Damn, it looks just like the photos of the disappeared that were put up by relatives in the South American dictatorships

If you love speculative fiction, then you owe a huge debt to @strangehorizons.bsky.social -- a magazine that successfully brought SFF short fiction online and expanded our ideas of what genre can do. It launched my career and many others. And it's still amazing. www.kickstarter.com/projects/str...

The kids are not the problem

Join @silviapark.bsky.social and Sierra Greer as they discuss their debut novels Luminous and Annie Bot in this online event for @cymerafestival.co.uk on Sunday 8th June! Grab your tickets here ⬇️ cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-eve...

Hard-hitting analysis from NYT. As you can see from the diagram, legal impediments are a weak gray box that can be defeated by a strong orange arrow and bold typeface Gift article (but it’s bad) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Attacks on abortion 🤝 attacks on trans healthcare

One of the easiest ways you can reach your senators right now. So many trans people, myself included, won't be able to access life-saving HRT if this passes, this is a murder bill plain and simple. Cis folks: this is the bare fucking minimum.

vandalism www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...

Our reporting on the NEA suddenly yanking grants. Affected include: n+1, McSweeney’s, Paris Review, Oxford American, book publishers, nonprofit theaters, more: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.

A wonderful review of Luminous by @silviapark.bsky.social on @theguardian.com this morning! 'A novel of huge humanity...This is the arrival of a major new voice in SF.' www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/23/luminous-by-silvia-park-review-a-major-new-voice-in-sf

BREAKING: SCOTUS orders the government not to remove from the country, for the time being, any of the individuals slated for possible deportation to El Salvador. The vote is apparently 7-2, with Justices Thomas and Alito in dissent

Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.

Advocate [Mar 28] -- Lake City FL Walmart fires 7-year employee w/ spotless record who tutors special needs kids in spare time after a male customer attacks her for being trans because she is 6' 4" tall. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social [HT @denisenorris.bsky.social]

Enlightening and hilarious. My apologies, Toby, for equating your name with “failure” 🫶

Join @silviapark.bsky.social and Ela Lee on Thursday 17th April for a compelling discussion on literature, technology, and the shifting boundaries of identity! Tickets ➡️ bit.ly/Luminous-KCCUK

“School is not important. Work is not important. Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism will stop us all.” —Fred Hampton

This is the home of the USA Disappeared Tracker Dashboard. DM to let us know of a person to add to the tracker or to volunteer to help!

This Friday I will be talking about Luminous with Hannah Tinti—robots, loneliness, gender, crafty stuff like pov & structure—at The Strand at Columbus. Tickets do need to be purchased, which I know is a big ask as a debut novelist, but I’d love to see you there. www.strandbooks.com/events/event...

Delighted to finally be able to share online my review of @silviapark.bsky.social's fantastic debut Luminous, a smart, heart-wrenching robot novel that reminded me of AI: Artificial Intelligence and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? locusmag.com/2025/03/lumi...

One of the most beautifully written reviews for my book 'Luminous.' Thank you @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social

The Guardian noticed: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

So let’s be very clear about this - DOGE isn’t saving America money. It is now among the costliest domestic programs in our history; and certainly the most significant wealth destroying.

Dive into @silviapark.bsky.social’s reading list, featuring work by Ken Liu, Judy Chicago, Karen Joy Fowler, and others.

Thank you for the marvelous conversation @vitcavage.bsky.social. Adam’s a fantastic host.

Happy Publication Day to @silviapark.bsky.social !! The lonely worlds of three very unusual siblings collide in this breathtaking tale of what it means to be human ✨Luminous is out now! ✨

There's still time to grab tickets for tomorrows @faneproductions.bsky.social online event with @silviapark.bsky.social and Karen Joy Fowler! Book your free tickets here ➡️ fane.co.uk/silvia-park

This Thursday I’ll be in Boston to discuss #Luminous with @kyliu99.bsky.social at his favorite spot @harvardbookstore.bsky.social. Really looking forward to this one because Ken is so brilliant & fun. We’re probably going to talk about robots & religion & Korea-Japan-China.

My conversation with the magical @kellylink.bsky.social on @reactorsff.bsky.social. We talk about the joys and challenges of writing multiple perspectives, writing across countries, and how to salvage hope in the speculative future during the dystopian present. reactormag.com/a-conversati...

Tickets are still available for this @faneproductions.bsky.social event with @silviapark.bsky.social and Karen Joy Fowler on 20th March! Book your free tickets here ➡️ fane.co.uk/silvia-park

My op-ed for TIME on why we fall in love with AI. The essay explores an unexpected twist: we don’t really want our AI to become as sophisticated as us and it’s not because we’re afraid of the future ramifications. It’s something worse. time.com/7266050/toxi...

Authors in this list include @alexgrecian.bsky.social, @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social, @byzantienne.bsky.social, @amalelmohtar.com, @silviapark.bsky.social, @emwrobin.bsky.social, @aptshadow.bsky.social, and more! transfer-orbit.ghost.io/march-2025-s...

“...on the walls were the hand-painted visages of ancestral gods with curved benevolent lips.” Our next letter in the mail comes from @silviapark.bsky.social. Silvia’s letter reflects on how we can write to capture ourselves in the present—and make ourselves seen. ➡️ buff.ly/4h240KQ

Every day should be like this for all of them. ALL OF THEM. ALL THE TIME. EVERYWHERE THEY GO. They shouldn't be able to go out to eat, to relax, to vacation, to shop, without someone making a noise.

“Why don’t you say thank you”

Holdings signs that read “My education is not your budget cut” and “Culture erasure is not progress,” about three dozen people marched this morning down Massachusetts Street to South Park in protest of recent firings at Haskell. lawrenceks.news/43h87zC

1000 kitchens in Sudan closed by the USAID closures. Staggering to think of.

Luminous by Silvia Park #Luminous @silviapark.bsky.social @oneworldbooks.bsky.social #BookReview randomthingsthroughmyletterbox.blogspot.com/2025/02/lumi...

It's BACK! The Trans Nerd Meet Up is for trans/nb/gnc/genderqueer folks or anyone else who doesn't identify as cis. It's a place to geek out about whatever we are into, from comics to toys to tech to games, etc. We don't gatekeep! RSVP/deets: www.eventbrite.com/e/trans-nerd...

What does it really mean to be human? Explore a breathtaking vision of our near future with @silviapark.bsky.social in conversation with Karen Joy Fowler on 20th March with @faneproductions.bsky.social! Book your free tickets here ➡️ fane.co.uk/silvia-park

From 22nd - 24th February only, @waterstones.bsky.social are offering a 25% discount when pre-ordering Luminous by @silviapark.bsky.social! Just head to the link below and use the code PREORDER25 when you reach the checkout. 📖 www.waterstones.com/campaign/25-off-pre-orders-offer #WPreorder

The crash is beginning in academia.

What does it really mean to be human? Explore a breathtaking vision of our near future with Silvia Park in conversation with Karen Joy Fowler on Fane for Luminous, where speculative fiction meets mystery in a powerful debut. Fantastic talk with Karen. Register for free at www.fane.co.uk/silvia-park

The lonely worlds of three very unusual siblings collide in this breathtaking tale of what it means to be human LUMINOUS by @silviapark.bsky.social is out next month in hardback bit.ly/LuminousHB!

THE RESIST LIST IS HERE. Proud my team just started this @resistlist.bsky.social, which will list actions that happened and that are slated to happen.

This is a program for teenagers with serious disabilities who are finishing high school and transitioning to their next steps in life. Trump just axed it, effective immediately, in the middle of the night, with no notice.

On April 2nd, @kcmeadbrewer.com and I will be leading a conversation with our dear friend (and fellow Clarion 2018 alumni) @silviapark.bsky.social to discuss their incredible debut novel "Luminous" at @redemmas.org! You should come. It's going to be the best. redemmas.org/events/silvi...

Tour schedule for LUMINOUS, coming March 11 from @simonbooks.bsky.social. In a unified Korea, three estranged siblings—two human, one 🤖—reunite during a criminal investigation to settle old scores and make sense of their shattered childhood. For those who can make it, hope to see you soon!

I’m currently in a hotel next to Fenway Park. There’s a heated pool! But I’ve signed a stack of The Book of Love pb at Porter Square Books, another stack at Harvard Bookstore, & tomorrow am I drop by Brookline Booksmith to sign there. So if you’re in Boston & want a signed copy, you’ve got options.

a year ago 16-year-old Oklahoman Nex Benedict died after a bathroom beating. in the time since, we've lost more trans kids, while losing federal trans rights. how a community is holding itself together after years of living under Trump's current anti-trans policies at the state level @teenvogue.com