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USC, Avidly, usually muttering. Preorder "Tangled" @beaconpress! “Reasons and Feelings: Writing for the Humanities Now” @uchicagopress #hairstudies

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TANGLED is out!!! thanks SO MUCH to the beautiful crowd for all the love. more to say than possibly could be said here, but hugest gratitude to @skylightbooks, @beaconpress, to Shae at @hairrarila for the last minute braid assist, to @tongsonator for the WONDERFUL questions, and to @joshksky for many pics--and to both Karen and josh for coming out on their bday weekend! love to my family and especially @spotted.fox and my mom, Barbara Hiles Mesle. This book is for you! by @sunsetandecho

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Reasons and Feelings! my book is now out in the wild. i am more grateful than i can say to the beloved crew who came to celebrate last night. thank you so much to everyone whose love made me brave enough to say what i had to say. ❤️🏹 ps @prtaylor37 HANDBOUND MY BOOK and i feel🔥🔥🔥 about it for sure! by @sunsetandecho

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Today at Avidly.org--First Sentence Friday, with @solidgoldmacher. Order her new memoir Terms & Conditions now!
First Sentence Fridays celebrates the prose and process of new books. To pitch, email @sunsetandecho at sarahmesle at gmail.com by @sunsetandecho

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Very excited and honored to be at @batescollege this Friday--if you're around, come hear me talk about why human writing matters more than ever! Also reading from Tangled later in the afternoon. Luddites unite!! by @sunsetandecho

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Today at Avidly.org: First Sentence Fridays, with @chris.freeburg . Read about the first sentence of Chris's new book from @yalebooks : "What is soul?" With a special cafe shoutout to @avionicsfmc. First Sentence Fridays celebrates the prose and process of new books— email @sunsetandecho at sarahmesle at gmail.com for inquiries!! by @sunsetandecho

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@markmesle and i are proud to be from Lamoni, Iowa--and also proud to support @sarahforiowa , who is running to represent our hometown in congress. Can you chip in?? WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT!! please enjoy this full-of-mesle-earnestness video explaining why you should! this election is huge, and every seat matters. Link in bio! by @sunsetandecho

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Today at First Sentence Friday: @bri_tt_rusert , on her new book from @dukeuniversitypress , The Afric-American Picture Gallery! Preorder now, and read more at avidly.org! If you have a forthcoming book that might be a good fit for FSF, email @sunsetandecho at sarahmesle at gmail. Next Week at Avidly: @chris.freeburg on the first sentence of "Soul: A Brief History of Black Cultural Life" by @sunsetandecho

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Mark your calendar for this fall's "On Writing" events at USC's Levan Institute for the Humanities, co-sponsored by @usc_consortium for the Study of Gender, Sexuality, Race, and Public Culture. All events are free, virtual, and open to the public!

On Writing: And Voice
Sep 21, Noon. NEXT MONDAY!
@nikded (USC Writing Program) and @jonathanjleal (USC English)

On Writing: About Beauty
Monday, Oct 19, Noon
@mitraparineh (USC Program) and @arabellesicardi , author of House of Beauty

On Writing: Paragraphs
Friday, Nov 20, Noon
@anahidnersessian (UCLA) and @angelicajadebastien (New York Magazine)

Hope to see you and your students there!! by @sunsetandecho

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It's First Sentence Friday! Today featuring @sampintotoo and Inside the Body of Black Feminism, from @dukeuniversitypress

If you have a forthcoming book and wonder if it would be a good fit for FSF, email sarahmesle at gmail to discuss! by @sunsetandecho

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Today at Avidly: A First Sentence Friday featuring @ericwertheimer 's new book of poetry, The Lay Down Yard, from BlazeVox Press. Read and subscribe/follow to learn about new posts! If you have a new book coming out, let us know. Submission details at avidly.org, or email @sunsetandecho by @sunsetandecho

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So glad to have @p.thurschwell at Avidly! Avidly is relaunching this fall (midway through site update as we migrate to USC!!) and accepting limited pitches for short essays. Get in touch with @sunsetandecho with questions! by @sunsetandecho

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