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Anna North

@annanorth.bsky.social
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Novelist and journalist. Author of Bog Queen, Outlawed, The Life and Death of Sophie Stark, and America Pacifica.

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East Bay Booksellers @ebbooksellers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There’s no getting around the fact that there are going to be significant supply shortages the next couple of months. Major publishers tend to say this every year, but we reckon it may be on par with what we experienced in 2020.
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Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Gonna do a thread of cutting room floor stuff re: my new Loren Rex Cameron feature … bsky.app/profile/sand...
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Will Burrows 🖖🥖🥀 @reforest-kelley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Avery Brooks is 78 today
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Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Re-sharing (and shares welcomed!!!), my upcoming class for @shipmanagency.bsky.social … Starting this Saturday, on pitching, open to nonfiction writers of all kinds … Enroll today, if you are considering doing so, it’s last call … www.theshipmanagency.com/classes/craf...
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Craft Seminar: The Art of the Pitch with Sandy Ernest Allen — The Shipman Agency
2 Sessions: Saturdays, October 3 + 10 1:00-3:00pm ET Sandy Ernest Allen Master the art of pitching with journalist and editor Sandy Ernest Allen. Sandy is a trans and queer freelance journalist, a...
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This week I watched the worst episode of Star Trek ever made
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The worst Star Trek episode ever
I promise it gets better from here.
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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In a Texas prison, Kwaneta cultivated a menopause support network from scraps of paper 19thnews.org/2026/09/meno... via @19thnews.org
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In a Texas prison, Kwaneta cultivated a menopause support network from scraps of paper
The incarcerated population is getting older, but correctional facilities lag in menopause care. Kwaneta Harris is working to fill the gaps in women's prisons.
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mossy huts for all
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BOG QUEEN comes out in paperback on October 13, and I’ll be going out on tour. This time is a little different — I’ll be presenting AN EVENING OF BOG LORE, sharing fun (and spooky) facts about bogs, bog bodies, and more. We will also have some fun druidic swag. Come say hi!
An evening of bog lore tour graphic — info to follow in thread
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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2027 class of fellows! Apply by Oct. 11: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) at bit.ly/periplusfaq
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Florida school boards are turning away from book banning, and youth organizing is part of the reason why. I wrote about it for @us.theguardian.com
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No more book bans: how Florida students are pushing rightwingers out of school boards
Local communities are fighting back against the influence of conservative groups like Moms for Liberty in education
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The second installment of my newsletter is live
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This star cannot collapse soon enough
An incredibly chaotic hour of television
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Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
bog witch
Sketch of an old woman in a ragged muddy gown, her hair all bushy and full of twigs, holding a mug that says BW on it, with a frog perched in her hair and two more at her feet.  She looks QUITE annoyed Sketch of an old woman in a ragged muddy gown, her hair all bushy and full of twigs, holding up her hands and angrily yelling GET BOG-WITCHED. A frog in her hair and two more at her feet hold up their hands in imitation (or aid)
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
They haven’t pulled anyone interesting out of a bog recently. I’m starting to worry that we’ve passed Peak Bogman
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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Hello, book people! I am the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romantasy, and speculative books coming out in 2027! If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out next year (or publicist), share the link/info here!
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Hello my (new) newsletter is live! It is about Star Trek.
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Welcome, space jellyfish
My latest novel, Bog Queen, comes out in paperback on October 13. Tour dates coming soon! I’m teaching a class on essay-writing with the Pioneer Valley...
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Andrea González-Ramírez @andreagonram.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I spoke with people back home in Puerto Rico about the water crisis and how attributing it to the current drought conditions isn't the full story. Read more: www.thecut.com/article/what...
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‘I’m Tired of Being Resilient’
Skipping laundry. Bathing in the sea. Catching drops falling from AC units. This is life in Puerto Rico amid the worsening water crisis.
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Some news: after 9 years, I’m moving on from Vox. I’ll be doing some teaching, freelancing, and finishing my next novel.
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Wow did not realize this!
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I wrote about a place on the internet that doesn’t really exist anymore, and what we can learn from it (gift link)
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The early-2000s money trend that’s still relevant today
The frugalsphere, explained.
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Vox @vox.com · 29/07/2026
The tradwife fantasy isn’t just appealing to conservatives. Some young progressive men are embracing traditional gender roles too by asking their partners to scale back their careers or stay home with the kids.
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Loved talking about fidgets with Understood.org’s Hyperfocus podcast
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Why fidget toys are everywhere (and what it means for neurodivergence) | Hyperfocus
YouTube video by Understood
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Helena Fitzgerald @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
what’s the Odyssey about? I’m so glad you asked
the ancient “don’t email my wife” meme, there’s a beige suburban house with 
“STOP NOW 
don’t email my wife!!!!”
written on the white garage doors in red paint
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Vox @vox.com · 25/06/2026
Donald Trump is not exactly a health influencer: The 47th president famously loves fast food and Diet Coke, and reportedly eschews both sleep and exercise. But Trump’s political power comes in part from the MAHA movement, which helped propel Trump to a second term in the White House.
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Hannah Cohen @hcohen.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
achieving a hot bog body summer by getting a tan via the anaerobic processes of being buried in the peaty wetlands
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House of 1000 Fionas @cogentanalysis.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
🎵 I don't wanna work 🎵 🎵 I just wanna get preserved in this bog all day 🎵
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
💚💚💚
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Seth Maxon @methsaxon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Great new @annanorth.bsky.social piece: “There’s something especially extreme about a masculinist ethos that demands aesthetic perfection above all else — and that’s willing to destroy the very gametes that carry the Y chromosome in order to achieve it.” www.vox.com/culture/4905...
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Men who looksmaxx are also brutally fertility-mogging themselves
The paradox of modern masculinity
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Turns out looksmaxxing is bad for sperm (gift link)
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Men who looksmaxx are also brutally fertility-mogging themselves
The paradox of modern masculinity
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Companies are pushing workers to use AI to speed up their work. But sometimes the tools just make work slower (gift link)
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Your boss thinks AI makes you faster. Do you?
The AI efficiency illusion
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Join me for an essay-writing workshop on 5/12!
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 07/05/2026
I can tell you that times are tough for independent journalists and publications right now. If there a few that you like and have some spare coin, now would be a good time to toss them a sub. I run burnsnotice.com and publish at least twice weekly. It is $4/mo or $40/year to sub.
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Burns Notice
Trans rights, politics internet culture, gaming, and the occasional sports thing. A newsletter by independent journalist Katelyn Burns.
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Lawmakers are considering banning kids from using AI. But some experts (and kids) want a different approach. My story at @vox.com (gift link):
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Why banning kids from AI isn’t the answer
What kids really need in the age of artificial intelligence.
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nikki muthafunka @coleskiiiiii.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
after my mother passed, i took part in a training retreat with Alua of GWG (mentioned in the article). we were their 2nd cohort & i thought i was going to go all in supporting everyone’s family with death & dying. it did help me w/my father’s care in transition, but it’s also helped me in…
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Despite being about death, this story was a joy to report (gift link)
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Why famous people want to be death doulas
It’s part of a larger shift in how we think about mortality.
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Yesssss this book is so good!
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I wrote at @vox.com about what the next generation of MAHA might look like
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MAHA wellness culture is coming for teens. Grown-ups aren’t ready.
A new generation of influencers is changing the face of the movement.
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Has AI made your job harder? Tell me about it for a @vox.com story!
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Has AI made your job harder? Tell us how.
AI is supposed to make work more efficient, but that’s not everyone’s experience. Has it made your job more stressful, more complicated, or added new pressure? Tell us what it’s really been like for a...
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Come hang out with me @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social @yumewrites.bsky.social @victormanibo.com at Taylor & Co Books in Brooklyn this Thursday, April 30! We’ll be talking about climate fiction and raising money for ecosystem preservation! www.taylorcobooks.com/s/stories/ea...
Flyer for Earth Changes, a fundraiser panel discussion. April 30, 7:30 PM, Taylor & Co, 1021 Cortelyou Rd.
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Excited to be at the @latimes.com Festival of Books tomorrow, talking with Mariah Rigg, @janellebrown.bsky.social and Christine Sneed! Tickets here:
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
I wrote about knitting, quilting, and the aesthetics and gender politics of craftivism, for @voxdotcom.bsky.social’s The Highlight (gift link)
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Want to fight fascism? Join a knitting circle.
The resurgence of resistance crafting.
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
❤️❤️❤️
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Hello I have some capybara-related content for you today
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How a capybara took over the Scholastic Book Fair
What this furry favorite can teach us about kids’ reading and writing.
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I wrote about sleep, an activity purportedly necessary for human life, in which my 3-year-old prefers not to engage (gift link)
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When parental sleep deprivation lasts for years
How to cope when your kid won’t sleep.
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Thank you so much 💚💚💚
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I wrote about how teens are using AI for dating and relationship advice (gift link)
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Teen boys are using ChatGPT as their wingman. What could go wrong?
AI is teaching teenagers about love now.
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Vox @vox.com · 27/02/2026
The cliché is always that it's men who are afraid of commitment and having kids. But a Pew Research poll just shows that, for Gen Z, it's the women who are more hesitant to start a family.
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Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
This is breaking me a little. I was writing about chilling effects, and immigrants being terrorized out of public life, for this website, in 2017 and frankly earlier. www.vox.com/policy-and-p...
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Trump’s immigration agenda is alive and well in Austin. So is the fear it’s struck in immigrants’ hearts.
Rumor and terror in one immigrant community.
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
I wrote about how ICE is forcing families into lockdown, in a painful echo of the pandemic
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ICE is bringing back pandemic-style lockdowns
In immigrant communities, it feels like 2020 all over again.
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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I wrote about “chicken banana” (gift link)
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Why your kid is yelling “chicken banana”
Is this the next “6-7”?
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Vox Media Union @voxmediaunion.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
We're officially fundraising for laid-off Vox workers. Please share and donate if you can! www.gofundme.com/f/support-la...
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Donate to Support Laid-off Vox Media Workers, organized by Victoria Song
On Friday, January 16, 2026, the Vox Media Union received news from management about … Victoria Song needs your support for Support Laid-off Vox Media Workers
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