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Michael Schaub

@michaelschaub.bsky.social

Journalist, @bookcritics.bsky.social board member, anxiety guy. mschaubtx@gmail.com.

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This adds up

09.12.2025 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to continue serving on the NBCC board with a bunch of incredible people!

08.12.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This person’s name sounds like a really drunk person trying to remember who wrote β€œSong of Solomon”

08.12.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Steve Cropper Plays Femme Fatale
YouTube video by The Paranoid Style - Topic Steve Cropper Plays Femme Fatale

"He will command his angels in front of you / There was this one time Steve Cropper played with Lou" www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEoB...

05.12.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies at 84

Rest in peace to one of the greatest guitarists in history: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/a...

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Karen, thank you so much, and congratulations on making the list! I was so stoked to see your book on there.

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Books We Love Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.

NPR's Books We Love is here! This year, I had the honor of writing about books by Claire Jia, Andrew Porter, Davey Davis, Leni Zumas, Paula Bomer, Joan Silber, Travis Mulhauser, Corinna Vallianatos, Dean Van Nguyen, Jeremy Atherton Lin, and Lucas Schaefer: apps.npr.org/best-books/#...

24.11.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Mechanic [sliding out from under Optimus Prime]: I think I see what the issue is. This truck is also a big guy somehow

18.11.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4610    πŸ” 1168    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 17

The literary establishment: "Hey, what's your new book prize called?"

Me, having not thought about it until now: "The Book... er?"

16.11.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
If Tomorrow Never Comes
YouTube video by Todd Snider - Topic If Tomorrow Never Comes

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15.11.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Todd Snider, Rambling Troubadour Who Helped Shape Alt-Country and Americana, Dead at 59 Todd Snider, the rambling troubadour who helped shape the Americana music movement, has died at 59.

Todd Snider was one of the smartest, funniest singer-songwriters in Americana. Heartbroken that he's gone, far too young: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

15.11.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's like how Roger Ebert said that "no movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad." I feel that way about Stephen Root.

15.11.2025 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I thought all pitchers threw balls on purpose

14.11.2025 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! πŸ€—

29.10.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5607    πŸ” 1169    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 140

Congratulations, man!

28.10.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big Paranoid Style news! New single "It's A Dog's Breakfast (for LR)" is available now! Plus new LP 'Known Associates' is available as a Bandcamp preorder! Check out the new tune, a tribute to my hero Linda Ronstadt, with an accompanying essay at Southwest Review! southwestreview.com/track-premie...

22.10.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fall book preview: 34 new titles you’ll want to read in 2025 From novels and nonfiction to titles that resist easy classification, these exciting books are coming to your local library or favorite independent bookstore.

Thank you @michaelschaub.bsky.social for including WITHOUT CONSENT in the OC Register’s Fall Books Preview!

10.10.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much for this!

02.10.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sure!

02.10.2025 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I got Covid for the first time and it feels like I finally discovered the band that everyone else was into five years ago. A band that sucks and when you go their concert beats the shit out of you

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Derrick Barnes Wants To Smash Stereotypes | Kirkus Reviews The protagonist of the award-winning author’s new middle-grade novel is, above all, β€˜incredibly human.’

I was honored to talk to Derrick Barnesβ€”a two-time Kirkus Prize winner who has been named a finalist for a thirdβ€”about his latest novel for young readers, "The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze," for Kirkus Reviews: www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...

26.09.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finalists for the 2025 Kirkus Prize Revealed | Kirkus Reviews The literary award, now in its 12th year, comes with a $50,000 cash prize.

The finalists for the 2025 Kirkus Prize have been announced! www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...

27.08.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, Desmond Dekker wrote a song about us, you Garamoron

10.08.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No, I totally get that! I used to be a TNR guy, and I switched at some point and don't remember why. I agree it is kind of fucked up.

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Arial 12, baby, 1.15 spacing!

10.08.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for inviting me! One of the biggest honors of my career.

25.07.2025 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't like being sincere on social media but what Tom and Mike did with Book Fight! was an incredible service to literature. The best book podcast ever, hosted by two of the smartest and nicest dudes in the world. Thanks, y'all.

25.07.2025 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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33 summer book recommendations featuring some of 2025’s best novels and more Here are some great choices for fiction, nonfiction, essays, memoir and more to keep you busy through the hot summer months.

Don’t miss Friend of Books @michaelschaub.bsky.social as he recommends 33 novels, story collections, nonfiction titles and more #books this summer.

*Gift Link*

www.ocregister.com/2025/07/15/3...

15.07.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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33 summer book recommendations featuring some of 2025’s best novels and more Here are some great choices for fiction, nonfiction, essays, memoir and more to keep you busy through the hot summer months.

There are some great books coming this summer! Here are 33 of them: www.ocregister.com/2025/07/15/3...

15.07.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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