Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"The dying towns out in the boonies wring everything out of the inhabitants until there’s nothing left, leaving a trail of hollowed shells with unblinking eyes and the lingering stench of cigarette smoke.” Though treading through familiar tropes, Reed’s stand out execution of a rural murder mystery 110
Reposted by Yvette BouMatthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · 27/09/2026No way I can compete with the major poetry publishers who get collections stocked by bricks-and-mortar bookshops But I do have word of mouth and all you wonderful people here on Bluesky, pushing the numbers of readers of Whatever You Do, Just Don't far beyond the sales of the big boys. Thank you! 515066
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Leave it to Netflix to continually botch 2nd season launches. Part 2 of One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of the best book adaptations I’ve ever watched. Visually stunning, powerhouse acting. Kudos to the writers in tailoring a very complicated novel for the screen. #booksky #Netflix 180
Reposted by Yvette BouCynthia Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Thank you to everyone who has read SOMETHING FOLLOWED US HOME thus far, shared your thoughts about it and recommended it. Thanks especially to espookytales ❤️ It’s available Tuesday, September 29th. We’ll welcome the ghosts home then. 1687
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Book lovers, you can support authors by writing reviews, especially Indie authors who do not have the reach and support of a traditional publisher. Reviews go a long way! #booksky #writingcommunity #books 0102
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"By the end of the year, I had over five hundred pages on the kitchen counter.That pile of paper was something I could not name. It looked like a manuscript." An excerpt from Storytelling: A Writing Life by Isabel Allende. #writingcommunity #authorsky #booksky lithub.com/isabel-allen...lithub.comIsabel Allende on Finding the Freedom to WriteThis first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. On January 8, 1981, I started writing a letter to my grandfather, who was dying in Chile. My original idea was to let him … 050
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 15/09/2026“Ma misses filmmaking the way he first learned it. At a human shoot, the actors, cinematographers, and lighting crews brought their own artistic contribution, he said. “It felt like a chemical reaction was happening. It sparked subtle, accidental creativity.” restofworld.org/2026/global-...restofworld.orgThe real AI economy is being built by ordinary peopleFar from Silicon Valley pitch decks, workers across Asia and Africa are bypassing tech industry hype to quietly rewire their daily jobs — one prompt, workflow, and local problem at a time. 100
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 05/09/2026“…myths about the Maya are often sold as entertainment, but they reinforce xenophobic and racist narratives by suggesting that Indigenous peoples could not have created such sophisticated civilizations without outside intervention.” The newest entry in the mythology series from Thames & Hudson, 111
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 31/08/2026If you’re feeling pessimistic about where our country is headed, read Sharon McMahon’s excellent, “The Small and the Mighty.” Through her immersive storytelling, she gives us little known history lessons about regular Americans who changed this country for the better. #booksky #bookclub #books 051
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly, a modern-day saint to literacy and the power of the written word. A true patron to all storytellers. What an incomparable legacy she leaves behind and we are all the more richer for it. We should all lean into her example of a good human. #booksky #writingcommunity imaginationlibrary.comimaginationlibrary.comDolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AUDolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas. 140
Reposted by Yvette BouAlethea Kontis, Witch 🖤 @aletheakontis.com · 23/08/2026I hadn't done a Goodreads giveaway since it became a paid service, but they've really streamlined the process. It cost ~$100 to giveaway 100 ebooks, and most of the work was done on their end. I feel like I got more reach with this than all my posting on social media in the last 3 months. #Booksky 3337
Reposted by Yvette BouIndie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Look at my beautiful books 😍 You know you want these beautiful books to be in your collection! 👀 Available on Itchio and elsewhere, just follow my link ⬇️ linktr.ee/rjcrunden [ #booksky | #writesky ] 312272
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 15/08/2026A year ago today, I flew to Oakland to adopt this blind cat from K911rescue. Once I saw his personality come out, I named him Bilbo. He's funny, loving and so loyal. He never leaves my side. If you're looking to adopt, please consider a special needs pet. They have so much love to give and live very 132
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Excellent article. Going forward, I can see this becoming the standard for editors working with “writers” who use extensive AI in their work in order to legally protect themselves. 010
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Continuing the discussion from my previous post. Parker makes excellent points why real writers have nothing to fear vs "writers" who use AI. #booksky #Authorsky #writingcommunity How Will You Prove You Didn't Use AI To Write Your Novel? parkerpeevyhouse.substack.com/p/how-to-pro...parkerpeevyhouse.substack.comHow Will You Prove You Didn't Use AI To Write Your Novel?Why I think fears over false accusations are overblown 061
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Whether true or not, AI allegations hit BIPOC writers disproportionately harder and more viciously than white counterparts. In other words, business as usual. #booksky #authorsky #writingcommunity www.theroot.com/how-an-ai-ac...theroot.comBlack Author’s $2M Book Deal Canceled Over AI Doubts 160
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 03/08/2026“Instead of making average stuff for average people, make something specific for people who want that.” - Seth Godin Hear, hear, storytellers. Keep going. If a roadblock pops up, create a detour around it. Have faith in the story you're writing. #authorsky #booksky #writingcommunity 080
Reposted by Yvette BouGabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 31/07/2026It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. This slice of mayhem takes you into the middle of a storm and then…well, then things get worse. In a good way. Anyway, it’s only $12! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316... 439057
Reposted by Yvette BouBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 29/07/2026It’s that time of year again: here are some of the books I’ve enjoyed this summer. If you’ve read any good ones, let me know! 29952191042
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 28/07/2026"The power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it." DUNE, Frank Herbert. #Booksky #authorsky #Writingcommunity #books A message to the ruling class, this insatiable lust for world domination comes with a lofty price. The rage of the meek is a potent fuel. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8tgkywF/tiktok.com7/27: Ai Companies have been shredding original physical copies of rare books by the millions to use as training data… this is Orwell’s 1984 in action. #ai #breakingnews #booktok #technews #news TikTok video by darrenfrancisfinance 050
Reposted by Yvette BouHolly 🇺🇸🦅 @msdesignerlady.bsky.social · 27/07/2026For anyone who needs encouragement this is precisely how to fight fascism! #SheShed #ImpeachIndictRemove 611128114705
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Self-published debut author to world-wide best seller. Oprah’s interview with Allen Levi , writer of Theo of Golden is not only inspiring , it’s a bear hug of deep feels. Adding it to my read list. #booksky #authors #writers #writingcommunity youtu.be/pYGspxTSiNg?...youtu.beWhy 'Theo of Golden' Has Touched Millions of Readers with Allen Levi and OprahYouTube video by Oprah 070
Reposted by Yvette BouDelilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026A fun publishing fact: If you go to buy an author's book and the paperback is $24.99, chances are that it is print on demand-- because it is out of print-- and it will be a weird size with weird paper, and this is not the author's choice or fault. This is how publishers avoid giving our rights back. 12407125
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 19/07/2026“When you’re fighting for survival, you don’t process trauma; you bury it.” Nobody’s Girl was excruciating to read at times. Virginia’s troubled life may have ended tragically, but her brutal honesty, courage and her dogged pursuit for justice has my deep admiration.The victims of Epstein and his 130
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Currently reading. I’ve had to put it down a few times as I vacillate between rage and dolor. She was failed at every turn by all the people who supposedly loved her. Review forthcoming…. #booksky #books #memoir 271
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 13/07/2026So far impressed with Season3 of #Houseofthedragon. Episodes have regained their rhythm compared to Season 2's stagnancy. Characters have more agency whilst moving plot forward to the inevitable endgame. Kudos to #RyanCondal and his team. JamesNorton is a delicious villain. I’m full vested again. 000
Reposted by Yvette Bou@br0wnson @visualc0mfort.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Mitch McConnell is getting more health care privacy as a corpse than women seeking reproductive care 223164
Reposted by Yvette Boupilot @pilotv.bsky.social · 09/07/2026it's very cool that i (and many many of my talented friends) had to leave journalism in order to consistently pay my rent and now it's full of people who actually hate writing 230292
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Having had skin in the game, H-town is a different beast than publishing. Don’t know what went down, but not surprised. Once you sell the film rights, the director and studio has the final say. I wish her well and hope the film is a success. #booksky #authors #writers deadline.com/2026/07/chil...deadline.com'Children of Blood & Bone' Author "Will Not Watch" Film AdaptationAs Tomi Adeyemi's 2018 YA novel makes its way to the big screen, she has no plans to watch the first film adaptation of her work. 050
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 01/07/2026They graduate knowing nothing, cognitive skills nonexistent due to dependence on machines to think for them therefore ripe for manipulation and domination by insidious forces. Hmm, wonder if they ever read DUNE. #NOAI #ANTI-AI #booksky futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comBrown University Professor Horrified to Discover Largest AI Cheating Scandal in Ivy League HistoryBrown University professor Roberto Serrano says he has detected what appears to be the largest AI cheating scandal in Ivy League history. 010
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 28/06/2026“Hate is loud, but I think you’ll learn it’s because it’s only a few people shouting, desperate to be heard.You might not ever be able to change their minds, but so long as but so long as you remember you’re not alone, you will overcome.” Stellar cozy fantasy that gives you all the feels. #booksky 082
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 23/06/2026If you read my review earlier this year, then you already know how much I LOVED this book. Hoping Netflix execs know what they have here and support a strong writer's room and cast, because if they do...if they nail it...this could be a great, epic love story. #Netflix #booksky #bookclub 051
Reposted by Yvette BouRebecca E. Reyes @rebeccareyeswriting.com · 20/06/2026I could use the help right now, so if you've had an interest in my books and want to support me directly, as opposed to Amazon or Draft2Digital, I sell ebooks and signed copies of my paper books! They cost the same as buying from other online stores + shipping!ko-fi.comVisit Rebecca E. Reyes's Shop!I've opened a shop. Come take a look! 48243
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Nina died one year ago today. She gave me 20 amazing years of companionship. There are times when I think of her and spontaneously start bawling...even in the middle of Walmart. I still miss her everyday. #Caturday #Cats #Catsofbluesky 070
Reposted by Yvette BouKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Remember this scene the next time a corporate reporter tries to insist that a rural diner full of white men in their 60s is somehow a more authentically "American" place, somehow more representative of who we are as a nation. 118129683170
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 08/06/2026“What had happened on the Migonette’s lifeboat violated their most cherished principles. Powerful people had exploited a weaker person to advance their own selfish interests. They had resorted to brutal violence. An innocent person was intentionally killed. And adults had harmed a child.” #booksky 120
Reposted by Yvette BouLaDarrion Williams @itsladarrion.bsky.social · 06/06/2026And to think the industry told me a magical HBCU story with a Black teen boy lead wasn’t “marketable”. Hmmph. 🫣 Want a signed copy? malikbooks.com/shop-1/ols/p... #booksky 1265553715
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 02/06/2026"When we use AI to flesh out ideas, we lose the most important part of the writing process: thinking." There are easier ways to make money than mass-produce AI books. What a soul-sucking endeavor. The end result: Still tripe. #booksky #writingcommunity #authorsky www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comThe Biggest Tell That Something Was Written by AILook closely and you’ll see that every part of the text is not quite right. 051
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 30/05/2026I am outraged for her. Yet another reason i hope AI implodes like the dot com bubble. Perhaps they need to start building rehab centers for AI addiction down the street from the data centers. 010
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 30/05/2026"Oh, my god! You have to read this book!" Patchett is 100% right. The elusive magical formula that publishers can't manufacture. Nothing comes even remotely close. When I discover a great book, I shout it from the rooftop. #booksky #writingcommunity #writers #bookclub www.tiktok.com/@cspanoffici...tiktok.comC-SPAN’s “America’s Book Club” — Author Ann Patchett discusses what she believes drives book sales: “Books are a word-of-mouth product like nothing else. You can have the best publicity campaign, prom...TikTok video by C-SPAN 080
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 28/05/2026You know what’s “seductive as hell”? Using your brain. 000
Reposted by Yvette BouCatherine Redford @catherineredford.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I saw my book in a bookshop today and someone was looking at it! So of course, I immediately cried ‘oh, that’s MY book! I wrote that!’ And the poor woman backed away from me like I was an utter loon. Smooth, Catherine, smooth 🤦🏻♀️ 3168038
Reposted by Yvette Boujackiebrownnow.bsky.social @jackiebrownnow.bsky.social · 25/05/2026I love this. This is important, particularly if you are Black and/or a woman. They do not take us seriously. If you are concerned and presenting with any symptoms of a stroke and they blow you off ask "What makes you think it is not a stroke?" Make them break down why. 6321115
Reposted by Yvette BouI am Bilbo, the blind bookwyrm. @bilboblindbookwyrm.bsky.social · 23/05/2026I ignored my needy human's repeated summons for an audience. I was unmoved yet deliciously pleased by her frantic Godzilla like steps throughout the house in search of me. She was not pleased to find me inside the dirty hamper 15 minutes later. Happy #Caturday 082
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I just received a polite rejection to my query—272 days later. A new record. Nevertheless, I appreciate the effort. Most times I never hear back at all. What keeps me forging ahead is knowing that agents need to pay bills too and are seeking low-hanging genres. The economy, A.I.,current politics 130
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 19/05/2026While this is a forgone conclusion attempting to monetize an “AI section,” Does he really believe readers will shell out good money beyond browsing out of curiosity? We'll just pivot over to human-authored books.This real estate would be better served having a larger, curated Self-Published novels 130
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Belle Burden’s courageous memoir of the unravelling of her marriage is a stark reminder that you can spend your entire life with a person and never truly know them.Her pedigreed yet raw prose compels you to keep turning the pages. "...even though I was a former corporate lawyer. I settled into the 110
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Highly-recommend this magnificent adaption of Isabel Allende’s career launching novel, The House of the Spirits. Creators Francisca Alegria and Fernanda Urrejola along with producer Eva Longoria showcase the spectacular cast of Latin actors in this multi-generational story of the 110
Reposted by Yvette BouSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe. 16594010814969
Yvette Bou @yvettebou.bsky.social · 12/05/2026 “How patronizing, really, to think they required the intervention of a supernatural being to survive when their survival had been achieved through graft and wits and endurance and luck. This God you put so much faith in, thought Maurice, was the same God, by logical extension, that made the men... 111