What happens when we memory-hole fascism? Let’s ask Spain, which did exactly that. I wrote about history and democracy and what happens when we accept false narratives in this week’s Sigh of Relief. dashkaslater.substack.com/p/the-pact-o...

I'm really looking forward to talking about truth with Eugene Yelchin. Join us!

I can’t even. If you’ve asked “what can I do about book bans?” please leave a comment on this atrocious proposa.

I have a couple of new books coming out in April 2026, and I would be very grateful if you preordered one or both of them right now from B&N using the code PREORDER25. You'll get a 25% discount when you do. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/deep-blue-... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/good-night...

Are you a California creator? Were you horrified by my story about AI impersonations, theft, and hallucinations? Sign the petition supporting the AB-412! actionnetwork.org/petitions/le...

Come along on a dystopian adventure in which discover that Chat GPT has rewritten my books and a nameless scammer has rewritten my personality. dashkaslater.substack.com/p/nothing-is...

Just dropping by to say that ACCOUNTABLE, a nonfiction page-turner about a racist social media account at a public high school, is currently downpriced as an ebook for $2.99. bit.ly/3GsVtoe

Was Epstein murdered? In a way. And so were 695 other people held in American jails and prisons who died by suicide that same year due to some combination of indifference and incompetence. Content Warning: This article discusses death by suicide dashkaslater.substack.com/p/epsteins-d...

What's the difference between loneliness and solitude, and why is one so dangerous to democracy and the other so crucial? I explore the distinction in this week's Sigh of Relief. dashkaslater.substack.com/p/alone-with...

Listen Back: @dashkaslater.bsky.social and The Fan Brothers, author and illustrators of The Antlered Ship, talk about the spirit of asking questions, a thread of melancholy, and how sometimes the journey is more important than the destination.. www.allthewonders.com/podcasts/das... #kidlit #podcast

I wrote about the joys of having conversations with strangers and why having them is a blow against tyranny, extractive capitalism, automation, and isolation. dashkaslater.substack.com/p/talk-to-st...

Each month, I share a list of interesting articles & podcasts. This month: community & resistance — how can we come together in this dark time? How do we create a vision of the future worth fighting for? No doomscrolling here, but lots of food for thought. dashkaslater.substack.com/p/june-links...

i just finished reading Accountable by @dashkaslater.bsky.social i sobbed the entire way through. this book was the reminder i needed that no matter how scary the world gets, Justice and Revenge are not the same thing. healing cannot happen by continuing cycles of violence and punishment.

We need *mass* mobilization in the U.S. right now, and I think that people who are somehow still focused on sneering at Perfidious Wine Mom Liberals are profoundly unserious

That feeling when your book is on a list with a lot of beautiful and important books 🙌 . . . and then you realize what kind of list it is 🤬. Thanks @huffpost.com for keeping the spotlight on the Trump administration’s attack on the freedom to read. www.huffpost.com/entry/defens...

It was an amazing night!

Trump would like us to narrow our sphere of concern to those "deserving" of due process rights. We can push back by widening our scope of interest to encompass even those whose behavior is repellent to us. Read why in today's newsletter. dashkaslater.substack.com/p/not-just-t...

Amazing line up of authors and terrific explanation of where we are right now with book bans.

Absolutely thrilled to find THE 57 BUS on this list alongside so many books I adore and admire. www.kirkusreviews.com/young-adult/...

At this point, no level of paranoia is actually paranoid

First they came for people who weren’t citizens.

🙌📚🙌📚

If you missed it live, here’s a link to the interview!

It was an honor and a pleasure to be on Ali Velshi’s show and have him highlight the part of my work I am most proud of: the shades of gray.

I’m going to be talking about The 57 Bus with Ali Velshi on MSNBC this morning!

I spoke to graphic novelist Maria van Lieshout about her beautiful new graphic novel, Song of a Blackbird, which tells the story of the Dutch resistance to Nazi occupation. That history rhymes with our present and offers some useful lessons. dashkaslater.substack.com/p/what-we-ca...

Meta stole 7 of my books and used them to train its crappy AI. I don’t want them to pay me for something I would never have sold them, for any amount of money. I want them to erase the whole thing and start again, from scratch, without using any stolen IP. That’s the remedy I seek.

Have you called your reps yet?

If you haven’t called, call now!

Seven of my books. Seven books that came from the inside of my heart. I feel sick.

Whether it’s calling the world’s richest man a South African nepo baby, or sending anyone who looks foreign to an El Salvadorian prison, both sides can be mean to immigrants. This article reads like it was written by @nytpitchbot.bsky.social but unfortunately it was written by the actual NYT

eBay have changed their terms of service and you're automatically opted-in for your personal data to be used for AI development and training. To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.

I wrote about the challenge of making art, particularly art for children, under the current regime. dashkaslater391.substack.com/p/how-do-we-...

Everyone entering the US for any reason needs to practice good digital hygiene.

This is where we are. Citizens reporting teachers to the feds for wrongthink.

Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries. EveryLibrary made it easy to take action today! action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

This is why we’re suing the state of Idaho.

Please make a call or send a letter to save libraries TODAY

Baseball media: if you do not loudly report on this I do not want to hear a goddamn thing from you about Jackie Robinson on April 15. bsky.app/profile/fbih...

From a source: “Just had a co-presenter for a buildings research conference bow out. She’s a dual citizen and the FBI came knocking to ask her about her involvement in coauthoring chunks of the Paris Agreement. Climate science is being literally (and I mean literally) criminalized.”

attended a panel yesterday where a moderator tried to tell media the talk would be "off the record" and I am begging folks to internalize that it does not work that way. off the record is agreed to, not just thrown out for blanket protection. companies like twitch and meta especially know this

I say it when someone has asked me a great question, particularly when it’s one that I don’t usually get asked and that allows me to talk about something complicated or nuanced

Saw Solas perform this beautiful song on Friday. Peggy Seeger’s 1967 anti-fascist ballad could have been written for Schumer and his ilk: “Close your eyes, stop your ears Close your mouth and take it slow Let others take the lead and you bring up the rear And later you can say you didn't know”

If you are a Southern California person upset about @schumer.senate.gov ‘s craven betrayal of our country, the theatre his book tour will be at on 3/23 is the Moss Theatre. Their phone number is 310-828-5582

I knocked on doors for some of these cowards. I told people that their vote mattered, that going to the polls was worth their time. The betrayal I feel today is personal. I won’t forget.

This.

We don’t have to wait until the 2026 midterm elections (if we even still have elections by then) to send a message. We can send it now by cutting off as many donations as possible. Reply to all funding texts with #ResignSchumer and STOP.

Calling Floridians! The books need your help!

The way I see it, I can pay a therapist to listen to me talk about how anxious and angry I am, or I can call my legislators and tell them for free.