The Forgotten Five print edition campaign is now LIVE! Ever since @saracentury.bsky.social, Pat Kennedy, @deankotz.bsky.social & I launched TFF, the main question's been “when will there be a print edition?!” Now you can back it on @kickstarter.com today at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/new...

**Deadline tomorrow!** Please share The Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer of color administered by Sisters in Crime. Grant information and submission requirements are here: https://twp.ai/4iwd2n Help us spread the word!

Surgery was unexpectedly delayed for a few days, so I'm still crowdfunding. If you have a few bucks to spare or even just a RT, it would really help.

So cool that people are still discovering this #Sinners syllabus, published by the African American Intellectual History Society, and composed by Jemar Tisby & Keisha N. Blain. Enjoy!

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Good morning friends! Your neighborhood Whistle Witch was hiding for much of the weekend, but I am back because today we will cross 900,000 whistles shipped!!! (585k this month!) If you need whistles, reach out to us: linktr.ee/3Dwhistles Especially if you're an org prepping for No Kings!

Y'all, tomorrow we are going to cross 500,000 whistles shipped in February, which is just a staggering and bananas thing. We have a few printers under our "HELP SEND FILAMENT" wishlists tonight, so if you want to keep the ball rolling... linktr.ee/WhistleWishl...

I want to help Marie complete her utter domination by getting her the resources she needs. If we could print her tens of thousands of red cards, I have faith that she would distribute them ALL. So help us help Marie. www.gofundme.com/f/fund-whist...

"Haunted" #IceOut #IceOutComics

Have you heard? There’s a new bill that makes it harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote. Join me and @standupamerica.bsky.social in urging Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/no-o...

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Congress: Freeze Funding for ICE!. Write one here: act.standupamerica.com/letters/lett...

since I have a lot more 3D printer folks following me now, I do want to remind y'all that I put all the designs for these med organizers up on MakerWorld! Please share far & wide! We all deserve sparkle things! makerworld.com/en/collectio...

NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month. Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.

It's time to start making your plans! Romancing the Vote returns July 1st - July 5th, 2026! * authors, start annotating those books * artists, start making that art * experts, start plotting your consultations Stay updated: updates.romancingthevote.com

#booktour @loriraderday.bsky.social @minotaurbooks.bsky.social @bluehousebooks.bsky.social @christinaclancy.bsky.social @tracyc1.bsky.social @mpmthewriter.bsky.social @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social @rebeccamckanna.bsky.social @murderbooks.bsky.social

Fall, book 2, in my Det. Harriet Foster series, is a Kindle Exclusive Deal in the US marketplace, 12/1/2025 and running through 12/31/2025! $1.99 USD. www.amazon.com/b?node=13245...

My latest newsletter is all about how to be a resilient writer in the face of career setbacks, ego death and creeping fascism. I offer 17 handy tips on how to hang onto yourself and keep going when the challenging times just don't seem to stop. buttondown.com/charliejane/...

It’s finally here! Thank you so much to @reactorsff.bsky.social for ushering into the world the cover for my gothic horror THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED! Welcome to Villa Sepulveda…hope you survive your stay. 11/25/25 from @erewhonbooks.bsky.social. Preorder info ⬇️ reactormag.com/cover-reveal...

Hey y'all! Unc editor here. We say "don't self reject" all the time. For some of us it's baked into the process already, but for others it might get lost in the sauce. So lemme repeat: Get your subs out there. Treat it like building a muscle, or a callus. When/if it comes back as a pass/

Thanks @wcp.bsky.social for letting me interview rapper Ruby Ibarra (winner of the @npr.org 2025 Tiny Desk Contest! It was life to talk to with someone I've admired for so long, who represents the immigrant experience fearlessly. I didn’t come off as cool. washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7677...

Anyway, you know what to do. bywaterbooks.com/product/crim...

CRIME INK: ICONIC is coming this September! It’s an anthology of crime fiction inspired by queer icons and I’m so proud to be included!

I just received a contract on Docusign for review and signing, and it offered to give me an AI-generated summary that I could read instead to save time. That's AN AI-GENERATED SUMMARY ***OF A CONTRACT***, in case you need to let that sink in.

This is so true. 99% of book bans have the intended effect: you never hear about those books again. The 1% of banned books that become infamous bestsellers elsewhere are not the norm.

I was featured (very briefly) in this piece on Restoried Bookshop, a Chicago indie bookstore that focuses on work by AAPI and other BIPOC storytellers 💜 The launch party for DEATH IN THE CARDS is at this store on May 17 from 3-5pm, so I hope you can join us! abc7chicago.com/post/restori...

Woohoo! Death in the Cards is now here! Here's my interview with @mpmthewriter.bsky.social about her new series. Go and get it at your local independent bookstore or library now! chireviewofbooks.com/2025/05/13/d... #books #mysteries #yamysteries #yabooks #youngadult #murdermysteries #tarot

"[Tarot] is all about making choices, right? Each choice is not necessarily wrong; it just leads the story in a different way." Elisa Shoenberger's interview with @mpmthewriter.bsky.social on her new novel, “Death in the Cards” (Delacorte Press) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/05/13/d...

The latest Crime Writers of Color Coming Attractions kingsriverlife.com/04/19/crime-... @crimewoc.bsky.social #mysterybooks #books #cozymsytery @vgauthor.bsky.social @legalthriller.bsky.social @mpmthewriter.bsky.social @torieldridge.bsky.social 💙📚

The young adult debut from the award-winning author of Arsenic and Adobo! 🃏 Join Mia P. Manansala on May 20th discussing DEATH IN THE CARDS with Ali Hazelwood. 🕵️ More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @mpmthewriter.bsky.social

🌟 Pop! Goes The Reader's 55 Most-Anticipated Young Adult Books: April-June 2025 🌟 popgoesthereader.com/55-most-anti... #BookSky #YALit #KidLit

I have an item in this amazing auction! If you'd like to name a character in my next book or check out all the other offerings, go to the link in the OG post

Can't believe one of my favorite authors said this about House of Monstrous Women. 🥹💜 You can get a copy free in the Goodreads giveaway! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Writing this GFM request was the most important writing I've done today (or in a while, TBH). For reasons that are clear in the GFM, I can't share this person's identity, but this is someone I know personally who really needs our help. www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-bel...

This also goes for digital books and digital audiobooks you get from the library--they pay for the licenses, and the more copies available at once the more they are paying/"purchasing." Go use Libby and Hoopla, it counts as support!

Had a great time talking ALTER EGO with Fox 26 Houston's Jonathan Stenvall! You can grab the novel wherever books are sold. This interview will by syndicated across the country, too! www.fox26houston.com/video/1596998 @flatironbooks.bsky.social @zackwagman.bsky.social @sandyjarrell.com

@storystudiochicago.bsky.social’s genre for March is MYSTERY! Join @johncopenhaver.bsky.social, Susanna Calkins, @mpmthewriter.bsky.social, and moderator @elisehartkipness.bsky.social on Zoom for a free panel (but RSVP online) on March 5. www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...

Help public libraries today by: ✅ Downloading an ebook ✅ Registering for a program ✅ Sharing a post from your library ✅ Emailing staff and thanking them ✅ Mark your calendar to attend the next library board of control meeting ✅ Ask 5 friends to do the same

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Join us in 2 weeks at ERIS Brewery and Cider House for a stellar (and recently updated) lineup of Chicago crime fiction. See you there! @tracyc1.bsky.social @michellefalkoff.com @jakehinkson.bsky.social @danielkraus.com @reganmacarthur.bsky.social @mpmthewriter.bsky.social @loriraderday.bsky.social

we need to make cynicism uncool. like having doubts in your heart and being overwhelmed is one thing, but a lot of us got trained by twitter to post our most cynical snark for engagement and that broke something in a lot of us. (me included!) giving up is not actually that sophisticated!

do not put your crimes in writing, even on Signal

Not only is Gail 100% correct that Themyscira would welcome trans women, @stephwilliams.bsky.social, @definitelyvita.bsky.social and Alitha Martinez gave us our first trans Amazon with Bia!

Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜 The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization. Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵

if you call today, I basically said the post below and then added that we need loud, angry leadership to reflect the actual needs of the constituency and for ossoff added that i know he's up for reelection lol

Called my rep and basically used this post as a script. I'm still feeling the anxious adrenaline rush from this like, 5 sec call (millennials do NOT like making phone calls!) but if I can do it, I hope you can too

Clarion West Announces Scholarship for Trans Writers locusmag.com/2025/01...

My YA debut, DEATH IN THE CARDS (out May 13) is now the first in a series, and I've sold the sequel, MURDER UNDER THE FULL MOON (out Fall 2026) 🔥🌕💀 Shout out to @michitrota.bsky.social for introducing me to the world of firespinning & helping w/ my research. You're the best! 😘

youtu.be/zCclqKqoWHg Today's "10 Questions for Crime Writers of Color" video I'm highlighting is with Cindy Fazzi. @cindyfazzi.bsky.social Her thriller "Multo," is part of her Domingo the Bounty Hunter series. The new one will be out in 2025. @crimewoc.bsky.social

Don't miss the latest Crime Writers of Color Coming Attractions www.krlnews.com/2025/01/crim... @crimewoc.bsky.social #mystery #books #CrimeWritersofColor 💙📚

When a single billionaire can accumulate more money in 10 seconds than their employees make in one year, while workers struggle to meet the basic cost of rent and medicine, then yes, every billionaire really is a policy failure. Read our op-ed here ⤵️