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Mattilda B Sycamore

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New novel, TERRY DACTYL, out Nov 11, 2025 from Coffee House in US & Cipher in UK!⚡🌷Also: TOUCHING THE ART, THE FREEZER DOOR, BETWEEN CERTAIN DEATH AND A POSSIBLE FUTURE + working on ACT UP BEYOND NEW YORK ++ https://www.mattildabernsteinsycamore.com/

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Mattilda B Sycamore @mbsycamore.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, the book tour for TERRY DACTYL is coming right up, please spread the word!!🎉🎉 Starting at the Seattle Art Museum on 10/25, 3 pm & then In conversation w/ @alexanderchee.bsky.social in NYC, Jennifer Natalya Fink in DC, Jeannie Vanasco in Baltimore, & @lenizumas.bsky.social in Portland💎⚡🔥

MATTILDA BERNSTEIN SYCAMORE ON TOUR WITH TERRY DACTYL

10/25 SEATTLE ART MUSEUM BOOKS SOLD BY ELLIOTT BAY BOOK CO.

11/19 THE STRAND NEW YORK, NY WITH ALEXANDER CHEE

12/1 POLITICS & PROSE WASHINGTON, D.C. WITH JENNIFER NATALYA FIOK

12/3 GREEDY READS BALTIMORE, MD WITH JEANNIE VANASCO

1/13 POWELL'S BOOKS PORTLAND, OR WITH LENI ZUMAS

MASKS GREATLY APPRECIATED!

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Wendy C. Ortiz @wendyortiz.com · 46m

Not unhinged but…after someone compared literary agents to realtors, I…have not been able to lose the image 😆

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 51m

Four decades wrongfully incarcerated isn’t punishment enough for these sadistic fucks.

Tricia McLaughlin
@TriciaOhio
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Burglary, carrying a firearm without a license, drug trafficking—break the law, you will face the consequences.

Having a single conviction vacated when you have a laundry list of criminal charges will not stop ICE’s enforcement of the federal immigration laws.

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Mattilda B Sycamore @mbsycamore.bsky.social · 52m

I support these important ideas!⚡

Linette🌻 @ohtiniestplanet.bsky.social · 1h

books by celebrities should have a maximum print run of 500. any celebrity with an idea for a children's book must pay $5000 into a pool to cover freelance artists' health insurance before publication

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 10h

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Mattilda B Sycamore @mbsycamore.bsky.social · 56m

All literary opinions are unhinged.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 10h

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Mattilda B Sycamore @mbsycamore.bsky.social · 57m

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 1h

A few messages seen today in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood

A poster on a pole next to a street says:
“ICE YOU ARE NOT INVISIBLE
!RECORD!
!RECORD!
!RECORD!
NAZI RATS LEAVE OUR CITY”

A stack of posters featuring a hammer-wielding figure with the stars of the Chicago wrapped around his torso. It says:
“I PREFER MY ICE CRUSHED. END IMMIGRATION ARRESTS, DEFEND OUR SANCTUARY”

A sign in a store window says: “WE DON’T [SERVE is crossed out] FEED ICE OR PIGS! even if you steal this sign”

The words “ICE OUT” are written in chalk on a sidewalk.

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Marco @madeingermany.bsky.social · 2h

Very respectful, since 15% of people experiencing homelessness are Native Americans, while making up only 1% of the population.

The Needling @theneedling.com · 2h

Mayor Harrell Announces Police Officers Will Recite Land Acknowledgement Before Sweeping Homeless Native Americans on Indigenous Peoples’ Day: tinyurl.com/35b9yp9f

Mayor Bruce Harrell speaking at podium with City Attorney Ann Davison behind him next to sign on wall reading "Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day"

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Mattilda B Sycamore @mbsycamore.bsky.social · 1h

I had no idea it had a purple flower! 💜

Mattilda B Sycamore @mbsycamore.bsky.social · 1h

Congratulations!!!🎉💫🌠

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1h

Just turned in the first pass pages for The Edge of Space-Time and feel like I'm going to throw up because that's it, the book is basically finished 😅

The good news is that people said nice things about the book, which you can preorder here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...

"The most politically audacious book I've read in decades . . . An absolute instant classic and an intergalactic monument. Read this now." -- Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy

Also featuring an image of the cover of the book, described at the link

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Dan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 2h

Toni Morrison's BELOVED is about the publishing industry

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 10h

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1h

I hope people remember that the @nytimes.com has actively worked to try to sabotage Mamdani at almost every single turn. ACTIVELY. They've been the NY Post.

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Mattilda B Sycamore @mbsycamore.bsky.social · 3h

Love this, thanks for your reporting!🌟

Mattilda B Sycamore @mbsycamore.bsky.social · 3h

Trees are a big part of this book!!🌳💚🌺

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ladygingermint @ladygingermint.bsky.social · 5h

Couldn't resist! 😁

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Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 22h

More updates when I can but it got pretty brutal down at ICE. Multiple arrests and looked like maybe even some dearrests. So many pepper balls roof cops even shot other DHS agent in the head

Feds piled on top of someone on the ground

Fed getting shot in head with pepper ball by roof cop

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Mattilda B Sycamore @mbsycamore.bsky.social · 18h

"ICE EAT MY ASS"⚡

Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 22h

Right as I finished filming the video from first post the word naked bike ride arrived with at least a thousand people. I watched them ride thru for 5 minutes straight and they were still coming in in the pouring rain

Someone’s back says ICE eat my ass with their ass out

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Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 22h

Reporting to you live from War Ravaged Portland

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Mattilda B Sycamore @mbsycamore.bsky.social · 19h

My favorite part of this recording is hearing someone say "finally, about time"💥

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 1d

The inflatables have made it to Broadview.

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LLFella 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @lizafella.bsky.social · 1d

This is brilliant!

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Mattilda B Sycamore @mbsycamore.bsky.social · 19h

"How can the industry work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses?" Learned a lot from this open letter🌟

David Frankel @daveyfrankel.bsky.social · 1d

It's been tough going for small publishers for a while, but they continue to publish a lot of the most exciting new work, and are the main supporters of the short story as a form. Support indie publishing when you can!
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