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Jessica Yang 🍊

@jamteayang.bsky.social

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kidlit editor and speculative fiction writer with a taste for scallion pancakes 🌿 taiwanese american 💪 views are my own, so don't even try it

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Jessica Yang 🍊 @jamteayang.bsky.social · 15d

please enjoy this relic of the 90s i found in a drawer: a pokemon watch with a flip cover that i'd pasted a picture of my guinea pig on

a faded pokemon watch featuring ash ketchum and a pokeball on the band. the watch cover has a picture of a beige guinea pig pasted on it

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 4h

How to be an informed, pro-library, anti-book ban voter in upcoming fall elections (if you have them) and well into the future.

Don't just celebrate banned books. Don't just read banned books. VOTE to support the democratic institutions creating access to them.

bookriot.com/library-elec...

Be an Informed Pro-Library, Pro-Literary Voter Now: Book Censorship News, October 10, 2025

Elections in several states will be coming up throughout the months of October and November. Here's how to be a pro-library voter.

bookriot.com

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Jessica Yang 🍊 @jamteayang.bsky.social · 14h

Also: AI is going to negatively impact kids' reading skills. AI slop picture books are already here, and chatGPT is fucking with learning and critical thinking. We've got to support kidlit that's accessible, engaging, and original.

Jessica Yang 🍊 @jamteayang.bsky.social · 14h

Was told this year that children's books weren't profitable enough and should be deprioritized, which is just a load of horsecrap:

1) Kidlit is recession-proof bc parents will always buy books for their kids.

2) With all these book bans happening, it's more important than ever to support kidlit.

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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 2d

oh hey if you’ve been meaning to pick up Horror For Weenies, Bookshop is having an anti-prime day free shipping sale (also a slight discount on the book!): bookshop.org/a/293/978168...

Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch

Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch

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Gabriel San Román @gsanroman2.bsky.social · 19h

My union—the LA Times Guild—has authorized a strike with the support of 85% of our membership.

This comes after years of brutal layoffs and no cost-of-living raises since 2021.

Next up: we bargain. But if we have to strike, we will 🪧
laist.com/news/la-time...

LA Times union votes to authorize strike for first time ever

The L.A. Times Guild has been negotiating over their contract with management for three years.

laist.com

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jona @babynapa.bsky.social · 19h

harrianthe making out commission. thank you.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Anica Mrose Rissi @anicarissi.bsky.social · 17h

Soft censorship--in which overworked teachers and librarians don't order books they anticipate as likely to be challenged (which are predominantly books by LGBTQ+ authors and writers of color)--is an enormous problem these days.

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Jessica Yang 🍊 @jamteayang.bsky.social · 17h

Rooting for you!! ♥️♥️♥️

Jessica Yang 🍊 @jamteayang.bsky.social · 1d

Ugh! 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 I'm really sorry.

Jessica Yang 🍊 @jamteayang.bsky.social · 1d

Oh no! I'm sorry this was how you found out. They really should have notified you by now 😵‍💫 I'm baffled.

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Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 3d

Librarians, booksellers, & educators— when you talk about banned books, please focus on the thousands of CONTEMPORARY books that are being banned right now.

For example….
#BannedBooksWeek

Book cover: last night at the telegraph club

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 3d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

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Jessica Yang 🍊 @jamteayang.bsky.social · 1d

Unclear how the Quirk Books imprint under Andrews McMeel proposes to publish 20-25 books per year when every acquiring editor resigned or was laid off over the summer, shortly after unionizing.

Andrews McMeel Acquires Quirk Books
By Jim Milliot | Oct 07, 2025

In an agreement with Quirk Productions, Inc., Andrews McMeel Universal has acquired all of Quirk Books' titles and IP. Under the deal, Quirk has become an imprint of Andrews McMeel Publishing, and as of October 1, AMP has assumed publication of all of Quirk's frontlist and backlist titles.

Quirk founder and publisher Dave Borgenicht has been named publisher of the Quirk Books imprint at AMP, reporting to AMU president and CEO Kirsty Melville. Sales and distribution of all Quirk titles remain with Penguin Random House Publisher Services. AMP expects to publish 20 to 25 titles annually under the Quirk imprint.

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iasmin omar ata | delta 🌟 vtuber comms open! @deltahead.bsky.social · 2d

my hands are shaking with rage and grief. i shouldn't have to do this. the edited text on this image should not exist. this should not still be happening in 2025

a panel from my entry in Samidoon. it is sepia tone of a palestinan family walking. the caption reads "in 2024, the images from inside Gaza echo my family's storie from Palestine. the walk away from our tattered homes looks the same as 50 years ago." the 2024 is crossed out witht 2025 written next to it. my hands are shaking with rage and grief as i type

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David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · 2d

Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine is back in limited stock! All funds go to the Palestine Red Crescent Society! Currently there are 20 regular physical editions, 20 phys/digital combo editions, and 4 of the bundle packs available. A fantastic anthology and one I'm glad to have orderable again!

SAMIDOON: COMICS FOR A FREE PALESTINE

www.samidoonanthology.com

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britt hayes @britthates.bsky.social · 1d

Jason Blum's take on AI sucks. an AI takeover isn't inevitable, and treating it as such (while also referring to filmmaking as "content creation," smdh) helps AI companies promote the lie that their deeply unprofitable, destructive tech is more powerful and useful than it actually is.

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 1d

Heyyyy! Wanna do something awesome for trans creators today?

Galaxy 2: As the World Falls Down is available for preorder. It's the sequel to Galaxy the Prettiest Star by @planetx.bsky.social and @ryehickman.bsky.social and it's gonna be BEAUTIFUL.

LINK:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/799756...

Galaxy 2: As The World Falls Down by Jadzia Axelrod: 9781799503446 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The highly anticipated sequel to the YA trans coming-out graphic novel Galaxy: The Prettiest Star brings more romance, more action, and more queer joy as Taylor faces her biggest fear: the Vane. Tayl...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 1d

hey cool, bookshop has free shipping today! an incredible, auspicious time to purchase your copy of SIMPLICITY simplicitybook.xyz

Simplicity: A Novel

A Novel

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Jessica Yang 🍊 @jamteayang.bsky.social · 1d

Tragically, I do not acquire YA anymore but 👇👇👇 head's up for editors and agents. Jackie is an amazing writer with a strong voice and great humor. You want this book!

Jackie 🇦🇺🇵🇭🇲🇾🌈 @jackieyap.bsky.social · 1d

CRAZY RICH ASIANS ❌ DIAL A FOR AUNTIES

When 🇵🇭🇦🇺 16yo Aussie teen Izzy's dropped into a filthy-rich international school in Manila, she's got to deal with:

☠️ a dead diplomat’s daughter
🤑 nepo babies
💰 rich kid drama
👵🏼 aunties of Manila
= 🕵🏽‍♀️ a hell of a murder mystery 🔪🩸

#DVpit #YA #Mys #Con #LGBT

A dark blue background with white streaked lines around the borders. Image of a school overlayed with red crossed out lines.

The header in white font reads: New school. New city. And a murder mystery. Welcome to Manila.

The title in red font reads: ISABELLE GOMEZ IS INNOCENT, SHE SWEARS

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Jessica Yang 🍊 @jamteayang.bsky.social · 1d

Good luck! Loved this when you told me about it, any agent and editor would be lucky to work with you!

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 2d

#DVpit 2025 has officially begun!
Today, Oct 8, 2025 from 8AM-8PM ET marginalized creators seeking out representation can pitch their completed manuscripts & portfolios to participating Agents & Editors!
Don't forget to use #DVpit in your posts!
Pls read rules before participating: dvpit.carrd.co

#DVPit Rules
-#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors
-Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025
between 8AM ET - 8PM ET
-Only post once per hour (6 max pitches per project)
-Must have a polished, query ready manuscript or art portfolio.
-Pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use the #DVArt hashtag)
-A like from an agent = a query request
-A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent
-A like from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions
-Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or
quote-reposting their pitches
-Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 3d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Jenny Kiefer @jennykiefer.com · 2d

PUB DAY POSSUM

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thank u, hexed @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social · 3d

This may sound extreme but I am getting tired of watching white men dismantle things that are important to me for no clear reason besides that they can

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