iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Paul O’Brien @ifdestroyed.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I realise things like this have to be said for domestic consumption but there is something genuinely surreal to me about the very concept of something being beneath the dignity of the USA in 2026.

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East Bay Booksellers @ebbooksellers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

For what it’s worth to all these publishers, but esp indies like Europa, we will not stock your books (translated or otherwise) knowingly created via AI.

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Last night I bought and had sent directly to a friend a copy of John Green’s new novel, HOLLYWOOD, ENDING… only to find out hours later she had bought me the ebook version and sent it to my email. Now that’s friendship. #booksky #books

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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

TIL: The word "novel" is actually derived from "novella," which was used by Boccaccio to mean "new little stories." English took the term later and applied it to longer fictional narratives as "novels."

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This thread’s worth a read. The uncensored version of the NYT v. AI judgment has the AI companies’ experts admitting not only to theft but essentially beginning a process that will completely ruin the economics of publishing online. #AI #publishing #writing #booksky

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Ghosts in the Kudzu: Haunting Tales of the South is an upcoming anthology of Southern gothic and folk horror, dark fantasy, and magical realism, edited by Jessica Nettles and yours truly. Featuring an outstanding lineup of authors! Check out our @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...

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Ghosts in the Kudzu

Haunting Tales of the South

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I’m adapting THE YEARS OF LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Robert Caro’s biography series on LBJ. But that would be a lame name, so I’d call it THE PATH TO POWER. #filmsky #moviesky #booksky

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A noir about an author in a GRRM/Rothfuss-type situation by comics’ most celebrated noir creators sounds great. I’m in. #comicsky #comics #noir

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

We are interconnected with each other.

Almighty God, you have so linked our lives one with another that all we do affects, for good or ill, all other lives: So guide us in the work we do, that we may do it not for self alone, but for the common good.
The Book of Common Prayer

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Helen Macdonald @hjm.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Hemingway's baby shoes has nothing on the economy or affective power of these two words. I'm in pieces.

Screenshot of the first sentences of Moby Dick. A reader has carefully highlighted "Call me Ishmael," drawn a black biro'd line to it and added an explanatory "His name"

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Rolf Oldejans @rolfoldejans.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

A fun day out for all the family

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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I just saw a meme that said “get in losers, we’re reclaiming the emdash”. People. PEOPLE. Where are your STANDARDS? It CLEARLY should be “get in, losers — we’re reclaiming the em dash.”

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Update on what's going on with me. Also, a script I wrote is going to start being filmed this year, if all goes well. Crazy, right? #filmsky #writers #writinglife #amwriting

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News: A Name and A Movie

An Update on Stuff

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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 07/07/2026

🚨BREAKING🚨 More than 600 workers at Hachette Book Group just voted overwhelmingly to unionize, creating the largest union in trade publishing history! newsguild.org/hachette-boo...

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Hachette Book Group employees win election for largest union in trade publisher history | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Bought dead-tree editions of the @nytimes.com and @economist.com today at the airport. In our digital world reading these feels so decadent now. I love the way they feel in my hands.

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Bonne nuit, Marjane Satrapi.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 01/06/2026

How do you compete with a tech giant like Amazon? By rallying a community. Bookshop.org CEO and Founder Andy Hunter chatted with Forbes about our David vs. Goliath story and mission to help independent bookstores thrive.

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The Anti-Amazon: How Bookshop.org Raised $57 Million For Indie Bookstores

How do you compete with a tech giant like Amazon? By rallying a community. In this exclusive Forbes interview, C-Suite Unscripted host Maggie McGrath sits down with Bookshop.org Founder and CEO Andy H...

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Ended up watching this new adaptation of THE STRANGER w/ @dzgrizzle.bsky.social. There's *not* much gay to the film, but it's a gorgeous, faithful adaptation (two short scenes were added to note French imperialism). Enjoyed it. #MovieSky #FilmSky #booksky #books #movies #TheStranger #AlbertCamus

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Publishers: “Short stories don’t sell and are impossible to market so we are not going to take the risk of publishing them.” Also publishers: “What can we publish to fit this era of reduced attention spans when people are reading fewer novels?”

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

11/22/63. I've noticed all my favorite King work involves him stretching himself—none of my favorites by him are straight horror—and this is the one novel he's done that had to be plotted in advance by its nature. He's also writing on a time and subject that's dear to him. The result's just great.

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MS-DOS Games, Programs, Pixels, Grog @scumm-bar.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Ever searched for Guybrush Threepwood in Duckduckgo...? And there are many more: logos.fandom.com/wiki/DuckDuc...

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I’mma be an evangelist for @bootsriley.bsky.social’s new flick I LOVE BOOSTERS. The film’s a blast, undoubtedly the most creative movie you’ll see this year (and probably the one with the best politics, too). Support this art and see it in a theater! #moviesky #filmsky #iloveboosters #movies #film

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I confess I didn't know just how ugly the book-banning efforts of the fascists have gotten. This interview of @samiraahmed.bsky.social by @rickperlstein.bsky.social offers an important and in-depth discussion of what's happening. #booksky #authorsky #books #bookbans

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"An Ignorant Population Is Easier to Control"

The cascading consequences of the terror campaign against children's literature

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Excellent Arthuriana!

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Fred Van Lente @fredvanlente.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

So this happened…and it was pretty darn awesome! So thrilled to be on hand for the unveiling of Jack Kirby Way today with @crystalskillman.bsky.social and the director of this August’s production of our KING KIRBY, Bill Coulter!

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

A chilling and all-too-realistic story. Well worth reading.

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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

“This appears to be a long document. Save time by reading a summary.” HELL NO.

Screenshot of a tweet responding to another tweet. @SketchesbyBoze writes "In Fahrenheit 451, the abolition of reading began with tech companies simplifying books into summaries that you could read in five minutes. Because people no longer engaged with the texts, they forgot how to think.Then came the book-burnings."
Quote tweeting a tweet by @AntonJaegermm
"Very cool how every piece of digital technology is now purposively designed to breed illiteracy"
Attached to that tweet is a document or image we can't see. instead we see a pop up that reads "This appears to be a long document. Save time by reading a summary.”

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Two teenagers plan to get an abortion in an America where Republicans have all but won the battle over reproductive rights. My fourth story of the year. #shortstories #storysky #stories #fiction #amwriting #writingcommunity #abortion #reproductiverights #RoeVWade

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"Abort Mission"

A Short Story

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Guuuuys, I’m really doing it—I’m performatively reading! This rocks! #amreading #booksky #books

Photo of a Starbucks coffee, muffin, and a copy of the novel INFINITE JEST on a table.

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Well, a clanker’s book finally slipped past tradpub’s goalies. I hope the “author’s” real name is Mia Ballard, ‘cuz that name is mud now. Gift link. #AI #writingcommunity #writesky #writersky #writing #writers

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Horror Novel ‘Shy Girl’ Canceled Over Suspected A.I. Use

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

In which an accomplished burglar in the midst of a bad breakup finds that her personal life affects her professional one. My third story of the year. #shortstories #storysky #stories #fiction #amwriting #writingcommunity nokevohle.substack.com/p/theft-of-a...

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"Theft of Affection"

A Short Story

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Michael B. Jordan should be given two Oscars. #Oscars

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The KPOP DEMON HUNTERS girls have performed "Golden" at enough ceremonies and special events that they've basically gone on tour. #Oscars

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Vince Mpls @vincempls.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Up through the 1930s, State Fairs across America featured head on collisions between trains. The first occurred at the Iowa State Fair in 1896 before a crowd of 20,000. This video is from the Minnesota State Fair during the Great Depression, as featured in the poster below:

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Claire E. Aubin @ceaubin.com · 10/03/2026

Calling Cormac McCarthy’s authorial style a “mistake” that AI no longer makes is so funny

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Noke Vohle @nokevohle.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Bill Amend of FOX TROT fame has an edge to him we never really saw in the Sunday funnies. #comics #comicsky #Iran #EpsteinFiles

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

this is a really good description of human people

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