Erin Bow
@erinbowbooks.bsky.social
Author, author! I write novels and poetry, and teach scientists to tell stories. Latest books: a knife so sharp its edge cannot be seen (poetry) and Simon Sort of Says (middle grade novel). NEWBERY HONOR WINNER BABY!!!!!
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Erin Bow
@erinbowbooks.bsky.social
· Feb 8
My VERY BIG NEWS is official. I am writing a series with my Simon Sort of Says team at Disney books.
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absolutely this
time is a finite resource and we all only get so much of it
and we don’t even know how much we’re gonna get
spend it on things that matter to you 🩷
time is a finite resource and we all only get so much of it
and we don’t even know how much we’re gonna get
spend it on things that matter to you 🩷
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
absolutely this
time is a finite resource and we all only get so much of it
and we don’t even know how much we’re gonna get
spend it on things that matter to you 🩷
time is a finite resource and we all only get so much of it
and we don’t even know how much we’re gonna get
spend it on things that matter to you 🩷
Example from my sketchbook diary of how picking one thing to record every day sometimes makes unexpected connections.
November 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Example from my sketchbook diary of how picking one thing to record every day sometimes makes unexpected connections.
This year for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I pledge to unsubscribe to every retailer that emails me. Join me?
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This year for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I pledge to unsubscribe to every retailer that emails me. Join me?
Not quite sure about the new sketchbook. The last two were watercolor sketchbooks, but they have so few pages. This one is mixed media, and a more satisfying length, but sketch mostly with India ink in a fountain pen. There’s some ghosting — not terrible but visible.
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Not quite sure about the new sketchbook. The last two were watercolor sketchbooks, but they have so few pages. This one is mixed media, and a more satisfying length, but sketch mostly with India ink in a fountain pen. There’s some ghosting — not terrible but visible.
First spread in a brand-new sketchbook diary - my third. I find all- black objects hard to capture, but I am pleased with this sketch of my cat Cygnus. #cygnustheemotionalsupportcat
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
First spread in a brand-new sketchbook diary - my third. I find all- black objects hard to capture, but I am pleased with this sketch of my cat Cygnus. #cygnustheemotionalsupportcat
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I want this moment for us
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I want this moment for us
Hey remember this? Look now!
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Hey remember this? Look now!
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
Writers and librarians, speak to me of archives.
We are cleaning out the Doom Room in our house. I have uncovered multiple bankers boxes full of my novel drafts and notebooks full of scribbles and research etc.
We are cleaning out the Doom Room in our house. I have uncovered multiple bankers boxes full of my novel drafts and notebooks full of scribbles and research etc.
November 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Writers and librarians, speak to me of archives.
We are cleaning out the Doom Room in our house. I have uncovered multiple bankers boxes full of my novel drafts and notebooks full of scribbles and research etc.
We are cleaning out the Doom Room in our house. I have uncovered multiple bankers boxes full of my novel drafts and notebooks full of scribbles and research etc.
Happy gotcha day to Agate, queen of the moon.
November 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Happy gotcha day to Agate, queen of the moon.
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Quick cartoon. I was hoping to stay unplugged this week but I saw some news and had to take a break to draw this out. I think we all needed to see it realized.
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Quick cartoon. I was hoping to stay unplugged this week but I saw some news and had to take a break to draw this out. I think we all needed to see it realized.
I had a GP appt today, and we were comparing notes on treating my POTS and I mentioned the new hives thing maybe indicated MCAS and said “I know you must dread people who did their own research.”
Doctor: oh, no, you’re okay; this is great.”
Me: really?
Doctor: oh, no, you’re okay; this is great.”
Me: really?
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I had a GP appt today, and we were comparing notes on treating my POTS and I mentioned the new hives thing maybe indicated MCAS and said “I know you must dread people who did their own research.”
Doctor: oh, no, you’re okay; this is great.”
Me: really?
Doctor: oh, no, you’re okay; this is great.”
Me: really?
Canada passes a budget (narrowly) - play by play of how it actually went down.
LOGGED INTO CBC THIS IS SERIOUS NOW
November 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Canada passes a budget (narrowly) - play by play of how it actually went down.
#sketchbookdiary about some powerful television we’ve seen this week - the first three episodes of #pluribus and the first four of #hurricanekatrinaraceagainsttime
November 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
#sketchbookdiary about some powerful television we’ve seen this week - the first three episodes of #pluribus and the first four of #hurricanekatrinaraceagainsttime
Small things are the best things - a sketchbook diary page about the small pleasure of the past two days.
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Small things are the best things - a sketchbook diary page about the small pleasure of the past two days.
Sometimes I spiral. The spiral is called the “I need to - I want to - I can’t” aka “is it ADHD or do I just suck?”
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Sometimes I spiral. The spiral is called the “I need to - I want to - I can’t” aka “is it ADHD or do I just suck?”
It’s hot chocolate season! I love the drinking chocolate from Soma chocolate makers in Toronto.
November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It’s hot chocolate season! I love the drinking chocolate from Soma chocolate makers in Toronto.
First snow - a big snowfall on top of unshed leaves, like autumn throwing on a winter coat.
Lovely but it made a mess of travel. My flight to Boston got cancelled and I had to do my school visits over zoom. So disappointing.
Lovely but it made a mess of travel. My flight to Boston got cancelled and I had to do my school visits over zoom. So disappointing.
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
First snow - a big snowfall on top of unshed leaves, like autumn throwing on a winter coat.
Lovely but it made a mess of travel. My flight to Boston got cancelled and I had to do my school visits over zoom. So disappointing.
Lovely but it made a mess of travel. My flight to Boston got cancelled and I had to do my school visits over zoom. So disappointing.
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We showcase Drawdown’s “Climate Solution of the Week”, reminding us all that we already have everything we need to stop climate change.
We just need to *focus on the right tools* — not greenwashing or science-fiction tech toys — and *get busy scaling them* as quickly and effectively as possible.
We just need to *focus on the right tools* — not greenwashing or science-fiction tech toys — and *get busy scaling them* as quickly and effectively as possible.
💡 Lighting accounts for 15–20% of a building’s electricity use, so switching to energy-efficient LEDs is a bright idea—it reduces electricity consumption and cuts greenhouse gas emissions from power generation.
Check out the full solution details in the Drawdown Explorer. 🔗 https://bit.ly/47p7kOP
Check out the full solution details in the Drawdown Explorer. 🔗 https://bit.ly/47p7kOP
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We showcase Drawdown’s “Climate Solution of the Week”, reminding us all that we already have everything we need to stop climate change.
We just need to *focus on the right tools* — not greenwashing or science-fiction tech toys — and *get busy scaling them* as quickly and effectively as possible.
We just need to *focus on the right tools* — not greenwashing or science-fiction tech toys — and *get busy scaling them* as quickly and effectively as possible.
You wouldn’t think so, Coach, and yet ….
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
You wouldn’t think so, Coach, and yet ….
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A lush tapestry of dreams, myth, and magic—perfect for fans of Holly Black, Roshani Chokshi, and Margaret Rogerson.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
If you haven’t started reading @shvetathakrar.com, start here ….
Today’s sketchbook school assignment was to draw what you buy. And to quote the red text “oh boy. I didn’t want to do this. For me, money is stressful, private.
“For me, spending = shame, even if it something as mundane as a pillcase.”
“For me, spending = shame, even if it something as mundane as a pillcase.”
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Today’s sketchbook school assignment was to draw what you buy. And to quote the red text “oh boy. I didn’t want to do this. For me, money is stressful, private.
“For me, spending = shame, even if it something as mundane as a pillcase.”
“For me, spending = shame, even if it something as mundane as a pillcase.”
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This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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One of the less-noted awesome things about getting older as a woman is the way escaping the male gaze changes the import of how one cultivates one’s own appearance.
November 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
One of the less-noted awesome things about getting older as a woman is the way escaping the male gaze changes the import of how one cultivates one’s own appearance.