A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women 🧵

I need some inspiration to help me wrangle the current WIP. Writers, what are some of your favorite craft books?

I'm glad Sandwich Guy was acquitted and I look forward to the documentary entitled American Justice: A Little Bit Is Coming Out Towards The Bottom

Honestly did not see that coming.

It’s giving Hamilton vibes.

The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC. It didn't matter. Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.

[Exit Clown.]

Our final novel for my Worldbuilding course this semester is BLACK SUN by @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social, always a favorite of my students. I'm looking forward to digging into it again starting next week!

New Fonda Lee did not disappoint! Who knew that a corporate samurai space opera on a terraforming world was exactly what I needed. Out Spring 2026 but you can preorder now (or add to your tbr.) Your future self will thank you!

This thread is giving everything I need today. 🥪

Wow. If you have some time, spend it reading this (free). Incredible layered writing. Can’t wait to see the movie. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/m...

This so scratches my completionist itch. @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social #BetweenEarthAndSky #BookSky

Hey US and Canada folks! My Nebula, World Fantasy & Locus award nominated novel SHIGIDI will (finally!) be out in paperback on Nov 4. If you couldn't get the hardcover when it came out (understandably so!) here's your chance. Its got African gods + a succubus + a heist at the British museum!

Publishing is a flat circle

“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡

Congratulations to Vajra Chandrasekera (@vajra.me), recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for Rakesfall! Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.

PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is out today! This is a Southern Gothic fantasy with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house, and a generous sprinkling of magic. In hardcover, eBook, & audiobook Available wherever books are sold. #booksky #Blackbooksky

Wrong tense, wrong POV. 😱

Finished watching SPLINTER CELL: DEATHWATCH and moved straight to starting S1 of THE DIPLOMAT. It’s just competency pr0n all around and I dig it.

On Tuesday, October 21st—Ursula's birthday—we'll announce the recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! Join Theo Downes-Le Guin and guest host Ebon Moss-Bachrach on YouTube for a live announcement at 9 am PDT. The announcement will happen here: www.youtube.com/@ursula.k.le...

Novelist Silvia Moreno-Garcia breaks down the slump in book sales, what this means for marginalized writers, & what we as readers can do: www.patreon.com/posts/boycot...

Where we stand, in long arc of history: -Story on left, adding race as a factor when that favors white people. -Story on right, banning race as a factor when that favors non-whites. I often complain about NYT headlines and story-play. But these are strong. Including "If Court Guts 1965 Law."

OUT THERE SCREAMING anthology ft. stories by @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social , @nkjemisin.bsky.social and edited by Jordan Peele is only $1.99 🙌 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/out-there-...

“What’s today?” cried Scrooge, calling downward to a boy in Sunday clothes. “Today?” replied the boy. “Why, it’s Paperback Book Release Day sir!” RING SHOUT paperback w/foreword by author| Tor Nightfire | 10•14•25 Out Today! #Bookrelease #horror “Adam in the garden…”

Thanks! FYI: This took less than a minute.

Just bc a book contains a protagonist between 10 and 30, especially a female protagnoist, doesn't mean it's YA. Just bc the book is written by a woman (or someone you incorrectly assume is a woman), doesn't make it YA. Just bc a book is fun, written colloquially, or has romance doesn't make it YA.

I was with some publishing folks recently. They said almost every pitch now is basically, “this book is just like those other books but written, bravely, BY A MAN.” The one who could retire, did. The rest of us just got drunk

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching. secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

BookCon is back and I’ll be there. NYC April 2026. More info and growing guest author list here www.bookcon.com

I’ve been reading for work (awards, blurbs) but haven’t read a book just for me in a while. Enter THE RAVEN SCHOLAR. I stayed up too late reading last night & immediately started reading as soon as I woke up. Wonderful! About halfway, so no spoilers pls. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/anton...

In the era of Reylo and Dramoine, an interesting read. reactormag.com/with-the-ser...

Started listening to Black Sun by @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social , and it’s already captivating halfway through the second chapter!! I’m a big epic fantasy nerd, and I connect with characters as much as plot, so I think I am really going to enjoy this! Squeee!!! #audiobooks #Books #Booksky #BEAS

This week has been a lot of online. I’ve got 1) a novel to write by end of year, 2) a novel in edits, 3) a novella to write by Thanksgiving 4) a short story collection 1PP due next week. Can’t afford to brainrot so I’m taking a wee break. Stay safe & protect your mental health. 🙏 ✌️

Thanks for the Serapio shoutout! 🥰

Some Arcane s2 fanarts 💙⚙️

Made this for dinner and it was so good holy crap. I did add like 2x the recommended olives bc I’m salty like that. Also used the good briny feta. 😋 www.themediterraneandish.com/greek-sheet-...

The absurdity of "you sling words for a living, therefore you must become a video influencer" is becoming more and more salient

Out now: BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY, @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social 's Hugo Award-winning epic fantasy Series inspired by the pre-Columbian Americas. Grab them in paperback, eBook and audiobook from all good booksellers (or, if you're very lucky, the beautiful @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social hardbacks!)

Attending the WGA’s Showrunner Training webinar today and what an impossible job. Someone called showrunning “being beaten to death with your dreams”. 🫠

It’s the time of year for the BN preorder sale. Today’s the last day. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/river-of-b...

Hey @sgj.bsky.social, @andrealrogers.bsky.social, @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social, @shanehawk.com, @lucasbrowneyes.bsky.social, @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social Can you give us a signal boost? We're trying to get to our stretch goal of a podcast series for our horror expansion for Coyote & Crow!

Starting the college applications in earnest with my senior. 🫠 Pls send help! After help, pls send money. We are soon to be very poor. 🥹 (Paying off my own student loans while taking out new loans for my child was not on my bingo card but here we are)

Look what came in the mail! 🚀 Thank you again to everyone who voted. Incredible. 🥹

New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!

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Tore through this brilliant little book in a day. Smart, razor sharp, and absolutely devastating. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

How now? Where’s the King?

A great read this AM. Gifted article link below. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/m...

The Rest is History did an incredible 12 ep series on the French Revolution. Highly recommend for no particular reason. open.spotify.com/episode/33kN...