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Brian Trapp @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social · 12h

Thanks, CR!

The Cincinnati Review @cincinnatireview.bsky.social · 12h

Congratulations to former CR editor @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social . His much-anticipated debut novel, RANGE OF MOTION, publishes today with our friends at @acrebooks.bsky.social .

Range of Motion

A tender, wrenching, and comic novel that follows two twin boys from infancy to the cusp of adulthood. Twin A and Twin B. That’s what Michael and Sal’s neuroscientist father irreverently calls them.…

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Brian Trapp @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social · 15h

Range of Motion is officially out today. It took 10+ years. No matter how difficult the writing was, deep down I knew a character like my twin brother needed to exist. Don’t give up, kids. @acrebooks.bsky.social #briantrapp #acrebooks #smallpressbooks #rangeofmotion #newfiction #caregiving

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · 2d

Mark your calendars, #Cincinnati! Thurs, Oct. 16 | 6:00pm! The Mercantile Library. THREE Acre Authors, One Evening: with @thejs3.bsky.social, Brock Clarke & @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social! Link for details! 🎉🎉🎉 #fiction #booksky 📚🖊️
www.mercantilelibrary.com/events/calen...

Three Authors, One Evening: An Evening with James Stewart III, Brock Clarke & Brian Trapp | October 16, 2025 | The Mercantile Library

Join us for an evening of fiction with a trio of authors presenting their new books from UC’s Acre Books. About Defiant Acts James Stewart III’s powerful debut novel documents the life of a working-cl...

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Lookout Eugene-Springfield @lookout-es.bsky.social · 3d

With new novel, author writes his disabled brother into literature By Annie Aguiar buff.ly/s9EbVSf

With new novel, author writes his disabled brother into literature

Brian Trapp’s novel “Range of Motion” isn’t directly about his brother Danny, who had cerebral palsy. But it’s an effort to write more characters like him into literary fiction.

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Brian Trapp @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks to Eugene's local paper for featuring a profile on me and the novel. @acrebooks.bsky.social
lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/arts-c...

With new novel, author writes his disabled brother into literature

Brian Trapp’s novel “Range of Motion” isn’t directly about his brother Danny, who had cerebral palsy. But it’s an effort to write more characters like him into literary fiction.

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OHIO English Department @ohioenglish.bsky.social · 7d

Brian Trapp
Quarter After Eight Reading Series
Monday, October 20
6:30 PM

Brian Trapp, an OU alum, is the author of the forthcoming novel Range of Motion and he's being generous enough to share some of his work with us before the release of the book later that week.

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Brian Trapp @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks to the Masters Review and the great @horsdoeuvre.bsky.social for publishing an interview with me about Range of Motion. I hold forth on writing disability, fiction vs memoir, and novel inspiration. @acrebooks.bsky.social
mastersreview.com/a-conversati...

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Brian Trapp @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks so much, Allison!

Brian Trapp @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social · 19d

One of my favorite comedians blurbed my book. Zach Anner, actor and writer for ABC's Speechless, gave my novel the kindest endorsement I could ask for. Please watch the hilarious Speechless episode where he gets tased by Minnie Driver. This man deserves his own TV show. @acrebooks.bsky.social

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Brian Trapp @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social · 23d

Happy to receive this wonderful endorsement from the great @elizabethmck.bsky.social, author of one of my favorite novels, The Portable Veblen. When I meet someone who also loves that book, it’s like a delightful secret we share. Please read it!
@acrebooks.bsky.social

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Brian Trapp @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social · Sep 15

One month until Range of Motion officially drops from @acrebooks.bsky.social. Happy to share this fantastic blurb from Jonathan Evison. I love his novel The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving, which was made into a @netflix.com film starring Paul Rudd.

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Brian Trapp @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social · Sep 8

Range of Motion (@acrebooks.bsky.social) is about one month away from being published. Happy to have a blurb from the wonderful @matjohnson.bsky.social. Check out his hilarious novels: Pym and Loving Day and Invisible Things.

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Brian Trapp @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social · Aug 23

First blurb for RANGE OF MOTION from a writer I very much admire:

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · Jul 7

Transforming perceptions of #disability and interdependence through tender attention to detail, @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social's RANGE OF MOTION is wrenching, beautiful, and sharply comic. Preorder this #novel (forthcoming Oct.) at
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... 📚🎉

Range of Motion

A tender, wrenching, and comic novel that follows two twin boys from infancy to the cusp of adulthood. Twin A and Twin B. That’s what Michael and Sal’s neuroscientist father irreverently calls them. T...

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Brian Trapp @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social · Aug 23

Feeling really good about my NEA chances this year! Fingers crossed! I'm just gonna to check my email real quick...

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Brian Trapp @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social · Jul 7

About 3 more months until the book is out from @acrebooks.bsky.social! Preorder if you like potty-mouthed and inappropriate AAC devices. #aac #disability

Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · Jul 7

Transforming perceptions of #disability and interdependence through tender attention to detail, @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social's RANGE OF MOTION is wrenching, beautiful, and sharply comic. Preorder this #novel (forthcoming Oct.) at
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... 📚🎉

Range of Motion

A tender, wrenching, and comic novel that follows two twin boys from infancy to the cusp of adulthood. Twin A and Twin B. That’s what Michael and Sal’s neuroscientist father irreverently calls them. T...

press.uchicago.edu

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · Nov 14

Today's Read: How a Woman Becomes a Lake by Marjorie Celona. Just came out. It's about a woman who takes her dog for a walk and doesn't come back.

The rare literary thriller that success both as literature and as a thriller.

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The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · May 8

Call for submissions! 🗣️
The Offing’s Essay department is seeking new works! Follow the link to submit today!
theoffingmag.submittable.com/submit

Call for submissions. The Offing’s Essay department is seeking new works! In black text over a background of open books.

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Brian Trapp @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social · May 3

Writer Friends: Is anyone planning on proposing panels for AWP Baltimore 2026? I'd love to be part of a panel on : publishing with an independent press, writing caregiving or disability, autobiographical writing, fiction vs memoir, novel-that-takes-forever-to-write.

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Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · Apr 28

Personal Narrative's submission window is extended! You now have until 5/4 to submit your longform personal narrative essays. Submit: buff.ly/VDL6a2k

Electric Lit Submissions call: Personal Narrative WINDOW EXTENDED! Personal narrative essays of 2000 - 6500 words. Open through 5/4 (original date of 4/27 is slashed through) or until 750 cap is reached. More info on EL's Submittable page

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Brian Trapp @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social · Apr 24

This article blew my mind. It speaks to the terror our culture has of intellectual disability. Parents would rather put words in their children's mouths than accept that their kids have non-normative ways of communicating.

www.thecut.com/article/tele...

‘I Can Hear Thoughts’

A podcast called The Telepathy Tapes claims a group of nonspeaking autistic people can read their parents’ minds. The truth is more complicated.

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Brian Trapp @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social · Apr 22

When the plot of my forthcoming novel about twins with maybe telepathy just happens to intersect with an "autistic people have telepathy" podcast featured in New York Magazine...

My novel is a comedy. These people are for real.
thetelepathytapes.com

The Telepathy Tapes | Explore Beyond Words

Explore the extraordinary abilities of non-speakers with autism, showcasing telepathy and profound perceptions challenging conventional understanding.

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Brian Trapp @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social · Apr 11

Super excited to return to Cincinnati for my book launch on October 16th. I get to read at the beautiful Mercantile Library with other talented Acre Books authors, including my old professor Brock Clarke.
www.mercantilelibrary.com/events/calen...

Three Authors, One Evening: An Evening with James Stewart III, Brock Clarke & Brian Trapp | October 16, 2025 | The Mercantile Library

Join us for an evening of fiction with a trio of authors presenting their new books from UC’s Acre Books. About Defiant Acts James Stewart III’s powerful debut novel documents the life of a working-cl...

www.mercantilelibrary.com

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Tin House @tinhouse.bsky.social · Apr 9

In this craft intensive we'll explore the generative power and considerations of archival research in storytelling, plus uncover hidden histories, craft our own stories, and set intentions for rendering queer and genderqueer history with care.

Class: tinhouse.com/product/spri...

Media description: An ad for a class testimonial. Text reads: Class Testimonial, "“I loved the way Morgan Thomas facilitated the session. Discussions were interactive, respectful to all participant’s needs/desires, and very engaging.”
—Zarena S.

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