Am here at #peopleofpublishing25! Very fancy venue this year. I have cards and little about me handouts for editors. Come say hi!

Hey, nerds! George RR Martin is providing signed books for a charity I volunteer for (or have volunteered for, I haven't been in awhile) Brooklyn Book Bodega, which provides FREE books to underserved communities. Get yourself a book, and get kids even more books! collectsignet.com/products/geo...

It’s my birthday so you should go pre-order my and Richy’s picture book as a gift to me ☺️🙏🏾! 🔗https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/742021/mamis-magic-words-by-kiara-valdez-illustrated-by-richy-sanchez-ayala/

Changed my mind about touching grass and got a Covid and flu shot instead, because I wish to outlive my enemies

At their meeting on the 18th, experts fear RFK is going to restrict access to the COVID vaccine further. So try to schedule your appt this week. I got mine on Friday. Arm so for a day. No other problems. arstechnica.com/health/2025/...

I would love to know how many more hits than unusual the copyright.gov site has gotten since the Anthropic case settled.

Read our blog to get an overview of the Anthropic settlement. There’s an FAQ for authors, too. We hope you find it helpful. authorsguild.org/news/what-au...

Thanks, governor! Good move. gothamist.com/news/hochul-...

You need a doctor to prescribe a COVD shot in NYC this year. Luckily I have 578 doctors and the first one I messaged quickly replied, "Sent." But that's an annoying extra step.

On my way to the gym, I got on an elevator with a little black poodle who was very excited to be going on her walk. She waited at the doors, and then she stuck her head through when they began to open (obviously too slowly for her liking) and she looked like Jack Nicholson in the Shining.

Where the hell did September come from?

I THINK I THINK A LOT has been out for 2 years today! If you've borrowed it, bought it, read it, shared it, opened it up to flip through the pages, talked about it, or you're simply following me here, thank you. @joseebisaillon.bsky.social @esckeyes.bsky.social @freespiritbooks.bsky.social

Interesting to see the PM article about authors' copyrights not being registered. No surprise publishers want to save money. Each application has a cost and copies need to be sent to Washington. I used to register copyright all S&S titles so if any authors have questions on doing it, I am here.

Some say we are in a second Gilded Age. I think we are in a Golden Toilet Age.

That was quick. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

I just saw a BBC News clip about a guy whose AI chatbot convinced him his manuscript was worth 5 million pounds (unclear what the manuscript was about?). ... not looking forward to getting angry responses to passes from these people.

Who am I going to see at the People of Publishing Conference? The schedule is up! peopleofpublishing.org/sessions/

For those who need #Uplift: bsky.app/profile/debb... Hand-curated by me; I'll be mostly offline for few days but will still try for daily. Criteria unapologetically subjective. bookish • quirky • word nerds • art that shows human process • science-nerdyfun • obscure interest deep-dives • alt-text

Fuck you, "it's not too early to start Christmas shopping" marketing email. Yes, it absolutely is.

Maine, USA readers-- ENOUGH IS... is now available at *all* Sherman's Maine Coast Bookshops locations, with signed copies in Bar Harbor and Portland. What an honor to be at bookshops in one of my favorite places. Thank you for stocking it, Sherman's! @esckeyes.bsky.social @painternik.bsky.social

“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books. bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

New Yorkers: I'm working on finding a space for a September Kidlit Drink Night and welcome suggestions for good bars. The requirements: Manhattan below 59th St. & between 9th and 1st Aves; affordable food & drinks; will hold some space without making me pay a food & beverage minimum.

Cover reveal over on Instagram! www.instagram.com/p/DNRmE2RhBgT/

This month I THINK I THINK A LOT will have been out for two years! I wrote it to show how sometimes if we look on the underside of what's troubling we can find something beautiful. #OCD #anxiety Illust. by @joseebisaillon.bsky.social Pub: @freespiritbooks.bsky.social @esckeyes.bsky.social

I feel like EVERYONE should have told me they'd be out of work this week.

‘We have to clear our names’: Venezuelan makeup artist who survived Ice detention tries to rebuild his life | Venezuela | The Guardian share.google/Butrdm2iiMCw...

Thank you to the Gettysburg Library for hosting me yesterday, and to the caregivers and families who brought 21 young readers for storytime and craft! Everyone who came received a copy of ENOUGH IS... thanks to a generous grant from the Helen K. Martin Endowment.

I'm really sickened by the use of Virginia Giuffre as a prop here. (Guiffre is the victim that settled her lawsuit against Prince Andrew if he would give millions to anti-sex trafficking organizations.) She died in April and she can't speak for herself now. Keep her name out of your mouth.

Honestly we just want to live our lives.

PSA: Your period should not 🩸last > 7 days 🩸interfere with your life 🩸happen consistently > than monthly 🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours 🩸have clots larger than a quarter 🩸cause debilitating pain 🩸require double product coverage 🩸make you anemic You don’t have to suffer.

NEW: Nathan Albers once co-owned a company that schemed to hire and conceal undocumented workers. Now his company could make hundreds of millions from work on the nation's largest detention camp. “The irony is thick,” said a former DHS official.

Storytime + Craft at the Gettysburg Library on July 30th!

www.theroot.com/ice-agents-c... why are officers approaching 11-year-olds if they are just playing baseball?

www.bbc.com/news/article... Didn't love reading this. The court situation with AI seems quite delicate right now. So this is just what we need...

Writers: The editors & agents aren’t behind a velvet rope at our conference—they’re in the room with you. 💬 Small-group convos 🍴 Intimate lunch & learns 📚 40+ industry pros 🤝 Real connection, zero pressure Let’s story. 🎟️ tickets are selling fast. www.latinxstorytellersconference.com/registration

Coming soon: new projects from @adamming.bsky.social @kazwindness.bsky.social @bartography.bsky.social @michellejingchan.bsky.social + more buff.ly/74Pegs3

I learned that Alex Ross' mother, Lynette Ross, was also a commercial illustrator so I looked up her work and what the helllllllll!!!

I think everyone i emailed today was out of the office. i am jealous.

Thank you to Elizabethtown Public Library for hosting me for Storytime + Craft today :)

Does anyone remember the Watchmen HBO series where all the cops wore masks and the boss turned out to be KKK. Not sure why this made me think of that... brooklyneagle.com/articles/202...

Good interview with Julie K. Brown about the fundamentals of the Epstein case and our unequal justice system.

"Disabled people who become pregnant face a greater risk of complications—including far greater risks of death—at roughly equal rates across very different disabilities, a finding suggestive of underlying medical failures and biases." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

When you meet your book's illustrator! @painternik.bsky.social !

I'd love to see you if you're in Central PA this Saturday!

Warning to #kidlit illustrators and others using WeTransfer to move files!

I’m hiring an editorial assistant! Position will report to me and the director of our Graphic Novel program. You will get to work on childrens and our New Adult imprint. Apply here: jobs.jobvite.com/hachette-boo...

To those posting art for #PortfolioDay: Use alt-text! Not only does it help the visually impaired & neurodivergent, it will help your art get DISCOVERED. Thanks to @nicktankard.bsky.social for sharing tips on how he comes up with alt-text for his art: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/al... #ArtSky