David Patterson

David Patterson

@monogramdp.bsky.social

Literary Agent. Recommendation Engine. Paid for with words/and tended with love. 🇵🇷

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Vulture
@vulture.com

Beck’s acclaimed album ‘Sea Change’ was said to have been inspired by a breakup. For his ex-partner, Leigh Limon, it was the story of how the Church of Scientology took over his life. Read more in this excerpt of @josie.zone's 'The Last Temptation of Beck': vulture.visitlink.me/X2GV_g

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Leander **BUY THE LONG GAME** Schaerlaeckens
@leanderalphabet.bsky.social

I've actually heard this from quite a lot of people: that after a very promising and then very disappointing World Cup by the United States men's national team, my book, THE LONG GAME, actually made them feel a lot better about the program's overall trajectory. So, if you're ready to love again...

penguinrandomhouse.comThe Long Game by Leander Schaerlaeckens: 9780593653876 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books“Engrossing, insightful . . . [The Long Game] pulls no punches when describing the critiques and failures of the U.S. soccer system over the past few decades.” —Miguel Salazar, The New...
Michael Morrison@michaelmorrison.bsky.social

Reading the @leanderalphabet.bsky.social history of the USMNT, The Long Game and it really helps put any World Cup disappointment in perspective. It’s oddly reassuring to learn that back in the 80s they were getting roughly the same level of coaching I was getting then on my YMCA u10 team.

David Patterson
@monogramdp.bsky.social

DC and environs, The National Book Festival, this Saturday, August 22nd, has a terrific lineup. Book Festivals are good. The bookseller for the entire festival is @politicsandprose.bsky.social That’s also cool!

Library of Congress@librarycongress.bsky.social

Looking for things to do this weekend? Free, family-friendly activities will abound at the National Book Festival! https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/free-family-friendly-activities-abound-at-2026-national-book-festival/s/708bb664-5f15-42fc-a71d-33972aacbca5?loclr=blsky

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Leander **BUY THE LONG GAME** Schaerlaeckens
@leanderalphabet.bsky.social

I wrote about the cash-splashing Turkish league, which is the new Saudi league, which was the new Chinese league, which was the new Russian league, which was... etc. The supply of dumb money in soccer is bottomless, only serving to cement the chasm it hopes to bridge. Column @theguardian.com

theguardian.comIs Turkey home to savvy signings or a new retirement league? We’ll soon find outMohamed Salah’s arrival made a splash, but the Turkish Super Lig will probably become the latest league to end up as a bailout fund for Europe’s powerhouses

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Peggy Flanagan
@peggyflanagan.bsky.social

There are just 2 days until polls close on August 11. Your vote can make a difference in this race. Make your plan to vote, then send this post to three friends and make sure they have a plan to vote on or by August 11! MNVotes.org

David Patterson
@monogramdp.bsky.social

This is good. He’s good at it. Election Day is this Tuesday, August 4th, Michigan.

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

It's not about one US Senate seat. It's about all of us together. It's about a belief that we can take our government back from the very people who want to monetize us at every turn. The fomentors of inequality. The drivers of war and genocide and apartheid. We get to decide.

David Patterson
@monogramdp.bsky.social

Did Gen X have a plan? What liberations did Lollapalooza promise?Has it delivered on some? Failed on others? Why? These - or even more compelling questions - will be addressed directly and indirectly in The Last Temptation of Beck, from @josie.zone which releases on 10/6. www.beckbook.com

beckbook.com"The Last Temptation of Beck" by Josephine RiesmanFrom the New York Times-bestselling author of "Ringmaster," Josephine Riesman, comes a stylish and shocking account of the life of the musician Beck.
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social

Cannot imagine how upset Billy Corgan is that he has to say "I wanna thank Sidepiece and everybody stick around for Mustard" tonight. He must be so mad he has to say two band names that are dumber than his own.

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David Grann
@davidgrann.bsky.social

Congrats to @pamelacolloff.bsky.social on the release today of "Catch The Devil." I'm devouring it now, and it's so utterly compelling and masterful. I'll be in conversation with her on Thursday at 92NY. Hope to see you there, and go buy the book!

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David Patterson
@monogramdp.bsky.social

That’s What They’re Made For…

David_j_roth@davidjroth.bsky.social

Very happy to have @leanderalphabet.bsky.social's blog on the interlocking perversities of The FIFA Experience leading our freshly redesigned website at this moment. defector.com/fifa-got-wha...

defector.comFIFA Got What It Came For | DefectorA WELL-KNOWN VENUE IN THE MEADOWLANDS THAT FIFA WOULD THANK YOU TO CALL “NEW YORK NEW JERSEY STADIUM” BECAUSE IT DIDN’T GET PAID BY THAT STADIUM’S CORPORATE SPONSOR — The grass told the entire story. ...
David Patterson
@monogramdp.bsky.social

Tonite.

David Patterson@monogramdp.bsky.social

You’re invited to see @pamelacolloff.bsky.social in conversation w/ @sarahweinman.com the author of The Real Lolita and Without Consent about Catch the Devil at Books Are Magic. Details and tix in link. www.eventbrite.com/e/in-store-p...

eventbrite.comIn-Store: Pamela Colloff: Catch the Devil w/ Sarah Weinman“A feat of dogged reporting, bravura storytelling, and clear-eyed moral conscience." —Patrick Radden Keefe

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Rise and Resist
@riseandresist.bsky.social

07.17.2026 | NYC, NY Anti-ICE "Good Trouble" March: Immigration advocates rallied at Foley Sq, then marched to 26 Federal Plaza, placing flowers in the fence surrounding the federal building housing Manhattan's ICE offices and immigration court. 🎥 Kevin RC Wilson @FreedomNTV

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Leander **BUY THE LONG GAME** Schaerlaeckens
@leanderalphabet.bsky.social

With a few days' reflection, my post-mortem on the United States men's national team at the 2026 World Cup. @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/202...

theguardian.comThe US delivered their best modern World Cup performance – and also let themselves downMauricio Pochettino’s team delivered several thrilling performances on home soil. The way it ended was somewhat less exhilarating