Reposted by Anna NorthEast Bay Booksellers @ebbooksellers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026There’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. 294
Reposted by Anna NorthSandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Gonna do a thread of cutting room floor stuff re: my new Loren Rex Cameron feature … bsky.app/profile/sand... 223164
Reposted by Anna NorthWill Burrows 🖖🥖🥀 @reforest-kelley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Avery Brooks is 78 today 4520158
Reposted by Anna NorthSandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Re-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...theshipmanagency.comCraft Seminar: The Art of the Pitch with Sandy Ernest Allen — The Shipman Agency2 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... 22023
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This week I watched the worst episode of Star Trek ever madebuttondown.comThe worst Star Trek episode everI promise it gets better from here. 100
Reposted by Anna NorthAmanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In a Texas prison, Kwaneta cultivated a menopause support network from scraps of paper 19thnews.org/2026/09/meno... via @19thnews.org19thnews.orgIn a Texas prison, Kwaneta cultivated a menopause support network from scraps of paperThe incarcerated population is getting older, but correctional facilities lag in menopause care. Kwaneta Harris is working to fill the gaps in women's prisons. 022
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026BOG 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! 160
Reposted by Anna NorthNicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Periplus, 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/periplusfaqdocs.google.com 1170184
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Florida school boards are turning away from book banning, and youth organizing is part of the reason why. I wrote about it for @us.theguardian.comtheguardian.comNo more book bans: how Florida students are pushing rightwingers out of school boardsLocal communities are fighting back against the influence of conservative groups like Moms for Liberty in education 141
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The second installment of my newsletter is livebuttondown.comThis star cannot collapse soon enoughAn incredibly chaotic hour of television 100
Reposted by Anna Northpixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026They haven’t pulled anyone interesting out of a bog recently. I’m starting to worry that we’ve passed Peak Bogman 4576462
Reposted by Anna NorthChristina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Hello, 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! 106599412
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Hello my (new) newsletter is live! It is about Star Trek.buttondown.comWelcome, space jellyfishMy 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... 120
Reposted by Anna NorthAndrea González-Ramírez @andreagonram.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I 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...thecut.com‘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. 25650
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Some news: after 9 years, I’m moving on from Vox. I’ll be doing some teaching, freelancing, and finishing my next novel. 181
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I wrote about a place on the internet that doesn’t really exist anymore, and what we can learn from it (gift link)vox.comThe early-2000s money trend that’s still relevant todayThe frugalsphere, explained. 010
Reposted by Anna NorthVox @vox.com · 29/07/2026The 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. 16155
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Loved talking about fidgets with Understood.org’s Hyperfocus podcastyoutu.beWhy fidget toys are everywhere (and what it means for neurodivergence) | HyperfocusYouTube video by Understood 100
Reposted by Anna NorthHelena Fitzgerald @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social · 15/07/2026what’s the Odyssey about? I’m so glad you asked 4481271517
Reposted by Anna NorthVox @vox.com · 25/06/2026Donald 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. 1163
Reposted by Anna NorthHannah Cohen @hcohen.bsky.social · 13/06/2026achieving a hot bog body summer by getting a tan via the anaerobic processes of being buried in the peaty wetlands 1195
Reposted by Anna NorthHouse of 1000 Fionas @cogentanalysis.bsky.social · 18/02/2026🎵 I don't wanna work 🎵 🎵 I just wanna get preserved in this bog all day 🎵 07213
Reposted by Anna NorthSeth Maxon @methsaxon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Great 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...vox.comMen who looksmaxx are also brutally fertility-mogging themselvesThe paradox of modern masculinity 021
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Turns out looksmaxxing is bad for sperm (gift link)vox.comMen who looksmaxx are also brutally fertility-mogging themselvesThe paradox of modern masculinity 5134
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Companies are pushing workers to use AI to speed up their work. But sometimes the tools just make work slower (gift link)vox.comYour boss thinks AI makes you faster. Do you?The AI efficiency illusion 22314
Reposted by Anna NorthKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 07/05/2026I 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.burnsnotice.comBurns NoticeTrans rights, politics internet culture, gaming, and the occasional sports thing. A newsletter by independent journalist Katelyn Burns. 23618
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Lawmakers are considering banning kids from using AI. But some experts (and kids) want a different approach. My story at @vox.com (gift link):vox.comWhy banning kids from AI isn’t the answerWhat kids really need in the age of artificial intelligence. 112
Reposted by Anna Northnikki muthafunka @coleskiiiiii.bsky.social · 29/04/2026after 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… 141
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Despite being about death, this story was a joy to report (gift link)vox.comWhy famous people want to be death doulasIt’s part of a larger shift in how we think about mortality. 1125
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 28/04/2026I wrote at @vox.com about what the next generation of MAHA might look likevox.comMAHA wellness culture is coming for teens. Grown-ups aren’t ready.A new generation of influencers is changing the face of the movement. 044
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Has AI made your job harder? Tell me about it for a @vox.com story!docs.google.comHas 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... 000
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Come 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... 074
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Excited to be at the @latimes.com Festival of Books tomorrow, talking with Mariah Rigg, @janellebrown.bsky.social and Christine Sneed! Tickets here:tixr.com 110
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 06/04/2026I wrote about knitting, quilting, and the aesthetics and gender politics of craftivism, for @voxdotcom.bsky.social’s The Highlight (gift link)vox.comWant to fight fascism? Join a knitting circle.The resurgence of resistance crafting. 0103
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Hello I have some capybara-related content for you todayvox.comHow a capybara took over the Scholastic Book FairWhat this furry favorite can teach us about kids’ reading and writing. 011
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 25/03/2026I wrote about sleep, an activity purportedly necessary for human life, in which my 3-year-old prefers not to engage (gift link)vox.comWhen parental sleep deprivation lasts for yearsHow to cope when your kid won’t sleep. 2161
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 05/03/2026I wrote about how teens are using AI for dating and relationship advice (gift link)vox.comTeen boys are using ChatGPT as their wingman. What could go wrong?AI is teaching teenagers about love now. 230
Reposted by Anna NorthVox @vox.com · 27/02/2026The 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. 5217
Reposted by Anna NorthDara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 24/02/2026This 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...vox.comTrump’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. 011437
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 23/02/2026I wrote about how ICE is forcing families into lockdown, in a painful echo of the pandemicvox.comICE is bringing back pandemic-style lockdownsIn immigrant communities, it feels like 2020 all over again. 1188
Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 05/02/2026I wrote about “chicken banana” (gift link)vox.comWhy your kid is yelling “chicken banana”Is this the next “6-7”? 381
Reposted by Anna NorthVox Media Union @voxmediaunion.bsky.social · 28/01/2026We're officially fundraising for laid-off Vox workers. Please share and donate if you can! www.gofundme.com/f/support-la...gofundme.comDonate to Support Laid-off Vox Media Workers, organized by Victoria SongOn 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 2409262