“Maine Characters” by Hannah Orenstein is the perfect book as summer winds down. This one is definitely in my top two favorites of Hannah’s books, though I love them all. She is the first adult author I read outside of schoolwork, so she’ll always be an auto-buy author to me. Highly recommend!

"What radicalized you?" Media Literacy

Ahhhh! variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Well “The Summer I Turned Pretty” is over. I have many childhood memories of reading the book series over and over again. The show 100% lives up the books, and I’ve loved watching for the past three years. (Though Jenny Han’s end note really hints at a spin-off, so I’m hoping it’s true.)

In honor of the final episode of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” dropping tomorrow, I’m bringing back this picture circa BookCon June 2018. It was an honor meeting Jenny Han, one of my favorite YA romance authors. Seeing her books come to life on screen and get spin-offs has been so cool!

Thank you @12x12challenge.bsky.social for allowing me to participate in August. I read so many amazing manuscripts! I’ve since sent out feedback to most of the submissions. If you have not received anything, I’m still thinking about your work. It was an honor to be a part of 12x12 this year :)

Very slight spoiler TSITP episode 10: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • We got “Sign of the Times” 😭 next week the last song better be “Infinity” or I’m gonna crash out.

All four boys in the U.S., including three of them in New York. Rumors of new albums from all of them. (But that always happens.) Leaked photos of Zayn and Louis. Harry reportedly dating. Niall back on the voice. I just hope all four boys are happy because my heart is going to burst.

More reasons to be anti-AI

If you count Friday, I read five books this long weekend. It feels good to catch up on my Libby holds and read some great books. I need more time to just sit and read my TBR.

I was going to watch a new show until I learned it was cancelled with a cliffhanger. After what happened with JATP, S&B, and so many others that broke my heart, is it worth it? But then if you don’t watch shows, they won’t get renewed because of low viewership. What a vicious cycle.

I’ve seen several videos of football players and/or coaches on the field during the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders’ “Thunderstruck” performance. One even kicked a football over them. It’s five minutes—why can’t the players can’t give these dancers the full field? Is it just stupidity or misogyny?

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Hopefully this is the first of many rulings against AI companies that stole copyrighted work.

People posting about how they’ve never seen em dashes used before the rise of ChatGPT are really great at telling folks they’ve never read a book before.

I read and gave feedback for two amazing client books this week. I can’t wait to see all my authors’ books in readers’ hands someday.

“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books. bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

Will journalists across the world speak out on the murder of their fellow journalists? Or will many remain quiet as they have before on the intentional murder of their colleagues for doing their work?

Do people not know how to use tally marks anymore? I’ve seen so many videos—and another one just this morning—where no one crosses the fifth mark.

I just spent the entire afternoon and early evening doing a bunch of digital cleaning and organizing—making folders, downloading photos, deleting old files, etc. I feel so much better, but now I’ve got to buy a hard drive for storage. If anyone has any recs, please let me know!

We have enough money and food to feed everyone. Literally. Starving people, gatekeeping food is evil. Food is a human right JFC

Melody’s YA romance is exactly what I’ve been looking for! I fell in love with the love story and personal character journeys! Plus, I can’t wait to read more than of Melody’s NA romantasy, which has already sucked me in (pun-intended) 👀❤️ (Yes, Twitter saw a version of this first 😹)

Forgot to say this yesterday, but I hopped on #questpit yesterday. Please follow SFA guidelines to submit if I liked your pitch. sheldonfogelmanagency.com/submissions.htm

I’m super excited to be a part of 12x12! I look forward to reviewing all your pictures book submissions 😸

Very very slight spoiler TSITP episode 5: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • We got “Cherry” ❤️😭

I just saw a TikTok that made me realize One Direction’s first album, “Up All Night,” came out in November 2011, about six months after “We’ll Always Have Summer” by Jenny Han in April 2011. Two of my biggest childhood memories and continued obsessions are basically the same age. I feel kinda old 😭

Everyday affirmation: “I do not need chat GPT. I do not need AI. Everything that exists on Chat GPT, exists within me. It is my knowledge that powers AI.” 💖 💬 affirmation by @nikitadumptruck.bsky.social, 🎞️ by @cassiewillson.bsky.social

People on social media are so bad about spoilers. I even seek spoilers out on some occasions, but most videos or tweets don’t even have warnings. I understand that a book that’s been out for years shouldn’t need a heads up, but a new adaption often changes things.

One thing I appreciate is when an author makes purposeful changes to their TV/film adaption. Rick Riordan explained this in a new EW article, and so did Jenny Han to People in 2022. They both know this is a different time, so they can tell the story in a way they envision it now and keep the heart.

My all-time favorite boy band turns 15 today. They haven’t been together in 10 years, but I remember blasting the “Up All Night” album when it released. On this first anniversary without him, I hope Liam is at peace, and I hope Harry, Louis, Niall, and Zayn are living their lives how they want.

I just had a conversation with a friend about how I don’t mind and sometimes even enjoy cleaning and organizing, especially when I can make it fun. Plus, all the cleaning, declutterring, and organizing videos on TikTok are so soothing and helpful. The reward of a clean space is priceless.

There's no way this is just about "finances," given that they had plenty of finances to bribe Trump. A shame. Colbert is so funny and kind and generous, especially to writers.

Deja Foxx is an activist and politician who also happens to be influencer. People don’t just like her TikTok—they like her policies to change things for the better. Media also criticize AOC and Mamdani for social media use. TikTok is a place to connect, but it doesn’t define Foxx or the others.

what's the point of checks and balances of you aren't fucking checking or balancing anyone

I didn’t realize it was mid-July already. Now I have to binge re-watch seasons 1 and 2 of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” before season 3 drops on Wednesday. Using this thread to hold me accountable: 1 episode watched before work today.

I dreamed about my old dance club in college last night, so I watched a ton of my old dance videos. It’s sad to realize I might not ever be able to move like that again. Stupid knees 🥺

There’s nothing more comforting than rewatching Haikyuu again, especially when I get to the training camp arc.

Have to give a shout out to Tashie Bhuiyan, who is one of my favorite YA romance authors. It’s impossible to pick which book is my favorite (they’re all absolutely amazing), but I finally was able to read “I’ll Pretend You’re Mine,” and that one definitely hits all the feels.

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

I can’t put into words how I feel now that this bill has passed. Millions of dollars taken from the people to fund hatred and put more money in the pockets of the billionaires that buy our politicians. I don’t know how this country will, if it even can, recover.

This decision is gutting and enraging. It's an attack on all queer/trans *individuals*--not just books. This decision is an attack on public schools and an entire group of human beings. It's an attack on identity. It is erasure. Books bans are anathema to democracy & the start to much much worse.

I watched three women’s soccer games today. Some of my favorite players scored and/or got an assist in all three games. The USWNT won! It was a good day 😸

Hate to say it, but Netflix has some bangers for animated original movies—“KPop Demon Hunters,” “Spellbound,” “Wish Dragon,” “A Whisker Away”, “Over the Moon”… they don’t quite make up for canceling “JATP” though.

Best city in the world, baby!

In Judaism, the worst curse you can visit upon somebody, deserved only by the greatest evildoers, is yimakh shemo—may his memory be erased—or yimakh shemam in the plural. Netanyahu and Trump, yimakh shemam

I am looking for congressional leaders to come out quickly and forcefully against this. We need unequivocal opposition. We need theatric demonstrations of defiance. We need to see leadership. Trump will steamroll us all if we display weakness. Where are our leaders?

As an old CMT show watcher, of course I binged season 2 of the DCC show on Netflix. Super excited that the cheerleaders are getting a much deserved raise. It’s definitely rough seeing some favorites get cut, but it’s always amazing to watch incredible dancers and humans.

I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles

I just visited my all-time favorite Italian restaurant that’s closing this month. My mom has even been going to this place since she was a kid, too. Hopefully they’ll reopen one day, but I’m glad I got to enjoy their food one last time.