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Mark Oshiro
@markdoesstuff.bsky.social
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#1 NYT Bestselling Author of YA and MG | Rep'd by @dongwon | Latinx | They/Them | Profile image by @dariusvoncel
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heymrsbond.com
In AmLit we’re studying legacy and the way people who have immigrated to America engage with cultural heritage and memory. We read @markdoesstuff.bsky.social’s ‘No Me Dejas’ and my students, who’ve read a hundred different texts this year, were INVOLVED. Teach it! slate.com/technology/2...
Alt-text: Screenshot of two text messages with blue heart reactions. Transcribed Text: ms bond that “no me dejas” story is insane that was the best short story i’ve read all year
January 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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camphalfblood.bsky.social
Popular books in the Fort Worth Public Library System in 2024. Thank you Forth Worth Library Patrons! We love seeing both The Chalice of the Gods and now in paperback the Nico and Will book The Sun and the Star by authors @markdoesstuff.bsky.social and @rickriordan.bsky.social
These were the most popular books in Fort Worth in 2024
According to the Fort Worth Library system, you couldn’t get enough of these titles last year.
ftwtoday.6amcity.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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djlanatron.bsky.social
My 1st @markdoesstuff.bsky.social of the year! They do such an amazing job of writing grief, and showing that it can be a long process. (I know I will probably be walking into the kitchen looking for Baby Kitty forever!) Also, it’s just a good, creepy story that highlights the strength of family!
Cover of “Jasmine is Haunted” by Mark OSHIRO
January 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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rondanchan.bsky.social
Gen ai is poisoning our power grid, stealing intellectual property, using precious water, and ruining the internet with unreliable information and garbage imagery. Don't use it, and don't normalize it, even for laughs.
December 27, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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heatherl.bsky.social
I just finished Jasmine is Haunted by @markdoesstuff.bsky.social and…my heart 😭😭, it’s a beauuutiful middle grades book.
A photo of a book called Jasmine is Haunted on a grey blanket.
December 27, 2024 at 3:18 PM
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amalelmohtar.com
US friends, I'm very excited to announce that @tordotcom.bsky.social is sending me on tour for THE RIVER HAS ROOTS next year!

Confirmed so far are stops in NYC, Portland ME, Chapel Hill, Cincinatti, & St. Louis, & you can book your tickets now!

us.macmillan.com/tours/amal-e...
Publicity graphic reads "Join Amal El-Mohtar on Tour" above side-by-side images of my headshot and my forthcoming book The River Has Roots. On the left, a photo of me with my dark hair in an updo, wearing red lipstick, long red-and-blue earrings, and a red velvet jacket over a dark blue dress with white flowers while looking to the right of the camera. On the right is the book cover of The River Has Roots, featuring colourful dahlias emerging from a stylized line zigzagging curvily from the top left to the bottom right of the cover.
December 3, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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amalelmohtar.com
FWIW: I genuinely & firmly believe that Palestine is one of very few instances where Posting About It actually makes a material difference (because of Palestine Exception bullshit, ironclad media silencing of Palestinian voices, & the COST of speaking up), so if you haven't? Maybe consider it?
amalelmohtar.com Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · Dec 5
Just one of several moments in the last 14 months where I wonder whether this is when ostensibly progressive people in my life confront their indoctrination & experience the soul-shaking horror of their own mealy-mouthed complicity
Amnesty International concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.
www.amnesty.org
December 5, 2024 at 4:45 PM
markdoesstuff.bsky.social
Two more days until my San Francisco event and final event of 2024!!! Come hang, friends! 👻
markdoesstuff.bsky.social Mark Oshiro @markdoesstuff.bsky.social · Nov 21
Hello, BlueSky. I’m coming to San Francisco! Hang with me at the Marina location of Books Inc on December 4 at 6pm to talk JASMINE IS HAUNTED!
Free RSVP: booksinc.net/event/2024-1...
A promotional image with Mark’s headshot on the left and the cover of Jasmine is Haunted on the right. The text reads: Books Inc Presents Mark Oshiro Wednesday, December 4th 6pm Books Inc. in the Marina
December 3, 2024 at 12:34 AM
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marinaomi.bsky.social
this is an open letter to publishers from @authorsabb.bsky.social. it should give you an idea of what authors are currently up against in the united states, especially those who are making books that contain marginalized characters (even and especially if those "characters" are ourselves).
An Open Letter to Our Publishers from Authors Against Book Bans With the election of the Trump administration and its policies as embodied in Project 2025, we authors have deep concerns about how our publishers will be operating and how publishers will advocate for and protect authors. Trump's agenda explicitly calls for the criminalization of authors, teachers, librarians, and publishing professionals with consequences including, "imprison[ment)," and being "classed as registered offenders" (Pg 4, Project 2025). For authors who are not citizens, this could also result in deportation. This promises to be a pro-censorship, pro-book-banning administration, and the successful implementation of its policies will require willing compliance of America's institutions, including its corporations. The freedom to write is as important as the freedom to read. We have been heartened by many publishers' willingness to engage in legal and legislative pathways to fight book banning, and want to be sure that you will double-down on your fight during this consequential time. This past week, AABB held open forums with authors from all genres and age levels to better understand author concerns and needs. While this may not be a complete list due to the rapid turnaround, we know we have a short time before January to prepare for what is to come, and we want to start this conversation sooner rather than later As authors, we need you to: Continue to acquire and promote books by LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC voices. We a concerned that these voices under particular attack will be silenced or discouraged, directly and/or indirectly. . Be unequivocal in your support of LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC authors. We need to know that no author will be asked to "tone down" or erase elements in their books to please potential censors or to avoid being targeted by unjust laws in certain states. Authors need to know that we can continue to speak our truths in our works and remarks. . Guarantee the safety and confidentiality of all personal information that exists in your portals, or that has been shared for book promotion. We need publishers refuse to provide lists of: Authors or staff they know to be immigrants, Muslims, individuals with backgrounds from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, Gaza et al (targeted under Trump's promise to expand the "Muslim ban") - All books by queer or trans authors, or that include queer or trans characters or content Authors and their citizenship, birthplace, and/or other personal information Books that reference diversity, equity, inclusion, sexual orientation, gender identity, racism, privilege, or "critical race theory" etc as defined or listed on page 4 of Project 2025 Refuse to provide "ratings" of books that goes beyond the current industry standard categorization of books by age group. . Resist requests for authors to sign contractual language for appearances that impinges upon our free speech in ways including but not limited to: written or spoken language, personal expenditures, personal advocacy. Provide security in states or locations . where an author may be under threat or has received threats. If an author is arrested for discussing their book in a public space, we need you to promise to provide legal aid. We need clear industry standards regarding author security and direct contact information for security and legal needs. . Stand against the blanket weaponization of "pornography," "obscenity," "triggering," and "inappropriate" as they have been used in widespread book bans to target anything with queer content, sex, or references to racism, bigotry, misogyny, abortion, etc. Project 2025 states that people who produce or distribute anything deemed "pornographic" should be jailed, though it does not define pornographic, nor does it seem to adhere to the SCOTUS standard of pornography Ensure the freedom of every author to use the terms targeted on pages 4-5 of Project 2025 (which include but are not limited to: sexual orientation and gender identity, diversity, equity, and inclusion, gender, gender equality, gender equity, gender awareness, gender-sensitive, abortion, reproductive health, reproductive rights, etc) freely in their works. We need to know you will continue to send LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC authors to schools, libraries, and festivals funded in whole or in part by federal grants. . Provide training on author safety and emergency contacts for situations when an author feels unsafe. . Be more aggressive and more public in fighting book bans and censorship at local, state, and the national level. We approach all these needs with the assumption of your support, and we will be vigilant to make sure that any divergence on these crucial points will be noted and protested. It's imperative that publishers, like authors, do not obey in advance. We must be aligned against policies that promote censorship, book bans, and the criminalization of storytelling. We look forward to working together with you and with all the other organizations fighting for our fundamental freedoms to read and to write. Sincerely, Authors Against Book Bans
November 26, 2024 at 12:50 AM
markdoesstuff.bsky.social
Hi, one of the best things I’ve read all year. 👽
lrb.co.uk London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · Dec 2
‘They discussed replacing her but saw at once that it was impossible: her upper lip, for one, and the light in her eyes. So then the show becomes about something else: what if a woman were irreplaceable?’

@tricialockwood.bsky.social on The X-Files:

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Patricia Lockwood · Diary: Encounters with Aliens
‘How do you know you’re not mistaking me for someone else?’ Scully asks in wild disbelief, looking like God’s...
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December 2, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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maggietokudahall.bsky.social
It's almost like the IDF has a pattern of testing the waters on horrific actions, brushing them aside successfully on the world stage by promising an investigation, and then continuing to do the exact same horrific actions they pretended to investigate

It's almost like this is super predictable!
leahmcelrath.bsky.social Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · Dec 1
World Central Kitchen announces it is halting operations in Gaza after Israel targeted one of its vehicles in an airstrike, reportedly killing three WCK staff and then two rescue workers.

The IDF claims—without providing evidence—that one of the WCK workers was a “terrorist.”
World Central Kitchen @WCKitchen Follow We are heartbroken to share that a vehicle carrying World Central Kitchen colleagues was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. At this time, we are working with incomplete information and are urgently seeking more details. World Central Kitchen had no knowledge that any individual in the vehicle had alleged ties to the October 7th Hamas attack. World Central Kitchen is pausing operations in Gaza at this time. Our hearts are with our colleagues and their families in this unimaginable moment. We are heartbroken to share that a vehicle carrying World Central Kitchen colleagues was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. At this time, we are working with incomplete information and are urgently seeking more details. World Central Kitchen had no knowledge that any individual in the vehicle had alleged ties to the October 7th Hamas attack. World Central Kitchen is pausing operations in Gaza at this time. Our hearts are with our colleagues and their families in this unimaginable moment. World Central Kitchen ALT 10:06 AM • 11/30/24 • 2.9M Views Israel Defense Forces @IDF Earlier today, the IDF struck a vehicle with a terrorist, Hazmi Kadih, who took part in invading Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 massacre. Kadih was monitored by IDF intelligence for a while and was struck following credible information regarding his real-time location. Kadih also worked for the @WCKitchen organization, and following the incident, @cogatonline representatives demanded senior officials from the international community and the WCK administration to clarify the issue and order an urgent examination regarding the hiring of workers who took part in the October 7 massacre and terrorist attacks against the State of Israel. We emphasize that according to current information, it is not possible to link the terrorist to a specific abduction attempt. The IDF requests to follow the announcements of official sources only and to avoid the spreading of rumors that hurt the families and the public. The IDF and ISA will continue to operate to locate and eliminate terrorists who conduct terrorist activities against the civilians of Israel and those involved in the October 7 massacre. 8:30 AM • 11/30/24 • 420K Views
December 1, 2024 at 8:57 PM
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maitelsadany.bsky.social
Heart shattering to learn an Israeli drone has targeted and assassinated Mahmoud Almadhoun, one of the founders and chefs behind the Gaza Soup Kitchen.

What started as four pots and essential ingredients in Bait Lahia had grown into a remarkable effort to feed 3,000 people daily.
November 30, 2024 at 4:09 PM
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runwithskizzers.bsky.social
There’s an Amazon picket line, so don’t cross it. Buy books from Libro.fm or bookshop.org instead and support your local indies!!

(Maybe even try out an enemies to lovers rom com written by yours truly idk idk)
A copy of my book, PAYAL MEHTA’S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT next to a cup of chai.
November 29, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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alexanderchee.bsky.social
Yara is raising money for her family's survival in Gaza. Please give if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...
Donate to Help Yara and her family survive in Gaza, organized by Carole Gautier
Hi, my name is Ranko and I am an artist from France. I am collecting donat… Carole Gautier needs your support for Help Yara and her family survive in Gaza
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November 27, 2024 at 4:59 PM
markdoesstuff.bsky.social
Do what @shariwrites.bsky.social says ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️
shariwrites.bsky.social Shari B. Pennant @shariwrites.bsky.social · Nov 26
everybody needs to stop everything and go read JASMINE IS HAUNTED by @markdoesstuff.bsky.social !!!!
November 27, 2024 at 5:08 PM
markdoesstuff.bsky.social
Hello, BlueSky. I’m coming to San Francisco! Hang with me at the Marina location of Books Inc on December 4 at 6pm to talk JASMINE IS HAUNTED!
Free RSVP: booksinc.net/event/2024-1...
A promotional image with Mark’s headshot on the left and the cover of Jasmine is Haunted on the right. The text reads: Books Inc Presents Mark Oshiro Wednesday, December 4th 6pm Books Inc. in the Marina
November 21, 2024 at 1:52 PM
markdoesstuff.bsky.social
Ahhhhh, JASMINE IS HAUNTED is on this list!!! 😭😭😭😭😭 Thann you!!!
mxlibrarian.bsky.social Mx. Librarian @mxlibrarian.bsky.social · Nov 18
CPL Best of the Best awards were announced today!! So excited to see all the diversity in these #kidlit picks, and super happy that we chose @markdoesstuff.bsky.social newest MG book!
#BookSky 💙📚

www.chipublib.org/news/cpl-bes...

My favorite, MG fiction: chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
CPL Best of the Best Books 2024
View our annual suggestions for book lovers in Chicago and beyond. Happy reading!
www.chipublib.org
November 18, 2024 at 5:14 PM
markdoesstuff.bsky.social
There’s a lot more of you here than there were before. Hello from Austin on the eve of the Texas Book Festival!
A selfie of Mark. They are smiling and wearing a light brown beanie, a purple shirt, a multi-colored maroon keffiyeh, and their nails are painted sparkly blue.
November 16, 2024 at 3:41 AM
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alancerny.bsky.social
This may be helpful for you new followers. You can block every single person on these lists. Just click on the subscribe button and it will give you the option to block every one on it. Here’s the first: bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 6, 2024 at 9:49 PM
markdoesstuff.bsky.social
I love this book so much!!! And there’s a giveaway attached to this 👀
October 17, 2023 at 12:25 AM
markdoesstuff.bsky.social
I know airports are already liminal spaces, but airports at 4:30am are another realm. A Muzak version of Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September” on a loop in the bathroom. Watched someone buy an iced coffee, down the whole thing in one go, then whisper, “Goddamn it.” Lawless place.
October 12, 2023 at 8:44 AM
markdoesstuff.bsky.social
If you’re in New York City today, come out to the Brooklyn Book Festival! I’ll be on a panel today at 4pm!!
On the left is a stylized illustration in blues, pinks, and white, showing two people reading while walking on either side of a building and about to meet on the corner. The right side has the panel info and three headshots of the panelists. The text reads, from left side to right side: BROOKLYN BOOK FEST SEPTEMBER 24TH to OCTOBER 2ND 2023 October 1, 2023 4pm EST Secrets, Lies, and Deadly Consequences with Mark Oshiro, Gail-Agnes Musikavanhu, & Joelle Wellington Brooklyn Law School Student Lounge @ 250 Joralemon St
October 1, 2023 at 12:38 PM
markdoesstuff.bsky.social
I am still reading stuff here! Just in case you wondered. I will one day participate more, I swear. 🫡
October 1, 2023 at 12:01 AM
markdoesstuff.bsky.social
I do occasionally check this so how. I have a wonderful contribution up for #BooksForMaui: a complete signed collection of my books AND a one-hour school visit ✌🏽❤️

www.32auctions.com/organization...
Blue background promo image. The image box on the right contains five of my covers and one headshot of me. The text on the left reads: It’s Time to bid. Complete collection of backlist (signed and personalized) + 1hr virtual school visit. A bookish auction for Maui relief efforts.
August 24, 2023 at 2:09 AM