Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026They're so fun, and even though they're long, they don't FEEL long, so I get it!!! It's a delight! 120
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Yes!!!! It's so fun. I'm def in a standalone era but caved and got the next two books in the series. But they need to wait until after spooky season... 120
Reposted by Stephanie CookeJ.H. Siegal @joshuasiegal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026yes....YESSS.....techspot.comCD and vinyl sales are surging as frustration with digital media keeps growingNews of the latest increase in physical media sales comes from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It revealed that recorded music revenues for H1 2026... 20052831222
Reposted by Stephanie CookeAriana Maher @airy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026As today is Letterers Appreciation Day, please check out this Starter Pack of comic book letterers here on Bluesky. If you are a professional letterer and wish to be in the Starter Pack as well, please let me know! go.bsky.app/D5PbjPZ 9197147
Reposted by Stephanie CookeJosh Rosen @joshdraws.com · 01/09/2026Guess what’s coming out TODAY?? Haunted Canada: The Graphic Novel, Volume 3, on shelves now! 032
Reposted by Stephanie CookeMara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Sometimes, when someone dies, what helps me is thinking about how wonderful it is that they were even alive in the first place. Dolly was the closest you could get to an American saint. We all loved her. 65132512047
Reposted by Stephanie CookeDrew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Sad news, our friend @sorayaroberts.bsky.social has died. www.justatad.xyz/p/sorayajustatad.xyzSorayaI sat on the aisle at a movie the other day. 1741664
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I wish I could DO IT ALL! But yeah, it was just time, but again, sorry for not giving everyone more notice on it. 030
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Thanks Brandon, I can probably dig up anything that's not on my site independently, but yeah, I just needed to step back. 120
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I've been struggling to keep up with everything this year, if I'm being honest. And while I am sorry to have let CR go without ceremony, it was a choice I made for my own mental health. 1120
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I haven't had the energy to keep up with it over the last little while. Since groups like Cartoonist Coop exist now, it felt like the time to let a larger collective take things from here. Many of the resources continue to live on my own website though. 2140
Reposted by Stephanie Cookejon rosenberg @jonrosenberg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Maybe I'm in the minority here but if people who support AI are being shamed into silence then it's working. The shame is working as intended. The left's biggest problem is that it's afraid to hurt the feelings of folks who need to have their feelings hurt. Let them experience introspection for once 2752581400
Reposted by Stephanie Cookejess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I cannot stress enough: the AI bubble has already popped it is just being kept on life support by corporations trying to squeeze even a dollar more out of their shit investment, and tech bros doing the same before abandoning their shit company startups. keep hating on AI, you're winning 22100844331
Reposted by Stephanie Cookethene @thene.bsky.social · 13/08/2026out it goes: my long post about Rachel Hope Cleves's claim that Tillie Walden plagiarised her book. It's long because Cleves's claim is much, much more bizarre than it looked on first reading. I'm not going to bury the lede here. Cleves's claim does not hold up. buttondown.com/thene/archiv... 671494624
Reposted by Stephanie CookeKatie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 12/08/2026My thoughts on Image publishing a new Warren Ellis book. 11875310
Reposted by Stephanie CookeCathy G. Johnson🏴 @cathygjohn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Hope everyone who said sumthin' reads this: buttondown.com/thene/archiv...buttondown.comCharity and Sylvia: the extraordinary claims of Rachel Hope ClevesIn early July, a dispute began between two writers; Rachel Hope Cleves, author of Charity and Sylvia; A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America, (2014), and... 321282
Reposted by Stephanie CookeLincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Some positive publishing news to counter some of the doomerism: total book sales, and adult fiction specifically, increased in 2025. Print was 73% of market and digital audio/ebook 22%. (I guess the remaining is physical audio?) www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...publishersweekly.comPublishing Sales Hit $32.5 Billion in 2025Total estimated industry sales rose 2.5% over 2024, according to the year-end report from the AAP, and the number of books sold inched up 0.4%, to 3.15 billion units. 5402148
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 06/08/2026It was my absolute pleasure to help develop, write, and work on this game. I'm so happy to see it out in the world! 180
Reposted by Stephanie CookeAmbrosia Sky 🪐 @softrains.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Ambrosia Sky is now available on Steam & EGS! ✨ Featuring: 🪐 A vibrant space colony + alien ecosystem to explore ⚙ Simulation mechanics + progression 📖 A sombre homecoming 🍄 Exo-fungus to discover + cleanse 💜 Your lost love Start your journey today at ambrosiasky.com 8310115
Reposted by Stephanie CookeBoo-rad Shankar @bradshankar.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I adored @capycastaway.com from Toronto's @kittencupstudio.bsky.social. The art style is delightful, the animal interactions are adorable and the wonderfully cozy vibes were much-needed. But above all else, it was genuinely lovely to see how much of Toronto and Canada as a whole is in the game. 🍁mobilesyrup.comToronto-made Capy Castaway is a joyous tribute to wildlife and CanadianaThe cozy game amusingly draws inspiration from Toronto's infamous Bonnie and Clyde capybara escape, but its charms extend well beyond that. 22110
Reposted by Stephanie CookeSaffron Aurora @saffronaurora.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The day before launch, day 14 of daily @capycastaway.com doodles........................ .........................AND WE HIT 100K WISHLISTS!!!!!!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 AHHHHHHHHH!!! THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHH And as promised, I deliver to you: breakdancing Capy. 35212
Reposted by Stephanie CookeMegan Matelonek @mmatelonek.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The Racc Pack is filled with fun & charming raccoons! @hellocookie.bsky.social @heywhitney.bsky.social both do an amazing job creating these graphic novels! Found out there is a collectors ed. of book 1-3 so why not catch up on some fun reads Animation i made based on one of the books/illustrations 021
Reposted by Stephanie CookeSundress Publications @sundresspub.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Doubleback Books is seeking a Managing Editor and Fiction Editor! The Managing Editor leads a team of genre editors and runs our annual Open Reading Period. The Fiction Editor reads and selects prose manuscripts for publication. Applications due by 8/15! Details on our website. 01116
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I am forever grateful for my friends who understand and appreciate Jimothy as intended hahaha 010
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I tried to bring him up at a party the day after he went viral and everyone else was horrified by him and I was devastated haha like what do you mean?! HE'S PERFECT lol 130
Reposted by Stephanie CookeCapy Castaway 🍊 Available NOW! @capycastaway.com · 14/07/2026Capy Castaway officially has a release date! Clear your schedule and prepare for a cozy adventure with Capy & Corvi on August 6! 🥹🐾 We can’t wait for you to explore, make new friends, stack hats, and find your way home. 🏝️ Wishlist Capy Castaway on Steam today! s.team/a/2890240 03519
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Just received word that he's been found safe! 130
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Just received word that he's been found safe, thank you! 010
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Deleting my post because Davan has been found safe (verified by a family member). No additional details, but thank you all for helping to signal boost 🙏 2231
Reposted by Stephanie CookeUnited Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you. 1717581355
Reposted by Stephanie CookeLuke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 25/06/2026Hi! I'm looking to speak to anyone who is finding ways to resist/work around mandatory AI usage policies at work. Mostly games industry-related, but happy to speak to anyone adjacent as well! Published quotes can of course be anon if desired. DM me here or email at luke@aftermath.site, thanks! 101587696
Reposted by Stephanie CookeDerek Laufman @laufman.bsky.social · 24/06/2026You still have a chance to get a late pledge in if you missed it. 14812
Reposted by Stephanie CookeComicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Hoopla partners with Aggregate Ink to distribute indie comics through libraries: Aggregate Ink is a new way to distribute indie comics through the library, teaming up smaller publishers to go through Hoopla.comicsbeat.comHoopla partners with Aggregate Ink to distribute indie comics into librariesHoopla has partnered with the new digital comics service Aggregate Ink to distribute indie comics through libraries 04718
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 17/06/2026We got recently got a used copy at the store I work at and I was delighted haha 020
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Also, if a job posting has specific criteria that they're looking for (ie. audience, genre, etc.), please be sure that your portfolio has something that reflects those things. 191
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 16/06/2026*There's more (and it obviously differs from person to person) but this is really the base amount of stuff that I'm looking for when I'm taking a look at a portfolio for consideration. 1141
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 16/06/2026An artist portfolio should have*: ▪️ A collection of the type of work you're looking for (ie. interiors, covers, etc.) ▪️ A range of your styles that you are comfortable with ▪️ A sample of what you like/want to draw (ie. humans, animals, bicycles, detailed backgrounds, etc.) ▪️ CONTACT 👏 INFO 👏 1396
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 16/06/2026This isn't a project for one of my books, I'm working as an editor on this title and trying to find someone who might be a good fit, but I've been a little out of the loop over the last little while. 4242
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I'm on the lookout for an available interior comic artist for a middle-grade project. Looking for someone who can draw: kid-friendly, eerie/spooky (Twilight Zone, Gravity Falls, etc.) but fun, human characters, anthropomorphic animals. Please respond w/ samples + folio link. No emails/DMs. 76214189
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 12/06/2026I'm so happy we were able to meet...albeit at the very end of the show, but STILL! <3 020
Reposted by Stephanie CookeJadzia Axelrod 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Some of the spoils from #TCAF: Quality works from @fellhound.bsky.social, @newlevant.bsky.social, @portablecity.bsky.social, @toonyballoony.bsky.social, @hellocookie.bsky.social, @hiredhandstudio.bsky.social and @hamishsteele.bsky.social! 3316
Reposted by Stephanie CookeSchera Wyss 💀 SLUG HUMAN @scherawyss.bsky.social · 11/06/2026This might be one of the most insane scandals in game history When Pokemon Go players scan PokeStops, theyve been unknowingly building a detailed visual model of the world which is being sold to a military contractor to build a no-GPS positioning for the new generation of unmanned killing machines 242125036542
Reposted by Stephanie CookeBrian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I consider myself a consummate professional, but if you tell me you’re laying off employees under embargo, I would feel morally obligated to break that embargo as soon as possible so that employees could make arrangements. I’ve been in the mad-rush mode following a surprise layoff. It’s awful. 10853305
Reposted by Stephanie CookeClaes Holtzmann @claeshs.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Court holds Google liable for false claims in AI Overviews. Seems significant. "A regular search engine just points to outside websites. But AI overviews generate 'independent, new, and substantive statements' by evaluating and combining content from various third-party sites" the-decoderthe-decoder.comLandmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answersA German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators don't apply to AI overviews. In this case, Google's AI had falsely linked two publishers to fraud and made claims that didn't appear in any of the linked sources. The ruling could set a precedent for AI-generated content liability worldwide. 3024491011
Reposted by Stephanie CookeLane! Draws! Comics! @lanedraws.bsky.social · 10/06/2026So my cat has a $2000 vet appointment next week, and I could use some help. So, if you need commissions or you want some covers done for your next book, I am very available! Please share if you can! Comm info: ko-fi.com/sablepod/com... Portfolio: lanelloyd.crevado.com 15952
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 10/06/2026TRULY! Everything they seem to doing is such a massive misstep of what authors actually need from a guild. 110
Stephanie Cooke @hellocookie.bsky.social · 10/06/2026People are really just out there blaming anyone but the billionaires actually responsible for every crisis we're dealing with. 0326