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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Alaa was studying engineering when the destruction of Gaza upended her life. Her family, including her children Mosa, Ellen, & Ella, have lost their home & income, & desperately need healthcare & essentials to survive Israel's imposed famine & genocide, & escape. Please share or give:

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Donate to Help me evacuate my family from Gaza to Egypt, organized by Alaa Alasar

‏Welcome everybody. My name is Alaa, Ahmed’s wife. Our family consists of 5 … Alaa Alasar needs your support for Help me evacuate my family from Gaza to Egypt

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george 🏳️‍⚧️🦖🏁 @neatodon.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

day at the seaside with grandpa

a cartoonishly drawn anthropomorphic short clawed otter wearing a green wool jumper, fisherman's beanie and brown trousers proudly patting the head of his grandson. The smaller otter is fluffy and white, and holding up a bucket of crabs he has caught

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kamilah cole @wordsiren.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

thinking of the cancelled live action powerpuff girls show again and if it were me instead of trying to grimdark ppg i would do a multi-camera sitcom like abbott elementary about the struggles and triumphs of being a superhero team with your sisters as adults who have to pay taxes

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Méabh de Brún @meabhdebrun.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

absolutely lost it

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Méabh de Brún @meabhdebrun.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Well @thesiltverses.bsky.social is up for this year's #AudioVerseAwards and BY GOD IF THERE WAS EVER A YEAR THAT I NEED AWARDS FOR MY BONES. (I have a medical condition the doctor said where I need awards for my bones) Oh my god my bones need awards, to live. audioverseawards.net/vote/

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Vote Here! - The Audio Verse Awards

This is the Final Voting Ballot for the 2024 Audio Verse Awards. Thank you for taking the time to vote for who you feel is the best in Audio Fiction. As art is subjective, we use a preferential voting...

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Our Wars Have Ended is out now @thesiltverses.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

The first half of our utterly epic four-hour final Silt Verses QnA has arrived! shows.acast.com/the-silt-ver... Hope you enjoy the listen. #GetShrimped

A woman and young man in tuxedos and sunglasses (presumably Carpenter and Faulkner) stand in the river. Carpenter is pointing a gun at the camera. The caption reads, 'GET SHRIMPED.'

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Sardonicious @sardonicious.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

“You can’t get angry with us for denying your claim or we’ll put you on the no-fly list for the rest of your life”

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

BE SO BRILLIANT NONE OF YOUR ENEMIES WOULD DARE LOOK AT YOU.

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Tasha Suri @tashasuri.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I wanted to share the title of my next book, out in October 2025: THE ISLE IN THE SILVER SEA.

image of a suit of armour, with the words 'the isle in the silver sea' in front of it

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Samantha Mackenzie Greer @sammgreer.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

The cruelty of this is hard to fathom. Children deserve so, so much better. Section 28 days are back More cis people need to be vocal & hardline on trans issues, this is undoubtedly another step towards legislating all trans people out of existence. This is happening. People are going to die

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Shaun Tawodi Meeks 🪶 @shaunmeeks.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I have to say, out of all the @chucktingle.bsky.social books out there, the one every new writer should pound in their head (and butt) is this one! #books #bookadvice #writingadvice #chucktingle #poundedinthebuttbyallthesehashtags

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Margaret Owen @what-eats-owls.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Surprise! You didn’t think I’d have just the one book coming out in 2025, did you? Disney asked me to write a follow-up to TANGLED—a horrible decision, really—and as I dearly love that movie, how could I say no? (It may have also given me the chance to put “Give that horse a sword” in a book.)

Screenshot from publishers marketplace that reads: “Margaret Owen's ROOTBOUND, set a month after the events of Tangled, in which the rookie princess Rapunzel and her rogue-turned-suitor Eugene are pulled into a high-stakes diplomatic mission to a mysterious kingdom, where they must uncover the secrets of the royal family, Rapunzel's lost magic, and Eugene's past in order get back home, to Flannery Wiest at Disney-Hyperion, with Hali Baumstein editing, by Victoria Marini at High Line Literary Collective.” Has a fancy decorative border against a blue/purple background with faint gold celestial charts!

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Steenz! @oheysteenz.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

When 45 won in 2016, I started a protest zine series called Take Comfort Take Care, filled with art, prose, and poetry of peoples feelings about the election. Until I consider if I want to do a redux for 2024, here's a link to the zines our community made. There's power in art. tctcstl.wordpress.com

A screenshot of the Take Comfort Take Care Zine Website

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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 06/12/2024

Maybe the folks who are wringing their hands about people not responding properly to the United Health Care CEO's murder should wring their hands for Carrie Ann Lucas, whose premature death UHC was responsible for in 2019.

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

we've got a sick child in Gaza - a parent raising for their child to get treatment, flagged with a content warning donate if you can!

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kamilah cole @wordsiren.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

WICKED ENDEAVORS, my YA romantasy, comes out in 2026, but you can add it to Goodreads NOW. www.goodreads.com/book/show/22... Enjoy this stunning art by joleanart to introduce the main characters~

Art by joleanart of the main characters from WICKED ENDEAVORS. Bas, traitors childhood friend, Caya, powerless but handy with a dagger, Teo, manipulative enemy prince. Caya is in Bas's arms as he turns her head toward him and she holds his elbow, her free hand pointing a dagger at Teo, who is gazing down at it/her with amusement. All three are in Renaissance outfits.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

The thing I find most fascinating about this is that the change was announced in November and only gained attention online yesterday because the CEO of UnitedHealth was killed.

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Sarah Rieger @sarahcrgr.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Some fun Spotify wrapped stats: 86%: How many tracks artists say Spotify has demonetized on its platform. $0.004: How much the average artist makes per stream. US$114M: Spotify CEO's investment firm spending on AI military tech. $0: How much the intern who says she created Wrapped was paid.

djmag.com

Spotify officially demonetises all tracks with under 1,000 streams

Customers could soon be paying for more services, according to reports

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AimEEK!! Ogden @aimeeogdenwrites.com · 05/12/2024

yes good this will do nicely (links in thread!)

flyer says: Aimee Ogden wrote some stuff this year. Handwritten note: Huge if true.
NOVELETTE: "What any dead thing wants" - Psychopomp - 16.400 words. Handwritten notes: -terraforming -no (stricken out) SOME regrets
SHORT STORY: "Nothing of Value" - Clarkesworld - 4.600 words. Handwritten notes: -Covid (stricken out) Teleporter moral injury
"Ingenue, Once"- Trollbreath - 2.200 words. Handwritten notes: Phantom of the opera -but make it metatextual -and GAY
"In the Saying, Make This True" - Frivolous Comma - 7.000 words. Handwritten notes: families are hard -especially if you're a goblin -and fascism is coming

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Scott Hechinger @scotthech.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Hunter Biden pardoned. Okay, President Biden: There are now 40 men on federal death row. You promised to end the death penalty but haven’t even issued a single clemency. 60 members of Congress are calling for it. When are their clemencies coming?

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Bri G Cane @brigcane.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

So I just saw the Wicked movie (highly recommended btw) and it inspired me to post a little summin summin about white liberalism

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

auld lang syne just floors me every time. for sure my number one holiday song it is very hard for me to listen to without getting very emotional. dang incredible piece of music

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Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Writing rant: quips are not the problem, fear of sincerity is the problem. Bad writers use quips to avoid having to be sincere, having to just sit with a difficult emotion and risk being seen as cringe. Wearing your heart on your sleeve risks getting stabbed in it, yeah? Good writers take that risk.

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

asking your university to stop genocide profiteering will get you charged with a felony. a university is punishing its students for questioning its ethics with felonies. fascism is already here.

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Deborah @deborahzafer.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Ah, yes

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James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

New followers, so I will now SHAMELESSLY plug my upcoming book x

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Elijah Kinch Spector @elijahkinchspector.com · 27/11/2024

A week from today! @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social is one of my favorite people to talk to in the world, so it's gonna be a great time www.eventbrite.com/e/elijah-kin...

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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

the orcas are thrifting and doing nostalgia

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Tara Sim @tarasimauthor.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Huge thanks to NYPL for including WE SHALL BE MONSTERS on their list of best books for teens 2024! Glad to be in such excellent company ✨️ www.nypl.org/books-more/r...

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Best Books for Teens 2024

Our expert librarians selected the year's best books for kids, teens, and adults. Explore titles in accessible formats, and learn more about our 2024 picks.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

So, I'm not good at asking for help, but here goes. At the end of the year, I'm having surgery that will put me on medical leave for 6 weeks. If you can spare a few bucks to help me keep financially afloat, I'd hella appreciate it. PayPal: @ bookjockeyalex Venmo: @ AlexBrown73

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Roz 🏳️‍⚧️ @rosenkranz.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

QRP with your skull art! hi locked tomb fandom

a digital illustration of Anastasia and Alecto from the locked tomb series. they're in a dark room lit by candles, there are various human and animal bones scattered around them. Alecto is sitting in a red chair, she's wearing a golden dress with puff sleeves, her shoulders exposed. she has long, wavy golden hair and star shaped earrings. her eyes are also glowing gold. one of her hands is resting on her lap, covering Anastasia's hand, and the other lifting Anastasia's chin. Anastasia is sitting on the floor, her feet tucked under. she's wearing a black, sparkling dress which is reminiscent of the night sky. she has a warm dark skin and a long, black, thick braid. she has a ribcage corset and multiple bone studs in her ears, as well as a bracelet made of small bones. she's smiling and looking up at Alecto.

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Dahlia Adler 📚 @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com · 25/11/2024

'Tis a wonderful time of year to help kids having a rough time feel the love. You can buy gifts for: Children of incarcerated people: vat.angeltreetool.org/cc0893aa-581... Foster kids: www.onesimplewish.org Kids living on Pine Ridge Reservation: www.onespiritokini.org/okini-page/h...

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Aram Sinnreich @aramsinn.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Spotify just reported record-breaking profits. In totally unrelated news, Spotify stopped paying nearly 90% of artists on the service ANYTHING (no royalties for songs w <1k streams/year)

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Spotify Hits 252M Premium Subscribers, On Track For First Full Year of Profitability

"We’re where we set out to be — if not a little further — and on a steady path toward achieving our long-term goals," said CEO Daniel Ek.

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Sandra Proudman @sandraproudman.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

It’s time for my ever-growing thread of tax write-offs for authors & illustrators to keep in mind as we head into year-end. ✨ Book-related travel ✨ New computer/equipment ✨ Internet / office space ✨ Paper, office stuff, packaging items, stamps ✨ Software like Word, Scrivener, Canva Pro etc.

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Reimena Yee 🦇 @reimenayee.com · 23/11/2024

Copy what the French did before they became a powerhouse: form collectives and associations with creators, reviewers and scholars; create programs (festivals, exhibitions, workshops) together that attract young people and that councils like; continue momentum until your government funds you *

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Neal 🔜 BLFC-MFF-FC @verdantsculpts.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

A LOT of artists are doing Black Friday sales this year. Like, way more than I've seen in years past. That tells me that SO many of us need people buying our art. Please please please buy from artists in the coming weeks and consider us throughout the year when purchasing gifts.

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

BY THE WAY last day to vote for BURY YOUR GAYS in goodreads award first round and i just think it would be funny if i won because sad puppies nominated me for an award thinking it was MOST RIDICULOUS thing they could do and now nobody knows who they are and im here www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...

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Opening Round: Vote for the Readers' Favorite Horror of 2024!

Discover the Readers' Favorite Horror in the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards.

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Tasha Suri @tashasuri.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I am not quite sure where we are in terms of award nominations, but I'd dearly love you to consider the burning kingdoms, if you enjoyed it.

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Tasha Suri @tashasuri.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

the ending fire trilogy by saara el-arifi also finished in 2024 (which I adore), and it'd be so great to see it get the awards it deserves!

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kamilah cole @wordsiren.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

i'm sorry, what do you mean SO LET THEM BURN is one of the top ten young adult books chosen by readers, alongside The Hunger Games, Graceling, and Legendborn?? WHAT DO YOU MEAN??? guys i am. actually crying. thank you so much, readers, thank you thank you

Young Adult
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

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Tasha Suri @tashasuri.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

One of my favourite things I did for THE LOTUS EMPIRE release was host a launch at the queer, intersectional bookshop The Common Press. They're currently fundraising to survive, and I just wanted to share their crowdfunder: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-c...

A woman in a sari standing in front of a bookshop display. The bookshop is called The Common Press.

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