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Mark Seattle @markdob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What a debut @deenahelm.bsky.social Took me 3 days to read this haunted house story set in Palestine. ‘Our Cut of Salt’ is fantastic. This book was not only a great read, but felt important as well. Huge shout to @talkscaredpod.bsky.social for putting this one on my radar.

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

STILL SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS!!! CONGRATS AGAIN DEENA!!!! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.com · 01/07/2026

It’s rare, but every once in a while, blurbs work on me. I trust these writers - this sounds great.

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gita “the formalist” jackson @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

i'm off for a few days! heading to LA for this :)

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/05/2026

Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed. Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us.

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I wrote this essay last fall for print only & I'm republishing it with their permission bc we're talking about didactism in kidlit right now and I have HAD thoughts about the connection between instructive lit and book banning. I'd be honored if you read it. www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2026/5/...

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Who's Afraid of Children's Books? — Pretty Ok Maggie

This essay was written for the print only periodical, THE APPROACH, in Fall of 2025 and has been republished here with their permission.

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Mad Woman Literary Agency @madwomanliterary.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

We have a cover! @stephwrites.bsky.social's debut fantasy HELLBOUND is out on August 25 from @alcovepress! #booksky

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

So excited to be working with Kelly on her adult and YA speculative mysteries! Editors, you’d better be ready for a ghostly good time soon! 👀👻

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Riker Googling @rikergoogling.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

are psyducks telepathic or just empathic

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Mad Woman Literary Agency @madwomanliterary.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

@deenahelm.bsky.social's debut horror novel OUR CUT OF SALT is one of Book Riot's scariest of 2026! Preorder the terror now! buff.ly/kuBEUO2 #booksky

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Deena 🇵🇸 دينا @deenahelm.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

AHH!! @BookRiot named Our Cut of Salt one of the scariest horror books of 2026!!! bookriot.com/scariest-hor...

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Our Cut of Salt by Deena Helm (9/22/2026)
There is something that causes inhabitants to disappear fro Nuhad's childhood home in Haifa, Palestine. After her death, her granddaughter is determined to visit the house and brings her mother with her. The house has gone from protector to something much darker, and three generations must converge to set thing right.

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Deena 🇵🇸 دينا @deenahelm.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Praise is here!! If you're interested in a book about a haunted house in Palestine that fights its occupiers, and the three generations of Palestinian women who have to put the haunting to rest, you can preorder my debut novel, Our Cut of Salt, here :) linktr.ee/deenahelm

"Lyrical and terrifying, Helm's portrait of generational trauma will leave you aching in its wake. Our Cut of Salt is not just a powerful exploration of injustice and survival, but also a testament to the power of love." - Monika Kim, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Eyes are the Best Part

"Our Cut of Salt is the must-read of the year. Longing and rage are woven beautifully in this multi-generational family story, taking readers to the steps of a house in Haifa that they will not forget." - Trang Thanh Tran, New York Times bestselling author of She Is A Haunting

"Devastating...Our Cut of Salt rages and aches and demands your complete attention, recontextualizing the very notion of what a haunted house is...Alongside such modern marvels of horror as Alison Rumfitt's Tell Me I'm Worthless and Tananarive Due's The Good House." - Clay McLeod Chapman, Author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Watching Brazil, South Korea and Hungary get rid of their authoritarians

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

from the "American imperialism" article

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Donkey Kong Bonanza is here for us in these trying times

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 07/04/2026

Congress is so funny. The world could be blown to smithereens and half of them would be like not sure this is a kitchen table issue.

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 03/04/2026

Charlie Day, who plays Luigi in the Mario movies, shouts out alleged United Healthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione aftermath.site/charlie-day-ma...

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Every office should have a designated nap room, where you can sleep for like 30 minutes and then you can go about the rest of your day

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Deena 🇵🇸 دينا @deenahelm.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

ARCs are here and even more beautiful than I thought they’d be 😭 I cannot believe my story about a Palestinian haunted house is HERE and REAL! (And if you’re down to read about a haunted house that fights its occupiers, preorders are here: linktr.ee/deenahelm)

An image of an advanced copy of Our Cut of Salt sitting on a table

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Hazel E. Baumgartner - HELIRUNA OUT NOW! @hazelebaumgartner.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

With the new Harry Potter trailer dropping today, now is a better time than ever to remind everyone that J. K. Rowling's name appears in the Epstein files where she calls Epstein "a very dear friend".

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

BG3 is helping me with revisions 🙏🏼✨

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

My Dark Urge run on BG3 counts as book research and no I will not be elaborating at this time

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Longing for the day I’ll get to agent and write full time ✨

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gita “the formalist” jackson @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

i keep forgetting to announce this: i am now represented by @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social of MWLA :)

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Welcome to the team!!! 🥳🥳🥳

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A.M. Ruggirello @ashleyrugg.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Please consult a medical professional before reading A SAVAGE, INFINITE NIGHT. Side effects include... Rep: @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social #writingcommunity #booksky #writesky

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Mad Woman Literary Agency @madwomanliterary.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

@kennedywrites.bsky.social debut novel THERE USED TO BE PEOPLE HERE is out on November 3! #booksky #blackbooksky

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Editors!!! If you’ve ever wanted a winter MG holiday horror set in the Arctic with a lot of heart and even more ghosts, then have we got the story for you 👀😈✨ So excited to be working with Starla on all of her fabulous ideas! 🤩

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Cailin Barrett-Bressack @cailinwrites.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Happy almost Valentine’s Day from my novel-in-progress! Because even though birds aren’t real, my excitement about the second draft of this book absolutely is 😎 #writing #writercommunity #valentines #wip #capitalismsucks #birdsarentreal

Roses are red, Hydrangeas are teal, capitalism sucks and birds aren't real

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I've said this before but I truly believe we could revitalize YA and kidlit overnight by switching to MMPB and paperback first. Kids want paperbacks! It is by far the biggest request I get from teen readers.

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Leanne has so many AMAZING ideas and I can’t wait for them to get out into the world 👀🥳👀🥳👀🥳

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Editors! Get ready for the fabulous YA sapphic horror-romance to hit your inboxes soon 👀👀👀 So excited to work with @charwritesstories.bsky.social on all of her fabulous ideas!!! 🥳🥳🥳

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Deena 🇵🇸 دينا @deenahelm.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Statements made by politicians cannot unmake a victim of ICE just as they cannot rebuild Gaza. These are lives killed and disappeared, over and over and over again

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I just think it's neat that bad leaders who must be stopped at all costs only live in countries with big oil reserves

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Hooray! @authorsabb.bsky.social is *OFFICIALLY* a nonprofit, and is now open for donations! For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE. Imagine what we could do with $$$ www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/

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Donate - Authors Against Book Bans

Thank you for donating to Authors Against Book Bans. Your donation directly supports the freedom to read by powering our work with our partner organizations, bringing the author muscle to the fight to...

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 I’m so stoked that I get to work with @zillawrites.bsky.social and all of her fantastic ideas! Editors! Get ready for a haunted hotel that brings out your worst qualities—just like the toxic friends you’re trapped with—in this fun, meta adult horror debut coming your way in 2026! 😈✨

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Silent Hill 2 im so sorry they did this to you!!!

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 Thrilled to be working with C.L. on so many cool things! I can’t share our secrets here yet but there will definitely be more to come! ✨

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub book coming out in 2026 that is science fiction, fantasy, or horror and either adult or young adult? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged. bookjockeyalex.com/contact/

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Contact

I’m currently open to sensitivity/authenticity reading. Please see the full list of what I cover and rates. In your email below, please include a description of the work, the estimated word c…

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Alright y'all, I've got a list of (nearly) every traditionally published young adult science fiction, fantasy, and horror book of 2025. All 310 of them. bookjockeyalex.com/2024/12/26/y...

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YA SFF/H Books Release Dates 2025

The full list of traditionally published young adult science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels being released in 2025 is available on google sheets.

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