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Greg Mania @gregmania.bsky.social · 13h

her majesty herself @annanorth.bsky.social reveals her desk to me (and more!) on #ShowUsYourDesk TOMORROW, live from @therumpus.net IG account at 3pm ET/12pm PT! join us, bog brethren! 👑

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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 1d

Very excited for this! Come see my extremely chaotic desk

The Rumpus @therumpus.net · 1d

You're gonna want to climb out of your bog for this next installment of Show Us Your Desk with @gregmania.bsky.social and this month's guest @annanorth.bsky.social, author of BOG QUEEN (@bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social). We'll see you all on Tuesday, October 14 at 3 pm ET / 12 pm PT on Instagram Live.

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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday we received word that the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) within Dept of Ed (DoEd) was gutted--right now we believe there is no one or nearly no one left. But what does it mean? 1/11

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 2d

If you work in the Office of Special Education, have been RIF'd and want to talk to a journalist about it, please hit me up on Signal at slooterman.18.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 3d

It's been awhile since I've done a serious paid subscriber drive on here. I came into this year with 509 paid Patreon subscribers and set the ambitious goal of hitting 1000 by the end of this year. I'm a little behind pace on that now at 802. patreon.com/katelynburns

Katelyn Burns | Patreon

creating LGBTQ journalism

patreon.com

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 3d

its the FABULOUS BODIES cover reveal, my latest horror journey arriving next summer. buckaroos are calling it DRIVE MEETS BEETLEJUICE (but COLLATERAL in palm springs with an undead queer icon also works). PREORDER NOW BUCKAROOS LETS TROT us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

cover of FABULOUS BODIES by chuck tingle it is greenish blue background with large pink text in the middle there are heart shaped sunglasses with pool reflection and at the bottom it says 'never meet your heroes'

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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 4d

If you look closely, you can see the moss mantis' newly formed wing buds. Her next and final molt will produce fully developed adult wings.

My Portfolio:
portfolio.pixelfed.social/JoeGarrity

#naturephotography #nature #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #photography #prayingmantis #insects

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Paz Pardon me, is that a ghost in your pocket or @pazsays.bsky.social · 5d

Can't pick what to get with your free bookshop shipping? THE SHAMSHINE BLIND is a good choice if, for some reason, you're looking for a story about people toppling a theocratic conspiracy to energize you

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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you so much for this, so honored!!!

Chloe Hadavas @hadavas.bsky.social · 5d

I was bowled over by @annanorth.bsky.social's new novel, Bog Queen. My review (alongside @ameakem.bsky.social on Jaquira Díaz's debut) in @foreignpolicy.com: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/03/i...

The Novels We’re Reading in October

Historical fiction set in ancient Britain and 20th-century Puerto Rico.

foreignpolicy.com

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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 5d

oh hey if you’ve been meaning to pick up Horror For Weenies, Bookshop is having an anti-prime day free shipping sale (also a slight discount on the book!): bookshop.org/a/293/978168...

Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch

Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch

bookshop.org

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Eric LaRocca @ericlarocca.bsky.social · 6d

I’m very proud of the two novels I published this year. I worked hard on these books and I stayed true to my vision. That’s what matters. ❤️

Hardcover copies of At Dark, I Become Loathsome and We Are Always Tender with Our Dead

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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 6d

New reading challenge just dropped

Andy Pollen @andypollen.bsky.social · 6d

Looking forward to this event in Des Moines next week with @annanorth.bsky.social and @carsonfaust.bsky.social. The question is: can I get through both new releases in time? 🤔
#booksky

Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · Sep 9

BOG QUEEN is going on tour! This is the part of my book release I’m absolutely the most excited about. Details in thread!

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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 6d

thanks so much!!! You can do it!

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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 6d

Also I have gotten it together to post all my tour dates on my website, with links. Super excited to visit these bookstores around the country! www.annanorth.net/events

Events — Anna North

Come see me.

www.annanorth.net

Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 6d

My new book BOG QUEEN comes out one week from today! RSVP for the Brooklyn launch party at Lofty Pigeon Books: www.eventbrite.com/e/anna-north...

An image of Anna North, Olivia Wolfgang-Smith, and the cover of BOG QUEEN, with pigeons

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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 6d

Which, incidentally, comes out next week and can be preordered here or from your favorite indie

The latest from New York Times bestselling novelist Anna North—a monumental discovery sets off a clash of worlds, past and present, over the fate of the land that holds us.

Order now:

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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 6d

It’s about boredom, feelings, creativity, and parenting in America. It is also about trying to write the book that became BOG QUEEN

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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 6d

For @thecut.com, I wrote about the time I spent two weeks in the hospital waiting for my second kid to be born, and what happened to my mind while I was there

Quit Romanticizing Boredom

Everyone says “logging off” will solve our problems. After actually living it, I’m not so sure.

www.thecut.com

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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 7d

I’m so excited to talk with @sarahebond.bsky.social next Thurs @prairielights.com! Come hang out with us if you’re in Iowa City!

Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 7d

Next week, I am traveling to Missouri for talks at Truman State and Mizzou. And then on Thursday, Iowa welcomes @annanorth.bsky.social to @prairielights.com. I will be speaking with her about her fantastic new book, Bog Queen. Let me know if you are in Missouri or IC! facebook.com/events/s/ann...

Anna North in conversation with Sarah Bond
Thursday, October 16 7:00 pm

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 7d

Female journalists interested in health reporting: the fellowship I did at @womenjournos.bsky.social last year is open again for next year! Deadline to apply is December 5. www.jaws.org/apply-here

2026 Application & Overview — JAWS

www.jaws.org

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Nghi Vo @nghivo.bsky.social · 7d

Hey. Hey.

On sale TOMORROW is my standalone novella A Mouthful of Dust, #6 in the Singing Hills Cycle!

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The story-collecting Cleric Chih and Almost Brilliant are headed to Baolin, a town known for its incredible pork and a famine that occurred eighteen years ago.

A Mouthful of Dust

Hunger makes monsters in this dark new tale in Nghi Vo's Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle."Nghi Vo is so good."―NPR on The Brides of High HillWanderi...

us.macmillan.com

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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 7d

I am biased but this is such a great list (THE UNVEILING currently sitting atop my tbr beckoning to me)

Paz Pardon me, is that a ghost in your pocket or @pazsays.bsky.social · 7d

I wrote about five (or six??) fall speculative mysteries and thrillers for @crimereads.bsky.social: SALTCROP, A MOUTHFUL OF DUST, BOG QUEEN, THE UNVEILING, and the Saga double RED STAR HUSTLE/APPREHENSION, in case your TBR needs to be a little taller!

crimereads.com

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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 11d

💚💚💚💚💚💚 thank you so much Vauhini!!!!!!

Vauhini Vara @vauhinivara.bsky.social · 11d

ahhh the latest from @annanorth.bsky.social (via @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social) — and her most extraordinary yet — just came in the mail! If you want to hear a bog talk (yes, I said ”a bog talk”), I offer this preview. For more: Read BOG QUEEEN 👑

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Paige Vega @paigeblank.bsky.social · 11d

Wildfires aren’t just getting bigger. They’re getting massively more expensive.

A new study shows the most destructive fires are happening more often, fueled by climate change, urban sprawl, and decades of fire suppression.

@umairfan.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4635...

The surging price tag of wildfires, in one chart

Wildfires are getting worse — and a lot more expensive for the rest of us.

www.vox.com

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Anna North @annanorth.bsky.social · 13d

The book is out on October 16 in the UK and you can preorder here:

Bog Queen by Anna North | Waterstones

Buy Bog Queen by Anna North from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

www.waterstones.com