fyi if anybody ever wants to know how to get me interested in a book, "a manipulative woman (positive)" is the way to do it

*gently pushes towards THE LEGEND OF ELI MONPRESS*

The thing about ebooks as a substitute is that it ignores two major needs of teen readers: autonomy (the ability to get a book without going through parents) and community (the ability to pass a book around to all their friends.)

if i know discord for anything is that they can and will pussy out if people bully them enough for something. get fucking loud about this

something we've been working on for a few days! link to the full letter: tinyurl.com/bookconautho...

*gently pushes towards RIVER MUMMA and LEGENDBORN and WHITE IS FOR WITCHING and THE PREY OF GODS and anything by Akwaeke Emezi, all of which are Black SFF*

*gently pushes towards DRAGONFLIGHT, the founding text of this entire subgenre of books; and THE SKY ON FIRE and TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH*

"It is the natural outcome of a race-to-the-bottom low-price churn-and-burn self-publishing environment, to boot — it’s less move fast and break things and more move fast and make broken things, because who cares, dipshits will pay for it." terribleminds.com/ramble/2026/...

Fuck AI, fuck ICE, and long live a free Puerto Rico.

🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏 🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏 🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer 🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month - all accounts set to "teen-appropriate experience" by default www.theverge.com/tech/875309/... discord.com/press-releas...

I'm going to win.

*gently pushes towards HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA and HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE and EMILY WILDE'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FAERIES and KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE*

*gently pushes towards FILTERWORLD and DOPPELGANGER*

chuck. chuckie. my guy. my darling senator. do you not listen to the phone calls from your constituents? are you still only listening to the imaginary republican family in your head? is your kink knowing your legacy is going to be "new yorker with no spine," if you have one at all? abolish ICE.

*gently pushes towards HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE and THE ORNITHOLOGIST'S FIELD GUIDE TO LOVE and THE LEGEND OF ELI MONPRESS*

*gently pushes towards LUCKY RED and THE DUKE, which comes out this april*

*gently pushes towards THE TALENTED MRS. MANDELBAUM and WHY FISH DON'T EXIST and SISTER OUTSIDER*

*gently pushes towards THE EVERLASTING and EMILY WILDE'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FAERIES and GODKILLER, at least if you like a little fantasy*

you can tell the AI revolution is going well because every CEO is begging you to use it in the same tone as the government asking good citizens to buy war bonds in the 40s

Not to get political, but America is very pretty and has a lot of nice folks making cool things, and I think if we had a president who wasn’t actively trying to murder us, we could have a pretty good time

Fellow writers: I am deeply saddened to share that if we want the rewards of having written, we must submit to the mortifying ordeal of writing

*gently pushes towards HOTEL OF SECRETS and SALTCROP and THE TALENTED MRS. MANDELBAUM*

Teacher & librarian friends - There are some amazing deals to be had on virtual school visits in the Publishing for Minnesota fundraiser! Here's everything in that category - bidding ends tomorrow morning! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com

*gently pushes towards MAGICAL/REALISM and FIRE SWORD & SEA and SISTER OUTSIDER and WE SURVIVED THE NIGHT*

*gently pushes towards THE FIANCEE FARCE and LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS and LUCKY RED and THE PRINCESS & THE FANGIRL* *and also THE DUKE which comes out in april and is a delight*

*gently pushes towards THE MARS HOUSE and THE EVERLASTING and VERA WONG'S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS*

remember, you can yell scream and curse at the political fundraising texts, but DO NOT reply with an actionable threat because the US attorney’s office considers the volunteer batch sending them to be a live human recipient of that message. it’s not just a bot. those cases can and do get charged.

*gently pushes towards SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN*

Texas Freedom to Read is looking for help collecting data on book removals across Texas school districts AND you don't need to live in Texas to help! Fill out the form to get all the info!

@maggietokudahall.bsky.social i know your whole thing is painting pigeons but if you need a break this seems like a whole spread right up your alley

Today feels extra in terms of doomerism and I don't know if it's bot driven or reactionary. Probably a combo of both, but there are many, many things you can do, in both short term immediate assistance and long term. Thread below:

I know it’s hard to have optimism right now, but if there’s one thing that is genuinely giving me hope it is seeing communities — hell, neighborhoods, even portions of cities — stand up in unison against tyranny in a way that is active, capable, savvy. It’s really powerful.

hi all! i am working on little anti-ICE kits to be handed out for free at the bookstore that include info on how to protest, rights info cards in english and spanish, a zine that includes regional-specific contact info, and whistles. is there anything else y'all would find useful in such a kit?

"we don't want people thinking Democrats are for open borders" I am! who gives a shit!!! my life has been immeasurably improved by the presence of immigrants in my community, regardless of their status, there is literally no downside there! why would I give a shit!!!!

*gently pushes towards WHY FISH DON'T EXIST*

Do a quick block on ICE on here.

I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →

*gently pushes towards SADIE*

*gently pushes towards books by Ashley Poston and Olivia Waite and India Holton and Sangu Mandanna*

*gently pushes towards THE SKY ON FIRE and THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR and A DEADLY EDUCATION and THE EVERLASTING*

good morning @literaticat.bsky.social i require you to see this one as it made me actually choke on my orange juice this morning

For people like me, who didn’t know what “fedpost” meant: don’t post violent and threatening things on Bsky. It could come back to bite you.

can't stress this enough. Bluesky is both 1. surveilled and 2. unerasable. Do not fedpost on this platform. Keep it to yourself, or if you _must_, then go to an encrypted Signal chat.

*gently pushes towards THE EVERLASTING and SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN and LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS and THE MONSTER OF ELENDHAVEN*

Hi there. Isn't it interesting how the most popular TV shows and movies this year (Sinners, Kpop Demon Hunters, and Heated Rivalry) were all hyper specific stories, proving that "universal appeal" (i.e. appealing to white straight folks) is not actually that appealing?

HELLO BOOK PEOPLE you have until 11:59 EST this evening to get your orders in! any book you want! preorders! backlist! even some puzzles! oblong merchandise! 20% off! go forth and get yerself a thing!

Book sale lets goooooooo