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Dan Chaon

@danchaon.bsky.social

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Novelist and short story writer. New novel, ONE OF US, due out Sept. 23, 2025 Signed/personalized copies of my books here: https://www.macsbacks.com/dan-chaon

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Dan Chaon @danchaon.bsky.social · 5h

Like, what if Andy Dick had a brother named Manly Dick?

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Dan Chaon @danchaon.bsky.social · 5h

Just so you know, I write all my drafts in longhand so there is no spell check. I don't type it into Word until pretty far into the process.

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josh-emlynenglish.bsky.social @josh-emlynenglish.bsky.social · 9h

Joined this app to say I just finished One Of Us by @danchaon.bsky.social and it's so deeply weird and hilarious and sad and spooky and and all around wonderful!
This late jag of genre and time hopping of Chaon's must go on for a thousand years! I have spoken!
Now be a buddy and read it!

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Dan Chaon @danchaon.bsky.social · 5h

Yes! Book Passage Corte Madera on Nov. 15. I haven't posted my November tour card yet.

Dan Chaon @danchaon.bsky.social · 1d

AIEEEE!

Dan Chaon @danchaon.bsky.social · 1d

AAAAAND EYYEEEEEEEEEEEEE------

Dan Chaon @danchaon.bsky.social · 1d

You could never smoke a cigarette

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Dan Chaon @danchaon.bsky.social · 1d

Just thinking about what it would be like to have "Manly" as your first name.

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Dan Chaon @danchaon.bsky.social · 1d

Wanly Made Wellman will never die!

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Dan Chaon @danchaon.bsky.social · 1d

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Wanly Made Mailman @basicchunnel.bsky.social · 1d

And with that I’ve wrapped up ONE OF US by one of @danchaon.bsky.social. Best novel I’ve read in some years. Gunning on all cylinders bookshop.org/p/books/one-...

A screenshots showing the last (digital) page of Dan Chaon’s ONE OF US

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Dan Chaon @danchaon.bsky.social · 1d

Compare/Contrast essay

Dan Chaon @danchaon.bsky.social · 1d

ONE OF US audiobook promo thingy!

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macmillan.audio on Instagram

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 2d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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Dan Chaon @danchaon.bsky.social · 4d

shh, honey.

ssshhh.

that wound would never heal.

Dan Chaon @danchaon.bsky.social · 4d

Trying to get my hands on some Krasznahorkai, looks like physical copies are already out of stock in the hours since the Nobel announcement. Do I wait? Or should I get a {cringe} e-book?

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Dan Chaon @danchaon.bsky.social · 4d

Went to see GOOD BOY last night. I wasn't expecting to get teary over it, but maybe that's just where I am at the moment.

Bravura film-making. Elliptical, lyrical and v. sad.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4-C...