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Leila Sales

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Leila Sales suffers for her art. Well, it's not really art. But it's something. And she suffers. Author, editor, eater of chocolate. My newest book, THE MUSEUM OF LOST AND FOUND, is out now! https://leilasales.com/ https://thebookengineer.com/

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Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · Jan 3

I hear your New Year's resolution is to get into the published works of Leila Sales, but you aren't sure where to begin. "How should I approach this vast catalogue?" you are perhaps wondering. Allow me to lend my expertise! (1/x)

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Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · 1h

To illustrate my point, here’s a juxtaposition of two screenshots taken tonight, one a post about election results in NYC (or perhaps NJ, or VA, or CA), the other a map of the results for Prop 15, the latest tool in Texas’s book banning arsenal

Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · 1h

They keep telling us that “Texas is a purple state” and “Texas isn’t a red state; it’s a non-voting state.” I’d love to believe this, but I have yet to see any proof.

Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · 1h

Every post out of NYC tonight is like “
“The arc of history is long but it bends toward justice” and “When Dems work together, we win.” And I certainly think that is true…in NYC. Alas, in Texas tonight, the vibes are more like, “Welp. Here we are again, I guess. I don’t know why we bother.”

Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · 11h

I got to shout out a bunch of my favorite local authors, artists, and event producers in this podcast. Thanks for inviting me on, @citycastaustin.bsky.social!

Lite + Brite ATX @liteandbriteatx.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks to @citycastaustin.bsky.social for having us on their November podcast to talk about some of the best Austin events coming up this month, including the TX Book Fest, Austin Studio Tour, concerts, holiday markets, and more. austin.citycast.fm/podcasts/you...

Your Guide to November 2025 in Austin - City Cast Austin

Think Austin takes a breather after October? Think again. November’s bursting with events, eats, and inspiration. If you’re not sure what to add to...

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Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · 11h

My illustrated middle-grade novel THE CAMPAIGN is the perfect nonpartisan story for sharing with kids the importance of civic engagement. @kidlittv.bsky.social provides videos + activities to help you use it with the kids in your life.

KidLit TV @kidlittv.bsky.social · 17h

🇺🇸🗳️✨Election Day has arrived. Time to #Vote! Kids can get involved too! Try these best of the web books & activities to get the future-voters in your life excited 👉 www.kidlit.tv/best-of-the-... @holidayhouse.bsky.social @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social @anidifranco.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social

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Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

English Teacher is my favorite show on television, bar none; however, they should have hired someone (probably me) to be an Austin consultant. That airport in s2e5 is not our airport. In s2e9, they should’ve referenced HEB, not Piggly-Wiggly.

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Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Ughhh I’m sorry man

Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · 11d

If my legacy in this world is as the person who compiled a spreadsheet of more than 150 Halloween events in Austin, I would be okay with that.

Lite + Brite ATX @liteandbriteatx.bsky.social · 11d

Our annual spreadsheet of Austin Halloween events is back and bigger than ever. Pet costume parades, immersive theater, horror movies in unlikely locations, dance parties, seances, pumpkin art, spooky drag & burlesque—we've got it all. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Lite + Brite's Guide to ATX Halloween 2025

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Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · 16d

This Louvre heist is just so inelegant. Danny Ocean earns our respect with his elaborate deceptions. You don’t know his team was there until they’re gone. Meanwhile these hooligans are smashing windows and setting off alarms. No finesse. I scorn them.

Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · 16d

In Austin, they try and convince you “we can’t have a rail line out to the airport because we don’t already have a rail line out to the airport. Folks would have had to put that in years ago, before any of us were in power.” That’s NOT TRUE. Infrastructure is not set in stone.

Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · 16d

I’m in LA for the first time in a minute and would like my fellow travelers to know that there’s now a shiny new metrorail station at LAX! It opened in June! You can take the K line to and from there! That opened 3 years ago! Public transit actually can improve! It is not too late for any city!

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Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · 18d

If you're wondering what it was like to write for a college newspaper in 2005, all I can tell you is that one time I wrote a column about how I'm bad at going to the gym and Precor sent me a T-shirt.

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Tim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · 19d

Brand-new issue of @nygroove.nyc right here! nygroove.nyc/email/afced3...

Issue No. 116: Can you afford to die? 🪦 + Are you really walkin' here?? 🤌

This week's newsletter is brought to you by the Brooklyn Navy Yard's Annual Open House on Oct. 18. More info below! Fall has finally hit its stride in the city and you know what that means: there's a...

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Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · 20d

It turned out not to be a big deal BECAUSE you worried about it. Your worry actually saved the day. Proof that you should worry even more next time!

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Yo Gabapentin @yogabapentin.bsky.social · 26d

Anyone who thinks I’m not neurodivergent has never seen me around animals

Yo Gabapentin holding Ozzy the black kitten

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Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · 25d

All things being equal, I would like to know what the "Let Them" theory is, but I refuse to read the book or even read a description of the book, so I guess this is just one more mystery that will never be solved

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james folta @jamesfolta.com · Sep 13

In this week's Newsletter, @lukevburns.bsky.social and I featured writing by

- Amanda Goble in @mcsweeneys.net
- Freddie Shanel in @reductress.bsky.social
- Luke Herzog & Lisa Zheutlin in @pointsincase.com
- Bezalel Stern in McSweeney's

Subscribe below! And we've got a big archive you can read!

A Newsletter of Humorous Writing #409

For September 3-9, 2025 Hello and welcome to A Newsletter of Humorous Writing, a roundup of the week's finest short humor pieces and funny articles, and a...

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Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · Sep 27

@weluvvideo.bsky.social could sell this out in a heartbeat

Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · Sep 24

I am very proud to have worked on -a book that’s so visually and lyrically beautiful (not to mention informative)!

Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social · Sep 15

So excited to FINALLY be able to share some of Khoa Le's amazing art! THE OCEAN'S HEART releases March 3, 2026!!! Get some goodies by preordering from Noe Valley Books!! viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/15/_... #kidlit #picturebooks @steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social #edusky

Cover Reveal: THE OCEAN’S HEART: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life

Hip hip hooray!!! Time to lift the curtain and REVEAL a beautiful new picture book COVER! And this one is for a dear friend, author Jilanne Hoffman who has a new book launching March 3, 2026 from M…

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Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · Sep 10

Me every morning: ugh I can’t believe I have to write again today

Me every night: oh wow turns out writing actually is good for my mental health after all, huh

Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · Sep 10

One of my favorite moments in cinema is at the start of Vengeance, when @bjnovak.bsky.social's character is trying to figure out if a girl in his phone as "Brunette Random House Party" is someone he met at a Random House party or a random house party.

Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · Sep 10

While I'd certainly like to enhance my skin's luminosity and reduce hyperpigmentation, I'm afraid I have neither a million spare dollars nor a million spare hours, so I guess I'll just stick with what I'm already doing

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darn chaumbrelauwn @amfmpm.bsky.social · Jul 18

well this so-called "club" sandwich has very little ketamine in it

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Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · Sep 10

Guys I’ve been really into music lately

Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social · Sep 8

OMG ok maybe I will do this for Halloween??

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