Jessica Francis Kane
@jfkane.bsky.social
Novels (Rules for Visiting, The Report). Story collections (This Close, Bending Heaven). New novel, FONSECA, about Penelope Fitzgerald, out now from Penguin Press!
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You know what's a four-letter word? List.
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
You know what's a four-letter word? List.
You know what's a four-letter word? List.
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
You know what's a four-letter word? List.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
The complete collection - the first 13 Manderley Press titles!
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November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Introducing the Manderley Press subscription - the ultimate gift for readers who love rediscovered literary gems, distinctive titles and beautifully made books. A carefully curated collection elegant reprints brought back to life especially for the 21st-century reader.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Introducing the Manderley Press subscription - the ultimate gift for readers who love rediscovered literary gems, distinctive titles and beautifully made books. A carefully curated collection elegant reprints brought back to life especially for the 21st-century reader.
manderleypress.com
#booksky
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I loved the team that made the audiobook of FONSECA—not easy with narrative and letters interwoven—and am so thrilled they are recognized here!
#Booksky #audiobooks #penelopefitzgerald #historicalfiction #mexico
#Booksky #audiobooks #penelopefitzgerald #historicalfiction #mexico
In the 12 best audiobooks of the year, master narrators and production teams make full use of the format to deliver immersive, entertaining tales. @prhaudio.bsky.social
www.bookpage.com/best-books/b...
www.bookpage.com/best-books/b...
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I loved the team that made the audiobook of FONSECA—not easy with narrative and letters interwoven—and am so thrilled they are recognized here!
#Booksky #audiobooks #penelopefitzgerald #historicalfiction #mexico
#Booksky #audiobooks #penelopefitzgerald #historicalfiction #mexico
I loved the team that made the audiobook of FONSECA—not easy with narrative and letters interwoven—and am so thrilled they are recognized here!
#Booksky #audiobooks #penelopefitzgerald #historicalfiction #mexico
#Booksky #audiobooks #penelopefitzgerald #historicalfiction #mexico
In the 12 best audiobooks of the year, master narrators and production teams make full use of the format to deliver immersive, entertaining tales. @prhaudio.bsky.social
www.bookpage.com/best-books/b...
www.bookpage.com/best-books/b...
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I loved the team that made the audiobook of FONSECA—not easy with narrative and letters interwoven—and am so thrilled they are recognized here!
#Booksky #audiobooks #penelopefitzgerald #historicalfiction #mexico
#Booksky #audiobooks #penelopefitzgerald #historicalfiction #mexico
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The 20 best historical novels of the year show us how, however different their circumstances are from ours, people of other eras are pretty much just like us. www.bookpage.com/best-books/b...
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The 20 best historical novels of the year show us how, however different their circumstances are from ours, people of other eras are pretty much just like us. www.bookpage.com/best-books/b...
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Thank you so much, @readbookpage.bsky.social!
The 20 best historical novels of the year show us how, however different their circumstances are from ours, people of other eras are pretty much just like us. www.bookpage.com/best-books/b...
November 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Thank you so much, @readbookpage.bsky.social!
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Oh my! Delighted to be on the long list of this most excellent of annual literary endeavors. And Fonseca is (okay, alphabetically) next to the Booker Prize winner, just saying. #Booksky
The long list has landed.
Get ready for the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social, with the 70 most Rooster-worthy novels of the year! www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-year-in-...
Get ready for the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social, with the 70 most Rooster-worthy novels of the year! www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-year-in-...
The 2026 Long List — The Tournament of Books
Literary bloodsport approaches! As we narrow down our shortlist of Tournament competitors, here are the 70 works of fiction in consideration from this year.
www.tournamentofbooks.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Oh my! Delighted to be on the long list of this most excellent of annual literary endeavors. And Fonseca is (okay, alphabetically) next to the Booker Prize winner, just saying. #Booksky
Thank you so much, @readbookpage.bsky.social!
The 20 best historical novels of the year show us how, however different their circumstances are from ours, people of other eras are pretty much just like us. www.bookpage.com/best-books/b...
November 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Thank you so much, @readbookpage.bsky.social!
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The long list has landed.
Get ready for the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social, with the 70 most Rooster-worthy novels of the year! www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-year-in-...
Get ready for the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social, with the 70 most Rooster-worthy novels of the year! www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-year-in-...
The 2026 Long List — The Tournament of Books
Literary bloodsport approaches! As we narrow down our shortlist of Tournament competitors, here are the 70 works of fiction in consideration from this year.
www.tournamentofbooks.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The long list has landed.
Get ready for the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social, with the 70 most Rooster-worthy novels of the year! www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-year-in-...
Get ready for the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social, with the 70 most Rooster-worthy novels of the year! www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-year-in-...
Oh my! Delighted to be on the long list of this most excellent of annual literary endeavors. And Fonseca is (okay, alphabetically) next to the Booker Prize winner, just saying. #Booksky
The long list has landed.
Get ready for the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social, with the 70 most Rooster-worthy novels of the year! www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-year-in-...
Get ready for the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social, with the 70 most Rooster-worthy novels of the year! www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-year-in-...
The 2026 Long List — The Tournament of Books
Literary bloodsport approaches! As we narrow down our shortlist of Tournament competitors, here are the 70 works of fiction in consideration from this year.
www.tournamentofbooks.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Oh my! Delighted to be on the long list of this most excellent of annual literary endeavors. And Fonseca is (okay, alphabetically) next to the Booker Prize winner, just saying. #Booksky
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ICYMI: We have updated our seemingly unending catalog of Trump's atrocities to include October 2025. Feel free to print out and share with all your relatives this Thanksgiving.
Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: October 2025: Atrocities 467-529
Early in President Trump’s first term, McSweeney’s editors began to catalog the head-spinning number of misdeeds coming from his administration. We...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
ICYMI: We have updated our seemingly unending catalog of Trump's atrocities to include October 2025. Feel free to print out and share with all your relatives this Thanksgiving.
Same
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Same
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I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
Never.
Someday I'll stop being annoyed by the words 'nonfiction novel' but today is not that day.
November 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Never.
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And why must they be allowed to steal what they won’t pay for?
If AI is inevitable then why does it need so much government support and why are they constantly worried
Rhetorical RHETORICAL
Rhetorical RHETORICAL
November 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
And why must they be allowed to steal what they won’t pay for?
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Author Postcard Auction for @commonmag.bsky.social! Bid on a postcard from me or another writer (there are so many good ones!). Could be for yourself or to give as a gift. #booksky
November 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Author Postcard Auction for @commonmag.bsky.social! Bid on a postcard from me or another writer (there are so many good ones!). Could be for yourself or to give as a gift. #booksky
Author Postcard Auction for @commonmag.bsky.social! Bid on a postcard from me or another writer (there are so many good ones!). Could be for yourself or to give as a gift. #booksky
November 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Author Postcard Auction for @commonmag.bsky.social! Bid on a postcard from me or another writer (there are so many good ones!). Could be for yourself or to give as a gift. #booksky
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November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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You're on the NY Times list of Best #HistoricalFiction, @jfkane.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Best Historical Fiction Novels to Read Right Now
Whether you're looking for a classic or the latest and greatest, start here.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
You're on the NY Times list of Best #HistoricalFiction, @jfkane.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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My essay "Aftermath" is up at The Rumpus. It's about the Eaton Fire, and the Aurora Borealis, and what we do with loss. This one means a great deal to me. I'd be honored if you read it.
therumpus.net/2025/11/12/a...
therumpus.net/2025/11/12/a...
Aftermath - The Rumpus
Time-lapsed satellite video shows the Palisades Fire at 10:45 a.m., a hot red ball with an orange center sitting right on the coast. A wedge of smoke shoots out over the Pacific Ocean. At around 7:00 ...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
My essay "Aftermath" is up at The Rumpus. It's about the Eaton Fire, and the Aurora Borealis, and what we do with loss. This one means a great deal to me. I'd be honored if you read it.
therumpus.net/2025/11/12/a...
therumpus.net/2025/11/12/a...
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It took the NYT until 10am to move the Epstein story to the top of the front page. They tried so hard to make opening the government the story of the day.
November 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It took the NYT until 10am to move the Epstein story to the top of the front page. They tried so hard to make opening the government the story of the day.