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sara lippmann
@saralippmann.bsky.social
· Jan 25
grateful to share my hometown novel (and my orphaned collection) are coming home to @tortoisebooks.bsky.social 🙏💗
“None of this was supposed to be easy. Not writing, not life, not love.” lithub.com/against-gene...
Against Generative AI: Is Art the Last Refuge of Our Humanity?
None of this is supposed to be easy. Not writing, not life, not love. Louise Glück’s debut, Firstborn, was published in 1968. One poem that didn’t make the cut was “The House on Marshland.” Glück s…
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January 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
“None of this was supposed to be easy. Not writing, not life, not love.” lithub.com/against-gene...
new website! thanks to the amazing and talented @bybethhahn.bsky.social 💗🙏💗🙏💗🙏💗 www.saralippmann.com
Sara Lippmann
Sara Lippmann: novelist, short story writer, essayist, critic, mentor, and workshop leader. Read Sara’s forthcoming HIDDEN RIVER (Tortoise Books, 2026) and a rerelease of JERKS (Tortoise Books, 2025)...
www.saralippmann.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:28 PM
new website! thanks to the amazing and talented @bybethhahn.bsky.social 💗🙏💗🙏💗🙏💗 www.saralippmann.com
Final hours to support the return of the Creative Resistance Series @writingco-lab.bsky.social
Because we need this stream of kindness compassion and defiance now more than ever
www.kickstarter.com/projects/130...
Because we need this stream of kindness compassion and defiance now more than ever
www.kickstarter.com/projects/130...
Bring Back Writing Co-Lab’s Creative Resistance Essay Series
Help relaunch our essay series in a more sustainable fashion, and support us as we take the endeavor in new directions!
www.kickstarter.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Final hours to support the return of the Creative Resistance Series @writingco-lab.bsky.social
Because we need this stream of kindness compassion and defiance now more than ever
www.kickstarter.com/projects/130...
Because we need this stream of kindness compassion and defiance now more than ever
www.kickstarter.com/projects/130...
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Big ups to @saralippmann.bsky.social for ending up on this @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social list of the most-anticipated books of 2026! (And big thanks to @mbwelch.bsky.social and team for the coverage!)
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Our Most Anticipated Books of 2026 - Chicago Review of Books
It’s a big year for Chicago Review of Books. We turn 10 in February and will spend the year celebrating a decade of dedication to literary excellence. In March, our Editor-in-Chief, Michael Welch, wil...
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January 7, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Big ups to @saralippmann.bsky.social for ending up on this @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social list of the most-anticipated books of 2026! (And big thanks to @mbwelch.bsky.social and team for the coverage!)
chireviewofbooks.com/2026/01/06/o...
chireviewofbooks.com/2026/01/06/o...
“Nothing else exists or ever was of this hoarse
Magnitude.”
do yourself a favor and read these beauts by the late great edmund white.
Magnitude.”
do yourself a favor and read these beauts by the late great edmund white.
We were honored to publish two poems by the late icon of LGBT literature Edmund White in our latest issue of Epiphany. They're unlocked and can be read at the link below.
www.epiphanymagazine.org/features/two...
www.epiphanymagazine.org/features/two...
Two Poems by Edmund White — Epiphany Magazine
"Bloody Murder" & "Looking at Rubenstein"
www.epiphanymagazine.org
January 6, 2026 at 11:44 PM
“Nothing else exists or ever was of this hoarse
Magnitude.”
do yourself a favor and read these beauts by the late great edmund white.
Magnitude.”
do yourself a favor and read these beauts by the late great edmund white.
happy solstice! If you (like me) have found your habits out of whack lately, rededicate to your writing practice in the new year! I’ll be hosting another FREE Ungodly writing club session weekday mornings 1/6-1/15 new gentler time 6-730 EST. www.writingco-lab.com/classes/ungo...
December 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
happy solstice! If you (like me) have found your habits out of whack lately, rededicate to your writing practice in the new year! I’ll be hosting another FREE Ungodly writing club session weekday mornings 1/6-1/15 new gentler time 6-730 EST. www.writingco-lab.com/classes/ungo...
psssssssst this jawn
(out in May) @tortoisebooks.bsky.social is now up on edelweiss if anyone wants a free early look www.edelweiss.plus?sku=19651992...
(out in May) @tortoisebooks.bsky.social is now up on edelweiss if anyone wants a free early look www.edelweiss.plus?sku=19651992...
December 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
psssssssst this jawn
(out in May) @tortoisebooks.bsky.social is now up on edelweiss if anyone wants a free early look www.edelweiss.plus?sku=19651992...
(out in May) @tortoisebooks.bsky.social is now up on edelweiss if anyone wants a free early look www.edelweiss.plus?sku=19651992...
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I had the best time at Epiphany’s holiday reading celebrating their gorgeous new issue! Absolutely adored Wah-Ming Chang’s memoir, @jweirdo.bsky.social’s fiction and @saralippmann.bsky.social’s lovely words about the importance of literature and community at times like these. ❤️
December 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I had the best time at Epiphany’s holiday reading celebrating their gorgeous new issue! Absolutely adored Wah-Ming Chang’s memoir, @jweirdo.bsky.social’s fiction and @saralippmann.bsky.social’s lovely words about the importance of literature and community at times like these. ❤️
a brilliant light in the dark. @lateration.bsky.social 🔥
December 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
a brilliant light in the dark. @lateration.bsky.social 🔥
happy dress-your-dog-like -a-toddler day to those who celebrate
December 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
happy dress-your-dog-like -a-toddler day to those who celebrate
new look, same bold vision
After nearly 25 years, it was time for an Epiphany refresh! Explore our new website at epiphanymagazine.org.
While our mission remains the same—championing boundary-pushing writers at all stages of their careers—the new site opens up new ways to discover the work we feature.
While our mission remains the same—championing boundary-pushing writers at all stages of their careers—the new site opens up new ways to discover the work we feature.
December 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
new look, same bold vision
FACTS.
December 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
FACTS.
Can’t wait to share the beautiful new issue! And can’t wait to read your wonderful work! Subs close Dec 15th epiphanymagazine.submittable.com/submit
Issue 35 cover art reveal! "Solitude" by digital collage artist Evans Akanyijuka. The issue will be available for purchase next week.
December 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Can’t wait to share the beautiful new issue! And can’t wait to read your wonderful work! Subs close Dec 15th epiphanymagazine.submittable.com/submit
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Oh shit, it's Stylish But Illegal Monkey Day
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Oh shit, it's Stylish But Illegal Monkey Day
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Our 2026 winter/spring classes are here! We’ll be adding a few more in the next week or so, but already it is a creative feast. Check ‘em out and come co-lab with us!
www.writingco-lab.com/classes
www.writingco-lab.com/classes
December 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Our 2026 winter/spring classes are here! We’ll be adding a few more in the next week or so, but already it is a creative feast. Check ‘em out and come co-lab with us!
www.writingco-lab.com/classes
www.writingco-lab.com/classes
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BOOKMAIL, yea! I'm thrilled to bring author Melanie Pappadis Faranello back to Sunday Salon Chicago in May 2026 & can't wait to read her forthcoming collection. CONGRATS Melanie! 👏🔥 Cool blurbs, y'all! Dialing in @saralippmann.bsky.social & @michaelzapata.bsky.social 🥰 www.sundaysalon-chicago.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
BOOKMAIL, yea! I'm thrilled to bring author Melanie Pappadis Faranello back to Sunday Salon Chicago in May 2026 & can't wait to read her forthcoming collection. CONGRATS Melanie! 👏🔥 Cool blurbs, y'all! Dialing in @saralippmann.bsky.social & @michaelzapata.bsky.social 🥰 www.sundaysalon-chicago.com
Jerks, all glowed up, out today (again) from @tortoisebooks.bsky.social
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December 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Jerks, all glowed up, out today (again) from @tortoisebooks.bsky.social
bookshop.org/p/books/jerk...
bookshop.org/p/books/jerk...
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Look at this gorgeous list and these gorgeous books. You all know this started a year ago with a grumpy wine skeet and a half baked idea of mine!?? Look at what we made!!!
My gratitude is so deep this morning.
lithub.com/100-notable-...
My gratitude is so deep this morning.
lithub.com/100-notable-...
100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025
The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Pengu…
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December 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Look at this gorgeous list and these gorgeous books. You all know this started a year ago with a grumpy wine skeet and a half baked idea of mine!?? Look at what we made!!!
My gratitude is so deep this morning.
lithub.com/100-notable-...
My gratitude is so deep this morning.
lithub.com/100-notable-...
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Congratulations to Ghost Parachute's Pushcart Prize Nominees: @djpoissant.bsky.social, @avitusbcarle.bsky.social, @saralippmann.bsky.social, @megpokrass.bsky.social, @dawnsteffler.bsky.social, and @claudiamonpere.bsky.social.
November 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Congratulations to Ghost Parachute's Pushcart Prize Nominees: @djpoissant.bsky.social, @avitusbcarle.bsky.social, @saralippmann.bsky.social, @megpokrass.bsky.social, @dawnsteffler.bsky.social, and @claudiamonpere.bsky.social.
no rest for the book marketing bots
November 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
no rest for the book marketing bots
happy sunday, friends
November 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
happy sunday, friends
Coming at you in May 👀@tortoisebooks.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Coming at you in May 👀@tortoisebooks.bsky.social
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NY, this is going to be so weird and good! 2PM Sun at a chill little place right off the street. Come hang with @raxkingisdead.bsky.social, @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social, @saralippmann.bsky.social, @camilleuadams.bsky.social, @katetooley.bsky.social, @michelleghenry.bsky.social, and me. ❤️
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
NY, this is going to be so weird and good! 2PM Sun at a chill little place right off the street. Come hang with @raxkingisdead.bsky.social, @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social, @saralippmann.bsky.social, @camilleuadams.bsky.social, @katetooley.bsky.social, @michelleghenry.bsky.social, and me. ❤️
Looking forward to
reading——
reading——
Subs are now open for our next issue. Send us your best work, now through December 15!
epiphanymagazine.submittable.com/submit
epiphanymagazine.submittable.com/submit
November 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Looking forward to
reading——
reading——