Interview with my excellent agent, A.J.

Extremely good break down on how GenAi doesn’t learn, it copies. Good reporting work done here www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Request here: Edelweiss: links.ruadanbooks.com/FFEW NetGalley: links.ruadanbooks.com/FFNG NetGalley UK: links.ruadanbooks.com/FFUK #BookSky #ThrillerSky

AOC: ICE has less accountability than virtually any law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet they are some of the most well-funded, operating with impunity—and we just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood in the street.

The Authors Guild has significant concerns with Amazon’s new “Ask this Book” feature, which has been available since December 11, 2025. The Guild is looking into whether the feature, which was added without permission from publishers or authors, might infringe authors’ and publishers’ rights.

Snapshot of me editing rn:

“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’” www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

Just finished this over break - great spooky read, engaging, good banter yet dark.

Help me celebrate the release of my loooooong awaited new book, Bound by the Blood! We'll be partying at Pandemonium Books in Cambridge, MA on January 25th! 6:30 pm. RSVP here: pandemoniumbooks.com...

Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice. Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.

Today is my birthday! 🎂 I feel grateful for everyone who supports me, my art and the work I love. It makes even the hardest days brighter and gives me the strength to keep creating🫶 If you could spare a repost, it would mean a lot and help my work reach more people 🤗

Merry Christmas. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVrR...

I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:

bari weiss saw this and decided that she had to hide it from the american public

Good summary of my feelings.

As the latest fuckery with KDP and their generative AI goes around, reminder that they started this back in April with their series Recaps feature that cannot be opted out of and that few people cared about. I spent weeks back and forth with support, chronicled on Bsky and my site. (brief thread 👇)

My heart breaks for Brown, my alma mater. Ever true.

LA readeres plese repost

“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.” Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1 What can we do about this? Here's one good idea. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/want-to-know-the-real-problem-with

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

AI fakery embeds itself into journalism. Depressing, inevitable result of LLMs. thelocal.to/investigatin...

These novellas sound great - dark, speculative fiction woven into historical settings? My jam.

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In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.) clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

Very cool premise.

If you enjoyed a book(s), here are 10 things you can do to exercise your enormous power as a reader and radically help the author. And every action here is free: 1. Post about the book on your socials, even if you think your following is small. Every single voice matters. 2. Review on... (cont.)

The PW announcement is up for A Dozen Dystopias and How to Dodge Them!!

An author with no significant platform lands a book deal for a nonfiction book, then fears that it will be taken away when publishing professionals realize they've made a huge mistake. But there's much more to the story than that, from Dr. Kerry Makin-Byrd.

Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default. Here's how to turn it off. First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner

So grateful to be part of this initiative 💛 My story is included in one of these books (Winter in the City). If you’re able to support, please do. 50% of profits are going to support SNAP-reliant, and our publisher is matching the donation. Books + helping people eat? That’s my kind of magic. ✨📚🍽️

I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.

Baton Rouge residents and anyone else nearby! Don't forget to visit the Louisiana Book Festival TODAY going on until 4 PM CT. Swing by and see our author @jrblanes.bsky.social and snag a copy of his debut horror novel Portraits of Decay—you can even get it signed. #BookSky #HorrorSky

Happy Halloween!

Happy spooky season! Here's your Halloween reminder that I have scary stuff of mine to watch and read for those that are interested

Queen.

friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

That's no ballroom

For the past two weeks or so, my Google Drive has been super sloggy. Docs, spreadsheets, etc. not fully loading; errors popping up suggesting clearing browser cache and cookies, etc. Tonight, I finally found in Settings > Manage Apps that Gemini was checked "use as default" so unchecked it. 1/con't

Hey California, we need your help! Talk to your neighbors about passing Prop 50 to unrig the midterm maps. As Trump and his GOP allies try to grab permanent control of the House, California has a key role to play in leveling the playing field — and our tool makes it easy to talk to your neighbors. 👇

Friend's post-climate disaster novella, from a wolf's POV as he navigates the ruins of Yellowstone and finds a possible ally. Brisk read, fascinating perspective. bookshop.org/p/books/new-...

Perfection.

Over the past few months I've heard from several writers who received email threats like the one below. None reported back that anything actually happened. Seems like just nasty trolling (unlike Goodreads extortion emails from a couple of years ago that did result in review-bombing)--but be aware.

Protest is in the best tradition of loving America.

Hey guys, if you’re not too busy this weekend, maybe it might be a good time to go see a movie. Just a thought. I heard there is something good playing.

I'll be there.

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.