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Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · 2h

I am reading it because I want to write about how it (and some other romantasy books) speaks to trends in male love interests in this genre space. I can answer questions about it if needed lol

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2h

Drake lost that rap battle so badly that I wrote about it in my book about SPACE-TIME

A rap battle loss of literally cosmological proportions

Find out how by preordering a copy!!

The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: 9780593701683 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos In her highly acclaimed debut, distinguished cosmologist and particle...

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Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · 4h

if Diana Wynne Jones has a milion fans then I am one of them, if she has a thousand fans then I am one of them, if she has no fans I am dead

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Margaret Owen @what-eats-owls.bsky.social · 5h

Texting with another YA author friend this morning about the rough state of the market, and our consensus was, publishing keeps looking for the next Hunger Games, but they wouldn’t acquire the original if it were in their inboxes today

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 5h

If you're watching the situation in Chicago from afar & want to help, on the off chance you have spare $$, you can give to the Midwest Immigrant Bond Fund, which posts "bond for individuals held in the custody of ICE w ties to IL, IN, KY & WI who cannot afford to pay"
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow

How to Help MIBFC — Midwest Immigration Bond Fund

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Laurel Krahn @windowseat.bsky.social · 21h

the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa

a man in a military uniform is standing in front of a brick building .

Alt: Bucky Barnes in a military uniform standing in front of a brick building, talking to Steve Rogers (offscreen). (I considered a picture of both of them or of Steve. I could go either way, just like them.)

media.tenor.com

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Leticia Urieta @leticiaasu.bsky.social · 1d

My latest book list for @reactorsff.bsky.social! I was excited to include titles from @cronegirlspress.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social, Saskia Nislow, @wnwagner.bsky.social and more!

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 1d

You may have recognized the growth of sporror (spore-horror) media over the past few years 🍄 Today, author Leticia Urieta offers 9 book recommendations that will get their roots- oops, mycelium in you

reactormag.com/creeping-fun...

Creeping Fungus: Nine Works of Sporror - Reactor

If you love mushrooms or just want some creepy reads to add to your TBR, this list is for you!

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Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · 11h

good morning, Bunny! new from me at the
@nytimes.com, just in time for spooky season: a Dark Academia starter pack, feat. Sofia Samatar, Melina Marchetta, Mona Awad, and unexpectedly, Sarah Rees Brennan, for lo, I am Like This full time.

Dark Academia: A Starter Pack

www.nytimes.com

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 13h

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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Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · 10h

hahahaha yep yep, love that for her. plus Dogsbody is a good opportunity to teach your children about the Troubles. never too young to learn about the evils of colonialism!

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Alicia K @wordnerdy.bsky.social · 10h

You know this list is good bc not only does it have Mona Awad and Sarah Rees Brennan, it has MELINA MARCHETTA.

Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · 11h

good morning, Bunny! new from me at the
@nytimes.com, just in time for spooky season: a Dark Academia starter pack, feat. Sofia Samatar, Melina Marchetta, Mona Awad, and unexpectedly, Sarah Rees Brennan, for lo, I am Like This full time.

Dark Academia: A Starter Pack

www.nytimes.com

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Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · 10h

aaaaaaah or Lives of Christopher Chant

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Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · 10h

what are the choices in contention? I started with Charmed Life and it's GREAT but honestly maybe not the best one to start with??? my ideas for starter books for Nine are Archer's Goon, Dogsbody, and Eight Days of Luke, but I dunno.

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Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · 10h

awwww I love those dragon books! my nephew was asking about Coraline (he saw the movie, it terrified him, and he now wishes to read the book), and I'm like, hmmmmm can I interest you in a Diana Wynne Jones instead

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Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · 10h

I REGRET NOTHING

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vegetableink.bsky.social @vegetableink.bsky.social · 10h

Jenny strikes again...with yet another EXCELLENT rec list! My library holds list is about to go wild.

Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · 11h

good morning, Bunny! new from me at the
@nytimes.com, just in time for spooky season: a Dark Academia starter pack, feat. Sofia Samatar, Melina Marchetta, Mona Awad, and unexpectedly, Sarah Rees Brennan, for lo, I am Like This full time.

Dark Academia: A Starter Pack

www.nytimes.com

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Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · 10h

yes! I had a great time with that one too. it's one of my "read also" picks in this list -- I nearly had it as one of the main guys, but I got worried it wasn't dark enough??? but yeah, I had a great time with it. it's very Diana Wynne Jonesy, and Diana Wynne Jones is always my foundational text :P

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Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · 10h

girl it's so good. it's SO good. it's one of the only books I've read this year that truly knocked me out. can't say enough, I hope you will love it.

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Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · 11h

good morning, Bunny! new from me at the
@nytimes.com, just in time for spooky season: a Dark Academia starter pack, feat. Sofia Samatar, Melina Marchetta, Mona Awad, and unexpectedly, Sarah Rees Brennan, for lo, I am Like This full time.

Dark Academia: A Starter Pack

www.nytimes.com

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Paz Pardon me, is that a ghost in your pocket or @pazsays.bsky.social · 1d

Can't pick what to get with your free bookshop shipping? THE SHAMSHINE BLIND is a good choice if, for some reason, you're looking for a story about people toppling a theocratic conspiracy to energize you

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Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · 23h

this take couldn't be righter

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 1d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · 1d

oh drat, this is disappointing, but good to know! I like Martin and Toni Collette, but was worried the show would be too intense for me, so I've been on the fence about watching it. I think I will just skip, knowing the ending doesn't feel satisfying.

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stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 1d

criticism is not the same thing as "being mad at" for the love of all the things

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 3d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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Jenny Hamilton @readingtheend.bsky.social · 1d

oh have you read the Constance Fay series? the first one did nothing for me, but I read the third one more recently and had such a great time. just like, zany hijinks in space with romance. and have you read any of Rosie Danon's more speculative stuff? very very fun.

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