Aliette de Bodard
@aliettedebodard.com
Engineer. SFF Writer. Triple Nebula Award winner. Việt (Kinh)/French. Asian auntie. Weird. She/They. Queer. 🏳️🌈 Loves tea. Profile:
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As many have been saying for a while, sure seems like the “who could AI replace” question has the opposite answer to what the bosses expect
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
As many have been saying for a while, sure seems like the “who could AI replace” question has the opposite answer to what the bosses expect
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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In London currently.
We have hit @foylesforbooks.bsky.social in charing cross
There are two signed copies of The House of Sundering Flames in their SFF sections, if you want to pick one up!
(They're not labeled--I think they'd run out of stickers--but they are signed on the title page)
We have hit @foylesforbooks.bsky.social in charing cross
There are two signed copies of The House of Sundering Flames in their SFF sections, if you want to pick one up!
(They're not labeled--I think they'd run out of stickers--but they are signed on the title page)
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
In London currently.
We have hit @foylesforbooks.bsky.social in charing cross
There are two signed copies of The House of Sundering Flames in their SFF sections, if you want to pick one up!
(They're not labeled--I think they'd run out of stickers--but they are signed on the title page)
We have hit @foylesforbooks.bsky.social in charing cross
There are two signed copies of The House of Sundering Flames in their SFF sections, if you want to pick one up!
(They're not labeled--I think they'd run out of stickers--but they are signed on the title page)
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I come with yarn tidings: Knit Picks is giving away interchangeable needle sets with orders over $100 rn (there’s a code), AND everything is 30% off. I stocked up on Tree-Rex yarn big time ☺️
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November 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I come with yarn tidings: Knit Picks is giving away interchangeable needle sets with orders over $100 rn (there’s a code), AND everything is 30% off. I stocked up on Tree-Rex yarn big time ☺️
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This is why non-romance people need to read more romance, honestly: will-they-won’t-they is fine but it is not the same narrative as “they did and then they did again and then they keep going but eventually someone’s gonna find out and then they’re REALLY fucked.”
but this? shut the fuck up. guess what, my man, gorgeous young 22 year olds like to fuck. And queer people deserve love stories that are sexy and horny. a "chaste kiss" please be for real.
November 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This is why non-romance people need to read more romance, honestly: will-they-won’t-they is fine but it is not the same narrative as “they did and then they did again and then they keep going but eventually someone’s gonna find out and then they’re REALLY fucked.”
My companion as I take the books up to the till to be signed: do you have other books by her?
Me: wait no
(I'm trying to do authorly duties but I don't have that level of self confidence!)
Me: wait no
(I'm trying to do authorly duties but I don't have that level of self confidence!)
In London currently.
We have hit @foylesforbooks.bsky.social in charing cross
There are two signed copies of The House of Sundering Flames in their SFF sections, if you want to pick one up!
(They're not labeled--I think they'd run out of stickers--but they are signed on the title page)
We have hit @foylesforbooks.bsky.social in charing cross
There are two signed copies of The House of Sundering Flames in their SFF sections, if you want to pick one up!
(They're not labeled--I think they'd run out of stickers--but they are signed on the title page)
November 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
My companion as I take the books up to the till to be signed: do you have other books by her?
Me: wait no
(I'm trying to do authorly duties but I don't have that level of self confidence!)
Me: wait no
(I'm trying to do authorly duties but I don't have that level of self confidence!)
In London currently.
We have hit @foylesforbooks.bsky.social in charing cross
There are two signed copies of The House of Sundering Flames in their SFF sections, if you want to pick one up!
(They're not labeled--I think they'd run out of stickers--but they are signed on the title page)
We have hit @foylesforbooks.bsky.social in charing cross
There are two signed copies of The House of Sundering Flames in their SFF sections, if you want to pick one up!
(They're not labeled--I think they'd run out of stickers--but they are signed on the title page)
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
In London currently.
We have hit @foylesforbooks.bsky.social in charing cross
There are two signed copies of The House of Sundering Flames in their SFF sections, if you want to pick one up!
(They're not labeled--I think they'd run out of stickers--but they are signed on the title page)
We have hit @foylesforbooks.bsky.social in charing cross
There are two signed copies of The House of Sundering Flames in their SFF sections, if you want to pick one up!
(They're not labeled--I think they'd run out of stickers--but they are signed on the title page)
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Hey, I’m Trung! I’m a comic artist and author. Here are my books! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2192...
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hey, I’m Trung! I’m a comic artist and author. Here are my books! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2192...
Oh no
Farewell, Tom Stoppard. I studied Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead at school, and even though I graffitied the cover of my copy so it read "Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Daleks," I very much enjoyed the play.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sir Tom Stoppard, playwright famed for his wit and depth, dies at 88
The King and Queen pay tribute to a
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November 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Oh no
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This was some of our analysis, for anyone interested.
www.businessinsider.com/cancel-cultu...
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How getting 'canceled' can actually prolong a YouTuber's career
Cancel culture is widely thought to be a career-killer on the internet, but data shows that it may be more beneficial than hurtful.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This was some of our analysis, for anyone interested.
www.businessinsider.com/cancel-cultu...
www.businessinsider.com/cancel-cultu...
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This is one of the reasons why I balk at the idea that men are afraid to be perceived as abusive. In many cases, that perception is actually key to their success, because other people strive to make excuses for their behavior, deny it, redeem them, and elevate them in the process.
November 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This is one of the reasons why I balk at the idea that men are afraid to be perceived as abusive. In many cases, that perception is actually key to their success, because other people strive to make excuses for their behavior, deny it, redeem them, and elevate them in the process.
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Years ago, my colleagues at Business Insider and I tracked YouTuber “cancellation” arcs. What we found is that for many entertainers, “cancellation” actually sets the stage for a redemption arc, one that can raise their profile higher than ever. It wasn’t career-ending. It was fuel.
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Years ago, my colleagues at Business Insider and I tracked YouTuber “cancellation” arcs. What we found is that for many entertainers, “cancellation” actually sets the stage for a redemption arc, one that can raise their profile higher than ever. It wasn’t career-ending. It was fuel.
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One final review for the month, and it's a belter!
BOOK REVIEW: Project Hanuman, by Stewart Hotston
Teaser The Arcology is a utopian state, based not in the physical world, but in information space. But when the Arcology disappears, it falls to a few scattered survivors in the physical world to s…
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November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
One final review for the month, and it's a belter!
Hahahhaa
November 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Hahahhaa
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do you or someone you buy gifts for love speculative fiction? activism? HAVE I GOT THE BOOK FOR YOU! Getting fantastic reviews already! Out THIS TUESDAY!
Realistically if you follow me there's probably someone in your circle this would make a great gift for! Possibly that person is you!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
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We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
do you or someone you buy gifts for love speculative fiction? activism? HAVE I GOT THE BOOK FOR YOU! Getting fantastic reviews already! Out THIS TUESDAY!
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They used not just knives but sharpened knives?
(I mean, I get it, you get around to really stupid things as a student but also wow)
They used not just knives but sharpened knives?
(I mean, I get it, you get around to really stupid things as a student but also wow)
Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar
Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar
Our student theatre group had the bright idea of using actual knives on stage for authenticity. The blade missed my aorta by about a centimetre
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
...
They used not just knives but sharpened knives?
(I mean, I get it, you get around to really stupid things as a student but also wow)
They used not just knives but sharpened knives?
(I mean, I get it, you get around to really stupid things as a student but also wow)
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I am SO EXCITED to share this Fifth Saturday extra: @annleckie.com and @byzantienne.bsky.social in conversation about questions of empire and imperialism in their respective novels.
Read it now: www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/leckie-and-martine
Read it now: www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/leckie-and-martine
Ann Leckie and Arkady Martine: in conversation — Speculative Insight
Ann Leckie and Arkady Martine have both written novels that focus on empires, imperialism, and colonialism, and how people react to and work within those structures. I asked them to chat with me, a...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I am SO EXCITED to share this Fifth Saturday extra: @annleckie.com and @byzantienne.bsky.social in conversation about questions of empire and imperialism in their respective novels.
Read it now: www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/leckie-and-martine
Read it now: www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/leckie-and-martine
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
Trying to get to London but clearly Eurostar hates me
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Trying to get to London but clearly Eurostar hates me
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Excellent book, this. Enjoyed it so much.
Oh hey does anyone want lesbian space pirates?
Also sex scene with one of the participants is a sentient spaceship (lemme tell you it was a *project* to write)
Also sex scene with one of the participants is a sentient spaceship (lemme tell you it was a *project* to write)
THE RED SCHOLAR'S WAKE by @aliettedebodard.com is on sale today in the US and Canada! The eBook is only $4.99...
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Published by @awfulagent.bsky.social.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Excellent book, this. Enjoyed it so much.
Oh hey does anyone want lesbian space pirates?
Also sex scene with one of the participants is a sentient spaceship (lemme tell you it was a *project* to write)
Also sex scene with one of the participants is a sentient spaceship (lemme tell you it was a *project* to write)
THE RED SCHOLAR'S WAKE by @aliettedebodard.com is on sale today in the US and Canada! The eBook is only $4.99...
- Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
- Kindle: www.amazon.com/Red-Scholars...
Published by @awfulagent.bsky.social.
- Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
- Kindle: www.amazon.com/Red-Scholars...
Published by @awfulagent.bsky.social.
The Red Scholar’s Wake ebook by Aliette de Bodard - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The Red Scholar’s Wake A Xuya Universe Romance" by Aliette de Bodard available from Rakuten Kobo. When tech scavenger Xích Si is captured and imprisoned by the infamous pirates of the Red Banner...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Oh hey does anyone want lesbian space pirates?
Also sex scene with one of the participants is a sentient spaceship (lemme tell you it was a *project* to write)
Also sex scene with one of the participants is a sentient spaceship (lemme tell you it was a *project* to write)
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Since it's a big weekend for consumerism, I just want to put out there that buying an indie author's book in any format is "shopping small" no matter where you choose to buy it from.
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Since it's a big weekend for consumerism, I just want to put out there that buying an indie author's book in any format is "shopping small" no matter where you choose to buy it from.
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If you want to give/get signed books by me for the holidays, you can place an online order with Hyperbole Bookstore (a family-owned indie) in College Station, TX hyperbolebookstore.com and ask for signature via their email contact for the Murderbot books, Witch King, Queen Demon, anything in print.
Hyperbole Bookstore
A family-owned independent bookstore in College Station, TX
hyperbolebookstore.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
If you want to give/get signed books by me for the holidays, you can place an online order with Hyperbole Bookstore (a family-owned indie) in College Station, TX hyperbolebookstore.com and ask for signature via their email contact for the Murderbot books, Witch King, Queen Demon, anything in print.
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It’s #FridayReads time! Books are great gifts. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a happy tale full of old gods, magic, grief, violence, ghosts, a hurricane, friendship, and things from beyond the reef...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It’s #FridayReads time! Books are great gifts. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a happy tale full of old gods, magic, grief, violence, ghosts, a hurricane, friendship, and things from beyond the reef...
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All this long weekend!
Ooh, if you're in the US, you can snap up the gorgeous paperback edition of Wooing the Witch Queen for 50% off at @barnesandnoble.com online today through Sunday! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wooing-the...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
All this long weekend!