Hachette unionizing and ALA! Who's next?!

Yes, yes, and yes!!! All excellent points, I wish publishers would prioritize paperbacks and put more effort into backlists.

With publishing discontinuing mass market, I would like to see paperback printed as the first format in the book space and hardcover/special editions later.

It’s #PortfolioDay already?? My name is Bree Williams, I’m a west coast based comic artist and illustrator, and I am looking for WORK! Flats, letters, ttrpg or game illustrations, etc. Give me a holler if I would be a good fit! Rep’d by: @draper-claire.bsky.social at @auliterarymgmt.bsky.social

Hi all! 👋🏽 I'm Aishwarya, a children's book #illustrator & #cartoonist from India. I'm currently open to work on #picturebooks, #chapterbooks, #covers & #comics. I also work as a #flatter & #colorist. 😊 I'm rep'd by @draper-claire.bsky.social. 🎨: www.aishwaryatandon.com #PortfolioDay #kidlitart

Feel like this planned obsolescence should be illegal from both the rights of the consumer and from an environmental standpoint.

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! 😊 I'm Aishwarya, an illustrator/cartoonist from India, rep'd by @draper-claire.bsky.social, looking to work on PBs, CBs & covers! Tysm. Art from WHERE IS BENJI'S BLUE BONE by Dr. Aruna Shekar & me. 🐶 🎨: www.aishwaryatandon.com #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks ✏️💛

Great guide that includes pricing for illustrated work! graphicartistsguild.org/product/the-...

“no to war and free palestine” oh javier thank you for having a backbone

PERFORMANCE OF A LIFE TIME. the sinners cast can do NO wrong

RYAN COOGLER YOU ICON YOU LEGEND YOU ABSOLUTE POWERHOUSE

Donate and bid! The AMA call and full query critique from me are on the table and lots of other agencies and authors have thing to bid on!

Don't miss the auction for a great cause!

I'm offering two items in the Queer Liberation Network #LitForQueerLiberation virtual auction, running through March 14th! 1) An #AMA call 2) A full query critique Send in your bids here: www.32auctions.com/organization...

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard day! 😊 I'm happy to share a spot art from a PB from last year - THE GUEST (written by Mamta Nainy). ✨ #kidlit #kidlitart I'm available to work on PBs, CBs & book covers, please! ✏️ I'm rep'd by @draper-claire.bsky.social! 🎨: www.aishwaryatandon.com/ 📧: [email protected]

In my own life, I also observe fewer people willing to stand up for fat people, and more people willing to defend or explain away anti-fatness. Like, solidarity with people who are fatter than oneself really feels like it has evaporated in a way that's both heartbreaking and frightening.

Another exhausting aspect: pervasive superthinness has everybody so activated that folks have really regressed in the ways they defend themselves. There's much more "I'm not THAT fat" and "my bloodwork is perfect!" with no consideration for people who are fatter, chronically ill, etc.

Like, I just would love one day without this shit inserting itself into my life in the most judgmental, derailing ways. I don't care what decisions others make about their looks. But I would like a day off, where I'm not forcibly reminded that so many people are sprinting away from looking like me.

I recently saw a new doctor who, before saying anything else, asked if I'd considered a GLP-1. "It might help take care of this," she said, and reached over and patted my belly. It was behavior I hadn't experienced in years--the last huge wave being during the popularization of weight loss surgery.

It's in the tabloids, with hand-wringing about the sudden thinness of some celebrities. It's in the news, with a refreshed and emboldened judgment aimed at people who aren't shrinking. It's in podcasts & thinkpieces, where we use other people's bodies as props to make our own points about shrinking.

One of the more depressing aspects of the GLP-1 stuff right now is how utterly inescapable it is. Whatever you're doing, wherever you are, there are people shrinking at alarming rates, and endless discussion of said shrinking. There's seemingly no place to just *rest.*

It's everywhere on TV: cooking shows are hosted by chefs that get thinner by the day. Awards shows that have ALWAYS centered thinness now showcase emaciation. Reality TV stars make plotlines of massive weight loss, or attribute their sudden 100+ pound weight loss to lifestyle changes.

IMPORTANT UPDATE! The Lit for Queer Liberation Auction will now be held March 8 -14, 2026. Please consider donating!

Someone had a seizure at the grocery store, and the cops showed up and just stood around watching. What was their purpose? Why did they come? It sure wasn't to help. I guess someone has to make sure nobody steals an apple during the fuss.

Hi everyone! Thanks so much for your patience waiting for me to reopen to queries––it's finally time! :D You can find my QM here: querytracker.net/query/3926 And my MSWL here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/gi...

I love this bill and would like to see more like it in the coming years!

Endoscopy ✅ MRI ✅ What’s next?

Every major publisher should have: ordering directly from their website discount ordering of all their books for authors with their publisher a functional author portal

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! 👋🏼 I'm Aishwarya, a children's book #illustrator & #cartoonist from India. I'm excited to share some new art after so long! ✨ I'm open for PBs, BBs & covers for 2026! Ty! I'm rep'd by @draper-claire.bsky.social~ ✏️ 🎨: www.aishwaryatandon.com/ 📧: [email protected]

y’all help! I need to see this cosplay

Costco sells solid first aid kits and air horns!

Costco sells solid first aid kits and air horns!

I guess a lesson of my early 30s is how common it’ll be for people who you previously poured a lot of effort and dedication into to disappoint you.

Adopting this farewell format immediately with my loved ones

The question is, are school buildings even meeting the existing code? Checking if air is coming out of the vents, by taping a ribbon to them, is an easy way to spot ventilation failures. Poster from Joey Fox / It's Airborne. itsairborne.com/how-can-you-...

Some of the food drives for Minnesota are tax deductible! If it’s going through church or nonprofit make sure you save that tax receipt of your donation for April of next year!

And by “lock the fuck in” I do not mean scroll on here and say how bad you feel. We need your money. We need your time. We need your political pressure. We need you to prepare for this happening to you.

They’re just…they’re gunna keep doing this. They’re gunna keep murdering people. They’re gunna keep kidnapping people. If you’re not locked the fuck in you need to start. Today. We need your help.

If the US can abolish USAID, we can sure as shit abolish ICE.

Another reminder to never use sticker mule.

Nice thing about Minneapolis being kinda small is that it’s hard to convince us protesters are being paid because you’d go out and oh there’s that kid from my high school who played Sancho Panza in Man of La Mancha one year, and is that the pharmacist at my CVS over there, and there goes our realtor

Compositing and recycling but having AI art in your home is a level of dissonance I cannot comprehend existing within a single person

Howdy #PortfolioDay! I am a writer and editor, mainly in original comics & IP! I write a monthly webcomic called The Witch Wolf and have a short story coming out this year in The Mighty Nein: Stories Untold. 🌕: thewitchwolf.org 📚: Claire Draper @auliterarymgmt.bsky.social

Happy #PortfolioDay my good dudes! My name is Bree, I’m an LA based comic artist and illustrator, and I’m looking for work, particularly as a colorist or letterer! ☘️ www.larkspurnsart.com ✨ thewitchwolf.org Rep’d by: @draper-claire.bsky.social

made 6 silly badge ribbons !

he is so beautiful i am going to throw UP

Abolish ICE

I’m so sorry, Minneapolis, Minnesota. This should never have happened. You may not have known her, but you may be heartbroken- for she was a neighbor just like you. In the words of Mister Rogers, “feelings are legitimate.” ❤️‍🩹

She has a name, she was a human being. She was a mom, she has people who love her. May their privacy be protected, may they be protected. May kindness find them as they grieve, as they remember. Whatever you post, whatever you say… please be mindful of them 💚