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Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · 53m

Thank you so much!

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Erika Swyler @erikaswyler.bsky.social · 9h

I really loved this collection!

Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · 9h

Free shipping today at @bookshop.org which means that yes now is a perfect time to pick up MAGIC CAN'T SAVE US!

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Magic Can't Save Us: Eighteen Tales of Likely Failure

Eighteen Tales of Likely Failure

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Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · 53m

Thanks man!

Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · 53m

Thanks @aaronburch.bsky.social ! So many great books here!

Aaron Burch @aaronburch.bsky.social · 8h

Free shipping on @bookshop.org today!

I'd recommend picking up anything you've had yours eyes on, but here's some specific, recent indie press story collections I've loved:

Magic Can't Save Us, Josh Denslow
Girl on Girl, Emily Costa
My Prisoner and Other Stories, Tyler McAndrew
Sad Grownups, Amy Stuber
Horsegirl Fever, Kevin Maloney
The Nothing, Lauren Davis
Cheap Therapist Says You're Insane, Parker Young
Where the Pavement Turns to Sand, Sheldon Birnie
Hey You Assholes, Kyle Seibel
Are You Happy?, Lori Ostlund
This Is the Afterlife, Jeff Chon
Birds Aren't Real, D.T. Robbins
Survival Tips, Miriam Gershow
Delinquents and Other Escape Attempts, Nick Rees Gardner
Early Sobrieties, Michael Deagler

Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · 9h

Free shipping today at @bookshop.org which means that yes now is a perfect time to pick up MAGIC CAN'T SAVE US!

bookshop.org/p/books/magi...

Magic Can't Save Us: Eighteen Tales of Likely Failure

Eighteen Tales of Likely Failure

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Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · 5d

Hey! I will see you in Barcelona!

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Split/Lip Press @splitlippress.com · 8d

ONE WEEK til @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social's comic collection GRAPHIC RAGE is published on Oct 7--and we'll be celebrating pub day with a virtual book launch! You're all invited to join Aubrey in conversation with @robhollywood.bsky.social at 7pm CT (8pm ET) next Tuesday--link to register is in our bio!

Let's Launch This Book! The GRAPHIC RAGE virtual Book Launch, Tuesday October 7, 8:00pm ET, registration link in bio!

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Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · 9d

I will anxiously await this.

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Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 16d

I know everything is trash but books are still good. My book is up for pre-order and id be grateful if you want to read it 🥺 will link to a few places in thread

The cover of Every Galaxy a Circle by Chloe N. Clark.

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Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · 23d

I wrote a really awesome book that maybe you'd like to read? bookshop.org/p/books/magi...

Magic Can't Save Us: Eighteen Tales of Likely Failure

Eighteen Tales of Likely Failure

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Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · 23d

I wrote a really awesome book that maybe you'd like to read? bookshop.org/p/books/magi...

Magic Can't Save Us: Eighteen Tales of Likely Failure

Eighteen Tales of Likely Failure

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Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social · 23d

I’m doing a (free!) virtual book launch for GRAPHIC RAGE on pub day (October 7)! You can register by clinking the annoyingly long link below to get a reminder on the day!
us02web.zoom.us/rest/meeting...

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 23d

Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.

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Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · 28d

I've been so intrigued by this book and your review makes me think I need to pick it up for sure. Thanks!

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Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · Sep 6

You are the best.

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Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you @andrewbertaina.bsky.social. These are the books MAGIC CAN'T SAVE US was always meant to party with! Honored.

Andrew Bertaina @andrewbertaina.bsky.social · Sep 5

Last four reads

Magic Can’t Save Us by Josh Denslow

The Children’s Crusade by Marcel Schwob TR Kit Schluter

Marcel Proust by Edmund White

Artforum by César Aria TR Katherine Silver

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · Sep 3

SLM contributor Scott Garson has a new piece out in Story! 👏 And you can read an excerpt right here: buff.ly/V9F548c

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Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · Sep 2

I did actually quit for a bit, without even realizing it. I think writing slowly sounds like a good thing. I'm just now writing again. Finishing one project while waiting for the world to be ready for my 540 page novel.

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Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · Sep 2

I know exactly what you mean.

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Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · Aug 22

Delighted to reveal the cover for my forthcoming book from @jacklegpress.bsky.social with huge thanks to amazing editor @fulmerford.com

The cover for Every Galaxy a Circle by Chloe N. Clark. The cover features abstract planets in waves of pinks, purples, and greens

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Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · Aug 21

I'm doing some talking here with the very cool @mallorysmart.bsky.social

Mallory Smart @mallorysmart.bsky.social · Aug 16

Josh Denslow: Not Everyone Is Special

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S4E19 -Josh Denslow: Not Everyone Is Special

Textual Healing with Mallory Smart · Episode

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Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · Aug 15

Hard to pick anything else to read when there are so many Percival Everett books I haven't read yet.

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Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · Aug 12

In this episode of Off the Record, I read a very short story from MAGIC CAN'T SAVE US and then I recommend a song to go with it. Can you guess the song based on the lyric in the image below?

Mallory Smart @mallorysmart.bsky.social · Aug 9

Off The Record Josh Denslow: Pretend That You Owe Me Nothing

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Anna Vangala Jones @anniejowrites.bsky.social · Aug 7

I have a new story in @havehashad.com today! so grateful as always to wonderful editor @aaronburch.bsky.social + all of you who read this one 🤍💀 www.havehashad.com/hadposts/may...

At the top of the page is a drawing of a pile of skulls. Underneath is today’s date: August 7, 2025. Then the title of the story and the name of the author: Maybe Someday by Anna Vangala Jones.
Below that is the text of the opening lines of the story: “They meet every Tuesday around 3pm at the same green bench in front of the train station. It’s crowded enough where they go unnoticed and loud enough near the tracks with trains coming and going where they go unheard. They could be two strangers just happening upon the same bench instead of two would be lovers arranging to meet exactly there.”

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Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social · Aug 1

First time in at least twenty years that I have nothing submitted. Not a story. Not a novel. Nothing.

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