Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaJennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 20/10/2025uh, AI *is* the enshittification trap? 7701139
Zoraida Córdova @zlikeinzorro.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Except when you’re making AI videos taking a dump on them instead of lowering the price of groceries and electricity! Go Find a couch! 0102
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaMichael Siglain @msiglain.bsky.social · 11/10/2025Incredibly excited for these current and upcoming #StarWars titles from Lucasfilm Publishing and all of our partners. We have a story and a format for everyone, because Star Wars is for everyone. Thank you all for reading and supporting our books & comics and #MTFBWY! 910531
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaCavan Scott @cavan.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Out today from Audible, my new STAR WARS audiobook, THE JAWS OF JAKKU, with a beautiful cover by @jakebartok.bsky.social & excellent narration by @iamhelensadler.bsky.social Rey! Finn! Leia! BB-8! Monsters! Rivalry! Adventure! Head to your Audible account to listen and let me know what you think! 1310028
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaJosh @josh1873.bsky.social · 06/06/2025@zlikeinzorro.bsky.social - Just finished Convergence (I'm super behind on Star Wars reading 😭😭). I absolutely loved this story, thank you! It's up there with my favourite High Republic novels! It's in the top 2, for sure! It's a toss up against Fallen Star! I can't decide right now! 271
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaCavan Scott @cavan.bsky.social · 19/04/2025— with a special message of its own to my Luminous pals as we reach the end of our adventure together…. @crashwong.bsky.social @charlessoule.bsky.social @georgemann.bsky.social @justinaireland.com @lydiakang.bsky.social @msiglain.bsky.social @tessagratton.bsky.social @zlikeinzorro.bsky.social 5956
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaSaga Press Books @sagapressbooks.bsky.social · 07/02/2025177 New Fiction and Nonfiction Reads for Black History Month www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28... via @tananarivedue.bsky.socialgoodreads.com177 New Fiction and Nonfiction Reads for Black History MonthFebruary is Black History Month here in the U.S., and each year we like to join the celebration with big, bookish lists that will keep you reading lo... 04114
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaJohn Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Just received this photo from a friend of a warehouse in Kinshasa. These are tuberculosis medications--ALREADY PAID FOR--that aren't being distributed due to the Trump Administration's stop work order. TB treatment is being interrupted in SO many patients around the world. What does that mean? (1/2) 15971232969
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/02/2025Major breaking trans news: The States of Washington, Minnesota, and Oregon have sued the Trump administration to block it from enforcing a national gender affirming care ban for those under 19 years of age. This is the second major lawsuit over Trump's trans ban EO. Docs to come. 132116422573
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaCeleste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 07/02/2025People care. People are fighting. Please don't think that no one cares. Please fight back where you can. Maybe you can't march. Call your reps. Reach out to local orgs to volunteer, or donate what you have. Build ties in your community. There is something you are good at. Use it to fight for good. 51147334
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaCharles Soule @charlessoule.bsky.social · 06/02/2025This is how the Jedi Order was forgotten. 17663193
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaHaven Spec Magazine @havenspec.bsky.social · 03/02/2025We're over 25% of the way funded! We've got fiction critiques! We've got swag! We've got a burning desire to publish all the best stories and poems we can! Thank you to everyone who has supported us so far, and if you haven't yet, please do! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hav...kickstarter.comHaven Spec Magazine, 2025A digital science fiction and fantasy magazine publishing five issues in 2025 and featuring fiction and poetry for the 21st century! 02626
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaMarshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 05/02/2025Did you know that my debut novel, THE THORN OF DENTONHILL, which launched the whole Maradaine Saga, came out TEN YEARS AGO THIS MONTH? It's true! And now there are fifteen Maradaine Saga novels and four novellas. You've waited long enough; go check them out!bookshop.orgThe Thorn of DentonhillCheck out The Thorn of Dentonhill by Marshall Ryan Maresca on Bookshop.org US! 2155
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaKat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · 05/02/2025This week you can get WISH UPON A K-STAR for 25% off with code PREORDER25 from @barnesandnoble.com and then you can submit the receipt at bit.ly/kstarpreorder to receive exclusive photocards! Pre-order K-Star: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wish-upon-... Sale is Feb5-7, 2025 #bnpreorder #wishuponakstar 074
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaTom @darthinternous.bsky.social · 05/02/2025New Bad Batch novel coming this August, from the awesome Lamar Giles. Hunter, Wrecker, Omega, AND Tech return in a story set during season 2. As the Batch head off on a mission to help Pabu, masterminded by Phee Genoa. What could go wrong? Everything. www.starwars.com/news/the-bad... 1217432
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaAlejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 04/02/2025The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells. 8604324910993
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaCeleste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 05/02/2025I'm about to drop some random scripts and carousels tonight. It's not going to be as orderly as I normally am; there's just a LOT going on. But follow this thread. Script 1: RFK has made it through committee. CALL. YOUR. SENATORS. We have to do everything in our power to defeat him. 491650673
Reposted by Zoraida Córdovakelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 04/02/2025BREAKING: Major publishers, alongside the Authors Guide, bestselling authors, and others, have filed a lawsuit against Idaho's draconian book ban bill, claiming First and Fourteenth Amendment violations. bookriot.com/idaho-hb710-...bookriot.comPublishers, Authors Guild, and More File Lawsuit Against Idaho's Discriminatory Book Banning BillPlaintiffs claim that Idaho's HB 710, implemented last summer, violates First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. 4564196
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaMaxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 04/02/2025We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social 41328386019942
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaKatherine Locke @katherinelocke.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Me protesting 8 years ago with a sign that remains true: 0111
Zoraida Córdova @zlikeinzorro.bsky.social · 04/02/2025February Newsletter is up! open.substack.com/pub/zoraida/... 080
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaNicky Drayden @nickydrayden.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Happy Black Futures Month yall! Celebrate by watching this goofy Origin Story video, then head over to our Prosper with Dragons Kickstarter that just launched today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/115... We've got 17 backers already! Who's next? So excited to finally share this with y'all! 🐉 04530
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaDiana Sousa @dianasousaart.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Today the Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Phase III Annual comes out from @darkhorse.com, and, you know, I think people should check it out! Why? There's this one-shot written by @crashwong.bsky.social and drawn by @lianakangas.com that also happens to have been colored by me!! 😏 #Comics 710920
Zoraida Córdova @zlikeinzorro.bsky.social · 31/01/2025If anyone is wondering what the inside of my head has sounded like for weeks it’s still DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS 3151
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaKat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · 31/01/2025The 💿🐎 about the S&S blurb essay is interesting. But remember 2 things can be true at the same time. Yes, too much emphasis is put on getting blurbs (to the point of too much stress on authors) AND anything that's free promo is often the main/only source of promo for marginalized authors. 1236
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaAwesome Con @awesomecon.bsky.social · 29/01/2025🎺 BOOK FAIR ANNOUNCEMENT 🎺 Author @zlikeinzorro.bsky.social—best known for Star Wars: The High Republic: Convergence, Labyrinth Lost, The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, and more—is coming to Awesome Con April 4-6, 2025! ✨ awesome-con.com/guest 🎟️ awesome-con.com/badges 1185
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaJosh Allen @meselyn.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Be sure to check out my review of Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Annual from @charlessoule.bsky.social, @crashwong.bsky.social, @zlikeinzorro.bsky.social, @cavan.bsky.social, @justinaireland.com for @nerdinitiative.bsky.social! @odphpodcast.bsky.social nerdinitiative.com/2025/01/29/s...nerdinitiative.comStar Wars: The High Republic Adventures 2025 AnnualHello there! Padawan J here, the resident Star Wars expert from the ODPH! This week I'm going to be review the 2025 Annual issue for Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures from Dark Horse Comics! This issue features FIVE stories from 6 writers, totaling out at over 40 pages of awesome Star Wars stories! So without 0215
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaVeronica Roth @veronicarothbooks.com · 29/01/2025Sometimes I just think about how Musk shared a graphic last year that featured a bunch of heroines of YA dystopia, essentially aligning himself with some kind of resistance effort. Yeah. A billionaire who somehow got to where he is because he's so "against the system." That's totally how that works. 1565
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaRebekah Weatherspoon @rdotspoon.bsky.social · 28/01/2025ROMANCE FOR LOS ANGELES Fire relief auction! I'm offering up a signed bundle including HAVEN, SANCTUARY and HARBOR with a cute Harbor character postcard. 💕 www.32auctions.com/o... 04939
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaLisa Yee . . . is confused about social media @lisayee.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Here's a School Library Journal rundown of Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and more awards, plus a quote by someone who's in a tizzy at the end of the article! www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/First-... #KidLit #Newbery #Caldecott @slj.comschoollibraryjournal.com'The First State of Being' Wins Newbery; 'Chooch Helped' Earns Caldecott: 'Brownstone' Awarded Printz at 2025 Youth Media Awards | School Library JournalErin Entrada Kelly became a two-time Newbery Medalist with her win at the 2025 Youth Media Awards, announced Monday morning at LibLearnX in Phoenix. 0297
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaCharles Soule @charlessoule.bsky.social · 22/01/2025hey TRIALS OF THE JEDI cover reveal Tuesday yep here’s a little tease 4549871
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaKatherine Locke @katherinelocke.bsky.social · 25/01/2025IYCMI, my book is one of the 9 LGBTQIA+ picture books involved in a case in front of SCOTUS about parents' rights to opt their children out of books that go against their religious views. I am limiting my public statements for now but here's info on next steps. www.katherinelockebooks.com/scotuskatherinelockebooks.comSCOTUS — Katherine Locke 1016959
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaKristy Acevedo @kristyacevedo.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Gaslighting. It was never a hoax. We experienced it across the country as teachers, students, parents, and kid lit authors. Book banning was (and still is) very real. Not surprised, though. Fascists don’t want to encourage reading. That would lead to thinking and empathy. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...ed.govU.S. Department of Education Ends Biden’s Book Ban HoaxThe U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced that it has dismissed 11 complaints related to so-called “book bans.” 13215
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaAndrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Book banning is real and is terrorizing teachers, librarians & students from marginalized identities now. It is worse than it has ever been. If you’re remembering your quaint “Celebrate Freedom. Read a Banned Book” T-shirt, adjust your perspective. You’ve brought an umbrella to a hurricane. 1484108
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaVictoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 24/01/2025New #WriterBeware blog post: A look at a ghostwriting scam w/ extraordinary number of linked websites that's advertising on Bluesky among other places #writingcommunity Related accounts: @dorothybayes92.bsky.social @mia-10.bsky.social @juliebeth12.bsky.social writerbeware.blog/2025/01/24/u...writerbeware.blogUSA Pen Press: The Ghostwriting Scam of a Thousand Websites - Writer BewareWell, not actually a thousand. But a lot. It’s been a little while since I’ve written about ghostwriting scams (previous posts include the markers that identify ghostwriting scams and the scams’ misap... 210684
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaDiana Sousa @dianasousaart.bsky.social · 24/01/2025It's #ColoristAppreciation Day! Have you told your local colorist that they're great? Have you given them a little treat? Please feel free to share some comics coloring work that you love! 10302135
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaLet Utah Read @letutahread.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Utahns who oppose this continued state power grab, the censoring of award-winning literature, and the punishment of students for mere possession of book, can take action at: letutahread.org/usbeban @authorsabb.bsky.social @authorsguild.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.socialletutahread.orgStop Punishing Utah Students for Reading — LET UTAH READSign and share If you agree that we need a return to common sense laws that don't punish students for reading. 0205
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaLet Utah Read @letutahread.bsky.social · 24/01/2025We reached out to @elanakarnold.bsky.social for her comment on the banning of her novel Damsel (a Printz Award Honor Book) . 14 other books including her novel "What Girls Are Made Of"(a Nat. Book Award Finalist) are already banned. See Elana's video response: www.instagram.com/p/DFNkG9kP2a... 53010
Zoraida Córdova @zlikeinzorro.bsky.social · 24/01/2025A taut eerie horror set in Ireland to keep on your radar. www.publishersweekly.com/9781250910691publishersweekly.comEat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria GriffinAt the start of this heartrending gothic horror story from Griffin (Other Words for Smoke), Michelle “Shell” Pine has just lost ... 140
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 24/01/2025One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground. 419914962119212
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaJake Bartok @jakebartok.bsky.social · 23/01/2025My finished Knights of the Old Republic illustration! This one was a lot of fun, loved tinkering with all the designs of the characters. #starwars 1226577
Zoraida Córdova @zlikeinzorro.bsky.social · 23/01/2025I woke up to a new 98° song and it wasn’t 1997. Nick Lachey looks like if David Boreanaz got stung in the face by a bee. 1150
Reposted by Zoraida CórdovaCeleste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Been thinking about this a lot (not tagging the sender, for their privacy). Most of us won't have the chance for for grand, capital-R Resistance heroics. But every one of us will have a thousand small choices to make about how to live our lives and where to draw lines. Use them well. 4244441549
![RFK HAS MADE IT THROUGH COMMITTEE. CALL YOUR SENATORS:
YOU: Hi, my name is [name], and I’m calling from [zip code].
YOU: I’m calling on [SENATOR] to vote against RFK Jr.’s nomination to HHS when it comes to the floor. His stance on vaccines and non-medical science is dangerous, and will absolutely cause medical harm.
YOU: Is [SENATOR] really okay with someone this inexperienced running such a sensitive position? What will [SENATOR] do, when we have outbreaks all across the country and the next pandemic? All of this comes at a cost.
YOU: I am calling on [ SENATOR] to reject his nomination when the vote comes tot he floor.
YOU: [ADD MORE/PERSONALIZE/CLARIFY IF YOU WANT A RESPONSE]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vdabazxnghujbebpi2ektqgi/bafkreicr3qkl2d7cgukjjofikrz5cpzou5drn26akiygd37tpzoszb54ba)
