Oh haha, @bsky.app, joke's on you, DMs are annoying. I won't be submitting to "age verification" to have to deal with them.

NEW SERIES ANNOUNCEMENT: Buying a Classmate Once a Week Once a week, high schooler Shiori Miyagi pays her classmate Hazuki Sendai five thousand yen for the right to make the girl follow her orders for the afternoon. Their sessions start with normal activities like snacking and chatting…

NEW SERIES ANNOUNCEMENT: Two A.M. at the Dining Table Mom should be dead, but every day, the dining table is full… Maria is a gyaru haunted by her mother’s ghost, but the spirit who appears before her one night is…a surprisingly cute, young girl who looks like a doll!?

Today on Okazu – Rainbows After Storms, Volume 6 Nanoha and Chidori’s argument begins to affect the people around them. Will they be able to be honest with one another in this slow burn Yuri romance by Luka Kobachi?Available now from @viz.com! okazu.yuricon.com/2026/04/17/r...

Today on Okazu – Unnie 'tte Yondemo Ii Desuka?, Volume 1 (オンニって呼んでもいいですか？) This collected volume of manga by @hnkgalt.bsky.social offers up a delightful tale of K-pop fandom and queer joy. ^_^ okazu.yuricon.com/2026/04/16/u...

Congratulations to Analilia Meija on winning the Democratic nomination for NJ-11. Beating AIPAC and corporate Democratic candidates.

"Chicanos are creating new futurisms with the infusion of and creation of a New Chicano Dream." labloga.blogspot.com/2026/04/chic...

Church in Wales makes same-sex marriage blessings permanent after overwhelming vote https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/04/16/church-wales-same-sex-blessings-2026/

Today on Okazu – Unnie 'tte Yondemo Ii Desuka?, Volume 1 (オンニって呼んでもいいですか？) This collected volume of manga by @hnkgalt.bsky.social offers up a delightful tale of K-pop fandom and queer joy. ^_^ okazu.yuricon.com/2026/04/16/u...

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

Does your TBR list need a refresh? Take our quiz and browse our shelves for your next read at BookCon - Booth 136!

Today on Okazu – The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch, Volumes 1 & 2 Okazu Staff writer @stowly.bsky.social finds this manga to be a pleasant surprise, with more depth than she expected. Volumes 1&2 are out now from Titan Manga, with Volume 3 on the way soon. okazu.yuricon.com/2026/04/15/t...

Just a reminder that I wrote a book on the history of the Yuri genre which was then published by the wonderful publisher @journeypress.bsky.social, which you should definitely buy and support us both! By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga www.yuricon.com/product/bys/

2 years ago the ads for Paypal credit card read "You are eligible for a low-rate CC!" Last year they changed to "You may be eligible..." Now they read "You've been selected to apply..." As if they are doing you a favor.

This month, @bluejo.bsky.social touches on Michael Chabon and mainstream lit, as well as Le Guin, Eco, and the latest from Kate Elliott. She also recommends three brand-new books that are finally out from Cameron Reed, John Chu, and Francis Spufford!

HALLOWED GROUND A 100+ Page Horror Comic Anthology. 12 stories of HELL, PURGATORY, and HEAVEN, from LGBTQIA+ Creative Teams! LIVE NOW: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea... With covers by @bailierosenlund.bsky.social @kevinwada.bsky.social @fellhound.bsky.social @dennismenheere.bsky.social

i’m honored to be a part of LIBRARYCON at the Ridgewood, NJ public library tomorrow! thank you to @eastsidemags.bsky.social for inviting me to join several other creators signing books from 1-3PM.

And congrats to J.D. Vance for his successful stumping trip. Please do the same here at home.

Hungary shows the US how it is done.

Those of us who work at the zine have got so much out of it - and it's thanks to the writers and readers who support us. We wish you all a great day.

Please help get a really good graphic novel in the hands of some really great kids!

Today on Okazu – The Cold Ever After Jeremy Whitely and Megan Huang team up on a comic that could appeal to fans of the grit, violence and horror of Gideon The Ninth. okazu.yuricon.com/2026/04/12/t...

Start this new week off right and laugh at a tornado. Actually don't do that, it seems kinda dangerous. It's much safer to read Princess Da Huang & Other Tales by Ohtori ( @daicyobata.bsky.social ) Pre-Order here: buff.ly/iynF4Ns

The staff shirts at the Punk Flea Market read "Anti-Fascist Staff" and it just was so...nice.

Today on Okazu – Yuri News Network – (百合ネットワークニュース) – April 11, 2026 Yuri Anime, Yuri manga, Yuri merch, a Yoshiya Nobuko 130th exhibition, Yuri VN, Baihe, queer comics, and more this week from Yuri Network News! okazu.yuricon.com/2026/04/11/y...

Just a reminder that we can fund science, and save the earth, and feed everyone, and have health care and housing too. All those things are within our reach, together.

Today on Okazu – Yuri News Network – (百合ネットワークニュース) – April 11, 2026 Yuri Anime, Yuri manga, Yuri merch, a Yoshiya Nobuko 130th exhibition, Yuri VN, Baihe, queer comics, and more this week from Yuri Network News! okazu.yuricon.com/2026/04/11/y...

#QueerWritersChat Q5: Definitely boosting/promo-ing this itchio bundle of autistic cross-genre stories. It's only available til April 14th, so hurry and grab yours before it's gone. 34 works for $30 is a great buy! itch.io/b/3598/autis...

Salads made by someone else always taste amazing.

We’re extending our Local News Day campaign through Sunday. Because local journalism still matters in every corner of Mississippi, and we’re still shining a light where others do not look. Support local news that puts people over power: givebutter.com/mfdonate

“Feel free to adapt and reuse. No attribution needed (…) If you make an adaption that you also want to share, I’d love to know about it, too.” irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2026/04/08/r...

Southern California folks! Artemis II will splash down off the coast of San Diego a little after 5pm PT tonight. There may be a sonic boom as the spacecraft enters Earth’s atmosphere. If you experience shaking, rattling windows, etc. you can report it here: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Re-entry and touchdown today! I'm just leaving the NASA stream on all day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3kR...

The Artemis II crew just gave us an 80's sitcom intro and it's absolutely hilarious! Freeze frames, cheesy grins, theme song energy. These are the four humans who are about to around the Moon. NASA said fun and we are here for it!

Today on Okazu – Yamada to Kase-san, Volume 5 (山田と加瀬さん。) Yamada discovers her desire to buy wonderful things for Kase-san is impacting her actual relationship with Kase-san. Congratulations to @takashimahiromi.bsky.social on the 10th volume of the Kase-san series! okazu.yuricon.com/2026/04/09/y...

Reminder that in this house we do not trash other genres of books to support the genre we like the most. One, come on, we're grown ups. Two, the bottom line is people reading and loving books. Three, every writer you know has friends working other genres, don't trash their friends, thanks.

My wife just made a hummus so perfect and so garlicky we can't stop talking about it.

Spreading the word, support union workers at ProPublica.

A very human message from Samantha about AI. For the record, Okazu also does not accept anything written with generative AI for the same reasons. You have a beautiful brain...use it!

Today on Okazu – Black Lily's Tale Okazu Staff Writer Ashley Payne says that this story, with it’s science fiction veneer over real-world issues queer kids face, has it’s heart in the right place, but could use some CWs. Available now on Steam and Crunchyroll. okazu.yuricon.com/2026/04/06/b...

I talked to CBC-Kitchener-Waterloo Radio this morning about #Artemis II and they recorded a little video version of the interview afterward (with similar questions). You can watch here: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Some good news - a new issue of Early Medieval Europe has dropped! And it's a bumper issue, with six articles, not the usual five. Here's a quick thread on the delights awaiting you: 1/9

The next Murderbot is out on May 5 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/platform-d...

it really is just a big ol rock

Today on Okazu – Top-Tier Queer Manga from Manga Mavericks In an act of blatant self-promotion, here are a few incredible queer titles you need to read from @mangamavericks.bsky.social! okazu.yuricon.com/2026/04/06/t...

Looking at the names of geographic features of the Moon is a time travel lesson itself - you can tell *when* things were named very often by *what* they were named.

The small new craters are so bright Christina describes it as a lampshade with pin pricks and the light shining through

Congratulations Integrity crew!

Today on Okazu – Top-Tier Queer Manga from Manga Mavericks In an act of blatant self-promotion, here are a few incredible queer titles you need to read from @mangamavericks.bsky.social! okazu.yuricon.com/2026/04/06/t...