I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

✨ Character art reveal ✨ Introducing Skylar King and Brandon Pike! Art by the super talented eernarts on IG/Tumblr. It’s All In Your Head is out February 10 from Grand Central.

This is the way American Citizens should respond to taking away our First Amendment Right to Free Speech. This is very powerful. www.youtube.com/shorts/dzZ8X...

the kimmel thing is bad but as long as they arent rounding people up indiscriminately based on race, building concentration camps and talking about eradicating those they deem sexual deviants, i think we’ll be ok

I am dizzy 24/7 for the last four days and just want to throw myself into the sea already 😞

His name is Trey Reed: “At approximately 7:05 a.m. Monday, officers on the campus of Delta State University were notified of the body of a young, Black male found hanging from a tree on campus.” www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/l...

Heads up there is a giveaway over on Instagram on the 2026 Debut account to win 10 debut romance novels, including It’s All in Your Head! www.instagram.com/p/DOoB54JgWK...

✨Blurb reveal from @sonorareyes.bsky.social for IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD, out February 10! ✨

CDC ordered staff this week not to release their experts’ assessment that found the risk of catching measles is high in areas near outbreaks where vaccination rates are lagging. “The decision to vaccinate is a personal one,” a spokesperson said, echoing a line from a recent editorial RFK Jr. wrote

please help us spread the word about this mentorship opportunity for writers of color & share it with anyone you think might be interested!

Buffy the COVID Slayer: Sarah Michelle Gellar posts masked selfie on set of reboot' 'I will wear a mask in my shower if that means I don't get this again' said Sarah Michelle Gellar after recovering from COVID-19. But why is her action significant? www.thecanary.co/global/world...

I haven't read this one yet, but definitely check out @nordqvistbooks.bsky.social's upcoming romance "It's All in Your Head" which has authentic disability rep via both MCs (m/f). I read another manuscript of hers, and it for sure had the mutual support theme. 🥰

The first reCAPTCHA graphic that hasn’t stressed me out.😅 Love fake dating? Hurt/comfort? Girl besties? Characters desperately trying to pretend they’re not falling for each other? Men who yearn? Injured athletes? Swoon with spice? Only one bed? IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD is currently 25% off at B&N!

Baby’s first Barnes & Noble sale! IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD is 25% off for members through September 5 online. Additional 10% off for premium members!

“ILLEGALS” MY ASS! Green card holder Rami Othmane speaks out after being snatched off the street by ICE while driving to the grocery store. He’s a documented immigrant and the husband of Dr Wafaa Alrashid, chief of staff at a local hospital. He was locked in detention for 13 days.

@nealkatyal.bsky.social: “You’ve got the president who's imposed the largest tax increase on American consumers since 1993 … and he did it without Congress saying one word. That is not our constitutional structure.”

One more point—if like me, you had pre-Covid ME and got Long Covid, you should fill this out too! The NASEM definition for LC is any new or worsened symptoms from Covid, and I know a LOT of people with pre-Covid ME got worse from Covid infection!

BREAKING: Social Security Administration chief data officer and whistle-blower Charles Borges has resigned after bombshell report that SSA put highly-sensitive data at risk. He sent out an email to colleagues moments ago. Here is the text of his email shared with me:

Authors: If you found out that your publisher(s) failed to register with the U.S. Copyright Office, we can help. We provide ongoing legal assistance to our members and advocate for their work, particularly in the face of ongoing AI-related theft.

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AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.

Hey, I have had some questions about who is allowed to file. Here is the class certification:

It's the final day of the Narratess Indie August Book Sale! Scoop up my cozy-spooky fantasy novella A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience for just 99c/99p, along with so many more great options. Find AMoUI here: books2read.com/UndeadInconvenience And check out the full sale: indiebook.sale

Don't forget that fat disabled people often get told to just lose weight or ignored altogether because CLEARLY them being bugger is the ACTUAL reason. That it adds a whole different layer of bullshit thanks to fatphobia and makes navigating the system even harder.

Some tropes and content you can expect from IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD, out Feb 10 with Grand Central!

This is probably my fastest preorder ever. I’m so excited for Sabina’s debut!

Ma friend has a cover reveal! 💙📚

I am BEYOND EXCITED for this 🤩

so cool! I love the depiction of the cane, the awareness socks, and the pill in the title! Can’t wait to read 🥰

gorgeous cover, and beautiful depiction of a mobility aid. congrats, Sabina

I am so excited to share the cover for IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD, which hits shelves February 10 and is now available for preorder!

Look at my friend's book!!!! 💜💖 #BookSky #DisabledSky #Romancelandia #RomanceBooks #DiverseBooks #OwnVoiceBooks ♿♾️📚💙🌶️📚📢📚🌎

yay, one of my most anticipated books of next year just got a cute cover, this is so exciting 🥳🎉 it makes me happy to see #OwnVoices disability stories in romance genre 🙏✨ shout out to @grandcentralpub.bsky.social team! #BookSky #romancelandia

I am so excited to share the cover for IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD, which hits shelves February 10 and is now available for preorder!

Cover reveal coming tomorrow 🥰

Calling rounding up and disappearing unhoused folks a "distraction" says almost as much about you as it does the absolute trash people carrying it out...

I have ✨ final cover things ✨ in my inbox. Watch this space!

NEVER FORGET:As the price of food continues to climb, those of us on SNAP will have reduced monthly support due to the BBB, people will die of malnutrition and hunger. Food banks are already overrun with people who are starving.

Happy book birthday !

Just got the most gorgeous commissioned art and I can’t wait to share it with everyone.😍😍😍

Over a dozen states sue Trump administration over attacks on gender affirming care. Keep government out of medical decisions. #Medsky truthout.org/articles/ove...

Something I’ve done for a long time to help with revisions is highlight sections or lines of my document after sending it to my Kindle. Then I would just click the notes binder for annotations and send myself my highlights and notes. Lately, Kindle has either been restricting—

When you strip away humanity

My WIP is spicier than my previous novels and I’m waffling about it so I passed my computer to my husband and asked him to read if this was too smutty. He read one line and immediately started grinning. 🫣 “Excellent,” he said. “Change nothing.”

Wrote a bromance breakup scene and then the friendship getting mended in the same way I’d write a dark moment and grand gesture and I just love guys expressing their feelings after being emotionally constipated after so many years 😈

The ICE camps are concentration camps. They should be called concentration camps. It is, of course, important to distinguish between concentration camps and death camps, but also, I am not sure we will know when or if we undergo the transition from concentration camps into death camps.

NEW: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions at ICE holding cells in NYC. No showers or changing clothes. Sometimes only one meal per day. Over 100 people in small rooms. Sleeping on benches, the floor, or sitting up, due to lack of space. gothamist.com/news/theyre-...

Yay my frand’s book is available for pre-order! Go order it!

Barnes and Noble is currently running a 25% off preorders sale for Rewards and Premium members until July 11 and IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD is part of it. Use code PREORDER25! Support disabled authors this Disability Pride Month 💙💚