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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 1d

On Tuesday, October 21st—Ursula's birthday—we'll announce the recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! Join Theo Downes-Le Guin and guest host Ebon Moss-Bachrach on YouTube for a live announcement at 9 am PDT.

The announcement will happen here: www.youtube.com/@ursula.k.le...

The eight books shortlisted for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction are in a stack, with a note on top that reads "Prize winner announcement 10.21.25 9 am PDT." The books are North Continent Ribbon by Ursula Whitcher; Remember You Will Die by Eden Robins; The City in Glass by Nghi Vo; The Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy; The West Passage by Jared Pechaček; Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera; Archangels of Funk by Andrea Hairston; and Blackheart Man by Nalo Hopkinson.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 7d

Tens of millions of people have died from Covid.

Every country should have responded with record investments in public health infrastructure.

Instead the US government is putting us all at greater risk of more catastrophes by firing hundreds of top scientists whose job is to prevent outbreaks.

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · Sep 16

Hey, I know books are expensive and money is tight right now.

But if there's a brand new book you really wanna read — including my own Lessons in Magic and Disaster — you can help get the book into way more hands by requesting it from your local library!

It's easy! Check your library's website.

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Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · 19d

Tonight in Brooklyn, join me at Franklin Park for the World Transsexual Forum, where I'll be in conversation with two of the writers in the book and the delightful @jeannethornton.bsky.social and Anton Solominik.

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Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · 20d

Today, I'll be doing an event in Somerville, MA with @allshewrotebks.bsky.social and Full Body Cast will perform fan favorites from Rocky Horror. Then tomorrow, I'll be back in Brooklyn and talking with @jeannethornton.bsky.social and @magsvisaggio.com Mel King and Anton Solomonik. #rockyhorror

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Jeanne Thornton @jeannethornton.bsky.social · 22d

From this morning on NPR Morning Edition, re ABSOLUTE PLEASURE (cc @margotatwell.bsky.social ) www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...

From the NPR Morning edition transcript, ABSOLUTE PLEASURE editor Margot Atwell talking about seeing Frank-N-Furter for the first time: "suddenly I realized the world was a lot bigger and a lot weirder than I had ever known... Rocky Horror was my first experience with queer joy on a screen."

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Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · 23d

Details and ticket links here: absolutepleasurebook.com

Absolute Pleasure: Queer Perspectives on Rocky Horror — Margot Atwell

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Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · 23d

The next stops on the ABSOLUTE PLEASURE Tour: Brooklyn, Providence, and Boston!

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Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · 23d

I could listen to that all day!

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Benjamin Larned 🍉 @rotbacchus.bsky.social · 25d

My contributor copies of ABSOLUTE PLEASURE arrived today from @margotatwell.bsky.social l and @feministpress.bsky.social ress - a dream come true!! Can't wait to read all these wonderful takes on one of my favorite movies

Me, a bearded white man, holding a copy of Absolute Pleasure

The title page to my essay "Who Lives in the Old Dark House?"

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Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · Sep 16

I hope you'll check out ABSOLUTE PLEASURE and join us at an event if there's one nearby. The list so far is here, but more are in the works!

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Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · Sep 16

At a time when the world wants us to be quiet or to disappear, it is a brave act to raise our voices in protest or in song, to share our stories and have our out and proud lives be the kind of representation we could only have dreamed of when we were young.

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Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · Sep 16

It's pub day for ABSOLUTE PLEASURE! It's such a thrill to get to share this incredible collection of essays by 25 brilliant, funny, earnest, thoughtful, talented writers with the world.

#RockyHorror #RockyHorrorPictureShow

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Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · Sep 14

I haven't sent On the Books in a minute, but here's one that talks about launching an anthology, with bonus content about how Gay Pride Month was a little bit more Queer Wrath Month for me this year. buttondown.com/onthebooks/a...

Launching a book: Absolute Pleasure

The last time I launched a book with my name on the cover (Derby Life) was ten years ago. Since then, I’ve been involved in launching dozens of books (or...

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The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · Sep 11

I am reading books by trans women tonight. And then I will write about them, and publish those thoughts.

They want us scared. They want to deplatform us. Fuck them, culture work still matters.

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Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · Sep 12

I hate how often this is relevant. 😡

The Onion @theonion.com · Sep 12

From ‘The Onion’ Editorial Board: It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible https://theonion.com/it-is-journalism-s-sacred-duty-to-endanger-the-lives-of-1850126997/

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Angry Algonquin 😸 📚 🧊 🍸 @angryalgonquin.bsky.social · Sep 12

#RockyHorrorPictureShow book, "Absolute Pleasure" out next week! Great title.

Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · Sep 12

ABSOLUTE PLEASURE, an anthology of trans and queer writers on The Rocky Horror Picture Show, launches next week with some great events in New York and elsewhere. I am incredibly proud of this collection and the in-person spaces and conversations we are creating. absolutepleasurebook.com

Margot, a white femme person with rainbow hair, holds a copy of ABSOLUTE PLEASURE in front of bookshelves at Hive Mind Books

An illustration of a Frank-N-Stein-like figure in a gold corset against a red background, with Book Tour at the top. The text from the flyer is readable at absolutepleasurebook.com

A flyer about the book launch at Hive Mind Books. Tickets and info at hivemindbooks.com

A flyer about the ABSOLUTE PLEASURE launch party at 3 Dollar Bill on 9/18. Tickets and info at 3DollarBillBK.com

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Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · Sep 12

Thanks! 💋

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Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · Sep 12

Absolute Pleasure is in incredible company! 🤩

Alexander M. Krijgsman @vagabonderro.bsky.social · Sep 11

Again, one of the only nice things about working 4-10s out of town is coming back to a pile of mail. This week's haul is particularly fun.

Absolute Pleasure: Queer Perspectives on Rocky Horror edited by Margot Atwell

Signed copy of Fight Like Hell by Kim Kelly

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Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · Sep 12

It's necessary for us to support trans & queer-centric spaces & orgs--financially if that's possible, but also with our attention, attendance, and as partners for our events. I will sign copies of ABSOLUTE PLEASURE preordered from @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social www.hivemindbooks.com/signed-absol...

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Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · Sep 12

It's so important to me to create welcoming and inclusive in-person spaces for trans and queer people to come together for conversation, connection, resistance, and joy. We need each other to get through what we are facing, and to help shape what is yet to come.

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Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · Sep 12

The experience of being queer & trans in the US has changed dramatically since 2022 when I started working on the ABSOLUTE PLEASURE anthology. I finished the introduction on January 8th, 2025, knowing that the country I live in would almost definitely be changed for the worse by pub date.

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Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · Sep 12

ABSOLUTE PLEASURE, an anthology of trans and queer writers on The Rocky Horror Picture Show, launches next week with some great events in New York and elsewhere. I am incredibly proud of this collection and the in-person spaces and conversations we are creating. absolutepleasurebook.com

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Jeanne Thornton @jeannethornton.bsky.social · Sep 12

Noting that there is a very excellent launch party planned for this book at 3 Dollar Bill next week! I will be working the door for the first part; please come through and say hello 👋 🦇 👄 www.eventim.us/event/ABSOLU...

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Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social · Sep 11

It's so exciting to see copies of Absolute Pleasure out in the world! I'm so grateful to the incredible writers, talented professionals, and generous backers who have helped make this book real! 📕💋

Ned Raggett @nedraggett.bsky.social · Sep 10

Celebrating the 50th anniversary: so @margotatwell.bsky.social put together this choice looking anthology on the impact of _Rocky Horror_ from a queer perspective with folks like @sarahgailey.bsky.social and @gracelavery.bsky.social and more, and I supported the Kickstarter for it and here it is!

Me holding my copy of _Absolute Pleasure: Queer Perspectives on Rocky Horror_ in front of my face; the cover features a cartoon of Frank N. Furter, bodice and necklace and all, but minus the eyes/top of the head.

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