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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 03/06/2026

Think you might be asexual, or just curious about the ace community? @finleary.bsky.social has you covered: www.scarleteen.com/read/ident...

Text: "Just the Basics, Ace: An Asexuality Primer by Fin Leary. Everyone wants to have sex, right? And everyone experiences sexual attraction...right? Nope," alongside three starfish and strings of colorful hearts.

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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Don't miss out on seeing @egjames.bsky.social and @finleary.bsky.social reading at @portersqbooks.bsky.social next Friday at 7pm EST! buff.ly/IoNY4rM Get MONA AT SEA here: buff.ly/WPnofTU

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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Save the Date! On 2/6, @egjames.bsky.social and @finleary.bsky.social will be reading at @portersqbooks.bsky.social for the 2026 Writers in Residence Welcome Reading, starting at 7pm EST! Learn more and how to register here: buff.ly/IoNY4rM Get MONA AT SEA here: buff.ly/WPnofTU

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Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Readers of the World! Announcing our 2026 Writers in Residence! Our Writer in Residence for Young Readers is @finleary.bsky.social Our Writer in Residence for Adults is @egjames.bsky.social Their terms start February 2026 but you can congratulate them now!

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Fin Leary @finleary.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Do I know anyone who has gotten their MA in Biography and Memoir at CUNY (City University of New York)? A friend of mine is considering applying for the program and I'm looking for current students, recent graduates, or faculty members who'd be willing to talk to her! Thank you in advance.

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Hub Comics @hubcomics.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

THIS THURSDAY: Hub Comics ‪@hubcomics.bsky.social‬ 6.12.25 • FREE LIT CRAWL BOSTON comes to HUB COMICS! Thursday June 12th 6pm panel: COMICS FOR TROUBLED TIMES with Michael Anthony and Damian Alexander Moderator: Fin Leary @damianimated.bsky.social @finleary.bsky.social

Poster for the LIT CRAWL BOSTON event at Hub Comics:
6.12.25 • FREE

Presented by Boston Book Festival in partnership with CBH

Thursday June 12th 6pm panel:
COMICS FOR TROUBLED TIMES
with Michael
Anthony and
Damian
Alexander Moderator:
Fin Leary

Featuring:

JUST ANOTHER MEAT-EATING DIRTBAG
A MEMOIR BY MICHAEL ANTHONY
WITH ART BY CHAI SIMONE

OTHER BOYS
by DAMIAN ALEXANDER

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Hub Comics @hubcomics.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

6.12.25 • FREE LIT CRAWL BOSTON comes to HUB COMICS! Thursday June 12th 6pm panel: COMICS FOR TROUBLED TIMES with Michael Anthony and Damian Alexander Moderator: Fin Leary @damianimated.bsky.social @finleary.bsky.social Presented by Boston Book Festival in partnership with CBH

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Dear universities, scientists, lawyers, farmers, workers, artists, doctors... Being silent won't protect you.

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K.B. Wagers @kbwagers.com · 04/03/2025

Please please ALT TEXT YOUR IMAGES. I'm seeing so many cool things lately that I can't share because they don't have alt text. If you want your art, your screenshots, your message to get to a wider audience on here, the simple action of writing alt text for it will help.

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AmaraJLynn 🦹 drafting Fire & Feathers @amaralynn.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Why I don't tell people I know I write... Them: oh, you're a writer? What do you write? Me: *stares in horror as I remember I write monster romance* ...Nothing really

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Dahlia Adler 📚 @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com · 24/02/2025

FOR THE REST OF US has a cover! I love the way this art by Meryl Rowin and design by Jenna Stempell-Lobel showcases the 13+ holidays featured within this YA holiday anthology, which releases September 2, 2025 from Quill Tree Books! www.dahliaadler.com/for-the-rest...

A navy blue cover reads For the Rest of Us down the middle in a center-justified all-lowercase sans serif font in a subtle pink-purple ombre. Small colorful graphics rest in front of or wrap around letters, such as a dragon, a kinara, a shofar, a Juneteenth flag, and a crescent moon and star. Between the words of the title lie the words 13 Festive Holiday Stories to Celebrate all Seasons, edited by Dahlia Adler.

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Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Severance is incredible sci-fi because it’s not afraid to ask the big questions, like: what if every woman in the world desperately wanted to fuck Adam Scott no matter how bad his haircut was

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Helen Marguerite @helenxmarguerite.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Some writers I know put together a “Rejection Club” where once a month we meet on zoom and share our latest rejections and chat about our new submissions. And that’s one of the things I’m most excited about in 2025

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

If you're reeling from Trump's ongoing attacks, please check out my latest piece about what trans people are up against and how we (as in, all of us, including doctors and clinicians) can resist these assaults. Includes commentary from @dreanyc123.bsky.social and @deanspade.bsky.social.

organizingmythoughts.org

Trump's Latest Anti-Trans Actions and How We Can Fight Back

The message should be clear among all people of conscience: We will not cooperate with the fascist, anti-trans agenda.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/01/2025

remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards

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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Don’t use ChatGPT, and especially don’t use it instead of your brain

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dieloudly @dieloudly.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

For those who might be unaware or just getting a library card: libraries are for more than just books! Many have a Library of Things with a variety of tools & equipment you can check out. Bike pumps, sewing machines, yard games, even power drills, for hobbies & home needs. #booksky

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Søren @sasskingsoren.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Buy the books. Buy the movies. Buy the games. Physical media is more important now than ever.

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Aiden Thomas 🇵🇸 @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

hey friends! it’s sad but true — due to MANY reasons, some in part my health, i need to bump back the pub date of “Cemetery Boys: Espíritu” to september 2026. mini 🧵 @fiercereads.bsky.social (thanks to @wordsiren.bsky.social for the meme!)

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 23/01/2025

It actually is very important that you do things that you take pleasure in, regularly. That is part of how you survive the things that feel like they are going to destroy you.

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Ellen Oh @ellenoh.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

If you don't want a diverse workforce, you shouldn't be allowed to eat our food. Period. Stick to mayo and wonder bread.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 23/01/2025

I understand that ChatGPT is down and fortunately this is not a problem for me as I have spent considerable time developing a local language model that I am able to run autonomously, fueled by Coke Zero and snacks

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Fin Leary @finleary.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

A fellow writer and journalist is seeking to interview LGBTQIA+ couples where at least one person in the couple is disabled and on benefits (such as Medicaid, SSI/SSDI, etc.). If you’d be willing to chat with her, please DM me and I’ll share her contact information with you.

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Fin Leary @finleary.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Writers, illustrators, and publishing professionals impacted by the California fires—this is an opportunity for you to apply for an emergency grant through @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social! Please spread the word far and wide.

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Reminder that all those cute fonts, emoji laden “checklists”, memes like the summoning circle, and ASCII art are hell on screenreaders (more specifically, on people who use them). Some of them don’t even let you skip posts that sound like you’re summoning Cthulhu.

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Aiden Thomas 🇵🇸 @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

IT’S HAPPENING — Cemetery Boys 2: ESPÍRITU will be released 9/16/25! 😱 you can add it to goodreads AND preorder your copy! massive thanks to L Whitt for designing and THE @mmarsloud.bsky.social for the cover art! www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cemetery-b...

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The Map Center @mapcenter.com · 17/12/2024

Hi. I'm Andrew. I own New England's oldest map store because last year I moved across the country after an old guy retired and gave it to me Willy Wonka-style. Visit my store in Rhode Island. www.mapcenter.com

A nerd in a teal sweater holding a stack of books about railroads in front of a wall of framed maps.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/12/2024

In those marble halls, I hugged L.W. and her family and told them, with the most sincerity I’ve ever spoken, thank you, before heading off to the press seating. Casey Parks spent the day with the family at SCOTUS. I’m so proud of this kid and her family for fighting. Read Casey’s story.

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 04/12/2024

A reminder that not all media requests are in good faith and right-wingers love hiding behind organizations with generic or seemingly friendly names to deceive people. It's okay to take your time to research before you respond to an inquiry.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/12/2024

Assigned media is great and everyone should read their reporting. They are doing good, on the ground, trans-centric journalism.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 27/11/2024

Headlines like this keep me still hopeful. Now everyone in the nation will see the anti trans laws and will go through it with us, many for the first time. Maybe, just maybe, they’ll be turned off too.

4 minutes ago
USA Today
Opinion: Ruling in San Jose State volleyball case reveals farce of transgender hysteria
40 minutes ago
Fox News

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 27/11/2024

The number of orgs that told us to 'wait our turn' and prioritized marriage equality over all else does not go without notice -- neither is the fact that most of those same orgs have done nothing to address the fact that many disabled people still don't have marriage equality.

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Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 26/11/2024

There’s still time to apply for the Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices! Take your chance at finding a community of queer writers and workshopping your manuscript. 🤩 Apply now: bit.ly/LLwr25 #LLWritersRetreat

Text reads:
The Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices: The Virtual Experience
Expanded 10-day program from July 31-August 9, 2025
5 days of feedback-based workshops with faculty and cohort
5 days of craft talks from faculty
10 days of programming on the business side of writing
10 days of generative writing + craft development
Small group meetings with agents and industry professionals
Nightly Reading Series: fellows read work before an audience
Social events: virtual mealtimes, game nights, mixers, and more!
Applications are open through December 8
a lineup of writers representing the 2025 virtual writers retreat faculty. text reads, "july 31-august ", below are 8 writers, "fatimah ashgar, fiction; aisha sabatini sloan, nonfiction; hansol jung, playwriting; kay ulanday barrett, poetry; steven canals, screenwriting; roger q. mason, screen/play/writing; nisi shawl, speculative fiction; aiden thomas, young adult fiction" the writers pictured are all shades of skintones, various gender identities, ages, shapes and sizes.

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Made a starter pack for members of Authors Against Book Bans (AABB)! go.bsky.app/FLqjnCF

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

An Open Letter to our Publishers has been sent to over 90 Publishing CEOs this morning in response to the concerns of our members. 1/4

With the election of the trump administration and its policies as embodied by Project 2025, we authors have deep concerns about how our publishers will be operating and how publishers will advocate for and protect authors. Trump's agenda explicitly calls for the criminalization of authors, teachers, librarians, and publishing professionals with the consequences including, "imprison[ment]," and being "classed as registered sex offenders" (pg 4 Project 2025)

For authors who are not citizens, this could also result in deportation. This promises to be a pro-censorship, pro-book-banning administration, and the successful implementation of its policies will require willing compliance of America's institutions, including its corporations.

The freedom to write is as important as the freedom to read. We have been heartened by many publishers' willingness to engage in legal and legislative pathways to fight book banning and want to be sure that you will double-down on your fight during this consequential time.

This past week AABB help open forums with authors from all genres and age levels to better understand author concerns and needs. While this may not be a complete list due to the rapid turnaround, we know we have a short time before January to prepare for what is to come and we want to this start this conversation sooner rather than later.

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Adrienne Westenfeld @awestenfeld.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

After nearly nine years at Esquire, I’ve been laid off from my role as Books and Fiction Editor. I’m looking for a new full-time role where I can use my storytelling skills, in the book world or beyond it. If you know of anything, I’m at adriennewestenfeld@gmail.com. (🧵1/10)

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 25/11/2024

So many things happening all at once

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 21/11/2024

Whenever we make ourselves smaller for them, they just shrink our box again.

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Fin Leary @finleary.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Tonight I spoke at the Somerville #TransDayOfRemembrance event, sharing some of my writing, a short piece titled, “Things like that don’t happen here.” Today is a solemn observance day.

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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 18/11/2024

This is how you become a writer: just pick one of the things that is deeply wrong with you. Make it a character. Now send it on a self-help journey or try to kill it. Now call it a book.

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Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

This auction to support the Trans Lifeline ends in 7 hours! Go check out all the cool stuff, bid on some of it, and help raise some cash for an org that makes a big difference.

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