kara oakleaf

@karaoakleaf.bsky.social

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reader of all the things, writer of a few things. assistant professor and wrangler of other bookish things in the dmv. words at karaoakleaf.com

book titled “capital love” edited by caroline bock and jona colson
photo of “awp26 bookfair banner” at baltimore convention center
group photo of five women and one man
image of hands off rally crowd in dc with capitol building in distance
picture of book “tilt” by emma pattee. cover has slanted text and image of a red and black bird.
house in the woods with the moon visible in the daytime sky
erasure; mostly blacked out text. remaining words read “thank you for disappearing. words are not good. consider the future.”
image with text “atlas and alice 2024 best of the net nominees nonfiction: barrett bowlin, ‘out for blood (or air, or whatever) liza olson, ‘sidewalk sprout’ fiction: lillie e. franks, ‘the encyclopedia of endings’ kara oakleaf, ‘the shadow boyfriends’
rainbow kite against ocean and blue sky background