I have one more book out this Wednesday—the full trade collection for our CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN series. We did heady weird sci-fi, killer robots, DC deep dives, & existential meditations on life and death. @seanizaakse.bsky.social, @amancay.bsky.social, & @jorgefornes.bsky.social killed it.

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“Forget the myths that the media has created about the White House. The truth is, these are not very bright guys…” -All the President’s Men (1976)

What the alternative? Give up? Give in? Fuck that, and fuck them.

“Golden calf? No, I don’t think that’s something from the Bible.” -Evangelical Christians

Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.

Okay, and here is the crowdfunding campaign for my next project, which now I guess is going to have to be amazing and foundational and wildly essential and move us all: www.gofundme.com/f/help-nisi-... Help how you can. That's what I'm doing.

PATEL: “Give me a reminder.” I shouldn’t be stunned but I am stunned.

The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?

I want you all to just watch how quickly mainstream media moves on from this story now.

A truly remarkable legislator, wife, and mother of two--gunned down in her prime while police cowered scared outside her home.

“America, God bless you if it’s good to you. America, please help take my hand. Can you help me underst—“

Over the weekend I saw that Amy Coney Barrett dismissed the idea that we’re in a constitutional crisis. She’s right, because this exactly how she, and five other SCOTUS judges believe the system should work. The system is working (for them) so there is no crisis. The rest of us know better.

Illinois, you elected a real one.

Finally watched 28 Years Later. An incredible film. I loved it. Sorry I didn’t get it together to watch it in theaters. I’ll be sure to see the next one on the big screen when it comes.

Say what you want about Eric Adams, but even he knows Donald Trump would never knowingly hire a Black man. That deal was never going to happen.

The Return of the King! When you’ve been down, how do you come back up? And who might not want to see you shine? T’Challa faces both these questions. He’ll need heart, brains, & strength to triumph. Luckily, he’s got all three. Shuri, too! A four issue mini series. We’ll pack in a lot of fun.

Thank God for a little common sense from Governor Hochul. But it’s criminal that so many folks will be put at risk because a moron appointed a moron.

Highlighting some of the genres specifically desired for this position. Folks who write genre fiction take note! “Desirable additional subspecialties include speculative fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, graphic narrative, experimental fiction, hybrid forms, and climate fiction.”

As a parent, as a human, this family deserves a settlement against ChatGPT that should put them out of business.

Trump picks his enemies with malicious insight. He knows who he can harm without getting mainstream push back. Black women top that list. Lisa Cook should win in court. In a just nation she would win instantly. This, however, is the United States.

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Tax the fucking rich.

Love to see one of the new covers out in the world. And so glad the brilliant artist who did them came across this one. Thanks for sharing, Yuko!

To know Chris, is to love Chris. He’s back on Bluesky and a creator/human being you should follow. Also, me and him made a great show together. And it should be on the air…eventually!

Happy book birthday to my pals @cgolden.bsky.social and @briankeene.bsky.social, whose new anthology, THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND, hits bookstores today!

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That “may” in the headline is hilariously bad. Cementing rich white rule is (and has long been) the point of most GOP policy and that is definitely the case for selective admissions.

My publisher released four of my novels with new gorgeous covers by the great Yuko Shimizu. They’re calling it the LaValle Quartet though each book stands alone. Just look at these things! They’re in bookstores now. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/LVQ/t...

Co-sign. Read John Langan! You will never regret it.

The confederates are so funny. The rest of us are out here being normal, and they’re like “remember that time we came in second place in a war?”

Dropped one kid off at camp out of state, stopped for dinner. Had an Old Fashioned and two very fine glasses of Cabernet. Rather than going on some tipsy screed about why we won’t get season 2 of the Changeling, I took a photo of my water bottle. It says all I need to, really.

Every day is a new horror story with this administration but each one is horrible in its own way. In this case, the push to deny birthright citizenship to children of immigrants. 157 years of (generally) welcoming policy at risk. Just to keep non-white people out. Nativist horror.

And this loss just feels too sad to say more. Rest easy.

My first Ozzy is still my favorite Ozzy.

“This isn’t a coincidence. It’s the result of federal policy choices — most immediately, sweeping job cuts across public-sector agencies where Black women have long held the strongest foothold in middle-class employment.”

Shirley Jackson Awards streaming tonight!

I couldn’t join this training for tools of resistance last night but they’ve got the video up on their website. Off to learn the good stuff.

No surprise, but Superman turned out to be excellent. Whole family enjoyed it. Nice to have a bit of pleasure in the midst of so many real-world would be Lex Luthers.

Kilmer Abrego Garcia’s testimony shows it’s even worse there than feared.

This is utterly vile. Loomer is calling for ethnic cleansing and we need to say so, every single day, and stand in the way of this.

There’s still time. Call your reps!

“We were told to see all the indignities and abuse, making what often averaged out to be less than minimum wage, as a fun challenge, an experience upon which we’d lovingly look back to feel proud of how much our skin had thickened, the fact that we’d survived.” Great essay about life in publishing.

Spoke to a person recently who told me they used AI to alphabetize a list of names for a class they were teaching. Outsourcing alphabetizing. And it got the list wrong! Left off some names for no discernible reason.

It was my great honor to guest edit the Summer 2025 issue of Ploughshares. It’s got so much great writing, I can’t wait for you all to see. To celebrate, we’re having a reading in Boston on July 16. You will love hearing Nadia, Carolyn, and Barbara read. I promise you. Register now!

The Democratic leadership, especially in NY state, won’t believe the polls so we have to call them and tell them to support our boy, Mamdani.

Riding that Mamdani high for a whole day now.

New York, we done real good. I love this for us.

Mamdani, would you please be my mayor?