2025 has been a really hard year for many reasons, and things feel so bleak much of the time, but I'm grateful for all the literature and art that has kept me afloat.

My copies of @blackfoxlit.bsky.social issue 29 arrived today, just in time for the holidays! My short story, "Marilyn at the End of the World," is one of the pieces featured in the issue. So pleased and honored to be included! ☺️

Currently I've been reading as many Kelly Thompson-penned comics as I can get my hands on. I love her writing style and storytelling so much and I know I'm going to have a blast reading whatever story she's writing.

Very excited for this!!

The bad news: It's cold, your jacket isn't waterproof, your tire pressure is low The good news: Synchronizing your wintery forest books to the weather has never been easier

Just today and tomorrow left before our Liar Liar Prize closes! (Our general reading period will close as well!) 🦊 blackfoxlitmag.com/contests/ #callforsubmissions #litmags #WritingCommunity #writersky

blackfoxlitmag.com Very excited to share that my new YA short story, "Marilyn at the End of the World," has been included in Issue 29 of @blackfoxlit.bsky.social! Thank you, Black Fox Literary Magazine, for this honor! 🥰

every author in this video has had their books banned #BannedBooksWeek #UniteAgainstBookBans get involved to stop the attacks on our freedom to read: uniteagainstbookbans.org

It's Banned Books Week! The ALA has tons of great resources on their website on censorship and book challenges for those looking to find out more. Check with your local library to see what programs and events they have this week.

"Those who ban books want to lock away ideas they fear. But in truth, they are trying to steal our freedom." #BannedBooksWeek honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read! #CensorshipIsSo1984 youtu.be/qwtzX15AKvQ?...

Excellent news!

Under two weeks to go for The Summer Fox Tales Prize with theme: Feast! Send us stuff or share with a writer friend who might have something that fits our current theme! 🦊 blackfoxlitmag.com/contests/

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

There are some excellent-looking trans books coming up in the fall, and if you're preparing your shopping list now, here's a good post for finding them! lgbtqreads.com/2025/03/31/h...

For a dream to be prophecy, it must come three times. This week, Reading the Weird dips into @nkjemisin.bsky.social short fiction collection "How Long 'Til Black Future Month?" for a story about hope, herbs, and horror grounded in the real world reactormag.com/reading-the-...

One of my favorite scenes for a Friday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxQt...

Just put a hold on the new Silvia Moreno-Garcia novel on Libby! I love that this summer has blessed us with a new Moreno-Garcia fantasy within a month or so of a new V.E. Schwab fantasy. Very excited to get to both!

Silent Alarm is still one of my all-time favorite albums. This performance is a treat! ❤️

The new Murderbot short story is up at Reactor Magazine: reactormag.com/rapport-mart... Edited by Lee Harris, art by Jaime Jones.

#ALAAC25 It was an honor to celebrate Dr. Carla Hayden at ALA Annual—a visionary who has shown us, time and again, what it means to lead with wisdom, purpose, and grace. Learn "What Gives Carla Hayden Hope" at American Libraries. bit.ly/4eskLzf

"I want to thank all librarians, because you guys are the pillars of our democracy." — The fabulous George Takei at ALA (yes, it rhymes) Check out "It Rhymes With Takei." #ALAAC25 #itrhymeswithtakei

I did a list of books with awesome worldbuilding (and just awesome in general) for the NYT review of books. Here's a gift link: #booksky www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/b...

Just finished Stag Dance the other day and really enjoyed it! Excited to get to several others on here, including The Antidote, When the Moon Hits Your Eye, and The Dream Hotel.

May we suggest some supplemental reading to your Murderbot viewing experience? We've been talking about all things Murderbot for a long time at Reactor - here's just a sample of our deep dives and featured analysis!

🚀 December issue submissions are OPEN! We want your sci-fi & fantasy stories. Women-identified authors welcome - new writers especially encouraged! Deadline: Aug 15th duotrope.com/duosuma... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #SciFi #Books #Reading #Writing #Magazines

So happy to share that my YA short story, "A Little Sorrowed Talk," was selected as the winner of the Butterfly Effect Challenge held by Voyage YA by Uncharted Mag! Thank you to Voyage YA and Uncharted! So happy my pool story has a home! www.unchartedmag.com/stories/a-li...

Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 It's also the first day of summer reading at the library so June 1st always feels extra special to me. 🥰

This is going to be STELLAR

Register for our next class! Distillation and Transplantation: A Guide to Processing Trauma through Fiction with Mary Shaver on May 31, 2025, 2-4 PM EST! 🦊 #amwriting #writingclass #litmag #writingcommunity blackfoxlitmag.com/2025/05/09/m...

NEW: Staff at the Institute of Museum & Library Services are returning to work thanks to an order from a federal judge in Rhode Island. Grants in plaintiff states have begun to be restored. Learn more: ala.org/IMLSBack (1/2)

For 225 years, the Library of Congress has collected America’s stories and kept Congress informed. The American Library Association stands with America’s library.

NEW: ALA welcomes the ruling in federal court in Rhode Island directing the Administration to reverse its actions to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services. Read more about the impacts of the ruling - which is temporary & limited in geographic scope: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...

This looks so great! (And between this and My Adventures with Superman, I'm very glad to be a Superman fan.)

NEW: ALA denounces yesterday's unlawful firing of Dr. Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights at the Library of Congress. Dr. Perlmutter has led the US Copyright Office with integrity, intelligence and an understanding of intellectual property issues. 1/2

NEW: ALA salutes Dr Carla Hayden for her exceptional service to the nation as the Librarian of Congress. We are deeply disappointed in Dr Hayden's abrupt & unjust dismissal last night, an insult to the scope & breadth of her work. Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...

Very very ready to see this show. ❤️