new book cover for Camille Chong's debut novel at Macmillan

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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back

those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures

Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.

Record profits are unpaid wages.

One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.

web.archive.org/web/20241122... Alice Wong's Teen Vogue articles were archived before their removal, for anyone looking.

“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”

I donated today! It's been so meaningful to be part of @authorsabb.bsky.social, you don't need to donate to be a member and support this work, but if you can, it's very appreciated 📚💕👏

Hooray! @authorsabb.bsky.social is *OFFICIALLY* a nonprofit, and is now open for donations! For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE. Imagine what we could do with $$$ www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/

In the Name of Venus

You asked (demanded), and we listened! PCB shirts are back. Preorder here: www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/tee-sweatshi...

Pre-register for LOVE & MAGIC™: SPELLFYRE on iOS and Android! Link in bio ⬆️ #loveandmagicspellfyre #spellfyre #candlelightgames #romantasy #enemiestolovers #fantasy #romance #preorder #preregistration

🏳️‍⚧️ November 13th - 19th is #TransAwarenessWeek! While trans people (and trans stories) deserve far more than just your awareness, here’s a list of books by and/or about trans people and trans experiences that have been published (so far) in 2025! 🧵

This is only one of the countless horrifying stories of deportations, but it's one that felt important for me to share. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...

For more on Rev. Woolf, who appears to have been arrested today: he published an editorial with @rns.org literally this week titled “Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE” —> religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...

Hey people if you’ve been wanting to get off Spotify but don’t know how or what to do after, i wrote this guide for @fightforthefuture.org - with tiered steps from alt-casual to ultimate DIY nerd!

“The government is allowed to post real death threats on social media but you’re not allowed to post sarcastic death threats on social media” is actually a pretty apt distillation of power and violence

just got my author copies !! 🐛🧧 you can snag copies here: bookshop.org/lists/books-...

no see using these photos would be beneath the Times, which would never take material from a dubious source, unless it was, say, hacked documents showing that a guy born in Africa had put 'African-American' on his application form for a university he didn't get into. You know, something important.

Celebrate the biodiversity of Northeastern North America’s bogs, with my new Bog Life of the Northeast poster. Just added to my Etsy shop (jadafitch.etsy.com) as well as all the original watercolor paintings. What’s your favorite bog species? #bog #natureart #watercolor #maineartist #illustration

Workers with @kickstarterunited.org end their six-week strike victorious, enshrining 4-day work weeks and salary floors while also adding protections against gen AI replacing human labor.

Ben Dewey with a shout out to @kimkelly.bsky.social for teaching him about unions via this @teenvogue.com explainer.

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

This is a VERY interesting read, now that I've had time to sit down with it, and it has me thinking about the interactions of learning abilities, especially dyslexia, with how we teach reading.

It's our book birthday! Kid Olympian: Winter is (adorably) illustrated by Allison Steinfeld. Thanks to my editor @jamteayang.bsky.social and to agent @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social for making this book happen!

I think tonight shows why “moderate to win elections” is a real risk the big divide in the Dem caucus, as many have noted, has been less moderate vs progressive than fight versus don’t fight but it’s not a coincidence that basically everyone in the “don’t fight” camp is a moderate

did you know that most independent booksellers do not get healthcare through their jobs and navigate insurance markets on their own? do you know most independent booksellers don't make a lot of money? anyway for no particular reason here's a reminder to donate to BINC: bincfoundation.org

I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:

hi, can you do me a favor? take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them thank you, this is for science here is my contribution

BREAKING: We won! Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years. pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...

@niadavenport.bsky.social has been an incredible part of the SSF community. She's someone who has helped many others, including myself. Please donate, if you can, to help her and her family through this awful loss. www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...

This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰

The result of the Quirk sale to Andrews Mcmeel was, conveniently, the end of Quirk Books Union. Devastated by the outcome but proud of what we did. Publishing needs unions, period. If you're on IG, please share their final statement 🙏 www.instagram.com/p/DQ2FsZ1Ee-...

All my love and solidarity to Quirk Books Union. The publishing industry has no future without unions, and I'm so proud that we were part of the effort to unionize publishing.

A final update from Quirk Books Union ✊💔 Devastated that, in the three months since we unionized, management never met the union at the bargaining table -- and now the remaining four union members have all been laid off.

BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting. If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.

the brilliant people left in the union are some of the very best I’ve had the privilege of working with. solidarity forever with my friends.

Find your senators at reps.fyi or call 202-224-3121

John Fetterman’s memoir comes out on Tuesday, so if the phone calls don’t work you can always tell him how you feel while he’s on book tour.

All hands on deck for calling the Democrats who are looking ready to capitulate. 📃 SCRIPT: "I’m calling to ask that [REP/SEN NAME] hold firm against any blank check budget deal that does not extend the ACA tax credits, reverse federal worker layoffs, and block illegal budget cuts. (1/2)

2/ The Senators who want to vote yes on basically any terms appear to be shaheen, Hassan, king and Fetterman. Slightly less clear but I think pushing that way are Peters and Durbin. You’ll note that four of these six are retiring. Others who seem on the fence include the two sens from Georgia and …

Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.

So much love to my Quirk crew. Proud of my pals there who fought so hard. ❤️

My sixth and last book with Quirk comes out this week. Huge thanks to my fantastic editor @jamteayang.bsky.social and to all the Quirk Books Union members I have worked with over the past six years. I hope you all land in good places, and I'm so sad and disappointed about...well, all of this.

I just want to say that forming a union is an act of strength, fellow-feeling, and belief in the work you do. That belief isn’t always enough because the people in power only care about what they can get, but I’m proud of my comrades for their courage and optimism.

A post-script to the Quirk Books sale to Andrews Mcmeel:

A final update from Quirk Books Union ✊💔 Devastated that, in the three months since we unionized, management never met the union at the bargaining table -- and now the remaining four union members have all been laid off.

Cozy day in reading Ravishing by @eshanisurya.bsky.social ☕ Put it on your TBR for a gorgeously written novel about identity, the beauty industry, chronic illness, and trauma.