Andrew Zack
@literaryagent.bsky.social
Literary agent, editor, and publisher. The Zack Company, Inc. (www.literaryagent.info) and Author Coach (www.authorcoach.com), as well as Endpapers Press (www.endpaperspress.com). No queries here, please. (Also, proud Zionist and supporter of 🇮🇱.)
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A new study has shown that miscarriage or induced abortion is NOT a potential risk factor for breast cancer, contrary to continued anti-choice propaganda. Even several abortions or miscarriages does not increase risk. The study used high-quality Finnish registry data.
Prior abortion or miscarriage not linked to increased risk of pre- or postmenopausal breast cancer
A prior abortion or miscarriage was not linked with an increased risk of developing pre- or postmenopausal breast cancer in a study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.
www.news-medical.net
February 12, 2026 at 3:15 AM
A new study has shown that miscarriage or induced abortion is NOT a potential risk factor for breast cancer, contrary to continued anti-choice propaganda. Even several abortions or miscarriages does not increase risk. The study used high-quality Finnish registry data.
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REGULATIONS = PROTECTIONS FOR AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
DEREGULATIONS = ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO HARM AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
DEREGULATIONS = ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO HARM AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
February 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM
REGULATIONS = PROTECTIONS FOR AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
DEREGULATIONS = ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO HARM AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
DEREGULATIONS = ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO HARM AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
I’m all for data security but the amount of time wasted on QuickBooks and Quicken downloads not working because someone changed something is absurd.
February 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I’m all for data security but the amount of time wasted on QuickBooks and Quicken downloads not working because someone changed something is absurd.
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ok, I think we all need a dose of adorableness today like a NEWBORN GIRAFFE www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...
February 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
ok, I think we all need a dose of adorableness today like a NEWBORN GIRAFFE www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...
I would like to stop adulting and perhaps be a dog. Preferably one that gets to nap and eat and then play all day. Sign me up for that!
February 10, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I would like to stop adulting and perhaps be a dog. Preferably one that gets to nap and eat and then play all day. Sign me up for that!
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“America’s golden age” was a complete lie.
The numbers tell the truth: Trump has been a disaster for American industry and is killing the blue-collar jobs he promised he’d bring back.
Trump’s record: fewer jobs and higher prices. Change can’t some soon enough.
The numbers tell the truth: Trump has been a disaster for American industry and is killing the blue-collar jobs he promised he’d bring back.
Trump’s record: fewer jobs and higher prices. Change can’t some soon enough.
February 9, 2026 at 8:12 PM
“America’s golden age” was a complete lie.
The numbers tell the truth: Trump has been a disaster for American industry and is killing the blue-collar jobs he promised he’d bring back.
Trump’s record: fewer jobs and higher prices. Change can’t some soon enough.
The numbers tell the truth: Trump has been a disaster for American industry and is killing the blue-collar jobs he promised he’d bring back.
Trump’s record: fewer jobs and higher prices. Change can’t some soon enough.
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Remember when we thought Sarah Palin was the dumbest person in politics
Good times.
Good times.
February 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Remember when we thought Sarah Palin was the dumbest person in politics
Good times.
Good times.
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
Professional redo of the closets and the buyer’s remorse is strong. Plus they chipped our wood floor.
February 7, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Professional redo of the closets and the buyer’s remorse is strong. Plus they chipped our wood floor.
The Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast episode with Bob Newhart is a gem. Go give it a listen.
February 7, 2026 at 11:07 PM
The Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast episode with Bob Newhart is a gem. Go give it a listen.
Honestly, I have no interest in the Olympics.
February 7, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Honestly, I have no interest in the Olympics.
What does it say that I, a college graduate with 35+ years of business experience, cannot navigate my kids’ high school requirements for all the different forms?
February 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
What does it say that I, a college graduate with 35+ years of business experience, cannot navigate my kids’ high school requirements for all the different forms?
Starfleet Academy building a show around a character from another show that much of its audience has probably never seen is an interesting choice. My kid has never seen DS9.
February 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Starfleet Academy building a show around a character from another show that much of its audience has probably never seen is an interesting choice. My kid has never seen DS9.
It’s amazing how I can get up, ready to get the day going, and get utterly derailed by a kid waking up sick.
February 6, 2026 at 4:49 PM
It’s amazing how I can get up, ready to get the day going, and get utterly derailed by a kid waking up sick.
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I say it again and again...the Repugnican party must be totally obliterated in the upcoming elections, so that there will never be even the remotest possibility that a shitshow like this can ever happen again.
Vote as if your very existence depends on it ... BECAUSE IT DOES!!!
Vote as if your very existence depends on it ... BECAUSE IT DOES!!!
February 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
I say it again and again...the Repugnican party must be totally obliterated in the upcoming elections, so that there will never be even the remotest possibility that a shitshow like this can ever happen again.
Vote as if your very existence depends on it ... BECAUSE IT DOES!!!
Vote as if your very existence depends on it ... BECAUSE IT DOES!!!
I finally finished the movie Fair Play that I probably started a year ago and just couldn’t get into it. If you think Neil LaBute is a genius, you might like it. I found it slow and annoying, but I do tend to finish the movies I started, for better or worse. Usually worse.
February 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I finally finished the movie Fair Play that I probably started a year ago and just couldn’t get into it. If you think Neil LaBute is a genius, you might like it. I found it slow and annoying, but I do tend to finish the movies I started, for better or worse. Usually worse.
The two-part Mel Brooks documentary is very funny and charming. Sad to realize while watching that Carl and Rob are gone and Mel is still here.
February 1, 2026 at 12:33 AM
The two-part Mel Brooks documentary is very funny and charming. Sad to realize while watching that Carl and Rob are gone and Mel is still here.
It’s supposed to be 80° in San Diego tomorrow. On January 31. That’s not normal. I’ll try to enjoy it, but it’s not normal.
January 31, 2026 at 3:37 AM
It’s supposed to be 80° in San Diego tomorrow. On January 31. That’s not normal. I’ll try to enjoy it, but it’s not normal.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
So I watched the Canadian medical drama Transplant the last few weeks. It’s entertaining and even moving, but I struggled with the idea that a Syrian doctor would move to Canada and seem to be instantly a cultural fit.
January 25, 2026 at 12:16 AM
So I watched the Canadian medical drama Transplant the last few weeks. It’s entertaining and even moving, but I struggled with the idea that a Syrian doctor would move to Canada and seem to be instantly a cultural fit.
Why does Starfleet Academy look like a mall? And are we supposed to believe they built it on the ground? Can Star Trek stop pretending they would build massive spaceships on planets or land them on planets? TOS never did this.
January 19, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Why does Starfleet Academy look like a mall? And are we supposed to believe they built it on the ground? Can Star Trek stop pretending they would build massive spaceships on planets or land them on planets? TOS never did this.
I understand AI is supposed to be evil, but I mostly view it as a tool. I am currently running a test to see how it does checking part of a novel for Chicago style. It will track all changes. It was told not to rewrite anything. How is that different from Word’s spelling and grammar checker?
January 19, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I understand AI is supposed to be evil, but I mostly view it as a tool. I am currently running a test to see how it does checking part of a novel for Chicago style. It will track all changes. It was told not to rewrite anything. How is that different from Word’s spelling and grammar checker?
I’ve been editing a novel for a client. Hours of sitting, scrolling, commenting, cutting, rewriting, etc. I miss pencil edits.
January 17, 2026 at 12:35 PM
I’ve been editing a novel for a client. Hours of sitting, scrolling, commenting, cutting, rewriting, etc. I miss pencil edits.
Watched E1 of #StarFleetAcademy and was really put off by the depiction of Star Fleet treating prisoners so violently. I think it needed more context, in that, after the Burn, even the Federation struggled to remain civilized and not sink into barbarism.
January 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Watched E1 of #StarFleetAcademy and was really put off by the depiction of Star Fleet treating prisoners so violently. I think it needed more context, in that, after the Burn, even the Federation struggled to remain civilized and not sink into barbarism.
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This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 AM
This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)