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Dan Chaon
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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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You will be visited by three spirits
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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We're revisiting our back catalogue and the ONLY original novel we've published—M. Rickert's "The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie." This exquisite mystery is an amalgam of Frankenstein, and A Confederacy of Dunces. We want you to read it. The eBook is on sale for just $2.

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PRAISE "...an affecting and tragic portrayal of a man struggling and failing to communicate and connect with those around him. Highly recommended..." - Starred Review, Booklist “Masterful ... darkly magical ... a stunning ending.” — Gary K. Wolfe, Locus “The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie grabbed me from the first page. Quark is an indelible main character who I will continue to think about and love.” — Dan Chaon, author of Ill Will “The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie by M. Rickert is a powerful evocation of an imaginary place, both magical and mundane; the tribulations of a good hearted hapless giant; and a compelling mystery. Dark and humorous and deep.” —   Jeffrey Ford, Author of Big Dark Hole “Fans of M. Rickert's singular blend of the mundane and the monstrous will be drawn deep into the briny, haunted world of Bellfairie.” —   Sofia Samatar, Author of A Stranger in Olondria, and Tender “Awash in sea rain, ghosts and the stories they trail, the sound of submerged bells from offshore (or their echo, or their memory), Bellfairie and its denizens are M. Rickert creations through and through—meaning magical, mournful, mysterious, profoundly human.” —   Glen Hirshberg, Author of The Motherless Children Trilogy “The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie is a dark, dream-like, psychologically astute novel about the outsider as threat and victim, about the power of crowds, and the betrayal of innocence, replete with uncanny secrets, signs, and symbols that echo and reverberate, intimations of an unseen, sublunary world.” —   Douglas Glover, Author of Elle, and Savage Love
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Poets save the world! Woo-hoo!

(But also don't overpraise them because then they will lose their talent)
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Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."

https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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It’s nice to rest your muzzle on an end table while gazing out the window.
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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What perfect album came out the year you turned 16…?
November 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Headed to San Francisco today! Look for me at Book Passage in Corte Madeira tomorrow Nov 15 at 7pm

With Tom Barbash! Ooo
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Guess who I ran into whilst out for a stroll
November 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Wonderful event last night at Book Soup in LA, in conversation with the brilliant @bcdreyer.social
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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I've got all my Q's set up for Dan's A's!
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Reading tonight in LA at Book Soup with @bcdreyer.social !!!
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Reading tonight in LA at Book Soup with @bcdreyer.social !!!
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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#imageandverse

"There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes".
August Strindberg, The Ghost Sonata

#eye #sight #macro #green #photography #photohour #eastcoastkin #art #stare
Macro shot of a woman’s green eye
November 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Texas Book Festival update:

Fun panel on history and horror with Stephen Graham Jones and Bret Anthony Johnson
November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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I’ve been deputized!!
November 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Tour info! Austin today and tomorrow and then Monday at Book Soup with @bcdreyer.social !!!
November 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Now in Austin for Texas Book Festival! HMU if you want to hang out!!!
November 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Mood
November 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Just arrived in Houston and my hair has lost its mind
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Getting ready to go on a journey, starting tomorrow! I hope I will meet some of you during my travels:
November 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Pttttd
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Reposting for the evening crew:
November 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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NOVEMBER TOUR CARD!
Houston,
Austin,
Los Angeles,
San Francisco,
Miami:

Come say hi and have yer book signed!!!
November 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Houston! Austin! LA! SF! Miami! So many exciting chances to touch hands!

Here's my November Tour Card!!!!
November 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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🤐👇
November 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Come! Buy! Right this way, valued customer!
November 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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At Buckeye Book Fair with the remarkable James Renner!

Also Tom Batiuk of Funky Winkerbean fame bought a copy of my book so I am thrilled
November 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM