Gigi Griffis (she/her/pt:ela) 🍉
@gigigriffis.bsky.social
That historical bitch. Critically acclaimed author. Latest book: WE ARE THE BEASTS. Next: AND THE TREES STARE BACK. #Neurodivergent 🏳️🌈🏴☠️ Rep: Paige Terlip.
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Heya #authorsky #booksky, I'm Gigi.
I write stories about historical bitches causing mayhem.
Books include THE WICKED UNSEEN, THE LIONESS, WE ARE THE BEASTS ('24), AND THE TREES STARE BACK ('25), & THE EMPRESS (as seen on Netflix).
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I write stories about historical bitches causing mayhem.
Books include THE WICKED UNSEEN, THE LIONESS, WE ARE THE BEASTS ('24), AND THE TREES STARE BACK ('25), & THE EMPRESS (as seen on Netflix).
Be the first to get book news: gigigriffis.substack.com
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It's a Kirkus star for AND THE TREES STARE BACK by @gigigriffis.bsky.social
🌟 “Speculative, unsettling, and intensely emotional” 🌟
Read the full review here
🌟 “Speculative, unsettling, and intensely emotional” 🌟
Read the full review here
June 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It's a Kirkus star for AND THE TREES STARE BACK by @gigigriffis.bsky.social
🌟 “Speculative, unsettling, and intensely emotional” 🌟
Read the full review here
🌟 “Speculative, unsettling, and intensely emotional” 🌟
Read the full review here
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new & restocked horror now available at b&n sioux falls 🪱
June 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
new & restocked horror now available at b&n sioux falls 🪱
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I just finished listening to We Are the Beasts by @gigigriffis.bsky.social and it's great. Historical fiction (18th century france) against the patriarchy.
May 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I just finished listening to We Are the Beasts by @gigigriffis.bsky.social and it's great. Historical fiction (18th century france) against the patriarchy.
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✨AND THE TREES STARE BACK by @gigigriffis.bsky.social releases in 1 week, so don't forget to order a copy ✨
This gripping anti-imperialist YA folk horror is a raw, honest, and deeply human tale of hope and survival in the face of political dehumanization. I love it, and I hope you will too!
This gripping anti-imperialist YA folk horror is a raw, honest, and deeply human tale of hope and survival in the face of political dehumanization. I love it, and I hope you will too!
May 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
✨AND THE TREES STARE BACK by @gigigriffis.bsky.social releases in 1 week, so don't forget to order a copy ✨
This gripping anti-imperialist YA folk horror is a raw, honest, and deeply human tale of hope and survival in the face of political dehumanization. I love it, and I hope you will too!
This gripping anti-imperialist YA folk horror is a raw, honest, and deeply human tale of hope and survival in the face of political dehumanization. I love it, and I hope you will too!
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💫 Not sure what to read next? This list of 78 exciting new YA books being published in May 2025 might be a great place to start! 💫
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May 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
💫 Not sure what to read next? This list of 78 exciting new YA books being published in May 2025 might be a great place to start! 💫
popgoesthereader.com/hot-off-the-... #BookSky #YALit #KidLit
popgoesthereader.com/hot-off-the-... #BookSky #YALit #KidLit
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Who doesn't love a fiery orange cover for a horror book? Here's upcoming releases feat. red/orange covers. Make sure you've got these on your TBRs. 🧵 1/3
🔥And The Trees Stare Back by @gigigriffis.bsky.social (May 20th)
🔥D7 by @pfracassi.bsky.social (May 27th)
🔥Vulpine Curse by me (Apr. 30th)
🔥And The Trees Stare Back by @gigigriffis.bsky.social (May 20th)
🔥D7 by @pfracassi.bsky.social (May 27th)
🔥Vulpine Curse by me (Apr. 30th)
April 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Who doesn't love a fiery orange cover for a horror book? Here's upcoming releases feat. red/orange covers. Make sure you've got these on your TBRs. 🧵 1/3
🔥And The Trees Stare Back by @gigigriffis.bsky.social (May 20th)
🔥D7 by @pfracassi.bsky.social (May 27th)
🔥Vulpine Curse by me (Apr. 30th)
🔥And The Trees Stare Back by @gigigriffis.bsky.social (May 20th)
🔥D7 by @pfracassi.bsky.social (May 27th)
🔥Vulpine Curse by me (Apr. 30th)
Eid mubarak <3
March 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Eid mubarak <3
Hey all - What are we doing when our phone batteries crap out? I'm in solidarity with #Congo and want to minimize my role in the exploitation there. Is there a way to re-refurbish the same phone and if it needs a new battery is there a way to source one that isn't connected to the atrocities? (Can..
March 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Hey all - What are we doing when our phone batteries crap out? I'm in solidarity with #Congo and want to minimize my role in the exploitation there. Is there a way to re-refurbish the same phone and if it needs a new battery is there a way to source one that isn't connected to the atrocities? (Can..
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Today, @theatlantic.com published a search tool that allows authors to check if their works are in LibGen, an illegal pirate site AI companies copied for their AI systems.
Here's what you can do: authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...
Here's what you can do: authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...
March 21, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Today, @theatlantic.com published a search tool that allows authors to check if their works are in LibGen, an illegal pirate site AI companies copied for their AI systems.
Here's what you can do: authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...
Here's what you can do: authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...
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Do successful writers write every day?
3 charts from my own novel-writing process: gigigriffis.com/do-successfu...
3 charts from my own novel-writing process: gigigriffis.com/do-successfu...
Do successful writers write every day? (And other process questions.) | Gigi Griffis | Official Website
This writer has 0-word days built into her writing process. Here's some nerdy shit about all that.
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March 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Do successful writers write every day?
3 charts from my own novel-writing process: gigigriffis.com/do-successfu...
3 charts from my own novel-writing process: gigigriffis.com/do-successfu...
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March 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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I keep getting sucked back into this book by @gigigriffis.bsky.social when I should be doing other things. Time slips when I read this (isn’t that the best feeling?) and it’s sparking inspiration to return to a story idea I’ve had in the wings….
February 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I keep getting sucked back into this book by @gigigriffis.bsky.social when I should be doing other things. Time slips when I read this (isn’t that the best feeling?) and it’s sparking inspiration to return to a story idea I’ve had in the wings….
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Day 14: Early Modern Black Boys w/ Parrots
In paintings where the central figures were yt & had Black figures in the background, that framing sometimes depict status & wealth.
We undo those readings & focus on the marginal figures who were special ppl in their own right. 🧶
#BHM #indieyarndyer
1/8
In paintings where the central figures were yt & had Black figures in the background, that framing sometimes depict status & wealth.
We undo those readings & focus on the marginal figures who were special ppl in their own right. 🧶
#BHM #indieyarndyer
1/8
February 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Day 14: Early Modern Black Boys w/ Parrots
In paintings where the central figures were yt & had Black figures in the background, that framing sometimes depict status & wealth.
We undo those readings & focus on the marginal figures who were special ppl in their own right. 🧶
#BHM #indieyarndyer
1/8
In paintings where the central figures were yt & had Black figures in the background, that framing sometimes depict status & wealth.
We undo those readings & focus on the marginal figures who were special ppl in their own right. 🧶
#BHM #indieyarndyer
1/8
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"The very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being.” ~ Toni Morrison
Enjoy some smokey yarn in alpaca silk. 🧶
#indieyarndyer #yarnsky #BlackHistoryMonth
Enjoy some smokey yarn in alpaca silk. 🧶
#indieyarndyer #yarnsky #BlackHistoryMonth
February 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"The very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being.” ~ Toni Morrison
Enjoy some smokey yarn in alpaca silk. 🧶
#indieyarndyer #yarnsky #BlackHistoryMonth
Enjoy some smokey yarn in alpaca silk. 🧶
#indieyarndyer #yarnsky #BlackHistoryMonth
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It's a Shelf Awareness star for WE ARE THE BEASTS @gigigriffis.bsky.social
🌟 “Spectacularly feral girls fight a breathless battle for safety in We Are the Beasts” 🌟
Read the full review here
🌟 “Spectacularly feral girls fight a breathless battle for safety in We Are the Beasts” 🌟
Read the full review here
February 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It's a Shelf Awareness star for WE ARE THE BEASTS @gigigriffis.bsky.social
🌟 “Spectacularly feral girls fight a breathless battle for safety in We Are the Beasts” 🌟
Read the full review here
🌟 “Spectacularly feral girls fight a breathless battle for safety in We Are the Beasts” 🌟
Read the full review here
This historical thriller about a bombing is the most beautiful love story I've ever written.
February 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
This historical thriller about a bombing is the most beautiful love story I've ever written.
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How one Chicago community successfully thwarted an ICE raid.
![When ICE authorities in dark SUVs arrived in Chicago’s Little Village, a predominantly Hispanic enclave of around 70,000, to begin enacting President Trump’s aggressive deportation agenda, another operation began. The community launched its own counteraction: an urgent system of text chains, social-media groups and calls between local leaders. The response was nearly instantaneous.
“Videos are coming in, text messages, people are hitting the street following them throughout the neighborhood until they left,” said Alderman Michael Rodriguez. In the end, the officers made no arrests, Rodriguez said.
Federal officials say the Trump administration's efforts to ramp up arrests is running into a challenge in some places: a robust outreach effort by activists to methodically track ICE’s movements and educate migrants on what to do when immigration officials come to town. That includes not answering questions or letting anyone inside without a proper warrant. [Source: WSJ, via library]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pmct542tz3grqn6nrpm62hl3/bafkreihjnac7plcw4fjlutc2ryvjdwmzympjvxroyetqmvxrk6yjjqbekq@jpeg)
February 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How one Chicago community successfully thwarted an ICE raid.
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Did you know?
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
February 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Did you know?
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
Best books I read in 2024: gigigriffis.com/the-best-boo...
The best books I read in 2024 | Gigi Griffis | Official Website
Time for my yearly reading round-up. Here is the best of 2024...
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January 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Best books I read in 2024: gigigriffis.com/the-best-boo...
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Queer people have always been here! Don't miss our latest episode about The Beast of Gévaudan with @gigigriffis.bsky.social, the author of We Are The Beasts, The Wicked Unseen, And The Trees Stare Back, The Lioness, and The Empress (as seen on Netflix). Available on all your podcast apps!
January 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Queer people have always been here! Don't miss our latest episode about The Beast of Gévaudan with @gigigriffis.bsky.social, the author of We Are The Beasts, The Wicked Unseen, And The Trees Stare Back, The Lioness, and The Empress (as seen on Netflix). Available on all your podcast apps!
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Microsoft is going to price gouge you by adding their genAI to your subscription without your consent, and they are not transparent about how to avoid this bullshit.
Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...
Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...
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January 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Microsoft is going to price gouge you by adding their genAI to your subscription without your consent, and they are not transparent about how to avoid this bullshit.
Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...
Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...
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i sent an email to DOGE and suggested replacing the entire Department of Defense with Warhammer 40,000 miniatures but they actually did the math and it turns out that would be much more expensive
January 23, 2025 at 8:10 AM
i sent an email to DOGE and suggested replacing the entire Department of Defense with Warhammer 40,000 miniatures but they actually did the math and it turns out that would be much more expensive