iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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Isabel J. Kim @isabel.kim · 17/09/2026

Welcome to my wizard book. It’s about playing one million games with Death and also lying. Shoutout to @ardyce.bsky.social for giving [REDACTED] a home :’) Everyone else: read my wizard book next march or else (you won’t have read my wizard book)

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Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

SHE'S HERE! RAVENFIELD HALL COVER REVEAL, THANKS TO @slj.com's TEEN LIBRARIAN TOOLBOX! THRILLED to interview the cover artist, brilliant Elizabeth Wakou! Hear from the real human behind the beauty! teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2026/09/09/r... Click through, scroll down for Agnes in her full glory!

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RAVENFIELD HALL cover reveal and a conversation with author Leanna Renee Hieber and artist Elizabeth Wakou

Author Leanna Renee Hieber and artist Elizabeth Wakou talk about bringing Hieber's story to life with the cover of her new book.

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Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My dad (92 years old!) has lost his lease in #NYC because building was sold. He must be out of the office by end of the year. So if you or anyone you know might be interested in #vintage #beads, #stones, #crystals, #chain, or other #jewelry parts or supplies, check out CJSSales.com Please share!

A selfie with my dad (on his 90th birthday, 2 years ago) at his jewelry warehouse. Boxes and boxes of vintage glass beads, seed beads, chain, Swarovski, Preciosa, copper, metal, findings, etc. Wholesale only. Must have Tax ID.

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Ardyce Alspach @ardyce.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This is such a lovely photo! Thank you and I’m so glad we finally got to meet in person!

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Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer @princejvstin.com · 01/09/2026

One thing being the AH of Photography for @laworldcon.bsky.social under @hugobookclub.bsky.social is that I have developed further the sense of how I want to do and how I do people photos. See this picture of @ardyce.bsky.social and @emilyhockaday.bsky.social as an example.

Two women, one in blue and one in bronze

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Ardyce Alspach @ardyce.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Zero Lives Remaining, the first in Union Square & CO’s brand new novella line, Singularity, is out today! I’m incredibly proud to be working with @adamcesare.bsky.social on this and many more to come.

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Zero Lives Remaining

It's gamers versus ghosts in this pulse-pounding novella from the USA Today bestselling author of Clown in a Cornfield. "Cesare is a true master of fast-pace...

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Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The 2026 Hugo Awards start in ONE HOUR! Attend the ceremony at the Anaheim Arena, go to a watch party, or stream it here: www.youtube.com/@lacon-online

A black Hugo envelope labeled with a gold label that reads Best Novelette

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Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Page proofs complete! Now to get them to @ardyce.bsky.social my *fabulous* Union Square & Co. team & start readying material for an educator / book club guide! English Teachers! Do you like modern books pulling from classics? What would you like to see on an educator's guide / prompt for teens?

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Adam Cesare @adamcesare.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Not to over-tax your generosity, but BLOODSICK next please. Preorder now: amzn.to/4qGGPfN Or signed and personalized: childrensbookworld.net/cesare-autog...

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Evening folks: These two cats still need someone wonderful to give them a home. If it's not you, it might be someone you know, so *please* spread the word.

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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

In honor of Dolly, I'd like to give away some of my middle grade books to teachers who are having trouble getting books into their classrooms. I have Mine, Camp Scare, and Ride or Die on the Horror side and Minecraft Mob Squad on the Fantasy/Gaming side. I'll give away 4 mailers with 3 books each.

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

ORPHAN CATS STILL SEEKING A FOREVER HOME I've updated the original thread linked here. It has *all* the pertinent information, so please read the whole thing.

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Asher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Jesus christ???

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Marissa Lingen @marissalingen.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Catching up on recent magazines, I really liked this tender science fiction story by @rlmeza.bsky.social in @havenspec.bsky.social : havenspec.com/fiction/piec...

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Pieces of Anna, Haven Spec Magazine

"Pieces of Anna" by R.L. Meza

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Ardyce Alspach @ardyce.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Shakespeare and Sci-Fi and disability justice LFG! Welcome to the UNSQ family @marissalingen.bsky.social!

Publishers Marketplace
Deal Report
Category: Fiction: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
THAT FATAL DISCONTENT By Marissa Lingen
Imprint: Union Square & Co
August 13, 2026
Poet and short story author Marissa Lingen's THAT FATAL DISCONTENT, pitched as a Shakespearean-inspired sci-fi exploration of disability justice, rebellion, and survival aboard a generational ship as two sisters—a
"shipsider" genetically unsuited for life on the gravity-bound colony, and the ship's dazzling and ambitious new captain-lead battling factions after the death of their reckless third sister throws the ship into chaos as it hurtles toward the end of its centuries-long mission, to Ardyce Alspach at Union Square & Co, for publication in summer 2027, by Kurestin Armada at Root Literary (world).

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 13/08/2026

Reminder: 1. You don't need to have an opinion on everything, especially stuff you don't know enough about 2. You don't need to have a PUBLIC opinion on everything 3. It's okay to focus on one or two things and let others take up the slack elsewhere 4. It's okay to take a break when overwhelmed.

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Ardyce Alspach @ardyce.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Thanks! I’ll let the editor know.

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Ardyce Alspach @ardyce.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I can’t see whatever you’re referring to because the person is blocked.

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Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Daaaamn. “AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...

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Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying

It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/07/2026

The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.

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Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica

The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.

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Hilary Davidson @hilarydavidson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

“What are you working on next?” is the question everyone asks. Here’s the answer! open.substack.com/pub/hilaryda...

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Sharing Some Big News

Say hello to VERA

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🎃 Killy Witches 👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

friends, please: don’t use transreads dot org they claim to support trans authors, but take our entire texts, post them for free, fundraise off it, and have the gall to claim it’s about preservation they are literally taking money from trans creators and make it harder for us to keep creating

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 17/07/2026

This is exactly it -- if you make a kid use generative "A.i." or an LLM, you're telling them they're not good enough. That their own minds and ideas and experiences and abilities are not enough. That's a terrible, thoughtless, cruel thing to do. Shame on Kaepernick and everyone involved in Lumi.

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Scott Lynch @scottlynch78.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Urgent freelance art commission! My previous arrangement has fallen through, so I need someone who can look at this sad lil' placeholder kaiju and whip up a proper, looming, nicely lit and atmospherically appropriate monster I can place into this same composition. Feel free to reply here- THREAD 🧵

The mock-up cover of my Kaiju Agonistes digital novelette

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Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Paperwork became more real today, signature soon, announcement soon! I'll go into this more when able, but my weird career is living proof that if you just stay in the game with an open mind & heart, cool things may return to you. Check out source material for a cool thing in the meantime:

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Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards voting is still open until August 8th at 12 pm Pacific! Don't forget to submit your ballots if you're an Attending, Virtual, or WSFS member. If you don't have a membership yet, you can sign up through our site now: lacon.org/register

Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Voting Now Open

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Ardyce Alspach @ardyce.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Apparently someone is impersonating me in an attempt to scam writers. Please be careful out there! Official Hachette emails end in hbgusa dot com.

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Bona Books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤘🏼 @bonabooks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

AI fraud nearly derailed our next anthology. Today we’re talking about what went down, the things we missed, and publishing the report we wish we’d had when it happened. Read all about it on our new blog, and download the full report:

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Honey, We Bought an AI Story — Bona Books

The Queer Torments of the AI-sphere

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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Toni Morrison said, “Art does not cleanse you and make you morally superior... even when it has a very strong political content. The artist himself is not made any better. I still have to try to be the best person I can be.” Art, scholarship, or activism––there’s the work and then there’s the work.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/07/2026

OK sure, great, but I don't that helps much. He's 80 years old, woefully out of shape, and probably doesn't even know the rules.

Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player’s Suspension. Now He’s Eligible to Play.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

A team trained by Master Splinter would never fold like this

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Ardyce Alspach @ardyce.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I have been laughing for a solid ten minutes (so far) about this because I also thought about ninja turtles. 🥷🐢

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Hey, Romancelandia editors/experts who do conference teaching/speaking: Do you always get a discount on reg? I'm not a keynote-level speaker so I do expect to pay, but a conf. booked me to teach 3 workshops & didn't provide a discount code. I've asked 2x for more info; no response. Thoughts?

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Imagine the joy of receiving a full-color Locus Magazine in your mailbox each month—a treasure trove of reviews, interviews, and book news. Collect this month's issue and future editions here: subscribers.locusmag...

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Laura Blackwell @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Also, they are cute as the dickens and waaaay cuter than Charles Dickens.

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Lora Senf @lorasenf.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Excited to share that my adult debut is coming summer 2028. DEATH NO. 114 is something new from me but my hope is it's full of heart and weirdness and recognizably mine-just with more nastiness and violence and swears. I'll yell about it more soon but happy to have the announcement out in the world.

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Ali Herring, literary agent @herringali.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT TIME!! 📣💕 Can’t wait for the world to open the pages on Chloe’s story! From the uber talented, belly-laugh and tear-jerk inducing debut author @vickielan.bsky.social, acquired and edited by the awesome @ardyce.bsky.social and published by @unionsqandco.bsky.social!

Crying in H Mart meets Mars attacks! Deal announcement for Vickie Lan’s debut: But First Take Off Your Shoes. Fiction: Debut, Speculative Sandbox podcast host Vickie Lan's BUT FIRST TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES, pitched as Crying in H-Mart meets Mars Attacks, set against an alien invasion, a biracial daughter and her estranged Vietnamese mother try to reconcile as cities crumble, green laser beams rain down, and old grudges reemerge, giving space to memory, culture and identity amid the author's campy humor, even as their encounter with the matriarchal alien leader, whose relationship with her subordinates mirrors their own, may be key to saving the world, to Ardyce Alspach at Union Square & Co, in a good deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2027 and Fall 2028, by Ali Herring at Spencerhill Associates (world).

Rights: Film/TV: Mary Pender at WME

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Ardyce Alspach @ardyce.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Incredibly proud to work with @adamcesare.bsky.social on getting this classic, along with Video Night, out into the wider world.

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Plastic Jesus 📷🧑‍🎨🇬🇧🇺🇸 @plasticjesusart.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

‘Reflections’ Mark Rothko ( Latvia ) 1903

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Clay McLeod Chapman @claymcleod.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Flying down to Chattanooga and Lora Senf is gonna ride with me. Such a fan. Diving into UNNAMED BONES, which hits shelves this July, from Union Square & Co. Thank you @ardyce.bsky.social @lorasenf.bsky.social

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 18/06/2026

A meditation, once again, on commas. And why not.

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The Pause That Refreshes

[a comma divertissement]

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Buttons (Ashley) 🏴‍☠️#OFMDForLife🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈🤡 @sevensugars.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/06/2026

this is honestly an excellent celebratory and motivational speech from Mamdani at the Knicks parade. i'm ready to run through a wall, and i'm not even a Knicks fan

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