Rebecca Stefoff
@rstefoff.bsky.social
Writer published by Simon & Schuster, Oxford Univ Press, Seven Stories, Harlequin, more. Nonfiction rep: Anthony Arnove, ROAM Agency. www.stefoff.com, rstefoff on IG. Portland, OR.
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Rebecca Stefoff
@rstefoff.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Adapting Ned Blackhawk's National Book Award winner for young readers has been both an honor and a pleasure. I learned a lot while writing the adaptation, and I am looking forward to sharing this book with the world in Fall 2026.
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And it goes on.
The man is completely unraveling.
Bombing boats, threatening invasions “to stop drugs,” and now promising a full pardon to a president convicted of trafficking 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S.
This isn’t law and order.
It’s the most lawless presidency in American history.👇
The man is completely unraveling.
Bombing boats, threatening invasions “to stop drugs,” and now promising a full pardon to a president convicted of trafficking 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S.
This isn’t law and order.
It’s the most lawless presidency in American history.👇
November 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
And it goes on.
The man is completely unraveling.
Bombing boats, threatening invasions “to stop drugs,” and now promising a full pardon to a president convicted of trafficking 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S.
This isn’t law and order.
It’s the most lawless presidency in American history.👇
The man is completely unraveling.
Bombing boats, threatening invasions “to stop drugs,” and now promising a full pardon to a president convicted of trafficking 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S.
This isn’t law and order.
It’s the most lawless presidency in American history.👇
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It should go without saying, but the president has no authority to do this, and anyone reporting the story needs to say as such.
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It should go without saying, but the president has no authority to do this, and anyone reporting the story needs to say as such.
Yikes.
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 28, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Yikes.
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I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
I appreciate any Canadian or other non-American who minds our business. Our leaders sure aren't doing it.
Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I appreciate any Canadian or other non-American who minds our business. Our leaders sure aren't doing it.
This is moving and beautifully written; highly recommend.
Substrate Phantoms-"This genre-expanding narrative unfolds with a distinctive writing style and voice, leaving a hauntingly memorable impression."— BookLife Prize
& my collection, The Arcana of Maps & Other Stories, are both available at Fairwood Press! fairwoodpress.com/store/p165/S...
& my collection, The Arcana of Maps & Other Stories, are both available at Fairwood Press! fairwoodpress.com/store/p165/S...
SUBSTRATE PHANTOMS
JESSICA REISMAN
July 30, 2024 978-1-958880-23-4
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November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is moving and beautifully written; highly recommend.
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I'm in the final stages of getting the 2026 new horror list ready to launch, so a reminder: please let me know about your books if you haven't already! RTs very appreciated
do you have a horror/horror-ish book coming out in 2026? tell me about it here, please! I'm working on the 2026 horror list and while I'm very good at sniffing out new books, I still miss things - help me help you!
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2025-2026 Horror Master List Book Submissions
Because I'm out of my mind, I maintain a running list of the year's new horror releases. If you're an author/editor/marketer/publicist/agent who'd like one of your books included, please fill out the ...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm in the final stages of getting the 2026 new horror list ready to launch, so a reminder: please let me know about your books if you haven't already! RTs very appreciated
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November 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Thrilled that my MG adaptation of Loren Grush's The Six, about America's first women astronauts, is a SLJ Best Book of 2025:
www.slj.com/story/best-n...
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Best Nonfiction Middle to High School Books 2025 | SLJ Best Books
This year’s Best Nonfiction for Middle and High School students features true crime, an inclusive puberty book, sports titles, and lots of STEM.
www.slj.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Thrilled that my MG adaptation of Loren Grush's The Six, about America's first women astronauts, is a SLJ Best Book of 2025:
www.slj.com/story/best-n...
www.slj.com/story/best-n...
In The Hunting of the Snark, regarding the Baker who could not remember his name, Carroll says
His intimate friends called him "Candle-ends,"
And his enemies "Toasted-cheese."
Would not intimate friends call him a delicious treat and enemies a scrap of old wax? This has bothered me for years.
His intimate friends called him "Candle-ends,"
And his enemies "Toasted-cheese."
Would not intimate friends call him a delicious treat and enemies a scrap of old wax? This has bothered me for years.
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
In The Hunting of the Snark, regarding the Baker who could not remember his name, Carroll says
His intimate friends called him "Candle-ends,"
And his enemies "Toasted-cheese."
Would not intimate friends call him a delicious treat and enemies a scrap of old wax? This has bothered me for years.
His intimate friends called him "Candle-ends,"
And his enemies "Toasted-cheese."
Would not intimate friends call him a delicious treat and enemies a scrap of old wax? This has bothered me for years.
There is hope, if we can ban neonics and systemic pesticides.
Some cautiously positive news from France, but systemic pesticides (like neonics) can persist in the soil for years, so it's early days yet.
Worth taking a moment to read this article in full 👇
#neonicotinoids #birds #insects #pesticides
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Worth taking a moment to read this article in full 👇
#neonicotinoids #birds #insects #pesticides
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
France’s birds start to show signs of recovery after bee-harming pesticide ban
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
There is hope, if we can ban neonics and systemic pesticides.
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The latest round of @nymag.com's Best Books of 2025 includes SAD TIGER! Thanks to @islemcelroy.bsky.social for their thoughtful writeup.
The best new books of 2025 (so far) include novels from award-winning authors, nonfiction that will change how you think about the color blue, a sexy memoir, and a vampire story that just may be horror’s ‘Moby-Dick.’
The Best Books of 2025 (So Far)
The best new books of 2025 (so far) include novels from award-winning authors, nonfiction that will change how you think about the color blue, a sexy memoir, and a vampire story that just may be horror’s ‘Moby-Dick.’
www.vulture.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The latest round of @nymag.com's Best Books of 2025 includes SAD TIGER! Thanks to @islemcelroy.bsky.social for their thoughtful writeup.
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We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation in 2025! "Each of these books arrives in English in expert and accessible translations that honour the art and voice of their original authors."
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November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation in 2025! "Each of these books arrives in English in expert and accessible translations that honour the art and voice of their original authors."
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
I just finished reading God's Junk Drawer by @peterclines.bsky.social, and what a thrill ride--a very satisfying journey. I'll do a proper review tomorrow, but for now: highly recommended!
November 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I just finished reading God's Junk Drawer by @peterclines.bsky.social, and what a thrill ride--a very satisfying journey. I'll do a proper review tomorrow, but for now: highly recommended!
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I can‘t believe that we‘re willingly handing over crucial parts of our workforce, data management and even education to a criminal version of Clippy
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I can‘t believe that we‘re willingly handing over crucial parts of our workforce, data management and even education to a criminal version of Clippy
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Those who cause the problem don’t belong anywhere near negotiations to solve the problem. We need a new system for dealing with climate change.
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all #Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says - Guardian
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Those who cause the problem don’t belong anywhere near negotiations to solve the problem. We need a new system for dealing with climate change.
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Here’s a great story about the Chicago Nighthawk Project and the birds people have come to think of as their neighborhood birds:
blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/27/g...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/27/g...
'Goatsucker' Nighthawks Are Vanishing. These Chicagoans Are Trying To Find Out Why
Populations of common nighthawks, sometimes called goatsuckers, are dropping across North America. A group of volunteers wants to make Chicago a safe haven for the species.
blockclubchicago.org
June 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Here’s a great story about the Chicago Nighthawk Project and the birds people have come to think of as their neighborhood birds:
blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/27/g...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/27/g...
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Good news! I’ll be giving a virtual nighthawk talk for the Olympia Bird Alliance 11/13/25, 7pm. Registration is here: southsoundbirds.org/event/novemb...
November 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Good news! I’ll be giving a virtual nighthawk talk for the Olympia Bird Alliance 11/13/25, 7pm. Registration is here: southsoundbirds.org/event/novemb...
Rockwell, Verbinski, time travel? I know what I'll be doing on Feb 13.
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Rockwell, Verbinski, time travel? I know what I'll be doing on Feb 13.
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Oregonians living in the Portland metro area now have access to a climate dashboard that looks at how the changing environment is impacting their health.
Portland metro counties release updated regional climate dashboard
Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties released an updated regional climate dashboard that includes five health areas impacted by climate change.
www.opb.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Oregonians living in the Portland metro area now have access to a climate dashboard that looks at how the changing environment is impacting their health.
Big thanks to Wendy Wagner @wnwagner.bsky.social for organizing last night's fun storytelling benefit at the Rose City Book Pub. We got to hear readings from Caitlin Starling, Danger Slater, Gretchen Newberry, and more--all while raising money for the Oregon Food Bank.
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Big thanks to Wendy Wagner @wnwagner.bsky.social for organizing last night's fun storytelling benefit at the Rose City Book Pub. We got to hear readings from Caitlin Starling, Danger Slater, Gretchen Newberry, and more--all while raising money for the Oregon Food Bank.
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Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
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The #FindThatLizard Scholarship is accepting applications until 12/10.
We fund girls, women, and gender non conforming persons pursuing herpetology🦎🐍🐸🐢
I can’t wait to read your application! earynmcgee.com/findthatliza...
We fund girls, women, and gender non conforming persons pursuing herpetology🦎🐍🐸🐢
I can’t wait to read your application! earynmcgee.com/findthatliza...
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The #FindThatLizard Scholarship is accepting applications until 12/10.
We fund girls, women, and gender non conforming persons pursuing herpetology🦎🐍🐸🐢
I can’t wait to read your application! earynmcgee.com/findthatliza...
We fund girls, women, and gender non conforming persons pursuing herpetology🦎🐍🐸🐢
I can’t wait to read your application! earynmcgee.com/findthatliza...