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Stefan Fatsis

@stefanfatsis.bsky.social

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Author: Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary Also: Word Freak, A Few Seconds of Panic, Wild & Outside Ex: Hang Up and Listen, WSJ, NPR, AP, The Daily Pennsylvanian, The Pel Mel

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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · May 11

Here’s the fantastic cover by @davidplunkert.bsky.social of my new book, out in October from @groveatlantic.bsky.social. Preorder now—support independent bookstores! groveatlantic.com/book/unabrid...

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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 5h

It’s a lifetime appointment

Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 16h

Go pound some Budweiser, Seattle

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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 21h

Thanks! And also thanks for asking. I prefer @bookshop.org which gives a cut to indie bookstores

Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 23h

More event details, book reviews, media hits, etc. on my website, bystefanfatsis.com

STEFAN FATSIS

www.bystefanfatsis.com

Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 23h

I chatted with @grammargirl.bsky.social this week.

Watch: youtu.be/gBLn1ZOMpr0

Read: grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/ste...

Listen: pod.link/173429229

Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 23h

Here's the only time I'll ever appear on the same list as Thomas Pynchon and Susan Orlean. Thanks, @nytimes.com

27 Books Coming in October

www.nytimes.com

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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 23h

Here's a book excerpt in the October issue of @theatlantic.com

Is This the End of the Dictionary?

Obsolete (adj.): no longer in use or no longer useful

www.theatlantic.com

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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 23h

A bunch more stops are scheduled—I've got tour posters, like Mötley Crüe!—with more in the works

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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 23h

Then it's on to Brooklyn on Thursday, 10/15 at 7 pm at Community Bookstore in my old nabe Park Slope, with the great @vinsoncunningham.bsky.social. Reserve your free ticket now!

Stefan Fatsis presents Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary, in conversation with Vinson Cunningham | Community Bookstore

Brooklyn's oldest operating bookstore. Serving Park Slope since 1971.

communitybookstore.net

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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 23h

Things kick off in DC this Sunday, 10/12 at 5 pm at @politicsprose.bsky.social, "in conversation with" my ex-Hang Up and Listen podcast partner and forever pal @joshuablevin.bsky.social. Can't make it? We'll be livestreamed!

Stefan Fatsis — Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary - with Josh Levin — at Conn Ave

politics-prose.com

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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 23h

My new book, UNABRIDGED, published by @groveatlantic.bsky.social, is out! It took a long time to report and write and I'm proud of it and would be grateful if you bought it and would love to see people when I'm traveling to promote it. Consider this an official book thread

Jacket cover of Stefan Fatsis's new book, Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary

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Mignon Fogarty @grammargirl.bsky.social · 2d

If you love dictionaries, you'll love my chat this week with @stefanfatsis.bsky.social about his new book "Unabridged."

He spent years at Merriam-Webster learning how everything works, even writing definitions that made it into the dictionary (and some surprising ones that didn't). 1/2

A promotional image for the Grammar Girl podcast featuring Mignon Fogarty and Stefan Fatsis. Mignon Fogarty, a white woman with long brown hair, is smiling on the left. Stefan Fatsis, a white man with gray hair and glasses, is resting his chin on his hand on the right. Between them is a graphic of the cover of his book, "Unabridged: The Story of the Dictionary and How It Came to Be." The background is bright orange, and the title in large text reads: "INTERVIEW The fight for the modern dictionary." The Grammar Girl and QDT logos are also visible.

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Patrick Sauer @pjsauer.bsky.social · 3d

Tix link @squawkinsports.bsky.social Live XV!

As seen on @todayshow.com!

11/6 OG Bloggers:
@williamfleitch.bsky.social
@stefanfatsis.bsky.social
@davidjroth.bsky.social

Mark your 1/15/26 calendar for Trans Writers:
@juliekliegman.com
@xbennyboo.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.com/e/squawkin-s...

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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 4d

About to live podcast with @editormark.bsky.social on That Word Chat. Come on in www.thatwordchat.com

That Word Chat | A Language Celebration

That Word Chat is a wordy celebration of editing and all things lexical, featuring fun conversations with interesting guests.

www.thatwordchat.com

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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 11d

Thrilled, psyched, honored, humbled etc. for UNABRIDGED to make this @nytimes.com list of new books. Preorder now!

27 Books Coming in October

www.nytimes.com

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Ben Zimmer @benzimmer.bsky.social · 10d

Big day for lexicographical unboxing! Received the just-published 12th edition of @merriam-webster.com's Collegiate Dictionary (a big surprise to everyone in the dictionary game) and @stefanfatsis.bsky.social's long-awaited journey through modern lexicography, UNABRIDGED. Get 'em both!

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Patrick Sauer @pjsauer.bsky.social · 10d

SQUAWKIN’ SPORTS LIVE XV page is up, details for a wide-ranging night of book yakkin’ novels, dictionaries, blogs, death of the magazine-length features (aka “the only thing I know how to do well.”)

Tix on sale within:
@davidjroth.bsky.social
@williamfleitch.bsky.social
@stefanfatsis.bsky.social

Squawkin' Sports: OG Blogger Night!

Brooklyn independent bookstore

greenlightbookstore.com

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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 11d

Thrilled, psyched, honored, humbled etc. for UNABRIDGED to make this @nytimes.com list of new books. Preorder now!

27 Books Coming in October

www.nytimes.com

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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 12d

Full disclosure: That's a Donovan shirt, not Pulisic

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Patrick Sauer @pjsauer.bsky.social · 12d

SQUAWKIN’ SPORTS LIVE XV 11/6 7PM

OG Blogger Night with:
@williamfleitch.bsky.social
@stefanfatsis.bsky.social
@davidjroth.bsky.social

The official event page is not up yet but tix are one sale for the last show of 2025, DO IT!

www.eventbrite.com/e/squawkin-s...

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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 12d

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 12d

Merriam survives on snarky posts, games, and sharper SEO. With U.S. lexicographers down from about 200 to under 50, this piece urges treating dictionaries as public goods amid fights over words like insurrection and woke.

By @stefanfatsis.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com

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Is This the End of the Dictionary?

Obsolete (adj.): no longer in use or no longer useful

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15d

NEW: ICE agents violently arrested a man in a busy Hyattsville, MD intersection this week, at one point brandishing guns and pointing them at bystanders.

I spoke to multiple witnesses—including a local priest whose church is a sanctuary for undocumented people: www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...

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John Kelly @mashedradish.bsky.social · 18d

I spoke to @stefanfatsis.bsky.social for his recent piece in the @theatlantic.com—and upcoming book, "Unabridged"—on the state of dictionaries, including on business trends, corporate ownership, and my editorial vision for dictionaries in the digital-first era: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Is This the End of the Dictionary?

Obsolete (adj.): no longer in use or no longer useful

www.theatlantic.com

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