Liz Kellebrew
@lizkellebrew.com
Author of CLOISTERED (Feb. 2026), THE RIVER PEOPLE, and WATER SIGNS. She/they. Poetry, essays, fiction. My opinions are my own. https://lizkellebrew.com/
My Spotify Wrapped top listens for the year. TIL "bubblegrunge" is a thing.
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My Spotify Wrapped top listens for the year. TIL "bubblegrunge" is a thing.
The speculative literary novel I first started working on two and a half years ago has finally been submitted for publication. Fingers crossed.
December 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The speculative literary novel I first started working on two and a half years ago has finally been submitted for publication. Fingers crossed.
"Kellebrew takes the ingredients that go into the making of a traditional historical novel—stories, journal excerpts, historical texts—and reassembles them into something poetic, dramatic, and surprising at every turn." Thank you, @allisonxgreen.bsky.social ! I'm honored to be on this list.
Loved reading @lizkellebrew.com's The River People and @stevenmayfield.bsky.social's Sixty Seconds for the 100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025:
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 11:57 PM
"Kellebrew takes the ingredients that go into the making of a traditional historical novel—stories, journal excerpts, historical texts—and reassembles them into something poetic, dramatic, and surprising at every turn." Thank you, @allisonxgreen.bsky.social ! I'm honored to be on this list.
Miracle Monocle always publishes fresh, innovative writing. Check this out: miraclemonocle.com/articles/ten...
TEN DISCOURSES ON SNOW (Winner of the Miracle Monocle Award for Innovative Writing) - Miracle Monocle
When heavy snow revives an ancient languagemaps of national territories change shapeon this continentsnow shows deep concernfor a foreigner’s small
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December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Miracle Monocle always publishes fresh, innovative writing. Check this out: miraclemonocle.com/articles/ten...
"We must become writers who accept things as they are, come to love the details, and step forward with a yes on our lips so there can be no more noes in the world, noes that invalidate life and stop these details from continuing." -Natalie Goldberg
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"We must become writers who accept things as they are, come to love the details, and step forward with a yes on our lips so there can be no more noes in the world, noes that invalidate life and stop these details from continuing." -Natalie Goldberg
My book of poems, WATER SIGNS, is 20% off this week. Dec. 1-7, code HOLIDAYSTANZAS www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/water...
WATER SIGNS — Unsolicited Press
Written while riding the ferry across Puget Sound, Liz Kellebrew’s poems explore the liminal places between cities and forests, animals and people, the sky and the sea. This gorgeous and impactful deb...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My book of poems, WATER SIGNS, is 20% off this week. Dec. 1-7, code HOLIDAYSTANZAS www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/water...
Looking forward to this!
Hi friends—my new book On Mindful Democracy is forthcoming with Thich Nhat Hanh’s Parallax Press. It’s a book for activists and resisters who care deeply about democracy and want to save it.
Through Dec 2 it’s 40% off with code PRESENT40. Only $10!
Get a free book with $25 purchase, so buy 2!
Through Dec 2 it’s 40% off with code PRESENT40. Only $10!
Get a free book with $25 purchase, so buy 2!
On Mindful Democracy – Parallax Press
An antidote to political burnout and civic despair: drawing on mindfulness and modern wisdom to cultivate resilience, healthy engagement, and skillful presence in turbulent times
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November 30, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Looking forward to this!
"I could not be a poet without the natural world. Someone else could. But not me. For me the door to the woods is the door to the temple." -Mary Oliver
November 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
"I could not be a poet without the natural world. Someone else could. But not me. For me the door to the woods is the door to the temple." -Mary Oliver
WATER SIGNS, my first book, is also eligible for the Nov. 29 free shipping / $5 off discount from Unsolicited Press. www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/water...
November 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
WATER SIGNS, my first book, is also eligible for the Nov. 29 free shipping / $5 off discount from Unsolicited Press. www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/water...
On Saturday Nov. 29, my publisher is offering free shipping (code: SHIPFORFREE) and $5 off all merch (GIVEMEFIVE). THE RIVER PEOPLE is available here: www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/theri...
THE RIVER PEOPLE BY LIZ KELLEBREW — Unsolicited Press
THE RIVER PEOPLE by Liz Kellebrew is a haunting and lyrical exploration of 19th-century westward expansion into the Pacific Northwest. Through the intertwined journeys of Marilla, John, and Walter—eac...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
On Saturday Nov. 29, my publisher is offering free shipping (code: SHIPFORFREE) and $5 off all merch (GIVEMEFIVE). THE RIVER PEOPLE is available here: www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/theri...
Just wanted to share this incredible story that a friend shared with me. lespritliteraryreview.org/2025/10/26/l...
Lionheart
Yes, he’s taken the matter in hand — and the matter now is the wellbeing of his own mind despite the strains and terrors in Richmond: V’s ongoing madness.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Just wanted to share this incredible story that a friend shared with me. lespritliteraryreview.org/2025/10/26/l...
Reposted by Liz Kellebrew
Amazon Employees for Climate Justice says that over 1,000 workers have signed a petition raising “serious concerns” about the company’s “aggressive rollout” of artificial intelligence tools. www.wired.com/story/amazon...
Amazon Workers Issue Warning About Company’s ‘All-Costs-Justified’ Approach to AI Development
Amazon Employees for Climate Justice says that over 1,000 workers have signed a petition raising “serious concerns” about the company’s “aggressive rollout” of artificial intelligence tools.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Amazon Employees for Climate Justice says that over 1,000 workers have signed a petition raising “serious concerns” about the company’s “aggressive rollout” of artificial intelligence tools. www.wired.com/story/amazon...
Change doesn't just happen by focusing on the place you want to escape. It happens by focusing on where you want to reach. -Matt Haig
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Change doesn't just happen by focusing on the place you want to escape. It happens by focusing on where you want to reach. -Matt Haig
"Patience is knowing that there will be problems." -Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
"Every problem is an opportunity in disguise." - John Adams
"Every problem is an opportunity in disguise." - John Adams
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
"Patience is knowing that there will be problems." -Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
"Every problem is an opportunity in disguise." - John Adams
"Every problem is an opportunity in disguise." - John Adams
Now available for pre-order: CLOISTERED, my short story collection of Mobius strip plots and shapeshifting points of view. For fans of Clarice Lispector and Can Xue. asterismbooks.com/product/cloi...
November 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Now available for pre-order: CLOISTERED, my short story collection of Mobius strip plots and shapeshifting points of view. For fans of Clarice Lispector and Can Xue. asterismbooks.com/product/cloi...
As per annual tradition, sharing my personal essay about childhood hunger in the richest nation on earth. Remember to feed your neighbors this holiday season. herstryblg.com/true/2023/2/...
The Hungry Days — HerStry
A woman describes her difficult childhood, and her and her family's hunger.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
As per annual tradition, sharing my personal essay about childhood hunger in the richest nation on earth. Remember to feed your neighbors this holiday season. herstryblg.com/true/2023/2/...
Thanksgiving alternate history: Massasoit tells the Pilgrims to go back where they came from
"Go home bitches, America's full" #noonesillegalonstolenland
"Go home bitches, America's full" #noonesillegalonstolenland
November 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Thanksgiving alternate history: Massasoit tells the Pilgrims to go back where they came from
"Go home bitches, America's full" #noonesillegalonstolenland
"Go home bitches, America's full" #noonesillegalonstolenland
If you live in the northern hemisphere, the Big Dark is here, and bookshop.org has you covered with this list of mood boosting books: uk.bookshop.org/lists/mood-b...
Mood Boosting Books
The Reading Agencies' Reading Well Mood-boosting Books scheme is a national promotion of uplifting titles, including novels, poetry and non-fiction.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If you live in the northern hemisphere, the Big Dark is here, and bookshop.org has you covered with this list of mood boosting books: uk.bookshop.org/lists/mood-b...
"Library data shows that banning a book tends to boost its circulation by about 11–12%." Love to see us exercising our freedom to read!
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How Book Bans Control Information and Why They Backfire
The latest moral panic centers on whether your child learns about racism and sexuality in the classroom. Who really benefits?
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November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"Library data shows that banning a book tends to boost its circulation by about 11–12%." Love to see us exercising our freedom to read!
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My 3 favorite books from this year's reads. 💙 shepherd.com/bboy/2025/f/...
Want to know Liz Kellebrew's Top 3 Books of 2025?
Liz's top 3 reads of 2025 include Horse and two other amazing books. Discover what makes these books unmissable!
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November 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My 3 favorite books from this year's reads. 💙 shepherd.com/bboy/2025/f/...
"I don’t believe in pure genres, we no longer live in single genres." -Georgi Gospodinov
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"I don’t believe in pure genres, we no longer live in single genres." -Georgi Gospodinov
I'm reading from THE RIVER PEOPLE at Hugo House in Seattle tomorrow, Nov. 5, at 6:30. It's free but we're asked to dress up and bring some donations for the food drive to support our local food bank. SNAP might not be helping our neighbors this month, but we can.
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I'm reading from THE RIVER PEOPLE at Hugo House in Seattle tomorrow, Nov. 5, at 6:30. It's free but we're asked to dress up and bring some donations for the food drive to support our local food bank. SNAP might not be helping our neighbors this month, but we can.
6:30 at Hugo House Nov. 5, I'll be reading from THE RIVER PEOPLE alongside some of my author friends. Come listen to some stories and feed your artist brain!
I'll be reading from THE RIVER PEOPLE at Hugo House in Seattle Nov. 5. Come say hi! www.arielbasom.com/collections
October 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
6:30 at Hugo House Nov. 5, I'll be reading from THE RIVER PEOPLE alongside some of my author friends. Come listen to some stories and feed your artist brain!
Third Place Books in Ravenna still has some copies of THE RIVER PEOPLE on the shelf. It's my hybrid creative nonfiction / historical fiction / memoir / found poetry novel based on a true story of PNW migration.
October 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Third Place Books in Ravenna still has some copies of THE RIVER PEOPLE on the shelf. It's my hybrid creative nonfiction / historical fiction / memoir / found poetry novel based on a true story of PNW migration.
I tried to make the novella into a novel but it's not going to stretch more than 30,000 words. Not sure if I'm incapable of longer works after writing short stories or poems for so long, or if it's just the length that this particular story demands.
October 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I tried to make the novella into a novel but it's not going to stretch more than 30,000 words. Not sure if I'm incapable of longer works after writing short stories or poems for so long, or if it's just the length that this particular story demands.