Justine Larbalestier
@larbalestier.bsky.social
Aussie USian Novelist & Clothes Wearer, who loves the WNBA. Penguin (Au/UK/USA) will publish my next novel, The Mortons (2026). Fascism=bad. @DrJustineFancyPants on Insta. She/her/hers.
https://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2025/08/28/how-to-find-my-books/
https://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2025/08/28/how-to-find-my-books/
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How to Find My Books - Justine Larbalestier
Because I haven’t published a new novel since 2016, my books have all become backlist titles, which means they aren’t readily available as printed paper books. The good news is that I’ll have a new no...
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For those looking for my books: justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2025/08...
The next one, The Mortons, which I wrote with @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social, will be out in 2026 in Australia, Bulgaria, France, Germany, New Zealand, the UK & USA.
#publishing
#writinglife
#books
#reading
The next one, The Mortons, which I wrote with @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social, will be out in 2026 in Australia, Bulgaria, France, Germany, New Zealand, the UK & USA.
#publishing
#writinglife
#books
#reading
The tech industry only has its self to blame. They've turned us all into Luddites.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The tech industry only has its self to blame. They've turned us all into Luddites.
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
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It is absolutely amazing and powerful that Zohran Mamdani said that the president isn’t taking care of Homelessness and funding genocides
but its not even teh first fucking time this year an elected politician has called this out in front of a mike with a camera
but its not even teh first fucking time this year an elected politician has called this out in front of a mike with a camera
November 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It is absolutely amazing and powerful that Zohran Mamdani said that the president isn’t taking care of Homelessness and funding genocides
but its not even teh first fucking time this year an elected politician has called this out in front of a mike with a camera
but its not even teh first fucking time this year an elected politician has called this out in front of a mike with a camera
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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It is good post because apples are amazing!
Before I moved to the USA I thought there were only a few varieties of apples. When I was a kid there were Jonathans & Granny Smiths.
I've now tried dozens of different varieties. Total revelation. My faves are Golden Russets but i love many others.
Before I moved to the USA I thought there were only a few varieties of apples. When I was a kid there were Jonathans & Granny Smiths.
I've now tried dozens of different varieties. Total revelation. My faves are Golden Russets but i love many others.
Here's an extremely mundane post:
I just ate a snapdragon apple that made me extremely happy. They're not lying about that crunch.
Ok that's all.
I just ate a snapdragon apple that made me extremely happy. They're not lying about that crunch.
Ok that's all.
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
It is good post because apples are amazing!
Before I moved to the USA I thought there were only a few varieties of apples. When I was a kid there were Jonathans & Granny Smiths.
I've now tried dozens of different varieties. Total revelation. My faves are Golden Russets but i love many others.
Before I moved to the USA I thought there were only a few varieties of apples. When I was a kid there were Jonathans & Granny Smiths.
I've now tried dozens of different varieties. Total revelation. My faves are Golden Russets but i love many others.
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There’s another wave of author impersonators offering consultations/mentoring for a price. (I got one from “Claire Keegan” telling me I’m very promising!) I’m sure you are great, but I didn’t email to tell you how swell you are. Here’s info on book scams: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/prh-fraud/
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
There’s another wave of author impersonators offering consultations/mentoring for a price. (I got one from “Claire Keegan” telling me I’m very promising!) I’m sure you are great, but I didn’t email to tell you how swell you are. Here’s info on book scams: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/prh-fraud/
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PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
"Homeland security agents investigating sexual crimes against children, for instance, have been redeployed to the immigrant crackdown for weeks at a time, hampering their pursuit of child predators."
The cost of Trump's immigration surge: Stalled investigations into child sexual abuse, Iranian oil smuggling and human trafficking, among others. My latest piece is a big team effort on how DHS has been transformed into the Department of Deportation.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"Homeland security agents investigating sexual crimes against children, for instance, have been redeployed to the immigrant crackdown for weeks at a time, hampering their pursuit of child predators."
It is not controversial to say that billionaires should not exist. That scale of hoarded wealth & resources is bad for everyone else & for the planet.
It's also really bad for the billionaires. Nothing corrupts like that ridic access to, well, everything.
#nomorebillionaires
It's also really bad for the billionaires. Nothing corrupts like that ridic access to, well, everything.
#nomorebillionaires
November 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
It is not controversial to say that billionaires should not exist. That scale of hoarded wealth & resources is bad for everyone else & for the planet.
It's also really bad for the billionaires. Nothing corrupts like that ridic access to, well, everything.
#nomorebillionaires
It's also really bad for the billionaires. Nothing corrupts like that ridic access to, well, everything.
#nomorebillionaires
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We aren’t fighting fascism for real because we don’t want to,
It says something that while most of the WINNING Dems have issued speeches about representing everyone
While the power ( and if you tell me it’s age based I will smack you)
Is constantly claiming to tear down intersectionality
It says something that while most of the WINNING Dems have issued speeches about representing everyone
While the power ( and if you tell me it’s age based I will smack you)
Is constantly claiming to tear down intersectionality
November 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
We aren’t fighting fascism for real because we don’t want to,
It says something that while most of the WINNING Dems have issued speeches about representing everyone
While the power ( and if you tell me it’s age based I will smack you)
Is constantly claiming to tear down intersectionality
It says something that while most of the WINNING Dems have issued speeches about representing everyone
While the power ( and if you tell me it’s age based I will smack you)
Is constantly claiming to tear down intersectionality
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Humans need other human beings to survive. I'm sorry that this makes some people lose their shit but it's one of the key truths of life.
November 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Humans need other human beings to survive. I'm sorry that this makes some people lose their shit but it's one of the key truths of life.
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🇧🇷 In #Brazil,
- Solar grew from 0.01% in 2015 to 12% in 2025
- Met its 2030 renewable target 8 years early
- Installed 60 GW of solar by Sept 2025
4/7
- Solar grew from 0.01% in 2015 to 12% in 2025
- Met its 2030 renewable target 8 years early
- Installed 60 GW of solar by Sept 2025
4/7
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🇧🇷 In #Brazil,
- Solar grew from 0.01% in 2015 to 12% in 2025
- Met its 2030 renewable target 8 years early
- Installed 60 GW of solar by Sept 2025
4/7
- Solar grew from 0.01% in 2015 to 12% in 2025
- Met its 2030 renewable target 8 years early
- Installed 60 GW of solar by Sept 2025
4/7
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Our weekly briefing is out, this one touching on Medicaid but mostly looking at what we’re losing in federal food safety oversight. Spoiler, it is “things that keep our food from making us sick.”
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
This week at Unbreaking, November 13 — Unbreaking
Unbreaking is built to be an antidote to information overload. Since we launched, we have been meticulously documenting lawsuits, executive orders, court rulings, countermoves, and other key events.
unbreaking.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Our weekly briefing is out, this one touching on Medicaid but mostly looking at what we’re losing in federal food safety oversight. Spoiler, it is “things that keep our food from making us sick.”
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
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Every "population crisis" article in western media is just "WHERE ARE THE WHITE BABIES" in disguise and we absolutely do not have to give any credence to any of them
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Every "population crisis" article in western media is just "WHERE ARE THE WHITE BABIES" in disguise and we absolutely do not have to give any credence to any of them
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Hi folks - does anyone have a gift link for this Atlantic article from 2013?
www.theatlantic.com/national/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/national/arc...
Could a Private University Have Made a Difference in Detroit?
Pittsburgh has Carnegie Mellon. In Cleveland, there's Case Western Reserve. What if there had been, say, a Henry Ford University in Detroit?
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Hi folks - does anyone have a gift link for this Atlantic article from 2013?
www.theatlantic.com/national/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/national/arc...
What's a scam you've fallen for? Because we've all been scammed at some point.
I get angriest about having believed that carbon offsets were real with tangible good effects in the real world.
Not so much.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I get angriest about having believed that carbon offsets were real with tangible good effects in the real world.
Not so much.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest certifier are worthless, analysis shows
Investigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are ‘phantom credits’ and may worsen global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
What's a scam you've fallen for? Because we've all been scammed at some point.
I get angriest about having believed that carbon offsets were real with tangible good effects in the real world.
Not so much.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I get angriest about having believed that carbon offsets were real with tangible good effects in the real world.
Not so much.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I wrote a whole-ass book about this bullshit and what's more, it's about my own father, mother, and extended family. www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/run...
November 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I wrote a whole-ass book about this bullshit and what's more, it's about my own father, mother, and extended family. www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/run...
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Gotta love it when the leopards just straight-up eat each other's faces.
November 13, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Gotta love it when the leopards just straight-up eat each other's faces.
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Okay, so, we’re all going to have to agree that it’s wrong to have sex with children. Like, if you don’t agree with me inside your own head, you should keep that inside until you tell a therapist. Also, people who defend pedophiles can not be trusted with your children. At all. AT ALL. EVERRRRRRRRR.
in case you're wondering how the cope is going www.mediamatters.org/megyn-kelly/...
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Okay, so, we’re all going to have to agree that it’s wrong to have sex with children. Like, if you don’t agree with me inside your own head, you should keep that inside until you tell a therapist. Also, people who defend pedophiles can not be trusted with your children. At all. AT ALL. EVERRRRRRRRR.
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Exciting news! If you have a @netgalley.bsky.social account you can request my next novel, The Mortons. Co-written with @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social.
It publishes in Canada/USA & UK, July 2026. (Still waiting on Australia/NZ, Bulgaria, France & German pub dates.)
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
It publishes in Canada/USA & UK, July 2026. (Still waiting on Australia/NZ, Bulgaria, France & German pub dates.)
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
The Mortons
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
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October 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Exciting news! If you have a @netgalley.bsky.social account you can request my next novel, The Mortons. Co-written with @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social.
It publishes in Canada/USA & UK, July 2026. (Still waiting on Australia/NZ, Bulgaria, France & German pub dates.)
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
It publishes in Canada/USA & UK, July 2026. (Still waiting on Australia/NZ, Bulgaria, France & German pub dates.)
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Agreed. This takedown of @nytimes.com shoddy "journalism" is spot on and funny.
November 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Agreed. This takedown of @nytimes.com shoddy "journalism" is spot on and funny.
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performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
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What a dream review in the @bostonglobe.com by @katekilla.bsky.social! “Excellent, if often enraging” is about as accurate as it gets. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/12/a...
Looking back at when a husband could rape his wife without breaking the law - The Boston Globe
Sarah Weinman’s excellent if often enraging new book chronicles the legal journey of a right that seems so obvious and foundational it’s shocking to learn how newly it was won.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
What a dream review in the @bostonglobe.com by @katekilla.bsky.social! “Excellent, if often enraging” is about as accurate as it gets. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/12/a...
Fifty years since the UK queen sacked the prime minister of Australia. Still outrageous! Boo!
Was the Whitlam govt perfect? Nope.
Should democratically elected leaders be changed by anyone but we voters? Also nope.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Au...
Was the Whitlam govt perfect? Nope.
Should democratically elected leaders be changed by anyone but we voters? Also nope.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Au...
1975 Australian constitutional crisis - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Fifty years since the UK queen sacked the prime minister of Australia. Still outrageous! Boo!
Was the Whitlam govt perfect? Nope.
Should democratically elected leaders be changed by anyone but we voters? Also nope.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Au...
Was the Whitlam govt perfect? Nope.
Should democratically elected leaders be changed by anyone but we voters? Also nope.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Au...