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I write contemporary romance with the banter you crave and social justice themes that feed the soul.
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Bruce Springsteen
13 days ago
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. Itâs dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Alexandra Petri
about 1 month ago
bad news for fans of children
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/h...
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Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/health/children-vaccines-cdc-kennedy.html?smid=url-share
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Samantha Mash
about 1 month ago
As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
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Alexandra Petri
about 1 month ago
The Constitution does say that war powers belong to Congress. But there are important exceptions, like if the president really, really wants to go to war. Or itâs the weekend. Or itâs January. Or he thought he saw a spider.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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President Trump Totally Meant to Ask Congress Before Attacking Venezuela
Oops!
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/01/trump-venezuela-congress-approval/685498/?gift=jQN1t1D1nkO2TQodBiz5KHeP1sO5RqvK0GrInX_Lssg&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Peter Steinberg
about 1 month ago
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Peter Sagal
2 months ago
âNever have so few done so much to so many.â
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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So, DOGE, What Would You Say You Did Here?
An exit interview
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2025/11/doge-exit-interview/685051/?gift=fXb4ymsFcV2ntAzqIpmYvUOMFZq-LTA6t6pScWvePP4&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Jane Friedman
3 months ago
"When I would get interviewed and then rejected, it was annoying. When I received a form rejection, it was annoying. When I received no response, it was annoying. But nothing stalled me for one minute." âLibby James
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How a 100 Rejections Challenge Prepared Me for Lifeâs Biggest Rejection | Jane Friedman
A slew of literary rejections helped one writer develop the perseverance needed when a failed marriage left her urgently seeking a new job.
https://janefriedman.com/how-a-100-rejections-challenge-prepared-me-for-lifes-biggest-rejection/
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Alexandra Petri
3 months ago
law and order: sandwich crimes unit
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Law and Order: Sandwich Crimes Unit
Serving justice to sandwich-wielding offenders takes expertise.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/08/sandwich-crimes-police/683902/?gift=jQN1t1D1nkO2TQodBiz5KPhv2ttrBSnGjfQkRzqwAb4&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Alexandra Petri
3 months ago
Mike Johnson: Itâs True. I Am Tuning Out The News Cycle To Focus On Self-Care
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Mike Johnson: I Am Tuning Out the News Cycle to Focus on Self-Care
Donât ask me about the news. I am protecting my mental space.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2025/11/mike-johnson-tuning-out-news-cycle/684811/?gift=jQN1t1D1nkO2TQodBiz5KEVo0Jk_gTZ3cFT97akpGVo&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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In the querying trenches and it's brutal. To the agent who just gave me a compliment in the rejection email instead of another form rejection: you will never know how much that meant! Thank you!
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John Pfaff
4 months ago
Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat. For the crime of ⊠complaining about government policy. Core 1A speech. With cameras rolling, theyâre sniping priests for sport.
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Gillian Branstetter
4 months ago
Some advertising you just can't buy
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Alexandra Petri
4 months ago
the world is a piñata that he is smashing, blindfolded
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Is Trumpâs TV Lying to Him?
If it is, then everything falls apart.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/09/trump-and-his-television/684406/?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
4 months ago
The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session. Want to know why? Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they donât want it out. Call GOP and tell them to swear in
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Rep. Ted Lieu
4 months ago
The government shut down last night and House Republicans were on vacation.
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Joanna Schwartz
4 months ago
Justice Kavanaugh: âIf the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.â
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Bill Grueskin
5 months ago
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Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator đ
5 months ago
Your book might not sell right now. Not because itâs bad. But because timing, trend, and list-building matter more than most authors realize. Donât bury your belief in your story just because the market isnât ready yet.
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Alexandra Petri
5 months ago
Authoritarianism is like measles: Ignore it and it will go away. I have this guidance straight from Secretary Kennedy.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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A Beautiful Day for Saying Nothing
That chill in the air isnât Jimmy Kimmelâs show being suspended. Itâs just autumn!
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/09/jimmy-kimmel-suspension-censorship/684267/?gift=jQN1t1D1nkO2TQodBiz5KJnoBWCrK2FN2bZjkw7xXCA&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Nicole Chung
5 months ago
please help us spread the word about this mentorship opportunity for writers of color & share it with anyone you think might be interested!
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Josh Gondelman
5 months ago
This is such a great ongoing opportunity for funny writers to be published in a legendary institution!!!
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Clara Chuiton
5 months ago
Iâm reopening to queries today! Iâm still looking for adult fiction, queer romance and romcoms, commercial and upmarket SFF and horror, and anything genre-blend-y set on a spaceship. Link to my query form below!
#MSWL
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Query Clara Chuiton at The Rights Factory
https://QueryTracker.net/query/ClaraChuiton
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Morgan Wilson
5 months ago
Heads up! I will be open for queries my usual first week of the month in October and then I will be closed the rest of the year (November and December). I will reopen January 1st! I will still be participating in pitch events, but those will get special links to use for while I am closed.
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Morgan Wilson â The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
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Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator đ
6 months ago
Just because something didnât sell doesnât mean it wasnât good. Publishing is a weird mix of timing, trend, and vibe. Put that manuscript in the drawer if you need to. But donât bury your belief in it there too.
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The Tennessee Holler
6 months ago
âI was r*ped sometimes 3 times a day on that island⊠and I was not the only girl on that island⊠Ghislaine must die in prison, because Iâve been in hell and back for the last 17 years.â Listen to the survivors.
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richard scott larson
6 months ago
I just threw up in my mouth while reading the email to NEA fellowship applicants informing us of its cancellation and wish I could deposit my vomit directly onto the White House lawn
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We can fight fascism and have creative lives at the same time.
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Alexandra Petri
6 months ago
I just finished fixing the tours at all the national parks and now theyâre redoing the smithsonian history too?
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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The National-Park Tours of Trumpâs Dreams
The rule: Only mention the good parts of American history.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/08/trump-national-parks-tours-american-history/683754/?gift=jQN1t1D1nkO2TQodBiz5KMCUC0i_2vhj28F7v6TmR1M&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Seth Fishman
6 months ago
Hi Everyone. I'm Becky's agent and can verify that this is NOT Becky. Please do not fall for scams like this.
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Alexandra Petri
6 months ago
Donald Trump Declares Victory Over Statistics
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Trump Gets Rid of Those Pesky Statistics
The numbers were simply not patriotic enough.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/08/trump-statistics-bureau-labor/683749/?gift=jQN1t1D1nkO2TQodBiz5KHi7BJG4jnXNk37M1BQI54A&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator đ
6 months ago
I tell my clients this all the time: Rejection doesnât mean your book is bad. It means that it wasnât right for that moment, that list, or that person. But someone else is still looking for your story. Donât stop.
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P.S. Literary Agency
7 months ago
"First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice." âOctavia E. Butler
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Olivia Gaines, Author
7 months ago
Please and thank you.
#writinglife
#booksky
#writingcommunity
@sylviahubbard1.bsky.social
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@lisasell.bsky.social
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Alexandra Petri
7 months ago
glad he got to the bottom of this for us
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How I Came to Be in the Epstein Files
A conspiracy wrapped in a conspiracy theory wrapped in an enigma
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/07/trump-epstein-files-tale/683674/?gift=jQN1t1D1nkO2TQodBiz5KOAisCCAk2N36p1V1ldGQeE&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Ann Rose
7 months ago
"Republicans in Texas tend to get roughly 55% of the vote but end up with roughly two-thirds of the stateâs U.S. House delegation." This is why the state is forked. They are NOT the majority, but they get to rule like they are.
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Elizabeth Warren
7 months ago
CBS canceled Colbertâs show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump â a deal that looks like bribery. America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons. Watch and share his message.
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Alexandra Petri
7 months ago
irony has been dead a while but Iâm still appalled that the DHS had the temerity to suggest that itâs fine they caged more than 250 people with no criminal records because those people were probably secretly âhuman rights abusersâ
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Just a Tiny, Minuscule Technicality About the People Held at âAlligator Alcatrazâ
How to tell if someone is a criminal, according to the Department of Homeland Security
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/07/dhs-criminal-alligator-alcatraz/683572/?gift=jQN1t1D1nkO2TQodBiz5KDvCkb8Ll6guRTCJPsLcMe0&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Alexandra Petri
7 months ago
The Deputy Directorâs chair at the FBI is probably the worst place or the second-worst place to find out whatâs really going on.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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I Must Leave The FBI At Once To Solve The Epstein Conspiracy!
What good is being in a position of power when you could be podcasting?
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/07/dan-bongino-fbi-epstein-conspiracy/683519/?gift=jQN1t1D1nkO2TQodBiz5KAhpWD6NlkzJ8aXyHRQ6Ihs&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Millie Sun
7 months ago
Cunning prankster + resourceful lord = a marriage of chaos. Threaten them and force them to unite against their common enemies, and all hell breaks loose in this fantasy romcom version of A SONG TO DROWN RIVERS X HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS.
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#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event
7 months ago
For the literary agents following us, we have a new feed for Querying writers for
#BluePit
tomorrow! Feeds don't require a BlueSky account to view, so if others at your agency are not on BlueSky they can check out the pitches too!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#LitAgents
#LiteraryAgent
#AmAgenting
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News Eye
7 months ago
đšNEW: When ICE raided a Californian farm yesterday, they snatched & disappeared a disabled US veteran who was in his car. They smashed his window, peppered sprayed him & dragged him to the floor. Listen to his wife & sister here, distraught. No-one will tell them where he is. (đ„ ABC 7 News)
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Pro Tip: If you're struggling to revise your rom-com WIP, and it's all sounding like garbage, DON'T take a break to reread your favorite Emily Henry book. It will not make you feel better.
#emilyhenry
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Can it get old? Yes. Am I consistently surprised by new variations that I eat right up? Also yes.
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Any advice on social media pitches for those of us with zero graphic design/art skills?
#BluePit
#BluePitHype
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This highly readable book is like getting sound publishing advice from a friend and mentor. The humor and humility put the whole journey in perspective. I especially love the sample queries with her critiques. Thanks,
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Hello! I write contemporary romance with the banter you crave and social justice themes that feed the soul.
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#BluePitHype
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Ann Rose
7 months ago
Query tip: Authors, when you comp yourself/your book with a best selling author/book you are setting the bar very high for yourself. (Just FYI)
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Nose Stuck in a Book Blog
7 months ago
Definitely donât need that negativity
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