Alban Fischer
@alban-fischer.bsky.social
Book designer, editor/publisher of Trnsfr Books, author of poetry collections Fake Moon and Fever Tract (forthcoming).
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It’s not a divide when one side is peddling a TOTAL FICTION.
A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting
Federal and local leaders are sharply divided over what happened and who is to blame.
www.politico.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:12 AM
It’s not a divide when one side is peddling a TOTAL FICTION.
This was cool, but kinda wish it had said Quiet, piggy
January 22, 2026 at 5:05 AM
This was cool, but kinda wish it had said Quiet, piggy
At the grocery store I overheard an elderly woman say “all flexi-bendy” and I immediately absorbed it into my personal lexicon.
January 20, 2026 at 6:09 PM
At the grocery store I overheard an elderly woman say “all flexi-bendy” and I immediately absorbed it into my personal lexicon.
A pleasant surprise to see my cover for Osvald Lewat’s The Aquatics (from @coffeehousepress.bsky.social) included in @printmag.bsky.social’s December roundup! Many thanks.
13 of the Best Book Covers for December 2025 – PRINT Magazine
Our favorite book cover designs of the month include an arresting painting by Darwinian artist Minna Leunig for Olga Tokarczuk's 'House of Day, House of Night,' and a whimsical cover by Jaya Miceli fo...
www.printmag.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:05 AM
A pleasant surprise to see my cover for Osvald Lewat’s The Aquatics (from @coffeehousepress.bsky.social) included in @printmag.bsky.social’s December roundup! Many thanks.
Another late share. A big thanks to @casualoptimist.bsky.social for including two of my designs in this year’s roundup!
Notable Book Covers of 2025
Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar; illustration by Stephen Smith; art direction by Suzanne Dean (Vintage Classics / August 2025) Bestiary: The Selected Stories of Julio Cortázar by Julio Cortázar; illust…
www.casualoptimist.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Another late share. A big thanks to @casualoptimist.bsky.social for including two of my designs in this year’s roundup!
A little late in sharing, but it was a privilege to take part for third time in honoring the year’s best cover designs. Always very difficult but fun.
The 173 Best Book Covers of 2025
Per Literary Hub tradition, I am pleased to present the best book covers of the year—as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers. This year, I asked 52 designers to share their fa…
lithub.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
A little late in sharing, but it was a privilege to take part for third time in honoring the year’s best cover designs. Always very difficult but fun.
These were my favorite things this year.
December 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
These were my favorite things this year.
My contributor copy of either/or arrived. It’s gorgeous and full of incredible work. I feel honored to be included.
December 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
My contributor copy of either/or arrived. It’s gorgeous and full of incredible work. I feel honored to be included.
I have new chapbook coming out with Greying Ghost. I can’t tell you how excited I am. I’m a longtime admirer of everything they do.
October 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I have new chapbook coming out with Greying Ghost. I can’t tell you how excited I am. I’m a longtime admirer of everything they do.
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🚨Cover reveal alert!🚨 “Book of Exemplary Women” by Diana Xin is coming from @yesyesbooks.bsky.social on December 1st, 2025. Read more about the book, and how the cover, designed by Alban Fischer (@alban-fischer.bsky.social), came to be on our website.
September 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🚨Cover reveal alert!🚨 “Book of Exemplary Women” by Diana Xin is coming from @yesyesbooks.bsky.social on December 1st, 2025. Read more about the book, and how the cover, designed by Alban Fischer (@alban-fischer.bsky.social), came to be on our website.
I have a new poem in here. www.eitherormagazine.com/store-1/p/is...
Issue 1 — either/or magazine
Contributors: Lauren Groff, Sheila Heti, Claire Vaye Watkins, Hermione Hoby, Greg Jackson, Becca Rothfeld, Mary Miller, Kathleen Alcott, Yuko Sakata, Michael Carlson, Caryl Pagel, Christopher Mohar, C...
www.eitherormagazine.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I have a new poem in here. www.eitherormagazine.com/store-1/p/is...
Woke to some exciting news this morning. How am I supposed to work with crossed fingers?
Spring 2025 Black River Chapbook Competition Finalists & Semifinalists! - Black Lawrence Press | Black Lawrence Press
Today’s the day: here are the semifinalists and finalists of the Spring 2025 Black River Chapbook Competition! We’ve narrowed it down to 10 finalists and 11 semifinalists, which was not easy! We recei...
blacklawrencepress.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Woke to some exciting news this morning. How am I supposed to work with crossed fingers?
Reposted by Alban Fischer
A group of men who would not identify themselves and who were working for the local Republican Party have dragged someone out of a political meeting, her speech considered grounds for arrest. What’s next? And who will stand in their way
This Shocking Moment at a GOP Town Hall in Idaho Is a Foreboding Sign
Private, unidentified security personnel dragged a woman out of the event. It raises questions not just about tolerance for dissent but about who gets deputized to do what.
newrepublic.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:56 AM
A group of men who would not identify themselves and who were working for the local Republican Party have dragged someone out of a political meeting, her speech considered grounds for arrest. What’s next? And who will stand in their way
Truly repugnant
Iowa Becomes the First State to Repeal Civil Rights Protections for Trans People
GOP lawmakers said that they couldn’t enforce bathroom bans with the civil rights protections on the books.
theintercept.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Truly repugnant
Reposted by Alban Fischer
Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
February 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
JD Vance is a repulsive little sycophant.
Trump and Vance attack Zelenskyy in remarkable Oval Office exchange
The president and vice president each had harsh words for the Ukrainian president.
www.politico.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
JD Vance is a repulsive little sycophant.
Just a matter of time. See you there everybody.
Three Methods of Control
How an unpopular government will protect its power.
open.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Just a matter of time. See you there everybody.
Thank you to @casualoptimist.bsky.social for selecting my cover for Max Besora’s The Fake Muse (from @openletterbooks.bsky.social) for their February roundup.
February 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Thank you to @casualoptimist.bsky.social for selecting my cover for Max Besora’s The Fake Muse (from @openletterbooks.bsky.social) for their February roundup.
Saw this coming, but still fills me with rage
Conservatives push to overturn same-sex marriage: "Just a matter of when"
Some Christian conservatives are working to overturn the Supreme Court ruling that enshrines same-sex marriage.
www.newsweek.com
February 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Saw this coming, but still fills me with rage
Just in case you need it spelled out again.
US Coup Gains Speed
Europe shakes as new world order emerges. Here's what's not on the front page of the New York Times right now
open.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Just in case you need it spelled out again.