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Robin Hobb @robinhobb.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Do we know which services will be live streaming the execution? I would like to begin my boycott of them and their advertisers now. The man to be executed is paralyzed. Will he be seated in his wheelchair for this or tied upright to a post? Do we still condemn cruel and unusual punishments?

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

She loaf now that we're back home after a long trip to/through North Dakota Saw copies of the first binding in many a store! :)

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Will you share which green deck when you get it? I'm still a newbie but I love green.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I have encountered all three of the first three kinds of people. Professionally and personally. Take that as you will.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

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Selena Illyria @selenaillyria.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In the Midwest and now I gotta be in North Dakota soon for a little bit. Pray I'll hit some decent bookstores around.

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

So south asian racism has reached this point? Mass expulsion. man the biggest fuck you to everyone in the industry and elsewhere Ive met who told me even years ago when i pegged this coming telling me I was wrong. thank god i bagged receipts. fucking fuckwits.

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Under the table for friends or good paying folks who have the sense to leave a mechanic the fuck alone to do our work But...this means prices will go up cuz of lack of labor and yet the skills will get worse though.

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This was true ten years ago when I left the field -- it's just worse now And I worked at small shops, high traffic, custom tuning, classic restoration and major dealers of top.sellers too like Ford, Toyota, and more. You couldn't pay me to be a shop mechanic in this era and I'd rather do it

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In the Midwest but first things first Learning to relax a bit from my teacher.

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Kate Hagen's House of Horrors 👻 @thathagengrrl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Meanwhile, Jane Doe dropped out of Cornell and was denied her request to get her tuition refunded so that she could transfer to a different college. She hence faced more severe consequences than most of the men who she alleges gang-raped her." www.thecut.com/article/what...

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As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Me talking about this for a few years and watching the rise. Telling people in the industry only to get eyerolls and platitudes Not sure what it is when it's brown people but...

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

publishing or online as much of late. But Dragon is the exception if/when I can make it work. :D

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ill be there for sure, bhai. The only concern (in my case) is locking down a hotel (they go crazy). But I do the charity dnd game which I've been a part of for more than half a decade now, so I'm always there. It's the only con i did this year and likely next. I havent been too...out there in

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A variety of cons (dragon included) through the south east (so she'd have your books stocked to sell ) I'm trying to think of anything I'm overlooking (sorry rushing to pack stuff) Hotels open soon and are on the site and they fill fast though.

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I hope she's able to help and answer anything I cant. She's way more in the know and will know when applications open up, and the person who will be asking and setting up which/what panels in the Westin you wanna/will do. Glennis runs the missing volume (one of the awesome bookstores that does

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This was my first book ever...and indie at a time so many authors and editors were poopooing indie books. This was 2013, and The Grave Report is one of the oldest (one of, it is not) indie urban fantasy series so to see it get this kindness 13 year later after and on book one is... <3 Just wow. <3

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

manage.kmail-lists.com/subscription... Well this is HELLA cool (link to review page up to with all features). This month finding out that my first book in my urban fantasy detective series is featured in the best noir sff books! Uh, fuck yeah! <3 Ty to Glennis for sending me this! <3

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Belated bday for my dad and the fams cooking up goat meat northern style. My fave - goat stew! I've put snippets of Desi dishes and older ones that existed along the silk road in Tales of Tremaine. And yes hints of my family's stew recipe will be through the series too. :p

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Happiest of birthdays! I hope it's full of wonder, wonderful people, and magic!

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Buy*. FUCK OFF CELL PHONES! I swear how does auto correct get everything wrong?

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I would literally write and sell some side project to fund this project car. @_@

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Moment you accidentally see a car on fb marketplace you never would have expected to see in your area for sale and never really had a thing for until you see that specific model and now you're in love. Lol, cuz i need another new dream project car on my mind. And I never grew up a JDM guy.

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

She was and is always brilliant with her words. She ain't wrong.

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

because trad pub also relies on legalize, language tricks, and obfuscation of data - he's an agent who works on it with you to help you understand it because the BUSINESS IS HELLA OPAQUE! Ernie is wonderful!

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Darn I didnt see this - but whoever missed it missed out. Pay attention, cuz Ernie has been the most supportive agent I've worked with and is awesome - understanding, patient, creative and creatively supportive, flexible, and has your back. He's open minded, smart, passionate, KIND, and

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

So like all the people who said those politics and hats made them feel unsafe didn't matter ... But now it's crybaby central? Gtfo

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

When you combine the basic sides of yourself. Basic Americana grilled cheese With...basic Desi but delish butter chicken thurry to dip your sourdough grilled cheese in Yeah, I'm something of an artiste, if you will :p

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Baraa is appealing to everyone to please help Ibrahim. She's lost 2 daughters already to Israel's genocide. She's constantly deleted & restricted by Bluesky, and exhausted from making new accounts. She has no reach, & is unable to secure funds for Ibrahim's survival. Please share widely & donate:

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Taking my little Didi (sister) out for a dinner This place is amazing and the layout is like an Indian train station with Indian train cars as the booths (in design). It's cute but omfg the food slaps! I'm Punjabi so you know I like to fucking eat! Ahhh they have goat meat arrey yaar!

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Track is that it's in the Westin which is the barcon hotel and most popular for authors often to be in/pass through as well. And it overlaps with the urban fantasy track and TV shows/movies. Carol Malcom runs it and she's a gem and she'd be all over your book.

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It has an exponentially higher turn out but I just don't want to give false info on sales since I sell through book stores like Glennis' but the attendance is around 90k so. But I've seen from the outside horror crush it, urban fantasy, fantasy, sci Fi over the days. The benefit of the horror

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ah idk that, my bad. Well you know where I'll be glennis, besides the charity game. Can't skip that. But ty for sharing that!

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

But that's also in August (not April launch) but it's summer/high traffic and reading time?

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

But the convention is also close to a lot of major and indie bookstores so they're easy to visit within the convention radius

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I would say dragon too but idk how horror sells (ignorance but the track for it to panel on is HUGE and amazing and glennis runs the book store on that floor right outside the panels as well) I can connect you with the folks behind the horror track (I just can't give you good sales info - sorry)

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I don't know how this is still going on after a decade now after other people started this and it's every fuckin' con - even ones IM NOT AT?? WHY AM I MEMED IN SO MANY WAYS? Why...is memeing me bigger than my fucking career? ....idk what that even says about me or what...idk! @_@

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Usman T. Malik @usmantm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Writer friends: What are the best way to promote your newly launched book from a traditional publisher at various cons? A DARK AND NARROW HOUSE comes out on April 6, 2027. I'd like to hit as many cons as I can. +

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

AND SUGAR? HOW DO THEY FUCK UP SUGAR? THAT AND SALT ARE USED TO PRESERVE THINGS HOW ARE WE MESSING UP SPICES

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