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Janet Harvey @janetharvey.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

I used to think that getting involved with legislative work would inspire me and give me a sense of community. I have a sense of community now: with authors. Because we understand that nobody else gives a shit about us. That inspiration though is hard to find. I'm mostly feeling anger these days.

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While the bill allows parents, students, and guardians to challenge book removals in state court, it does not allow creators and authors to do so. In its current form, the bill leaves authors unprotected from being discriminated against due to their identity.

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URGENT Call to Action - Email Your Senators! — Mass Freedom To Read

But anyone in MA who believes in the freedom of speech and understands that authors deserve a seat at the table can write to their senators. Mass Freedom to Read, the coalition I have been volunteering with, has sample email language here: www.massfreedomtoread.org/news/urgent-...

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Mass Freedom To Read learned late on Thursday that An Act Regarding Free Expression (renamed S. 2696) has moved out of the Senate Ways and Means Committee and will be going to a floor vote next Thursd...

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@massaabb.bsky.social has been urging fellow MA authors to write to their state senators and copy Julian Cyr, the senator who sponsored this bill, with their concerns and their requests for the bill to provide protections to authors.

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I'm posting here as myself, an author who has had 6 of my 7 books banned in at least 20 states. It's only a matter of time before someone in MA decides to follow the example of SC, FL, or TX and ban my books here, too. The only thing that can stop that is a good freedom to read bill. This isn't it.

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An earlier iteration of the bill DID include protections for creators. WHY has this bill removed these protections? It also has weak first amendment protections, and is silent on who is allowed to challenge books. I've been working on advocacy for this bill for 6 months now. I am so disappointed.

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Republicans have made it easier for book bans across the country. Massachusetts Democrats are looking to curb them here. - The Boston Globe

The MA Senate will be voting on An Act Regarding Free Expression on Thursday 11/13. This Boston Globe article touts this as a positive development, but while the protections for libraries are welcome, this version of the bill strips all protections from authors. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/08/m...

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The Massachusetts Senate will vote Thursday on legislation that would create a set of rules and restrictions for school districts to follow when adding or removing school library materials.

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Enjoying the good news this morning! Take the wins when you get them

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Also a surprise upset in St Paul, Minnesota as Kaohly Her, who came to the United States at age 4, becomes the city’s first Hmong (and first Asian) mayor. www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...

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Kaohly Her wins historic election, will be St. Paul’s first Hmong mayor

Her, who entered the race in August, defeated her former boss Mayor Melvin Carter in his bid for a third term.

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Frank Strong @frankstrong.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I'll go ahead and say it. Texas book banners got their butts kicked in tonight's school board elections. Again.

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Thank you! Yes, it first appeared in an anthology. Lightspeed reprinted it online, and then it was anthologized again. I don't think the books are still in print, so I'm happy about Lightspeed!

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E.K. Johnston @ekjohnston.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Me, with a lady knight book from 2019: I would also like to be at this party.

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Everything olde is new again. If you haven’t read my books that were published as paranormal romance but would now be categorized as romantasy, and are actually fantasy, maybe now’s a good time to check them out! www.malindalo.com/ash

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Ash — Malinda Lo

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

This is the PW article, in which they also report that “First, it was fairies, courtesy of Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses,” to which I have to object: This is Holly Black erasure!! Also I wrote about fairies a long long time ago (2009). www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

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Lady Knights Are Having a Moment

A spate of new novels featuring strong and sometimes sapphic women warriors could presage the next big thing in fantasy.

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

According to Publishers Weekly, “lady knights are having a moment,” so let me share with you my lady knight story, “One True Love,” first published in 2012 and available to read for free at Lightspeed: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/one-...

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One True Love - Lightspeed Magazine

It is never lucky for a child to kill her mother in the course of her own birth. Perhaps for this reason, the soothsayer who attended the naming ceremony for Princess Essylt was not a celebrated one. ...

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Great news! I’m so happy for you both.

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Enshrining the right to read in the state would be a start. So, too, would overturning this particular law in the state. What we need are people getting this vicious and cruel laws overturned. We do NOT need people sending copies of the book to these kids.

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I realized yesterday one reason I am so angry at "AI" is because the companies behind it stole my words to make the monster they worship. I don't want my words to be part of this, but they gave me no choice. May the monster they created eat them and destroy them. 🧙🏻‍♀️

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Oh I see, they exclude YA, comics and poetry. Weirdly, I can see why they would exclude comics and poetry as they are quite different from fiction. YA is excluded just because they hate it

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I should not be surprised by how much awards want to exclude YA, but that is really sad. What’s this $100K award?

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Generally, I think it’s great. I hope it brings some prestige and attention to children’s lit in the UK. It don’t think it will affect the US much. It also ignores picture books and YA, but I guess that’s not surprising? I think 8-12 is the age the public generally thinks of as “children.”

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This news is so intriguing! The prize will be focused on books published for children ages 8-12. It will be judged initially by 3 adults who come up with a shortlist, then 3 children will join the judging. Huge financial award to author, plus 30K copies of the honored books will be given to kids.

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This article (top link) is excellent. 👏👏👏

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

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A thoughtful essay on Last Night at the Telegraph Club and censorship today. "Telegraph Club’s depiction of the anxiety connected to the threat of arrest, deportation, and erasure is a shockingly, depressingly relevant overarching story in the midst of which Lily is trying to find her own truth"

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

PSA to all authors affected by the Anthropic settlement: You don't have to file your claim right now. You have until March 2026 to do so. My agent advised that I should wait a little while and let things shake out. You *can* file now but it won't hurt to wait a bit and it might benefit you.

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Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

If you need a shot of righteous adrenaline on a Monday, I highly recommend @malindalo.bsky.social's acceptance speech from the Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards. The whole ceremony is now online, but here's Malinda's speech: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5aD...

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The Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards 2025 10 11 25

YouTube video by ERVK

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Many excellent inflatables in the responses to this post!

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I’m loving the pics of inflatables at the #nokings marches

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

I think this is definitely part of it. Thanks for responding!

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

That’s really well put: readers are looking for meaning inside themselves more than the book. Thanks!

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Thanks for responding! I’m hearing this from a few folks: that many readers don’t understand the creative process, so they assume we are writing what we know. I think this explains a lot!

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

For authors, email offers a way to connect with readers and professional opportunities. For some, it also becomes a pipeline for harassment. Katherine Locke, a children’s and YA author, has experienced that firsthand. (1/3)

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Hmm... maybe because of the rise of social media everybody has an opinion now.

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That’s a good point (about the relatable thing). Thank you!

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Oh yeah, writing SFF doesn’t get you out of this. Do you think the autobiographical questions have increased over time? I’m wondering if it parallels this rise in “autofiction”

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Hi Larisa! Thanks for your thoughts. I do think there is a lack of understanding of the craft that goes into writing. I mean, plenty of people write diaries but those diaries don’t make scintillating reading. I also agree women get asked more than men.

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Thanks for responding! I can see how readers might expect that. This assumption comes up a lot. In fact, Lily’s experiences were very different from mine on many levels. When I tell them this, they‘re often confused or disappointed. Do you have any thoughts about why they’d be confused/disappointed?

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