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Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW!

@jamsternazzy.bsky.social

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Trans Iranian Chicagoan author: THE BRUISING OF QILWA (queernorm Persian-inspired slice-of-life novella; finalist for IAFA Crawford, Locus, World Fantasy awards) & THE GLADE (queer bipoc+ MG mushroom horror). Newsletter at NaseemWrites.Kit.Com/join

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Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 21d

DID YOU KNOW I WROTE A SPOOKY MIDDLE GRADE AND WE ARE NOW IN SPOOKY SEASON

Jen @popgoesthereader.bsky.social · Sep 10

🎃 55 Scary (and Not-So-Scary) 2025 Middle Grade Books To Get Readers In The Halloween Spirit 🎃
popgoesthereader.com/55-scary-and...
#BookSky #KidLit #MGLit

A compilation of twenty-one 2025 middle grade book covers organized by colour, beginning with green, transitioning into blue and purple, and finally ending with pink and red. Books featured include Scaring and Daring, Another, Open Wide, Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave, The House Next Door, The Many Hauntings of the Manning Family, Broken Dolls, The Better To Eat You With, The Mystery At The Haunted Dance Hall, Phantom Academy, The Girl In The Walls, The Ghosts of Bitterfly Bay, The Labyrinth of Souls, Finder's Keepers, Welcome To The Ghost Show, Grin, I.R.L, Ride or Die, Gloam, Tales From Cabin 23: The Visitors and It's Watching.

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Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 18h

I'm going to be singing this song with these new lyrics all day. Not only did I get a mushroom coin but @sillysyntax.bsky.social's novella mwahahahahaha

The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 19h

I don’t care if Monday’s dead
Tuesday’s dead and Wednesday’s dead
Thursday, I don’t care it’s dead
it’s Friday, BUY A COIN

psychopomp.com/product/ferr...

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Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 18h

they'll be books written by women of color and QTPOC 🙃

Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 1d

This is VERY GOOD advice. I HUGELY REGRET that I didn't do this for all the stuff I published with Bitch Media. Those were some of my best pieces. Alas!!

Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 1d

periodic reminder that if you write stuff that's published on the web for a publication you yourself do not own, PDF that shit as soon as it goes live

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Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 1d

It has been utterly baffling to me to watch the Pritzker worship, as if that name isn't on a gazillion academic buildings/programs. Say it with me: BILLIONAIRES AREN'T OUR FRIENDS

Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social · 3d

I was Pritzker’s biggest fanboy, so I realize it’s hard to accept his betrayal. It was hard for me, but I saw it with my own eyes.
Please stop gaslighting me about Pritzker. You weren’t there. I was. These are Pritzker’s brown shirts, working fist-in-glove with ICE/CBP.

Pritzker’s brown shirts attacking protesters.

Pritzker’s brown shirts. Dude in military gear is also Pritzker’s.

Note the Illinois State Police patch on the dude in military gear.

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Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 1d

I have been so baffled watching all the Pritzker worship, as if his family hasn't named a gazillion academic buildings and/or programs. Like. Billionaires are not our friends!!! I thought maybe I was missing something since I no longer live in the state, but nope, apparently not

Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 1d

it is my BIGGEST PET PEEVE that dark academia doesn't actually have anything to do with academia. I just ordered it and can't wait to read!!

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Capt. Jack Sharrow @sharrows.bsky.social · Sep 6

We’ve officially launched! Lots of ways to support this new initiative that supports street vendors from 🧊 we keep us safe!

Interest form and flyer below! #BikeChi

forms.gle/dY931Sxzs6V9...

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Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 1d

the book is Horror on the Brain by Austin Lim! I'm psyched to pick this one up. Literally two out of three of my favorite subjects (the third being colonialism)

www.simonandschuster.com/books/Horror...

Horror on the Brain

A fascinating exploration of the science and psychology behind fear, madness, and the haunting stories that linger in our mindsScientists throughou...

www.simonandschuster.com

Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 1d

I was flipping through my alma mater alumni mag and saw a face, paused, and went, WAIT A MINUTE THAT GUY WAS MY TA! And that's how I learned my old TA wrote a book about neuroscience and speculative fiction, and also how I confirmed that he still reads my newsletter, over a decade later 🥹

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Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 1d

it was a blast!! hope everything is okay on your end <3

Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 1d

omg hsdaflasfhdkdfhalskjfkdsh I'm so glad you enjoyed!!!!! 😭😭😭😭

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Karuna Riazi @karunariazi.bsky.social · 3d

Boosting this - it's so good! Naseem rocks!

Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 21d

DID YOU KNOW I WROTE A SPOOKY MIDDLE GRADE AND WE ARE NOW IN SPOOKY SEASON

Jen @popgoesthereader.bsky.social · Sep 10

🎃 55 Scary (and Not-So-Scary) 2025 Middle Grade Books To Get Readers In The Halloween Spirit 🎃
popgoesthereader.com/55-scary-and...
#BookSky #KidLit #MGLit

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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 1d

Comprehensive analysis of this complex story. I’m so grateful for the stellar reporting on this from local journalists at The TriiBE & elsewhere who will not let this be buried. Support local journalism!

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 2d

NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back.

The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.

“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...

South Shore raid triggers past traumas and sparks new conversations about divisions between Black and Latino communities • The TRiiBE

Federal agent activity on Chicago’s South and West sides put Black people in the crosshairs.

thetriibe.com

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 1d

did you know THE DEADLANDS is doing a fundraiser

raising FUNDS to keep publishing GOOD STUFF (about death)??

please by a coin and help FUNGUS we mean FUND US

psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

A meme image based on Nickelback’s “Look at this photograph” scene. The lead singer is holding up a framed picture, but instead of a photo, the frame shows a custom coin design featuring a skull with mushrooms, plants, and the words “Admit One.” Below the image, the meme text says: “look at this coin” with the word “coin” in red replacing “photograph.”

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jj skolnik @modernistwitch.myatproto.social · 1d

this is so good. throw em some bones if you can. (the goal is to buy street vendors out of their merch so they can still support themselves but not have to be out on the streets where they’re vulnerable.)

Capt. Jack Sharrow @sharrows.bsky.social · Sep 6

We’ve officially launched! Lots of ways to support this new initiative that supports street vendors from 🧊 we keep us safe!

Interest form and flyer below! #BikeChi

forms.gle/dY931Sxzs6V9...

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Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 1d

omg... a book about academia that ACTUALLY TALKS ABOUT ACADEMIA!!!!! YOU HAVE ANSWERED MY FREAKING PRAYERS!!!!!

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Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 1d

Miiriya is still around yall. They do good 🥹♥️

Positive Black Content @miiriya.com · 1d

I created an app where you can shop Black Owned Businesses on one app. It has a Mutual Aid section and so far it helped raise $150,000+ people struggling in the community. Reaching out to Blacksky to help spread this, this combo of helping Black Businesses, simultaneously giving back is amazing and-

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Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 1d

that's so exciting, congrats!!!

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 1d

Frank's back at it!

This week's Lit Activism post tomorrow is all about getting educated and prepared for fall school and library elections. Frank's guide is ESSENTIAL READING for Texans and anyone else looking at doing crucial pro-library work for their own community and/or state.

Frank Strong @frankstrong.bsky.social · 2d

It's finally ready! October's most anticipated release, w/ the possible exception of The Life of a Showgirl, is The Book-Loving Texan's Guide to the November School Board Elections. If you hate book bans, read this to know who to vote for and who to campaign against! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Book-Loving Texan's Guide to the November 2025 School Board Elections

The Book-Loving Texan’s Guide to the November 2025 School Board Elections (This is a mobilization tool. Use it to volunteer, donate, and organize in your community.) Election Day: Tuesday, November 4...

docs.google.com

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 1d

New story day! My 6th story with @lightspeedmagazine.com, "At the Bottom of the Bonfire," is about ambition with no limits, hunger with no satisfaction, and what you lose as you gain power. Thanks as always to @johnjosephadams.com & @wnwagner.bsky.social!

www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/at-t...

At the Bottom of the Bonfire - Lightspeed Magazine

By the time he went to reclaim himself, it was too late. As a young man, he’d realized there was a power to being alone. Relationships were tethers that held you back, sapped you of strength, of will....

www.lightspeedmagazine.com

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Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 1d

omg you are seriously KILLING IT!

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Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 1d

I had a tattoo on my arm that I couldn't look at for over a YEAR and I flinched every time I did. This isn't hard. And looking back, it's SO OBVIOUS all the harmful stuff that's in the books. All the racial bullshit?? IT'S BAD. Should have listened to Indigenous people when they called her shit out!

Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 1d

I once again am here to say that HP was my literal lifeline as a child, that I wrote my third-grade diary to the trio, that I read book 4 16+ times at last count, AND THE MOMENT THIS BULLSHIT CAME UP, I NOPED OUT IMMEDIATELY. I don't give a FUCK about nostalgia when it threatens PEOPLE'S LIVES

Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 2d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 1d

UGHHHHHH that is so irritating!!! don't reinvent the fucking wheel if there's a whole-ass WHEEL CREATION GUILD RIGHT THERE!

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Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 2d

fuck yeah, congrats!!!!!!