then we went to a bookstore and proceeded to convince some strangers to not read books by cishet white people 🥰

Kill the fascist within you.

today I'm talking with author madeleine nakamura about the intense urge of so many systematically marginalized writers to write defensively and esp on growing in your writing and your praxis to grow out of it - pls come read ❤️ bookishbrews.com/defensive-wr...

Finally got around to reading this excellent conversation over at @amandasbrews.bsky.social! I definitely relate to the struggle of fitting an ace romantic storyline into the pacing expectations of YA fantasy.

Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)

any violence in LA is NOT coming from the protesters

Protest at HB Civic Center tonight, 9:30. Come tell HBPD that you do not support their participation in the fascist activities in LA tonight. Remind them that they work for WE the people.

So proud to be ace and to have done this round table with my fellow aces in publishing!!! Thank you @amandasbrews.bsky.social for having us!!! 💜💜💜

It was such an honor to join this conversation, which was so illuminating and affirming of writing acespec stories!💜🤍🩶🖤

@michellejingchan.bsky.social & i organized a panel of ace creatives to talk about asexuality & publishing! thanks to @redgoldsparks.bsky.social @schwartzwords.bsky.social and @witchm.bsky.social for sharing your words with us, & @amandasbrews.bsky.social for giving this piece a home💜🏳️‍🌈

guys i think i just turned my friend into an abolitionist over one single dinner im so stoked. i always tell my friends politics happen over the dinner table (metaphorical) but today it happened over the dinner table (literal) ❤️

Seriously, FUCK Boundless. Writers, do not publish with them. Agents, do not submit to them. Bookstores, do not carry their books. Any company that thinks torching this many authors will result in being able to “continue publishing and rebuild trust” is delusional and deserves to die.

There’s no way to ease into this news, so here it is. Today, I am announcing ConCurrent Seattle, a one-day SFFH con intended to be an alternative program to WorldCon, scheduled for Thursday, August 14, 2025, at the ACT Theatre in downtown Seattle at 700 Union Street, across from the Sheraton. 1/7

Time for a cover reveal! THE BEASTS BENEATH THE WINDS, a middle grade anthology about Southeast Asian cryptids by an all SEAn author and illustrator team is ready for preorder! 🐉 cover design by Micah Fleming! #Booksky #art #illustration

my newsletter is now connected to the fediverse, meaning you can follow it here now! if you're looking to find my newsletters via bsky, you can find them populating automatically here: @amanda.newsletter.bookishbrews.com.ap.brid.gy ❤️

i have loved kylie lee baker since before her debut (the keeper of night) but i just read bat eater and other names for cora zeng and holy fuck i love her and love watching her growth as a writer 📚☕️

im at an event where they set up a "play jail" for kids to play in and omg i forgot we had those as kids and its actually a really really wild thing americans do now that i think about it as a conscious adult

apropros of chicago sun times AI article (derogatory), i run a literature publication that EXCLUSIVELY highlights systematically marginalized storytellers with a focus on global majority voices called Bookish Brews ❤️ you can find it here: bookishbrews.com

Columbia said, “we want to make sure people understand that they should not attend our school, we don’t need more students. We want to be as awful as we can be so kids won’t apply to go here and our reputation can get thrown in the trash. It’s a win win probably somehow”

bordering on no longer relevant today, but yesterday I wrote some thoughts on the diametrically opposed truths encompassing the Met Gala that make for great discussions on the intersection of art, culture, & outdated institutions newsletter.bookishbrews.com/happy-met-ga...

im so bad about sharing things cross platform ESP youtube, but i think its bc there's something about the audience of basically 0 is comforting to me. anyway heres a look back vlog of the year so far ❤️ youtu.be/75v8dYL7dXQ?...

many valid criticisms about the met gala but it is definitely one of the days of the year where people discuss art the most

BREAKING: A freedom flotilla that was on its way to bring aid to Gaza was just reportedly attacked by drones in international waters and is on fire, with a breach in the hull. Ship is reportedly near Malta.

All of this on a weekday we’re in complete awe of you. You always rise to every call to action. You’re amazing, and words can’t express how much we love and appreciate you all.

you don't need chatGPT i am perfectly capable of drinking a bottle of water and lying to you

people on ghost are so funny they're always like "newsletter hosted on a 10000% NAZI FREE platform!!!" lmao

We live in a world where books by and about queer and BIPOC identities are being banned on a dailt basis, but thank god someone is launching an indie press focused on the real oppressed voices: cisallohet white guys.

UPDATE on @mayor.lacity.gov's budget cuts: Check out these recent headlines about Karen Bass's disastrous budget. This is what happens when you give all of our money to LAPD!

Apropos of nothing, for at least a decade, I have been reading almost exclusively books by and/or about marginalized identities. The number of cisallohet white people books I read each year could be counted on one hand with fingers left over. It's been great. 10/10 would recommend

i opted for ghost over substack and subsequently became a huge substack hater

NEW: ALA is going to court to stop the President’s attempts to illegally dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services. The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)

help i just realized what are now "millenial cringe trends" are largely just products of recession do you remember turning empty alcohol bottles into flower vases? like, OH. oh. these are money saving hacks. buckle up

im so humbled and honored that hundreds of you read my newsletters 😭 catch my latest if you missed it!!! newsletter.bookishbrews.com/metas-ai-sto...

NEW: The Trump administration swiftly cancelled dozens of international student visas Friday at Stanford and University of California campuses, including UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego. One UC San Diego student was taken into custody at the border for deportation: www.latimes.com/california/s...

The biggest thing we need to do is let people know that the protests are FUN. Yelling fuck the man is fun. You will meet fun people. We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.

100,000+ people marched at the #HandsOff rally in New York!

i pulled arugula and tomatoes out of my garden today for my sandwich made with homemade bread and homemade jam and i am so at peace

People don't know you can still die from asthma. A HS friend lost her twin to an asthma attack a few years ago. He had it right next to his truck. They didn't find him for hours. Asthma is a life-threatening condition and requires multi-step medication to manage it. They're trying to kill her.

wow the stock market is tumbling down who ever could have guessed

they say "art is finally accessible with AI" bc theyre afraid to do the introspection required to actually make art

stop paying people to write about stories they don't have the media literacy to understand lol

NEW: Per a source with knowledge, the entire HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, or OIDP, was just fired.

Trump just directed the DOJ to attempt to disbar attorneys who take legal action against the executive branch while also indicating they will do the same to immigration attorneys. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

the sheer level of lost personal creativity and curiosity that comes from the use of ai is genuinely astonishing

im full on news, someone recommend to me their favorite discussions and analysis newsletters ❤️

Social Media Cover Reveal 🌊 Isn’t she stunning? Twin Tides is my YA debut about a ghost, long lost twins, and the legacies we inherit as diaspora ❤️💖 #books

*klaxons klaxons* WELCOME TO THE PSYCHOPOMP HYPE THREAD! Feel free to mute, because every day, for the next ten days (until the book drops on March 25th!) I'll be sharing awesome blurbs, dropping factoids and behind the scenes content, and just generally making a fool of myself!

meta crashing on the day of this genlib AI Llama exposé is cracking me up