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Did we have to sing the alphabet to find ourselves in the enormous #AWP directory? Maybe. @awpwriter.org
Are you just here for the candy? So are we! Come see us in booth 845! #AWP @awpwriter.org
Pro tip: If you want people to stop at your #AWP table, yell, "We're not selling anything!" It's surprisingly effective. @awpwriter.org #booksky
It's the crack of dawn (okay, 9 a.m.) here at #AWP. Stop by booth 845 and say hi (it'll keep us awake)! @awpwriter.org #booksky
Once upon a time, onscreen crime was more scandalous than the real thing. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/t... @unmpress.bsky.social #booksky
PSA
I like this - it captures the essential power of the book -
"The book reads the reader. Each reader, each reviewer, will have an individual response. Books are art; subjective preference rules."
Girl Writing reflection on Reading, wRiting & Reviewing.
Reflections on reading and reviewing. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/ive... @ellenpcampbell.bsky.social #booksky
It's a major award! Okay, we never win anything, but this is about YOU. Stop by booth 845 at #AWP for your chance at glory. (And did we mention we have bookmarks?) #AWP26 @awpwriter.org #booksky
A comprehensive, entertaining compendium of military lingo. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/g... @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social #booksky
You say, "Shockingly bare-bones." We say, "Highly achievable!" Want to feel better about your #AWP table? Stop by ours (845)! #themoreyouknow #wehavenobudget @awpwriter.org
Meet one of our esteemed panelists! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/the... @leonardpittsjr.bsky.social @dcwriterscon.bsky.social @agatepublishing.bsky.social #booksky #dcwritercon
We can't find the safety pins we need to hang our sign, but we DO have two Band-Aids, some Kobee's, and an Excedrin. #winning #AWP @awpwriter.org
First ones here! #AWP check-in! @awpwriter.org
Tempted to grab a WHOLE STACK of our bookmarks at #AWP but afraid of what we'll think? To paraphrase Moe Szyslak, we'll be doing a lot of things, but judging ain't one of them! See you at booth 845 in Baltimore! @awpwriter.org #AWP26 #booksky
Things are chilly up in Rochester — in more ways than one. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/l... @eccobooks.bsky.social #booksky
Are you into fiction? Our bookmarks work with that! Nonfiction? Ditto! Some crazy hybrid genre the cool kids won't shut up about? Our bookmarks can handle ALL your place-saving needs! Stop by booth 845 at #AWP this week and grab yours! See you in Baltimore! @awpwriter.org #booksky #awp26
Super interesting book.
In his debut novel, the writer conjures a provocative, South Africa-like country. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-... @marthaannetoll.bsky.social @oluterry.bsky.social #booksky
Poignant glimpses of what it means to be a man. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/t... @uwstevenspoint.bsky.social @uwiscpress.bsky.social #booksky
Hey! Cool! 😀
Why visit us in booth 845 at the #AWP Conference this week? Two words: book marks. (Make that one word: bookmarks.) They'll just be sitting there FOR YOU TO TAKE, and we're probably the only ones even bringing any. See you in Baltimore! @awpwriter.org #booksky #AWP26
Our 5 Most Popular Posts in February. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our... @dcwriterscon.bsky.social @eaaymar.bsky.social @alexsegura.com @lydiakang.bsky.social @arttaylorwriter.bsky.social @grandcentralpub.bsky.social @donwinslow.bsky.social @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social #booksky
A harrowing assessment of a savage penal system. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a... @wwnorton.com @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social #booksky
Join the Sugar & Spice Book Club at @peoplesbooktakoma.com in Takoma Park, MD, today at 5 p.m. for a discussion of @mbguel.bsky.social's THEY AIN'T PROPER (@bellabooks.bsky.social). It's our Spotlight Event! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/sug... #booksky
If you need us, we'll be in our bubble talking books all week! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/a-l... #booksky
Our Week in Reviews: 2/28/26. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our... @putnambooks.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social #booksky
Planning to register for the 2026 Washington Writers Conference? Don't wait! Our Early Bird Rate ends tomorrow night! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our... @dcwriterscon.bsky.social #booksky
