The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge "Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."

Hey y'all, the audiobook and e-book versions of my memoir PANSY are both in the Queer Liberation Library for free, as are hundreds of other books by queer authors. Highly recommend joining them over on Libby if you haven't already (and it's free to join!). www.queerliberationlibrary.org

Hiii. Bring us your articles, essays, dissertations, etc...

...low key like K. Michelle better as a country artist lol.

Maaan, the shit I be saying ages like fine wine.

I want this for me. I want this for us.

Sydney Baloue, the first trans man to solely win Grand Prize for “Old Way” at the Latex Ball in 2019 (as well as acclaimed writer, journalist, WGA member, archivist—the list goes on!), just started a newsletter about ballroom history 💜💜💜

Let me tell you, young writing students love a quick "it's not that, but this" sentence structure in their essays.

Did not know Questlove was making an Earth, Wind, & Fire documentary but very excited. 'Summer of Soul' was wonderful. deadline.com/2025/10/ques...

Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives

Did you know it's Transgender Awareness Week? Did you know that my memoir PANSY is about me, a transmasc person, and it's also an audiobook? S/o to supporting Black trans art, y'all. You can order or listen to my book via the link: linktr.ee/jasperjoyner #blackbooksky #booksky #transwriter

If you ever need a second pair of eyes on that substack email, or a beta reader who will give honest, thorough, and kind feedback, or a sensitivity reader who knows all books can benefit from sensitivity reads, I hope you’ll consider booking with me ♥️ forms.gle/2HWY6s2YhNYb... #AuthorSky #BookSky

Highly recommend watching this podcast ft. my friend and activist, Jessie, if you wanna know more about what’s happening in Memphis youtu.be/wW25ePEujMQ?...

Do y'all know of any cool Black-owned calendar makers?

Happy Halloween! This month's edition of Queerly Nerdy has me discussing the movie-musical Kiss of The Spider Woman, the tv show Glee, the video game Digimon Cyber Sleuth, and my friend @blkpansy.bsky.social audiobook memoir Pansy

Here's a lil sample of the PANSY audiobook that I shared on my newsletter. It's the very emo/scene chapter lol 🖤✏️ #blackbooksky #booksky #transwriter

It's #pubday for the audiobook version of my award-winning memoir, PANSY. It's releasing almost exactly one year to the date of the written version. #publicationday #blackbooksky #booksky #transwriter

“DoorDash Launches Emergency Food Response As SNAP Funding Cliff Threatens To Impact 40 Million Americans” source: about.doordash.com/en-us/news/s...

I was doing research for the book chapter I’m writing and was surprised to learn that, after they had a falling out, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. threatened to tell the press that Martin Luther King, Jr. was having an affair with MLK’s then-mentor Bayard Rustin.

There's a whole poem (by Dudley Randall) dedicated to the Booker T. vs. W.E.B. DuBois clash.

Here's a lil sample of the PANSY audiobook that I shared on my newsletter. It's the very emo/scene chapter lol 🖤✏️ #blackbooksky #booksky #transwriter

*stubbornly writes out the whole word even tho Google's already automated it for me*

What D’Angelo said Black Messiah means. It came out at the end of 2014 and it was so needed.

Our new, rebranded website is live. 🚀 🤓: and, look at that -- it's federated blackskyweb.xyz/.well-known/...

Y'all, my award-winning memoir PANSY is officially an audiobook, narrated by me. If you wanna support, pre-order on Libro while it's on sale. It's officially out Oct. 28, and the sale ends a week after. #blackbooksky #booksky #transwriter #writing 🌈📚 🖤✏️

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.

*very* tempted to give myself a lil Prince-style silk press, for kicks.

I’m shyyyy 🫣

I really be blasting house music at my desk like it's 1am at party. It's a Monday afternoon 😂

I love to teach people who want to learn. That second part is very important lol.

Y’all loooook ✨. Galaxy public art installation by @jwahrenee.bsky.social!

Evergreen

Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age." She was 78.

Hiii, it's meeee. I'll be developmental editing w/my girl Isobel (the cat) at @stray-cats-ink.bsky.social. Bring us your manuscripts. <3

Excuse me, say what now!? This was a trip to read LOL.

Fresh cats stepping out! Meet our new editors: Elise, Elizabeth, Sudarshana, and Jaz (@blkpansy.bsky.social). We will share details on their areas of expertise throughout the week, but you can visit our website now to see the purrfect fit for your editing needs!! 😻😻😻😻

Throw our friends at Loyalty some love if you can- they've gotten massively screwed by the occupation in DC.

Flashback to the film that disappeared from theaters after just one week after assumed pushback from the FBI, 'The Spook Who Sat by the Door' (1973). Highly fucking recommend. Especially rn.

imagining being a river otter swimming in circles with all of my smooth friends

I wrote a breakdown of my love of Audre Lorde’s term, “biomythography” for a really cool seminar I’m doing next week.

All of this is so silly, I fear.

lmao not the NRA said "trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️!"

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

September is library sign-up month! Now is the perfect time to get one, if you haven't already.

Did y'all know you can get a library card from the Queer Liberation Library? You get access to their catalog via Libby. Go sign up! 👏🏾 www.queerliberationlibrary.org #BlackBookSky #BookSky #QueerBooks

So we're in that seedy part of the timeline where major companies are hiring literal, seasoned poets to train AI how to write poetry for $150 an hour. Cool, cool, cool.

“Eddie got fired for helping a ****” lives in my head RENT FREE

I didn’t know Harriet Tubman was an expert herbalist, but it makes so much sense. Our connection to the earth is such a vital part of Black liberation.