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Sonora Jha

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Pre-order INTEMPERANCE (2025). Author of THE LAUGHTER (2023), HOW TO RAISE A FEMINIST SON (2021) and FOREIGN (2013). Prof of journalism at Seattle University. CW instructor at Hugo House. She/her

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Sonora Jha @sonorajha.bsky.social · Feb 20

✨✨May I just share how much I am swooning over this gorgeous cover for my forthcoming novel, INTEMPERANCE? Thank you, Electric Literature, for this cover reveal, and so many thanks to Harper Via Books designer Sarah Kellogg for crafting this beauty with feminist artist Hilma Af Klint's swans!

Exclusive Cover Reveal of "Intemperance" by Sonora Jha - Electric Literature

The design reflects the satirical feminist folktale’s take on courtship and love.

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Sonora Jha @sonorajha.bsky.social · 27d

Seattle friends! Come to the book launch for Intemperance on October 14, at Elliott Bay Book Company! I’ll be in conversation with these two brilliant authors, who have some irreverent questions planned for me. And there will be an Intemperance-shaped cake because the protagonist loves cake. Ahem.❤️

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Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · Jul 30

In the jaunty latest from Sonora Jha decides to celebrate her 55th birthday by throwing herself a swayamvar. It’s a fresh and sassy take on romantic comedy conventions.

Intemperance by Sonora Jha

In the jaunty latest from Jha (The Laughter), a twice-divorced feminist scholar decides to celebrate her 55th birthday by throwi...

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Sonora Jha @sonorajha.bsky.social · Jun 10

Friends, my book tour dates for INTEMPERANCE are getting finalized (starting Oct 14), and some of you had asked me to add your universities/local bookstores/book clubs/institutions/workplaces/festivals/conferences to the calendar. Do drop me a line so my publisher and I can make it happen?

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jun 1

Palestinians gunned down while trying to reach food aid site in Gaza, hospital says

Witnesses say Israeli forces opened fire on people near distribution point run by Israel-backed foundation More than 20 people were killed on Sunday as they went to receive food at an aid distribution point set up by an Israeli-backed foundation in the Gaza Strip, according to a hospital run by the Red Cross that received the bodies. Witnesses told the Associated Press that Israeli forces had opened fire on people as they headed toward the aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). “There were many martyrs, including women,” the 40-year-old resident said. “We were about 300 metres away from the military.” Continue reading...

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Himal Southasian @himalmag.bsky.social · May 31

📚🎉 "Banu Mushtaq’s is a patchwork language, her stories penned in a frank, casual combination of Kannada, Urdu and Dhakni. In her translation, Deepa Bhasthi has gone to lengths to preserve this mix."

meghnarao.bsky.social‬ writes:

The roots of Banu Mushtaq’s literary rebellion

LITERATURE NEEDS TO justify its existence from time to time. This is my strong belief, and for years I went in search of some proof of life in Kannada literatur

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Sonora Jha @sonorajha.bsky.social · May 31

The paperback edition is now out in India. Thank you for these beauties in the mail, Penguin India!

Sonora Jha @sonorajha.bsky.social · May 22

So happy to be human and to be on Rebecca Makkai’s list!

Rebecca Makkai @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social · May 21

I made you a REAL summer reading list of fifteen REAL books by REAL authors— books that might not be on your radar. Some old, some newer. Here it is.
rebeccamakkai.substack.com/p/fifteen-re...

Sonora Jha @sonorajha.bsky.social · May 12

Starting the week with a dazzling, intimate breakfast conversation with one of the most brilliant thinkers of our time. To be continued, dear @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social . Meanwhile, I’m diving into her new book which is described as having “fierce and poetic thinking.” We need that, we need that.

Sonora Jha @sonorajha.bsky.social · May 1

Thank you!

Sonora Jha @sonorajha.bsky.social · Mar 20

Writer friends and LA friends, I hope to see you there or somewhere! If you’re going to AWP in Los Angeles, please join our discussion of the craft of silence: Room 403B of the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday, March 29th, at 9 a.m.

Sonora Jha @sonorajha.bsky.social · Feb 22

Thank you so much, Martha! 🙏🏽

Sonora Jha @sonorajha.bsky.social · Feb 20

Thank you, Erica!

Sonora Jha @sonorajha.bsky.social · Feb 20

Thanks, Moira! Can't wait to have your forthcoming novel in my hands!

Sonora Jha @sonorajha.bsky.social · Feb 20

Thanks, Claire! Thank you for your generosity in reading a messy draft of INTEMPERANCE!

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Sonora Jha @sonorajha.bsky.social · Feb 20

Exclusive Cover Reveal of "Intemperance" by Sonora Jha - Electric Literature

The design reflects the satirical feminist folktale’s take on courtship and love.

electricliterature.com

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · Feb 16

Fascinating profile of a park ranger in San Francisco who works with unhoused residents and has adopted the novel tactic of treating them like human beings, building relationships, and helping them access resources on their own timeline.

Her job is to remove homeless people from SF's parks. Her methods are extraordinary

Instead of forcing people out of Golden Gate Park, ranger Amanda Barrows helps them find housing.

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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · Feb 15

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · Feb 15

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

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Sonora Jha @sonorajha.bsky.social · Feb 14

I have lost count of how many years I have been single. I have lost count of how many ways I have fallen in love with myself and the world. I wish for you all the love of your life.

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Katie Campbell, KUOW @katiecampbell.bsky.social · Feb 6

"Birthright citizenship is a fundamental right," U.S. District Judge John Coughenour said. "We are all citizens subject to the rule of law."

Seattle judge blocks Trump order to end birthright citizenship — again

U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle has blocked President Donald Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship. Coughen

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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · Feb 5

Not sure what to say to your senators? 👇 Find your reps' numbers at 5calls.org or www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...

evilanne.bsky.social @evilanne.bsky.social · Feb 5

At a meeting today with staffers for Senators Markey and Warren, the staffers made two concrete asks:

1. Please call or email and share your stories about how the current administration’s actions are hurting or will hurt you personally. The Senators can use these human stories to persuade those /1

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Feb 2

as we approach tax season it would be nice to know if we still have a federal government

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Sonora Jha @sonorajha.bsky.social · Feb 2

All of Seattle this morning.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Jan 25

This is what peak masculinity looks like in 2025

Me in my pink "Alpha Male" t shirt, with a cuddly unicorn on it!

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Maggie Smith @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social · Jan 24

I was there, and I’ll never forget the care taken, and the care offered. It was the most painfully beautiful homecoming.

Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Jan 24

Reminded of and crying about the fact that Rev. Budde is also the person who provided Matthew Shepard's family with a safe haven for their son's remains.

This is the person these fascists trying to brand themselves as Christians are targeting with hate, right now.
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'You Are Safe Now': Matthew Shepard Laid To Rest At National Cathedral

Twenty years ago, the brutal killing of a young gay man in Laramie, Wyo., drew national attention and led to an expansion of a federal hate-crimes law.

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Nina Lakhani @ninalakhani.bsky.social · Jan 24

Almost 250m children in 85 countries had their education disrupted by climate impacts such as extreme heat and floods in 2024
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