William Burtch

I’d be down with that book club!

Much appreciated Aaron! Some truly wonderful reads here!

”No one is penning lit fiction that speaks to thinking dudes anymore.”

LOL

That conflicted yet still exciting sensation of seeing a copy of your book at Half Price Books.

Love this book!

Some collection ideas for celebrating National Short Day today. OK I slipped mine into the mix.

For the history lover on your list. A missing piece of Civil War truth and courage.

2026 Book Club — Malarkey Buy a year’s worth of books and zines with the Malarkey Book Club. In 2026 you’ll get copies of: The Walls Are Closing In On Us , a novel by Joshua Trent Brown Terrestrial , a novella by Suzy...

Today only 2026 book club is $40 off, and also today only we will send a free t-shirt with any order over $50, with the caveat that we’re down to 39 shirts. We will email to find out size/color preference.

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Malarkey’s always doing great deals because they simply want you to read all their wonderful books.

Very cool. The full sized version is an amazing read too!

Never my intention but it seems it’s guys who really dig this collection. Glad to be part of anything bringing dudes back to reading fiction and into bookstores tho.

Thank you Joey for your thoughtful words!

Free holiday shipping from my publisher www.sunburypress.com! Pick up my debut collection Otherwise Wretched and many other great titles!

When you find your story collection beside Hanif Abdurraqib on the shelf it’s a good day. Thank you Blue Couch Bookshop!

Super honored for my debut collection Otherwise Wretched to be selected for the Grand Lake Literature Festival in March 2026 in Celina, OH. Hope to see you there!

Two Books and a T-Shirt — Malarkey Use code POSTOFFICE to get free shipping. For $50 you get two books and a t-shirt. That’s $16.67 each with free shipping. We tried to price this bundle at $45 but we would have been clearing about $1 ...

Added My Ardent Love for the Pencil and @renbolger.bsky.social’s forthcoming (but copies now in our possession) novel The Barre Incidents to the t-shirt bundle. Barre won’t be signed but it is discounted in the bundle.

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“…sterling, startling language…these are hard-hitting, reflective literary works.” - Midwest Book Review

“…gruesomely saturnine and comic.” - Kirkus Reviews

Scanning through the B’s at Prologue Bookshop. Never gets old.

Otherwise Wretched: Stories The backdrops for these tales are sparse rural lands, from the Alleghenies to the deserts of the West. Farmers, gangsters, meth cookers, miners, cafe workers, lovers, and dreamers. And the animals tha...

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Read my piece about trying to find Malört in Washington, DC, in @havehashad.com today!!! So thrilled and grateful to be included. www.havehashad.com/hadposts/her...

Thank you Miamian for the shoutout for Otherwise Wretched!

New fiction in @mrbullbull.bsky.social today! I’ve been a fan of the journal for years, so it’s an honor to have a story here. Adlai the Last returns for a new gig—with a special guest?

Hey here’s a chance to save 20% the new collection OTHERWISE WRETCHED by buying direct from a great indie publisher using code HEMINGWAY. Many of these stories 1st appeared in favorites such as @gonelawn.bsky.social @mrbullbull.bsky.social and more. Checkout it out at www.sunburypress.com

@malarkeybooks.bsky.social looks out for its supporters! (And their books and journal are damn fine) Thank you!

Big congrats to the top award and finalists for the International Book Awards Short Story Category! Excited to be a finalist for Otherwise Wretched!

One more day folks for all author royalties from Otherwise Wretched: Stories to go to @columbushumane.bsky.social! Found 3 copies at Prologue Bookshop in Columbus. Also available at @bookshop.org ! Get you some!

Came across this signed copy of Bitter Knowledge by the late Jack Matthews today in a used bookstore. Simple prose loaded with nuance and depth. Haven’t set it down. @ohiounivpress.bsky.social

Reminder that all author royalties for Otherwise Wretched in the month of May go to @columbushumane.bsky.social ! Let’s get pets and books into more hands!

Last night reminded me of why we all do this. Family, friends and book lovers (not an empty seat!) at a welcoming indie book store, the amazing Prologue Bookshop in Columbus. A great discussion of Otherwise Wretched! Thank you!

Honored to donate full month of May author royalties from Otherwise Wretched to Columbus Humane. A wonderful organization. A theme of this collection is the intersection of the animal-world and humans during difficult circumstances for both.