Boots Riley is resolute in his belief that AI proponents and studio heads who say that gen AI is the future of filmmaking are simply lying. Read the full interview from @charlespulliam.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/entertainmen...

The Overlooked Black History of Memorial Day because we started EVERYTHING in this country.

"Hot-washing is when source material that’s complicated has its edges smoothed out by the casting of conventionally hot people who are made to look conventionally hot in a way that clashes with the source material, and it’s ruining a bunch of recent literary adaptations"

Today is that day!! Go and get your copy of A Harlem Wedding from Tiffany L. Warren!! bookshop.org/p/books/a-ha...

Absolutely. Increasingly we are treated as if we are a burden because we cost them money. Students are the cash crop and are catered to all the time..

Huge sale at Princeton University Press. Thousands of titles (including my White Flight) are now half-price. Check it out: press.princeton.edu

After a career as one of opera’s leading women, Denyce Graves is retiring. But her efforts to diversify the world of opera by unearthing and preserving Black history aren't quite over, Soraya Nadia McDonald writes:

Here's her peer-reviewed, published dataset of Major Literary Prizes at @post45data.bsky.social data.post45.org/posts/the-in...

If you're attending Black Romance Book Fest in May 2026, I'm keeping my Beventi preorders link up until end of day on Friday, 5/1/26. If I'm a new-to-you author, I write contemporary MM romance featuring Black characters and set in California. beventi.co/orderform/ay... #BRBF2026 #Romancelandia

I'm dropping prices on all my Kali Decker novellas to 99 cents and I only just noticed that Bookshop blocked Bad Desire and Nepo Baby, as well as Kick at the Darkness and Riding Nick. Hunh. Maybe they're too short?! Not that any of my other novellas are selling copies there, but still...

TWO DAYS until Election Day in Northwest Georgia. This district deserves leadership that answers to the people here, not one person in Washington, DC. Make your plan, get to the polls, and get involved → shawnforgeorgia.com #GA14

If you submitted an Anthropic claim, I recommend calling them and confirming it. Their system is riddled with errors and issues. Even if you got a confirmation number, maybe check: 1-877-206-2314

The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation said it chose to honor Twin Cities residents “for risking their lives to protect their neighbors and immigrant community members from an unprecedented federal law enforcement operation."

Leslie’s Curl & Dye is book one in the Potter Lake small town #BlackRomance series and it’s free in ebook and audio at my store and most retail sites including #spotify and #Chirpbooks. Meet the whole crew at booksbydlwhite.com/potterlakeseries

Good. We need to have these conversations. We are in a reading crisis.

Fun fact: 54% of US adults read below a 6th grade level. You have to actively remember literally over half the US adult population is *unable to perceive subtext* www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/2024-2025-li...

Major update to the story of #HenriettaLacks and the first immortal human cell line, HeLa cells! Novartis and the Lacks' estate have reached a settlement. www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/novar... (1/5) 🧪

February is often the month that #romancelandia wonders if Black authors still exist. But they’ve been here all along, friends.

This. And are being written by marginalized authors.

🎉 It's official: When Trees Testify pub day!!! 🎉 Available wherever books are sold. us.macmillan.com/books/978125... @henryholtbooks.bsky.social @macmillanpubusa.bsky.social

Exercise isn’t just a break from sitting at a desk—it also acts as an extra twist to open the tap of creativity, Bonnie Tsui argues.

6/ There's tons more interesting information in the full survey — more than I had space to write up! For example, here are the genres Americans say they read, and which ones men and women say they read!

The Ukrainian origins of Carol of the Bells.

A gift article for those who want to know more about this amazing author's story! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/b...

Today is exactly 6 months out from the pub date for my forthcoming novel. Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM romance out 6/16/26 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social To be on the ARCs list or plan an event or podcast interview, sign up: bit.ly/ARCSandEvents

"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—" Reviews. Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.) Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!

Scolding Fani Willis while dropping the case is giving "know your place girl..."

Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...

THE GLOWING LIFE OF LEEANN WU is out now! I hope you enjoy my novel about a magical midlife midwife dealing with generational trauma while discovering her true power. Available in print, ebook, and audio. Info and buy links here: rubylangwrites.com/the-glowing-...

This. Thanks.

JUST IN: California has adopted Prop 50, the Democratic plan to redistrict the state, according to CNN. They called it as soon as polls closed.

Fantastic. Prop 50 has been approved. Shane it has come to this but glad to see fire being fought with fire.

Black and Brown people. PLEASE, PLEASE for the love of us all do not allow yourself to be interviewed if SNAP benefits don't come on November 1. Make the white folks do the interviews. They love getting Black folks to do these interviews so that people think we are the only ones hurt.

If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples

my favorite part of this whole thing is that said reports were specifically written in Greek so when the explorers went back to Britain, the average person couldn't accidentally read about gay penguins and be scandalized

He's a legend. No question.

Idaho started ACA open enrollment. Here's a preview for the rest of us. When your rates rise and you can't afford coverage, remember that it's the GOP who made it happen. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

If some of y’all defended anyone in need the way you defend billionaires, we would get somewhere.

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens. n.pr/42BJyMB

So you want to support living marginalized banned authors but your local banned books week displays and events are full of famous dead people? Not to worry: your helpful non-binary bookseller is here to help! A thread!

Very cool!

Great news! JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month www.jstor.org/action/showL...

A great essay about our current reality

Ashanty is my student, and this is her first-ever professional assignment! She’s a ridiculously smart thinker and writer — read her on AI in school instead of all the adults pontificating. 🤗

Love that Eugene Daniels on The Weekend spoke truth when he told a viewer that one way he keeps hope alive in these troubled times is to read fiction. Yes! Keep reading fiction and know that we are out here writing it. Thank you so much!

Are people actually surprised at this?

A comic book artist and a sculptor decide to share custody of a shelter dog. Romance happens! (they do it) A Walk in the Park is available now in ebook and audiobook! rebekahweatherspoon.... 💗 two plus size MCs 💗 forced proximity 💗 a sweet doggy #booksky #romancelandia #blacksky

American Daughters is on sale for less than a cup of coffee!! I'm not sure how long this price will be available but if you enjoy reading about female friends, this one is for you! bookshop.org/p/books/amer...