@robfrank__

author of GREAT BLACK HOPE, out now from @simonschuster / also edit fiction @joylandpub

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Joined April 2009
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Beyond thrilled to announce that my debut novel is being published by Summit, a newly relaunched imprint of Simon & Schuster; thank you to my incredible agents @audcro and Ellen Levine, all of my teachers at @nyucwp, and everyone else who helped make this lifelong dream come true
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Whenever an acquaintance whom I rarely / never hang out with in New York tries to link abroad I think of a very wise thing my best friend said when we were like 21: “Americans are always trying to ‘meet up”
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Everyone else on this flight closing their shades tryna sleep where is your grindset
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Rob Franklin has won the 2026 Ernest J. Gaines Award, given annually to an emerging to an emerging African American fiction writer, for his debut novel, GREAT BLACK HOPE. @Summit_Books ow.ly/Pb5K50Zgl1J
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Was explaining this to my parents last night
Stephen Piccarella@spiccarellaJun 22
People who don’t watch Love Island are often surprised to hear that I do but only because they think it’s like The OC or something when really it’s like the Stanford prison experiment
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Decatur, Atlanta, Buckhead
◥◤Kriston Capps@kristoncappsApr 30
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We're excited to host an evening with three New York Times bestselling authors: Chris Pavone, @robfrank__, and @EmmaRosenblum! Learn More, Get Your Free Tickets, and Join Us at Central Library on Wednesday, April 8 at 6PM! A8.eventbrite.com/?aff=socia…
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All true!
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lol I think this is the wrong read. Brilliance of her character is that she is fairly smart but shockingly incompetent. Malleable, naive, and far too trusting. Many such cases
normal guy@notsotroubledJan 26
Every character on Industry that speaks with Yasmin has moments where they look at her like they can't believe this is a person that knows how to read
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I think we should bring back MySpace top eight!! @robfrank__
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Such a privilege to be Josh Johnson’s first interview as a host on TDS
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Author Rob Franklin (@robfrank__) on how his novel “Great Black Hope” derails expectations surrounding race and class
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Full interview with @robfrank__: youtu.be/-3DhBa_65I4
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"Over time, I’ve learned how to be more economical without losing the lyricism. The third section was written after years of working on the book, and it reflects that shift." @robfrank__ discusses his debut novel "Great Black Hope" with Cameron Engwell. lareviewofbooks.org/article/…

Wild in a Good Way | Los Angeles Review of Books

Cameron Engwall interviews Rob Franklin about “Great Black Hope,” his debut novel.

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The Atlantic’s 2025 Summer Reading Guide is here. Our writers and editors have selected 24 books to read this season. Boris Kachka chose “Great Black Hope’ as one of four page-turners to bring on vacation. theatln.tc/MHwbiv7w
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Great conversation with @TomBeerBooks for @KirkusReviews ✨
Tom Beer@TomBeerBooks18 Feb 2025
It's easy for a book reviewer to get jaded, so when you come across a really KILLER debut, it's pretty exciting. That's how I felt reading Rob Franklin's GREAT BLACK HOPE. Rob and I spoke about it for @KirkusReviews' Debuts Issue. ow.ly/QLL050V1HoA
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If you’re going to Winter Institute, stop by!
DEBUTIFUL@debutiful21 Jan 2025
HUGE NEWS! The Debutiful Happy Hour Reading has added Aaron John Curtis! Get your free RSVP here! debutiful.net/happy-hour-rea… @darlavelle @robfrank__ @rubenwrites @riggstah
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Joyland Publishing@JoylandPub14 Jan 2025
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We’re also excited to share that we have new leadership at Joyland Magazine. Please welcome Walker Caplan (@wlkrcap) and Devin Kawailani Barricklow (@devinbarricklow) as our new editors-in-chief. They’re joined by an incredible team of fiction editors: Jo Barchi (@jo_barchi), Evgeniya Dame (@evgeniyadame), Steven Duong (@boneless_koi), Rob Franklin, Kwame Opoku-Duku (@kwamethethird), Thomas Renjilian (@stayathometom), Stephanie Wambugu (@snjeriwambugu), E.Y. Zhao, and Emily Zhou (@emializh).
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I love grassroots organizing
natalia@fuckbetteporter19 Sep 2024
going from worrying about industry not being renewed for season 3 to having no doubt they’d be renewed for a 4th…. we’re top shelf goods now
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The 20th anniversary edition of Crush will publish in early 2025. Hardcover. With a new introduction by Dana Levin and an afterword by me. Available for preorder now. yalebooks.yale.edu/978030027…
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