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Sheldon Costa

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Writer and miniaturist. THE GREAT WORK forthcoming from Quirk Books Conjunctions | Georgia Review | Electric Literature | Michigan Quarterly | Swamp Pink He/him https://www.sheldoncosta.com/

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Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · Oct 9

Incredibly excited to announce that my debut novel, THE GREAT WORK, is coming out with @quirkbooks.bsky.social next year! Hard to put into words how lucky I feel to have worked with @jesszimmerman.com and Caroline on this--truly could not have dreamed of a better team for this project.

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Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · 6d

It's exhausting. Particularly when there are actual people on the left--like Mamdani--who are showing that there IS a way to confront this moment politically without sacrificing our values. Yet Klein think he's winning because of video editing and not because of the substance of his policies

Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · 6d

God. Watching Klein practically begging for an excuse to backpeddle on his ethics was really, really defeating to me.

Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · 7d

A starred review for The Great Work from @publisherswkly.bsky.social!

"This is a weird western done right: surprising, bizarre, occasionally grim, but ultimately life-affirming."

The Great Work by Sheldon Costa

Debut novelist Costa sets this astounding tale of alchemy, prophecy, and adventure in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula in 1889. Ge...

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Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · 14d

Oh hell yes congrats! So much to look forward to here!!

Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · 29d

The verdict is in: my book is not annoying!

Jess Zimmerman @jesszimmerman.com · Sep 8

Love this writeup of @sheldoncosta.bsky.social’s The Great Work, which yes you do need to read this fall: “There’s a very classic sensibility to the novel, by which I mean it’s kind of about everything in the way that the great novels of yore tended to be. But not in an annoying way!”

15 Novels You Need to Read This Fall

The weather is changing (well, sort of), the pumpkin spice lattes are beckoning, the kids are back in school, all of which clearly indicates that it’s big book season yet again. And hey, we m…

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Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · Sep 8

Gonna put “but not in an annoying way!” on my tombstone 🥹

Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · Aug 23

Oof. Feeling this one.

Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · Aug 23

I just want to say that I hate everything about publishing a novel this fall; the world is on fire, my city is occupied, and I’m supposed to sell some characters I made up in my head to the 13 percent of people who still know how to read books

Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · Jul 30

Cool that the democratic consultant class has built its "abundance" messaging around how great Texas is when every headline I see out of that state is some variation of "A lack of regulation brought a new data center to this small town. But now its slowly driving everyone nearbye insane."

Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · Jul 15

The elbow grasp and shake is high art

Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · Jul 15

PLEASE

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A Girl Walks Home Alone 2 @kellylink.bsky.social · Jul 8

Y’all, one of the great joys of bookshop.org is that you can select a bookstore to buy from—pick a fav from a city you used to live in, or a bookstore you’ve always wanted to visit, or your local! If you pick BINC, a percentage goes to indie booksellers who have applied for financial relief. ❤️

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Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · Jul 1

Jess is an absolute rockstar! Genuinly one of the smartest people I've ever had the privledge of working with. Huge opportunity here if you're looking for an editor.

Jess Zimmerman @jesszimmerman.com · Jun 30

Today was my last day at Quirk—which means I finally have time for freelance editing clients! If you’re developing a book at any stage please get in touch and we can discuss how I can help www.jesszimmerman.com/editing.html

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Molly McGhee @mollymcghee.com · Jun 26

first thought / best thought

meme: guy with his head empty except one thought "i have got to make weirder art"

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Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · Jun 20

Huge news for people who like good books!!

Dorothy, a publishing project @dorothyproject.bsky.social · Jun 20

Sitewide Summer Sale right now at @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social (yes, this includes Dorothy titles)!

Buy 2 books and save 20%; 3 books and save 30%; or 4 or more books and save 40%.
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Dorothy, a publishing project is a St. Louis–based feminist publisher of innovative fiction, near-fiction, and literary criticism. They publish two books per year, together in the fall, in beautiful p...

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Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · Jun 16

Yeah, it’s called writing a novel

Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · Jun 12

God is this the one where they mustard gas those kids

Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · Jun 5

“This is just a distraction” yeah it’s distracting me from being fucking miserable, bud

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Vivian Jenna Wilson @thevivllainous.bsky.social · Jun 5

Such beauty in life

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Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · May 23

Hell yes!!!!!

Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · May 17

Genuinly not trying to be mean but if you think describing a "secret paranormal fish hospital for nyads" sounds boring maybe you just don't really like writing all that much?

Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · May 16

Yes, I think a lot about this self-pub writer who said they use AI to write things like "setting" and "description" which they don't find interesting instead of... figuring out how to write something interesting?

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Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · May 15

Big second on this!!! My book would not be nearly as good if it weren’t for @jesszimmerman.com. It’s such a special privilege to get to work with someone who seems to know your work better than you do.

thank u, hexed @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social · May 15

GOD this is so real, shoutout to the amazing @jesszimmerman.com for making my books good, an editor you can trust is an absolute treasure

Matt Bell @mdbell79.bsky.social · May 15

There really is little better as a writer than being edited well. What a joy! What a relief! What a pleasure to have someone make me seem smarter and more articulate than I am!

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Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · May 14

The flying castle from Howl’s Moving Castle

Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · May 10

If they like spooky roguelikes Dredge is wonderful!

Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · May 9

This week in books

Sheldon Costa @sheldoncosta.bsky.social · May 8

My only consolation here is that I know these people would barely make it a year before they all started eating one another. Would rather die in nuclear fire than be forced to spend any amount of time stuck in a hole with the world's Worst Possible Humans

Air-rum @aarum.bsky.social · May 8

I love when art imitates life. #Paradise