Alex Higley
@higley_alex
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TRUE FAILURE (2/25/25) @Coffee_House_ editor @greatplacebooks
Joined October 2015
This review convinced me to buy and read this book. I enjoyed the hell out of this book.
pretty sure Alex Higley's True Failure will be the best novel I've read in 2025
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The DOJ recently erased 11 ADA guidelines, rolling back protections for people with disabilities. In “True Failure and Shark Tank,” @Wsterrell & @V_V_G talk with @higley_alex about capitalist pressure to hide vulnerability. https://t.co/y0BIJqK8Y2
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theguardian.com
Multiple pages scrubbed from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website due to a Trump order
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Advance praise for my collection of short stories THIS WORLD WILL NEVER RUN OUT OF STRANGERS (out 11.18 from @CowboyJamboree) from @higley_alex
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pretty sure Alex Higley's True Failure will be the best novel I've read in 2025
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Today at @barrelhouse, reviews Alex Higley's latest novel, a sharp diagnosis of delayed adulthood, out now from Coffee House Press. Take a look:
barrelhousemag.com
At the heart of True Failure are silhouettes of young adults today searching for meaning and purpose when milestones seem to elude them.
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True Failure reviewed @thenation
What Alex Higley captures is the way that a solitary pursuit, such as writing, suddenly feels like a sport. https://t.co/00JiY2Xyaj
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What Alex Higley captures is the way that a solitary pursuit, such as writing, suddenly feels like a sport. https://t.co/00JiY2Xyaj
thenation.com
Alex Higley’s True Failure, which dramatizes one man’s dream to pitch his business idea on reality TV, slyly compares this bathetic task to publishing literary fiction.
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Alex Higley's True Failure. Frederick Barthelme's Collected Stories. Harris Lahti's debut. Amie Barrodale's Trip. Another Thomas McGuane story collection.
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my tennis-writing debut
Can anyone beat these guys? Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are tennis’ new dominant 2
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my new book is out today. look at it. there are roughly 30,000 words inside. that's nothing, an afternoon of your life. you need it for your health. buy like 12 copies, buy 12-25 copies. for your community. love, sebastian
penguinrandomhouse.com
After a year of self-imposed exile, a young writer attends a New Year’s Eve party in hopes of reconnecting with old classmates in a blackly humorous tale set on a single snowy night After...
the most anticipated novel and author photo of the summer has finally arrived. happy pub day to my freshest friend @bartlebytaco
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Really pleased to announce that my short story collection OBJECTS OF DESIRE will be released in 2026 by @AutumnHousePrs! Huge thanks to them and to contest judge @AlexKleeman!
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New class in late August! Join us or share with someone who might want to! More information at https://t.co/DkjpsshLH2
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2 years old today. Still proud of how this turned out. Thank you @FutureTenseBook and everyone who’s shown interest in my fiction in any way. I still have a few copies, lmk if you want one signed and shipped ❤️
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The Mavs winning the Cooper Flagg with 2% odds? Months after trading Luka to the Lakers!?! @johnwilmeswords on the latest chapter in the never-ending NBA Draft Lottery conspiracy theories. https://t.co/WwGXDJiziQ
basketball.realgm.com
The Mavericks winning the Cooper Flagg lottery months after trading Luka Doncic has the conspiracy theory machine on tilt. But there are no outcomes that would prevent fans and media from such...
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The NL was formed in 1876 (149 years ago). The Rockies have the worst start to a season (4-24) by an NL team EVER in their first 28 games.
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Did an appearance on the Records Revisited podcast to discuss The Mayflies USA's long, weird career and our forthcoming new album Kickless Kids—our fourth and first in 23 years!
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In 1987, Sony released the the first solar-powered cassette player
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