Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 17hThis week! On Thursday 10/8, I'll be moderating the Romancing the Horror with Horrormance panel at NYCC with authors Eric LaRocca, Laura R. Samotin, Clay McLeod Chapman, & Delilah S. Dawson 🥀 061
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCMeg Elison @megelison.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Please remember that for every VE Schwab and Stephen King, there are a lot of banned Black, queer, and POC writers you've never heard of, to whom it is maybe not a badge of honor but a denial of their voice. Being banned is not a marketing opportunity, unless one is already rich. 21519652
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCMaris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"The cultural critic Maris Kreizman said, 'There are people claiming antisemitism when they didn’t get a book deal, but maybe they’re just bad writers.'” jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame...jewishcurrents.orgWhat PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in PublishingMisleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression… 39224
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCLincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My main thought with this article is really need AI takes from outside elite liberal arts schools bubble. “Just have in-depth searching conversations w/ your handful of students and then give each 45 min oral exams!” This has no relevance to most professors or students at most schools in the country 432352
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It’s Spooky Lake Month once againstatic.klipy.comGirl Who Is Going To Be OkayALT: Girl Who Is Going To Be Okay 030
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Desperately need someone to interview the diabolical mind behind Howl-O-Scream's romantasy themed scarezone...because it's both the funniest and scariest thing I ever seen. 011
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Hearing that Sabelenka loststatic.klipy.comCertifiedlivie Zay: Girl Who Is 'Going To Be Okay'ALT: Certifiedlivie Zay: Girl Who Is 'Going To Be Okay' 000
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Thousands of immigrants did the hard, dirty work of clearing rubble and toxic dust and debris from Ground Zero. Many were undocumented laborers sent to work every day with no special PPE, and got cancer as a result. Now some of those same people are living in fear of ICE. www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...npr.orgThey cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICEAfter 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation. 7150662185
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCMarlow Stern @marlownyc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026‘The Matrix’ creator Lilly Wachowski on J.K. Rowling and the new ‘Harry Potter’ series: “She is funding trans genocide. J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop. So, if you support ‘Harry Potter,’ you’re supporting trans genocide.” variety.com/2026/tv/feat...variety.comLilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’‘The Matrix’ filmmaker Lilly Wachowski opens up about her new studio for marginalized voices Anarchists United, J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk. 100115184260
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCCitizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Toni Morrison poem "The Dead of September 11" —— Some have God's words or songs of comfort for the bereaved.… I would like to speak directly to the dead… Speaking to the broken and the dead is too difficult for a mouth full of blood … the dead are free, absolute; they cannot be seduced by blitz. …archive.vanityfair.comTHE DEAD OF SEPTEMBER II | Vanity Fair 03113
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCPreeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026my conspiracy brain is saying that instagram is maliciously complying with this ai labeler thing that (seems to be) labeling stuff made with assistive design tools vs gen ai -- like if they label everything ai-made, people will stop caring more: www.instagram.com/p/Db-hSCHDkN-/instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 3353
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCDanny Lore @weredawgz.blacksky.app · 03/08/2026I hate to have to do this again, but starting another (hopefully smaller) GFM. We are trying to start new endeavors, but we need to stay housed until then. gofund.me/f1aa8129fgofund.meDonate to Support Danny and Nathalie's Financial Recovery, organized by Danielle LorickHello, my name is Danny Lore, and I'm raising funds to catch up for … Danielle Lorick needs your support for Support Danny and Nathalie's Financial Recovery 3152267
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I am on my knees!!! Please I need this 030
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCMelody Simpson @melodysimpson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Hello! Melanin in YA update! A lot of time has passed, a lot has changed but one constant is that Melanin in YA has survived! And continues to! Woo! You all have constantly reminded me that the value of Melanin in YA cannot be denied. And so we go! 264
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCChristina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Hello, book people! I am the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romantasy, and speculative books coming out in 2027! If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out next year (or publicist), share the link/info here! 106598411
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCBrendon Boo-zard 🎃 @brendonbouzard.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This exchange is so good. 16104463118
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCMarcus @pralitemonk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026www.reddit.com/r/movies/com...reddit.comFrom the movies community on Reddit: Hi reddit! I'm Wile E. Coyote. I'm taking on ACME. AMA!Explore this post and more from the movies community 02212
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 01/09/2026My assistant is not as helpful as I’d like but he sure is a cutie 130
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCGabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Remembered this one today. Still painfully relevant. (art by Dave Tarnowski) 16710
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 28/08/2026My tennis coach on Wednesday used me as an example of a proper swing to a new person in class and then on Thursday, the dental hygienist said I had “beautiful teeth” 040
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCHillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026[Cancer] My dad. Deb. Anna. Becky's brother. My mom. My friend's mom. So many others. Suffering from, suffered from, cancer. And the unmitigated rage I have that the man in charge of public health for our country is an ignorant motherfucker who couldn't care less about actual health. 81419
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Hey #BookSky! I’ve got some upcoming events and conferences. While I’m currently closed to queries for the foreseeable future to catch up on outstanding queries and fulls, I will be doing a few conferences where I’ll be taking virtual pitches. More info and links here: tr.ee/eventsandcons 160
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 17/06/2026A few pics from last night’s Young Lions Fiction Award & Party 280
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCShelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 11/06/2026My friend is hosting a Latinx in Publishing Happy Hour on 6/17 here in NYC! Who am I seeing there? 👀 Also this is mainly for publishing professionals and aspiring pub pros, aka those who work in-house and adjacent (like agents & scouts), not writers...though they are welcome to come to support LXP 184
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 11/06/2026My friend is hosting a Latinx in Publishing Happy Hour on 6/17 here in NYC! Who am I seeing there? 👀 Also this is mainly for publishing professionals and aspiring pub pros, aka those who work in-house and adjacent (like agents & scouts), not writers...though they are welcome to come to support LXP 184
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 29/05/2026The audience at this 4K remaster screening of REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA is exactly the mix of alt youths and alt elderly folk (in their 30s who were tweens/teens when it first came out) that I expected 130
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCPreeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 08/05/2026if i was a harper author with some weight to throw around i would be having words with my agent and my editor 06222
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Got a new tattoo this past Monday! This makes 22. It’s also the first ever Eric Draven/The Crow themed piece because I always wanted it to be a special one since I love the movie so much and it’s where my namesake is from. 390
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCAlex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Maybe instead of shitting on kidlit, he could get off his high horse and fight against HR 7661 or financially defend the librarians getting fired for trying to keep books on shelves. How about trying to help his industry instead of making it easier for book banners to destroy it. 36219
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 06/05/2026In his new book, Mac Barnett writes "I have a nagging fear that children's literature suffers from a slightly higher crud percentage than literature as a whole...maybe more like 94.7 percent of kids' books are crud." He currently serves as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature 5434
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCKate Messner @katemessner.com · 05/05/2026I love the way Meg Medina used her time as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature to lift up so many voices in our amazing community of creators. Such a great example of what leaders do when they're offered a platform. Check out her interview series here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...youtube.comCuéntame! Let’s Talk Books with Meg Medina - YouTube 59031
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 16/04/2026This is a diabolical way to open up a book 📖 CR: ON SUBMISSION by Michael J. Seidlinger 481
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Was outside for a couple of hours and now my allergies are kicking my ass so bad I think I’m about to meet the Hat Man 040
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 31/03/2026It’s not even April and yet we’re having our 3rd layoffs and restructuring from a Big 5. Six colleagues including editors who acquired books by BIPOC and queer creators have been let go. When is it going to stop? And how can publishers be so short-sighted? 1246
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 31/03/2026I will not be reopening to queries tomorrow and will be closed to them unless it’s a referral or from a conference for the next couple of months. This is so I can catch up on outstanding full requests and queries from February and March. I’ll post on social whenever I reopen. 050
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCLincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 31/03/2026As I was drafting (another) post about LLM use in literature, this news story popped into my feed. Paywalled but the tl;dr is a freelance book reviewer used LLMs to write a NYT review and the LLMs plagiarized from a Guardian review. Oop www.thewrap.com/media-platfo...thewrap.comNew York Times Cuts Ties With Book Review Writer Over AI Use | ExclusiveThe New York Times has cut ties with a freelancer of his reliance on AI. 0299
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 31/03/2026On my 8th Baldur’s Gate 3 run and I’m finally doing an Origin character with Shadowheart. Also romancing Astarion for the lost boy x lost girl finding their home in each other vibes 030
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Life update: our new family member came home yesterday. This is Slater! He’s 3 years old and a bit of a yapper, but so friendly and absolutely loves getting petted. We adopted him from the NYC ACC. 2260
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCFIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 17/03/2026An anthology you DO NOT want to miss! Featuring some of the incredible authors we've been so privileged to publish over this past decade! Please share this post with fans and readers of Black SFF. Guaranteed you will help someone find their next favorite storyteller in these pages! 3127101
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCPublishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of PYR established in 1961, has been closed, resulting in a number of layoffs and moves within the division. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...publishersweekly.comLayoffs, Moves at Penguin Young Readers as Dial Imprint ShutteredDial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of PYR established in 1961, has been closed, resulting in a number of layoffs and moves within the division. 34430
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCKyle Lukoff @kylelukoff.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Penguin Random House decided to shut down Dial Books for Young Readers and fire my editor, who shepharded "Too Bright To See" and "I'm Sorry You Got Mad" into the world. Devastated and gutted isn't half of what I'm feeling. 5338375
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 18/03/2026PRH having a slew of layoffs just months after S&S did theirs is just so disheartening. It’s hard not to feel jaded. I feel so bad for all my editorial colleagues and for the fact that Dial BYFR has been completely shuttered. We need books. Children need books. And those editors deserved better. 36816
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCAnne Ursu @anneursu.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Some truly wonderful childrens book people lost their jobs here. But I guess PRH needs money for AI engineers. www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...forbes.comWhy Penguin Random House And Macmillan Are Recruiting AI EngineersPublishing giants like Penguin Random House and Macmillan are eager to use AI internally—but not for writing or editing. Their authors still might revolt. 12322166
Reposted by Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCCMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 16/03/2026'The Voice of Hind Rajab' didn't win an Oscar tonight. Here's a reminder of the smear campaign it faced in Hollywood:zeteo.comInside the Pro-Israel Campaign to Stop ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ From Winning an OscarA group led by top Hollywood executives and linked to the Israeli government is trying to smear a film about a little girl killed by Israeli forces. 261400504
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Just came home from an advance screening of UNDERTONE and holy shit…watching this in Dolby Cinema was absolutely scary. It was like pure horror ASMR. I haven’t been this uncomfortable during a movie since HEREDITARY. Shout out to A24 but it’s gonna be a one and done for me. 150
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 03/03/2026It’s supposed to be a chilly, rainy night tomorrow. Which feels perfect for my convo with Leila Siddiqui on her new novel, THE GLOWING HOURS tomorrow at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Branch! RSVP for free here for in-person or virtual: www.nypl.org/events/progr... 082
Shelly Romero 🔜 NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 02/03/2026It's not #MSWL Day anymore, but since I've opened back up to queries. Here's one more: the dynamic of Lady Heather and Grissom in CSI...but actually leading to an on-the-page romance. 2201