv show or failed casino; it is war!
How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!
How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!
March 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
It’s been a long day, but in short, bullies ain’t shit! I don’t care what title you hold! This isn’t some long gone reality tv show or failed casino; it is war!
How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!
How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!
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Selection of German headlines this morning:
“It’s now the law of the jungle”
“The former leading power of the West can no longer be relied upon.”
“Now it's up to the Europeans”
“The worst case is now the new normal”
“The free world needs a new leader”
“It’s now the law of the jungle”
“The former leading power of the West can no longer be relied upon.”
“Now it's up to the Europeans”
“The worst case is now the new normal”
“The free world needs a new leader”
March 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Selection of German headlines this morning:
“It’s now the law of the jungle”
“The former leading power of the West can no longer be relied upon.”
“Now it's up to the Europeans”
“The worst case is now the new normal”
“The free world needs a new leader”
“It’s now the law of the jungle”
“The former leading power of the West can no longer be relied upon.”
“Now it's up to the Europeans”
“The worst case is now the new normal”
“The free world needs a new leader”
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Looking at some survey data here. Trump/Elon cutting off all cancer cure research is the issue that freaks voters out more than any other, also the one they've heard the least about. Important for voters to hear more about this.
February 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Looking at some survey data here. Trump/Elon cutting off all cancer cure research is the issue that freaks voters out more than any other, also the one they've heard the least about. Important for voters to hear more about this.
So…BUNNY, my brother’s first film (as creative producer & co-writer), is in competition @sxsw.com in March! It’s kind of a lo-fi “After Hours” meets “Good Time”?
Keep an eye on newcomer Mo Stark as the lead. He blew my mind. (And no one paid me to say that…)
Keep an eye on newcomer Mo Stark as the lead. He blew my mind. (And no one paid me to say that…)
February 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
So…BUNNY, my brother’s first film (as creative producer & co-writer), is in competition @sxsw.com in March! It’s kind of a lo-fi “After Hours” meets “Good Time”?
Keep an eye on newcomer Mo Stark as the lead. He blew my mind. (And no one paid me to say that…)
Keep an eye on newcomer Mo Stark as the lead. He blew my mind. (And no one paid me to say that…)
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If you are anxiously posting about how Elon is hijacking our country and you haven’t called your members of Congress, your Governor, and Dem leadership, to urge them to action, then you too are not acting.
February 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
If you are anxiously posting about how Elon is hijacking our country and you haven’t called your members of Congress, your Governor, and Dem leadership, to urge them to action, then you too are not acting.
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Seamus Heaney on St Brigid's Day
February 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Seamus Heaney on St Brigid's Day
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Our new imprint (name TK!) is coming into focus and I’m so glad that FORTUNE will be part of it
Friends, this is my 3rd book—and my debut novel.
Cannot wait to share this one.
Thrilled to be working with @reaganart.bsky.social at her new imprint at @grandcentralpub.bsky.social / @hachetteus.bsky.social.
Cannot wait to share this one.
Thrilled to be working with @reaganart.bsky.social at her new imprint at @grandcentralpub.bsky.social / @hachetteus.bsky.social.
January 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Our new imprint (name TK!) is coming into focus and I’m so glad that FORTUNE will be part of it
Friends, this is my 3rd book—and my debut novel.
Cannot wait to share this one.
Thrilled to be working with @reaganart.bsky.social at her new imprint at @grandcentralpub.bsky.social / @hachetteus.bsky.social.
Cannot wait to share this one.
Thrilled to be working with @reaganart.bsky.social at her new imprint at @grandcentralpub.bsky.social / @hachetteus.bsky.social.
January 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Friends, this is my 3rd book—and my debut novel.
Cannot wait to share this one.
Thrilled to be working with @reaganart.bsky.social at her new imprint at @grandcentralpub.bsky.social / @hachetteus.bsky.social.
Cannot wait to share this one.
Thrilled to be working with @reaganart.bsky.social at her new imprint at @grandcentralpub.bsky.social / @hachetteus.bsky.social.
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Writing is thinking.
It’s not a part of the process that can be skipped; it’s the entire point.
It’s not a part of the process that can be skipped; it’s the entire point.
This is what's so baffling about so many suggestions for AI in the humanities classroom: they mistake the product for the point. Writing outlines and essays is important not because you need to make outlines and essays but because that's how you learn to think with/through complex ideas.
I'm sure many have said this before but I'm reading a student-facing document about how students might use AI in the classroom (if allowed) and one of the recs is: use AI to make an outline of your reading! But ISN'T MAKING THE OUTLINE how one actually learns?
December 12, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Writing is thinking.
It’s not a part of the process that can be skipped; it’s the entire point.
It’s not a part of the process that can be skipped; it’s the entire point.
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"Forgiveness is deeply complex. Should those who want it ask for it? Should those who forgive be celebrated over those who don’t?" —John J. Lennon reviews "Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy" by @alex-mar.bsky.social for @nybooks.com
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Tangled Justice | John J. Lennon
A new book examines the complex relationship between forgiveness and justice through the story of Paula Cooper, who was sentenced to death at the age of sixteen.
www.nybooks.com
November 29, 2024 at 9:21 PM
"Forgiveness is deeply complex. Should those who want it ask for it? Should those who forgive be celebrated over those who don’t?" —John J. Lennon reviews "Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy" by @alex-mar.bsky.social for @nybooks.com
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Thanks to @nybooks for this substantial, fascinating review, dubbing SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN “commanding” & “a nuanced exploration of justice, forgiveness, & mercy.” The reviewer is incarcerated for homicide & responds to the story’s wrestling w/violence, punishment, & forgiveness from a v personal POV.
Tangled Justice | John J. Lennon
A new book examines the complex relationship between forgiveness and justice through the story of Paula Cooper, who was sentenced to death at the age of sixteen.
www.nybooks.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Thanks to @nybooks for this substantial, fascinating review, dubbing SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN “commanding” & “a nuanced exploration of justice, forgiveness, & mercy.” The reviewer is incarcerated for homicide & responds to the story’s wrestling w/violence, punishment, & forgiveness from a v personal POV.
Moving and beautifully written.
So many people in this country are only a small portion of bad luck away from losing their home.
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
So many people in this country are only a small portion of bad luck away from losing their home.
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Moving and beautifully written.
So many people in this country are only a small portion of bad luck away from losing their home.
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
So many people in this country are only a small portion of bad luck away from losing their home.
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
He’s at the Pizza Hut. He’s at the Taco Bell. He’s at the combination Pizza Hut & Taco Bell.
November 13, 2024 at 7:55 PM
He’s at the Pizza Hut. He’s at the Taco Bell. He’s at the combination Pizza Hut & Taco Bell.
A lot of politics & books & art…but for now, here’s my border collie, Strummer.
November 11, 2024 at 8:28 PM
A lot of politics & books & art…but for now, here’s my border collie, Strummer.