Sagging Meniscus

A Personal Anthology, by Guillermo Stitch Those familiar with the water colour Dickens’ Dream by Robert William Buss should be able to picture the scene.

Wherein, at the invitation of @jonathangibbs.bsky.social, I write about twelve brilliant stories by twelve brilliant writers, some of whom are alive @egangoonsquad.bsky.social @theactualemma.bsky.social @cdrose.bsky.social.

Thanks to Julian Stannard, author of NEW AND SELECTED POEMS (Salt, 2025) and THE UNIVERSITY OF BLISS (Sagging Meniscus, 2024), for this reading from Guillerm... Julian Stannard Reads From Guillermo Stitch's THE COAST OF EVERYTHING

Thanks to Julian Stannard, author of NEW AND SELECTED POEMS (Salt, 2025) and THE UNIVERSITY OF BLISS (Sagging Meniscus, 2024), for this reading from Guillermo Stitch's THE COAST OF EVERYTHING. Preorder the latter at thecoastofeverything.com.

One of four new Nightjars coming in March.

“Overhead, a blossoming black had given way to something bluer, like the hide of a slug, or a crowberry . . .” The line in full (and long enough, probably, to count as an excerpt):

New Substack. On plagiarism and plain theft.

Can’t tell you what this means to me, Jeff. A fellow writer who has decided to read only small press books this year wrote to me and asked me to recommend what I thought were the best in the last ten years. I recommended three. Hashtag was one of them.

This book is, and I don't say this lightly, one of the most rewarding reading experiences of my life.

The Coast Of Everything by Guillermo Stitch What Da Cover Says: “To find the center, begin at the edge . . . ​A daughter’s devotion parts her from her father. A dutiful soldier sentences his child to a loveless exile and her mother to madnes…

My review of The Coast of Everything by @guillermostitch.bsky.social felcherman.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/t... Loved it, proper epic piece of work @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social #books

Now this is what I call a review! Thanks, @wirobooks.bsky.social, for the kind words on Kurt Luchs' TRIBUTARIES. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-... @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social

An interview with Kurt Luchs. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-... @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social #booksky

Just in — @annabellegurwitch.bsky.social on @leeupton.bsky.social's TABITHA, GET UP: “I have taken to keeping this book by the side of the bed and opening to a page at random when a giggle or courage or both are required.”

www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/tabi...

Thanks to Alina Stefanescu, author of MY HERESIES, for this dramatic reading from Guillermo Stitch's forthcoming THE COAST OF EVERYTHING. https://thecoastofe... Alina Stefanescu Reads From Guillermo Stitch's THE COAST OF EVERYTHING

Thanks to @alinaetc.bsky.social  for this reading from @guillermostitch.bsky.social 's THE COAST OF EVERYTHING, coming this Bloomsday.

Washington Post is shuttering its book section, part of the ongoing war against literacy & knowledge.

We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.

This novel is like five novels in one while still being a single novel. It's a delight. Pre-orderrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

If Kurt Luchs' TRIBUTARIES were a cocktail, you’d be on your fourth: monkeybicycle.net/if-my-book-t... @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social #poetrysky

If this brilliant installment of Monkeybicycle's "If My Book" column doesn't make you rush out & demand a copy of Kurt Luchs' TRIBUTARIES from your local bookstore (or equiv.) then you have our permission to eat your hat. Sauce optional.

https://monkeybicycle.net/if-my-book-tributaries-kurt-luchs/

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Heads up, Detroit! Kurt Luchs' poetry reading tonight at 27th Letter Books is being postponed for weather. New date from them soon & in the meantime you can still get TRIBUTARIES here: asterismbooks.com/product/trib... @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social

NEW AND USED POEMS AND OBJECTS is out, in paperback and hardcover. It's 90-year-old Mike Silverton's fourth collection, with not only poems, but 80+ photographs by Kevin Johnson of Mike's painting, sculpture, and assemblage. https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/new_and_used_poems_and_objects/

Thanks for Tom Shakespeare, author of THE ENDS, for this dramatic reading from Guillermo Stitch's forthcoming THE COAST OF EVERYTHING. We won't seek to dissu... Tom Shakespeare Reads From Guillermo Stitch's THE COAST OF EVERYTHING

Thanks to Tom Shakespeare for this reading from Guillermo Stitch's THE COAST OF EVERYTHING, which comes out this Bloomsday. (But you can preorder at thecoastofeverything.com.)

Lee Upton Discusses Her New Book, “The Withers”: Interview — North Meridian Press In winter 2026, author Lee Upton answered questions about her new book “The Withers” with managing editor Wesley R. Bishop via email. Below is that conversation that explores Upton’s new novel, her wr...

A wonderful interview with @leeupton.bsky.social in North Meridian, regarding her forthcoming novel The Withers.

"We might want to escape our time, but inevitably our culture imprints itself on us even if we try to resist."

thenorthmeridianreview.org/blog/lee-upt...

“The first ray of light,” he said, as if in a reverie, “which illumines the gloom.” The line completes a long goodbye in a long book of goodbyes.

New Substack

In PopMatters,  John Loonam on Devin Jacobsen's THE SUMMER WE ATE OFF THE CHINA: “Every reader will find their favorites here while gaining a broad and complex view of how much humanity ... one writer can depict.” https://www.popmatters.com/summer-we-ate-off-the-china

Hey hey, Michiganders: Don't miss Kurt Luchs this Fri at Ann Arbor-bookstore @literatibookstore.bsky.social. He'll be reading from TRIBUTARIES, the latest poetry collection fresh off the @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social press: literatibookstore.com/event/2026-0...

Sunday Stories: “Aping the Ark” Aping The Arkby Aug Stone Just as the rumor persists that Noah’s actual name was Yoah and therefore an anagram of ‘Ahoy’, so do reports of other ark-itects attempting similar salvation at the time …

V pleased with this line - "Instead small groups preferred to sit chastely beneath the nightingales, the females in the crowd listening with great patience as the males expounded upon the tonal qualities of each strain and its place in the history of birdsong."
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2026/01/11/s...

Genuinely honoured to be included in the @irishtimes.com round-up of books to look forward to in 2026. Deepest thanks to @martindoyle.bsky.social. The book, that Sagging Meniscus has made so beautiful, can be pre-ordered at www.thecoastofeverything.com

I write about this remarkable recording in 'Multiple Joyce: 100 essays about James Joyce's cultural legacy.' www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/mult...
The essay is titled 'Ramones of the Day' (see what I did there?)

Thanks to Youssef Rakha, author of THE DISSENTERS (Graywolf, 2025), for this reading from Guillermo Stitch's, THE COAST OF EVERYTHING, coming in June. Preord... Youssef Ralha Reads From Guillermo Stitch's THE COAST OF EVERYTHING

Thanks to Youssef Rakha, author of THE DISSENTERS (Graywolf, 2025), for this reading from Guillermo Stitch's, THE COAST OF EVERYTHING, coming in June. Preorder at thecoastofeverything.com.

Book mail from @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social via @asterismbooks.bsky.social

Mike Silverton and Kevin Johnson. This is a FEAST!

Book cover for Forage Like a Bear by Chris Fink, ill. by John Porcellino (Bored Wolves): Chris Fink’s collection of short prose, Forage Like a Bear, contains a whole lot: whistling acorns, scribbling clams, gossipy geese, technicolor ducks, turkeys (including human ones), roving bands of chipmunks, chimneys, fires, chainsaws, lice, thin ice, approximately 30,000 blueberries, cars rolling uphill, the leaves of a mulberry tree drifting down, Peace Trail meanders, and maybe just maybe, a holy grail morel. https://www.boredwolves.com/product/forage-like-a-bear-by-chris-fink-john-porcellino

Book cover for Wrongful by Lee Upton (Sagging Meniscus): Mystery featured in 100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025 (https://lithub.com/100-notable-small-press-books-of-2025/): "In this smart romp, celebrated mystery novelist Mira Wallacz disappears from a conference held in her honor—but when she’s found dead, no one is especially broken up about it." https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/wrongful/

Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books Forage Like a Bear by Chris Fink & Wrongful by Lee Upton. See alt-text.

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