You have about 24 more hours to bid on a set of signed books and stickers from me, or any of the other 280+ items in this year's Peacetober Art Auction! This fundraiser will help support 25 Palestinian family campaigns in Gaza: www.32auctions.com/organization...

Congrats on the union win @kickstarterunited.org !

If you're an author of queer lit with copies burning a hole in your pocket (or tumbling off your shelves) and you want to contribute a few to the Bookish Holiday Drive, please email me at [email protected] to let me know!

Action needed from Massachusetts voters! #FreedomToRead @authorsabb.bsky.social

if you voted in Seattle you gotta make sure your ballot counted now

There's some discourse happening on Threads about authors gatekeeping their publishing journey information. (yeah I know.) Sharing information is helpful, but not required, & not available to everyone. So I've made a questionnaire about the query & publishing journey. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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.

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.

Had a great time at @berkeleypubliclibrary.org moderating a Coming of Age Comics panel at this year’s Berkeley Public Library Comic Con! Thanks for being such great panelists, @brianabreaks.bsky.social, @redgoldsparks.bsky.social, Laura Gao, Kiara Brinkman, and Sean Chiki!

Tomorrow!

“Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another,”

If you missed the Gender Queer merch sale earlier this year and still want something, the stock is now up in the @oni-press.bsky.social shop again! I especially love the embroidered patch :D oni-press.myshopify.com/collections/...

Monday Nov 10 I'm speaking with journalist Mey Rude as part of the American LGBTQ+ Museum's Lavender Literary Society book club series. This event will run 3:30-5pm PT/6:30-8pm ET. Free to attend but RSVP required: americanlgbtqmuseum.org/event/octobe...

Print Run NaNo Chat #1 This Thursday, 7:30 PM Central We're just a few days in and I already feel my writing process changing in good and/or terrifying ways. Bring your own observations and let's work through how it's going so far! Zoom link in post below www.patreon.com/posts/printr...

Quick reminder: NYC’s new First Lady, Rama Duwaji, is a cartoonist! www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...

Good things are possible and we don't have to settle!!!!

just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters

Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub book coming out in 2026 that is science fiction, fantasy, or horror and either adult or young adult? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged. bookjockeyalex.com/contact/

I'm speaking on a panel at the Berkeley Public Library this Sat Nov 8 from 1:30-2:30 with Laura Gao, Kiara Brinkman, Sean Chiki, & Briana Loewinsohn moderated by @mgillman.bsky.social. Catch us in the 2nd floor Mystery Room! More info here: berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/14727151

This trans ghost inktober comic is now complete! It's sweet and spooky, give it a read 👻

October reading and reviews on patreon, free post: www.patreon.com/posts/octobe... #bookreviews

California, please vote YES on Prop 50! more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Ca...

Yesterday, on a holiday where kids go door to door connecting with their community, my sweet town was terrorized by government-backed thugs. Our schools locked down. We patrolled the streets, warning vulnerable people to stay inside. Helicopters circled incessantly. ICE get out.

Happy unaffiliated National Novel Writing Month! I hope everyone is going rogue with their own homemade tracking systems, outlines, meetups, sprints, and getting those words out :D

Hey everyone, here's a real simple way to disable "Super Resolution" on your channels: • YouTube Studio • Settings • Channel • Advanced settings • Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality" • Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"

A thoughtful thread from an author who recently moved her excellent newsletter of writing/agenting advice off Substack to Ghost

So excited for the new print edition of ALWAYS RAINING HERE coming out soon! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

FIRE DANGER ⚡ I started this painting in Santa Paula, based the landscape view from my cousin's house. The sunset lights up the mountains and reminds me of the fire that came down and decimated many houses in those hills in 2024. #coyote #acylic #painting #slowburnwithme

Hey! One week left to submit art to our fan artbook for SHINee Key's US Concert Tour! I would love more submissions so we can make a big, beautiful gift for Key! Share with every artistic Shawol you know! <3 Detail, guidelines, and submission form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

Maia Kobabe's 2019 graphic novel Gender Queer will be re-releasing in May with brand new content.

Happy Ace Week :)

I had the chance to read an early copy of SOMEWHERE IN THE GRAY and really loved it! Look forward to this in 2027 and happy Ace Week 💜🖤🤍

I'll be speaking as part of this livestream on Friday October 24 from 10:30am - 11:30am PT/1:30pm - 2:30pm ET :) It will stream live on youtube and twitch, details here: bit.ly/4gLpmh4

Trans zine friends, drop your shop links!

If you or someone you know is affected by the government shutdown and needs assistance with getting food, medicine or other essentials, here's a resource. Just put in your zip code and you will get a list of nearby food pantries and orgs that can help. Please share widely! 🥰 findhelp.org

I'm excited to share that we've got another edition of Gender Queer on the way for next spring! This one is annotated by queer and trans authors, comics scholars, and multiple people who appear in the book as characters 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈📚

California, please vote YES on Prop 50! more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Ca...

I'll be speaking as part of this livestream on Friday October 24 from 10:30am - 11:30am PT/1:30pm - 2:30pm ET :) It will stream live on youtube and twitch, details here: bit.ly/4gLpmh4

1. do not interact. they want you to engage. that is how they spread their shit. deny them oxygen. 2. block & move on:

Hello comics-friends! A quick reminder that you have until Oct. 17th to submit your minicomic ideas for consideration for the Newberry Medieval Minicomic Prize! Lots more info at the link.

The 250 page graphic novel I have coming out next year (OPTING OUT, Scholastic Graphix) took almost 6 years to complete and I had the help of writing with a co-author who was also the lead colorist, two flatters, and three more colorists to get it done on time

These comics are so delightful! Very worth signing up for Mel's patreon to read about their foraging adventures :D

Feeling the need to remind myself of this Ursula K LeGuin quote today: "We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings."

The Isle of Elsi Book Three Kickstarter has two weeks remaining! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon... In this update I talk about two other Kickstarters that are happening right now which I'm very excited about by @elephanteater.bsky.social and @marekbennett.bsky.social (THREAD! 1/3)

Editors looking for queer coming of age stories, you should check out these sample pages of a potential memoir from @terryblas.bsky.social! I would love to read the whole book (a closeted Mormon teen serving his mission in NYC post 9/11 and eventually coming out)!!!

Congratulations @authorsabb.bsky.social !!! Watching and participating in AABB's work has been hugely encouraging over the past few years. It gives me hope! If you are an author, please join us :D

MICE (Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo) needs volunteers! If you're around Boston and love comics and want to help out in December, you can get more info here (and sign up to volunteer!) www.micexpo.org/volunteer

Hey Texas! Or people with friends or family in Texas! Dr. Strong taught us at @authorsabb.bsky.social how to get involved in school board elections. If you care about books bans you have to care about school boards. Dr. Strong is one of the best people to look to for example in this.

KPop Demon Hunters is a brilliant film, but it’s also lovely seeing its voice actors, songwriters, and singers become stars after years of struggling in the industry It’s pretty bonkers this is not a real band, and EJAE (lead vocals) hadn’t performed in a decade until this youtu.be/8y-ViyUk7Dk?...