Callooh! Callay! CANDLE & CROW is out today! Please enjoy and holler about it. This book has •a sleeping dragon goddess •the courtship of a librarian •heists in a wizard van •fountain pen geekouts •whisky and cheese •sirens and hobgoblins •recreational donut throwing (at cops) And more! Yay!
Big announcement today: A long empty landmark church on W. 96th St overlooking Central Park is going to be brought back to life as the new, expanded, modern home of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. Will be a dynamic learning lab for kids from all backgrounds and all neighborhoods. Opening 2028.
On that note, would anyone like to buy some cool stuff!? 😅 I have all my colourful moth prints listed now! 👀✨ abistevens.etsy.com#bsnm#ArtShop#ArtistSupport
There's gonna be all kinds of dipshit news stories if the International Longshoremen's Association (the dockworkers' union) calls a work stop at midnight when their contracts expire on the East and Gulf coasts, which they've said they'll do (and good for them). Some prebuttals:
I got you, boo. The first draft of a piece of creative writing is a radical act. It literally defies capitalism. You’re doing it for the LOVE. You’re risking possibility. The blank page isn’t the canvas. The canvas is the first draft. Get it all down, then get to work. Joyful rigor. LET’S GO!
After everyone’s amazing movie answers I’ve gotta ask, my mentions be damned: What’s your best memory of reading a novel? I’m not asking about the best novel you’ve ever read, I’m asking about the experience of reading that novel. What’s your favorite memory associated with reading a novel and why?
This is what we mean when we say NYers are actually some of the friendliest people you can meet if you're in trouble. Her bag ripped. Folks are getting her a new bag. Other folks are picking up after her. Other folks are holding the train from leaving. This is a quintessential NY moment.
Hello, it is I, your friendly neighborhood Jew, reminding you that Rosh Hashannah is essentially a three day holiday, by the Western calendar. This year, it’s celebrated from sundown on October 2nd to sundown on October 4th. Please don’t schedule things for that time period. 🙂