The incomparable Uzma Jalaluddin stopped by to discuss DETECTIVE AUNTY & we talked cozy mysteries, manuscript revision, & how to walk in the direction of your wildest dreams. Grab a copy at @blueheronbooks.bsky.social or @anotherstoryto.bsky.social Episode here: evergreenpodcasts.com/wild-preciou...

Happy Pub Day, @melissafebos ! Folks, if you’re ankle-deep in your own memoir, consider Melissa’s body of work a master class. Take a breath & swim down into the silty bottom of your own lake. You may have to trick yourself. But that’s where the stories are. THE DRY SEASON is out today.

Without a doubt.

Happy pub day, Brad Peacock & James Crews! They’ll make you believe in everyday love, the kind that exists in joy & sadness, sunshine & dirt. They've co-edited a book of love poems by LGBTQ+ writers & allies—LOVE IS FOR ALL OF US is the book I didn’t even know my hardened heart needed right now.

Feeling grateful for dozens of literary connections on this indie bookstore day, including Jennifer Cramer Miller whose INCURABLE OPTIMIST will have you seeing all your blessings -- water, avocados, pee! -- in a whole different light. Grab her memoir at @tombolobooks or a favorite indie near you.

Woo-hoo! I’m in! Thanks for broadcasting all my literary crushes!

Here's to being weird and messy and clownish but getting our sh*t together when it comes to our art. LOVED this convo with America's favorite dad, @kristenarnett.bsky.social Please grab her latest book, STOP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE, at a library or indie shop near you. @tombolobooks.bsky.social

Why don’t I live in Chicago? This looks fantastic.

Sometimes I want to read about how other parents have figured it out. But other times, I want to travel to another time & place. In CLEVER LITTLE THING, Helena Echlin writes about family challenges within a page-turning psychological thriller. Listen here: evergreenpodcasts.com/wild-preciou...

Thank you so much to the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing for this honor and congrats to the other writers. I’ve never been to the Vineyard before, and I’m looking forward to penning new words by the sea.

Congratulations to @rebehuntman on her debut memoir MY MOTHER IN HAVANA. If you have a complicated relationship with your mama or if you long to travel, dance, and shine, grab Rebe's story from @gramercybooksbexley or an indie shop near you.

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If you're looking to Write Around the World, we only have a few spots left in our Italy writing retreat. Looking to tell the story only you can tell? And make pizza and pasta in a supportive community? This is the trip for you. Apply by March 1 -- stradatoscana.com/retreats/ann...

Are you looking to escape and shine? Join our Wild Precious Writing retreat. We’ll write, recharge & learn to make pizza in an enchanting Italian village. If you’re ready to be the starring character in the story of your life, join us! Applications close Mar. 1. stradatoscana.com/retreats/ann...

If you're looking to Write Around the World, we only have a few spots left in our Italy writing retreat. Looking to tell the story only you can tell? And make pizza & pasta in a supportive community? This is for you. Apply by Mar. 1 stradatoscana.com/retreats/ann... open.substack.com/.../p/write-...

Congrats Joseph Earl Thomas, winner of @center4fiction 1st Novel Prize. My own grandpa cleaned city buses. Grandma cooked in a school cafeteria. Here's to writing the full experience of our people. Listen to the convo here: evergreenpodcasts.com/wild-preciou... And grab Joseph's books today.

Anyone looking for the perfect valentine for a writer? Tickets to this would be a good place to start.

Looking forward to our hen days… Congrats again on these books making their wonderful way across the globe!

Come to France with us! Join me & Phyllis Biffle Elmore & write beautiful prose in a beautiful place. There's a seaside villa AND a jacuzzi AND a private chef AND what are you waiting for? Click here to learn more: www.forewordretreats.com/.../phyllis-... And don't forget to enter 25AK for $900 off.

Recently on the show: @Kathleenglasgow.bsky.social knocked my socks off, invited me to raise chickens, & offered this perfect wisdom: you haven't met everyone who's going to love you yet. This is energy I need right now. Check out her awesome titles at an indie near you.

For anyone needing a moment of awesomeness right now, look no further than @malakagharib -- writer, cartoonist, and all-around delight. It's so easy to tailspin. There's so much to fight and fix. But, man oh man, Malaka's art gives me hope. She is my American Dream. [Episode link in bio.]

📣 JOB ALERT 📣

The Climate Impacts Group (CIG) at University of Washington is hiring a Tribal Climate Adaptation Specialist. This position will work with CIG, the Affiliated Tribes of NW Indians and other partners to support the resilience efforts of Northwest coastal Tribes.

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For anyone longing to find hope in the shards, I bring you Cass Donish--poet, performer, cat enthusiast, & wise soul. Their book, YOUR DAZZLING DEATH, is for anyone trying to hold both love and loss in their hands. Grab it at an indie near you. And listen here: evergreenpodcasts.com/wild-preciou...

Anyway, your former Latin teacher was delighted by all of it. And I adored the chance meeting. The snow is falling here in Northeastern Ohio today. It’s a perfect afternoon for anyone to fall in love with one of your books. Thanks for being awesome!

We located a copy & flipped to the part where Bird’s father teaches him about the derivations of the word LIBRARY, & how it doesn’t just come from the word book, but that comes from tree bark, & that comes from to strip or peel, and how early people would have pulled off thin strips of bark to write