Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️⚧
@charliejane.bsky.social
Author of Lessons in Magic and Disaster (Tor Books, 2025), about a woman who teaches her mother how to do magic — and uncovers a queer scandal hidden in a 300 year old book.
SFF book critic @WashingtonPost.com. Co-host @ouropinions.bsky.social.
SFF book critic @WashingtonPost.com. Co-host @ouropinions.bsky.social.
Thank you!!!!! Your support for this book means so much to me <3
December 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Thank you!!!!! Your support for this book means so much to me <3
So lovely to see you <3
December 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
So lovely to see you <3
OOOHH
December 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
OOOHH
Awww thanks for sticking with us until the end <3
December 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Awww thanks for sticking with us until the end <3
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Fiction Standout #2:
Lessons in Magic and Disaster by @charliejane.bsky.social is gloriously, unapologetically queer and focuses on forming connections and trying to do the best you can for the ones you love, plus a magic system that seems to run on vibes. This book was messy in the best way.
Lessons in Magic and Disaster by @charliejane.bsky.social is gloriously, unapologetically queer and focuses on forming connections and trying to do the best you can for the ones you love, plus a magic system that seems to run on vibes. This book was messy in the best way.
December 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Fiction Standout #2:
Lessons in Magic and Disaster by @charliejane.bsky.social is gloriously, unapologetically queer and focuses on forming connections and trying to do the best you can for the ones you love, plus a magic system that seems to run on vibes. This book was messy in the best way.
Lessons in Magic and Disaster by @charliejane.bsky.social is gloriously, unapologetically queer and focuses on forming connections and trying to do the best you can for the ones you love, plus a magic system that seems to run on vibes. This book was messy in the best way.
Escapade had a wonderful run in Avengers Academy by @meakoopa.bsky.social, @bailierosenlund.bsky.social et al., which is still available on Marvel Unlimited!
December 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Escapade had a wonderful run in Avengers Academy by @meakoopa.bsky.social, @bailierosenlund.bsky.social et al., which is still available on Marvel Unlimited!
Yeah I interviewed Sue Ann Carwell for my newsletter recently and got the same impression. It was all about impressing people in the local scene and responding to the local ecosystem.
This was back when local radio stations (and DJs) existed....
This was back when local radio stations (and DJs) existed....
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Yeah I interviewed Sue Ann Carwell for my newsletter recently and got the same impression. It was all about impressing people in the local scene and responding to the local ecosystem.
This was back when local radio stations (and DJs) existed....
This was back when local radio stations (and DJs) existed....
I read big chunks of Swensson's book when it came out. (And it did a lot to explain the plight of Mpls' Black community, and the conditions that led up to George Floyd's murder.) It's an amazing read.
The song being a local hit is the best explanation anyone's come up with!
The song being a local hit is the best explanation anyone's come up with!
December 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I read big chunks of Swensson's book when it came out. (And it did a lot to explain the plight of Mpls' Black community, and the conditions that led up to George Floyd's murder.) It's an amazing read.
The song being a local hit is the best explanation anyone's come up with!
The song being a local hit is the best explanation anyone's come up with!
A deep investigation on why this song sucks and is seemingly everywhere!
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A deep investigation on why this song sucks and is seemingly everywhere!