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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Registration is now OPEN for my Speculative Novel Workshop with Stanford Continuing Studies! 10-week asynchronous online workshop (with live elements!) starts on Sept. 24. Optional weekly Zoom + an opportunity for a 1:1 meeting with me! continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/crea...

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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

amazon being so secretive we gotta apple airtag a book shipment to see that they’re buying and destroying them for AI but also having this on the warehouse front door:

Symbol for Amazon’s VGT3 operation which depicts a T rex with its mouth open over an open booky

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Speculative writers! My online novel workshop with Stanford Continuing Studies is running again this fall, and registration opens on Monday, Aug 17 8:30am PT. Bring your novel and join me? continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/crea...

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Anica Mrose Rissi @anicarissi.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

One of the luckiest parts of my writing life is getting to be in regular conversation with A-M McLemore @exrpan.bsky.social @ryansara.bsky.social & @novarensuma.bsky.social. This season, we're talking about how we’re making space for creativity & adjusting to the unexpected in this particular moment

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Issue 4: Routines & Disruptions

A quarterly conversation about process and craft with authors Anna-Marie McLemore, Emily X.R. Pan, Anica Mrose Rissi, Sara Ryan, and Nova Ren Suma.

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Online generative workshop with me this Sunday! Write some strange places with me!

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I have an online generative writing workshop coming up May 17 called Strange Places. Come for some worldbuilding exercises, sparks of inspiration, and the chance to get some writing done free from your inner critic. Register here: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/stra...

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Strange Places with Nova Ren Suma

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Sara Ryan @ryansara.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

In Issue 3 of The Eavesdrop (w/Anna-Marie McLemore, @exrpan.bsky.social, @anicarissi.bsky.social, @novarensuma.bsky.social & me) we’re talking about PLOT, from the ways we define, conceptualize & approach it to the strategies that save us when we're stuck. www.thisistheeavesdrop.com/issue-3-plot/

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Issue 3: Plot

A quarterly conversation about process and craft with authors Anna-Marie McLemore, Emily X.R. Pan, Anica Mrose Rissi, Sara Ryan, and Nova Ren Suma.

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Anica Mrose Rissi @anicarissi.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

The spring issue of The Eavesdrop (a quarterly newsletter about writing process & craft by authors Anna-Marie McLemore, @exrpan.bsky.social, @ryansara.bsky.social, @novarensuma.bsky.social & me) comes out tmrw, so subscribe now (free!) to get it in your inbox. This season, we're talking about PLOT.

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The Eavesdrop

A free quarterly newsletter conversation on publishing and other obsessions among five close friends who happen to be authors.

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Anica Mrose Rissi @anicarissi.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE comes out in 4 weeks, and 5 authors whose work I admire read it & said nice things. Thank you, @kathleenglasgow.bsky.social @ambersmithauthor.bsky.social @exrpan.bsky.social @novarensuma.bsky.social & @shauniedarko.bsky.social for these generous words that make my heart beam

"Anica Mrose Rissi has written one hell of a book about the way trauma shapes people and what it takes to rebuild yourself and your life on your own terms. Destiny’s story of abuse, addiction, neglect, and her sheer will to survive by creating a world where she can thrive is at once elegant and bruising, bone-sharp and filmy as gossamer. I loved every exquisite sentence.” —Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces

“Anica Mrose Rissi has crafted a haunting, bold portrait of a young woman whose world has reached fever pitch, whose grief has taken on a life of its own. Unputdownable and exquisitely written, Girl Reflected in Knife is chilling yet beautiful, fantastical yet all too real, as we follow one girl through the looking glass. I will be thinking about this book for a very long time to come.”—Amber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be and The Way I Am Now

“Anica Mrose Rissi has written a mind-warping gut punch of a book. I raced through this one with equal parts dread and curiosity, desperate to see how Destiny’s story would explode and unravel.”—Emily X.R. Pan, New York Times bestselling author of The Astonishing Color of After and An Arrow to the Moon

$“Girl Reflected in Knife is simply jaw-dropping. It is brave and unblinking, imaginative and revelatory. Here is a true fractured fairy tale in every sense, showing the immense power in the stories you tell to yourself and the stories you need to believe in order to survive.”—Nova Ren Suma, New York Times bestselling author of The Walls Around Us and Wake the Wild Creatures$

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Registration is open! Join me this spring for my online speculative novel workshop called The Speculative and the Fantastic! For writers of all speculative genres & for novels of all age levels. Flexible & asynchronous! Starts March 31! continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/crea...

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I'm teaching my online 🔮 Speculative Novel Workshop 🔮 with Stanford Continuing Studies again in spring! (New name, same course w/ updates!) Registration starts 8:30am PT on Feb. 23. Begins March 31. Asynchronous w live opps! You'll get ms feedback from me + a one-on-one! novaren.com/2026/02/spri...

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McCormack Writing Center @mccormackwc.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Applications for the Oregon Summer Workshop (formerly known as the Tin House Summer Workshop) are due February 9th (this Monday)! ⁠ ⁠ The BIPOC Scholarship is open to anyone identifying as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color.⁠ ⁠ Apply: mccormackwritingcenter.submittable.com/submit/13081...

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

YA & MG writers: Join me & @exrpan.bsky.social for a generative retreat at the magical Boyds Mills @boydsmills.bsky.social (formerly known as Highlights) this June! Register now for Spotlight on the Middle of Your Novel while there are still cabins & rooms available: boydsmills.org/workshop/spo...

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Sara Ryan @ryansara.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Issue 2 of The Eavesdrop, a quarterly newsletter about process and craft with authors Anna-Marie McLemore, @anicarissi.bsky.social, @novarensuma.bsky.social, @exrpan.bsky.social and me, is out today! We're discussing VOICE. Sign up here (free!) to get it in your inbox: www.thisistheeavesdrop.com

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The Eavesdrop

A free quarterly newsletter conversation on publishing and other obsessions among five close friends who happen to be authors.

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

What an honor! Thank you, Chicago Public Libraries and all the Chicago librarians who read my book and uplifted it in this beautiful way!

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

One more day to get $100 off on the Spotlight on the Middle of Your Novel retreat w/ me & @exrpan.bsky.social at @highlightsfound.bsky.social June 11–14, 2026! This generative writing retreat is for published & pre-published novelists of all genres... www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/spo...

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Spotlight on the Middle of Your Novel: A Generative Retreat - Highlights Foundation

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Are you working on a YA or MG novel? Want to explore the middle of your novel in a generative writing retreat at the beautiful @highlightsfound.bsky.social this June? @exrpan.bsky.social & I are hosting Spotlight on the Middle of Your Novel June 11–14! www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/spo...

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Spotlight on the Middle of Your Novel: A Generative Retreat - Highlights Foundation

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Spotlight on the Middle of Your Novel: A Generative Retreat - Highlights Foundation

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

I am so very honored by this review of WAKE THE WILD CREATURES in @locusmag.bsky.social!

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I'm one of the @tinhouse.bsky.social faculty doing a reading in the coming days and you can attend online for free! I'm reading this Saturday, Oct. 4 at 3pm PST (6pm EST), sharing from my latest WAKE THE WILD CREATURES. I'd love to see some friendly faces there! All readings are open to the public!

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Sara Ryan @ryansara.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I'm making a newsletter with my friends @exrpan.bsky.social, @novarensuma.bsky.social, @anicarissi.bsky.social & Anna-Marie McLemore! It's called The Eavesdrop. It's free, quarterly, on Ghost. Our first issue comes out on the autumn equinox, and you can subscribe here: thisistheeavesdrop.com

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Welcome to The Eavesdrop

A quarterly conversation in your inbox with authors Anna-Marie McLemore, Emily X.R. Pan, Anica Mrose Rissi, Sara Ryan, and Nova Ren Suma

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Ever wanted to eavesdrop on a conversation with five writers? @anicarissi.bsky.social @ryansara.bsky.social @exrpan.bsky.social, Anna-Marie McLemore, & I are launching a new newsletter so you can do just that! Subscribe to get our first issue on Monday! www.thisistheeavesdrop.com/about/

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Anica Mrose Rissi @anicarissi.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

I've been making something fun with friends, and our first issue drops on September 22. If you're interested in craft, process, and the creative life, I hope you'll subscribe! (It's free.) Find us at thisistheeavesdrop.com. Here's the pitch: 🧵

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

LAST CHANCE! I have a webinar on Friday with @thewritingbarn.bsky.social. Join me for a deep dive into character-driven coming-of-age stories! Friday, Aug. 22 at 11am Central / 12pm Eastern... But if you can't make it live, you'll still get the recording! Just $35!

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I have a Craft Webinar with The Writing Barn coming up on August 22! This is webinar features my own personal tips, tricks, and creative exercises to develop and deepen the young characters in your novels. If you can’t attend live, not to worry—you can still register to watch a replay.

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A Writing Barn Craft Webinar

Friday, August 22, 2025
11:00am - 12:30pm CT
Price: $35
Replays available

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Megan Piontkowski Illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

"How to Report ICE" zine editions now available for free printable download: NYC Philly Durham, NC Pittsburgh, PA All of Massachusetts Northern California from Humboldt to Monterey Counties! More to come! Please share widely. drive.google.com/drive/folder...

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Hand holding open zine. Page reads S Size of group, A Actions/activity, L Location, U Uniforms, T Time/Date, E Equipment/weapons

Black and white ink and watercolor illustration of an eye looking down on a melting ice cube.

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

🔮 Registration is now open for my 10-week online Speculative Novel Workshop with Stanford Continuing Studies! There are only a handful of spots left so sign up today if you want to join me: continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/crea...

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

I wrote about how I only ever want to read novels written by humans even after our corporate overlords shove AI down our throats and destroy our communities and livelihoods and abandon us to what's left of our planet. Plus I mention a book I recently loved. newsletter.novaren.com/a-novel-only...

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A Novel Only a Human Could Write

I only want to read novels written by human beings. Here's one that thrilled me.

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I’m teaching a new 10-week online course with Stanford Continuing Studies this fall. It’s called Speculative Novel Workshop: The Unreal, the Surreal, the Fantastic, and registration opens Monday, Sept. 18 at 8:30am Pacific! continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/crea...

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I'll be sharing prompts and ways of looking at character that I used when writing my new novel WAKE THE WILD CREATURES, for writers of all genres looking to create dynamic, layered characters in your coming-of-age stories. See you there maybe? Register here: thewritingbarn.com/class/compel...

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Compelling Characters in YA and Coming-of-Age Fiction with Nova Ren Suma – Writing Barn

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Michelle Hoover @michellehooverauth.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

How does a writer change lanes after such a successful career? Listen to my discussion with the exceptional @novarensuma.bsky.social about how she discovered what truly matters in her writing life. #writingcommunity #authorshelpingauthors #writingadvice 7amnovelist.substack.com/p/nova-ren-s...

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Nova Ren Suma: Breaking Expectations to Recover Her Writing Dreams

Her latest, WAKE THE WILD CREATURES, is out now

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/07/2025

Domestic terrorists…

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Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

The latest on my newsletter: I Hope You Read This: On expectations (and hopes) when publishing a new book, some thoughts on worldbuilding and estrangement, and some news. newsletter.novaren.com/i-hope-you-r...

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I Hope You Read This

On expectations (and hopes) when publishing a new book, some thoughts on worldbuilding and estrangement, and some news.

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Anica Mrose Rissi @anicarissi.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Cover reveal! GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE is coming on April 7, 2026, from Dutton/@penguinteen.bsky.social & I’m thrilled to share its gorgeous cover, which perfectly captures the sharp intensity of Destiny’s fracturing story. Cover art by David Roy Ocotla. Cover design by Kaitlin Yang. I feel so lucky

$On a textured gray background next to the Penguin Teen logo and the date April 7, 2026, the cover for GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE by Anica Mrose Rissi, featuring a collage/drawing of a teenage girl looking straight at the reader. Her image is fractured and overlayed by drips, lines, and smudges of paint, torn pieces of typed text, handwritten scribbles (words and designs), and other collaged elements, including the block text title.$

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Karuna Riazi @karunariazi.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Happy book birthday, Sabrena. 🩵 Releasing from Greenwillow Books today on hardcover or audio, this middle grade fantasy is perfect for readers who enjoyed The Last Mapmaker, Mañanaland, and Graciela in the Abyss.

Today is a perfect day to be swept away…SABRENA SWEPT AWAY releases in hardcover and audio today wherever books are sold.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 08/07/2025

You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

It’s honestly so disrespectful and irresponsible that the national media has mostly ignored the DC33 city worker strike in Philly so far. It’s a huge story with massive implications for the 6th biggest city in the country. Hell, I’ll write about it for ya! Email me! www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...

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Philly is in its first municipal strike in the social media age. Does that affect how events are unfolding?

So far, the national press has largely ignored Philadelphia's first strike by city workers since 1986.

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Julia Bloch @julivox.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Buy their books, buy their books, buy their books; ask your libraries to buy their books

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Graffiti along Minnehaha Creek.

"Rome wasn't burned in a day" graffiti on a bridge

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El Norte Recuerda @elnorterecuerda.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.

Laura Loomer‘s tweet: Alligator lives matter. The good news is, alligators are guaranteed at least 65 million meals if we get started now.

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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 02/07/2025

the president just opened a concentration camp

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

hard to exaggerate just how personally this strike is going to hit so many people in Philadelphia, even beyond the looming citywide trash apocalypse. closed libraries, community centers, and pools… a skeleton crew of 911 dispatchers… it’s truly so grim that the workers have to fight this hard

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

wildly pissed off that I can’t pick up my library holds because our evil mayor won’t pay the goddamn library workers properly

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

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The Big, Beautiful Bill assigns each American a billionaire who will live the
American dream for you. You can check in on your billionaire at intervals and see how he is using your money. Maybe he's building a 19th pool. Maybe he's buying himself some formerly public land! Maybe he's taking a Supreme Court justice on a dream vacation! Maybe he is reupholstering the Statue of Liberty to hide the poem.

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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

This is a concentration camp

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