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Author / Prof. of English | Debut novel: THE ACT OF DISAPPEARING out now from Mira Books @HarperCollins | Rep: @dani_bukie @SterlingLordLit

Kentucky, USA
Joined September 2016
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COVER REVEAL! 🎉🎉🎉 I’m so proud to share this gorgeous cover for my debut novel THE ACT OF DISAPPEARING (May 2024, @htp_books / @HarperCollins) You can PREORDER NOW from anywhere you buy books! (Direct links for preorder are on my website: nathangower.com
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[taps mic] Is this thing on? Have been on a mental health break from this app, but wanted to share some happy news. Stepped away from my novel-in-progress for a moment to get back into the short story game. Happy to have this one forthcoming in the Bellevue Literary Review.
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Just learned that my son thinks the line in Take Me Out to the Ball Game is “buy me some peanuts and flappercracks” and now I know what I will be singing for every 7th inning stretch during the playoffs.
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Can’t wait to join so many other authors I admire. 💛📚
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Writing novels is 90% getting excited about a PERFECT new idea for a book and then discovering somebody already wrote it.
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If you need me, I’ll be hiding until August 7. From clowns. I’ll be hiding from clowns.
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THE ACT OF DISAPPEARING is out now in Australia 🇦🇺 + New Zealand 🇳🇿! The book is gorgeous, pictured here on the left with the US 🇺🇸version of the book on the right.
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Hey friends, if you missed my Two Main Street interview with David James yesterday on NPR (WNIN, 83.3) and want to listen, here's the on-demand recording: news.wnin.org/2024-07-25/tms…
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Had a wonderful chat with David James on Two Main Street about THE ACT OF DISAPPEARING. If you are in the @WNIN listening area, you can tune in to NPR (88.3) and listen @ 12 central 1 eastern. You can also stream live here: wnin.org/radio/listen-live/
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Sent out my first advice post on how to send a query letter that gets a response from a literary agent, link in bio
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okay now it’s time for why ANDY BESHEAR IS AN ICON AND SHOULD BE VP (a thread)
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Nathan Gower retweeted
"I think if somebody calls you on that, what you do is at least listen. And I want the American people to know what a Kentuckian is and what they look like. Because let me just tell you that JD Vance ain't from here." — @GovAndyBeshear on the possibility of running for VP
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In an effort to finally, deliberately quit this app (that I have promised to quit a dozen times), I made a newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/bukieb… Subscribe if you want to follow me on a text-based medium. Thanks!
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Anyone who’s followed me very long knows my stance on Vance and what he is, and while I’m all for any moment of centering Appalachia, in the current moment much of the response strikes me more as a sales pitch and right now there are much, much bigger fish to fry.
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I'm glad people are looking for other books about Appalachia, but I'm tired of seeing the same picks in all of these lists. There's a ton of great writing out there. Be more adventurous in your reading. Work for it. Don't rely on the predictable content of influencers.
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Today's #2024Debuts #shelfie has a flowing smoky look. Such beautiful books! Authors and titles in thread.
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Both @FracturedLit & @uncharted_mag_ could use some more volunteer readers! If you have some publications and want to read some great flash and genre fiction, let me know! Please share widely!
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Can’t wait for this one. I love everything she’s ever written.
Isn't this beautiful and doesn't 2/25/25 seem like an auspicious publication date for a short story collection? 💛
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A great thread on one of my favorite films. 🎥
A story from the trenches. In September, 2001, when I was working for Focus Features, I was assigned to cover a script called ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND by Charlie Kaufman. (1/27)
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Great list here in @ElectricLit! 💪🏼📚Thanks for including THE ACT OF DISAPPEARING, @JennaSchmenna! (Now, everyone go preorder Jenna’s debut MADE FOR YOU, which publishes tomorrow!)
Check out some fun books I wrote about for Electric Lit! @nngower @amytintera @OchsWrites @vera_kurian @ImMeganCollins
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