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Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you so much for this!

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Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · 7d

Sure!

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Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · 7d

I got Covid for the first time and it feels like I finally discovered the band that everyone else was into five years ago. A band that sucks and when you go their concert beats the shit out of you

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Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · 12d

I was honored to talk to Derrick Barnes—a two-time Kirkus Prize winner who has been named a finalist for a third—about his latest novel for young readers, "The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze," for Kirkus Reviews: www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...

Derrick Barnes Wants To Smash Stereotypes | Kirkus Reviews

The protagonist of the award-winning author’s new middle-grade novel is, above all, ‘incredibly human.’

www.kirkusreviews.com

Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · Aug 27

The finalists for the 2025 Kirkus Prize have been announced! www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...

Finalists for the 2025 Kirkus Prize Revealed | Kirkus Reviews

The literary award, now in its 12th year, comes with a $50,000 cash prize.

www.kirkusreviews.com

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Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · Aug 10

Hey, Desmond Dekker wrote a song about us, you Garamoron

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Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · Aug 10

No, I totally get that! I used to be a TNR guy, and I switched at some point and don't remember why. I agree it is kind of fucked up.

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Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · Aug 10

Arial 12, baby, 1.15 spacing!

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Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · Jul 25

Thanks for inviting me! One of the biggest honors of my career.

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Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · Jul 25

I don't like being sincere on social media but what Tom and Mike did with Book Fight! was an incredible service to literature. The best book podcast ever, hosted by two of the smartest and nicest dudes in the world. Thanks, y'all.

Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social · Jul 25

13 years, 763 episodes, didn't count anything else but a ton of books and great guests and weird flavored snacks and questions about vampire names and everything else between. Recorded the last Book Fight! with @mikeingram.bsky.social today. One of the most rewarding experiences of my life.

Mics and computers on an empty wood dining table, evidence of a podcast having just been recorded

Me and Mike at a much less impressive Ikea table 12 years ago, in the basement of my old house, talking about who knows what book

Me and Mike at the Philly Geek Awards 2015, in tuxes and drinking beers in Book Fight! koozies

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Erik Pedersen @erikpedersen.bsky.social · Jul 15

Don’t miss Friend of Books @michaelschaub.bsky.social as he recommends 33 novels, story collections, nonfiction titles and more #books this summer.

*Gift Link*

www.ocregister.com/2025/07/15/3...

33 summer book recommendations featuring some of 2025’s best novels and more

Here are some great choices for fiction, nonfiction, essays, memoir and more to keep you busy through the hot summer months.

www.ocregister.com

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Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · Jul 15

There are some great books coming this summer! Here are 33 of them: www.ocregister.com/2025/07/15/3...

33 summer book recommendations featuring some of 2025’s best novels and more

Here are some great choices for fiction, nonfiction, essays, memoir and more to keep you busy through the hot summer months.

www.ocregister.com

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Two Dollar Radio @twodollarradio.bsky.social · Jun 27

The one-and-only @michaelschaub.bsky.social called us “your favorite publisher’s favorite publisher” and now we have to sit down.

THANK YOU, Michael, and thank you for featuring Issa Quincy’s ABSENCE on this great summer book roundup @ocregister.bsky.social 🧡

🔗 www.ocregister.com/2025/06/24/3...

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AOP @adamoprice.bsky.social · Jun 26

Dave claims his bread is "killer," and yet on the logo he seems to be playing a C add #5 (muting the low E with his pinky). They should rename it Dave's Jazzy Bread imo

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Two Lines Press @twolinespress.com · Jun 25

SLEEP PHASE by Mohamed Kheir, translated by Robin Moger is in great company on @michaelschaub.bsky.social's list of indie press summer reads! 🌞https://www.ocregister.com/2025/06/24/33-new-books-youll-want-to-read-this-summer-from-independent-publishers/?share=3hoosmssporei3ldwn4h

33 new books you’ll want to read this summer from independent publishers

Looking for something new or a fresh take on a favorite genre? Check out these small-press titles.

www.ocregister.com

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Erik Pedersen @erikpedersen.bsky.social · Jun 24

Celebrate your independents with @michaelschaub.bsky.social’s list of small-press #books out now or coming this summer. #booksky

www.ocregister.com/2025/06/24/3...

33 new books you’ll want to read this summer from independent publishers

Looking for something new or a fresh take on a favorite genre? Check out these small-press titles.

www.ocregister.com

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Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · Jun 24

I recommend reading this to yourself in a President Thomas J. Whitmore voice. (Then buying some small-press books from your favorite indie store.)

Erik Pedersen @erikpedersen.bsky.social · Jun 24

Celebrate your independents with @michaelschaub.bsky.social’s list of small-press #books out now or coming this summer. #booksky

www.ocregister.com/2025/06/24/3...

33 new books you’ll want to read this summer from independent publishers

Looking for something new or a fresh take on a favorite genre? Check out these small-press titles.

www.ocregister.com

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Willie Fitzgerald @williefitz.bsky.social · Jun 19

a surprising recipe for a hot afternoon:

fill a glass with ice, top with half iced coffee and half lemon-lime gatorade.

Will this be good? absolutely fucking not. totally disgusting. but it *is* surprising

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Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · Jun 19

I had the pleasure of talking with Dean Van Nguyen about his fascinating new book, "Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur": www.ocregister.com/2025/06/19/h...

How Tupac Shakur became an icon of political resistance and rebellion

Author Dean Van Nguyen looks at the performer’s work through a political lens in his new book, ‘Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur.’

www.ocregister.com

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Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · Jun 2

The bean club demands this collab!

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Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · Jun 2

Novelists, you might want to be thinking about which fast-food dessert you want to embrace: www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...

Emily Henry Partners With Pinkberry on Sweepstakes | Kirkus Reviews

It’s the latest in what appears to be a craze for author partnerships with chain restaurants.

www.kirkusreviews.com

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Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · May 28

Brilliant interviewer, brilliant author. This is going to be great

National Book Critics Circle @bookcritics.bsky.social · May 28

NBCC Co-Vice President/Membership and Vice President/Barrios Book in Translation Prize Mandana Chaffa will be interviewing Lydia Millet about her collection "Atavists" for The Brooklyn Rail’s New Social Environment series on Wednesday, May 28, at 1 p.m. Eastern:

Lydia Millet: Atavists | The Brooklyn Rail

Writer Lydia Millet joins writer Mandana Chaffa for a conversation.

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Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · May 27

Paula Bomer's new novel is about a cruel, misogynistic sociopath who lies about being successful in real estate and hurts anybody he can. I wrote about it for NPR: www.npr.org/2025/05/25/n...

'The Stalker' is one of the most appalling characters in recent American fiction

Paula Bomer's dizzying book is a fascinating look at an absurdly stupid young man in the early 1990s who manages to sustain himself despite having no evidence of a soul.

www.npr.org

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Michael Schaub @michaelschaub.bsky.social · May 24

Look it’s not the mouse’s fault that your cookies are dry as hell

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