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Diane Callahan
@quotidianwriter.bsky.social
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Writer. Editor. YouTuber. Arts Marketer. I eat stories for breakfast. THE SHIP AND THE STORM—debut poetry collection out now! www.quotidianwriter.com
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Diane Callahan @quotidianwriter.bsky.social · Sep 25
Obsessed with these photos of my poetry collection from the brilliant Caroline Chidester! 😍

The paperback and hardback versions of The Ship and the Storm are available at Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon, with an audiobook in progress.💕 www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB12WK8L
white cover of The Ship and the Storm poetry collection with a collage of Adam and Eve against floral elements; the book sits on a rippled navy-colored satin with a white carnation to the left and two pinned butterflies in frames to the right blue cover of The Ship and the Storm poetry collection with a collage of Adam and Eve against floral elements; the book sits on top of two blue China plates depicting ships and floral patterns sitting on a dark blue satin white cover of The Ship and the Storm poetry collection with a collage of Adam and Eve against floral elements; the book sits on top of a pile of old poetry books, and beside it is a bouquet of white carnations, a framed pinned moth, and a blue and white China plate with a ship and candle blue cover of The Ship and the Storm poetry collection with a collage of Adam and Eve against floral elements; the book sits on a round wooden platform next to a white carnation and baby's breath with old Tennyson poetry collections beside it
quotidianwriter.bsky.social
What will be the big book market trends in 2026? Why are so many people gravitating toward horror and cozy fantasy? I discuss all these questions and more with author and bibliophile K.C. Norton, who made it her goal to read ONE THOUSAND books last year.

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Episode 4: Predicting 2026 Book Publishing Trends (with K.C. Norton!)
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January 1, 2026 at 5:04 PM
quotidianwriter.bsky.social
My camera roll is now just screenshots of Truman Capote quotes from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories” because I went over Kindle’s 10% highlight limit. (Pay no attention to the other 96,000 items.)
Horrifying number of screenshots of book quotes
December 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Started drafting a new short story by hand, but now I'm stuck typing it all up immediately because I know I won't be able to read my handwriting tomorrow.

(I've been doing this for hours now, and somehow there are still eight pages left, and actually some things are already unreadable. 😅)
December 29, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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In no particular order, here are some of the books I’ve loved this year! (Sorry to Matt Dinniman, as I forgot to put Dungeon Crawler Carl in the video, but it’s in my top picks for fiction!)
December 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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“Besaydoo” is an absolute feast of a poetry collection. These poems explore family mythology, odes to Black women across time (Nia Wilson, Nina Simone), & relationship to place (Sierra Leone; Oakland; Indiana). Yalie writes, “I am made from the obsession of detail"—that rings true across every poem.
The front cover of the poetry book "Besaydoo" by Yalie Saweda Kamara. The cover is bright orange and features a stylized graphic of two black hands with white fingernails pressed together in a high-five or handshake gesture. A poem titled "BESAYDOO." Several lines are underlined in pencil. Poem Text: While sipping coffee in my mother’s Toyota, we hear the birdcall of two teenage boys in the parking lot: Aiight, one says, Besaydoo, the other returns, as they reach for each other. Their cupped handshake pops like the first fat firecrackers of summer, their fingers shimmy as if they’re solving a Rubik’s cube just beyond our sight. Moments later, their Schwinn's head in opposite directions. My mother turns to me, revealing the milky, John-Waters-mustache-thin foam on her upper lip, Wetin dem bin say? Besaydoo? Nar English? she asks, tickled by this tangle of new language. Alright. Be safe dude, I pull apart each syllable like string cheese for her. Oh yah, dem nar real padi, she smiles, surprisingly broken by the tenderness expressed by what half my family might call thugs. Besaydoo. Besaydoo. Besaydoo, we chirp in the car, then nightly into our phones after I leave California. Besaydoo, she says as she softly muffles the rattling of my bones in newfound sobriety. Besaydoo, I say years later, her response made raspy by an oxygen treatment at the ER. Besaydoo, we whisper to each other across the country. Like some word from deep in a somewhere too newborn-pure for the outdoors, but we saw those two boys do it, in broad daylight, under a decadent, ruinous sun. Besaydoo. Besaydoo, we say, Besaydoo, and split one more for the road. For all this struggle. Tumble. Drown. Besaydoo, we say. To get on the good foot. We get off of the phone, tight like the bulbous air of two palms that have just kissed.
December 24, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Psyched for this! And I’m a big fan of cover animations. ❤️‍🔥
December 20, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Do you know what you need in your life? More poetry! And if you don't believe me, you can ask @quotidianwriter.bsky.social. She'd never steer you wrong.

(Also, if you buy it for someone for Christmas, the purchase would also be a present for me. Two for one. That's value, folks!)
Cover of THE SHIP AND THE STORM: POEMS by Diane Callahan and David Dixon
December 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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How the hell is a Benoit Blanc murder mystery the most sincerely respectful treatment of religion on film I have seen in years?
December 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you.
December 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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This year I've been reflecting upon and writing about my life as a neurodiverse author. Here's one of the most personal essays I've ever written about being on the spectrum. In addition, an updated version of my free booklet "Tips and Strategies for Neurodiverse Writers" is available.
The Mask Comes Off When I Write | Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine
Get more from Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine on Patreon
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December 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
quotidianwriter.bsky.social
A poetry reality show?!

I was invited to lure three of my friends into a room and force them to listen to bespoke poems I had picked out for them. The result? A super fun conversation about poetry, fiction, stalking, and the creative process. ❤️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=36Lb...
The Listening Room: A Poetry Reality Show EP 2
YouTube video by diVERSES
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December 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
quotidianwriter.bsky.social
I keep having anxiety dreams about my cats escaping. Last night, I dreamt I was driving somewhere, and I looked in my rearview mirror and saw them trying to follow me, eight lanes of traffic back. (I don't let my cats outside, but apparently, this is my greatest fear...) Kittens, why??
Sassy, a tortoiseshell cat, sitting in a cardboard box, while her brother (a black cat) sits outside it, waiting to strike Sassy and Gatsby (a tortoiseshell and black cat) snuggled up in a cat basket together by a window Gatsby, a black cat, resting his head on his sister Sassy's tortoiseshell fur while they nap on the couch
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Benson Boone’s “Mystical, Magical” is a Disney villain song.
November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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This is going to be awesome!!!
writelikeashark.bsky.social Joe Butler @writelikeashark.bsky.social · Nov 18
RELEASE DAY!!! Imperfect Creatures is OUT NOW! My weird, Twin Peaks X House of Leaves novel is finally out in the world and wants to take up space in your brain.
You can get it here:
diachroneitybooks.com/Imperfect-Cr...
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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NEW: ALA is sounding the alarm after the Administration announced new steps to dismantle the Department of Education. School & academic libraries across the country rely on Dept. of Ed. funding and knowledge to best serve their students and faculty.
More: www.ala.org/news/2025/11... #ForOurLibraries
ALA stands with school and academic libraries, their dedicated library workers and the talented staff of the Education Department. Together with our partners in education, ALA will work to protect students' and educators' rights to learn and teach as well as the modest federal support provided to school and academic libraries." ALA President Sam Helmick. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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I wanna open an Escape Room

It'll just be a nice soft room full of stuff to help you escape from the real world. Games, puzzles, kittens, musical instruments, books, writing supplies.

Someone will ask you if you've had any interesting dreams lately.

You can't leave until you've fully escaped.
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Found Sentence #3: "People have a higher acceptance of cruelty than personal discomfort." (poet Laura Da')
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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New author pics, courtesy of Caroline Chidester and taken at Inniswood Metro Gardens, which deserved its own ode in my poetry collection! Growing up, I'd go for walks there with my dad, run, ride bikes, plant geocaches, and take family photos, and now I've posed for the next chapter of my life.
Diane in a blue floral dress sitting on a wooden bench outdoors, smiling and holding a hand near her hair. Diane in a blue floral dress sitting on a bench outdoors, reading the book "The Ship and the Storm." Diane standing and smiling among tall purple and red flowers in a sunny garden. Diane in a blue floral dress smiling while sitting on a rock in front of dark green evergreen trees.
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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What’s your opinion on paying submission fees for literary magazines, #writingcommunity?
November 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Love: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin

Hate: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

TBR: Dead and Alive by Zadie Smith
bookishquestions.bsky.social Bookish QOTD 📖🦋 @bookishquestions.bsky.social · Nov 2
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Introduce yourself using 3 books: one you love, one you hate, and one you want to read.

☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆

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November 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Found Sentences #2: “Don’t make him subject to the internet stranger god you’ve created!” (personal conversation)
November 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Found Sentences #1: “i'll just repeat one of my dad's favorite sayings: i'd rather be lucky than good.”

(from @alixeharrow.bsky.social’s newsletter)
October 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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hey!! my book is out today :)
buttondown.com/alixeharrow/...
the everlasting is here!
brags, tour dates, and meeting at the crossroads
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October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Today, a coalition of seven charitable foundations announced the launch of the Literary Arts Fund, a historic philanthropic investment of at least $50 million to strengthen the nonprofit literary arts field in the U.S.
Literary Arts Fund logo
October 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM