Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed.   Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us.

I wrote this essay last fall for print only & I'm republishing it with their permission bc we're talking about didactism in kidlit right now and I have HAD thoughts about the connection between instructive lit and book banning. I'd be honored if you read it. www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2026/5/...

We have a cover! @stephwrites.bsky.social's debut fantasy HELLBOUND is out on August 25 from @alcovepress! #booksky

So excited to be working with Kelly on her adult and YA speculative mysteries! Editors, you’d better be ready for a ghostly good time soon! 👀👻

are psyducks telepathic or just empathic

@deenahelm.bsky.social's debut horror novel OUR CUT OF SALT is one of Book Riot's scariest of 2026! Preorder the terror now! buff.ly/kuBEUO2 #booksky

AHH!! @BookRiot named Our Cut of Salt one of the scariest horror books of 2026!!! bookriot.com/scariest-hor...

Praise is here!! If you're interested in a book about a haunted house in Palestine that fights its occupiers, and the three generations of Palestinian women who have to put the haunting to rest, you can preorder my debut novel, Our Cut of Salt, here :) linktr.ee/deenahelm

Watching Brazil, South Korea and Hungary get rid of their authoritarians

from the "American imperialism" article

Donkey Kong Bonanza is here for us in these trying times

Congress is so funny. The world could be blown to smithereens and half of them would be like not sure this is a kitchen table issue.

Charlie Day, who plays Luigi in the Mario movies, shouts out alleged United Healthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione aftermath.site/charlie-day-ma...

Every office should have a designated nap room, where you can sleep for like 30 minutes and then you can go about the rest of your day

ARCs are here and even more beautiful than I thought they’d be 😭 I cannot believe my story about a Palestinian haunted house is HERE and REAL! (And if you’re down to read about a haunted house that fights its occupiers, preorders are here: linktr.ee/deenahelm)

With the new Harry Potter trailer dropping today, now is a better time than ever to remind everyone that J. K. Rowling's name appears in the Epstein files where she calls Epstein "a very dear friend".

Trapped!At My Day Job

BG3 is helping me with revisions 🙏🏼✨

My Dark Urge run on BG3 counts as book research and no I will not be elaborating at this time

Longing for the day I’ll get to agent and write full time ✨

Please consult a medical professional before reading A SAVAGE, INFINITE NIGHT. Side effects include... Rep: @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social #writingcommunity #booksky #writesky

@kennedywrites.bsky.social debut novel THERE USED TO BE PEOPLE HERE is out on November 3! #booksky #blackbooksky

*slams fist on table* NEW! SFF/H! YA! reactormag.com/young-adult-...

Editors!!! If you’ve ever wanted a winter MG holiday horror set in the Arctic with a lot of heart and even more ghosts, then have we got the story for you 👀😈✨ So excited to be working with Starla on all of her fabulous ideas! 🤩

Happy almost Valentine’s Day from my novel-in-progress! Because even though birds aren’t real, my excitement about the second draft of this book absolutely is 😎 #writing #writercommunity #valentines #wip #capitalismsucks #birdsarentreal

I've said this before but I truly believe we could revitalize YA and kidlit overnight by switching to MMPB and paperback first. Kids want paperbacks! It is by far the biggest request I get from teen readers.

Leanne has so many AMAZING ideas and I can’t wait for them to get out into the world 👀🥳👀🥳👀🥳

Editors! Get ready for the fabulous YA sapphic horror-romance to hit your inboxes soon 👀👀👀 So excited to work with @charwritesstories.bsky.social on all of her fabulous ideas!!! 🥳🥳🥳

Super excited to say that my horror short story, The Blood Remains, was a finalist for the AAEF short story writing contest! 🖤

Statements made by politicians cannot unmake a victim of ICE just as they cannot rebuild Gaza. These are lives killed and disappeared, over and over and over again

I just think it's neat that bad leaders who must be stopped at all costs only live in countries with big oil reserves

Hooray! @authorsabb.bsky.social is *OFFICIALLY* a nonprofit, and is now open for donations! For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE. Imagine what we could do with $$$ www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 I’m so stoked that I get to work with @zillawrites.bsky.social and all of her fantastic ideas! Editors! Get ready for a haunted hotel that brings out your worst qualities—just like the toxic friends you’re trapped with—in this fun, meta adult horror debut coming your way in 2026! 😈✨

Silent Hill 2 im so sorry they did this to you!!!

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 Thrilled to be working with C.L. on so many cool things! I can’t share our secrets here yet but there will definitely be more to come! ✨

Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub book coming out in 2026 that is science fiction, fantasy, or horror and either adult or young adult? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged. bookjockeyalex.com/contact/

Alright y'all, I've got a list of (nearly) every traditionally published young adult science fiction, fantasy, and horror book of 2025. All 310 of them. bookjockeyalex.com/2024/12/26/y...

✨new deal alert!✨ So excited that we found the perfect home for @meredithephillips.bsky.social’s historical romances! Get ready to fall in love with her clever characters and charming banter! 🥳💜✨

Hi #DVPit! I'm so excited to check out everyone's awesome pitches today! I'm happy to look at queries + first 10 pages from everyone participating 💜 You can use this link to query me! Please paste a link to your pitch at the top of your query! Thank you! querytracker.net/query/AlexBr...

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat. For the crime of … complaining about government policy. Core 1A speech. With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

This is on the street OUTSIDE of the Ice building, it's city property. The agent should be charged with assault.

10 spaces still available with @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social for the Critique Carousel www.scbwi.org/events/criti... #middlegrade #YA #kidlit

Things Portland is currently ravaged by: Pizza Temperate, sunny weather Coffee Middling soccer Sunsets Farmer’s markets Apples Hiking trails Thai food Fresh hops Harvest-ready vineyards Things Portland is not ravaged by: War Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

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