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Andrea Hairston

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novelist, drama queen, biker babe, speculating and agitating http://andreahairston.com/

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Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social · Jun 18

Good News! Hooray to all the authors. I am thrilled to be in such good company!

Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · Jun 18

We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:

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Rosa Sparks @ NYCC @rosasparks.bsky.social · 7d

Black Speculative Fiction Month. Day 2. Archangels of Funk by Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social
#Blackbooksky #booksky #bookrecs

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Books R' Me @booksrme.bsky.social · 7d

Archangels of Funk is a vibrant tapestry of imagination and culture! Andrea Hairston weaves a world that dances between reality and dreams, uplifting the spirit. It reminds me how powerful stories can be. #booksky #Blackbooksky

Rosa Sparks @ NYCC @rosasparks.bsky.social · 7d

Black Speculative Fiction Month. Day 2. Archangels of Funk by Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social
#Blackbooksky #booksky #bookrecs

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Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social · 4d

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Northampton” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Northampton · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 22d

Loyalty is an incredible bookstore with an incredible team. I've done in-person events there, we did the Comfort Reads panels there with @marthawells.com @kjcharleswriter.com @tkingfisher.com, it's a wonderful place. please support if you can. www.crowdcast.io/c/comfortrea...

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 22d

This is happening in a few days and it's gonna RAWK

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 28d

Next Friday: Writers With Drinks returns to San Francisco! It's your chance to hear some incredible queer and trans writers.

Caro de Robertis
Michal "MJ" Jones
Frida Sierra
Annalee Newitz
Charlie Jane Anders
Renée Swindle

7 PM at Strut, 470 Castro. FREE, donation requested. Masks required 😷😻

A flier with a tumbler of wine in a hand, plus a hand holding an open book that says "with the best writers in the Bay area!". Text says: Writers With Drinks: A Literary Variety Show.

Caro de Robertis (So Many Stars)
Michal "MJ" Jones (Hood Vacations)
Frida Sierra (Santa Cruz Comedy Festival)
Annalee Newitz (Automatic Noodle)
Charlie Jane Anders (Lessons in Magic and Disaster)
Renée Swindle (Francine's Spectacular Crash & Burn)

Friday, September 19
7 to 9 PM
Strut/Magnet, 470 Castro St.

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Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social · 25d

Heather on the list, on the case, doing good in the world!

September 12, 2025

Since a gunman murdered right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, both social media circles and the political sphere have been alight with accusatio...

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 25d

Mr. President, your party controls the House, the Senate and the White House.

Do not shut down the government.

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Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social · 25d

Good one!
No need to normalize violence!

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 25d

wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend

Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 26d

The headline should be about Discord’s chat spaces enabling vibrant democratic discourse & undermining the military curfew to enable free speech & participation. Empowerment through egalitarian access.

Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 26d

look at the dismissive tone in this article (gift link). Is it because it's Nepal and not, say Taiwan? Because the protestors have been branded young? or just a determination to keep following the disingenuous line that the protests were about social media bans and now there's ✨irony✨?

Nepal’s Social Media Ban Backfires as Politics Moves to a Chat Room

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Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations @fivebooks.com · 26d

NEW: "I think this is a very frustrating part of alien invasion stories for many readers: the invasion begins, and people don’t believe it" Seth Dickinson, author of Exordia, on five unusual alien invasion books:
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The Best Alien Invasion Books

Alien invasions are one of the most enduringly popular themes in sci fi. Author Seth Dickinson introduces five mind-bending novels that give a fresh take on the idea of the alien: invasions that are…

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Sandra Ruttan she/her @sandraruttan.bsky.social · 28d

Andrea Hairston is a playwright and the author of multiple books, including Redwood and Wildfire, Lonely Stardust, and Masters of Poison. Today, she visits The OTHERWORLDS to discuss her debut novel, Mindscape.

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Andrea Hairston - Mindscape

Andrea Hairston is a playwright and the author of multiple books, including Redwood and Wildfire, Lonely Stardust, and Masters of Poison. Today, she visits The OTHERWORLDS to discuss her debut novel,

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Texas AFL-CIO @texasaflcio.org · Sep 7

Demands from @unitehere.org Local 23 members are simple: A fair wage, fair contract, and respect!

This is the first strike of Texas hotel workers in modern history.

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🦇 Harper 🔜 17th Door 🔜 HHN 🦇 @2manystripes.bsky.social · Sep 7

More reasons to be anti-AI

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · Sep 8

Obv looks fantastic, but can we have a shout out for Andrew Scott, who has absolutely cornered the market on malevolent glares. Prime example at 1.22.

Rian Johnson @rianjohnson.bsky.social · Sep 8

The morning’s bright the sky is blue and we have a teaser trailer! WAKE UP DEAD MAN the new Benoit Blanc mystery, in theaters Thanksgiving and on Netflix 12/12

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · Sep 8

Went out this morning and got our Covid and flu vaccines. They did ask me if I had any immunocompromised conditions and I said cancer and that was all they needed. They said they’d had tons of people getting the vaccine all weekend since they got the new one in.

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · Sep 8

And what an incredible journey it has been. 🖖

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Sep 8

On this day in 1966, Star Trek first beamed into living rooms across America. None of us could have imagined then the journey it would set us on. And not just the cast and crew, but the millions of fans who would find hope, inspiration, and community in its vision of the future.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · Sep 5

you can tell that RFK and anti-vax are a project of the elites because, despite generous anti-reality softball coverage, their views are still toxically unpopular.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · Sep 5

Polling showing that a majority of Trump’s voters support vaccines was shared with several Republicans lawmakers’ staffers in a closed-door meeting head of RFK Jr.’s Senate hearing, according to two people familiar with the meeting.

Ahead of Kennedy hearing, GOP saw poll showing Trump voters support vaccines

The poll, conducted by veteran Republican pollsters, found that a majority of Trump voters believe vaccines save lives and support immunizations against measles and hepatitis B.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Sep 5

you could not pay me money to read any amount of words on “blueskyism”

if you are tempted to write a screed about social media website you don’t read then go outside

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Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social · Sep 4

I did this video in my hotel room at Worldcon!

Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · Sep 4

Andrea Hairston (@andreahairston.bsky.social) introduces and reads from her novel Archangels of Funk, which is shortlisted for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.

For more about this year's shortlist: www.ursulakleguin.com/prize25

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Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social · Sep 4

Pounding and Pounding! Finally a draft of THE REDEMPTION CENTER IS CLOSED ON SUNDAYS that I like! So BOOK HAUL! Charlie Jane Anders LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER was sold out, on order! SUNWARD out on Sept 16! I read SUNWARD flying coast to coast, a blast! All these books are delicious!

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Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social · Sep 3

Great seeing you and sharing words! I miss Wiscon!

Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social · Sep 3

Title Nine has pants meant to be shorter and also LONG pants!

Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social · Sep 2

Whatever doesn't weigh too much, can fit in your tiny bag and come out looking like a million dollars, and refusing all the dirt and muck flung at it!

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The Skiffy and Fanty Show @skiffyandfanty.com · Aug 20

We love Renay's Mixtape and are honored that she chose one of @pematson.bsky.social 's reviews to link to this week, as well as our interview with @andreahairston.bsky.social

Renay⁷ @renay.bsky.social · Aug 15

Intergalactic Mixtape is live!

Intergalactic Mixtape #15

Hey! This week I have some things I read, a small Hugo TedTalk (I will be the change I want to see in the world), a reasonable number of reviews (multiple...

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Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social · Sep 2

I had a wonderful time at Worldcon in Seattle in August! Definite spiritual uplift! Imagination to power change. Here I am with Martha Wells, who released QUEEN DEMON and MURDERBOT DAIRIES--RAPPORT this year. Be Challenged, Be inspired! @marthawells.com

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