The inimitable @heykellyjensen.bsky.social with a deeply informed perspective on hope & the importance of being present

All of this. The only way we survive as artists (of all kinds: writers, visual artists, musicians, etc) is to stand in solidarity together.

Looking forward to chatting with @shanatargosz.bsky.social on Saturday afternoon at the Clackamas Barnes & Noble about her new book The Underwild: Relic of Thieves! stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...

i need authors and agents to be much louder with their publishers how much they hate gen ai and make it embarrassing/financially harmful for publishers to be associated with it at every level (incl marketing, publicity, and sales)

Just like how it's never to late to start your book, it's never too late to join Authors Against Book Bans. The more of us there are, the more we win and we're adding new members every day. So be a part of something bigger & join AABB today

TONIGHT

Consider donating to @scarleteen.com! Scarleteen is queer- and trans-led, providing inclusive and essential sex education to users all over the world. They are basically IT in terms of online sex ed at a moment when it is increasingly hard to access sex ed, period. pro.gofundme.com/give/566676/...

I made a ceramic scarab & nested it in a wooden bowl among favorite stones & shells.

The latest episode of @trufelman.bsky.social Avery Trufelman’s always-excellent podcast Articles of Interest should be of particular interest to comics people. They go into real depth on Dan Decarlo’s & Archie Comics’s long history as fashion influencers. www.articlesofinterest.co/podcast/epis...

One week from today! Join us, fans of poignant, smart, & funny sf! Get Will's book & check out the rest of the well-curated stock at Parallel Worlds Bookshop!

In Issue 3 of The Eavesdrop (w/Anna-Marie McLemore, @exrpan.bsky.social, @anicarissi.bsky.social, @novarensuma.bsky.social & me) we’re talking about PLOT, from the ways we define, conceptualize & approach it to the strategies that save us when we're stuck. www.thisistheeavesdrop.com/issue-3-plot/

The spring issue of The Eavesdrop (a quarterly newsletter about writing process & craft by authors Anna-Marie McLemore, @exrpan.bsky.social, @ryansara.bsky.social, @novarensuma.bsky.social & me) comes out tmrw, so subscribe now (free!) to get it in your inbox. This season, we're talking about PLOT.

The nationwide book ban bill is now entering the House of Representatives for consideration. Here's everything you need to know about HR 7661, including next steps to take in helping defeat this anti-LGBTQ, anti-intellectual, pro-voucher bill before it goes any farther: bookriot.com/hr7661-advan...

Nationwide book banning bill HR 7661 is BAD. Find out more here, including what we can do to help stop it: bookriot.com/hr7661-advan...

Please pay attention, and call your representatives.

Super looking forward to this conversation!

It's look like there's a chance this gets out of committee. The next action on it is Tuesday, so set aside some time this weekend to act! More info in the thread!

I'm so looking forward to meeting up with the Youth Advisory Board at Green Bean Books this coming Sunday to talk about MOUNTAIN UPSIDE DOWN! Yay for spaces where young readers can connect & discuss & have their opinions taken seriously & respected! www.greenbeanbookspdx.com/youth-adviso...

Join me tomorrow 2/21 at 11 AM at Always Here Bookstore! I'll be in conversation with @rienealwriter.bsky.social about her new book Space for Saffron. You don't need to RSVP, you can just show up! withfriends.co/event/275277...

The latest book censorship analysis from @heykellyjensen.bsky.social is particularly insightful, connecting the dots between attacks on YA literature and waning support for teen services in libraries, which were never well-funded to begin with. A hard but important read: bookriot.com/the-disappea...

Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google. My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence! go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT

Most people still don’t understand how bad the situation is when it comes to censorship of children’s literature.

Congratulations to all!!! And I'm really honored that MOUNTAIN UPSIDE DOWN is an Oregon Book Award finalist, in such excellent company!

So many amazing donations from authors, illustrators, agents & editors to the #PublishingForMinnesota auction! Bidding now open, ends Jan. 30th: www.32auctions.com/publishingfo... #KidLit #BookSky #EduSky #WriterSky

Listening to LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN--it's so good, so glad to see that it won the Printz Award! Congratulations to @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social and all the authors!

Here are all of this year's Youth Media Award winners and honorees. What a great day to celebrate something, and how nice that it is youth literature. bookriot.com/2026-youth-m...

Helioscope is happy to announce that we've relaunched our mentorship program. Our newest mentees are Claire Scott @jcscottart.bsky.social and Emilie Kelly @viewfindercomics.bsky.social. www.helioscopepdx.com/blog/2026/1/...

A lovely reflection from @ohcoleman.bsky.social

OREGON: Equal Rights for All is a ballot measure to affirm the right to abortion, contraception & IVF, trans health care, and same-gender marriage in the OR Constitution. Help make sure it gets enough signatures to qualify for the Nov 26 ballot! Sign it: www.equalrightsoregon.com/sign-the-pet...

My longtime love of physical media is only increasing as algorithms & AI seep into everything online like toxic runoff in groundwater, so I love this @coyotemedia.org story about a librarian in SF starting a vinyl collection for middle schoolers: www.coyotemedia.org/a-bay-area-l...

Issue 2 of The Eavesdrop, a quarterly newsletter about process and craft with authors Anna-Marie McLemore, @anicarissi.bsky.social, @novarensuma.bsky.social, @exrpan.bsky.social and me, is out today! We're discussing VOICE. Sign up here (free!) to get it in your inbox: www.thisistheeavesdrop.com

What Anica said!

21 states made it official this week that they want to steal your First Amendment Rights of free speech away from you. No one is coming to save us, y'all. WE need to save ourselves. The story + concrete action steps here: buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

Watching the only Christmas movie that matters

Hey Oregon voters, help make sure the Equal Rights for All campaign gets enough signatures to qualify for the Nov 2026 ballot! You can sign as an individual, and you can also get trained to gather signatures: www.equalrightsoregon.com/sign-the-pet...

🌈 50 2025 Middle Grade Books Featuring LGBTQIA+ Representation 🌈 popgoesthereader.com/50-2025-midd... #BookSky #MGLit #KidLit

So pleased that MOUNTAIN UPSIDE DOWN is among @multcolib.bsky.social's 2025 Best Fiction Books For Kids & Tweens! Hometown recognition is extra special. multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...

So many great original drawings: sketches, fan art, character designs and more, all available at our etsy shop, and many of them are on sale, too! helioscopepdx.etsy.com?section_id=6... Go take a look!

What a lovely gift guide from @alwaysherebooks.bsky.social! Check it out on their site: www.alwaysherebooks.com Also, this would be a swell time to become a member and support them year-round: withfriends.co/Always_Here_...

It's not just laws about books that are breaking libraries. Several states have passed property tax reforms–or are in the process of passing them–that are dismantling, destroying, and defunding these public institutions of democracy. buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

Authors- sign up and do your part!

Books With Pictures is such an incredible community resource. They need help to keep going: www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...

This is one of best comic shops I know of. Help keep it going. www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...

Delighted that MOUNTAIN UPSIDE DOWN is included in this @autostraddle.bsky.social post about recent LGBTQ+ middle grade titles for gift-giving. In excellent company! www.autostraddle.com/10-new-middl...

Excellent interview with @andrewkarre.bsky.social at @penamerica.bsky.social: pen.org/andrew-karre...

See below: I plan to share info from the Oregon State Library and insights from the invaluable work of @heykellyjensen.bsky.social at the First Amendment Forum at Annie Bloom's tonight. (And will also be happy to sign books!)

It was a pleasure and an honor to co-edit this comic by Cee Lavery, "Swapping Genders With My Ex," with Al Benbow for @crucialcomix.bsky.social: www.crucialcomix.com/comic/swappi...

🧵! Seconding & signal-boosting what @anicarissi.bsky.social says:

Here's a theatrical short story about killing the malevolent ghost of Columbus for all who celebrate. @uncannymagazine.bsky.social www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...