Mo Daviau
@modaviau.bsky.social
I wrote EVERY ANXIOUS WAVE (SMP ‘16) and EPIC AND LOVELY (WVU Press '25). Bookseller. Elder Marfanoid. Indie kid forever. bravebookstore.substack.com
Hi there! Can I help you find anything?
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"No, you can't leave that here."
"No, you can't leave that here."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Are you travelling to engage in abuse of alcohol, drugs, or prescription medication?"
"Are you travelling to engage in abuse of alcohol, drugs, or prescription medication?"
February 7, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Hi there! Can I help you find anything?
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One of the best things you can do as a writer to support the literary landscape is to buy small press books. Buy them at indie bookstores, ask for them at your libraries. The big publishers have proven they are just another corporation. Small presses are responsible for innovation.
February 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
One of the best things you can do as a writer to support the literary landscape is to buy small press books. Buy them at indie bookstores, ask for them at your libraries. The big publishers have proven they are just another corporation. Small presses are responsible for innovation.
University presses to the rescue.
For those looking for a greater understanding of the Twin Cities and the histories of race, citizenship, and immigration in the US that have led to this moment, the university of minnesota press is sharing this list of books for greater understanding, some of which are open access.
Books for Understanding ICE in Minnesota - University of Minnesota Press
The surge of ICE and CBP enforcement in the Twin Cities and Minnesota has deeply impacted staff at the press, our families, and our neighbors. For those interested in learning... READ MORE
www.upress.umn.edu
February 3, 2026 at 10:45 PM
University presses to the rescue.
BOOKSELLERS! Please consider voting for EPIC AND LOVELY, a September '25 IndieNext pick. My book got very little publicity owing to the fact that it was published by a small press, so this would be a much-appreciated boost. Thank you for considering.
www.bookweb.org/indies-choic...
www.bookweb.org/indies-choic...
Indies Choice Awards
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January 29, 2026 at 8:04 PM
BOOKSELLERS! Please consider voting for EPIC AND LOVELY, a September '25 IndieNext pick. My book got very little publicity owing to the fact that it was published by a small press, so this would be a much-appreciated boost. Thank you for considering.
www.bookweb.org/indies-choic...
www.bookweb.org/indies-choic...
My husband spilled his burrito on his pants so I called him Mr. Beanjeans.
January 27, 2026 at 9:29 PM
My husband spilled his burrito on his pants so I called him Mr. Beanjeans.
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While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
I'm not going to AWP.
Feeling like shit about myself on my big birthday is bad for the head and soul. But please do swing by the WVU Press table and take a look at my baby-book-book.
Feeling like shit about myself on my big birthday is bad for the head and soul. But please do swing by the WVU Press table and take a look at my baby-book-book.
January 27, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I'm not going to AWP.
Feeling like shit about myself on my big birthday is bad for the head and soul. But please do swing by the WVU Press table and take a look at my baby-book-book.
Feeling like shit about myself on my big birthday is bad for the head and soul. But please do swing by the WVU Press table and take a look at my baby-book-book.
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With advance praise from @modaviau.bsky.social, make sure you preorder your copy of THE LAST SUPPER by @wendyjfox.bsky.social today! buff.ly/STtz5UK
@susanschulman.bsky.social
@susanschulman.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 3:40 PM
With advance praise from @modaviau.bsky.social, make sure you preorder your copy of THE LAST SUPPER by @wendyjfox.bsky.social today! buff.ly/STtz5UK
@susanschulman.bsky.social
@susanschulman.bsky.social
I'm beginning to think that the vast majority of elected officials are on the psychopathy spectrum. It checks out.
January 24, 2026 at 7:04 PM
I'm beginning to think that the vast majority of elected officials are on the psychopathy spectrum. It checks out.
I'm tired of your lies, Bookscan!
January 23, 2026 at 7:03 PM
I'm tired of your lies, Bookscan!
These videos of women sitting on the toilet pretending to be taking a dump with their chonies on and clutching their middles are starting to make me mad. Like, quit targeting me, algo. I poop just fine. Not all middle-aged women.
January 22, 2026 at 7:49 PM
These videos of women sitting on the toilet pretending to be taking a dump with their chonies on and clutching their middles are starting to make me mad. Like, quit targeting me, algo. I poop just fine. Not all middle-aged women.
The river of my heart is the Mill River in Western Mass.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The river of my heart is the Mill River in Western Mass.
My store reordered EPIC AND LOVELY because we've sold through our first order of 175 copies! Thanks to those 175 copy-owners!
January 12, 2026 at 3:07 AM
My store reordered EPIC AND LOVELY because we've sold through our first order of 175 copies! Thanks to those 175 copy-owners!
I continue to be happy about my decision to cancel my NYTimes subscription.
January 10, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I continue to be happy about my decision to cancel my NYTimes subscription.
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why are ballpoint pens like this
January 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
why are ballpoint pens like this
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In the fall, a group called Literary Portland for Palestine asked Portland Book Festival to divest from Wells Fargo sponsorship funding. They've since grown into a collective working to raise awareness. And because they're a literary organization, they're doing it with poems.
Literary Portland for Palestine Plans Readings, Still Asks Portland Book Fest To Divest
At Portland Book Festival, in November, you may have noticed an icon on t-shirts, posters, and social media of Literary Arts' red umbrella dropping bombs. The graphic read "Drop Wells Fargo" and "Lite...
www.portlandmercury.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:54 PM
In the fall, a group called Literary Portland for Palestine asked Portland Book Festival to divest from Wells Fargo sponsorship funding. They've since grown into a collective working to raise awareness. And because they're a literary organization, they're doing it with poems.
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We shouldn't have to live like this.
January 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
We shouldn't have to live like this.
Happy Armenian Christmas tomorrow.
January 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Happy Armenian Christmas tomorrow.
I found this IG account that is all photos of lint traps at a laundromat: www.instagram.com/lint_lovers/
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January 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I found this IG account that is all photos of lint traps at a laundromat: www.instagram.com/lint_lovers/
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Should I make this into a sticker for sale?
Would you buy it and put it on all pictures of the Donald and his minions you see?
Would you buy it and put it on all pictures of the Donald and his minions you see?
January 4, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Should I make this into a sticker for sale?
Would you buy it and put it on all pictures of the Donald and his minions you see?
Would you buy it and put it on all pictures of the Donald and his minions you see?
Happy David Berman's birthday.
January 4, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Happy David Berman's birthday.
Looking at new fiction coming out this spring. Did everyone have an affair with a professor in college? Or did every publisher decide that what we really need is more professor affair reckoning books?
January 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Looking at new fiction coming out this spring. Did everyone have an affair with a professor in college? Or did every publisher decide that what we really need is more professor affair reckoning books?
I started reading SERVICE by John Tottenham. Am I supposed to agree with the set-up, that there's something wrong with being almost 50 and working at a bookstore?
He must be terribly good looking because he got a lot of reviews for a small press book.
He must be terribly good looking because he got a lot of reviews for a small press book.
January 1, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I started reading SERVICE by John Tottenham. Am I supposed to agree with the set-up, that there's something wrong with being almost 50 and working at a bookstore?
He must be terribly good looking because he got a lot of reviews for a small press book.
He must be terribly good looking because he got a lot of reviews for a small press book.