COVER REVEAL, alt text edition 🖤 In 1994, 3 girls go to the movies. Only 1 is ever seen again. 30 years later, something hunts the 1 who got away. THIS MOVIE DOESN'T END THE WAY WE WANT opens September 15 📽️ let's all go to the movies and never come back 😈 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-movie...

I feel like Los Angeles is a place where people expect ICE to happen because the kidnappings have been happening to my home city for decades, so there’s less media attention to it now. and I want folks to see that in LA, Latine students are organizing major protests & the police are attacking them

An update! The recently-released ‘Old Gods of Appalachia: Dig Your Own Grave’ ttrpg book from @montecookgames.com features a bitesized short story from yours truly, titled “Crossing Through.”

This is the end goal of anyone who wants to eliminate "politics" from discourse where they don't deem it "appropriate." Erasure of history, erasure of current facts.

"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"

from @tjalexandernyc.bsky.social:

I can see that the venn diagram sector that would enjoy this joke is not as vast as I'd expected

Just went off on a lil monologue at the food court of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and my thesis statement was: Stone Cold Steve Austin was the Beau Brummell of 1990s era WWF Just want to save that sentence here so I can look at it and remember how right I am

UK readers: the queer, trans foodie romcom duology is on sale for you kindle users this month, 99p apiece Chef's Kiss: www.amazon.co.uk/Chefs-Kiss-T... Chef's Choice: www.amazon.co.uk/Chefs-Choice...

1000 words is enough for today. considering.

They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.

I was playing a video game called Thank Goodness You're Here recently and I told my friend who'd recced it "oh yeah. this is Art." It's funny and weird and everything I love about video games. it might not ever translate into a TV show but I wish game writing had the same protections/benefits.

I may delete this because it’s a bit spicy but it shouldn’t be lost on us that games being turned into TV is essentially harvesting the stories written by those who don’t have union representation or healthcare with WGA by those that do. Our stories are good enough for TV but the writers aren’t?

they gave the kids a working mic. damn it that's really cute. damn it. i need to hold him to account but it's REALLY hard not to like this guy on a personal level. i'm trying to do both but they gave the little kids a working mic and a teeny tiny podiummmmmm

The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit. Gentle Spades "I'm a veteran"

I'm hearing people talk about making "safe author" lists/starter packs and hahahahaha holy shit that's a terrible idea. Just start drafting your "We had no idea" post now, because you're going to need it.

It's Thursday, work is slow and there are great audiobooks on sale at libro.fm! These links are affiliate links, which means that I get a cut of the retailers' profits! You get good books, the author gets paid and so do I!

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Finally did some deadlifts on the floor today. No more Romanian!

My fabric boys know better than I but surely not. Wool sweaters maybe? Or wait. I'm thinking of suede.

"Haunted" #IceOut #IceOutComics

now this is news you can use

not nice to see erotica blocked : ( which is WEIRD bc I definitely have bought erotica on bookshop dot org. The winner of the Lammy erotica award, even.

trans authors 🤝 authors of color getting all the questions about identity on panels

It's nice to see indie books on there now : )

See all 21 categories and the full list of nominees here: https://bit.ly/465ObQA #LibbyApp #LibbyBookAwards #Bookish #Booksky

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

my girlfriend @libbyapp.com has nominated A Gentleman's Gentleman for the 2026 Libby Book Awards Thank you, my beautiful girlfriend!!! Here are the noms in Romance: www.overdrive.com/collections/...

‘Lord Of The Rings’ Reader Can’t Believe How Long It Taking Sam And Frodo To Fuck https://theonion.com/lord-of-the-rings-reader-cant-believe-how-long-it-taking-sam-and-frodo-to-fuck/

This does work. But apparently Bookshop disallows erotica. Which is a thing I just found out ... now. So a heads up for anyone else publishing it, and trying this through Draft2Digital: same auto-block as library system inclusion is in effect.

why did none of you tell me the everlasting was about a muscled knight lady and the most pathetic man ever written. "ohhhhh it'll make you cry" okay but before i get there i will be putting this man in a jar and shaking him gleefully. way to bury the lede

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why did none of you tell me the everlasting was about a muscled knight lady and the most pathetic man ever written. "ohhhhh it'll make you cry" okay but before i get there i will be putting this man in a jar and shaking him gleefully. way to bury the lede

HEY trans and nonbinary creatives! do you have a project you'd like to promote? would you like to be on the Tilly's Trans Tuesdays podcast to do just that? and get to talk with me (i have it on good authority i'm super fun and cool)? then this form is for you! 🌟

HI! Every Tor Books release from @annaleen.bsky.social and me is available thru @humblebundle.com for a few weeks! Get 2 books for at least $3 Get 4 books for at least $10 Get all our stuff for at least $18 This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project! www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...

In this month's free newsletter, some event updates and some panic. plus fun links! buttondown.com/tjalexander/...

We're live!!!! @jgv.bsky.social and I started a podcast! You can search "bidi bidi book pod" wherever you listen to podcasts or find the full ep and transcript here: bidibidibookpod.com/episodes/jon...

YA fiction has had its time to shine, now is the time for 42 year old fiction, middle adult fiction, where all the plots and romance involve cheese and heartburn and back pain. The climax of each novel is finding a really nice sandwich, or finally figuring out where that thing went.

Hey New Mexico Residents! Freedom to Read New Mexico is asking for people to help move legislation forward by sharing their story with the governor. Easy peasy at the link. They're at about 80 stories with a goal of 200. Let's bump that number!

UK readers: the queer, trans foodie romcom duology is on sale for you kindle users this month, 99p apiece Chef's Kiss: www.amazon.co.uk/Chefs-Kiss-T... Chef's Choice: www.amazon.co.uk/Chefs-Choice...

If you're going to #LoveYallFest in Atlanta next week, you can find my full schedule at my website. Looking forward to seeing y'all's lovely faces tjalexander.com#events

This isn't “parental choice.” It’s shelves emptied, stories erased & students cut off from ideas that help them learn, question & grow. Every removed book is a reader who won't see themselves reflected & narrows the world a little more. FL students deserve libraries full of possibility, not fear.

Hi readers!! Our annual Read-In is coming up!! We started this read-in as a way to protest the original book-banning bill--HB29. Through them we've found incredible community with all of you. We can't wait to see you there!! RSVP at the link in our bio.

He is hanging about my shoulders like a maribou boa. My son, can you please.

hey what another great day to never click on a substack link

He's like a walking talking ninety nine percent invisible episode that came to life and gave a bunch of nerds some neat stuff. And that rules btw

Turns out I have a credit on libro fm for some reason so I can finish it on that?? I'm god's special little boy

When I was doing press for A GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN last year one interviewer brought up Barry but then inexplicably used they/she for him. I wish I'd said what I was thinking ("he would murder you for that, dude") rather than gently modeling behavior

James Barry was just an absolutely fascinating gent, and one of those historical trans guys who I'd absolutely love to see someone make a movie/TV series about: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B...

continuing my annual Groundhog Day tradition of reminding you that we had a perfect example of a GOOD Broadway adaptation of a beloved '80s movie and it should have run for 50 years but the world is not fair www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELjR...