Kate Brauning
@katebrauning.com
#Kidlit author (How We Fall, Ballad of Dinah Caldwell, +) of #LGBTQ YA romance & suspense about queer girls & furious joy.
Editor in publishing. Come for the books & bakes, stay for the exvangelical rage. Bi af 🏳️🌈 www.katebrauning.com
Editor in publishing. Come for the books & bakes, stay for the exvangelical rage. Bi af 🏳️🌈 www.katebrauning.com
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Kate Brauning
@katebrauning.com
· Jan 13
I'm finally using Bluesky for real! I write YA suspense about queer teen girls someone underestimated. I'd love to be friends with anyone passionate about fiction, baking, dog training, neurology, & trauma, esp. if you're a #LGBTQartist Photos: my dogs & hobbies!
My stuff: www.katebrauning.com
My stuff: www.katebrauning.com
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Good morning everyone. It's me again here to ask NYC residents to please send a letter to your City Council person in support of allocating 0.5% of the city expense budget to our local public libraries. Thank you. It will only take you 90 seconds. This time with the correct link:
City Council, we demand half a percent of the overall city budget for libraries!
In response to the NYC FY2026 Budget, adopted this June, the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library, and the Queens Public Library released a joint statement thanking City Leaders for in...
actionnetwork.org
October 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Good morning everyone. It's me again here to ask NYC residents to please send a letter to your City Council person in support of allocating 0.5% of the city expense budget to our local public libraries. Thank you. It will only take you 90 seconds. This time with the correct link:
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2 Republicans 10:2:
“White GOP Jesus stood in a Chick-fil-A dining room and said: ‘The only devil is compassion. Caring for people who are suffering or hungry or hurting or sick or alone or poor is a sign of weakness. To hell with the least of these..."
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-gospel...
“White GOP Jesus stood in a Chick-fil-A dining room and said: ‘The only devil is compassion. Caring for people who are suffering or hungry or hurting or sick or alone or poor is a sign of weakness. To hell with the least of these..."
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-gospel...
The Gospel of Donald: Flipping Through The MAGA Translation Bible
A previously undiscovered version of the Christian scriptures was recently unearthed during renovations of a Mar-a-Lago bathroom.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
2 Republicans 10:2:
“White GOP Jesus stood in a Chick-fil-A dining room and said: ‘The only devil is compassion. Caring for people who are suffering or hungry or hurting or sick or alone or poor is a sign of weakness. To hell with the least of these..."
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-gospel...
“White GOP Jesus stood in a Chick-fil-A dining room and said: ‘The only devil is compassion. Caring for people who are suffering or hungry or hurting or sick or alone or poor is a sign of weakness. To hell with the least of these..."
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-gospel...
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Kristi Noem says no US citizens have been detained by ICE.
170 US citizens detained by ICE including kids.
Release the EPSTEIN files.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
170 US citizens detained by ICE including kids.
Release the EPSTEIN files.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Kristi Noem says no US citizens have been detained by ICE.
170 US citizens detained by ICE including kids.
Release the EPSTEIN files.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
170 US citizens detained by ICE including kids.
Release the EPSTEIN files.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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Actually, seeing a man of color, getting scared, and calling The Police, is pretty typical racist behavior
sting? fucking STING? who in 2025 wants to see solo sting? this has to be a joke
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
NFL Succumbs To Bad Bunny Criticism And Announces Special Super Bowl Concert With Sting
In an unexpected bid to calm the frenzy over Bad Bunny headlining the 2026 Super Bowl show, the NFL has introduced a special feature.
www.yahoo.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Actually, seeing a man of color, getting scared, and calling The Police, is pretty typical racist behavior
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🔔 Apply for a Walter Dean Myers Grant today!
The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Follow the 🔗 below (also in our bio) to apply ⬇️
💻 bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp
The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Follow the 🔗 below (also in our bio) to apply ⬇️
💻 bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp
October 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🔔 Apply for a Walter Dean Myers Grant today!
The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Follow the 🔗 below (also in our bio) to apply ⬇️
💻 bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp
The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Follow the 🔗 below (also in our bio) to apply ⬇️
💻 bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp
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Jane Fonda relaunches the Committee for the First Amendment, a free speech initiative originally spearheaded by her father, Hollywood icon Henry Fonda, in response to the rise of “McCarthyism” during the 1940s.
Jane Fonda relaunches her father's McCarthy-era free speech initiative
The Committee for the First Amendment was originally formed by Henry Fonda in 1947.
nbcnews.to
October 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Jane Fonda relaunches the Committee for the First Amendment, a free speech initiative originally spearheaded by her father, Hollywood icon Henry Fonda, in response to the rise of “McCarthyism” during the 1940s.
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What in the absolute FUCK. The only words I have right now are F-bombs.
Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts detained by ICE agents
The superintendent of the largest school district in Iowa has been detained by federal immigration officials. Superintendent Ian Roberts of Des Moines Public Schools was detained Friday morning, accor...
www.iowapublicradio.org
September 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
What in the absolute FUCK. The only words I have right now are F-bombs.
Pumpkin spice doggy muffins going into the oven! Swirl on top is blackstrap molasses, agave, and cinnamon #baking #authorswhobake #pumpkinspice
September 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Pumpkin spice doggy muffins going into the oven! Swirl on top is blackstrap molasses, agave, and cinnamon #baking #authorswhobake #pumpkinspice
I made some homemade strawberry marshmallows
September 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I made some homemade strawberry marshmallows
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This was great and I want everyone to see it. Because I want them to look at what journalism was, and what it used to do
i see that it is (sadly) time to begin the Robert Redford Film Festival.
I'm going to watch All the President's Men.
I'm going to watch All the President's Men.
September 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This was great and I want everyone to see it. Because I want them to look at what journalism was, and what it used to do
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Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
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Here’s the link to file claims in the Anthropic case: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
Anthropic Authors’ Rights Class Action – Author Contact Page – Lieff Cabraser
www.lieffcabraser.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Here’s the link to file claims in the Anthropic case: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
Pecan fudge and unicorn fudge for the farmers market
July 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Pecan fudge and unicorn fudge for the farmers market
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CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
July 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
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NH, you can still stop this. This bill isn’t law yet. “If you agree that there’s no room for book bans in the Live Free or Die state, please call Governor Ayotte’s office and leave a message urging her to veto HB 324.” #bannedbooks
Republican lawmakers say that they believe in maximizing personal freedom and minimizing government interference, yet they just passed the first book ban in New Hampshire modern history.
Letter: Book bans aren't small government nor freedom
Book bans don’t make us free nor shrink size of government
buff.ly
July 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
NH, you can still stop this. This bill isn’t law yet. “If you agree that there’s no room for book bans in the Live Free or Die state, please call Governor Ayotte’s office and leave a message urging her to veto HB 324.” #bannedbooks
So I’ve been looking into budget-friendly pro-grade stand mixers and finally got the one from Instant. And I LOVE it.
July 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
So I’ve been looking into budget-friendly pro-grade stand mixers and finally got the one from Instant. And I LOVE it.
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The latest on my newsletter:
I Hope You Read This: On expectations (and hopes) when publishing a new book, some thoughts on worldbuilding and estrangement, and some news.
newsletter.novaren.com/i-hope-you-r...
I Hope You Read This: On expectations (and hopes) when publishing a new book, some thoughts on worldbuilding and estrangement, and some news.
newsletter.novaren.com/i-hope-you-r...
I Hope You Read This
On expectations (and hopes) when publishing a new book, some thoughts on worldbuilding and estrangement, and some news.
newsletter.novaren.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The latest on my newsletter:
I Hope You Read This: On expectations (and hopes) when publishing a new book, some thoughts on worldbuilding and estrangement, and some news.
newsletter.novaren.com/i-hope-you-r...
I Hope You Read This: On expectations (and hopes) when publishing a new book, some thoughts on worldbuilding and estrangement, and some news.
newsletter.novaren.com/i-hope-you-r...
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THE HONORABLE CON out September 3rd 2025.
Ailyanna was one good con away from her ticket East and escape from the looming war, and instead she’s locked in the palace dungeon staring at a lifetime sentence. You scam one prince and suddenly you’re the captain of the constable’s personal obsession.
Ailyanna was one good con away from her ticket East and escape from the looming war, and instead she’s locked in the palace dungeon staring at a lifetime sentence. You scam one prince and suddenly you’re the captain of the constable’s personal obsession.
July 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
THE HONORABLE CON out September 3rd 2025.
Ailyanna was one good con away from her ticket East and escape from the looming war, and instead she’s locked in the palace dungeon staring at a lifetime sentence. You scam one prince and suddenly you’re the captain of the constable’s personal obsession.
Ailyanna was one good con away from her ticket East and escape from the looming war, and instead she’s locked in the palace dungeon staring at a lifetime sentence. You scam one prince and suddenly you’re the captain of the constable’s personal obsession.
Stitch is ready for errands
July 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Stitch is ready for errands
I zested 19 lemons yesterday to make lemon curd. I love my lemon curd process because it gives me fresh juice, curd, candied lemon peel that I dip in real white chocolate, and pectin!
Anyone interested in learning as I do it?
#lemoncurd #canning #bakers #lemonzest #sconesandjam #lemonmeringuepie
Anyone interested in learning as I do it?
#lemoncurd #canning #bakers #lemonzest #sconesandjam #lemonmeringuepie
July 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I zested 19 lemons yesterday to make lemon curd. I love my lemon curd process because it gives me fresh juice, curd, candied lemon peel that I dip in real white chocolate, and pectin!
Anyone interested in learning as I do it?
#lemoncurd #canning #bakers #lemonzest #sconesandjam #lemonmeringuepie
Anyone interested in learning as I do it?
#lemoncurd #canning #bakers #lemonzest #sconesandjam #lemonmeringuepie
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We now have a concentration camp in Florida.
Stop pretending any of this is normal.
If you claim to be a good person and you're not outwardly opposing this regime, you're not a good person.
Be human.
Stop pretending any of this is normal.
If you claim to be a good person and you're not outwardly opposing this regime, you're not a good person.
Be human.
July 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
We now have a concentration camp in Florida.
Stop pretending any of this is normal.
If you claim to be a good person and you're not outwardly opposing this regime, you're not a good person.
Be human.
Stop pretending any of this is normal.
If you claim to be a good person and you're not outwardly opposing this regime, you're not a good person.
Be human.
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Hey #kidlit! I'm going to be doing a talk on the agent-author relationship for #SCBWI virtual summer conference. What would you like to learn in the talk? Any burning questions about the agent-author relationship? Any elements you wonder about? Let me know so I can touch on what matters to you.
June 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
New table and I love it!!
June 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
New table and I love it!!
Is one of these “pro-vaccine” groups…. science?
June 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Is one of these “pro-vaccine” groups…. science?
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Greta Thunberg, arriving back in Europe after her abduction by Israel in international waters, explains in 40 seconds why western governments are colluding in genocide:
June 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Greta Thunberg, arriving back in Europe after her abduction by Israel in international waters, explains in 40 seconds why western governments are colluding in genocide: