My character keeps getting herself into pickles that she doesn't know how to get out of. And neither do I! Curious to see how it all shakes out in the end, lol

"By making bookworms paranoid about whether a poem or a passage they love was written by a person or by an algorithm, it may also warp the act of reading itself. None of this bodes well for the future of publishing — an industry in decline." 🔥 🔥🔥 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/o...

This is a fantastic article about the long and uneven road that lifelong writers often travel. These paragraphs in particular resonated with me. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/s...

One thing that AI evangelists seem to assume, particularly legal AI evangelists assume, is that the thinking and analysis is quick, and the writing is just tedious busywork that slows us down. But the writing IS the thinking and analysis. You work out the thinking and analysis by writing it down.

"Donald Trump does not think strategically. Nor does he think historically, geographically, or even rationally. He does not connect actions he takes on one day to events that occur weeks later." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Am I crying: a) because I don't have enough time to write b) because when I try to make time to write, I miss the baby c) because I'm sleep deprived d) 🤷‍♀️ e) all of the above

“Over the years, as I became Israeli, my parents maintained a proud Iranian identity. From our emigration until his death, there was not a single day when my father’s soul did not long for his Tehran.” www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...

Terry Tempest Williams feels like a perfect fit for you!

we are losing so much talent, progress, and hope for no good reason www.vox.com/future-perfe...

This is a good & infuriating piece about a putrid phenomenon — one intensified by all the punditry of the last decade that rolled its eyes at feminist analysis. There’s ALWAYS been a living available to women who vibed as “not like other girls,” in every decade, especially in the media

My pediatrician husband and his peds friends talk about this often. It's true: medicine in this country has historically been paternalistic. If physicians learn to reach parents where they're at, that's a good thing. But in the meantime, so many children and families will suffer needlessly.

saying, I want to read the book before I see the show/movie, and subsequently dying under an avalanche of books, never watching anything new ever again

This profile is a ride!! Thought-provoking observations on everything from the process of crafting a novel to the criminal justice system to our culture's obsession with true crime. Congrats to @samanthapaigerosen.bsky.social on this must-read.

Congrats to Lauren D. Woods: Her debut collection has been named a finalist for the 2025 Foreword INDIES Finalist for Short Stories! Read all about it: www.forewordreviews.com/awards/books... @ladiwoods.bsky.social #indie #finalist #bookprize #shortstories

Funny story: I also forgot that we're actually *losing* an hour, not gaining one. Baby will be fine; I, however, woke up at 4:15 old time, banking on extra sleep. Guess which one of us is gonna need a nap? 😶

Oh noooo I forgot about daylight savings this evening and Baby had a long nap and went to bed early send helpppppp

"...it is important to realize that the 1979 Iranian revolution was no revolution at all. It was a cunning bait-and-switch." If you don't know your Iranian history, feels like a good moment to learn. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/o...

"...it is important to realize that the 1979 Iranian revolution was no revolution at all. It was a cunning bait-and-switch." If you don't know your Iranian history, feels like a good moment to learn. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/o...

We are living through a period where we have mass government layoffs literally causing countless deaths while at the same time DHS has so much money that Noem will have a different luxury jet for every day of the week

Being a parent is just saying “I really need to take a shower at some point” until you die

Hey DMV! On Sat., Feb. 21, 5 p.m., there will be a tribute to Book World at @politicsprose.bsky.social. Several former editors and contributors will be sharing memories in honor of the late lamented BW. See link below for the lineup. #BookSky 📚 politics-prose.com/tribute-book...

"...They are desperate for advice on how to stay in science when there are no grants available... If you delay and terminate training grants, it’s like a snowball effect. Eventually you start wiping out our next generation of scientists." - Anonymous NIH Program Official

Iranian authorities have without prior warning transferred Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to a prison in the north of the country as concern grows over her health. Keep talking about Iran. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Trying to decide if my friend has enough $$ to be considered eccentric, or if she's simply a weirdo. Love her either way!

"A consumer is a person whose preëxisting tastes you strive to satisfy over and over; a reader is someone you hope to change, convince, and surprise." Must-read explanation by Becca Rothfeld of what we are losing with Book World's shuttering: www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...

I had to unsubscribe from my hometown paper when Bezos started censoring the Opinion section to kowtow to fascists. Still, I'm always rooting for this once-great institution to succeed, and for the hardworking staff who aren't responsible for these choices. Absolutely infuriating.

I’m disgusted, furious — as a frequent contributor to the books section, a friend to beloved people on staff, and as a hometown reader. It’s hard to summon a response beyond “how dare they,” because truly, how dare they smash an entity that performs such crucial, illuminating work.

Stop scrolling for a minute. Read this micro by @djpoissant.bsky.social. Feel your own heart expand as the story does.

Yesterday, Minneapolis gave us hope. That’s what they’re trying to kill: the will of a people who are willing to fight them.

I finally, finally have a few hours to myself to write, my only chance all weekend, and all I can do is fret about the state of the fucking world, and now I am crying because I am both sad and frustrated with myself

I wish my local newspaper hadn't succumbed to fascism, I really want a weather update

Important news for us writers from across the NYC subway tracks:

Delighted to be featured in @thetransmitter.bsky.social's Liftoff series: bit.ly/3ZkMQl8 Learn more about our lab's work at the intersection of social interaction, neural computation, & mental health. Reach out if you are interested in collaborating or becoming involved! sinclaboratory.com

New indie titles to get you through the winter

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I don’t often manage to get away to write—but when I do, I make it COUNT, bitches

It's particularly galling to call for ICE to wear body cams when Renee Good's murder literally recorded the whole thing on his phone. He was so confident in his impunity as part of that organization that he recorded and allowed for the release of footage of him shooting a woman at point blank.

A few striking images that capture much of what has happened to US publishing in the last 30 years.

Another day of appalling, heinous news. But we're still supposed to celebrate our small wins, right? Despite my full-time job, my baby, and my other responsibilities, I've hit 30,000 words on my new manuscript. It may not matter in the grand scheme, but I am proud of myself.

Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Andrew Racine on today’s HHS announcement about the childhood immunization schedule: www.aap.org/en/news-room...

@shortstorytoday.bsky.social I’ll miss you! 💔 But there are lots of episodes to go back to until you return. I mentioned some of my faves in a previous post, here are some more [email protected] @melostrom.bsky.social @norami.bsky.social @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social @emirengoff.bsky.social

Being a novelist is humbling because one day, you're rereading your masterpiece, those pages perfected over years, each word polished like a jewel, and marveling at your talent-- --but the next you're drafting something new and it's like, "What is a so-called 'plot' and how do I make one?"

Being a novelist is humbling because one day, you're rereading your masterpiece, those pages perfected over years, each word polished like a jewel, and marveling at your talent-- --but the next you're drafting something new and it's like, "What is a so-called 'plot' and how do I make one?"

Dear bluskeeters! I'm doing research with a friend. If you're a Black Author with a speculative book publishing in 2026, could you please pitch and link me, please? This a difficult to sus intersection. Please add your friends' work. Please tag people. Please share

Still listen to it, no skips, frequently.

Got to love artists taking a stand. ❤️

I was suspicious in the beginning but, yes, great essay.

So demolishing the federal government w/ zero strategy *didn't* work? I'm shocked. 😠 "But the group did not do what Mr. Musk said it would: reduce federal spending by $1 trillion before October. On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...

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In @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social's recent workshop on teaching while parenting, she said, "Forgive yourself for not being able to hold a whole novel in your mind anymore." I think this is good advice for all, parent or not...although I sometimes struggle to hold a whole chapter in my mind these days!