Rebecca Morgan Frank
Author of 4 books, including Oh You Robot Saints!(Carnegie Mellon UP). Board member, National Book Critics Circle. Cofounder/Editor of Memorious.org (2004-2023.)
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankI wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan Frank“We didn’t do all that because we are heroes and saviors. We did it because we understand the meaning of our faith: that we are all connected. We join together. We are a part of a people, a body of humanity that is made in the image of a loving and beautiful God that wants all God’s children free.”
- Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
- Congratulations to the finalists! Did you know that the @bookcritics.bsky.social John Leonard Prize for a first book in any genre is selected by a volunteer committee open to any of our more than 800 members?
- Congratulations to the Poets!
- Delighted to be co-chairing the Leonard Prize with @ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social! This list comes from both our general membership & the Board, and the members will vote on the winner. (It’s not too late to join @bookcritics.bsky.social.) Cheers to all of these debut authors!
- Congratulations to all of the @bookcritics.bsky.social finalists, all live on @literaryhub.bsky.social now!https://lithub.com/here-are-this-years-national-book-critics-circle-award-finalists-2/
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- It’s a good day to follow @bookcritics.bsky.social. Our finalist lists drop today!
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankI wrote about danger ICE poses to the disabled community. We witnessed this just yesterday when ICE agents pulled a disabled woman from her car and violently restrained her as she attempted to get to her doctor's appointment: nonprofitquarterly.org/the-danger-i...
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankJust days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US. If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
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- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan Frank@poetmorgan.bsky.social showcases some of this year’s most anticipated poetry titles, including collections by Bianca Stone, Diamond Forde, and more!
- Kicking off the new year of the poetry column @literaryhub.bsky.social with the 2026 anticipated poetry book list! Which of these are you most looking forward to? lithub.com/looking-ahea...
- Congratulations to the poets and publishers on our 2025 Poetry Award longlist!
- Yep- there’s 2025!
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankAnnouncing the National Book Critics Circle 2025 Longlist for Criticism
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankStay tuned… Our highly anticipated longlists are coming out next week!
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankAnnouncing the National Book Critics Circle 2025 Longlist for Fiction
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan Frank@poetmorgan.bsky.social recommends new November poetry collections featuring ancient algorithms, hauntings, sweet repetitions, and more!
- My September poetry column @literaryhub.bsky.social is live! lithub.com/mystics-mart...
- Tonight! Stephanie Burt. David Orr. Anahid Nersessian. There is still time to sign up for our poetry criticism event @bookcritics.bsky.social
- Looking forward to co-moderating with @davidwoo.bsky.social @bookcritics.bsky.social. Register today for A Conversation on Poetry Criticism! Be part of the convo by bringing your questions for these three critics!
- Looking forward to co-moderating with @davidwoo.bsky.social @bookcritics.bsky.social. Register today for A Conversation on Poetry Criticism! Be part of the convo by bringing your questions for these three critics!
- How about hiring a books editor to make up for this @chicago.suntimes.com? chicago.suntimes.com/press-room/2...
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankI went into my library's database of Chicago area newspapers to confirm this isn't fake, and it's not. @chicago.suntimes.com Why the hell are you using ChatGPT to make up book titles? You used to have a books staff. Absolutely no fact checking?
- This was just posted by @tbretc.bsky.social on another platform. The Chicago Sun-Times obviously gets ChatGPT to write a ‘summer reads’ feature almost entirely made up of real authors but completely fake books. What are we coming to?
- May Poetry! Latest column live @literaryhub.bsky.social! (I am still trying to rebuild over in this new space so shares are much appreciated!)
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankThe Norton Library edition of my translation of the Iliad, with stylish red cover, is now available. It has complete text, maps, notes, introduction and translator's note, and it's yours for under $10 (as are many other tempting Norton Library volumes). wwnorton.com/books/978132...
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankCory Booker has completed reading the first five volumes of Septology, now on six.
- It’s a wrap! What a gift to be in the room w/ Maxine Hong Kingston and all of the finalists, to hear all of the voices in the previous night’s reading. What a gift to be on this board. This matters. Writers, critics, readers, librarians, artists: this work matters.
- Congratulations to all of the winners of the NBCC Awards! #NBCCAwards www.bookcritics.org/2025/03/20/n...
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan Frank@poetmorgan.bsky.social rounds up new poetry collections that are “a wee bit apocalyptic.”
- John Murillo translates Rafael Alberti. Marianne Boruch takes us to the Cadaver Lab and Life Drawing. Debuts from Hedgie Choi and the new Yale Younger winner. And more. New poetry roundup at Lit Hub. Happy reading!
- @poetmorgan.bsky.social rounds up new poetry collections that are “a wee bit apocalyptic.”
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankThis is where you go to tell the National Park Service to restore the word "transgender" in its entry on the Stonewall monument. (Scroll down.)
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankStatement on the Trump Administration’s January 20, 2025 Executive Order Targeting Transgender, Intersex, Nonbinary, and Gender-Nonconforming Americans:
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- Congratulations to the poets and poetry publishers on our finalist list for the NBCC Awards!
- Hearty congratulations to this year’s Nona Balakian recipient, Lauren Michele Jackson! It is such an honor and pleasure to serve on this committee and read the terrific work members of the NBCC are doing as working critics.
- If you aren’t familiar with Third World Press, I hope this opens doors to their amazing history and presence for you! Cheers!
- Congratulations to @thirdworldpress.bsky.social, the winner of the 2024 Toni Morrison Achievement Award!
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- Congratulations to all of our finalists! Please join us in sharing and cheering for them!
- Congratulations to all of our finalists and winners! www.bookcritics.org/2025/01/23/n...
- More poetry publishers and readers are joining in here, so I thought I’d get a little poetry publishers starter pack going. go.bsky.app/BVfd79J
- First day of the new term. “Feels like -17.” And thinking of this Larry Levis poem: www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53388/...
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankWe're excited to announce that in honor of our 50th anniversary—and for the first time in our history—we'll be revealing longlists for our NBCC Awards! We'll be announcing the lists next week, so please watch this space. And thank you so much for your support!
- Come for the poetry, stay for NYT cooking recipes. This cauliflower Parmesan goes out to everyone else freezing this week! (Ok, back to the syllabi.) cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017...
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- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan Frank@poetmorgan.bsky.social and Christopher Spaide showcase the poetry collections they’re excited about in 2025.
- A new year of poetry! Christopher Spaide joins me this year, and we kick it off with a preview of some 2024 collections.
- @poetmorgan.bsky.social and Christopher Spaide showcase the poetry collections they’re excited about in 2025.
- Googie week! Friday my poem “Gorgon Loves Googie’s” was on the Slowdown Podcast. This weekend, an article on Googie in The New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/r...
- What a week! So lovely to have it end on this note. Thanks to Major Jackson for featuring my poem “Gorgon Loves Googie’s,” which first appeared in Ploughshares, on The Slowdown Show podcast! www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2024...
- And the final National Book Critics longlist is translation! This committee is special because it is made up of NBCC members as well as board members. Stay tuned for all of our shortlists in the new year!
- We're excited to announce the longlist for the 2024 NBCC Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize! Congratulations to all of the nominees. www.bookcritics.org/2024/12/19/2...
- Cheers to the poets! It is, as always, a joy to serve on this committee. The @bookcritics.bsky.social poetry longlist is live!
- Congratulations to the poets and publishers on our poetry longlist!📚🎉
- We're excited to announce the longlist for the 2024 NBCC Award for Poetry! Congratulations to all of the nominees. www.bookcritics.org/2024/12/18/2...
- Submitted final grades at my new job. Submitted my column previewing 2025 books. Now waiting for our drop of the NBCC poetry longlist to take over our feeds at 2 pm ET! I can now fit in all of my holiday shopping and work on my book in the next five hours on this last day of daycare, right?!
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankThe reading committee and I are hugely proud to give you the 2024 NBCC longlist for nonfiction:
- Day Three of longlist reveals!! Here is the nonfiction list. And check back in at 2 pm ET for the poetry list!
- We're excited to announce the longlist for the 2024 NBCC Award for Nonfiction! Congratulations to all of the nominees. www.bookcritics.org/2024/12/18/2...
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankThank you to all who've supported my CAULBEARER @blacklawrence.bsky.social , 2024 / Immigrant Writing Series Prize) — it's going into another print run! Need a gift for your favorite poetry lover? Purchase information is available through my link tree linktr.ee/thepoetslizard Maraming salamat! <3
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankThank you, PW! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankAs chair of the NBCC Autobiography Award Committee, I’m thrilled to announce our longlist. It’s been a great year in autobiography, and every one of these books tells a vital and interesting personal story in a unique and innovative manner. 👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥
- I’ll give you 60 plus reasons to follow @bookcritics.bsky.social! We have dropped 3 of our longlists and there is still bio, nonfiction, translation, & poetry to come. Follow for the breaking news, stick around for future posts about reviews by our 800 or so members. (Poetry is tomorrow, friends!)
- And the NBCC Autobiography longlist is live!
- We're excited to announce the longlist for the 2024 NBCC Award for Autobiography! Congratulations to all of the nominees. www.bookcritics.org/2024/12/17/2...
- Hello fiction longlist! Our second list dropping today from @bookcritics.bsky.social!
- We're excited to announce the longlist for the 2024 NBCC Award for Fiction! Congratulations to all of the nominees. www.bookcritics.org/2024/12/16/2...
- I’m going to repost and post all day long, because these are some of the books that give me hope in a season when there has been a lot to be discouraged about. I stand by this longlist as an excellent reading list to take to your indie bookstore!
- We're excited to announce the longlist for the 2024 NBCC Award for Criticism! Congratulations to all of the nominees. www.bookcritics.org/2024/12/16/2...
- Love seeing our @bookcritics.bsky.social list of ten outstanding books of criticism make @peoplemag.bsky.social! Cheers to the power of critical thinking, of engaged reading, of the pleasure of excellent books! people.com/national-boo...
- And here we are! The finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism! I am so fortunate to be part of this committee. Happy reading, future readers, and congratulations, writers and publishers!
- We're excited to announce the longlist for the 2024 NBCC Award for Criticism! Congratulations to all of the nominees. www.bookcritics.org/2024/12/16/2...
- 10 am ET, the criticism list drops to kick off this week of longlist reveals! Join us in celebrating the authors and publishers! Then at 2 pm ET, the fiction list will be revealed! Follow @bookcritics.bsky.social!
- TODAY! The first of the @bookcritics.bsky.social longlists drop! Right here! Follow us! 10 am ET: Criticism list. This is one of the committees I was so fortunate to serve on this year. And 2 pm ET: Fiction list! Stay tuned! Follow us for breaking news!
- Follow us! And please please share as we rebuild our audience over here under blue skies and prepare to celebrate this exciting rollout of our longlists! (In the past, only shortlists were public! So tune in for twice as many books celebrated per genre!)
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankHan Kang's Nobel lecture is now online. Please note that this was filmed *before* the events of 12/3 and only *released* now.
- There are still hours to submit your 2024 reviews for consideration for the NBCC Nora Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing. If you are an active member of the NBCC, or an active reviewer who wants to sign up to be eligible, submit!
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankThe NBCC is still accepting submissions for the NBCC Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing! Submissions must be entered at Submittable before midnight Pacific on Monday, Dec. 2.
- Submit your work! There is still time to join to be eligible, and still time to gather your favorite clips from this year!
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankI urge every author to read this statement from the @authorsguild.bsky.social about the Harpercollins AI licensing deal.
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankPoetry is the language of intensity. Because we are going to die, an expression of intensity is justified. —C.D. Wright
- This is very cool! I have a character in my story in Joyland who uses a wooden kit for a horse automaton, but this would have been as or more fun. Time to find all the good #automata over here.
- Air Horse. Bellows powered paper project to download and make. #bellows #horse #paperengineering #automata #maker www.robives.com/project/air-horse
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankFormer NBCC board member Anita Felicelli profiled @lilliamr.bsky.social for Alta:
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankIt is lovely that Percival Everett won a lifetime achievement award from @bookcritics.bsky.social 2 years ago, and tonight won the National Book Award for Fiction.
- Percival Everett! #nationalbookawards
- Hey! National Book Critics Circle is on Bluesky! Congrats to these new and returning board members joining us! And please follow us for links to great criticism by our members. Let’s rebuild this village over here!
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankWe’d like to thank all of you who voted in our board election. Congratulations to our new and returning board members: Mandana Chaffa, May-lee Chai, Isabella Corletto, Adam Dalva, Iris Jamahl Dunkle, Rebecca Hussey, Wadzanai Mhute, and Elizabeth Taylor. We’re looking forward to working with them!
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankLook, I’m old enough to remember Friendster so bear with me while I muster the gumption to participate.
- Reposted by Rebecca Morgan FrankHey poetry translators: got a manuscript burning a hole in your pocket? Open call from Graywolf! #translators #poetry
- Some of you know I share a poetry column over at Lit Hub. Here is the November ‘24 list! lithub.com/from-ghostly...
