NYPL developed its own e-reader, then shut it down last year :( libanswers.nypl.org/faq/430249 NYPL Labs had an *amazing* team, then brought in a CTO from a different industry that didn't understand its unique value: urbanomnibus.net/2017/03/urba...

Libraries WERE trying to do this up until about a decade ago. I hope Mamdani keeps his campaign promise to increase and *sustain* the library budget, that NYC's libraries interrogate their vendor contracts, and that they reinvigorate in-house tech development — and then share that work w/ others

You did it! 🥳 European Parliament just decided that Chat Control 1.0 must stop. This means on April 6, 2026, Gmail, LinkedIn, Microsoft and other Big Techs must stop scanning your private messages in the EU. #PrivacyWins 💪

today is THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS's first birthday, so I'm running a giveaway of annotated hardcover! to enter: - follow me - share this post - bonus entry: tag a friend closes March 31 at 5p.m. EST, open internationally to anywhere that can receive USPS packages

you can still get 25% off today btw at B&N

I'm one of those mixed writers 😂

As someone who was excited for this game because I love Mass Effect, I'm incredibly disappointed. Though not surprised. Guess I'll just stick with replaying the ME series

Small reminder that most of my Patreon posts are free and I post free stuff multiple times a month. Lore, art, blogs, chapters, and more every month. Chapters of BYMMS are also available to read on both for $1. $3+ gets you free books. www.patreon.com/c/platinumso... ko-fi.com/platinumsoul...

The only appropriate way to respond to devs that don't respect their audience by using Ai slop in their games.

Gross. Crossing anything Owlcat off of the purchase list.

Really? REALLY? You're using slop for video games? Slop in, slop out. www.eurogamer.net/owlcat-gen-a...

Join tonight's #WeeknightWriters chat at 7 - 9PM EST for a candid discussion about the joys and struggles of the writing life

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Here's what's going to happen: every woman, cis, trans, intersex, will have to undergo a humiliating test for a specific gene. A non-trivial number of women who have lived as women for their entire lives will find themselves labelled as "not women" because biology is more complicated than one gene.

If you want more angry girls and more weird books, try this one! (Thirteenth, out with Canelo Books, 2024) ⌛Gallows humour SFFH ⌛Can be read as a standalone ⌛What if the Whateleys were English, middle class, and shopped at M&S ⌛£1.99 on Kindle #Horror #WomenInHorror #BookSky #BritSky 🌈📚💙😱📚🩸📣📚

THE REANIMATOR MYSTERIES series is perfect for lovers of Gothic coziness. There are 4 books with 💀Pushing Daisies x Sleepy Hollow vibes 🫀An autistic necromancer ⚰️His reanimated lover 🪦 Solving mysteries in 1890s NYC 🏳️‍🌈MM paranormal historical romance 🔗⬇️Available wide! #romancelandia #booksky 🌈

Please wear a mask if you go to a protest this weekend. Protect yourself. Protect your disabled friends. Think of all the people who marinated in airport air for hours this week. That's reason enough to mask up.

I see you post anything about HP that doesn’t say it’s a shitty heavily plagiarised book by a horrible woman who hates trans people to death, I block you on sight. I don’t care it’s your childhood. Grow the fuck up.

One of my favorite cozy series to read 🥰🥰🥰

Seems like a good day to remind people I wrote a series of interconnected queer meet cutes set in a cozy magical town with no bigotry and magic based on skill set, not gender. Books2read.com/yverwood amaralynn.itch.io/yverwoodwitc... #queerwriters #queerbooks

One of my favorite cozy series to read 🥰🥰🥰

📝 400+ pages 🥀 urban fantasy 🌃 set in washington state 🔥 slow burn 🤍 romance and angst 🗡️ demons and vampires 📕 first in a duology 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and... 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... [ #booksky ]

New post for all members + extra for paid patrons. Info about a 'new' book and progress towards releasing Blood Dhampir!

Instead of continuing to debate the morality of engaging with books written by a particularly evil TERF…check out this starter pack and financially support these trans artists! 🏳️‍⚧️ go.bsky.app/5NHKfmC

This. All of this. Support indies if you want to see the stories that trad pub doesn't and won't publish.

Leaf That Came Out Too Early Cold As Shit

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instead of watching the new harry potter trailer, why not pick up some horror books by trans and nb writers for the trans rights readathon?? there are so many good options. For example, check out some of these writers:

I got "flow, heal, breathe" and I'm not even a little upset. (Including ALT text)

In one week, the series premier of Safe Haven will be on every screen in the eighties. The characters don’t know they’re slated to be part it something bigger than they ever intended. When the cosmos gets ahold of the show, it becomes difficult to solve everything in a twenty-four minute runtime…

Y'all, I've been spotlit! 😂🥰 TY @cmrosens.com, for the fun interview 📚 #BookSky #WritingCommunity

#WritingPrompt Thank you! ❤️ All my work can be read for free under the pseud linked below! Includes The Witch of Eden Hollow (T4T) + my queer dark fantasy series The Art of Malignance. The best way to support is giving a follow for updates on self-publishing! archiveofourown.org/users/TheEld...

Queer/ trans writer here. I write gay romance and historical fiction stories can be found here. Please leave kudos and comments. ☺️ here’s my page: archiveofourown.org/users/Wownom...

Ahoy! I'm a transmasc butch fantasy author of, among other things, an ongoing queer Gothic gaslamp fantasy serial you can read for free on my site ( saranadosfiction.com/2023/12/11/a... ) or, in ebook form, for free/pay-what-you-will over on itch ( finn-mclellan.itch.io )

I wrote a sapphic fantasy dark academia novel that is presently on sale! Want magic colleges free of TERFs? Want chronically ill baddies coping terribly? Want toxic best friends? This has all of that and more. You can learn more and purchase here: asmlp-ahr.carrd.co

Goblin Heart just came out yesterday! It’s an MM fantasy romance with a trans lead, and you can get it here: buy.bookfunnel.com/yeve7f638j

Howdy! I'm Roan, a trans man author & artist. The best way to support me is through my Patreon! I also have Ko-fi, and I take commissions every so often. Thanks for the promo opportunity! ▶️ www.patreon.com/cw/FaindriArt ▶️ ko-fi.com/faindriart ▶️ faindriart.carrd.co

Trans author of dark fantasy with queer characters and Filipino myths! MISTRESS OF LIES follows a blood mage spymaster as she recruits a noble bastard with a terrible gift to hunt down a magical serial killer for the vampiric Eternal King—all while planning to overthrow him. And it's in KU!

Hiiiii transmasc author here 🫡 I write queer books across the fantasy genre! I'll push my gay vampires agenda by encouring you to check out the kickstarter for my anthology that launches next week: tinyurl.com/exquisite-un...

I'm Jeb, a trans masc enby agenderfuck of a chaos gremlin. I'm writing a huge queer, leftist, time travel urban scifi epic. The first three books are crowdfunding from May (incl. Neon Hearts a trans coming of age story) Best way to support is pre follow the campaign ⬇️⬇️⬇️

She fell from the sky. Silfra found her, and everything changed. My book is available on Amazon (ebook & paperback), Bookshop org (paperback), and more. Links are on my Linktree 💜 linktr.ee/daniela_a_wo...

Disabled nonbinary shapeshifter hunts monsters on a deadline while suspecting they're being set up for something far bigger involving a smuggled artifact they found. Sweet but snarky protag. Found family. High fantasy in a futuristic setting. Links @ my website! Review, share, buy it—it's great!

Canadian nonbinary trans author here! I write series and standalones mostly in paranormal romance/erotica+ and Weird Fiction through Huldra House: www.huldrahouse.com Best/direct support is subscriptions from there (currently on sale!), and individual sales from there and: huldrahouse.itch.io

I'm a genderqueer/transmasc author and my free portal fantasy story features a trans man hero and unicorns! Read it at kitauthor.com/story/throug... I'll be starting the sequel in a month or two.

Hello! I’m a nb author and I have a couple of queer fantasy romance books! You can get them wherever books are sold or on my Ko-Fi or Itch! Links below (and in my bio!) My cover artists are trans too! Sweet & Wild: @northyme.com The Need for Dandelions: @nooskadraws.bsky.social

Hii. I'm a trans author working on my second book. :3 I'm doing okay money-wise, but if you wanna support me the best way is to join my girlfriend's patreon - she's a trans author maybe you've heard of! Financial support means more time for stress-free cuddles. 💞 www.patreon.com/c/elabambust...

You can get my work here or on payhip (link in bio) would you like Sad cannibals? beastcutter.itch.io/icebound 1920s horror noir? beastcutter.itch.io/lazarus-teaser Fae mosterfuck? beastcutter.itch.io/frith Gothic folk horror vampire/human sex? beastcutter.itch.io/ruin

You can preorder my next book! From @astoriabookshop.bsky.social if you want a signed one 👀

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Hello, y'all! I'm Addy & I'm a trans nonbinary author 🌈🫶 I write across genres, but all of my characters are delightfully trans, nonbinary, and/or otherwise queer. 🥰 You can find my work here: books2read.com/ap/xXJm2G/AE... Also available on itch! aebrossbooks.itch.io