Sophie Burnham
@sophieburnham.bsky.social
sff novels & weird seagull noises 👽 🌈
rep: maria napolitano // kt literary
books: sargassa, bloodtide (daw)
https://linktr.ee/sophieburnham
rep: maria napolitano // kt literary
books: sargassa, bloodtide (daw)
https://linktr.ee/sophieburnham
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Sophie Burnham
@sophieburnham.bsky.social
· Oct 14
Bloodtide - Astra Publishing House
The fate of the empire hangs in the balance in the second installment of the genre-bending Ex Romana trilogy Perfect for readers of Saara El-Arifi and C. L. Clark and stories with strong, queer voices...
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BLOODTIDE, the second book and feral middle child of the Ex Romana trilogy, hits shelves today! Read more queer, anti-fascist books!
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
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People think it’s funny but one of the best tests of a person and systems is how it treats three types of people :
- servants
- poets
- children
How someone feels about those people and their accountability to and FROM them is a huge statement about their beliefs
- servants
- poets
- children
How someone feels about those people and their accountability to and FROM them is a huge statement about their beliefs
November 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
People think it’s funny but one of the best tests of a person and systems is how it treats three types of people :
- servants
- poets
- children
How someone feels about those people and their accountability to and FROM them is a huge statement about their beliefs
- servants
- poets
- children
How someone feels about those people and their accountability to and FROM them is a huge statement about their beliefs
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
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"The results indicate that recent [immigration] raids coincided with a 22 percent increase in daily student absences with particularly large increases among the youngest (K-5) students."
Recent immigration raids increased student absences | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧪
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"The results indicate that recent [immigration] raids coincided with a 22 percent increase in daily student absences with particularly large increases among the youngest (K-5) students."
Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Considering the sequel was published last month I've gotta give my firstborn some love.
November 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Considering the sequel was published last month I've gotta give my firstborn some love.
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'i can't believe a science fiction author doesn't like [current tech trend]'
isaac asimov refused to use _typewriters_. you will not survive the winter.
isaac asimov refused to use _typewriters_. you will not survive the winter.
November 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
'i can't believe a science fiction author doesn't like [current tech trend]'
isaac asimov refused to use _typewriters_. you will not survive the winter.
isaac asimov refused to use _typewriters_. you will not survive the winter.
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We get to make things and thats like the greatest part of being a human being.
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
We get to make things and thats like the greatest part of being a human being.
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
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we're getting another shutdown in February
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
we're getting another shutdown in February
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
thought that maybe waiting literal years to watch the third season of his dark materials would soften the blow of the ending but nope, still a fucking gut punch. there are actual tears streaming down my face as we speak.
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
thought that maybe waiting literal years to watch the third season of his dark materials would soften the blow of the ending but nope, still a fucking gut punch. there are actual tears streaming down my face as we speak.
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Forget a holiday, I insist humans should hybernate during the winter
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Forget a holiday, I insist humans should hybernate during the winter
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Fascism can't win without outlets like the NYT and WaPo continuously doing this.
Please stop sending money to these outlets. The bland, white-friendly recipes and word puzzles aren't worth it.
Fund @theflytrapmedia.com, or @unraveledpress.com, or any number of local independent journalists.
Please stop sending money to these outlets. The bland, white-friendly recipes and word puzzles aren't worth it.
Fund @theflytrapmedia.com, or @unraveledpress.com, or any number of local independent journalists.
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Fascism can't win without outlets like the NYT and WaPo continuously doing this.
Please stop sending money to these outlets. The bland, white-friendly recipes and word puzzles aren't worth it.
Fund @theflytrapmedia.com, or @unraveledpress.com, or any number of local independent journalists.
Please stop sending money to these outlets. The bland, white-friendly recipes and word puzzles aren't worth it.
Fund @theflytrapmedia.com, or @unraveledpress.com, or any number of local independent journalists.
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- [email protected] or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- [email protected] or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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I #justfinished #bloodtide by S. Burnham- it’s a book/series worth reading. If you like mayhem, intricate worlds, deep yearning, messy relationships, unlikely champions and underdogs this one is for you! (Or your brother in law!) #SFF #booksksy 📚🪐 hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/11/nook...
Book Review Bloodtide by Sophie Burnham
hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I #justfinished #bloodtide by S. Burnham- it’s a book/series worth reading. If you like mayhem, intricate worlds, deep yearning, messy relationships, unlikely champions and underdogs this one is for you! (Or your brother in law!) #SFF #booksksy 📚🪐 hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/11/nook...
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A bit of a mixed bag for October but such a good trade off for two 5 star reads:
✨The Land of the Living and the Dead (phenomenal series overall) and ✨Bloodtide by Sophie Burnham (the most underhyped series to exist)
What was your top read in the month of October? #booksky
✨The Land of the Living and the Dead (phenomenal series overall) and ✨Bloodtide by Sophie Burnham (the most underhyped series to exist)
What was your top read in the month of October? #booksky
November 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A bit of a mixed bag for October but such a good trade off for two 5 star reads:
✨The Land of the Living and the Dead (phenomenal series overall) and ✨Bloodtide by Sophie Burnham (the most underhyped series to exist)
What was your top read in the month of October? #booksky
✨The Land of the Living and the Dead (phenomenal series overall) and ✨Bloodtide by Sophie Burnham (the most underhyped series to exist)
What was your top read in the month of October? #booksky
in unrelated news, who's ready for a general strike?
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
in unrelated news, who's ready for a general strike?
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In a normal democracy, a total collapse of party leadership would result in an no-confidence vote and immediate snap elections to find leaders who can lead
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
In a normal democracy, a total collapse of party leadership would result in an no-confidence vote and immediate snap elections to find leaders who can lead
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Sometimes protagonists aren't able to fix the world. Sometimes they're not even able to see the problems with it. Sometimes they're just trying to survive. Sometimes they're even part of the problem.
The writer isn't the society and the writer isn't the protagonist.
The writer isn't the society and the writer isn't the protagonist.
November 9, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Sometimes protagonists aren't able to fix the world. Sometimes they're not even able to see the problems with it. Sometimes they're just trying to survive. Sometimes they're even part of the problem.
The writer isn't the society and the writer isn't the protagonist.
The writer isn't the society and the writer isn't the protagonist.
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
battling the urge to hurt my own feelings and watch watership down
November 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
battling the urge to hurt my own feelings and watch watership down
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“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
Grammarly Rebrands Company as Superhuman, Introduces Superhuman Suite and Superhuman Go
Superhuman Platform delivers proactive, context-aware AI agents that work in the flow of work, wherever people work Grammarly today announced it is changing its company…
www.grammarly.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.