Tobias Carroll
@tobiascarroll.bsky.social
Author: IN THE SIGHT; EX-MEMBERS; POLITICAL SIGN; REEL; TRANSITORY. Next up: KILL LIST (Bloomsbury Academic)
NBCC Board. Freelance writer. Coffee drinker.
https://linktr.ee/tobiascarroll
NBCC Board. Freelance writer. Coffee drinker.
https://linktr.ee/tobiascarroll
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Tobias Carroll
@tobiascarroll.bsky.social
· Jun 24
Coming on Dec. 10, 2026: my contribution to the Timecodes series, about the film Kill List. And now, it has a cover! www.bloomsbury.com/us/kill-list...
Is....is RBNY's defense actually starting to click? That was one of the more enjoyable hudson river derbies I've seen in a while.
September 19, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Is....is RBNY's defense actually starting to click? That was one of the more enjoyable hudson river derbies I've seen in a while.
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In the latest installment in a series I’m doing with my friend @conradflynn.bsky.social about the history of rock and the occult, tentatively titled Running with the Devil: Daryl Hall and his Robert Fripp-produced album Sacred Songs.
Running with the Devil: Daryl Hall and the Occult
“Mind over matter, the beauty is there, but a beast is in the heart”
sterlewine.substack.com
September 18, 2026 at 9:31 PM
In the latest installment in a series I’m doing with my friend @conradflynn.bsky.social about the history of rock and the occult, tentatively titled Running with the Devil: Daryl Hall and his Robert Fripp-produced album Sacred Songs.
Ultimate Man has a fever, and the only cure is more cowbell.
Ultimate Man shook my hand and then told me exactly how I was going to die.
September 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Ultimate Man has a fever, and the only cure is more cowbell.
My historically accurate version of the Odyssey did not dominate the box office as I hoped.
September 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM
My historically accurate version of the Odyssey did not dominate the box office as I hoped.
I wrote about some early-fall indie press books for @reactorsff.bsky.social! reactormag.com/cant-miss-in...
Can’t Miss Indie Press Speculative Fiction for September and October 2026 - Reactor
Autumn is a busy time for independent publishers...
reactormag.com
September 18, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I wrote about some early-fall indie press books for @reactorsff.bsky.social! reactormag.com/cant-miss-in...
A decade after the publication of his GEEK SUBLIME, I spoke with Vikram Chandra about how AI had affected his thoughts on the nature of coding. lithub.com/revisiting-v...
Revisiting Vikram Chandra’s Ode to the Art of Human Coding in the Age of AI
Twelve years ago, Vikram Chandra’s Geek Sublime: The Beauty of Code, The Code of Beauty was published. In terms of actual history, that isn’t long at all; in terms of technology, it’s an eternity. …
lithub.com
September 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
A decade after the publication of his GEEK SUBLIME, I spoke with Vikram Chandra about how AI had affected his thoughts on the nature of coding. lithub.com/revisiting-v...
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We'd Like to Recommend Some September 2026 Books www.vol1brooklyn.com/2026/09/17/w...
We’d Like to Recommend Some September 2026 Books
It’s September, and the weather outside is starting to feel a little autumnal. (At least it is in New York….sometimes after dark, when a breeze picks up.) If you’re looking to get…
www.vol1brooklyn.com
September 17, 2026 at 6:08 PM
We'd Like to Recommend Some September 2026 Books www.vol1brooklyn.com/2026/09/17/w...
On this day in 1931, the great Anne Bancroft was born! Earlier this year, we discussed the film 84 Charing Cross Road — featuring great performances from Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins — on Framed and Bound. framedandbound.libsyn.com/site/84-char...
Framed & Bound: "84 Charing Cross Road" (with Arianna Reiche)
Our latest episode is something of a milestone for this podcast: it’s our first returning guest! Arriana Reiche is here to discuss the 1987 film 84 Charing Cross Road, based on Helene Hanff’s nonficti...
framedandbound.libsyn.com
September 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM
On this day in 1931, the great Anne Bancroft was born! Earlier this year, we discussed the film 84 Charing Cross Road — featuring great performances from Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins — on Framed and Bound. framedandbound.libsyn.com/site/84-char...
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If you thought September and October were exciting for traditional publishing, just take a look at the indie world...
We're looking forward to possession novels, the Weird West, and a new story from the author of All Tomorrows this fall. @tobiascarroll.bsky.social delivers the highlights!
We're looking forward to possession novels, the Weird West, and a new story from the author of All Tomorrows this fall. @tobiascarroll.bsky.social delivers the highlights!
Can’t Miss Indie Press Speculative Fiction for September and October 2026 - Reactor
Autumn is a busy time for independent publishers...
reactormag.com
September 17, 2026 at 2:18 PM
If you thought September and October were exciting for traditional publishing, just take a look at the indie world...
We're looking forward to possession novels, the Weird West, and a new story from the author of All Tomorrows this fall. @tobiascarroll.bsky.social delivers the highlights!
We're looking forward to possession novels, the Weird West, and a new story from the author of All Tomorrows this fall. @tobiascarroll.bsky.social delivers the highlights!
I will watch a series on occult history, especially when much of it was filmed a stone's throw from my hometown... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy4O...
What Happened at Aleister Crowley’s Boleskine House? | #WITCHYAF
YouTube video by Etch
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September 17, 2026 at 2:06 AM
I will watch a series on occult history, especially when much of it was filmed a stone's throw from my hometown... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy4O...
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Here’s a little sample of some of the great stuff you can find in our upcoming book, which you can buy right here!
www.harpercollins.com/products/eve...
www.harpercollins.com/products/eve...
September 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Here’s a little sample of some of the great stuff you can find in our upcoming book, which you can buy right here!
www.harpercollins.com/products/eve...
www.harpercollins.com/products/eve...
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Real art by real people! And real reviews — I was deeply honored by the one @tobiascarroll.bsky.social did of my poetry collection!
reactormag.com/book-review-...
reactormag.com/book-review-...
September 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Real art by real people! And real reviews — I was deeply honored by the one @tobiascarroll.bsky.social did of my poetry collection!
reactormag.com/book-review-...
reactormag.com/book-review-...
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It's day two of our yearly subscription drive, and we have realized not everyone knows who we are! Let us introduce ourselves so you can consider supporting us at 40% off. https://f.mtr.cool/3bh4gfossb
September 16, 2026 at 12:01 AM
It's day two of our yearly subscription drive, and we have realized not everyone knows who we are! Let us introduce ourselves so you can consider supporting us at 40% off. https://f.mtr.cool/3bh4gfossb
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The National Book Awards longlist for Translated Literature is out! www.nationalbook.org/longlist-for...
Longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature - National Book Foundation
The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Translated Literature Find the New Yorker announcement here. New York, NY (September 15, 2026) – The National Book Foundation today announced the Lon...
www.nationalbook.org
September 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The National Book Awards longlist for Translated Literature is out! www.nationalbook.org/longlist-for...
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The problem is that "while you weren't looking the tech industry was comprehensively taken over by a cult based around a piece of Harry Potter fanfic" is self-evidently an absolutely ridiculous claim that can't possibly have happened, which is a real problem given that it 100% did happen.
The U.S. AI industry is being run by a batshit rationalist sex cult, and no, I am not being hyperbolic - they’re genuinely Like That:
September 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The problem is that "while you weren't looking the tech industry was comprehensively taken over by a cult based around a piece of Harry Potter fanfic" is self-evidently an absolutely ridiculous claim that can't possibly have happened, which is a real problem given that it 100% did happen.
Today marks the paperback release of @jasondiamond.bsky.social's KAPLAN'S PLOT. It's damn good, and has a fully lived-in quality most fiction can't approach. Highly, highly recommended. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Kaplan's Plot
One of the most anticipated books of the year by the Chicago Review of Books, Debutiful, The Millions, Hey Alma, and the Orange County Register“A gangster ...
us.macmillan.com
September 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Today marks the paperback release of @jasondiamond.bsky.social's KAPLAN'S PLOT. It's damn good, and has a fully lived-in quality most fiction can't approach. Highly, highly recommended. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Teaching this semester, which has led to my first "oh wait, I HAVE to buy that book, it might be relevant to the class" moment.
....of this week.
....of this week.
September 14, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Teaching this semester, which has led to my first "oh wait, I HAVE to buy that book, it might be relevant to the class" moment.
....of this week.
....of this week.
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Franklin Bruno remains one of the best songwriters anywhere and this video is simply wonderful.
youtu.be/L8tnPdJertk
youtu.be/L8tnPdJertk
The Human Hearts • "Still in Error"
YouTube video by DromedaryRecords
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September 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Franklin Bruno remains one of the best songwriters anywhere and this video is simply wonderful.
youtu.be/L8tnPdJertk
youtu.be/L8tnPdJertk
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I DESPERATELY need your help with something, even if it’s just sharing this skeet:
I’m working on a piec about the evolution of video games and the KEY to my story is a guy named Oscar Munoz who worked for Sega in the early 1990s
I’ve tried everything to find him and social media is my last resort
I’m working on a piec about the evolution of video games and the KEY to my story is a guy named Oscar Munoz who worked for Sega in the early 1990s
I’ve tried everything to find him and social media is my last resort
September 13, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I DESPERATELY need your help with something, even if it’s just sharing this skeet:
I’m working on a piec about the evolution of video games and the KEY to my story is a guy named Oscar Munoz who worked for Sega in the early 1990s
I’ve tried everything to find him and social media is my last resort
I’m working on a piec about the evolution of video games and the KEY to my story is a guy named Oscar Munoz who worked for Sega in the early 1990s
I’ve tried everything to find him and social media is my last resort
Good reading tonight at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social. Excellent to see numerous @whiskeytit.com cohorts and @leahblaine.bsky.social! And now: sleep.
September 13, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Good reading tonight at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social. Excellent to see numerous @whiskeytit.com cohorts and @leahblaine.bsky.social! And now: sleep.
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anyway if anybody wants to buy a print or a digital comic off me I'm literally just tossing handfuls of money into the trash for the foreseeable future so that I can answer my emails 👍
keezyyoung.itch.io
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keezyyoung.itch.io
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KeezyYoung
keezyyoung.itch.io
September 12, 2026 at 1:08 AM
anyway if anybody wants to buy a print or a digital comic off me I'm literally just tossing handfuls of money into the trash for the foreseeable future so that I can answer my emails 👍
keezyyoung.itch.io
www.inprnt.com/gallery/keez...
keezyyoung.itch.io
www.inprnt.com/gallery/keez...
At Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago for the first time, and am trying very hard to restrain myself from buying all the books. (I have a small suitcase! But there's also a post office near my hotel. Decisions, decisions.)
September 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
At Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago for the first time, and am trying very hard to restrain myself from buying all the books. (I have a small suitcase! But there's also a post office near my hotel. Decisions, decisions.)
Second FPL season in a row where I've started out thinking, "No, I don't need Haaland, I can be CLEVER." Will I make it to the international break before conceding that, no, I am not that clever? STAY TUNED.
September 12, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Second FPL season in a row where I've started out thinking, "No, I don't need Haaland, I can be CLEVER." Will I make it to the international break before conceding that, no, I am not that clever? STAY TUNED.
Sometimes you look up the spelling of the name of a character in the novel you're reading and inadvertently spoil said novel. Cue the sad trombone.
September 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Sometimes you look up the spelling of the name of a character in the novel you're reading and inadvertently spoil said novel. Cue the sad trombone.