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Reposted by Ballast Book CompanyAuthors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026These weeks as we approach the election are going to frustrating & exhausting. You'll do a bunch of stuff & still feel like you still should do more. Find a focus of course, but also, remember to take breaks! Have fun! Read books!! Keep yourself well because we need your work. 0189
Reposted by Ballast Book CompanyRJ BaHarker @rjbarker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"Like all cats, they loved poetry and had no small opinion of themselves, so if you asked any cat its name, you were likely to get a very long and involved poem telling you of every exploit they’d had since they were a kitten. Even cats never used real cat names." BEASTS OF THE WILD BLACK. 3659
Reposted by Ballast Book Companyalix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026sorry, but torturing the omelas kid is just a smart move, polling-wise. i personally wish there wasn't a kid in the omelas hole--of course i do!--but let's not get distracted by purity tests, here. 5949481463
Reposted by Ballast Book CompanyTenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026🏳️⚧️ Huh. This feels like something y'all should be preordering, reposting, & generally losing your minds over🖤☠️ YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM, companion to our beloved YOUR BODY IS NOT YOUR BODY 40~ 🏳️⚧️+GNC creators deliver the best Weird Cosmic Horror of the year. Out Oct 6. Get: store.tenebrouspress.com 38449
Reposted by Ballast Book CompanyTim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops 6277282026
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Reposted by Ballast Book CompanyTravis Baldree @travisbaldree.bsky.social · 03/08/2026If you would like to help, Spokane has an online donation portal to support the homeless- my.spokanecity.org/endinghomele...my.spokanecity.orgH.O.M.E. Starts Here DonationsDonations to the H.O.M.E. Starts Here Fund go directly to supporting services for those experiencing or at risk of homelessness. 02613
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Reposted by Ballast Book CompanyTrung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 28/05/2026So I’ve started Pride and Prejudice, and already I feel bad for Mrs Bennet. 792903560
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Reposted by Ballast Book CompanyKatherine Applegate @kaaauthor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026HR 7661 opens the door to nationwide book banning. Have you called your reps to ask them to oppose this dangerous bill? @5calls.org makes it easy: 5calls.org/issue/federa... #UniteAgainstBookBans @uabookbans.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social5calls.orgOppose Nationwide Book Ban Bill H.R. 7661 ⭑ 5 CallsRather than prosecuting people involved in child sex trafficking, House Republicans are trying to “Stop the Sexualization of Children” by turning the … 15141
Reposted by Ballast Book CompanyLos Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social · 12/07/2026The 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 05228
Reposted by Ballast Book CompanyCheryl Aruda @dirtyblondesinger.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Something to read about 2 of the many that make up the mosaic of our American history. #PrideMonth ends tomorrow. #LGBTQIA+PRIDE is everlasting. 13114
Reposted by Ballast Book CompanyDavid Bowles @davidbowles.us · 23/06/2026Romanizing languages is fraught, and some languages have been romanized in different ways (think 北京, which Hanyu Pinyin represents as "Beijing" versus the older "Peking" of Wade-Giles / Imperial Post). Nahuatl is no different, as you'll notice if you ever search for words in it the language. 1/ 19833
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Reposted by Ballast Book CompanyMartha Wells @marthawells.com · 20/06/2026This was a great interview with Murderbot production designer Sue Chan: tvobsessive.com/2026/06/19/s...tvobsessive.comSue Chan Talks Building Dystopian World of MurderbotProduction designer Sue Chan talks building the futuristic world of Murderbot and its brutalist influences. 340583
Reposted by Ballast Book CompanyJohn Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Some good news for your late night!bbc.comUptick in children and teenagers enjoying reading for first time in 5 yearsMore than one in three now say they like picking up books in their spare time, according to a literacy charity. 527461
Reposted by Ballast Book CompanyMurderBotBot @murderbotbot.bsky.social · 11/06/2026In Preservation culture, asking payment for anything considered necessary for living (food, power sources, education, the feed, etc.) was considered outrageous, but asking payment for life-saving help was right up there with cannibalism. 08322
Reposted by Ballast Book CompanyStephen Graham Jones @stephengrahamjones.com · 07/06/2026Whoah, wow: thrilled, floored, and honored for The Buffalo Hunter Hunter to have somehow won both a Bram Stoker Award and a Nebula Award last night! Thanks, all. Signed, a horror writer stumbling around Edinburgh, Scotland. 1201332102
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Reposted by Ballast Book CompanyRosiee Thor @rosieethor.bsky.social · 26/05/2026BEING ARO IS OUT NOW! 💚 So excited to share this collection with the world! 13 authors writing about the aromantic experience across genres, all celebrating what it means to be aromantic! This was such a labor of love, and we hope you love it too! Get a copy: rosieethor.com/being-aro 27047
Reposted by Ballast Book CompanyAnn Leckie @annleckie.com · 24/05/2026oh another "I can't believe Ann Leckie, who writes about fictional AIs, doesn't like Spicy Autocomplete!!!!" My sibling in Amaat, if you actually read my books you might want to work on your reading comprehension and then try again. 13798110
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Reposted by Ballast Book CompanyMaris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Finally, some good news: workers at Hachette are unionizing, and you can sign an open letter of support. This is the way! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comSign onto our open letter in solidarity with Hachette Workers Coalition!To the management at Hachette Book Group, We are authors, publishing professionals, readers, and union supporters, and we are proud to express our full support for the Hachette Workers Coalition (HWC... 61506628
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Reposted by Ballast Book CompanySonia Sulaiman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Please share as widely as possible. This is open to Palestinians anywhere in the world, published or not. Call for Palestinian fantasy, science fiction, and horror stories! Pro rate pay: soniasulaiman.com/thyme-travel...soniasulaiman.comThyme Travellers 2 – Call for SubmissionsRoseway, an imprint of Fernwood Publishing, will be publishing a sequel to the award-winning and acclaimed anthology Thyme Travellers featuring speculative fiction by Palestinian writers. Editor So… 0135194
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Ballast Book Company @ballastbookco.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Thank you so much for sharing your time and your story with us! Check out Jamie’s memoir about how creating affordable housing is actually very possible here: www.ballastbookco.com/item/OwX-Svr...ballastbookco.comBittersweet Lane by Jamie Madden | Ballast Book CompanyThe Bitter Reality. The Sweet Solutions. The Lane Forward.Housing dominates headlines, yet few truly understand how affordable housing works—or why it’s failing. 151