Joel Pinckney
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Book worker @UTexasPress | Formerly bookseller, @parisreview | Writing @LAReviewofBooks, @fullstopmag, @parisreview, elsewhere | [email protected]
Austin, TX
Joined July 2012
Real grateful for the chance to think a bit about Max Porter’s SHY (@GraywolfPress) and how it furthers the larger project of his work—up today at @LAReviewofBooks:
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The "Year in Reading" feature at @The_Millions is, as ever, the best year-end coverage on the internet. Do yourself a favor and spend some time digging into these pieces:
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This dude having deeply flawed politics actually reinforces what has been so telling about the response—that this issue is so far beyond being a partisan one, that the conditions of desperation and fury that seem likely to have driven him to this are not far from any of us.
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Another day, another horrifying piece of evidence that our country sees no value in human life that has no home. Immediately thought back to @AlbertBurneko's beautifully clear-eyed piece in the wake of Jordan Neely's murder when I heard the news.
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Is there a better first page in recent literature than STEPHEN FLORIDA’s?
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Happy Thanksgiving, everybody. I hope you get to dress up and enjoy a meal with people you love, and then be like Isla and escape with a book for a few minutes.
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@esquire This essay reads almost like the shadow of @MatthewSitman's review essay of George Scialabba's HOW TO BE DEPRESSED, which has become essential to me:
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How many times can an industry end the jobs of its best people and continue to survive?
After nearly nine years at Esquire, I’ve been laid off from my role as Books and Fiction Editor. I’m looking for a new full-time role where I can use my storytelling skills, in the book world or beyond it. If you know of anything, I’m at adriennewestenfeld@gmail.com. (🧵1/10)
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This is a real bummer, and I hope De La reconsider how they're handling this. I also hope Marcus sells a shit-ton of books because of this (and doesn't get mired in ridiculous legal trouble).
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What’s the best book about the history of austerity in American politics?
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Please, read this beautiful piece of writing, not the other thing that came out today.
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There's a lot to say about the good work Gus has done at the Observer so far, but one thing I'm grateful for (personally and professionally) is how invested he has been in getting books coverage into the magazine, and taking chances on books beyond those getting all the shine.
Further personal/professional news: I am now the Editor-in-Chief of the @TexasObserver. My entire journalism career has taken place here, as I've learned from all who've come & gone from this little magazine. Thank you to all the colleagues & sources who helped me along the way
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All the runners in Austin dug their lil mittens out of the sock drawer this morning. You love to see it.
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