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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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Manuscript Academy by #MSWL @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

There's an interesting paradox: The more specific you get with your character's emotional world, the bigger and more universal your book feels to a reader. Reach for the exact, specific feeling--or combination of feelings--for that exact moment.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

i feel like if you post a negative goodreads review where you say a young adult book felt like it was written for young people, you should have to pay a fine or something.

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Truly feeling like the Millennial I am Googling things like "do teenagers say the word 'dude,'" "do teenagers smoke cigarettes anymore," etc. for this revision. How am I simultaneously 30 and 12 and 1,000 years old

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Congrats on the news! Looking forward to seeing all the cool stuff you do!

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Lesbian Death Bed: The Bed that Eats Pussy (pro orph) @bitterkarella.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

over the course of my life i've heard many many people say "it's too bad hitler didn't find success as an artist, maybe this could have all been avoided" and rowling really gives the lie to that

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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🏳️‍⚧️ “One of the Boys" by Victoria Zeller

White, pink, and blue graphic titled “Trans Inclusivity in Sports”. This slide highlights one fiction book that addresses the topic of transgender athletes in sports. The title featured on this slide is “One of the Boys” by Victoria Zeller, with the following description: “Grace Woodhouse was a star kicker with a D1 future, but that was before she came out as transgender and quit football. Now, as senior year begins, Grace is navigating a new life with queer friends and a fresh perspective.”

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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The scale of disinformation about trans people is breathtakingly painful. These moral panics are orchestrated by institutions that seek to normalise transphobic segregation. We must continue to challenge media, political, legal rhetoric that erodes trans lives under the guise of “defending biology.”

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

❤️ most importantly I should say I'm happy for you but I also feel compelled to say that your hair looks so shockingly good considering you just got operated on

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Laura Keating @lorekeating.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I keep seeing "all authors use AI, the real issue is they're being forced to be sneaky about it" headlines. Full stop No. This is a lie peddled for normalization. It's schoolyard-level pressure tactics "C'mon, all the cool kids are already doing it. We won't tell. It's fine. We're on your side."

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I'm trying to get more into reading publishing substacks, especially in the children's space! Any recs for me? Feel free to plug yourself 😊

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Tammy Komoff @tammykomoff.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

😂😂😂

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Don't let anyone talk you out of buying that 1 book at the bookstore. Those 3 books could be the most life-changing 10 books you've ever gotten.

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

AAAAAAAHHHHHH CONGRATS CONGRATS CONGRATS

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

omg I hope you had the best time! my partner and I love the Met opera so much; we literally see almost every single production they do

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

anecdotally, editor who is extremely opposed to AI usage here (as well as contrived narratives normalizing it)✌️

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

idk guys when i see a lot of similar headlines insisting that editors & authors are all already embracing AI, i don't assume these things are true. i assume there are a lot of very rich people with an unpopular product pushing a particular narrative in my industry!

thebookseller ig account saying NEWS: some editors uploading confidential manuscripts to ChatGPT to read quickly, agent claims

the guardian: I wrote a novel using AI. Writers must accept artificial intelligence – but we are as valuable as ever | Stephen Marche

the walrus bsky account: Authors are using AI. Publishers know it. And now, says publishing consultant Thad McIlroy, authors are being forced to lie about it. One cancelled horror novel didn’t just end a career—it exposed an industry-wide reckoning.

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Everyone pony the fuck fpr the librarian who just got sacked for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from the kids' section of the library.

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

As president of @authorsabb.bsky.social, I stand with all 10 toes down against this first of its kind federal book banning bigoted bullsh*t bill. It's a Trojan Horse for the federal gov't to weasel its way into our classrooms, and decide what YOU and YOUR kids can read. In short, I hate it.

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Sonia Sulaiman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

This is not a joke. Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction will be an ongoing series! And we’re open to submissions for the second volume starting today: soniasulaiman.com/thyme-travel...

The cover for the original volume of Thyme Travellers.

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I'm acquiring middle grade and young adult fiction for Peachtree and Peachtree Teen! Especially looking for horror, mystery/thrillers, grounded speculative fiction, contemporary, and romance. Authors and agents, check out my #mswl 📖

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Kade Dishmon – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website

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Alison Weiss @alioop7.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I can't stress this enough. Being a great writer requires you being an enthusiastic reader. Read in your genre and out of it. (Yeah, even those kinds of books you swear aren't for you occassionally. You might be surprised.) Devour as much as you can.

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Lilah Sturges @lilahsturges.com · 10/02/2026

Remember if you watch this show or buy this merch, no trans person will like or trust you ever again. Sorry but those are the rules.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA. He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.

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Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants

The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.

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Nicole Zelniker @nicolezelniker.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

My book is an Indie Ink nominee! I’m so glad my little queer, disabled stories are resonating with people, and it would mean the world to me if you can head to indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-... and cast your vote for: ✨best cover ✨best disability rep by a disabled author ✨best mental health rep

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Indie Ink Awards 2025 - Indie Story Geek

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Oh look it's 2 cool people who are so good 😭

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Rayne Grimm Vulpes Zer-Duh @raynegrimm.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

I know it's a tad early but I know those bitches with the buckets will be out soon. Don't gove them a penny. The volunteers may not know but the salvation army is no ally and actively combative and harmful to many queer minorities especially during the holiday season

A I age showing a typical collection bucket for the salvation army which is read with a lid holding mechanism on a tripod holder. There is a big stop/do not symbol over the hand depositing money with the words "we don't donate to the Bigot bucket" over the bottom bucket section

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Archai @archai.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.

Photo of NBC’s exit poll data (from my work laptop, lol) showing Mamdani splitting the straight vote equally with Cuomo, but taking the LGBTQ+ vote by more than 5:1. Even though the LGBTQ+ slice is only 14% of the population, they were a LANDSLIDE in his favor.

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Hey agents: I just sent out a big updated MSWL blast following my move from Holiday House to Peachtree. If I missed you, please DM with your email address and I'll get that to you! You can also find this info on the website linked in my bio 🎃👻

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

This incredible book is out today, and on bi visibility day no less!!! It has been the absolute honor to edit this literally jaw-dropping book that you should run out and buy right away if you haven't yet 🌊🧭✨💞

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De Elizabeth @wordsbyde.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I’m writing more books!!! 🥹🥹🥹 So excited to announce my next YA novel, A DEATH KISSED SONG, coming Summer 2027. 🎻🕯️🎹🎧🪽 This one is so special to me. I can’t wait to tell you more about Cami and Evander. For now, let’s stare at this stunning art by MaeOwl 😍

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Congratulations, Jenna! Would love to connect on kids' lit sometime.

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Daniele Hunter @danieledhunter.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

The inimitable @kadedishmon.bsky.social's queer horror novella HERE FOR A GOOD TIME published today via Chain Letter! I could agent for a thousand years & never gush enough about how beautiful, haunting, and crucial Kade's writing is, or how proud I am to be his agent. 💕 substack.com/home/post/p-...

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Here for a Good Time

Three strangers attempt to out-run the killer hunting them on Interstate 80.

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

You are the best agent I could ever ask for who has been a publishing role model for me since the beginning!!! So glad to be working with you 🥰

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

The news is out! I have officially made the exciting move to Peachtree / Peachtree Teen 🍑 My email address will be changing shortly, but my Holiday House email will still forward to my new point of contact. You'll see me in your inboxes soon with an updated MSWL and submissions info, agents ✨

A screenshot of a job announcement detailing assistant editor Kade Dishmon's move from Holiday House to Peachtree Teen.

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I hope you'll send me your trifecta book so I can have a shot at being the third link in that goal chain 😈

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Absolutely obsessed with this concept.

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Congratulations to both of you! I am always looking for horror and trans rage in my inbox 👀

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I'm glad you love! Evangeline Gallagher did the most incredible job.

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

✨AND THE TREES STARE BACK by @gigigriffis.bsky.social releases in 1 week, so don't forget to order a copy ✨ This gripping anti-imperialist YA folk horror is a raw, honest, and deeply human tale of hope and survival in the face of political dehumanization. I love it, and I hope you will too!

Cover of AND THE TREES STARE BACK by Gigi Griffis

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Amelinda Bérubé @metuiteme.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

HEY I bet you need a creepy genre-bender involving haunted swampy woods! and you're in luck bc this one is weird and great and comes out in 10 days! I got to yell about it **officially**, as you can see on the back cover 💅💀 Thanks for the copy, @kadedishmon.bsky.social!

Back cover of And The Trees Stare Back, featuring a blurb from meeee!

"With deftly evocative prose, Gigi Griffis leads us into a feral, perilous landscape where nothing is what it seems and everyone is keeping secrets. The bog looms in the liminal shadows between history and science fiction, propaganda and fairy tale, blurring them into a labyrinth that only love and solidarity can thread. Haunted, hopeful, and timely."

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Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

So thankful for your kind words about the book and for your time! Glad you enjoyed :)

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