Kelly Mustian
@kellymustian.bsky.social
Author of the USA TODAY bestseller THE GIRLS IN THE STILT HOUSE and THE RIVER KNOWS YOUR NAME. Lover of trees, mountains, and rivers. kellymustian.com
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"Why do you say
I’m dying when I am reading, holding the hand
of an author I know like a lover though they died
years before I was born?"
-- @catemarvin.bsky.social, "The Death of the Humanities"
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
I’m dying when I am reading, holding the hand
of an author I know like a lover though they died
years before I was born?"
-- @catemarvin.bsky.social, "The Death of the Humanities"
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
The Death of the Humanities
Why do you say I’m dying when I am reading, holding the hand of an author I know like a lover though they died years before I was born?
www.poetryfoundation.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"Why do you say
I’m dying when I am reading, holding the hand
of an author I know like a lover though they died
years before I was born?"
-- @catemarvin.bsky.social, "The Death of the Humanities"
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
I’m dying when I am reading, holding the hand
of an author I know like a lover though they died
years before I was born?"
-- @catemarvin.bsky.social, "The Death of the Humanities"
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
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Author Barbara Kingsolver has opened a recovery facility with royalties from her novel “Demon Copperhead,” whose plot revolves around Appalachia’s opioid crisis. The home offers a supportive place for people to stay while learning to live without drugs.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Author Barbara Kingsolver has opened a recovery facility with royalties from her novel “Demon Copperhead,” whose plot revolves around Appalachia’s opioid crisis. The home offers a supportive place for people to stay while learning to live without drugs.
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I don’t have an X/Twitter account. Someone there is impersonating me, offering writing advice and inviting DMs. Those posts are complete fiction.
September 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I don’t have an X/Twitter account. Someone there is impersonating me, offering writing advice and inviting DMs. Those posts are complete fiction.
Going back to Baton Rouge for the fabulous Louisiana Book Festival along with a stellar lineup of other authors. Will revisit my twenties in south Louisiana and say hello to the river—my old best friend. 💙
August 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Going back to Baton Rouge for the fabulous Louisiana Book Festival along with a stellar lineup of other authors. Will revisit my twenties in south Louisiana and say hello to the river—my old best friend. 💙
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“Mississippi’s law, by contrast [with UKLaw], would block everyone from accessing the site—teens and adults—unless they hand over sensitive information, and once they do, the law in Mississippi requires Bluesky to keep track of which users are children.”
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Bluesky blocks access in Mississippi, citing free speech and privacy concerns - Mississippi Today
Social media app Bluesky is blocked for Mississippians over a state law passed in 2024 requiring users of websites and other digital services to verify their age.
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August 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“Mississippi’s law, by contrast [with UKLaw], would block everyone from accessing the site—teens and adults—unless they hand over sensitive information, and once they do, the law in Mississippi requires Bluesky to keep track of which users are children.”
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The MAGA movement is focused on touting only the exceptional parts of our past “because having to look too closely at the disturbing parts of American history would mean having to look closely at the disturbing parts of themselves,” Clint Smith argues:
Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad
The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.
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August 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The MAGA movement is focused on touting only the exceptional parts of our past “because having to look too closely at the disturbing parts of American history would mean having to look closely at the disturbing parts of themselves,” Clint Smith argues:
The Girls in the Stilt House (The Girls from the Lake House?) is out today in Romania. Am wondering what those readers will think of this Southern Gothic story.
August 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Girls in the Stilt House (The Girls from the Lake House?) is out today in Romania. Am wondering what those readers will think of this Southern Gothic story.
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Once again, @hubcitypress.bsky.social is looking for experienced readers for paid manuscript reading this fall—both fiction & nonfiction. You'd be the first eyes on submissions and help us decide what requires a closer look. Email relevant experience to jobs@hubcity.org. DM with questions.
July 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Once again, @hubcitypress.bsky.social is looking for experienced readers for paid manuscript reading this fall—both fiction & nonfiction. You'd be the first eyes on submissions and help us decide what requires a closer look. Email relevant experience to jobs@hubcity.org. DM with questions.
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but one day you will finally have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder.
June 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but one day you will finally have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder.
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In addition to throwing 16 million people off their healthcare, cutting food assistance for 2 million hungry kids, and slashing taxes for billionaires, the Republican budget bill would punish states that adopt AI regulations at any point over the next decade.
June 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In addition to throwing 16 million people off their healthcare, cutting food assistance for 2 million hungry kids, and slashing taxes for billionaires, the Republican budget bill would punish states that adopt AI regulations at any point over the next decade.
From INDIVISIBLE by @danaleman.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 3:08 AM
From INDIVISIBLE by @danaleman.bsky.social
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Colum McCann: "The big lie is writers actually know what they're going to do and they set out to do. They realise that afterwards, after they've struggled and like sat there and shaped and reshaped and tried to put some story together."
June 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Colum McCann: "The big lie is writers actually know what they're going to do and they set out to do. They realise that afterwards, after they've struggled and like sat there and shaped and reshaped and tried to put some story together."
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Having to ask homeowners for permission to take things out of their houses would kill the theft industry.
May 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Having to ask homeowners for permission to take things out of their houses would kill the theft industry.
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My god. I think this is the best thing I’ve ever read on the art of trying to get life down on paper. From Cannery Row by John Steinbeck.
May 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
My god. I think this is the best thing I’ve ever read on the art of trying to get life down on paper. From Cannery Row by John Steinbeck.
I'd go for a mountain cabin porch on a rainy day rather than poolside, but it's fun to see The River Knows Your Name in some good company here. www.bookbub.com/blog/new-boo...
33 Absorbing New Books to Read by the Pool
From enthralling thrillers to charming tales of friendship, there’s something here for everyone.
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May 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I'd go for a mountain cabin porch on a rainy day rather than poolside, but it's fun to see The River Knows Your Name in some good company here. www.bookbub.com/blog/new-boo...
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A pair of U.K. scholars discovered the mislabeled document in Harvard Law School's digital archives. The university bought it for just $27.50 in 1946. It turned out to be an authentic copy dating to 1300.
Harvard learned it has an authentic Magna Carta. In 1946, it paid less than $28 for it
A pair of U.K. scholars discovered the mislabled document in Harvard Law School's digital archives. The university bought it for just $27.50 in 1946. It turned out to be an authentic copy dating to 1...
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May 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A pair of U.K. scholars discovered the mislabeled document in Harvard Law School's digital archives. The university bought it for just $27.50 in 1946. It turned out to be an authentic copy dating to 1300.
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Seriously, folks, do not feel bad about ferociously hustling your stuff right now. It's needed, it's necessary, it's valuable. There's enough room for everybody, and there's nobody that can do the thing you're doing the way you're doing it. Keep on.
May 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Seriously, folks, do not feel bad about ferociously hustling your stuff right now. It's needed, it's necessary, it's valuable. There's enough room for everybody, and there's nobody that can do the thing you're doing the way you're doing it. Keep on.
This is a gem of a podcast featuring authors with ties to Appalachia. Much thanks to Eliot Parker and Authors on the Air for inviting me!
On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia," I interview author Kelly Mustian about her latest novel THE RIVER KNOWS YOUR NAME. bit.ly/3EwXS09 @kellymustian.bsky.social @readlandmark.bsky.social
Author Kelly Mustian on Now, Appalachia
On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Kelly Mustian about her new novel THE RIVER KNOWS YOUR NAME. Kelly Mustian is the USA Today bestselling author of The Girls in the Sti
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April 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This is a gem of a podcast featuring authors with ties to Appalachia. Much thanks to Eliot Parker and Authors on the Air for inviting me!
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"The River Knows Your Name" by @kellymustian.bsky.social
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Audiobook read/performed by Lisa Larsen
"As children, we shared the same small spaces, walked the same dusty roads, woke to the same views outside our windows, but Evie’s world had more colors than mine."
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Audiobook read/performed by Lisa Larsen
"As children, we shared the same small spaces, walked the same dusty roads, woke to the same views outside our windows, but Evie’s world had more colors than mine."
April 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"The River Knows Your Name" by @kellymustian.bsky.social
kellymustian.com/the-river-kn...
Audiobook read/performed by Lisa Larsen
"As children, we shared the same small spaces, walked the same dusty roads, woke to the same views outside our windows, but Evie’s world had more colors than mine."
kellymustian.com/the-river-kn...
Audiobook read/performed by Lisa Larsen
"As children, we shared the same small spaces, walked the same dusty roads, woke to the same views outside our windows, but Evie’s world had more colors than mine."
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April’s silvering touch
April 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
April’s silvering touch
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The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.
April 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.
Lovely review. Thank you!
Who is reading Kelly's Mustian's new historical novel, The River Knows Your Name? It uses dual timelines, and I have opinions. (I liked it in this one.) Great book, by the way. Her first novel was wonderful, too.
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Book Review: The River Knows Your Name by Kelly Mustian
The River Knows Your Name by Kelly Mustian is one of my favorite reads of 2025. I enjoyed Mustian's first novel, The Girls in the Stilt House, and this new book is every bit as powerful. Both have sto...
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April 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Lovely review. Thank you!
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Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
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April 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Always a fun time at The Back Room. Come chat with us on Sunday, April 6th!
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April 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Always a fun time at The Back Room. Come chat with us on Sunday, April 6th!
@hankphillippiryan.bsky.social #alkajoshi #nitaprose @elisehooper.bsky.social @peter23.bsky.social
@hankphillippiryan.bsky.social #alkajoshi #nitaprose @elisehooper.bsky.social @peter23.bsky.social