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Robert Yune
@robertyune.bsky.social
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Board member, Autumn House Press

Debut story collection 'Impossible Children' won the Mary McCarthy Prize, out now from Sarabande Books

Core faculty, West Virginia Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing Program

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"The Secret Lives of Church Ladies" was an absolute knockout of a collection, so I was beyond honored that my story was chosen by Deesha Philyaw to be included in this anthology. Thrilled to be in great company as well.
Third in a series, this anthology of short fiction is written by contemporary writers of color. Edited by Deesha Philyaw, the collection features work by Noah Alvarez, Victoria Ballesteros, Exodus Oktavia Brownlow, C.G. Crawford, Monic Ductan, LaTanya McQueen, Jennifer Morales, Ruby Hansen Murray, Michael Pacheco, Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera, Sarp Sozdinler, Sejal Shah, Dawn Tasaka Steffler, Sara J. Streeter, Lisa Wartenberg Vélez, and Robert Yune. While choosing stories for this volume of Rural Stories by Writers of Color, Philyaw wanted “weirdness, for sure,” along with “experimental” and “transgressive narratives.” In her introduction to the book, she writes, “The stories…gathered here are all this and more, in beautiful and unexpected ways.” The stories in this collection explore wooded areas, the desert, a basketball court, a shotgun house, trailer parks, the Osage Indian Reservation, and other locales critically important to the development of the stories and the characters therein. These stories explore region and place, to be sure, but they also deftly mine the psychological landscape of their characters and highlight the complicated experiences of those living in the rural parts of the U.S. Guest Editor Deesha Philyaw’s debut short story collection, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, won the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the 2020/2021 Story Prize, and the 2020 LA Times Book Prize: The Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, and was a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction. Philyaw is a Kimbilio Fiction Fellow, a Baldwin for the Arts Fellow, a United States Artists Fellow, and co-host of two podcasts, Ursa Short Fiction (with Dawnie Walton) and Reckon True Stories (with Kiese Laymon). She is currently at work developing TV shows based on her short fiction. Philyaw’s debut novel, The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman, is forthcoming from Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, in 2026.
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Some college administrators want to implement AI and chatbots into every facet of campus life because "it's the future," and they aren't particularly interested in guardrails or guidance. This article highlights why that's a bad idea.

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Authorities probe Holocaust denial responses from X's Grok
The chatbot appeared to question the “narrative” around gas chambers in the second world war.
www.engadget.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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There’s another wave of author impersonators offering consultations/mentoring for a price. (I got one from “Claire Keegan” telling me I’m very promising!) I’m sure you are great, but I didn’t email to tell you how swell you are. Here’s info on book scams: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/prh-fraud/
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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I was lucky enough to read an ARC of What Mennonite Girls Are Good For, and I can honestly say it was one of the best collections I've read in the past decade. And I read A LOT.

Haunting & upsetting in the best way possible. Super-relevant and urgent. Highly recommended.

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In these eleven stories, a Mennonite minister’s daughter moves from a youthful, exuberant understanding of her family’s faith toward religious doubt. Stumbling comically at times, Ruthie navigates life with and without the rules in which she’s been raised. Always physical, often sexual, Ruthie’s search for personal truth leads her from missionary outposts in Paraguay and Brazil to Mennonite towns in northern Indiana and central Kansas, a vandalized Native American site, women’s healthcare clinics, and lingerie shops on the secular, melancholy East Coast. Ultimately, these stories consider how faith and identity intertwine, the cost of abandoning one’s cultural heritage, and the complicated longing for return.
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Weekend reading w/ Biss & Borges
A photo of Collected Fictions by Borges and Having and Being Had by Biss
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Periodic reminder that I’m doing freelance editing right now! I have experience in both fiction and nonfiction and offer a range of services from coaching to line editing to query letters—reach out if you have a project but are feeling at sea! www.jesszimmerman.com/editing.html
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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The 2026 CAAPP Book Prize is now open!

The submission deadline is December 15th, 2025, and the winning manuscript will be published by AHP & receive a $3,000 prize. As always, submissions are free.

This year's final judge is Ladan Osman.
Infographic of Prize Announcement Infographic with pic of judge
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Kazansky's. Gullifty's. Zaw's. Sammy's Famous Corned Beef downtown. Weep with me.
November 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Had a great conversation with @abbyhiggs.bsky.social about my new book, GRAPHIC RAGE!
Graphic Rage: An Interview with Writer and Artist Aubrey Hirsch
Writer and visual artist Aubrey Hirsch knows Clarence Thomas won’t be reading Graphic Rage – and that’s fine. Her new book isn’t meant to convert opponents; it aims to witness, validate, and …
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October 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Just supported Sandy Hook Promise & got this #HumbleBundle of 32 "award-winning titles from MIT Press [that ask] important questions surrounding modern computer science, machine learning, and technology." Min price is $18 for all 32 ebooks.

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Humble Books Bundle: The Human Side of AI by MIT Press
Big questions don’t always require complicated answers—discover how humanity and machine learning intertwine with The Human Side of AI from MIT Press.
www.humblebundle.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Grateful for this Ohio weekend full of ambient rage & menace @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social @danchaon.bsky.social
The books "One of Us" and "Graphic Rage," by Dan Chaon and Aubrey Hirsch, respectively
October 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Happy pub day to @ambersparks.bsky.social and her excellent novel HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE! Thanks to Amber for guest-posting at No Failure, Only Practice with a craft essay on "How to Write a Novel with the Kitchen Sink Thrown In," a fun look at what to do with your many/too-many obsessions.
October 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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HEAD CLEANER is now on NetGalley for private distribution, so if you're a reviewer and would like that private link, let me know in a message or the comments here. I also have eARCSs for reviewers I can send you directly.

I ruined that poor videotape to get your attention. Thanks!
October 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Cannot do enough 🙏🙏🙏 for this post
aubreyhirsch.bsky.social Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social · Oct 14
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 4:09 PM
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I tried to pre-order @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social 's latest book, but it turns out it was just published! Can't wait for this one to arrive.
A confirmation order for Aubrey Hirsch's book "Graphic Rage."
October 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Bookshop.org is having its anti-prime sale from today until tomorrow. Here's a link for 20% off: refer.bookshop.org/robertstevens
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
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October 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
robertyune.bsky.social
I have never smashed the "buy" link faster. It's #bandcampfriday, by the way! At least for an hour and 18 minutes.
Nala Sinephro wrote the soundtrack for The Smashing Machine! This pic is an ad for it on Youtube
October 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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This image has been floating around the internet, so I decided to check for myself. YIKES.
A chart of "interest over time" for the phrase "bankruptcy lawyer" searched for on Google
October 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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I know this is off-brand, but my feelings about this man have long (Pittsburgh) roots.
A photo of Bill Belichick and the caption "Bill Belichick is finding out that coaching college students isn't as easy as dating them."
September 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
The new TOC from academia dot edu. By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.
September 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
robertyune.bsky.social
Amazing how time flies. One of my favorite albums during high school and beyond. Holds up pretty well, too!
DJ Shadow holding a promo poster for his album Endtroducing.
September 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Adding my voice to the chorus of those mourning the passing of Dan Wickett. Dzanc was my first publisher and Dan was its heart and soul: tireless on behalf of writers and their work, generous with his time and emotional energy, kind and encouraging to everyone he met. Rest well, old friend.
The logo of Dzanc Books, which Dan Wickett co-founded, on the back cover of their first book, All Over by Roy Kesey.
September 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
robertyune.bsky.social
Also, debut launch party in Pgh w/ Bill Lychack is today! 7pm

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September 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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“We have such a tremendous amount of talent in the city and a lot of incredible publications, but there’s not anything that’s quite like this.”

Thank you to Virginia Linn at Pittsburgh Magazine for chatting with our EIC Ed Simon about PRoB!

www.pittsburghmagazine.com/pittsburgh-r...
Pittsburgh Review of Books Hits the Shelves | Pittsburgh Magazine
The new free literary site is a venture by Carnegie Mellon University with several local partners.
www.pittsburghmagazine.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM