The Common
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The Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, poetry, and art with a modern sense of place. Based at Amherst College, we highlight writers and work from around the world.
Anne Tyler, author of "Redhead by the Side of the Road," is one of the many authors participating in our postcard auction, and time's running out to win a personalized note from any one of them! Click the link below to participate!
Don't forget: the auctions close December 1st.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Anne Tyler, author of "Redhead by the Side of the Road," is one of the many authors participating in our postcard auction, and time's running out to win a personalized note from any one of them! Click the link below to participate!
Don't forget: the auctions close December 1st.
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"But no one knows what it is / Only he who painted reality / In all its nakedness"
Maria de Caldas Antão renders Alberto de Lacerda's poem "Vermeer" with precise and haunting lines in our latest issue. Explore the metaphysical and transcendent place Lacerda builds on our website.
Maria de Caldas Antão renders Alberto de Lacerda's poem "Vermeer" with precise and haunting lines in our latest issue. Explore the metaphysical and transcendent place Lacerda builds on our website.
Vermeer
ALBERTO DE LACERDA <br> The architecture of the sleeves— / White— / As she composes her response / To a letter / (On the marble floor / The seal / Jumps / From the crumpled letter) // …
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November 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"But no one knows what it is / Only he who painted reality / In all its nakedness"
Maria de Caldas Antão renders Alberto de Lacerda's poem "Vermeer" with precise and haunting lines in our latest issue. Explore the metaphysical and transcendent place Lacerda builds on our website.
Maria de Caldas Antão renders Alberto de Lacerda's poem "Vermeer" with precise and haunting lines in our latest issue. Explore the metaphysical and transcendent place Lacerda builds on our website.
This year’s Postcard Auction is a special one, with a brilliant slate of participating authors. You can win a handwritten personalized postcard from Allegra Goodman, author of Sam, The Family Markowitz, and most recently, Isola. Place your bid today! buff.ly/fg6LyZt
November 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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The Postcard Auction is up and running! Bid now for a chance to receive a handwritten postcard from Whiting Writer’s Award-winner, Manuel Muñoz!
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November 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Postcard Auction is up and running! Bid now for a chance to receive a handwritten postcard from Whiting Writer’s Award-winner, Manuel Muñoz!
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Our postcard auction closes December 1st! Hanif Abdurraqib's poetry and essays show how attention, gratitude, and grace bring us closer to the world, and you can win a personalized note from him, just in time for the holidays! Click the link below to bid!
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November 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Our postcard auction closes December 1st! Hanif Abdurraqib's poetry and essays show how attention, gratitude, and grace bring us closer to the world, and you can win a personalized note from him, just in time for the holidays! Click the link below to bid!
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The window to bid in our Author Postcard Auction is closing soon! Don't miss out on your chance to win a personalized postcard from award-winning writers like Catherine Newman, author of Sandwich and Wreck! Place your bid by December 1st at the link: buff.ly/0p2uML3
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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If you track your year by “Hilderbrand summer release” season, this one’s for you. Win a handwritten postcard from Elin—a perfect keepsake for readers who know exactly which fictional Nantucket eatery they’d brunch at. Bid now, through Dec. 1! Link below.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If you track your year by “Hilderbrand summer release” season, this one’s for you. Win a handwritten postcard from Elin—a perfect keepsake for readers who know exactly which fictional Nantucket eatery they’d brunch at. Bid now, through Dec. 1! Link below.
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Are you or is someone you love a Lauren Groff @legroff.bsky.social superfan? Until this Monday, you can bid in our postcard auction for a chance to win a personal note from your favorite writers. Perfect for the holiday season!
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November 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Time is running out to get a personalized, handwritten postcard from acclaimed author Jo Baker @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social! Click the link below and get the perfect gift for you or your literature-loving friend.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Time is running out to get a personalized, handwritten postcard from acclaimed author Jo Baker @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social! Click the link below and get the perfect gift for you or your literature-loving friend.
"I’ve never been content with less than / God."
Annie Schumacher's latest poem pierces the mind and body with the spear of Saint Teresa, offering a glimpse of revelation. Check it out at the link below!
Annie Schumacher's latest poem pierces the mind and body with the spear of Saint Teresa, offering a glimpse of revelation. Check it out at the link below!
The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
ANNIE SCHUMACHER <br> It is as if I were seeing time / or the whole story I once knew / laid across the altarpiece of my mind / as piercing and startlingly beautiful / as the glance of the beloved.…
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November 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"I’ve never been content with less than / God."
Annie Schumacher's latest poem pierces the mind and body with the spear of Saint Teresa, offering a glimpse of revelation. Check it out at the link below!
Annie Schumacher's latest poem pierces the mind and body with the spear of Saint Teresa, offering a glimpse of revelation. Check it out at the link below!
There are only TWO days left to get a handwritten postcard from bestselling author Percival Everett @graywolfpress.bsky.social! If you have a literature-loving friend, this is the perfect personal gift for the holiday season. Click the link below for more information!
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November 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
There are only TWO days left to get a handwritten postcard from bestselling author Percival Everett @graywolfpress.bsky.social! If you have a literature-loving friend, this is the perfect personal gift for the holiday season. Click the link below for more information!
For readers who love fiction that’s warm, queer, and quietly devastating: time is running out to bid on a handwritten note from Patrick Ryan. If his stories have ever made you laugh and ache in the same paragraph, this one’s for you. Bid before Dec 1.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
For readers who love fiction that’s warm, queer, and quietly devastating: time is running out to bid on a handwritten note from Patrick Ryan. If his stories have ever made you laugh and ache in the same paragraph, this one’s for you. Bid before Dec 1.
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For the readers who highlight every twist in a Quinn novel: imagine a message from the commander herself. Kate Quinn is part of our 2025 Author Postcard Auction—your chance at a personalized artifact from the queen of historical plotcraft. Link below.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Between writing her next novels, Ann Patchett wants to write YOU something!
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November 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Between writing her next novels, Ann Patchett wants to write YOU something!
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Jonathan Franzen, the National Book Award winning author of The Corrections, is one of the authors in this year’s Postcard Auction. Bid now for the chance to win a handwritten, personalized postcard from the literary pioneer! buff.ly/HRXPD6E
November 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Jonathan Franzen, the National Book Award winning author of The Corrections, is one of the authors in this year’s Postcard Auction. Bid now for the chance to win a handwritten, personalized postcard from the literary pioneer! buff.ly/HRXPD6E
Tony Kushner is one of the greatest playwrights and thinkers of the last thirty years. What would you say to a personalized note from him?
December 1st is the last day of the Common's postcard auction. Win writing from your favorite writers, before time runs out!
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November 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Tony Kushner is one of the greatest playwrights and thinkers of the last thirty years. What would you say to a personalized note from him?
December 1st is the last day of the Common's postcard auction. Win writing from your favorite writers, before time runs out!
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Our Author Postcard Auction is ending on December 1st! Be sure to get your final bids in before then for the chance to win handwritten notes from writers like Jen Hatmaker, author of Awake, her best-selling memoir. Find more information at buff.ly/SGQUzc6
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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There are only THREE days left for a chance to win a personalized postcard from a former U.S. Poet Laureate! Click the link below to get a personal message from Billy Collins @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and the perfect holiday gift for you or a friend.
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Receive a handwritten note from Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate of the United States.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
There are only THREE days left for a chance to win a personalized postcard from a former U.S. Poet Laureate! Click the link below to get a personal message from Billy Collins @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and the perfect holiday gift for you or a friend.
Ever wanted to hear from one of your favorite authors? Now's your chance! Place your bid in the Postcard auction for the chance to win a personalized postcard from writers like Amity Gaige, bestselling author of Heartwood, Sea Wife, and Schroder! Find more information at the link below!
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November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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If you keep Postcolonial Love Poem within arm’s reach, this is your moment. Don't miss your chance to bid on a personalized postcard from Natalie Diaz—perfect for readers who treat language as a living force. Now through Dec 1! Link below.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
If you keep Postcolonial Love Poem within arm’s reach, this is your moment. Don't miss your chance to bid on a personalized postcard from Natalie Diaz—perfect for readers who treat language as a living force. Now through Dec 1! Link below.
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Carmen Maria Machado is the author of the bestselling memoir In the Dream House and the award-winning short story collection Her Body and Other Parties. Bid on a handwritten, personalized postcard, the best gift for Carmen Maria Machado fan in your life!
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November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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There are few things better than hearing from those you admire. If you, like us, were captivated by Rabih Alameddine’s The Wrong End Of The Telescope, you have the chance to win a handwritten postcard from the PEN/Faulkner award-winning author in our Postcard Auction. Bid today! buff.ly/2rMVj9J
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
There are few things better than hearing from those you admire. If you, like us, were captivated by Rabih Alameddine’s The Wrong End Of The Telescope, you have the chance to win a handwritten postcard from the PEN/Faulkner award-winning author in our Postcard Auction. Bid today! buff.ly/2rMVj9J
"Changes, changes, these interminable changes scar the soil. / Those who do survive such progress are obliged to praise the spoil."
"My Wallonia" is our November Poetry Feature! In tight couplets, Dylan Carpenter walks the memories, sunsets, and excesses of a world in disrepair.
"My Wallonia" is our November Poetry Feature! In tight couplets, Dylan Carpenter walks the memories, sunsets, and excesses of a world in disrepair.
November 2025 Poetry Feature: My Wallonia: Welcoming Dylan Carpenter
DYLAN CARPENTER <br> I have heard the symptoms play upon world’s corroded lyre, / Pictured my Wallonia and seen the waterfall afire.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
"Changes, changes, these interminable changes scar the soil. / Those who do survive such progress are obliged to praise the spoil."
"My Wallonia" is our November Poetry Feature! In tight couplets, Dylan Carpenter walks the memories, sunsets, and excesses of a world in disrepair.
"My Wallonia" is our November Poetry Feature! In tight couplets, Dylan Carpenter walks the memories, sunsets, and excesses of a world in disrepair.
Only a few days left! Charmaine Wilkerson, author of novels Black Cake and Good Dirt, both published by @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social, is participating in this year's postcard auction. Bid for a chance to win a personalized note from your favorite writers!
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November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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