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Claire Draper 🏳️‍⚧️♿ @draper-claire.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Going through and rating by all the books I never reviewed on my StoryGraph. Feels weird to give ratings to the classics I read in college. Like does Plato need my rating? No. But I’m a completionist.

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Au Literary Management @auliterarymgmt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Thanks for the shoutout, Publishers Weekly! We hope to team up with more agents at future conventions to guide independent authors and comic creators through the growing world of hybrid representation. Follow @smlechon.bsky.social @ktliterary.bsky.social and @draper-claire.bsky.social for more!

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Claire Draper 🏳️‍⚧️♿ @draper-claire.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My speed pitch session at @lkbfstorytellers.bsky.social is sold out, but the Brooklyn Books & Booze Author Fair one is not! Looking forward to seeing you there.

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NJ BARNA @neonjawbone.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

putting together materials for ✨reasons✨ have some collages of Girls from my Book #neonjawboneart #ofthievesandswords

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Claire Draper 🏳️‍⚧️♿ @draper-claire.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Dolly would want you to get the Covid vaccine booster this fall

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Aishwarya Tandon @toondoon1010.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hello #kidlitartpostcard! I'm Aishwarya, a #kidlit #illustrator + #cartoonist from India, looking to draw picture books, board books, chapter books & more! 👧🏽🐶 Rep'd by @draper-claire.bsky.social ~ 🎨: www.aishwaryatandon.com #kidlitart #dogs #pets #PBs #BBs #CBs #childrensbooks #illustrator ✏️💛

Digital art illustration of a young girl with her pet dog, Bruno, looking at a boardbook and recognising her dog.

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Au Literary Management @auliterarymgmt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

We’re hosting a panel at @flamecon.bsky.social! Our founder @draper-claire.bsky.social, plus @tiannakellyread.bsky.social and @smlechon.bsky.social will be answering your questions about being represented as an indie author or comic creator. Join us Sunday August 16th at 2:30 pm!

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Liz Dantzler @eekdoesart.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

✨🌙 #witchhatatelier #Δ帽子 #wha

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Liz Dantzler @eekdoesart.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

‘And the great cost which hope declares, is none other than… despair’ #witchhatatelier #Δ帽子 #wha

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Claire Draper 🏳️‍⚧️♿ @draper-claire.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Willi Ninja book from the Rainbow History series is such a special book! Can’t wait for you all to see it!

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

ALA Workers Near Unanimous in Vote to Unionize buff.ly/ImYd55M

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Dark Horse Workers United @darkhorseunion.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT: The workers of Dark Horse Comics @darkhorse.com are forming a union. Please read our mission statement below. 👇 #DHWU

Photo of the Dark Horse Workers United statement.

For ALT TEXT readers, the statement is too long to fit into ALT TEXT. Please find the full statement on the DHWU website, linked in our bios

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Niki Smith @nikismithcomics.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Anyone else like cover design behind-the-scenes as much as I do...? Because wow we went through a lot of sketches for MIDSUMMER SISTERS! The title change came maaany months later... Spectacular designer was, of course, @shecallsmecdawg.bsky.social !

Twelve different design sketches for the cover of my next graphic novel, MIDSUMMER SISTERS

Sketches 1-4 for the cover of my next graphic novel, MIDSUMMER SISTERS

Sketches 5-8 for the cover of my next graphic novel, MIDSUMMER SISTERS

Sketches 9-12 for the cover of my next graphic novel, MIDSUMMER SISTERS

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Vincent uses they/them pronouns 🐸 @v-e-tirado.com · 13/05/2026

LET'S GOOOOOO

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AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

NEWS: Library workers at the Prospect Heights Public Library filed for their union with AFSCME Council 31! When their union is certified, they’re looking forward to working towards a more equitable workplace, improving staffing—and making their voices heard on the policies that affect them.

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Aishwarya Tandon @toondoon1010.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard Day! ✨ I'm Aishwarya, an illustrator & cartoonist from India, rep'd by @draper-claire.bsky.social, looking to work on board books, picture books, MG interiors and covers! 😊 I wanted to share this for #Mermay! 🧜🏽‍♀️ Thank you! 🎨: www.aishwaryatandon.com #kidlit #kidlitart ✏️💛

Digital art by Aishwarya Tandon of a mermaid reading a book.

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Jasmine W. @mythjae.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Yes, yes, and yes!!! All excellent points, I wish publishers would prioritize paperbacks and put more effort into backlists.

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Claire Draper 🏳️‍⚧️♿ @draper-claire.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

With publishing discontinuing mass market, I would like to see paperback printed as the first format in the book space and hardcover/special editions later.

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🌻Bree Williams🌻 @larkspurns.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

It’s #PortfolioDay already?? My name is Bree Williams, I’m a west coast based comic artist and illustrator, and I am looking for WORK! Flats, letters, ttrpg or game illustrations, etc. Give me a holler if I would be a good fit! Rep’d by: @draper-claire.bsky.social at @auliterarymgmt.bsky.social

An illustration of Evie Sullivan reading comics on her bed

An illustration of Fearne Calloway on fire and dancing through a forest

A very colorful page from The Witch Wolf

Another page from The Witch Wolf, showing off my lettering skills! Ooh!

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Aishwarya Tandon @toondoon1010.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Hi all! 👋🏽 I'm Aishwarya, a children's book #illustrator & #cartoonist from India. I'm currently open to work on #picturebooks, #chapterbooks, #covers & #comics. I also work as a #flatter & #colorist. 😊 I'm rep'd by @draper-claire.bsky.social. 🎨: www.aishwaryatandon.com #PortfolioDay #kidlitart

Digital illustration of a group of animals on a picnic. Published in Champak Magazine (India). Illustrated by Aishwarya Tandon.

Digital illustration of a spread from THE GUEST, written by Mamta Nainy, illustrated by Aishwarya Tandon and published by Smile Train.

A page from the graphic novel GHOST ROAST, written by Shawneé Gibbs and Shawnelle Gibbs, art by Emily Cannon and colors by Aishwarya Tandon. Published by HarperCollins US.

Illustration of a spread from WHERE IS BENJI'S BLUE BONE? by Dr. Aruna Shekar and Aishwarya Tandon.

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Aishwarya Tandon @toondoon1010.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! 😊 I'm Aishwarya, an illustrator/cartoonist from India, rep'd by @draper-claire.bsky.social, looking to work on PBs, CBs & covers! Tysm. Art from WHERE IS BENJI'S BLUE BONE by Dr. Aruna Shekar & me. 🐶 🎨: www.aishwaryatandon.com #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks ✏️💛

Spot illustration from WHERE IS BENJI'S BLUE BONE by Dr. Aruna Shekar and Aishwarya Tandon. Illustration of a young girl looking at her small puppy jumping on the couch.

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anania ☆ @anania00.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

“no to war and free palestine” oh javier thank you for having a backbone

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anania ☆ @anania00.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

PERFORMANCE OF A LIFE TIME. the sinners cast can do NO wrong

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anania ☆ @anania00.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

RYAN COOGLER YOU ICON YOU LEGEND YOU ABSOLUTE POWERHOUSE

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Claire Draper 🏳️‍⚧️♿ @draper-claire.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Donate and bid! The AMA call and full query critique from me are on the table and lots of other agencies and authors have thing to bid on!

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Au Literary Management @auliterarymgmt.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Don't miss the auction for a great cause!

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Claire Draper 🏳️‍⚧️♿ @draper-claire.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I'm offering two items in the Queer Liberation Network #LitForQueerLiberation virtual auction, running through March 14th! 1) An #AMA call 2) A full query critique Send in your bids here: www.32auctions.com/organization...

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Aishwarya Tandon @toondoon1010.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard day! 😊 I'm happy to share a spot art from a PB from last year - THE GUEST (written by Mamta Nainy). ✨ #kidlit #kidlitart I'm available to work on PBs, CBs & book covers, please! ✏️ I'm rep'd by @draper-claire.bsky.social! 🎨: www.aishwaryatandon.com/ 📧: toondoon1010@gmail.com

Digital art of a spot illustration from the picture book, THE GUEST, by Mamta Nainy and Aishwarya Tandon.

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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

In my own life, I also observe fewer people willing to stand up for fat people, and more people willing to defend or explain away anti-fatness. Like, solidarity with people who are fatter than oneself really feels like it has evaporated in a way that's both heartbreaking and frightening.

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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Another exhausting aspect: pervasive superthinness has everybody so activated that folks have really regressed in the ways they defend themselves. There's much more "I'm not THAT fat" and "my bloodwork is perfect!" with no consideration for people who are fatter, chronically ill, etc.

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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Like, I just would love one day without this shit inserting itself into my life in the most judgmental, derailing ways. I don't care what decisions others make about their looks. But I would like a day off, where I'm not forcibly reminded that so many people are sprinting away from looking like me.

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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I recently saw a new doctor who, before saying anything else, asked if I'd considered a GLP-1. "It might help take care of this," she said, and reached over and patted my belly. It was behavior I hadn't experienced in years--the last huge wave being during the popularization of weight loss surgery.

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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

It's in the tabloids, with hand-wringing about the sudden thinness of some celebrities. It's in the news, with a refreshed and emboldened judgment aimed at people who aren't shrinking. It's in podcasts & thinkpieces, where we use other people's bodies as props to make our own points about shrinking.

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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

One of the more depressing aspects of the GLP-1 stuff right now is how utterly inescapable it is. Whatever you're doing, wherever you are, there are people shrinking at alarming rates, and endless discussion of said shrinking. There's seemingly no place to just *rest.*

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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

It's everywhere on TV: cooking shows are hosted by chefs that get thinner by the day. Awards shows that have ALWAYS centered thinness now showcase emaciation. Reality TV stars make plotlines of massive weight loss, or attribute their sudden 100+ pound weight loss to lifestyle changes.

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Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

IMPORTANT UPDATE! The Lit for Queer Liberation Auction will now be held March 8 -14, 2026. Please consider donating!

The Lit for Queer Liberation Auction has been moved to March 8-14, 2026, featuring items from Jenny Han, Emily Henry, VE Schwab, Roxane Gay, Adam Silvera and more, like Jennifer March Soloway. Please consider donating. Thank you!

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Ro Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Someone had a seizure at the grocery store, and the cops showed up and just stood around watching. What was their purpose? Why did they come? It sure wasn't to help. I guess someone has to make sure nobody steals an apple during the fuss.

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GiannaMarie @giannamarie.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Hi everyone! Thanks so much for your patience waiting for me to reopen to queries––it's finally time! :D You can find my QM here: querytracker.net/query/3926 And my MSWL here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/gi...

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Query GiannaMarie Dobson at Neighborhood Literary Agency

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