Yvonne Conza

I do occasionally want to say to my fellow Americans who insist that periods ever go outside quotation marks "Cool, show me that in a modern U.S. book or periodical," but I never say that.

Susan Orlean's author photo. In the lower lefthand corner is the book cover for Joyride. To the right of the book cover are the words "Joyride: A Conversation with Susan orlean by Yvonne Conza" written in white.

"Writing always draws on resilience."

JOYRIDE: @yvonnec.bsky.social interviews @susanorlean.bsky.social about her memoir Joyride (@avidreaderpress.bsky.social).

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But what alarms me in all this is how the girls who were victimized by these men are largely forgotten. I want us to find ways of centering them in the discourse.

You Have to Be Flinchable - Maureen Langloss This weekend, I attended Yiyun Li and Miriam Toews’s inspiring conversation at The New Yorker Festival. The talk made me laugh—and also cry. There were moments I had to hold back sobs. This was also m...

“You have to be flinchable … That’s being human. We flinch all the time.” READ the stunning, soulful @maureenlangloss.bsky.social on Yiyun Li and Miriam Toews—and well, all of us. www.maureenlangloss.com/you-have-to-... @newyorker.com

A close-up of the soft strands of golden grass that grow out of the zebra grasses in the fall.

How can I make jewelry out of my zebra grass?

Love

Times I wished I lived in LA

This is GREAT

❤️

Healthcare … trying to afford a policy is the real killer

So you know: A Kind of In-Between is my sidekick read so maybe yr under accounting yr readership count me as #131 to at least 131,000

a cartoon sheep jumping over a fence at night ALT: a cartoon sheep jumping over a fence at night

I loved seeing you, if ever so briefly, at the Kirkus Awards.

Category: Fiction: Literary HIDDEN RIVER, JERKS By Sara Lippmann Imprint: Tortoise Books January 24, 2025 Author of LECH and DOLL PALACE Sara Lippmann's HIDDEN RIVER, a Philadelphia Gen X portrait of a fraught female friendship derailed by an illicit affair, and JERKS, a rerelease of the author's story collection, to Jerry Brennan at Tortoise Books, in a two-book deal, by Jenni Ferrari-Adler at Verve Talent & Literary (world English).

grateful to share my hometown novel (and my orphaned collection) are coming home to @tortoisebooks.bsky.social 🙏💗

Indie rock fans, it's time to get on the Ryan Davis bandwagon Charming critics and audiences with New Threats From The Soul, his funny, loose, reference-packed album, the veteran Louisville musician is having an unlikely breakthrough at 40 years old.

Charming critics and audiences with New Threats From The Soul, his funny, loose, reference-packed album, the veteran Louisville musician is having an unlikely breakthrough at 40 years old.

It’s rough

Don't wait for the Perseids in August — look for meteors this week A bright moon will make it hard to see the Perseid meteor shower in mid-August, but one night this week offers a decent chance of seeing some shooting stars.

A bright moon will make it hard to see the Perseid meteor shower in mid-August, but one night this week offers a decent chance of seeing some shooting stars.

So messed up

No apology needed. And thank you.

Sending you hugs & recovery vibes

So awful

Wild Blue A guest essay from Yvonne Conza

“Wild Blue” — about the complexity of relationships, especially estranged ones: open.substack.com/pub/maggiefr... I

Rebuilding a Relationship | Los Angeles Review of Books Yvonne Conza interviews Jill Bialosky about her new book, “The End Is the Beginning: A Personal History of My Mother.”

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Good ones