chris knapp
@chrisknapp.bsky.social
writer/journalist in paris. work in the paris review, granta, nplusone, among others. debut novel STATES OF EMERGENCY from unnamed press, sept 2024
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https://www.unnamedpress.com/all-books/p/states-of-emergency
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https://www.unnamedpress.com/all-books/p/states-of-emergency
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· Nov 14
States of Emergency “is a masterfully digressive story that moves across perspectives, time zones and time periods. @chrisknapp.bsky.social’s narrator is a flâneur with push notifications.” — Hilary Leichter!
Book Review: ‘States of Emergency,’ by Chris Knapp
In his novel “States of Emergency,” Chris Knapp doesn’t just tighten the distance between our inner lives and the world around us; he erases it.
www.nytimes.com
Truly overwhelming to be read so perceptively and so generously
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Sen. Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump has lost this war. America is weaker, Iran is stronger, the price to reopen the strait increases by the day, the supposed 'deal' that's on the table right now would pay Iran $100 billion a year in order to reopen the strait ... what a victory for Iran."
August 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Sen. Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump has lost this war. America is weaker, Iran is stronger, the price to reopen the strait increases by the day, the supposed 'deal' that's on the table right now would pay Iran $100 billion a year in order to reopen the strait ... what a victory for Iran."
Unfresh Hell
The futile search for some cool air in Paris
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June 30, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Wrote about the best movie I've seen so far this year: chrisknapp.substack.com/p/on-my-fath...
On "My Father's Shadow" (part 1)
Childhood, brotherhood, fatherhood, statehood
chrisknapp.substack.com
June 16, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Wrote about the best movie I've seen so far this year: chrisknapp.substack.com/p/on-my-fath...
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More on "My Father's Shadow"
Memory, dreams, and the redemption of lost hope.
open.substack.com
June 23, 2026 at 12:58 PM
More on "My Father's Shadow"
Memory, dreams, and the redemption of lost hope.
open.substack.com
June 23, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Wrote about the best movie I've seen so far this year: chrisknapp.substack.com/p/on-my-fath...
On "My Father's Shadow" (part 1)
Childhood, brotherhood, fatherhood, statehood
chrisknapp.substack.com
June 16, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Wrote about the best movie I've seen so far this year: chrisknapp.substack.com/p/on-my-fath...
June 5, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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Fresh Hell is going up in a few days and it will be rad. Subscribe for free!!
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Fresh Hell! Coming soon!!
Against my better judgement I am doing a Substack and it will be called Fresh Hell.
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June 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Fresh Hell is going up in a few days and it will be rad. Subscribe for free!!
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Fresh Hell is going up in a few days and it will be rad. Subscribe for free!!
open.substack.com/pub/chriskna...
open.substack.com/pub/chriskna...
Fresh Hell! Coming soon!!
Against my better judgement I am doing a Substack and it will be called Fresh Hell.
open.substack.com
June 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Fresh Hell is going up in a few days and it will be rad. Subscribe for free!!
open.substack.com/pub/chriskna...
open.substack.com/pub/chriskna...
It is the season to buy my book
@chrisknapp.bsky.social i’ve been holding on to your book for exactly this season of canicule which, as a Parisian & a climate/enviro writer/activist, i knew was coming this Super El Niño year
looking forward to an immersive read 😁
looking forward to an immersive read 😁
June 1, 2026 at 7:29 PM
It is the season to buy my book
Starting a substack called Fresh Hell!! 🔥🔥
There will be lots of griping but the Marxist kind
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There will be lots of griping but the Marxist kind
substack.com/@chrisknapp
May 15, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Starting a substack called Fresh Hell!! 🔥🔥
There will be lots of griping but the Marxist kind
substack.com/@chrisknapp
There will be lots of griping but the Marxist kind
substack.com/@chrisknapp
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Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?
Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?
Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?
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I think people should respond this way any time they are asked this question bsky.app/profile/dipl...
April 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I think people should respond this way any time they are asked this question bsky.app/profile/dipl...
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It’s actually so hilarious to me that people thought Superman was a direct and specific reference to Israel and Palestine as if that’s the only time that shit happened
April 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
It’s actually so hilarious to me that people thought Superman was a direct and specific reference to Israel and Palestine as if that’s the only time that shit happened
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what next? what, are we gonna provide *roads* for the wealthy too? gonna have health inspectors keep contaminants out of their groceries? are we just gonna have gutters and sewer systems around rich people's homes?
Boy, what a terrible headline.
We *need* the wealthy to participate in public services. If only poor people ride the bus, then rich people won't wield their power in support of public transit or, worse, will wield their power *against* it.
We *need* the wealthy to participate in public services. If only poor people ride the bus, then rich people won't wield their power in support of public transit or, worse, will wield their power *against* it.
Should Rich New Yorkers Get Free Stuff, Too? Mamdani Says Yes.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2026 at 12:08 PM
what next? what, are we gonna provide *roads* for the wealthy too? gonna have health inspectors keep contaminants out of their groceries? are we just gonna have gutters and sewer systems around rich people's homes?
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The failure of the right in the U.S. is total, is world-historic, but the Atlantic will circle the drain forever scrambling for ways to blame the left
“For many years, a robust norm held in American politics: You could be in favor of legal immigration while still opposing illegal immigration,” Alexander Kustov writes. That norm is now in danger of collapsing, putting every legal immigration channel at risk:
How the Left Accidentally Bolstered the Nativist Right
By dismissing the distinction between legal and illegal immigration as bogus, advocates signaled that they would not defend it.
bit.ly
April 2, 2026 at 9:43 PM
The failure of the right in the U.S. is total, is world-historic, but the Atlantic will circle the drain forever scrambling for ways to blame the left
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mainstream media outlets should probably be vocally asking who the actual President is
Oh, my god
March 25, 2026 at 7:06 PM
mainstream media outlets should probably be vocally asking who the actual President is
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it's incredible that as long as you do the right amount of bigotry you can just rob the country blind and enough people will not care, even though those same people will be filled with incandescent rage if someone uses food stamps to buy a 12 pack of diet coke
March 26, 2026 at 10:50 AM
it's incredible that as long as you do the right amount of bigotry you can just rob the country blind and enough people will not care, even though those same people will be filled with incandescent rage if someone uses food stamps to buy a 12 pack of diet coke
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the day he dies is going to hit so good
Trump: “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
March 21, 2026 at 5:48 PM
the day he dies is going to hit so good
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Herman Melville on moderates, all the way back in 1857:
May 27, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Herman Melville on moderates, all the way back in 1857:
And the problem with these all these tech goons, and billionaires in general for that matter—they’re literal dunces in all other areas of life but want to be the dark lords of the universe
This is the whole problem, he thinks the one thing qualifies him for the other
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong figured out how to complete complex cell transplants from pigs to humans. He is still trying to solve the puzzle of running a successful news business.
March 18, 2026 at 1:18 PM
And the problem with these all these tech goons, and billionaires in general for that matter—they’re literal dunces in all other areas of life but want to be the dark lords of the universe
Damn
March 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Damn
I’m listening to a podcast from 2021 and it’s reminding me how the meme-ified speech and bastardized social/political vocabulary of the internet turned us all into LLMs long before the real thing came on the scene
March 17, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I’m listening to a podcast from 2021 and it’s reminding me how the meme-ified speech and bastardized social/political vocabulary of the internet turned us all into LLMs long before the real thing came on the scene