Our book offering will include concept sketches, symbolism, and the artist's statement, and 'Imagining Liberating Abortion,' a brand new downloadable and printable digital poster by Jamilla Okubo. Details are below! Thank you @megancollinswriter.bsky.social for putting together this fundraiser!

I’ve teamed up with some amazing authors to fundraise for four families in G/za. Direct aid is one of the most effective ways to help right now, as food, medicine, hygiene supplies, etc are prohibitively expensive.

applying for jobs again

Most autistic people will never hit a bear cub with their car, will never bring a dead bear cub home with the intent to eat it, will never dump the body of a dead bear cub in Central Park.

We are way past impeachment time

What’s wrong, babe? Is it war plans being texted to the editor of The Atlantic or a director of No Other Land being attacked by Israeli settlers or hundreds of men sent to an El Salvador jail under horrifying circumstances or anti-genocide protestors being detained without charge or

This was so much fun! Thanks, @curiouscatbookshop.bsky.social

@megancollinswriter.bsky.social 's "Cross My Heart" is a truly unputdownable novel. It's suspenseful, full of surprises, and had me questioning my own sanity halfway through. #booksky #bookrec #bookreview #crossmyheart #obsession #darksecrets

Announcing our March events! We'll have details up on the website for several that are not yet up, but we wanted to make sure everyone knows about this week's events. Join us tonight for a remote event with @marthabee.bsky.social & Lori Fena, and in-store tomorrow w/ @megancollinswriter.bsky.social

If you missed my interviews with Brian T. Atkinson and Megan Collins, they're now available at the Hoot and Holler website. @megancollinswriter.bsky.social hootandhollerwesu.com

Thursday (today!) on Hoot and Holler 4-5 pm ET, wesufm.org) hear Brian Atkinson talk about his new biography of Nanci Griffith and Megan Collins talk heart transplants and Taylor Swift, and how they helped form the plot of her novel, Cross My Heart. @megancollinswriter.bsky.social

I talk with Megan Collins about her new book Cross My Heart on Hoot and Holler (January 13, 4pm, wesufm.org. She's a Swiftian, and we're not talking about Jonathan. @megancollinswriter.bsky.social www.hootandhollerwesu.com/post/arrrgghh

Am I falling in love with a murderer, or am I falling in love with someone with BPD and attachment issues and a heart replacement? Why do I want to write Throuple Trouble fan fic about ME these two very fictional characters while listening to Taylor Swift? @megancollinswriter.bsky.social

This one took me a minute, but… Me: “It’s such high stakes!” Husband: “Yeah! It’s sky meat!”

Did CROSS MY HEART hit any bestseller lists? No. But I had my best first week of sales to date and the book is already in its 4th printing. So, in the name of celebrating wins when you have them: YAY!!! And THANK YOU to all the readers and reviewers who have helped spread the word about this book!

I absolutely NEED everyone to go read Cross My Heart by @megancollinswriter.bsky.social !!!! Such a good thriller! Very twisty. And it made my heart happy every time a reference was made to Taylor Swift lol so do your thing #booksky

Very stunned and immensely grateful that CROSS MY HEART was in the @nytimes three times this week: once in a rave review, once as a New and Notable pick, and once as an Editors’ Choice “5 New Books We Recommend This Week” 🤯🤯🤯

The Subversive Appeal of the Female Stalker @megancollinswriter.bsky.social @crimereads.bsky.social #NewRelease #Thriller #CrossMyHeart @atriabooks.bsky.social crimereads.com/the-subversi...

I literally wouldn't think twice about Michelle Obama not attending Trump's inauguration (because... that is the choice that makes sense), except for the fact that she didn't go to Jimmy Carter's funeral either. And that makes me worried.

Special happy book birthday to local author @megancollinswriter.bsky.social, who we're super excited to announce will be coming for a special book club session on 3/7! I haven't gotten it up on the calendar yet, so save the date. We'll be putting up a page for RSVPs ASAP. Meanwhile, pick up a copy!

🫀📖Happy pub day to @megancollinswriter.bsky.social! We’re thrilled to host Megan in conversation with Caitlin Francis tonight! Reserve your free seat at tinyurl.com/4szmwssx

Will you be reading our February book of the month with us? Snag a copy and join us on Patreon.com/thecreepybookclub @megancollinswriter.bsky.social

In ✨DREAM✨ assignment news, I got to write a piece for People.com about how Taylor Swift’s love songs helped me write my wildest thriller yet!

the internet is so sick. can’t we just go back to reading books

I just found something I apparently wrote down within the last month on a little catch-all notepad I keep on my desk: Joy is brief Clothes outside WHAT. DOES. THAT. MEAN?

Me: *reading, not saying a word* Husband: “I would be willing to eat a whole bag of gummy worms, if you needed me to.”

Help me figure out a show to watch? I’m craving a dark, atmospheric mystery, like True Detective: Night Country or Murder at the End of the World. Must be streaming on AppleTV+, Prime, Netflix, HBO, Hulu, or Peacock.

This Friday, thriller author @megancollinswriter.bsky.social visits my newsletter to talk about her forthcoming book, CROSS MY HEART. Get that interview in your inbox by signing up (it’s free) at paigebowers.com

My dog keeps taking her ball to the top of the stairs, nudging it over the edge, watching it plunk all the way down, and then running to pick it up and start all over again. She does not want our participation. She wants to throw the ball for herself. Specifically from the top of the stairs.

There is nothing more aesthetically pleasing, more potent with possibilities, than a bookstore.

I wish there was a way to upload a This Is How Publishing Works file into everyone's brains so you didn't have to explain 900 things to your non-publishing friend or therapist before you can talk about the one thing you actually wanted to talk about.

If you see this, drink water. If you drank water, repost..

I’m 40 years old and today I spent two hours making a Taytivity, therefore living my best life.

Husband: “I had a dream last night that Jack Black was trying to get me to eat something called ‘bacon on swabs.’“

This cat looks like it’s about to welcome me to the acoustic set

This Giving Tuesday, support the empowerment and liberation of artists, writers and filmmakers who are incarcerated. Donate to Empowerment Avenue here, and thank you so much for your support: www.flipcause.com/secure/cause...

My dogs are trying to kill me.

I’m so deep into The Cult of Taylor Swift (affectionate) that I saw the battery percentage on my laptop and thought, “OMG it must be an Easter Egg!”

Ever since the election, I CAN’T. STOP. BUYING. THINGS. Many of my purchases are from small businesses, so I can justify those, but suddenly my self-control with impulse buys has plummeted. Is anyone else experiencing this? Is this some weird depression/anxiety response?

Hi! I wrote this essay about how Star Trek allegorizes the pains of dreaming for a civilized future. open.substack.com/pub/brendeno...

It turns out I actually would do anything for Taylor Swift

I’m so confused; I’m new here, and everyone says the engagement on Bluesky is so much better, but I almost never get any likes on my posts. I know I’m not exactly posting brilliant content but noooooo one likes my retelling of the latest cute thing my dog is doing???

It’s my annual “moan on the couch while slowly rolling back and forth, saying, ‘I shouldn’t have had that extra slice of pie’” day!

My dog does this new thing lately where she hops onto the couch, leaps over the book I’m reading, and stands on my chest until I feed her dinner. And honestly good for her, self-advocating queen.

And I would do anything for love* but I won’t do that** *Taylor Swift **go to Target on Black Friday

My husband calls his melatonin gummy his “sleep candy” and I think that’s adorable.

“How’d the world die? A pack of no-talent tech grifters created a digital artbarf machine to spew endless artbarf and each time the machine threw up it drank more water, destroyed more resources. Nobody wanted it but they did it anyway! Eat your roach paste.” www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...

I have three packages from three different shops out for delivery today, I’ve never felt more alive