Kurt Baumeister
@kurtbaumeister.bsky.social
Novels: TWILIGHT OF THE GODS (EARLY '25) + PAX AMERICANA (both Stalking Horse) Ed: 7.13 Books SRQ: Vol. 1 Brooklyn Words: Google Me: He/Him TNBCC
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My books in Powell's. TWILIGHT OF THE GODS now a staff pick from the incomparable Gigi Little! And thanks to Kevin Sampsell as well for stocking my books. Tagging my publisher. @jamesreich.bsky.social @powells.bsky.social
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If you're looking for a gift for you or the writer in your life, the @barrelhouse.bsky.social DC conference on 4/18/26 is just $95 & includes the full day conference focusing on craft and publishing, 1 book, 1 workshop w an editor, more lit stuff from our partners! www.barrelhousemag.com/conference
The Barrelhouse Conference: Conversations and Connections, Practical Advice on Writing — Barrelhouse
Conversations and Connections is a one-day conference organized by Barrelhouse in person at American University in Washington, DC on April 18, 2026.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
If you're looking for a gift for you or the writer in your life, the @barrelhouse.bsky.social DC conference on 4/18/26 is just $95 & includes the full day conference focusing on craft and publishing, 1 book, 1 workshop w an editor, more lit stuff from our partners! www.barrelhousemag.com/conference
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Adult black cats are just $35 and adult black dogs are only $60 thanks to a generous donor who sponsored $100 of their fee!
This Friday & Saturday only — come meet your new shadow-colored soulmate! 🖤🐈⬛
Don’t miss our PAWS Black Friday Special! @pawspendletonor.bsky.social
#AdoptDontShop
This Friday & Saturday only — come meet your new shadow-colored soulmate! 🖤🐈⬛
Don’t miss our PAWS Black Friday Special! @pawspendletonor.bsky.social
#AdoptDontShop
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Adult black cats are just $35 and adult black dogs are only $60 thanks to a generous donor who sponsored $100 of their fee!
This Friday & Saturday only — come meet your new shadow-colored soulmate! 🖤🐈⬛
Don’t miss our PAWS Black Friday Special! @pawspendletonor.bsky.social
#AdoptDontShop
This Friday & Saturday only — come meet your new shadow-colored soulmate! 🖤🐈⬛
Don’t miss our PAWS Black Friday Special! @pawspendletonor.bsky.social
#AdoptDontShop
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lovely prominent placement for @ambersparks.bsky.social at @strandbookstore.bsky.social UWS!
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
lovely prominent placement for @ambersparks.bsky.social at @strandbookstore.bsky.social UWS!
Working on a memoir. Title: 385 Books on That NPR List and None of Them Are Yours.
November 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Working on a memoir. Title: 385 Books on That NPR List and None of Them Are Yours.
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Happy Chompsgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Happy Chompsgiving!
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I'm thankful for loads of things, but I wanted to say thank you in particular, this year, to all the people who have supported or bought or read or reviewed or encouraged my book. You mean the world to me.
November 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I'm thankful for loads of things, but I wanted to say thank you in particular, this year, to all the people who have supported or bought or read or reviewed or encouraged my book. You mean the world to me.
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😢 MELIA will spend her second Thanksgiving at the shelter. She wants a home for Christmas. She can live with cats, no dogs. Low traffic home, adult only. Needs training. Please adopt her. 😢
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
[email protected]
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
[email protected]
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
😢 MELIA will spend her second Thanksgiving at the shelter. She wants a home for Christmas. She can live with cats, no dogs. Low traffic home, adult only. Needs training. Please adopt her. 😢
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
[email protected]
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
[email protected]
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
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I don't agree with DSA on everything but this clip is pretty baller.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I don't agree with DSA on everything but this clip is pretty baller.
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If you’re an indie author, chances are the overwhelming number of search engine results on your book are places selling it. I finally found it mentioned by actual human.
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
If you’re an indie author, chances are the overwhelming number of search engine results on your book are places selling it. I finally found it mentioned by actual human.
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It’s 2026: there are now two moons and poets are cybersecurity threats
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It’s 2026: there are now two moons and poets are cybersecurity threats
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NBCC member Britta Stromeyer reviewed "Coming. Apart.," written by Edy Poppy and translated from the Norwegian by May-Brit Akerholt, for Tupelo Quarterly:
Britta Stromeyer on Coming. Apart. by Edy Poppy, translated by May-Brit Akerholt.
“Now I want to write until I blush. Because I believe that’s where the most interesting writing, the most challenging formulations, are hiding: in the total degradation” writes Edy Poppy in “The Last…
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November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
NBCC member Britta Stromeyer reviewed "Coming. Apart.," written by Edy Poppy and translated from the Norwegian by May-Brit Akerholt, for Tupelo Quarterly:
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Had a wonderful talk about TWILIGHT OF THE GODS with Peter Riehl for the @chillsatwillpod.bsky.social. Other guests this year have included/will include Alex Chee, Myriam Gurba, and Amber Sparks. There's a rundown of what we discussed with timestamps on the site.
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Episode 311 with Kurt Baumeister, Author of Twilight of the Gods, and Skilled Worldbuilder, Craftsman of the Subtle and Resonant, and Curious Student of History
Podcast Episode · The Chills at Will Podcast · 11/26/2025 · 53m
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November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Had a wonderful talk about TWILIGHT OF THE GODS with Peter Riehl for the @chillsatwillpod.bsky.social. Other guests this year have included/will include Alex Chee, Myriam Gurba, and Amber Sparks. There's a rundown of what we discussed with timestamps on the site.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Had a wonderful talk about TWILIGHT OF THE GODS with Peter Riehl for the @chillsatwillpod.bsky.social. Other guests this year have included/will include Alex Chee, Myriam Gurba, and Amber Sparks. There's a rundown of what we discussed with timestamps on the site.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Episode 311 with Kurt Baumeister, Author of Twilight of the Gods, and Skilled Worldbuilder, Craftsman of the Subtle and Resonant, and Curious Student of History
Podcast Episode · The Chills at Will Podcast · 11/26/2025 · 53m
podcasts.apple.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Had a wonderful talk about TWILIGHT OF THE GODS with Peter Riehl for the @chillsatwillpod.bsky.social. Other guests this year have included/will include Alex Chee, Myriam Gurba, and Amber Sparks. There's a rundown of what we discussed with timestamps on the site.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Miller as soon as Zohran leaves the WH
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Miller as soon as Zohran leaves the WH
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NBCC board member Tobias Carroll wrote about Delaney Nolan's "Happy Bad" for On the Seawall:
on Happy Bad, a novel by Delaney Nolan – On the Seawall
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November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
NBCC board member Tobias Carroll wrote about Delaney Nolan's "Happy Bad" for On the Seawall:
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I don't know if the Epstein vote is a one-off or not, but I've been thinkin of that very thin, translucent sticker film that comes when you order, say, a new monitor. It's devilishly hard to get the first little bit of the corner to separate but once you do, the entire thing pulls off very easily.
November 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I don't know if the Epstein vote is a one-off or not, but I've been thinkin of that very thin, translucent sticker film that comes when you order, say, a new monitor. It's devilishly hard to get the first little bit of the corner to separate but once you do, the entire thing pulls off very easily.
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Looking for a gift for your friend who loves pie, basketball, and monsters? Want to gift future you a book with a gorgeous cover? A pre-order is perfect. Trust me, I am not biased about this in any way.
I know everything is trash but books are still good. My book is up for pre-order and id be grateful if you want to read it 🥺 will link to a few places in thread
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Looking for a gift for your friend who loves pie, basketball, and monsters? Want to gift future you a book with a gorgeous cover? A pre-order is perfect. Trust me, I am not biased about this in any way.
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"Goblins, I ask you — is this the best life has to offer us?"
Check out my latest #flashfiction "Goblin Seminar" up at AntipodeanSF
antisf.com/the-stories/...
Check out my latest #flashfiction "Goblin Seminar" up at AntipodeanSF
antisf.com/the-stories/...
Goblin Seminar - AntipodeanSF
AntipodeanSF publishes the best speculative flash fiction (SF, F, H) on the web.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"Goblins, I ask you — is this the best life has to offer us?"
Check out my latest #flashfiction "Goblin Seminar" up at AntipodeanSF
antisf.com/the-stories/...
Check out my latest #flashfiction "Goblin Seminar" up at AntipodeanSF
antisf.com/the-stories/...
"Goblin Seminar" Love this hillariously pointy story by @taracampbell.bsky.social.
"The question before you now is: what does success mean to you?
You there. Yes, you in the orange loincloth, what does success mean to you?"
"The question before you now is: what does success mean to you?
You there. Yes, you in the orange loincloth, what does success mean to you?"
"Goblins, I ask you — is this the best life has to offer us?"
Check out my latest #flashfiction "Goblin Seminar" up at AntipodeanSF
antisf.com/the-stories/...
Check out my latest #flashfiction "Goblin Seminar" up at AntipodeanSF
antisf.com/the-stories/...
Goblin Seminar - AntipodeanSF
AntipodeanSF publishes the best speculative flash fiction (SF, F, H) on the web.
antisf.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
"Goblin Seminar" Love this hillariously pointy story by @taracampbell.bsky.social.
"The question before you now is: what does success mean to you?
You there. Yes, you in the orange loincloth, what does success mean to you?"
"The question before you now is: what does success mean to you?
You there. Yes, you in the orange loincloth, what does success mean to you?"
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Y'all, you get a free registration for AWP if you volunteer for ONE SHIFT. That's incredible, considering the $$$ of entrance!
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Work Exchange
Are you a current student, adjunct professor, or someone needing assistance to cover the cost of the conference? Sign up to participate in our work-exchange program for the 2025 AWP Conference & Bookf...
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October 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Y'all, you get a free registration for AWP if you volunteer for ONE SHIFT. That's incredible, considering the $$$ of entrance!
conference.awpwriter.org/work_exchang...
conference.awpwriter.org/work_exchang...
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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Excited to share Episode 309 with @kailayu.bsky.social. Thanks to her for a generous conversation!
Buy Fetishized from @crownpublishing.bsky.social: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738645...
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Buy Fetishized from @crownpublishing.bsky.social: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738645...
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Excited to share Episode 309 with @kailayu.bsky.social. Thanks to her for a generous conversation!
Buy Fetishized from @crownpublishing.bsky.social: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738645...
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Buy Fetishized from @crownpublishing.bsky.social: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738645...
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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NBCC member Christopher Kempf reviewed Valencia Robin's poetry collection "Lost Cities" for the online reviews magazine Preposition:
Robin // LOST CITIES | PREPOSITION
PREPOSITION
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November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NBCC member Christopher Kempf reviewed Valencia Robin's poetry collection "Lost Cities" for the online reviews magazine Preposition:
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NBCC member Randy Cepuch reviewed "Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary" by Stefan Fatsis for the Washington Independent Review of Books:
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November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
NBCC member Randy Cepuch reviewed "Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary" by Stefan Fatsis for the Washington Independent Review of Books:
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Oh, hey, you can vote for WE LIVED ON THE HORIZON here. Yay!
(I'm using this also as an award eligibility post. If you've read WLOTH and are moved to nominate it for things, I'd be deeply grateful.)
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(I'm using this also as an award eligibility post. If you've read WLOTH and are moved to nominate it for things, I'd be deeply grateful.)
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Science Fiction - She Reads
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ALL VOTING CATEGORIES
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November 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Oh, hey, you can vote for WE LIVED ON THE HORIZON here. Yay!
(I'm using this also as an award eligibility post. If you've read WLOTH and are moved to nominate it for things, I'd be deeply grateful.)
shereads.com/awards/scien...
(I'm using this also as an award eligibility post. If you've read WLOTH and are moved to nominate it for things, I'd be deeply grateful.)
shereads.com/awards/scien...