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Stephen Fishbach
@stephenfishbach.bsky.social
2x Survivor loser. Pushcart Prize-winning writer. Host of the Paraphrase Podcast.

Novel forthcoming in January 2026.

Your reskeets of me are endorsements.
I'm absolutely dazzled and overwhelmed to be #3 on this week's EW Must List - right below Bridgerton and Wonder Man!
Thank you so much @DaltonRoss for your constant support and kindness, this justifies any number of weeping memes!
January 31, 2026 at 4:18 PM
loved getting deep into the weeds with reality TV expert @andydehnart.com from reality blurred!!
January 20, 2026 at 2:07 PM
#Survivors Play Blood on the Clocktower episode 8 is premiering TOMORROW @ 2 pm ET in the Escape! Discord

If you're already a discord member, come watch!!

If you're not, it's easy to join. Just pre-order escape and mail proof of purchase to [email protected].
January 18, 2026 at 12:33 AM
BARNES & NOBLE IS HAVING A 25% OFF SALE, so now is the time to order Escape! if you haven't!

You get:
- 25% off!
- entered into the sweepstakes for Escape! merch
- The Erik Reichenmap!!
- Access to the Discord!

ALL THIS AND MORE* FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS!

*no more actually, but surely that's enough
December 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This is so sweet - @barnesandnoble.com is running a pre-order sweepstakes for Escape! If you order a copy now, you'll be entered to win exclusive Escape! merch and a $100 gift card!

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/escape-ste...

(You'll also still be eligible for the Reichenmap.)
December 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
recording some ancillary content for the Escape! audiobook
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
what the EFF is this and how do I rid myself of it?
November 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
FRIENDS please come out to my book launch events in Jan!

Jan 27: Washington DC @Politics & Prose - no tix required

Jan 29: Austin @t Book People with @rickdevens.bsky.social - free tix!

Jan 30: NYC at the Strand with @emilynussbaum.bsky.social !!

TIX AVAILABLE ON MY WEBSITE's EVENTS PAGE!!
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
still can't believe I got blurbed by Jonathan Safran Foer
October 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
the LEGEND @benjaminpercy.bsky.social gave me the blurb I dreamed i'd one day get ....

Thrill Me was my guide while writing my novel; my cork board is covered in its advice.

And Dead Lands sits over my shoulder at my writing desk reminding me what good fiction can do.

I'm so deeply honored.
October 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
When I first had the idea for Escape! I wanted it to be a ‘literary thriller,’ to have depth and humanity but also be fast-paced and fun. I worked so hard to create that propulsion, so I was honored—and relieved!—when Janelle Brown of all people gave me this incredible blurb!
October 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I'm so excited that @text_publishing has agreed to publish Escape! in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK! LOOK AT THIS GORGEOUS COVER!!!!
October 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Nathan Hill is one of my favorite authors. His books are vast and emotionally complex, but also hilarious and antic, wrestling with major social themes even as they delight in their comic characters.

Having him blurb my novel is such a profound honor, and hopefully speaks to Escape!’s DNA.
October 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Padding his resume to try and replace Hegseth
October 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
scams all the way down
September 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I screamed when I got this blurb.

I’ve been reading Emily Nussbaum for decades now. Not only is she one of the most insightful tv critics, but she literally wrote the book on reality television with Cue the Sun!
September 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Happy pub day to my great friend @pollackpelzner.bsky.social and his extraordinary biography of Lin-Manuel Miranda. This book is a delight. It tells Lin's story through the lens of how he became such an incredible artist. It's fast-paced, funny, and humane.

I loved it and believe you will too!
September 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
what a fucking disaster
August 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
BIG NEWS. My local bookstore Politics & Prose is selling signed copies of Escape!

(Is this big news? It's big for me!)

Order now to get yours!
politics-prose.com/list/preorde...

Here is a picture of something else I signed. This book will not be signed by JT.
August 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Our next episode of #Survivors play Blood on the Clocktower is going live THIS SATURDAY AT 1 PM ET.

It's our best one yet. Strings Pulled, which is Trouble Brewing with a Marionette.

@samphalen.bsky.social and Caroline Vidmar join!
May 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
May 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I've been reading Magic Treehouse books to my 4.5 year old, and she was particularly engaged by the story where they visit a moon base in the future.

Any other sci-fi books for preschoolers that you'd recommend? Looking for stories without violence.
May 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The people have spoken and they love @samphalen.bsky.social on last night's #Survivor Know It Alls!

Watch it here, or listen wherever you get your podcasts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL06...
April 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
April 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
If Rupert is on #survivor 50 would you want him to be the same lovable rupert with the tie-dye shirt or a mercenary dark-Rupert, bitter and cynical, using all his accumulated rage to manipulate and destroy his foes?
March 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM