thank you! and stirring strong feelings is part of their appeal :)

an absolute dream to have a poem in the new yorker today, on why being a yankees fan is good, actually, present cursed season aside ...

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Enter for a chance to win a hardcover copy of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE by @natanlast.bsky.social.

An entertaining and eye-opening look at the history of the crossword, who constructs them, and why crosswords.
Ends 10/20.

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Did you know that @natanlast.bsky.social has a new book coming about crosswords and it’s a really fascinating read? Even for someone who is very bad at word games like me.

Preorder today, will make an amazing holiday gift: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723796...

#BookSky

i wrote today's @newyorker.com crossword, featuring three of the greats: a beloved magazine, band, and British psychoanalyst

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woo!!!

my book comes out in a little over two months! please pre-order it if you can, pre-orders are a great signal to bookstores to stock a given title! :) www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723796...

everyone go order Natan's new book on crossword puzzles in November www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723796... and if you need more drum machines go to 10kdrummachines.com

absolute geniuses @natanlast.bsky.social and @xor.blue made "fill harmonics" a CROSSWORD EDITOR DRUM MACHINE for the 10,000 Drum Machines project!!!! fillharmonics.com

🧩 Crosswords aren’t just games—they’re a mirror.

In ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, New Yorker puzzle-maker
@natanlast.bsky.social unpacks how wordplay reflects our values, identities, and hidden biases—and why rethinking who gets to “fit” matters. Coming 11/25

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if you like new york city and puzzles, i have a book coming out this november on the history of crosswords -- available for pre-order now www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723796...

it was a pleasure to help write clues for the #ZcavengerHunt !

yeah it's like reading last month's new yorker, it feels like homework. i *do* like doing crosswords from the future i.e. when tomorrow's hits the app today at 10pm

ah thank you so much for reading and saying so! big fan here of yours, so this means a lot :)

I’m reading this new book that’s coming out in November about crosswords and it’s like MOST EXCELLENT

Incredible social history that unexpectedly speaks directly to this political moment 😲 #BookSky

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