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Brenna English-Loeb @benglishhh.bsky.social · 1d

Happy, happy book birthday to VESSELLESS and Cortney!!!!

Transatlantic Agency @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations on the publication of Vesselless by Cortney L. Winn - out now with Harper Voyager!

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Congratulations on the publication of Vesselless by Cortney L. Winn!

Congratulations on the publication of Vesselless by Cortney L. Winn - out now with Harper Voyager! Cortney L. Winn’s sensational debut Vesselless is an addictive enemies-to-lovers romance following th...

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Brenna English-Loeb @benglishhh.bsky.social · 1d

Happy book birthday to QUEERS AT THE TABLE and its amazing editors, @aketchum22.bsky.social and Megan Elias!

Transatlantic Agency @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations on the publication of Queers at the Table: An Illustrated Guide to Queer Food by Alex D. Ketchum and Megan J. Elias - out now with Arsenal Pulp Press!

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Congratulations on the publication of Queers at the Table: An Illustrated Guide to Queer Food by Alex D. Ketchum and Megan J. Elias!

Congratulations on the publication of Queers at the Table: An Illustrated Guide to Queer Food by Alex D. Ketchum and Megan J. Elias - out now with Arsenal Pulp Press! An anthology of essays, comics, a...

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The Blue Opaque @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social · 2d

Queers at the Table, an anthology I contributed a comic (and the cover) to, is out today! arsenalpulp.com/Books/Q/Quee...

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Transatlantic Agency @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social · 2d

DEAL NEWS - Cortney L. Winn's VESSELLESS and MERCILESS!

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DEAL NEWS - Cortney L. Winn's VESSELLESS and MERCILESS!

Cortney L. Winn's VESSELLESS and MERCILESS, to Swiat Ksiazki (Poland), in a two-book deal, by Martyna Kowalewska at Book/lab Literary Agency; and to Konyvmolykepzo (Hungary), at auction, in a two-book...

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Dr. Alex Ketchum (she/her) @aketchum22.bsky.social · 10d

Join us for tomorrow's free, virtual event: www.eventbrite.com/e/1424815695...
with @kwazana.bsky.social @johnbirdsall.bsky.social Rachel Hope Cleves and Erik Piepenburg
@mcgillarts.bsky.social

New Books on Queer Food (Virtual Event)

This event will consist of a roundtable discussion about queer food, publishing, and the speakers' recently released books!

www.eventbrite.com

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Brenna English-Loeb @benglishhh.bsky.social · 9d

So excited to be working together, @reschaefer.bsky.social! I can't wait for everyone to meet Casmir, too -- they're going to love him!

Transatlantic Agency @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social · 10d

Transatlantic is delighted to welcome @reschaefer.bsky.social!

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Transatlantic is delighted to welcome R E Schaefer!

R E Schaefer was born and raised in Texas, but recently, she made a big move to Seattle where she lives with her husband and border collie mix. She loves drawing, video games, and traveling.

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Dr. Alex Ketchum (she/her) @aketchum22.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you to everyone who came to our Queer Food as Queer and Trans Joy event!
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Thank you to our contributors and facilitators plus screenshot of the zoom screen and the book cover.

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Dr. Alex Ketchum (she/her) @aketchum22.bsky.social · 16d

Since we could all use some more queer and trans joy- join us for our virtual event tomorrow night (September 23)
-- it's free!!

www.eventbrite.com/e/1424903818...

Queer Food as Queer and Trans Joy (virtual event)

This virtual event will consist of a roundtable discussion about queer food and queer and trans joy! It'll be followed by audience Q and A.

www.eventbrite.com

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Transatlantic Agency @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social · 17d

Negotiating pay isn’t awkward—it’s professional self-advocacy and in Laura Goode’s newest book, PITCH CRAFT, she reminds writers that asking for what you’re worth is part of the craft, too.

Laura is represented by Amanda Orozco and Brenna English-Loeb.

Congratulations, Laura!

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Dr. Alex Ketchum (she/her) @aketchum22.bsky.social · 20d

Join us for our upcoming free and virtual events on queer food!
Register online at: www.queerfoodconference.com/p/additional...

September queer food events: free and virtual
September 23, 2025:
Queer Food as Queer and Trans Joy
6:00-7:30 PM ET

September 30, 2025:
New Books on Queer Food
6:00-7:30 PM ET
https://www.queerfoodconference.com/p/additional-events.html

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September queer food events: free and virtual
September 23, 2025:
Queer Food as Queer and Trans Joy
6:00-7:30 PM ET

September 30, 2025:
New Books on Queer Food
6:00-7:30 PM ET
https://www.queerfoodconference.com/p/additional-events.html

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Transatlantic Agency @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social · 23d

Congratulations on the publication of PITCH CRAFT by Laura Goode - out now with Ten Speed Press!

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Congratulations on the publication of PITCH CRAFT by Laura Goode!

Congratulations on the publication of PITCH CRAFT by Laura Goode - out now with Ten Speed Press! An award-winning author and Stanford writing instructor demystifies the business of writing with this p...

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Brenna English-Loeb @benglishhh.bsky.social · 23d

Very excited to be working with Tali on her incredible gothic fantasy!

Transatlantic Agency @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social · 24d

Transatlantic is delighted to welcome @talishammas.bsky.social!

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Transatlantic is delighted to welcome Tali Shammas!

Tali Shammas is a writer, lawyer, and PhD candidate. Her award-winning short fiction has been published by the Georgina Centre for Arts and Culture. After completing a JD/MBA, Tali was called to the B...

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Dr. Alex Ketchum (she/her) @aketchum22.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join us tomorrow!! free, virtual event on queer food

www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk/event/kitche...

Queers at the Table: Eat, Talk, Write, Draw. - Oxford Food Symposium

Queers at the Table: Eat, Talk, Write, Draw. Food is more than nourishment — it’s memory, resistance, and connection. In queer communities, meals have long been a way to challenge…

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Katie Hallahan @katiehal16.bsky.social · Aug 28

Four truths and a lie -- The Twice-Sold Soul edition! Can you spot the lie? I'll post it tomorrow 😁 1/2

With thanks to @mcarubia.bsky.social for the gaming and cat pics!

Author Katie Hallahan holding a copy of The Twice-Sold Soul, with text reading "Four truths and a lie... The Twice-Sold Soul edition!"

The Twice-Sold Soul book and a Monsterhearts 2 book along with gaming paraphernalia. Text reading "1. The Twice-Sold Soul is inspired by a Monsterhearts campaign I played in. In the game, McKenna started off as a Ghoul with a taste for flesh before becoming a Witch (that's why she's a vegetarian)."

The Twice-Sold Soul and an adorable black cat. Text reads, "2. Remi's cat, Mr. M, was originally said to have peacefully passed while McKenna was away, and Remi had a new cat named Eve. This was adamantly protested by a beta reader and now Mr. M will live forever, having made some manner of Bargain with Remi."

The Twice-Sold Soul and three Tarot cards from the Modern Witch deck: The Knight of Swords, the Ten of Swords reversed, and The Chariot. Text reads, "3. McKenna's mom does a Tarot reading for her using the Rider-Waite deck. I own 14 Tarot decks, but none of them are the Rider-Waite deck."

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McGill Arts @mcgillarts.bsky.social · Aug 28

"Queers at the Table" edited by #McGillArts Professor Alex D. Ketchum and Megan J. Elias, is featured on CBC Books' 45 Canadian Nonfiction Books to Read this fall!
@aketchum22.bsky.social

www.cbc.ca/books/45-can...

45 Canadian nonfiction books to read this fall | CBC Books

Check out these Canadian nonfiction titles coming out in fall 2025.

www.cbc.ca

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B. Pladek @bpladek.bsky.social · Aug 21

herein you can 1) hear me read a sneak preview of a flash from a forthcoming @neonhemlock.bsky.social zine (!), 2) see my raggedyass prof hair before I cut it to look respectable for the new term, & 3) cackle at the wonderful @susantaitel.bsky.social's AITA take on Rapunzel!

Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · Aug 21

This Story Hour's guests used sharp writing and exquisite craft to bring us on journeys of delight and melancholy. You can still watch Susan Taitel and B. Pladek read! @bpladek.bsky.social @susantaitel.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBJJ...

August 20, 2025 Story Hour: Susan Taitel and B. Pladek

YouTube video by Story Hour

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · Aug 19

This Story Hour, B. Pladek returns, and Susan Taitel makes her Story Hour debut! Join us for the warmth, the wit, and the wisdom! Join us Wednesday, August 20 at 7:00 PDT! @bpladek.bsky.social @susantaitel.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

Head-and-shoulders photo of writer B. Pladek, a fair-skinned man with auburn hair worn short and with a side part. He poses before a plain blue portrait background, wearing a white dress shirt with a dark blazer and roundish wire-rim glasses. He smiles warmly at the camera.

Head-and-shoulders candid photo of writer Susan Taitel, a fair-skinned woman with dark, wavy hair dyed purple on one side and blond on top. She poses in an interior that includes framed art and a table lamp. She wears a smocked red top and large, plastic-framed cat-eye glasses. She smiles at the camera as if it amuses her.

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Transatlantic Agency @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social · Aug 18

Four of TLA’s amazing authors gathered at Seattle WorldCon this past week and snapped this adorable photo together!

From right to left: Rachel Csabi, Inez Rae, Katie Hallahan, and B. Pladek.

All of these lovely clients are represented by Brenna English-Loeb.

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Joseph Wilson @josephwilsonca.bsky.social · Aug 14

An excerpt from my upcoming book #HumansofAI for @uoftpress.bsky.social "Pay No Attention to Those Engineers Behind the Curtain: The Hidden Infrastructure that Runs AI"
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@americananthro.bsky.social @cas-sca.bsky.social @4sweb.bsky.social linguisticanthropology.org/blog/2025/08...

Pay No Attention to Those Engineers Behind the Curtain: The Hidden Infrastructure that Runs AI - Society for Linguistic Anthropology

-Joseph Wilson The following is an (lightly edited) excerpt from Joseph Wilson’s forthcoming book Humans of AI: Understanding the People Behind the Machines to be published by University of Toronto Pr...

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Brenna English-Loeb @benglishhh.bsky.social · Jul 29

it's the same principle but reversed, so there's a small depression right under the bone, and the rest of the insert is lightly cushioned and actually firmer and more structured than most. they helped so much I completely forgot I still have them in my running shoes haha

Brenna English-Loeb @benglishhh.bsky.social · Jul 29

yeah that happened to me, too. I had to go to PT to relearn how to walk properly on my left foot. and I once had a PT go on a rant about how much he hated podiatrists bc they never tell patients about that stuff, which was definitely my experience!

Just remembered: I also got custom shoe inserts

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Brenna English-Loeb @benglishhh.bsky.social · Jul 29

when I broke a sesamoid the podiatrist gave me these white kidney shaped pads. I would cut them in half and put them under the outside half of my foot (so in line w/ sesamoid but not under it) which helped keep pressure off it. probably not a longterm solution but good for reducing swelling and pain

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Transatlantic Agency @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social · Jul 22

We’re so excited to see that QUEERS AT THE TABLE by @aketchum22.bsky.social and Megan J. Elias’s is featured in PW’s roundup of graphic novels/illustrated works coming out this fall!

Out Oct. 7 - pre-order your copy today!

Alex and Megan are represented by Rob Firing and Brenna English-Loeb.

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Brenna English-Loeb @benglishhh.bsky.social · Jul 21

Congrats Inez!!!!!!!

Transatlantic Agency @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social · Jul 21

DEAL NEWS - BUZZARD by Inez Ray!

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DEAL NEWS - BUZZARD by Inez Ray!

Michael LaBorn at Bindery Books has acquired world rights to BUZZARD by debut author Inez Ray! Set in 2110 and pitched as Mad Max Fury Road meets The Handmaid's Tale, it follows Mae, a midwife

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Brenna English-Loeb @benglishhh.bsky.social · Jul 17

congrats Dana!!!!!

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