I’ve only watched episode 1, but holy shit, Pluribus is my kind of fucked up (also absurdly on point for my next book, The Many)

Damn.

This is amazing. (I did write a scientist named Rose Franklin but mine didn’t get her work stolen by some cartoonishly misogynistic asshole.)

My bill at the restaurant. They know.

This entire piece is very, very good and well worth your time to read — but this bit had me rolling lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...

HEY-- EUREKA FOLKS (and Eureka-adjacent folks) One week from tonight (from 6-8 on the 14th) I'm going to be at Eureka Books, hanging out, talking with folks, signing copies of GOD'S JUNK DRAWER, and hanging out little toy dinosaurs. Stop by, say hello, and grab a copy. 🙂

I finished GOD'S JUNK DRAWER by @peterclines.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A group of smart people whisked away to a fantastical world. It's got robots, aliens, AND DINOSAURS! The sense of wonder oozes out the pages, like those Spielberg movies that made my jaw drop when I was young. Comes out 11/11. Go get it.

If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.

If you have even the slightest respect for your own work, don't touch this with a ten foot pole.

lol

Yes, Amazon, I write smallish novels. No need to get all passive-aggressive about it.

The best thing you can do to help your favorite author is to pre-order 150,000 copies of their next book.

For info, I’m Canadian. I live in Montreal. That said I do butt in American politics once in a while because I lived in Chicago for years, spent some months in California, and I care for the people I know. Also, when the US takes a piss, Canada gets splashed no matter what.

On September 23, Adelita Grijalva won a special election to represent Arizona in the House of Representatives in a landslide, collecting 69% of the vote. Forty-three days later, House Speaker Mike Johnson has not sworn in Grijalva.

I hope people don’t forget and treat the Dem establishment accordingly. Dude wins dem nomination. Current dem dude says fuck it, I’ll run as an independent. Sex pest former dem says fuck it I’ll run as independent. Other former dem dude says I’ll give 8.5 million to sex pest. 1/2

Holy shit! Rock on!

I guess that Nosfer- Stephen Miller endorsement didn’t help Cuomo much.

Duh.

OMG, all the people who don't already have this book should immediately buy it

Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

There’s a remake of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle streaming somewhere… WHY?

I was a special guest on French culture radio at Utopiales Utopiales share.google/JFNmSo5PVmWb...

I won 2nd prize…

Happy Halloween, you damn dirty humans!

For those who give out booze to adults on Halloween, here is the Darth Vader recipe I’ve used for a decade. Rum, apple cider, apple juice, tea, ginger. If you’re feeling fancy, rim the glasses with sugar. If you just make one for yourself, replace both the cider and juice with apple liquor.

Behold the shittiest canopy ever made! A dirty tarp and some twine. We will not let 72 hours of non-stop rain ruin Halloween.

Last chance, UK! Go get them stamps! (I have absolutely no idea what this means, but DOUBLE PLUS is most definitely a good thing.)

I had a great night at Livre and Let Livre last night with @alexwhitebean.bsky.social, @cycling2asylum.bsky.social, Rich Larson, @michellefranklin.bsky.social and @neuvel.net! 🖤🎃🖤

From my neighborhood. Does it inflate? Yes. Is it big? Yes. Fuck yeah we want it. Put it next to the blue one.

He has shinaned once and will shinanagain

sure, why not

Montréal, on se voit ce soir! See you tonight! www.facebook.com/events/15014...

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

Oh fuck off.

That's twice this year that someone breaks into my car and goes through the glove compartment. They didn't take anything, just spread the CDs on the seat and threw the papers on the ground. I'm kind of insulted. What is wrong with my musical tastes?

Euh. I mean. 1? I was an inflatable octopus at my last con. If you ever feel remotely intimidated by me, come by and we can demonstrate my insignificance together.

I made an affiliate store at @bookshop.org that you can use to browse all my books (or buy them if you're in the US). Also added a short list of some books I love. bookshop.org/shop/neuvel

This is indeed scary AF

I don’t know if there’s a more perfect illustration of the utter fucking nonsense that creative pollution by AI will produce than this choice to illustrate the power of Paramount’s new “localization” and “customization” technology by face-swapping Brad Pitt into the lead role of GET OUT

Got a royalty statement and my 2022 novel The Embroidered Book continues to outsell my later books, partly because it had momentum out of the gate, but at this point those sales are word of mouth, which is cool. If you fancy a big novel about Marie Antoinette and her sister as rival magicians, here:

On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer

Only 180 days left to preorder THE MANY! (OK, so it doesn't sound that urgent, but subtract sleep, work, meals, appointments, doomscrolling, there's really like 5 minutes left if you think about it.) #SuperEarlyPreordersSavePrematureKittens neuvel.net/books/the-ma...

Wanna bet on what comes out next? That tattoo? On no, it's not what you think. It's Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator.

Ha.

Hearing the joy about this year's @canconsffh.bsky.social ? It GETS BETTER! The discount to register for next year continues to the end of October! GO AND GET IT! www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...

"Oh so there's no path to redemption?" Sure there is. Most paths to redemption don't run through the U.S. Senate, though. Go, live a good life. Farm oysters. Diminish and go into the East and be an always improving Graham Platner. Do not be a Senator. And remove that fucking tat.

I think the biggest mistake people make is looking at the next election. Think small. Primaries are where the battle is. Everywhere, in (almost) every country. There are two kinds of left: the we need to appeal to moderate nazis because those left of us have no choice but to vote for us anyway, 1/3

Hello all. I will be at B7 for Livre and Let Livre. It's an event where I will be talking about my book with some other local authors. Oct 28 @ 8pm, I hope to see you there. #comic #livreandletlivre #booksky #myparanormallife #booklaunch #witchy #Halloween

@countvoncount.org only has 451 followers on here. What is wrong with you people?