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Michelle Ruiz Keil @michelleruizkeil.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is such a wonderful book! Magic and real in all the best ways!

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Julie Phillips @julie-phillips.com · 01/08/2026

Ursula K. Le Guin on loving a man in a uniform, read by my friend @michelleruizkeil.bsky.social

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Julie Salmon Kelleher @julieskelleher.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A week and a day to book release! So very pleased by this note from @michelleruizkeil.bsky.social. If I didn't know already from her own work how well she understands these things, I would now. 🙂

Image of a woman on a rock by the sea from the cover of The Sea-Glass Shore with the text, "'Julie Salmon Kelleher has performed a miracle in The Sea-Glass Shore, translating the language of sea and salt and tide so easily, I have to wonder how she knows. Does she have her own sealskin coat?'--Michelle Ruiz Keil, author of Summer in the City of Roses.

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 29/07/2026

Here's author @michelleruizkeil.bsky.social to introduce this week's episode of In Your Spare Time—which you can listen to here (or wherever you get your podcasts!): inyoursparetime.libsyn.com/michelle-rui...

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 29/06/2026

We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:

A bouquet of flowers next to a stack of books that includes:

Audition by Pip Adam (Coffee House Press)
Sunward by William Alexander (Saga Press)
Call and Response by Christopher Caldwell (Neon Hemlock)
Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur (Algonquin)
The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes (Tor Books)
Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman (Tor Books)
Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta (DAW Books)
One Message Remains by Premee Mohamed (Psychopomp)
Slow Gods by Claire North (Orbit)

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Michelle Ruiz Keil @michelleruizkeil.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Just listened to the first episode with David Mitchell, and it's so lovely! Congratulations, everyone! Thank you so much for letting me help out with such a cool project!

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 02/04/2026

Introducing In Your Spare Time: A Podcast of the Blog of Ursula K. Le Guin! inyoursparetime.libsyn.com

A drawing, by Ursula K. Le Guin, of a loafed-up black cat as seen from behind. The cat's tail curls around the podcast title IN YOUR SPARE TIME. Ursula K. Le Guin's name is at the top of the image, which has a teal background.

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Julie Phillips @julie-phillips.com · 02/04/2026

Not to be missed: writers reading the blog posts of @ursulakleguin.com! All-star cast includes David Mitchell, Karen Joy Fowler, @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social, @ellenkushner.bsky.social @aliettedebodard.com @michelleruizkeil.bsky.social @nicolaz.bsky.social @davidnaimon.bsky.social 1/2

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Michelle Ruiz Keil @michelleruizkeil.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

My #worldcon2025 panels were the best! And thank you for this quote because I always leave with almost no recollection of what I said!

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Tashan Mehta @tashanmehta.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Five days left until Mad Sisters of Esi is out, and here’s a collection of the nice things that have happened to the sisters: 🧵

Picture of MAD SISTERS OF ESI cover on a yellow background: featuring a pink whale coming out of a cosmic coral forest

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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 18/11/2023

So far the LA Times stands alone in their call for a ceasefire. May others follow suit.

It has become impossible to distinguish between Israel’s decidedly non-surgical operation against Hamas militants in Gaza and the indiscriminate killing of Palestinian civilians. When so-called humanitarian pauses in the bombardment and ground operations are too brief to realistically permit innocents to flee, or when there is no place for non-combatants to go that is not also in the line of fire, such pauses are so deficient as to be meaningless.

Remaining mindful of America’s mistakes, it is incumbent upon the Biden administration now to avoid complicity with Israel’s. We are past the time to excuse the horror in Gaza. Biden has to press Netanyahu hard to stop the mass, indiscriminate killing. That starts with a call for a cease-fire.

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Shane Hawk @shanehawk.com · 10/10/2023

We made it to #1 in this Good Housekeeping article. Will be in the Nov/Dec print issue. Wild! @tvayyyy.bsky.social’s first book, SACRED SMOKES, is here too, along with so many other friends. #authors #books #Indigenous www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/enterta...

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25 Best Books by Native American Authors to Add to Your Bookshelf

Right this way for the greatest contemporary literature from Indigenous Americans.

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Julie Phillips @julie-phillips.com · 09/10/2023

From my notes: Zadie Smith, in a 2016 interview in Slate, talking about Ursula Le Guin. I also feel the richness of Ursula's life in her work, but I don't know about "overwhelming." She explored her experience through male and nonbinary characters, too, and I love the balance that creates.

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Laila Lalami @lailalalami.com · 09/10/2023

The occupation is an intolerable crime, and resistance to it is a fundamental right, and murdering civilians is wrong, and collective punishment of an entrapped population is immoral. We live in a world of ands, not ors.

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Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 08/10/2023

What this terrible no good very bad weekend needs is more foster kitten content, and I’m here to do my part.

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Martyn @martynpedler.com · 08/10/2023

America, KOSA is extremely bad. And, worse, has bipartisan support. juliaserano.substack.com/p/kosa-a-nat...

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KOSA: A Nationwide Anti-Trans/LGBTQ+ Bill in All but Name

And What You Can Do to Stop It

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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 01/10/2023

Upcoming events include launching BLOOM with @chuckwendig.bsky.social this Tuesday and journeying up north for NYCC (and a new tattoo!) next week. This novella means so much to me, and I can't wait to get it out into the world!

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Karen Carpenter’s Halloween @kellylink.bsky.social · 01/10/2023

Well, look at that! & I believe Random House may have some galleys for booksellers at the NEIBA show this coming week?

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Michelle Ruiz Keil @michelleruizkeil.bsky.social · 01/10/2023

A delightful and informative post. Potentially unpopular opinion but I don't love beans for paw pad. But little pillows! Much nicer imh.

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Becky Robison @rebb003.bsky.social · 25/09/2023

The US government *hates* to give its citizens anything for free so you might as well get your free COVID tests while you can. Tell your grandchildren about it around the fire in the post apocalyptic hellscape. special.usps.com/testkits

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Daniel @danielrembrandt.bsky.social · 24/09/2023

Please welcome Eoghan Daltun to Blue Sky who has just joined. His amazing ecological restoration work on rewilding Ireland and restoring the Irish rainforest ecosystem is truly amazing. 🌍 He’s definitely worth a follow: @irishrainforest.bsky.social

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David (W) Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 15/09/2023

Contract signed, so I'm *extremely* happy to say my story 'Such Is My Idea Of Happiness' will be in a forthcoming issue of @clarkesworldmagazine.com! It's a near future story about genetic engineering, hypercapitalism, climate and why we all need some sleep.

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Michelle Ruiz Keil @michelleruizkeil.bsky.social · 14/09/2023

At the bottom of a nostalgia rabbit hole, look what I found! The owner of this shop kindly employed 17 yr old me when I first moved to San Francisco. Years later, their iconic Siamese bookstore cat Peasblossom showed up as a main character in my first book, All of Us With Wings.

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Brent C. Lambert @brentclambert.bsky.social · 13/09/2023

Whenever I hit an annoying block in a WIP, it usually means I need to know more about the world. So I’ll take a single page and fill it up with questions I have to answer before drafting again. Usually this exercises shakes enough loose that I can put words down again.

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David Hughes @filmcritic.bsky.social · 12/09/2023

You've probably never seen an image of Earth like this one. It is centered on the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which gives us a taste of just how enormous it is.

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Rick CarBOOso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 09/09/2023

If you live in LA you probably missed this - the mayor of Beverly Hills and chief of police allegedly colluded with an antiabortion group to get an all-trimester clinic’s lease pulled. If this pisses you off, come out to the city council meeting Tuesday at 7pm for public comment.

Speak out to protect abortion access in
Beverly Hills?
The LA Times reports that Mayor Julian Gold, Police Chief Mark G. Stainbrook, and city officials conspired with anti-choice extremists and landlord Douglas Emmett to block an all-trimester clinic from opening in Beverly Hills.
JOIN US TUESDAY 9/12 AT THE BEVERLY HILLS CITY COUNCIL
MEETING TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD (swipe for details)

Tuesday September 12, 7pm
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Participate by phone:
(310) 288-2288
Press 1 to offer comment cityclerk@beverlyhills.org
Contact bhforchoice@gmail.com
with questions

What We Want:
A full investigation and public disclosure of contact between City Hall officials, the Beverly Hills Police Department, Douglas Emmett, and antichoice groups
Legislation prohibiting city agencies from using city resources to cooperate with out-of-state entities related to abortions performed within California state.

Common Concerns
I'm booked and busy Tuesday!
Love that for you! You don't have to attend to make your voice heard! You can email your comment to cityclerk@beverlyhills.org
I'm not a Beverly Hills resident!
Neither are most of the antichoice extremists.
This impacts all of us. Beverly Hills prides itself on world-class doctors. Most importantly:
access to healthcare doesn't know city limits!
All Trimester Abortions? IDK.
Only 1% of abortions are late-term. But beyond that, the city has no business interfering with access to legal healthcare.

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Coyote / J. Stryker 🇨🇦 | Memento Vivere 🍃 @easterncoyote.bsky.social · 11/09/2023

Mycology feed is live! I'm tinkering with the settings. It's not yet one of Bluesky's official science feeds. The moment everything is set, I'll let you know how to become a contributor. 🍄 bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Michelle Ruiz Keil @michelleruizkeil.bsky.social · 09/09/2023

What IS this??? It looked at first like a plastic bag? Then more like a web???? A cocoon?

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David Naimon @davidnaimon.bsky.social · 04/09/2023

It's a momentous time for poet Major Jackson—his selected prose released last year & now his new & selected poetry, Razzle Dazzle. We put them side by side, poems and essays about poetry, looking back together across his remarkable career so far. Not to miss! Audio: tinhouse.com/podcast/majo...

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Major Jackson : Razzle Dazzle - Tin House

Poet and host of the The Slowdown podcast Major Jackson joins us to talk about Razzle Dazzle, his collection of new and selected poems that captures two decades in the life of a poet. Last year Major ...

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Michelle Ruiz Keil @michelleruizkeil.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

What 5 nature things make you lose your cool? 1. Animal language--Orca dialects, Raven speech, Rat giggles 2. The mycellear forest network 3. Seeing any kind of marine mammal turns me into a five year old literally jumping up and down and clapping 4. Hummingbirds 5. Unlikely friendships

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

Thank you to everyone who boldly joined us for Star Trek Day to honor the true meaning behind Star Trek, equality and respect. I hope the studios and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will hear us, see us, and treat us with the respect we all deserve. 🖖

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Michelle Ruiz Keil @michelleruizkeil.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

Astonishingly beautiful, powerful, intricate and wise- The Spear Cuts Through Water really blew me away.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

First three episodes are up now! Maaannnn... I'm so proud of my homie. I remember when this was just some crazy idea of a new father half mad from sleep deprivation. And here we are.

The Changeling, a novel by Victor Lavalle

The Changeling, a limited series on AppleTV starring Lakeith Stansfield

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 01/09/2023

Meet Us by the Roaring Sea is shortlisted for the 2023 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction. In Akil Kumarasamy's reflective story about survival, memory, & self, a young woman in near-future Queens translates a manuscript about a group of medical students facing drought and violence.

The cover of Meet Us By the Roaring Sea by Akil Kumarasamy

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