Man. All I want from this life is to make stuff. For my friends to be able to make stuff. For us all to live comfortably & not stress or worry about the world ending. I want to have the luxury of being able to do nothing, & be useless sometimes. Life is already so hard. We gotta lift each other up.

It’s not hyperbole that part of what kept the queer liberation movement going in the Reagan era was the partying part of the “bury your friends in the morning, protest in the afternoon, and dance at night” schedule. Without joy there is no air left to fight

Hi, we saw you from across the bar, and we'd like to give you health care.

Happy Pride y'all. 😎

*has a lot of Feelings in Doctor Who Fan*

The pun is incredible and I need this book immediately.

People have been asking me if I know of a resource like StandWithMinnesota for New Jersey, and I haven't found something comprehensive. So, for the moment, I have put together all the links to NJ orgs, crowdfunding links, events, and stuck them on a page of SWM. standwithminnesota.org/jersey

Reader, I cried. It's a star from Publisher's Weekly.

Happy Pride Month from your local queer children's book editor! Let's make some good queer books, and let's tell some queer authors that they're awesome!

every company from june 1st until june 30th

hello, americans: it’s pride!!!! another great month for YELLING AT OUR REPS!!! follow authors against book bans, make calls, write emails and postcards, LET’S GOOOOO

We should be two “D&D Honor Among Thieves” sequels deep.

On this: I’m a tall Brown woman with a strong jawline. A whole white woman accused me of being a man in a public toilet the other day. I didn’t correct her because my being trans or cis was not the point. The point was she felt entirely comfortable and confident doing that to someone in a TOILET.

Call @mikiesherrill.bsky.social tell her to stop lying and protect New Jersey.

Nimona.

you know the kid lit publishing controversy that actually exists and I'd like you all to get on? The lack of marketing & publicity support for books by marginalized authors that don't sell and then are used as proof to not acquire more books from those authors.

THIIIIIIS:

16 hours left and a couple hundred dollars left to go! This is an all or nothing campaign, so if they don’t hit their goal they don’t get anything

Friends, please don't send editors unsolicited pitches. ESPECIALLY please don't send editors unsolicited pitches TO THEIR PERSONAL EMAIL.

I just read COSTUMES FOR TIME TRAVELERS by AR Capetta and where has that book been all my life???? So lovely, somehow all of my interests in one book.

Today’s my birthday!! 🎉 You can celebrate with me by buying my comic THE GHOSTKEEPER, backing my other comic SLEEPING WIZARDS, requesting them at your library, or sharing my art on socials! Thank you all for your support over the years! You make my life so joyful 😊 👇 👇 johannamation.carrd.co

I went down a rabbit hole learning about rice, does anyone want a big rambling thread about rice?

it's aapi month so let me tell you about this book that is a very, very funny look at growing up as a first gen Indian American kid through the lens of a 2000s teen rom com www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...

My fifth book is out today! I really wanted to write something about grieving the death of a parent while also addressing how funny and ridiculous the process can be. I didn’t know if I would be able to write this, but I’m really proud I did. Please buy it! bookshop.org/p/books/in-b...

“We, the creators of the Torment Nexus, are now suing the writers of the classic science fiction novel ‘Don’t Create the Torment Nexus.’”

anyway, definitely go and google david attenborough at some point in the next 24 hours

Brb crying. 😭

WANT

Small town woes: being Perceived on your daily silly little mental health walks to the extent that some lady I've never seen before just told me she always likes my outfits. 😅😅

a very easy, small thing you can do to make the world every so slightly better is just talk about art and creators you like, be vocal when you enjoy something

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) study in colored pencil. One of my favorite movies ever, so beautifully written and touching and sad but so worth watching!

Another point to show that most people do not want book bans. The outrage (as usual) is manufactured.

fuck sam altman forever for taking away the last places where we could engage in good faith: the creative arts, which should be a testament to human ingenuity. i am so mad that everything i read or listen to or admire is now tainted with doubt. do you understand? he is a thief of joy and i HATE HIM

I am late to the party but I have read @ekjohnston.bsky.social's SKY ON FIRE and hello yes I would like to adopt Morgan, she's a prickly cat of a scientist learning how to Person and she's perfect, that is all.

Isn’t this just backstage in musical theater?

This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying

This is Correct.

How does it feel to be an Iranian right now? 🧵

Hi it is my birthday, please do something to support the freedom to read ❤️ Ilovelibraries.org + Call your reps to oppose the federal book banning bill HR 7661: reps.fyi

Comic lettering 101...

Idk man.

Science is good. We should fund it.

THEY SENT FOUR HUMAN BEINGS 252,756 MILES AWAY, WENT FULLY AROUND THE MOON AND BROUGHT THEM BACK TO LAND IN THE PRECISE LOCATION THEY WANTED EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON THIS IS THE COOLEST PERSON ON EARTH

This infuriating attitude shows up on the bookshelves in learning environments, too. We expect girls to empathize with boys, but we kneecap every opportunity to let boys empathize with girls. And look where we are.

This whooooole thread (and also thank you Tamora Pierce for this and much more):

I hate this SO MUCH ARGHHH.

Outtakes from the cover of This Is How We Lose The TIme War.

We choose it 🌏

NJ folks, my congresswoman and Senator Kim had voicemails but I got through to someone at Senator Booker's office (with a very rambly panicked message oops) so it seems like he needs more calls.

The Moon: oh wow you guys decided to come back Artemis II crew: earth’s haunted