@sonorajha.bsky.social considers the challenges of satirizing a character who reminds her of herself.

So excited to read the new @sonorajha.bsky.social! I think about “The Laughter” like once a month.

Seattle friends! Come to the book launch for Intemperance on October 14, at Elliott Bay Book Company! I’ll be in conversation with these two brilliant authors, who have some irreverent questions planned for me. And there will be an Intemperance-shaped cake because the protagonist loves cake. Ahem.❤️

In the jaunty latest from Sonora Jha decides to celebrate her 55th birthday by throwing herself a swayamvar. It’s a fresh and sassy take on romantic comedy conventions.

Friends, my book tour dates for INTEMPERANCE are getting finalized (starting Oct 14), and some of you had asked me to add your universities/local bookstores/book clubs/institutions/workplaces/festivals/conferences to the calendar. Do drop me a line so my publisher and I can make it happen?

Palestinians gunned down while trying to reach food aid site in Gaza, hospital says

📚🎉 "Banu Mushtaq’s is a patchwork language, her stories penned in a frank, casual combination of Kannada, Urdu and Dhakni. In her translation, Deepa Bhasthi has gone to lengths to preserve this mix." meghnarao.bsky.social‬ writes:

The paperback edition is now out in India. Thank you for these beauties in the mail, Penguin India!

So happy to be human and to be on Rebecca Makkai’s list!

Starting the week with a dazzling, intimate breakfast conversation with one of the most brilliant thinkers of our time. To be continued, dear @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social . Meanwhile, I’m diving into her new book which is described as having “fierce and poetic thinking.” We need that, we need that.

Writer friends and LA friends, I hope to see you there or somewhere! If you’re going to AWP in Los Angeles, please join our discussion of the craft of silence: Room 403B of the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday, March 29th, at 9 a.m.

✨✨May I just share how much I am swooning over this gorgeous cover for my forthcoming novel, INTEMPERANCE? Thank you, Electric Literature, for this cover reveal, and so many thanks to Harper Via Books designer Sarah Kellogg for crafting this beauty with feminist artist Hilma Af Klint's swans!

Fascinating profile of a park ranger in San Francisco who works with unhoused residents and has adopted the novel tactic of treating them like human beings, building relationships, and helping them access resources on their own timeline.

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I have lost count of how many years I have been single. I have lost count of how many ways I have fallen in love with myself and the world. I wish for you all the love of your life.

"Birthright citizenship is a fundamental right," U.S. District Judge John Coughenour said. "We are all citizens subject to the rule of law."

Not sure what to say to your senators? 👇 Find your reps' numbers at 5calls.org or www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...

as we approach tax season it would be nice to know if we still have a federal government

All of Seattle this morning.

This is what peak masculinity looks like in 2025

I was there, and I’ll never forget the care taken, and the care offered. It was the most painfully beautiful homecoming.

Almost 250m children in 85 countries had their education disrupted by climate impacts such as extreme heat and floods in 2024 www.unicef.org/press-releas....

This beautiful friend of mine is now 10 years old. Thank you for the mad happiness of our life together, dear beast.

Poor character written by an author who has experienced poverty: My problem is that I'm $300 short on the rent and now my car is making a noise Poor character written by a rich author: My problem is that I feel so inferior beside these beautiful, sophisticated rich people

Thank you, Ms. Pelicot.

Such beauty, this book, and especially this experience of reading a story set in space while hurtling through the beauty of our planet on a train. #orbital

UnitedHealthcare has been accused of using algorithms to deny treatments and refusing coverage of nursing care to stroke patients. UnitedHealthcare and its parent company now face a class-action lawsuit over its use of the algorithm.

In the months of breathing out a new novel, your mind will wander so hard sometimes into the world of your characters that when you snap back into the Zoom at your day job, you will blink and almost say - who are you, where am I, excuse me but my protagonist is about to make a terrible mistake.

I was talking to someone today about their plans over Thanksgiving break, and they listed it all and then said that Sunday would be for a marathon. And I said, “Oh yeah? Which shows?” We blinked at each other. #differentlives

My colleagues at @propublica.org have done heart-crushing work in the last few years investigating the fallout of the SCOTUS Dobbs decision. Join @zivabranstetter.bsky.social and her team tomorrow for this free event👇

“The majority has spoken, and researchers are moving en masse” to Bluesky, says @shaine.bsky.social. Couldn't help myself and had to write about science twitter, X, bluesky and "the migration"... www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

I wrote a book about power and the men who fear losing it, that the New York Times called “a no holds barred comic achievement.” It also foreshadows the moment we currently find ourselves in. Find it here - bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

I submitted my manuscript today, so a friend took me out for sushi and cupcakes. We were meeting after a month, so we talked a lot, and we totally forgot to talk about the election. We were so happy there for some time.

Just thought I’d bring my dog here too.

as a voter i’d actually love some common sense on transgender issues actually. nationalized healthcare, leaving us alone otherwise, things of this nature.

I’m sort of excited about this place. It feels nice to be excited about something after this past week. Let us gather.

No big deal, just a two-book deal.

My friend Joseph made personalized Christmas tree ornaments for some of us, and I have never felt more seen.

Serving on a seated jury these past couple of days at the court house showed me that I have an absolute crush on humanity and its stories.

Jhumpa Lahiri’s ROMAN STORIES is an exquisite collection. Seattle friends, I hope to see you Saturday!

I have hit that point at the writing retreat when I start talking out loud to myself and it feels perfectly normal.

Not to be a real sap but we couldn't have done it without the support of other unions, an amazing negotiating committee, strike captains, and dogs in boots just for being dogs in boots

Filled my basket with goodies from the Hedgebrook kitchen and garden, put the kettle on, and I’m home. Hope to see some of you at the Hedgebrook Writers’ Conference in 10 days! #writingresidency

On my son’s t-shirt today: An injury to one is an injury to all. (The cashier at Trader Joe’s pumped their fists in the air). It’s nice having him home.

Not gonna lie, a big part of the joy of being on sabbatical for this academic year is watching my colleagues go back to work.

the application for the 2024 Periplus Fellowship—offering mentorship and community to writers of color—is now open ❤️‍🔥 you can learn more & apply by 10/27, pls help spread the word docs.google.com/document/d/1...

I want to think about the big blue moon today but I keep thinking of the woman whose doctors found a worm in her brain.

Joan Wallach Scott wrote a book about this in 2007, which I reviewed for The Nation (link below), but there’s enough material for another book or two on this subject. www.thenation.com/article/arch...

60,000 people are unhoused in Los Angeles County. 60,000 people with friends, family, and loved ones are tying to survive this storm with no shelter. Here is how you can donate directly to mutual aid groups supporting Los Angeles's unhoused neighbors during this storm.