I don’t understand (I mean, I do) why book coverage keeps shrinking while a huge number of books are still published every week.

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

One time over on the other site @markhamillofficial.bsky.social acknowledged a book I wrote!

The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.

Do not wait for your books to be banned to join @authorsabb.bsky.social. Please stand up for our colleagues, our readers, and the freedom to read and write today.

www.authorsagainstbookbans.com

Supreme Court on banning gender-affirming care for trans youth: Sure, that's fine, no constitutional violation.

Supreme Court on banning so-called conversion therapy for gay youth: No, can't have that, grave constitutional violation.

Here, Ketanji Brown Jackson gets to the bottom of it:

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

It's banned books week and so I'm legally obligated to bully you, a person who has ever had their name on a book, into joining @authorsabb.bsky.social.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We fight the source of book bans with calls to action, partnership w everyone in the game, and offer training.

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

The Sora AI disinfo nightmare is here

For more like this:
tiktok.com/@drewharwell
instagram.com/bydrewharwell

The fact they jumped straight to AI actors modeled after women when, if I’m not mistaken, male actors are a higher labor cost kind of says it all doesn’t it,

🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Young Adult: Icarus by K. Ancrum! @kaylaancrum.bsky.social @epicreads.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards

I get to share some super exciting news!

Last night, my picture book, GLENN BURKE, GAME CHANGER, illustrated by @danielostudios.bsky.social, won the 2025 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Children’s Books!

Amen

Saw ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. A lot to process but I loved it! What a ride. See it on a big screen.

mental health deflating like an old balloon has led me to two wonderful things: actually exercising and then taking myself to see an afternoon movie (One Battle After Another). Writing? Not so much.

The tour Radiohead went on with Kid A is the only time I’ve slept on the street to get concert tickets. Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan. One of the best shows of my life.

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

Russia is about to enter the fourth year of a protracted quagmire they thought they'd wrap up in a weekend so kind of a weird example

"Republicans run the entire government but can't keep it open"

That's it. That's the whole story.

First are all of the candidates who support the right to read. Right now the board is 4-3 in favor of protecting that right & we plan to keep it that way. More specific details to follow...

Candidate scorecards are a fantastic way to help protect the right to read in your town. If you're into research & can make simple graphics, maybe that's how you can contribute. Here is a thread of cards for the upcoming Bucks Country, PA schoolboard...