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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Turning Point USA made a literal watch list of professors, primarily women, queer folks and people of color, and made us targets of political violence. I’ve received hate mail and harassment and death threats off and on for nearly a decade in part due to that man’s organization so 🤷🏽‍♀️

It is weird that the assassination of essentially a celebrity influencer is a bigger deal than the shooting of two top state legislators + their spouses

Hey, did you know my queer TTRPG anthology releases in just SIX DAYS?? It's full of queer coming of age stories set around the gaming table. If that sounds up your alley, you can preorder from Always Here Bookstore to get a signed bookplate and sticker! www.alwaysherebooks.com/product/this...

I am re-opening to queries for underrepresented/marginalized writers ONLY! If you think we’d be a good fit, feel free to use this link to query me: QueryTracker.net/query/AlexBr... I’ll try to stay open for at least a month! Can’t wait to read your work!!! 🥳

So incredibly excited for everyone to get their hands on this project. @stephwrites.bsky.social has a voice that just captures your attention and doesn’t let you go until the final sentence 🎉

Thrilled to announce my newest deal! I’m so excited that my amazing client, @stephwrites.bsky.social, has found an awesome home for her debut novel, HELLBOUND! I can’t wait to see what magic Stephanie, @melissarechter.bsky.social , and the Alcove team dream up! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

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It is not an exaggeration, friend. He did it with his own hands, and a smile on his face. Look at it full on. This man is not a hero. You can acknowledge his usefulness, and be honest about his dangerousness and moral failure. Goodbye. bsky.app/profile/wolv...

A thread of BIPOC-owned, ethically sourced, craft chocolate makers. This in not a complete list, but just ones I've personally enjoyed and are fairly transparent about their cacao sources and fair payment to farmers. More will be added as I go. #craftchocolate 🍫

Hi queriers! Dropping by with a friendly reminder that I am closed to unsolicited queries! Anything that is emailed to me will be deleted unread. I am (slowly) working my way through submissions and will likely stay closed through the rest of 2025. BUT —

HEY SOMETIMES THERE IS UNCOMPLICATED GOOD NEWS It's rare but it happens!!! If you think this is a big and great deal (it is) please consider donating directly to the Florida Freedom to Read Project www.fftrp.org/donate

If any editors out there are looking for the “came back wrong” trope lemme know!!! 👀

Editors!!! This book is so charming and a little spooky and I can’t wait to send it your way!!! 🥰

REST IN PEACHES is now a Locus Award finalist AND a Dragon Award finalist! My silly queer YA slasher is my favorite child and I’m so excited to see her getting some love! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

She's Publisher's Marketplace official! ♥️🇵🇸 If you're interested in book about a haunted house that fights back against its occupiers - and the three generations of Palestinian women who are bound to it - then look out September 2026 from Tor Nightfire and Orbit UK!

If you’ve ever wanted to read a book about a Palestinian haunted house that fights back against its occupiers—and the three generations of Palestinian women who are connected to it—then be on the lookout for Deena Helm’s debut! Coming to you in Sept 2026 from Tor Nightfire! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

Get to dust this bad boy off

Rümeysa Öztürk describes the library in the prison where she was held for 45 days for co-authoring an op-ed

It is indeed very neat!!! ☺️

They are trying to murder Rumeysa Ozturk. For writing a fucking op-ed.

Rümeysa Öztürk hasn’t been given her asthma medication and has had three asthma attacks, putting her life in danger and possibly violating disability civil rights. New from me with @hurwitz.bsky.social for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Editors! If this sounds up your alley, I’m happy to chat 👀✨

Editors! This could be on its way to you soon! If you love villain romances and hot mess protagonists, we have one hell of a ride for you!

Disappeared Tufts Human Dev. PhD student Rumesya Ozturk is also a graduate of Teachers College - she’s a dev. psychologist studying children’s media & prosocial development. She also bakes without recipes and binge-watches cartoons. She is our colleague & she was abducted on the street w/ our tax $.

Editors! We’re prepping this super fun adult dark contemporary fantasy (with a Lucifer-esque will they won’t they romance) for sub! Always happy to chat if you’re interested 😈😈😈😈😈😈

SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB'S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES x SUBURBAN HELL 💋feminist rage 💅1980s setting 💋the darkest of deals 💅satanic panic 💋found family 💅generational heartache to healing #LuckyPit #PopUpPitE #H #A #PopUpPit

these are the names of young Black men who were "found dead" after the Ferguson uprising following the murder of Michael Brown in 2014. Edward Crawford Jr. is in the famous image below. his death was ruled a suicide. our gov't is not new to silencing activists. the least we can do is remember them.

Does anyone have any indie bookstore recs for Newark, NJ (or the surrounding area?) 👀

A fun fact about vitamin A supplementation is it can kill you

wurmple revenge

My first official piece of published flash fiction is out in Fikra Magazine ❣️ I cannot describe how honored I am to have my first piece out with a Palestinian literary magazine & have it be in both Arabic and English (translated by Yasmin Haj) 🇵🇸

So excited to be working with @deenahelm.bsky.social 🇵🇸✨ Editors! If you’d like a Pachinko-style multigenerational Palestinian family saga, have we got the story for you! (All of the moodboard pics were taken by Deena in Palestine!)

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Editors! Get ready for a story that will help you heal, let you hang out with Cupid, and immerse you in a Hallmarkian small town obsessed with Valentines Day! *Donut* miss this beautiful story!💘

So excited to work with @emmailene.bsky.social 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

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A Friday reminder that having your book banned doesn't sell books. Only THE MOST banned books see support, and I assure you all those creators would prefer their books were NOT banned instead. There's no silver lining. It's just the knowledge that ppl hate you! Ok have a good weekend