Maia Kobabe
@redgoldsparks.bsky.social
reading books, writing books, defending books
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“Moominmamma cooks a real magic potion following Grandmother’s infallible recipe”, by Tove Jansson, as used on the cover of 1989’s exhibition catalogue of Jansson’s work as shown at Finland’s Tampere Art Museum.
December 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“Moominmamma cooks a real magic potion following Grandmother’s infallible recipe”, by Tove Jansson, as used on the cover of 1989’s exhibition catalogue of Jansson’s work as shown at Finland’s Tampere Art Museum.
Getting one of @thebeanbaguette.bsky.social 's felted animals at the prices currently listed in the charity auction would be a STEAL! Check them out here: tiltify.com/@herorats-ap...
December 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Getting one of @thebeanbaguette.bsky.social 's felted animals at the prices currently listed in the charity auction would be a STEAL! Check them out here: tiltify.com/@herorats-ap...
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WASHINGTON AND OREGON CARTOONISTS: Seattle's bus service is commissioning 6 artists for public art pieces, 2 each, of local stories, 16-32 pages, over 2026, for $54k per artist, to be freely distributed over their ridership.
details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...
details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...
Moving Stories: Short-Form Graphic Novels for King County Metro Transit RapidRide
King County Metro and 4Culture seek six artists to create short-form graphic novels that illuminate community stories along new and existing RapidRide lines.
www.4culture.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
WASHINGTON AND OREGON CARTOONISTS: Seattle's bus service is commissioning 6 artists for public art pieces, 2 each, of local stories, 16-32 pages, over 2026, for $54k per artist, to be freely distributed over their ridership.
details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...
details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...
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Some of my work up in the APOPO charity auction! The auction ends Dec 11th then they are gone to new homes 🤗
tiltify.com/@herorats-ap...
tiltify.com/@herorats-ap...
December 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Some of my work up in the APOPO charity auction! The auction ends Dec 11th then they are gone to new homes 🤗
tiltify.com/@herorats-ap...
tiltify.com/@herorats-ap...
A couple days ago I stopped in at Fabulosa Books in the Castro and signed some books and bought a book to support their Books Not Bans program! You can find out more about this great initiative here: www.fabulosabooks.com/books-not-ba...
December 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A couple days ago I stopped in at Fabulosa Books in the Castro and signed some books and bought a book to support their Books Not Bans program! You can find out more about this great initiative here: www.fabulosabooks.com/books-not-ba...
Thank goodness for good news!
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Thank goodness for good news!
Damn I wish all my mutuals would leave Substack and Spotify. I know it's a hassle to shift over to a new platform, but I promise it's worth your time in these cases!
December 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Damn I wish all my mutuals would leave Substack and Spotify. I know it's a hassle to shift over to a new platform, but I promise it's worth your time in these cases!
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Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Fellowship
theonion.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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I got offered a LOT of money to host an official HP podcast and turned it down immediately. I’m assuming since I am not a podcaster that they have an extremely long list of people who have also said no to this. Dunno what‘s going on with the actors but the comics are holding the line lol
Once again thinking about every actor trying to justify taking the money for the new HP series.
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I got offered a LOT of money to host an official HP podcast and turned it down immediately. I’m assuming since I am not a podcaster that they have an extremely long list of people who have also said no to this. Dunno what‘s going on with the actors but the comics are holding the line lol
December 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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www.patreon.com/posts/novemb... November book reviews (free post! And about 3/4 of all my posts on here are free, if you'd like to follow)
November reading and reviews | Maia Kobabe
Get more from Maia Kobabe on Patreon
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December 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/novemb... November book reviews (free post! And about 3/4 of all my posts on here are free, if you'd like to follow)
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We recorded an episode of @drawingadialogue.bsky.social where remus talked about the AIDS quilt and cartoonists who were involved in AIDS activism, I learned a lot in this episode and it's one I think back on often: comicarted.com/blog/2022/8/...
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
We recorded an episode of @drawingadialogue.bsky.social where remus talked about the AIDS quilt and cartoonists who were involved in AIDS activism, I learned a lot in this episode and it's one I think back on often: comicarted.com/blog/2022/8/...
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the onion newspaper is worth it for the ads alone they always kill me
December 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
the onion newspaper is worth it for the ads alone they always kill me
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I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
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#SaveSpeech
The call campaign is having an effect! The pressure right now is integral, if you are making calls, PLEASE KEEP CALLING. If you havent called yet or took a break, now is a GREAT time to hop on and add to the pressure!
The call campaign is having an effect! The pressure right now is integral, if you are making calls, PLEASE KEEP CALLING. If you havent called yet or took a break, now is a GREAT time to hop on and add to the pressure!
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
#SaveSpeech
The call campaign is having an effect! The pressure right now is integral, if you are making calls, PLEASE KEEP CALLING. If you havent called yet or took a break, now is a GREAT time to hop on and add to the pressure!
The call campaign is having an effect! The pressure right now is integral, if you are making calls, PLEASE KEEP CALLING. If you havent called yet or took a break, now is a GREAT time to hop on and add to the pressure!
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"The Art of K-Pop Demon Hunters" artbook (physical) is coming in 2026.
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"The Art of K-Pop Demon Hunters" artbook (physical) is coming in 2026.
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
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Bay Area folks, if you are able to give a gift today, I recommend the Muwekma Ohlone Preservation Foundation, which is working to return ancestral land to the Muwekma Tribe: muwekmafoundation.org
Donate — Muwekma Ohlone Preservation Foundation
Donate to the Muwekma Ohlone Preservation Foundation
muwekmafoundation.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Bay Area folks, if you are able to give a gift today, I recommend the Muwekma Ohlone Preservation Foundation, which is working to return ancestral land to the Muwekma Tribe: muwekmafoundation.org
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Today is the day! Make some phone calls to Visa and Mastercard if youre able to and keep it going as much as you can muster until monday!
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Today is the day! Make some phone calls to Visa and Mastercard if youre able to and keep it going as much as you can muster until monday!
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It's time for the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant!
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant
This project will be awarding four mini grants of $250 to comics critics.
To apply, please provide 2 links to comics criticism work of at least 500 words published within the last year (blogs and YouT...
forms.gle
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It's time for the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant!
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
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Windmill Farms workers are fighting for a union! Support their boycott. This holiday season, don’t buy Windmill mushrooms!
¡Los trabajadores de Windmill Farms están luchando por una Unión! Apoya su boicot. ¡Estas fiestas, no compres hongos Windmill!
#BoycottWindmillMushrooms
¡Los trabajadores de Windmill Farms están luchando por una Unión! Apoya su boicot. ¡Estas fiestas, no compres hongos Windmill!
#BoycottWindmillMushrooms
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Windmill Farms workers are fighting for a union! Support their boycott. This holiday season, don’t buy Windmill mushrooms!
¡Los trabajadores de Windmill Farms están luchando por una Unión! Apoya su boicot. ¡Estas fiestas, no compres hongos Windmill!
#BoycottWindmillMushrooms
¡Los trabajadores de Windmill Farms están luchando por una Unión! Apoya su boicot. ¡Estas fiestas, no compres hongos Windmill!
#BoycottWindmillMushrooms
Visited one of my Portland faves, @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social and signed all the copies of GENDER QUEER and BREATHE on the shelf!
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Visited one of my Portland faves, @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social and signed all the copies of GENDER QUEER and BREATHE on the shelf!
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Join Xerces and help our audience learn about invertebrates!
Job Title: Communications Specialist, Graphic Design & Content Marketing
🌎Location: Remote (USA)
💲Compensation: $32.34/hr; approx. $67,267/yr
📅Application deadline: Dec 7
Learn more and apply at xerces.org/jobs
Job Title: Communications Specialist, Graphic Design & Content Marketing
🌎Location: Remote (USA)
💲Compensation: $32.34/hr; approx. $67,267/yr
📅Application deadline: Dec 7
Learn more and apply at xerces.org/jobs
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Join Xerces and help our audience learn about invertebrates!
Job Title: Communications Specialist, Graphic Design & Content Marketing
🌎Location: Remote (USA)
💲Compensation: $32.34/hr; approx. $67,267/yr
📅Application deadline: Dec 7
Learn more and apply at xerces.org/jobs
Job Title: Communications Specialist, Graphic Design & Content Marketing
🌎Location: Remote (USA)
💲Compensation: $32.34/hr; approx. $67,267/yr
📅Application deadline: Dec 7
Learn more and apply at xerces.org/jobs