Author Larry Benjamin
@writerlarry.bsky.social
Bronx-born wordsmith & pink bony boy. Award-winning author of gay literary romance. #gay husband and dog lover. authorlarrybenjamin.com
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If you already know how to register your work with the U.S. Copyright Office, the importance of retaining copyright ownership, how to get your rights back when a book is out of print, and what constitutes fair use… this webinar is NOT for you!!
But for everyone else please join us Thursday!
But for everyone else please join us Thursday!
Must-Know Copyright Basics for Authors - The Authors Guild
Copyright law is the foundation for authors’ ability to get paid for their work. Your copyright is perhaps your most valuable asset as a working writer, so it behooves all writers to understand the in...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
If you already know how to register your work with the U.S. Copyright Office, the importance of retaining copyright ownership, how to get your rights back when a book is out of print, and what constitutes fair use… this webinar is NOT for you!!
But for everyone else please join us Thursday!
But for everyone else please join us Thursday!
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Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
And Dems wonder why Mamdani won so easily...we need a third party--one eith balls
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www.mediaite.com/politics/hou...
House Democrats Furious That Their Senate Colleagues Are 'Caving' On Shutdown: 'Unconditional Surrender!'
A number of Democratic representatives on Sunday vented they do not support their Senate colleagues "caving" on a deal to end the government shutdown if it excludes an extension on Obamacare subsidies
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November 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
And Dems wonder why Mamdani won so easily...we need a third party--one eith balls
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www.mediaite.com/politics/hou...
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
I was recently honored be the first returning guest on Apex Global Media’s “Author’s Spotlight” program, hosted by the sunny and always fabulous Monica. Join us as we take a deep dive into my new novel, He.
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Author’s Spotlight: Larry Benjamin. A Deep Dive into his novel He.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I was recently honored be the first returning guest on Apex Global Media’s “Author’s Spotlight” program, hosted by the sunny and always fabulous Monica. Join us as we take a deep dive into my new novel, He.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ta7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ta7...
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🗣️ Don’t forget to sign up for our Banned Books Club on Fable! Up this month is George M. Johnson’s deeply personal essay collection, “All Boys Aren’t Blue”—or get started on next month’s book, George Orwell’s “1984.” Hope to see you there!
Register for free:
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The Authors Guild Banned Books Club - The Authors Guild
The Authors Guild Banned Books Club is a free virtual book club on the Fable social reading app. Each month, the Banned Books Club presents a different work of fiction or nonfiction recently barred in...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🗣️ Don’t forget to sign up for our Banned Books Club on Fable! Up this month is George M. Johnson’s deeply personal essay collection, “All Boys Aren’t Blue”—or get started on next month’s book, George Orwell’s “1984.” Hope to see you there!
Register for free:
Register for free:
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THEY KEPT A LIST. VOTERS KEPT RECEIPTS.
Election Day 2025: Voters Consistently Rejected Book Restrictions in School Board Races - The Authors Guild
While book challenges reached historic highs in 2024 and 2025, voters responded decisively. Beginning with pivotal Texas school board races in May and continuing nationwide through November, voters re...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
THEY KEPT A LIST. VOTERS KEPT RECEIPTS.
Hey @nypost.com I found this article full of your usual misinformation and half-truths but what really struck was how with a few minor edits, your article perfectly describes Triump. Give it a read. Here's tehhe article you published for reference: nypost.com/2025/11/05/o...
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Hey @nypost.com I found this article full of your usual misinformation and half-truths but what really struck was how with a few minor edits, your article perfectly describes Triump. Give it a read. Here's tehhe article you published for reference: nypost.com/2025/11/05/o...
As a writer, as a reader, this makes me so happy. Let's end ALL book bans!
Someone tried to ban a book because it supports the “ideology” of coming out. They got shut down. - buff.ly/boGMy8w
November 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
As a writer, as a reader, this makes me so happy. Let's end ALL book bans!
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Good morning to these future governors!
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Good morning to these future governors!
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Seems like an appropriate quote today for our neighbours to the south:
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
— Victor Hugo
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
— Victor Hugo
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Seems like an appropriate quote today for our neighbours to the south:
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
— Victor Hugo
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
— Victor Hugo
@nypost.com if only you'd clutched your pearls so hard when a CONVICTED FELON was elected President...
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
@nypost.com if only you'd clutched your pearls so hard when a CONVICTED FELON was elected President...
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Last night was a thumping from coast to coast. Across the country, voters rejected chaos and cynicism – and chose leaders who are focused on the cost of everyday life.
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Last night was a thumping from coast to coast. Across the country, voters rejected chaos and cynicism – and chose leaders who are focused on the cost of everyday life.
Who's your daddy now?
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Rebuking Trump, California passes Prop 50 to redistrict in favor of Democrats
One of the most important Election Day battles essentially negates five new GOP-leaning congressional districts Texas created at Trump's urging.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Who's your daddy now?
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Amen
Trump tries to build a fake wall of inevitability around everything he does.
Today, voters - literally from sea to shining sea - broke through all that, and this is just the beginning.
Today, voters - literally from sea to shining sea - broke through all that, and this is just the beginning.
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Amen
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BREAKING: MAMDANI HAS WON according to Decision Desk
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
BREAKING: MAMDANI HAS WON according to Decision Desk
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Blumenthal: We’re going to continue finding more of the ballroom donors who evidently didn’t want their names revealed. And let me name them: BlackRock, Susquehanna International, Nvidia, OpenAI, Vantive, and Extremity Care.
And so, we will use every possible resource to expose this corruption to
And so, we will use every possible resource to expose this corruption to
November 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Blumenthal: We’re going to continue finding more of the ballroom donors who evidently didn’t want their names revealed. And let me name them: BlackRock, Susquehanna International, Nvidia, OpenAI, Vantive, and Extremity Care.
And so, we will use every possible resource to expose this corruption to
And so, we will use every possible resource to expose this corruption to
Spanberger (DEM) wins VA; Mamdani (DEM socialist) wins NYC; Sherill (DEM) wins NJ. My heart is full; hope is rising like the sun at dawn. A change is gonna come.
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Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (Official Lyric Video)
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November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Spanberger (DEM) wins VA; Mamdani (DEM socialist) wins NYC; Sherill (DEM) wins NJ. My heart is full; hope is rising like the sun at dawn. A change is gonna come.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEBl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEBl...
Can I get an Amen, somebody?
For the record: I'm not tired of winning.
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Can I get an Amen, somebody?
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This is just a HUGE night for Democrats.
California Prop 50 will be the icing on the cake.
California Prop 50 will be the icing on the cake.
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
This is just a HUGE night for Democrats.
California Prop 50 will be the icing on the cake.
California Prop 50 will be the icing on the cake.
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I mean this is so far pretty close to a 10 out of 10 night for Democrats. Winning everywhere! Statewide in PA and GA, huge margin in VA gov race. Sherrill tracking double digits as well! Mamdani above 50% in a the highest turnout in NYC since 1969. Big pick ups in VA House of Delegates.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I mean this is so far pretty close to a 10 out of 10 night for Democrats. Winning everywhere! Statewide in PA and GA, huge margin in VA gov race. Sherrill tracking double digits as well! Mamdani above 50% in a the highest turnout in NYC since 1969. Big pick ups in VA House of Delegates.