I loved this episode and @hilliardguess.bsky.social’s interview with @onemoorer.bsky.social and Lekethia Dalcoe. Thanks to @victorlavalle.bsky.social for recommending this cool podcast!

Discovered a new author this weekend. Above the Fire from @blackstonepub.bsky.social is amazingly good!

It’s #FridayReads on Friday the 13th! Let’s share some books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Sharing a nightmare full of murder, revenge, ghosts, and creatures from beyond the reef… www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316... bookshop.org/p/books/hous...

Wow! Coffin Moon by @keithrosson.bsky.social is a helluva book! I’m so glad I picked this up and I’m so looking forward to reading Rosson’s other novels. What an amazing writer!

Here's how to enter the LitConnect soft launch giveaway: 1. Follow us on Bluesky or X 2. Repost this post 3. Join the waitlist (links in comments below) That's it. All four prizes. All entrants eligible. More details on the prizes this week. #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying #AmWriting

We are thrilled to share that Titan Books will be publishing INCARNATE, a terrifying modern reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray for the internet age, by the award winning @almakatsu.bsky.social! 📱🖤 Coming October 2026!

This is stunning writing here by Cristina Rivera Garza. A true work of powerful and magnificent art @feministpress.bsky.social

My article for Ability Central @abilitycentral.bsky.social is featured in USA Today’s @usatoday.com new Disability Empowerment Campaign! www.futureofpersonalhealth.com/disability-e...

Your monthly reminder: Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write. The world needs your stories.

Reading The Hunger by @almakatsu.bsky.social and it’s so good, with Ravenous vibes. The kind of novel I wish I could write!

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

WHY I LOVE HORROR takes on StoryFest. Live at Noon today with @claymcleod.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @rachelharrison.bsky.social. Let’s do this!

It's almost October, and @dylanwardwriter.bsky.social's got seven queer writers with experimental horror novels that will definitely unnerve you this Halloween, check 'em out below! chireviewofbooks.com/2025/09/29/7...

Next week, Kosoko Jackson (THE MACABRE) and Sam Rebelein (GALLOWAY’S GOSPEL) join me for a magical, dark fantasy filled Fearmongers. Wednesday, September 24th at 8 PM/ET. Register via Zoom: bit.ly/4mMnQ0x @kosokojackson.bsky.social @rebelsam94.bsky.social

Some exciting news! I've been selected to participate in the fall 2025 ALA/Writer's Guild Initiative workshops. I'll have the exclusive opportunity to participate in writing workshops mentored by professional writers. I am so looking forward to this! writersguildinitiative.org #WGI #ALAOF

A Wild Corner of Ireland, Through the Eyes of Dylan Thomas www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/t...

The National Association of Black Bookstores seeks to “amplify Black voices, and preserve Black culture by increasing the visibility, sustainability, and impact of Black bookstores and booksellers.”

Recording tomorrow; if you have a goodbye message for us that you'd like to get on the show, please send it in by tonight (feel free to send in later too... it just won't make the cutoff for recording)

Support the National Park Service and efforts to document and archive our accessible history for all.

Hey, I'm going to be speaking on this awesome panel as part of the @hippocampusmag.bsky.social HippoCamp Online weekend. If you don't sign up for me, at least do it for TBA (it could be ANYONE) hippocampusmagazine.com/event/an-eve...

A local library in Virginia has successfully stopped a takeover by a private equity group.

We have a brilliant essay up on our blog from essayist Margaret Nowaczyk on the joy, and importance, of Slow Reading: www.wolsakandwynn.ca/blog/2025/07...

The open letter and accompanying petition asking publishers "to make a pledge that they will never release books that were created by machines" garnered more than 600 signatures within a few hours.

"She tends to the structure, repairing damage, devoting energy to producing both the silk and the pattern for her web. In turn, the web feeds her." @kaseybwriter.bsky.social #writing #self-censorship longreads.com/2025/04/08/w...

I will take my emdash and spear it through the glowing eye of any robot who tries to claim it.

We're open for @barrelhouse.bsky.social nonfiction subs for another 9 days. I've only got 47 submissions so far, and would love to see way more. Please make my life more difficult, thank you barrelhouse.submittable.com

"I write because I can’t not write. Often it’s more lumbering than loping. But like running, my strength is my need to write. And if I keep putting one foot in front of the other I still cross the finish line at the end." ~ Christine Wiese brevity.wordpress.com/2025/06/06/t...

These LGBTQ+ lit mags are changing the game. We asked the editors to describe their vibe in 3 words and the vibes are good, real good. Shoutout to @vellichorliterary.bsky.social for teaming up with us on this! Submission details & website links: www.chillsubs.com/lists/LGBTQ_...

Just one reminder of why the arts matter and how the National Endowment for the Arts is critical in supporting these initiatives.

What a marvelous, haunting piece from @dango-ramen.bsky.social barelysouthreview.com/snake-son-lu...

MARS provides 1- and 2-week residencies, meals & accommodation provided. Two of our editors attended residencies and loved them. TLR is again offering a fellowship for a BIPOC writer to attend. More information on the TLR Fellowship: welcometomars.submittable.com/submit Deadline is May 15!!

I love this one, written by a promising young poet! @rattlepoetry.bsky.social www.rattle.com/down-in-the-...