Its not good- we have been trying to gather food and other items for people in Lambs River but with things being tough here it hasn't been easy.

Yes, state and municipal “blue bonds” are a really powerful fiscal tool to enable progressive & green programs despite federal interference, sonething everyone should know about & talk to our reps about: pluralistic.net/2025/10/04/f...

Hurricane Melissa wreaked havoc in my birth nation of Jamaica. Reported: "The University of Miami with the US NOAA measured wind speeds from start to finish across Jamaica with the weather aircraft named Kermit. The maximum wind gust speeds were 252mph and maximum sustained winds were 185 mph..."

I'm on the cover of this month's Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social! If you get a copy, you'll get to read an interview with me and one with Joe Hill, as well as industry news, book reviews, and much more! BTW, does this mean my new nickname is "Atmosphere of Disturbia"? #booksky #Blackbooksky

thank you for the outpouring of support! those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.

With the release today of THE NAMELESS LAND, my grimsweet fantasy road trip w/ a humble deputy courier forced to guide uppity court officials + bonus ravenous fungal ghost plague, court intrigue, & a mysterious haunt is a complete duology (The Witch Roads). us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Song of Spores is launching TODAY, read the many fun quotes from the book in this thread and enjoy! The preorders link is already down, you can buy here - From publisher: www.brokeneyebooks.com/catalog/p/so... Amzn US: amzn.to/3LkmdJC Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/14302/9781... (associate links)

There’s no longer any black women or trans people at Teen Vogue. This was a publication that listened to young voices, had progressive political views and frequently reported on things other outlets were too cowardly to touch. Disgusting example of capitulating to the regime & ruining a brand!

BE ADVISED: it’s perfectly legal for cops to lie to you—has been for decades. This applies to I.C.E. agents as well. I’m always surprised at the number of everyday people who don’t realize police lie a ton (because they’re trained to).

For a few years, my ability to read, write, think worsened noticeably. I couldn't work, couldn't produce. When my severe anaemia was finally diagnosed, I started to notice that tons of women are anaemic & we're expected to just live with it. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

My Sunburst Award medallion just showed up!

study after study after study shows that literally just handing people money and telling them "do what you want with this" reduces homelessness, increases food security for children, makes it more likely people will find and retain jobs.1

Or maybe we should provide a universal basic income for ALL humans, no exceptions, no means tests (just take it back from the billionaires at income tax time). Humans shouldn't need to work to live. We are not work machines!

Shout-out about SFF writer Tonya Liburd, who needs a hand: gofund.me/c4df717d6

Happy birthday! <3

This is so good from Cory Doctorow on all the tricks Amazon uses to get both consumers to pay more, and how businesses on the platform end up paying it 45-51 cents on every dollar. Plus he rightly calls for regulatory change, not just individual consumer action www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

If you can , please help my Toronto friend, writer @spiderlilly.bsky.social gofund.me/915a50759

New Hampshire! I’ll see you today in Peterboro and Greenfield!

Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

Support for Jamaica 🇯🇲 ❤️🙏🏾 supportjamaica.gov.jm

Just as an aside: tell EVERYONE you know about this. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The definition of “Cruel and unusual“ So many reasons to abolish the death penalty

You can see all the available sketchcards here: helioscopepdx.etsy.com?section_id=1...

Useful info for those in the CA Bay Area www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...

I love your outfit! It's amazing on you.

ICYMI, my mythic realist novella about a boy coming of age in an extended family who may refugees from another reality, in a house in Calcutta that may be a dragons' nest. It won a British Fantasy Award and a Subjective Chaos Kind of Award, if that affects one's inclination to read it:

Strange Horizons will be open to fiction submissions from Indigenous authors only on November 3rd at 9am UTC! The window will close after 500 submissions are received. More information: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no... If you sent us a story in April or June, you CANNOT submit in this window.

Soooo...THIS happened! The Academy Museum invited me to moderate a talk on Jennifer's Body between director Karyn Kusama and star Megan Fox. Sharp women. A horror movie gem. What a time! PHOTO CREDIT: ©Academy Museum Foundation, Photo by: Andrew Ge See the talk here: youtu.be/rRGd7sHN1io?...

@siwc.bsky.social is, hands down, the highlight of my writing year, and their conferences are truly the best. If you’ve ever been touched by them in any way, or hope to attend in the future, please help now. They wouldn’t ask if they didn’t need you.

Archita is 67% to her goal. Thank you to everyone who's been sharing & donating for your generosity. Please don't stop doing so, so that she can reach the goal and get some degree of security for herself and her mother in this terrible time.

Awesome!

The Surrey International Writers Conference has been my favorite conference for over a decade. This year, it's not happening, because the hotel is in a labor disputed. SiWC had already purchased plane tickets, etc, for all the presenters. Can you help ensure its future? gofund.me/19c353dac

Finishing some pieces for the Halloween market on Sunday:

My "I didn't win the Le-Guin Prize but shortlisted is still pretty fucking dope and plus it went to someone awesome for an awesome novel" consolation ice cream. And yes, I wanted soft serve.

Chuffed to have a story in here! (And in Volume One too!)

Congratulations Vajra! ICYMI: here is our deep dive together into RAKESFALL, the winner of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction Audio: tinhouse.com/podcast/vajr... @ursulakleguin.com @vajra.me

I am delighted and honoured to say that my second novel RAKESFALL has won the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! vajra.me/2025/10/21/r...

Congratulations, Vajra!

Almost there...!

And we are past £5k. 🎉 Not far to go now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/191...

The latest podcast episode is here. Friend, 7x guest, and multi-award winning Author, @edenroyce.bsky.social returns to the podcast! We're talking about her latest book, Psychopomp & Circumstance (releasing 10/21). Plus, co-writing for an anime movie being executive produced by Jaden & Willow Smith!

PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is out today! This is a Southern Gothic fantasy with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house, and a generous sprinkling of magic. In hardcover, eBook, & audiobook Available wherever books are sold. #booksky #Blackbooksky

Blood Ties, the 2007 television series based on my Vicki Nelson books, gets some recognition. collider.com/fantasy-show...

Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.

I am still here but I desperately need your help to stay here So if you can do anything —please, I beg you, do whatever you can, even if just reading and replying to this.— I’m grateful for you. Chi miigwetch 5/5

From today’s @ipaper #review of @HarperLee’s earliest published works.

Student media rules. They are lapping a lot of the spineless media orgs this year and showing how solidarity is the way.

Oo! @cherylmorgan.bsky.social is putting together an anthology: contemporary fantasy stories of resistance & resilience drawing fr Welsh history & legend. I can't think of anyone better to do this. Wanna help? Kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/191...

On Tuesday, October 21st—Ursula's birthday—we'll announce the recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! Join Theo Downes-Le Guin and guest host Ebon Moss-Bachrach on YouTube for a live announcement at 9 am PDT. The announcement will happen here: www.youtube.com/@ursula.k.le...

Nalo Hopkinson (@nalohop.bsky.social) reads from her novel Blackheart Man, which is shortlisted for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction. For more about this year's shortlist: www.ursulakleguin.com/prize25