Leah De Forest

Here it is: the cover of my debut novel, ANY KIND OF KNOWN TOMORROW, coming from @bettybooks.bsky.social on 9/15. Head here to learn more about the book and about Betty: www.wtawpress.org/betty. For media and review inquiries, contact Lauren Cerand Public Relations (@laurencerand.com)

For @debutiful.bsky.social, @ldeforest.bsky.social recommends Australian authors to read after Helen Garner: debutiful.net/2026/09/22/s...

ANY KIND OF KNOWN TOMORROW ( @bettybooks.bsky.social , out this month) debut novelist @ldeforest.bsky.social has a new guest essay @writersdigest.bsky.social on her passion. See her craft newsletter, The POV Playbook, on Substack, for more. www.writersdigest.com/get-out-of-t...

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Thanks to Deborah Kaleb for doing this Q&A with me!

Pre-publication publicity that I’m working on this month: Any Kind of Known Tomorrow (September, @bettybooks.bsky.social) is Australian writer in Boston @ldeforest.bsky.social‘s debut novel, set in early pandemic New York.

For @sarahstoneauthor.bsky.social's Marvelous Paragraph Project, I wrote about the gaps between our creaturely selves and the world and how fiction—in particular, Jung Yun's terrific novel All the World Can Hold—can help bridge them. Thank you, Sarah! sarahstoneauthor.substack.com/p/leah-de-fo...

We're delighted to share this wonderful review of ANY KIND OF KNOWN TOMORROW by Leah de Forest, forthcoming from Betty. Read the full review with the link in our bio or at www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Huge thanks to everyone who has preordered my book! I’ve had so many kind responses and emails this week—it means so much to me, and I'm so grateful. Books, and readers, are just the best.

Preorders are now live for Any Kind of Known Tomorrow by @ldeforest.bsky.social! ✨📖 Full of compassionate insight and incisive wit, this book is a provocative meditation on immigration, family ties and the ways that we must all face the future. Preorder here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...

Very happy to have Leah’s brilliantly written and emotionally resonant debut on my autumn publicity list. Send me a message for review copies/media inquiries!

Today, @bettybooks.bsky.social kicks off the preorder campaign for my debut novel, ANY KIND OF KNOWN TOMORROW. Order here for September 15th delivery in the US: www.wtawpress.org/product-page.... (It's at 20% for a limited time). Aussies: The book will be available in Australia. Stay tuned!

Take a look at our March wrap-up! Bettys @ilzeduarte.bsky.social, @magdabartkowska.bsky.social, and @ldeforest.bsky.social took Baltimore by storm at the beginning of the month. From AWP to an offsite reading with @vineleavespress.bsky.social to Leah De Forest's panel, March was packed!

Great talk with @margarethutton.bsky.social and Deborah Brown English at #AWP26 in Baltimore. Head to Bloom's new home on Substack to check out our conversation: bloomliterary.substack.com/p/special-re... @laurencerand.com @bettybooks.bsky.social

We're so excited for our readers to learn more about our forthcoming novel, Any Kind of Known Tomorrow by @ldeforest.bsky.social! Equal parts witty and emotional, this is a book you won't want to miss. Any Kind of Known Tomorrow releases September 15, 2026. Stay tuned!

On Friday night, join us at Creative Alliance for the opening of Deborah Brown English’s new exhibition, Time’s Breath, and a discussion of dual creative practices, in debut fiction and visual art, with @margarethutton.bsky.social and @ldeforest.bsky.social: creativealliance.org/event/times-...

Heading to #AWP2026 in Baltimore? 👀 📚️ Make sure to join Betty author @ldeforest.bsky.social at a special event on March 6th! Here, Leah will be moderating a discussion between debut novelists Deborah Brown English and Margaret Hutton.

Encouraging all of the writers and serious readers I know to take this as a brilliant next step for so many I talk to, especially those looking for a way to break through and build a relationship with readers, editors and publishers www.patreon.com/posts/new-cl...

Happy publication day to Hostages: A Counter-History of Colonial Plunder by #TainaTervonen, translated by Sara Hanaburgh for @schaffnerpress.bsky.social! Tervonen continues her work of excavating silent histories, after The Bone Whisperers (2024), which garnered her the Jan Michalski Prize…

Looking forward to this event!

📣 Reminder! Don’t miss Writing the Next Chapter, a virtual story writing workshop with @janishubschman.bsky.social, author of Take Me With You Next Time. We're celebrating the 1-year anniversary of her powerful debut short story collection—and you’re invited! 💫 📅 Register here: bit.ly/4pp9ZPd

It is the three-month anniversary of the publication of my memoir! It has been so exciting to meet readers in Lafayette, Orinda, Redwood City, SF, Santa Cruz, San Bernardino, and San Geronimo for events and readings. I’m grateful to the audience, who buoyed me to the mountains. #gratitude

Reading is the best.

Writing a memoir? Love reading memoir? Want to hear from a wonderfully thoughtful and funny debut author who happens to be in her 80s? This event is for you!

Thrilled that this book is out in the world! Congratulations @joannackalbus.bsky.social!

Don't miss out on TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME by @janishubschman.bsky.social Published last year, this stunning debut collection—ten years in the making—delivers twelve fearless and emotionally resonant stories. Grab your copy today: buff.ly/aGi2icD #TakeMeWithYouNextTime #JanisHubschman #BookSky

"Time is the hardest and most surprising thing." Great interview from @shabanakayum.bsky.social with @anukandikuppa.bsky.social, out today in Bloom. Read it here: bloomsite.wordpress.com/2025/04/01/a...

The map of Korea looks like a rabbit with hind legs squatting, front paws frozen in a begging position. Since 1953, a thick line has incised the rabbit's midsection–the 38th parallel dividing Korea in half. Preorder my memoir here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page...

10-year-old @joannackalbus.bsky.social in 1951, in front of the plane that would fly her and her mother from Korea to the United States. Preorder THE BOAT NOT TAKEN here: www.wtawpress.org/pro.../the-b... (I really think you'll be glad you did!) @bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social

Betty’s second title is moving, thoughtful, and generally wonderful. Preorder at the link!

If this teaser caught your attention, just wait—there’s more to come! Stay tuned for a big reveal next week. You won’t want to miss it! @wtawpress.bsky.social #ComingSoon #StayTuned

Discover TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME by @Janishubschman.bsky.social — Betty’s debut book! This stunning short story collection explores love, loss, and the quiet struggles of everyday life with unforgettable characters and sharp emotional insight. Available now—https://buff.ly/4hCtUFP

"Everybody carries these hidden losses ... and they’re able to tell their story. Telling their story is part of the healing." Check out this interview with @bettybooks.bsky.social author Sharon white at bloomsite.wordpress.com/2025/02/11/w...