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Yes, AbsoluteWrite is oopsing again, and no, nobody on staff knows why or can fix it. (I'm no longer on staff.) Go write instead.

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I don't mean to make waves or anything, but as a journalist, I am definitely opposed to the president talking about arresting journalists.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 05/10/2026

Scammers are impersonating Goodreads groups, w/ writers invited to "reading challenges" or group discussions--for a fee. This "12-month residency" is most elaborate I've seen. See tiny text I've underlined in red. Yes, this is yet another iteration of the AI-generated scams driving us all nuts

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
OVERVIEW
12-Month Managed Reader Experience
Goodreads Community: The book you like
most
Lead Moderator: Tom
📍 TOP 100 Goodreads Group 👥 51,155+ Active Members 📚 Vision & Story Project Hub
What Is "The book you like most" Community?
We are a global Goodreads community of over 51,000+ active members. Originally established as a dedicated hub for
the "Vision and Story" project and centered around motivational and self-help literature (such as Between Every
Silence), our platform has evolved into a premier destination for deep reader engagement, book recommendations,
and active reading challenges. Our members join with high buying intent—they are avid readers, book club hosts, and
collectors seeking their next great read.
HOW OUR 12-MONTH MANAGED RESIDENCY WORKS
1 Dedicated Feature Thread
Your title receives its own permanent thread on our general
board for reviews, Q&As, and discussions, driving ongoing
views long after creation.
2 Moderator Endorsement
Introduced with authority by group leadership, carrying
trusted weight across our 51,000+ members who recognize
our curation.
3 Thematic Shelf Alignment
Positioned naturally within key ongoing themes:
motivational/self-help, thrillers, general literature, and
annual reading challenges.
4 Active Community Prompts
Structured reading prompts encourage deep engagement,
key takeaways, and member shares across external book
clubs.
5 Permanent Bookshelf Indexing
Cataloged directly into our group bookshelf and discussion
archives, securing organic backlist discovery and sales for
years.
6 Peer-to-Peer Recommendations
Organic word-of-mouth momentum as members
recommend your title inside high-traffic daily discussions
and rating threads.
Why This Matters for Your Book: Standard promotions disappear in hours. Our residency embeds your work
directly into an active, living reader ecosystem. You aren't interrupting readers—you are contributing to what 51,000+
active book buyers are already searching for, genera…

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Maryn @marynblackburn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm prelaundering yards and yards of red fabric (the white will be in the next load) to cut and stitch into wide bands to make a Where's Waldo shirt for a 12-foot skeleton. What are you up to today?

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The botched execution of Christa Pike shows again why we must abolish the death penalty. It erodes our nation's soul. My column on Pike, and on watching Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh die and seeing the inherent immorality of the death penalty firsthand: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

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Christa Pike's botched execution is a moral stain on America | Opinion

I understand the shock over Tennessee's botched execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike. But it never should have happened in the first place.

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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Do you know the odds that you will get a food-borne illness this year? The shockingly high numbers explained in my new short video for DCREPORT with a powerful comparison to the same risk for Europeans. www.youtube.com/shorts/vlBBl...

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Is America’s Food Less Safe Than Europe’s? | Reality Check with David Cay Johnston

YouTube video by DCReport

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OuttaMyLaine @outtamylaine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I know I'm mutuals with people who are (or know) journalists, so passing this along. 👇

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Huge turnout at the Kennedy Center tonight! 💚✊ Thank you!

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Maryn @marynblackburn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

AbsoluteWrite appears to be up again. Members report that different browsers and different devices let them in.

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Maryn @marynblackburn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Apparently AbsoluteWrite has lost its domain, possibly through non-payment, and the company Skenzo has taken the available name and is attempting to monetize it...

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Maryn @marynblackburn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today I thought, How strange it is to live where 50-year-old men wear bib overalls to the grocery store. But later, he left the store on a skateboard, so what I was seeing wasn't a farmer but a free spirit.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, it is refreshing to see the latest technology being used to help us through a difficult time, rather than mining our personal data to annoy us, steal our identities, rip us off, and interfere with our elections.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This is just to say... I have stolen the work that you spent years creating and which you were probably hoping would pay your bills But online sharing doesn't count It's actually a compliment So fuck you BTW, I'm a fan

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Achronal Art @achronalart.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I realize this is a longshot, but if anyone knows *anything* about this mysterious apparently engineering-college-related 1954 magazine with Walt Kelly's Pogo characters all over the cover plz respond (It is probably a talented college artist copy rather than actually Kelly but you never know)

Blown up photo of the cover of a March 1954 magazine "The Pointer"

The original photo was tiny, so there are many ben-day dots blurring the image, but it is clear that this was a magazine of some kind. Contextual clues suggest it is probably connected to a school of engineering somewhere. The Pogo characters are either by Kelly or are a pretty good pastiche by someone with copyist talent. We see Churchy La Femme doing something with the title, on a photo which is being leaned against by Porky Pine. A larger photo below shows Miss Mamselle Hepzibah, Howland Owl and a rabbit, along with the vulture whose name I can never remember, Beauregard Bugleboy in what looks like a band uniform, Albert Alligator, Pogo Possum, a couple of difficult to make out other characters, and at the bottom, the three bats, Bewitched, Bothered and Bemildred along with the date March '54. The photo is so blurry we only know it is '54 instead of '34 because Pogo.

Anyway, if anyone knows anything at all about this, please reply

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 05/09/2026

My post from earlier today about the craziness around Anthropic claim notices, updated with both of the notices writers are receiving, and a list of literary agents who are trying to claim a share of payouts writerbeware.blog/2026/09/04/a...

writerbeware.blog

Anthropic Copyright Settlement: Publishers Are Making Incorrect Claims on Authors' Payouts - Writer Beware

This week, many authors who are part of the Anthropic copyright class action settlement began receiving notices like these: The one on the right invites authors to review and confirm their claims: jus...

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Wondering where the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is right now? You can track it's real path to the Sun-Earth L2 Point here. eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-s...

eyes.nasa.gov

Eyes on the Solar System - NASA/JPL

Explore the 3D world of the Solar System. Learn about past and future missions.

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hi! For @motherjones.com, I'm looking for a New Mexico family that buys health insurance through the ACA marketplace. Please reach out at jmetraux@motherjones.com.

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Maryn @marynblackburn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Yes, I “hear” my characters’ dialogue in my head before I write it. But there’s no One Right Way for every writer.

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iWillVote.com Pollock ➡️ turn 🔔 on @willpollock.com · 30/08/2026

👸🏼 Charlotte B. torched Santa Clarita's city council and used them as a hood ornament for her 1957 Cadillac Eldorado #Flock #GiveHerAShow via @jesscraven101.bsky.social

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

RePEDOcan Mike Caruso,Charged With 5 Felony Counts Related To Child Sexual Abuse ! EVERYTIME, It's A Freakin RepubliKKKan......

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

@effinbirds.com can explain the mechanics behind this gigantic fuck up far better than I ever could. bsky.app/profile/effi...

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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Our new analysis of police stops in California finds that officers were more likely to search individuals perceived as transgender compared to those perceived as cisgender. Read the full report: tinyurl.com/CA-Police-Stops

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Chloe’s Infinite Playlist @chloecorc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Anyone in DC want to hang out while I’m in town next week?

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Bruce Shark @bruceshark.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I really really need to get this shirt. Especially since i HAVE NO CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

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Maryn @marynblackburn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I’m thinking that image looks like Zappo’s view of the heel of a sling back shoe. Cannot unsee it.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 23/07/2026

New #WriterBeware blog post: the Anthropic class action copyright settlement has been approved. Top takeaways from the judge's ruling, who's the biggest winner, and when claimants might (or might not) see the money writerbeware.blog/2026/07/23/a...

writerbeware.blog

Anthropic Settlement Update: Final Settlement Approved - Writer Beware

On Tuesday, Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granted final approval to the historic class action settlement in the Bartz v Anthropic copyright infringement lawsuit. At $1.5 billion, it’s the largest reco...

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Maryn @marynblackburn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Yeah! I don't think I could fly a plane, but driving one around? Seems doable.

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Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

New release day! 💙📚🌈 If Oli chooses to stay in his tiny hometown he can’t be unhappy, right? Even if nobody knows he’s gay, and he has to sneak to the city for hookups. But a disastrous reunion with Flynn, the childhood best friend who left Oli behind, starts a love affair neither may be ready for.

alexpendragon.com

"All That History" by Alex Pendragon - Alex Pendragon

All That History Oli could leave his tiny, claustrophobic home town any time he wants. So if he stays, he can’t be unhappy, right? Even though nobody knows he’s gay, not even his family.Even though th...

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Maryn @marynblackburn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Raises hand. I'm 12-18 months.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 15/07/2026

This incredibly elaborate fraudulent site (built on the Lovable platform, a favorite of Gmail AI scammers) includes entire gamut of current scams: book clubs, book festivals, interviews, literary agents, publishing, marketing, awards. Only book-to-screen is missing legacy-literary-lab.lovable.app

legacy-literary-lab.lovable.app

IAMG — Influence & Author Media Group

Two decades of bridging the written word and global influence. Publishing · Marketing · Radio · Book Club.

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Filigree 'Cranky Science Witch' @filigreemchana.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

@romancingthevote.com Outreach to the person who won the 'Sonoran Dragon Needlebook': it's packed and ready to go. I just need you to confirm your mailing address.

An overstuffed fabric needlebook with a Sonoran Desert scene of green saguaro cacti, dark hills, and cloudy sky with one red dragon, in repurposed cross-stitch.

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👻 Brigid Boo Barry 🍂 @brigidbarryme.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Guess who has an audio book coming out... 👀

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Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Anyway, if you would like to help support my DIY electrical repairs (I am aiming to avoid electrocuting myself) or my inadvertent groundhog hotel, preorder my new book! It comes out next week!

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I've been suspicious for a while so I crunched the numbers assuming only 2 hrs of sleep a night and 0 rest breaks you can remove about 5000 cu ft of earth in 28 yrs with an ice pick this is about 2 full shipping containers not enough to hollow out a tunnel hundreds of feet Andy Dufresne lied

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👻 Brigid Boo Barry 🍂 @brigidbarryme.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I'm going to be at Shapleigh Community Days in July 25 with a limited quantity of paperbacks for sale. If you're in the neighborhood (🤣), stop by!

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Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Forgive me for this happy-ARC-dance, but I'm giddy with the response to "All That History" so far 🤩 I wanted to write a m/m romance that was wry & honest, as funny as frustrating, but which also showed sex is just as instrumental to plot as dialog and emotion. And I *hoped* people would like it 🤞

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Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Pride Month is almost over, and soon all the queer books will have to be put back into the rainbow closet for another year. But what if I told you there was a way to have Gays In July? Gay romance, gay sex, dare I say it... gay badinage 😱 Coming July 16th - it's genre romance, But With Gays 🌈💜

alexpendragon.com

"All That History" by Alex Pendragon - Alex Pendragon

All That History COMING JULY 16TH 2026 – JOIN MY FREE MAILING LIST FOR UPDATES! Pre-Order Now: Oli could leave his tiny, claustrophobic home town any time he wants. So if he stays, he can’t be unhappy...

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Share & repost! "Built by former members of the team behind the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's popular climate.gov website, Climate.us will keep climate information accurate, accessible, scientifically rigorous, and useful..." www.climate.us/news-feature...

climate.us

Climate.us launches independent website for trusted climate information

Built by members of the team behind NOAA’s Climate.gov, the new nonprofit resource is supported in part by more than 2,500 small donations from people who want reliable climate science information to ...

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Isobel_Starling @isobelstarling.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

@victoriastrauss.com I've just heard that vanity publisher 'Self-Publishing Partnership/Black Dog Publishing' based in Bath, UK has gone bust and hasn't paid authors royalties. A friend of my sister published through them (against advice!) She was notified yesterday.

selfpublishingpartnership.co.uk

Self-Publishing Costs | Self-Publishing Partnership

While every book is different, so too is the cost. We prefer to discuss your particular needs then provide a proposal / estimate to reflect your preferences.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

This week someone targeted my family for harm with a false report. We’re physically OK, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t harmed. I am beyond furious. Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.

substack.com

A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family

Even in today's climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone.

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Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Oh hey! Barnes & Noble has a #bnpreorder sale, and I have a new book up for preorder! "All That History" comes out July 16th. It's a high-heat queer romance 🌈💜 Save 25% if you're a B&N Rewards or Premium member (I checked, and it's free to sign up to the Rewards program) with the PREORDER25 code.

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All That History

Barnes & Noble’s online bookstore for books, NOOK ebooks & magazines. Shop music, movies, toys & games, too. Receive free shipping with your Barnes & Noble Membership.

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