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Kevin M. Kearney

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new novel FREELANCE out May 31 from @rejectionlit.bsky.social I've written for SLATE, STEREOGUM, and XRAY I appreciate the band EVERCLEAR https://asterismbooks.com/product/freelance-a-novel

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Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Apr 1

IT'S TRUE

Rejection Letters @rejectionlit.bsky.social · Apr 1

babe, wake up! @kevinmkearney.bsky.social's novel, FREELANCE, is available for pre-order!!!

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Freelance: A Novel | Asterism Books

Simon McNamara might only be 19, but he knows he’s destined for greatness. Sure, he barely finished high school. And, okay, he’s hopelessly in love with Angelica, an OnlyFans girl who constantly remin...

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Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Jul 7

hell yeah

Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Jun 24

i am just seeing this because i fell off over here--thank you, dude

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Leo Vartorella @leovartorella.bsky.social · Jun 24

Great to chat with @kevinmkearney.bsky.social about his excellent new novel FREELANCE. We cover it all: Raymond Chandler, gig work, Philly vs NJ. The list goes on.

X-R-A-Y Literary Press @xraylitmag.bsky.social · Jun 24

happy to present an interview with Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social !!

Leo Vartorella @leovartorella.bsky.social talks with Kearney about his new book ‘FREELANCE’ which is out now with @rejectionlit.bsky.social

read it !

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IT DOESN'T END WHEN YOU CLOSE THE BOOK: AN INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN M. KEARNEY by Leo Vartorella

Kevin M. Kearney’s latest novel FREELANCE (Rejection Letters, 2025) is a dystopian thriller. It is a psychological profile of loneliness in the age of OnlyFans. It is a condemnation of AI and the gig ...

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Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · May 28

It's true, I went to the holy land blink 182 promised me many years ago

Kevin Kearney’s ridescare

The author and Small Press Nite founder introduces us to a sinister new Uber in his thrilling novel, Freelance

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Anna Vangala Jones @anniejowrites.bsky.social · May 24

San Diego! this is a week from today. come celebrate Kevin’s book launch with us. I’ll be reading, too, & we hope to see you there

Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Apr 30

SMALL PRESS NITE VOL 10

in which I celebrate my new novel, hear from other great readers, and relinquish my hosting duties to KKUURRTT, who won it in a duel

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Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Apr 30

SMALL PRESS NITE VOL 10

in which I celebrate my new novel, hear from other great readers, and relinquish my hosting duties to KKUURRTT, who won it in a duel

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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · May 13

Pinching myself over this rave review by @caseymcquiston.bsky.social in NYTBR!!!

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In This Queer Sports Novel, Basketball Is Both Desire and Destruction

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Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Apr 30

SMALL PRESS NITE VOL 10

in which I celebrate my new novel, hear from other great readers, and relinquish my hosting duties to KKUURRTT, who won it in a duel

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Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Apr 23

hell yeah

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Aaron Burch @aaronburch.bsky.social · Apr 22

Last day of class, buzzing off with some Bell’s Hazy Hearted and @kevinmkearney.bsky.social & @rejectionlit.bsky.social

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Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Apr 16

hell yeah

Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Apr 16

listen: it will never be settled

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Robbie Maakestad @robbiemaakestad.bsky.social · Apr 14

Also, @kevinmkearney.bsky.social read from his new book FREELANCE from @rejectionlit.bsky.social, which you can pre-order here: asterismbooks.com/product/free...

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · Apr 11

Went to sleep way too late because I couldn't put down @kevinmkearney.bsky.social's FREELANCE, then had theeee most fucked up dreams. 10/10, if your book doesn't infiltrate my sleep state, I can't hang.

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Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Apr 11

"will be wild!"

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PLNU MA in Writing @plnuwritingma.bsky.social · Apr 7

New FROM THE MAW reading!

Join us April 12 @ 3pm at OB Beans to hear readings from @kevinmkearney.bsky.social and @robbiemaakestad.bsky.social, as well as MA in Writing students @poetrybyemma.bsky.social, @ellahachee.bsky.social, @alan-fox-parmeter.bsky.social, and @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social!

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Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Apr 1

IT'S TRUE

Rejection Letters @rejectionlit.bsky.social · Apr 1

babe, wake up! @kevinmkearney.bsky.social's novel, FREELANCE, is available for pre-order!!!

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Freelance: A Novel | Asterism Books

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Rejection Letters @rejectionlit.bsky.social · Apr 1

babe, wake up! @kevinmkearney.bsky.social's novel, FREELANCE, is available for pre-order!!!

asterismbooks.com/product/free...

Freelance: A Novel | Asterism Books

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Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Mar 15

ONE WEEK

Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Feb 10

here we go again: @kylerseibel.bsky.social, shelby hinte, @robbiemaakestad.bsky.social, @adamvoith.bsky.social, and @stutz-writes.bsky.social

flyer for the illustrious SMALL PRESS NITE VOL 9

Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Mar 8

TWO WEEKS AWAY

Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Feb 10

here we go again: @kylerseibel.bsky.social, shelby hinte, @robbiemaakestad.bsky.social, @adamvoith.bsky.social, and @stutz-writes.bsky.social

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Robbie Maakestad @robbiemaakestad.bsky.social · Mar 4

Honored to be reading on March 22 alongside a crew of stunningly-good-looking writers at SMALL PRESS NITE:
@kylerseibel.bsky.social, Shelby hinte,
@adamvoith.bsky.social, & @stutz-writes.bsky.social. Thanks to @kevinmkearney.bsky.social for organizing/hosting (he is also stunningly-good-looking)!

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Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Mar 4

reading from FREELANCE this friday at burn all books in SD alongside some excellent folks. come thruuuuuuuuu

Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Mar 3

My second book arrives May 31 from @rejectionlit.bsky.social. It's a speculative noir about a rideshare driver in Philly. It's called FREELANCE.

Cover for the downright important, life-changing, and epoch-defining novel FREELANCE by Kevin M. Kearney

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Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social · Feb 15

can you link to this? I'm interested in potentially reporting on this. thanks!