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Weird Al Gore Vidal Sassoon @lyfaulk.bsky.social · 2d

Oh did I mention I have a new chapbook coming out? Preorders coming at the end of October.

October 27th - Hippie Speedball by Ly Faulk preorder

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Marisca Pichette (she/they) @marisca.bsky.social · 2d

☁️📖☁️

Adam Bassett @adamcbassett.com · 2d

Needed a change of scenery, so I took EVERY DARK CLOUD by @marisca.bsky.social to a park today. Excellent little novella to read on a sunny, cloudless afternoon. 😂

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Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social · 1d

Hey folks: Who was it that promoted their book with a challenge to visit 100 bookclubs earlier this year? I remember it, but I can't remember the author or find the digital footprint for the campaign now.

I need to know for...secret reasons...
#writingcommunity #booksky #WritersofBluesky #halp

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Kristin Houlihan, Writer @kristinwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Ok Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark terrifies me as a kid but I don’t remember anything worthy of a challenge… ?

American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 1d

Oprah Daily took a deep dive into ALA's historic lists of Top 10 Most Challenged Books
to find the 25 most censored titles of the past 25 years. Want to stand up for free speech? Start reading.
https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/g68849151/most-banned-books-today/
#BannedBooksWeek

The Most Banned Books of Our Time Tell a Troubling Story—and the Pattern Is Hard to Ignore

See what the fuss is all about.

www.oprahdaily.com

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Megan @ Sugar Pig @sugarpigblog.bsky.social · 1d

Fan-freaking-tastic: 4/4 beta readers loved my memoir, with comments like "top level writing" "stunning and candid" "searing, sharp and gorgeous" and "needs to be out in the world." 🤩

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Kristin Houlihan, Writer @kristinwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Been meaning to sign up — this post reminded me to do it now!

All signed up! Hope I can volunteer from my bed!

Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 1d

It's banned books week and so I'm legally obligated to bully you, a person who has ever had their name on a book, into joining @authorsabb.bsky.social.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We fight the source of book bans with calls to action, partnership w everyone in the game, and offer training.

AABB Author Sign-Up Form

Hello! We're Authors Against Book Bans, a group of authors who’ve come together to protect and promote the freedom to read on both the national and local levels. We’re creating a network of authors to...

docs.google.com

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Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social · 1d

Why a newsletter? My agent said I should.

Why about publishing? I spent 2025 landing a book deal and I wanted all the time, mistakes, and stress to do some good.

Will it help me? Maybe. I did it without knowing what was happening. I look back now that I understand it. 🧵

www.ryantpozzi.com/midlist

Life on the Midlist | Discover Realities of Traditional Publishing — Ryan T. Pozzi

Explore authentic stories from a midlist author about publishing, querying, and the truths behind making it in the book industry, delivered every Tuesday.

www.ryantpozzi.com

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fbereaud.bsky.social @fbereaud.bsky.social · 1d

My first novel, A Question of Family, comes out from @stanchion.bsky.social in Feb! Preorder here: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

A Question of Family | Stanchion

STANCHION'S FIRST NOVEL! From François Bereaud, the acclaimed writer of San Diego Stories, comes a novel told in stories that span eras. Meet Walter, Claire, Grace, and Michael, a family in some state...

www.stanchionzine.com

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Marisca Pichette (she/they) @marisca.bsky.social · 1d

Just a month away: join me for ON SUBMISSIONS 📃🖋️

www.practiceofwriting.com/event-detail...

On Submissions | The Practice Of Writ

We will tackle the question plaguing every author upon finishing a piece: what next? From revision to research and beyond, we will chart the road to publication, considering cover letters, pitches, pa...

www.practiceofwriting.com

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Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 6: Nostalgia now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · 2h

Woohoo!

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Joel Glover (he/him) @joelgloverauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Taking a moment to relish the fact that I, an indie self published author with the marketing chops of a can of mackerel, have nevertheless hit 50 reviews/ratings on Amazon for the first of my herd of books

mybook.to/PainAndRuin

The cover of the novel "the path of pain and ruin" but Joel Glover, a skull dipped in blood and bronze
The book has 50 reviews and an average of 4.5 stars on Amazon

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Kathryn Rw Reese @kathrynreese.bsky.social · 23h

I was interviewed by Ruby Hillsmith from The Suburban Review. She asked about my Elegy for the Southern Beaches, listening & frogs!

thesuburbanreview.com/2025/intervi...

Q&A with Kathryn Reese • Ruby Hillsmith • The Suburban Review

Our Associate Editor Ruby Hillsmith chats to Kathryn Reese, whose poem, ‘Elegy for the Southern Beaches’, was published in #39: CLIMATE.

thesuburbanreview.com

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Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social · 19h

On This Day in History: October 7, 1993
Toni Morrison received the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first African American woman so honored. The Swedish Academy praised the visionary force and poetic power of novels like Beloved, Song of Solomon, and The Bluest Eye.

Street art depicting Morrison in Vitoria, Spain

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Marisca Pichette (she/they) @marisca.bsky.social · 9h

Preorders are OPEN for HIDING UNDER THE LEAVES @theslabpress.bsky.social 🍂

Including my flesh garden story, "Nature Morte" ⚰️

Hiding Under the Leaves

Hiding Under the Leaves [Major, Tim, Hogan, Liam, Scott, Donna] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Hiding Under the Leaves

www.amazon.com

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Robbie Maakestad @robbiemaakestad.bsky.social · 1d

FYI, @therumpus.net is still open for essay submissions! If you want to get an idea of what we publish, check out the #RumpusEssays threads below.
therumpus.submittable.com/submit

The Rumpus Submission Manager

We have paused submissions for fiction and poetry, so we can catch up. We'll re-open for these categories on 10/15/2025.The Rumpus publishes original fiction, poetry, literary humor writing, comics, e...

therumpus.submittable.com

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Hannah Grieco @writesloud.bsky.social · 2d

DC friends! Write with me on October 18th! 15% discount through October (you can purchase tickets for future events) and furloughed/laid off federal workers get another $5 off with the code FEDWORKS.

Low key accountability. Coffee and snacks. Words on the page.

www.eventbrite.com/e/write-now-...

Write Now: Generative Creative Writing Sessions

Join our in-person sessions for writers of all levels to find inspiration, momentum, and community!

www.eventbrite.com

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Joel Glover (he/him) @joelgloverauthor.bsky.social · 4d

If you're a fantasy fan looking for a new universe to explore "Across A Trackless Plain" is a collection of side quest stories I have written which will be free all week on Amazon

It has monsters, motherhood, mercenaries, carnivores, and much more

mybook.to/AATP

The cover of the book Across A Trackless Plain, an axe and blood stained parchment

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Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 6: Nostalgia now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations!!!!

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Weird Al Gore Vidal Sassoon @lyfaulk.bsky.social · 3d

I’m running out of steam trying to promote this. Just got to hack it, much like Shane must hack it as he hitchhikes across America trying to get home. If you are a fan of grit lit, might I make you an offering in this trying time?

Weird Al Gore Vidal Sassoon @lyfaulk.bsky.social · 7d

Shane just wants to go home. Stranded in L.A., he must somehow make it back to Georgia. As he hitchhikes his way across America, he encounters transphobia, crooked cops, swindlers, kindly folks, drugs, tragedy, and a high speed chase.

Only 99 cents!
ko-fi.com/s/781b0b9855

Outrun the Devil - Ly Faulk's Ko-fi Shop

Shane just wants to go home. Stranded in L.A., he must somehow make it back to Georgia. As he hitchhikes his way across America, he encounters transph...

ko-fi.com

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Good Friend Lion (writing as Sumitra Singam) @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 2d

Chuffed to be in this issue of @claudineliterary.bsky.social with my CNF “Friday Night Is”. Thanks to @nomad-sw18.bsky.social for the beta (if we’d been at uni together you would totally have been Shell or Kez, babe)
Thanks @dehardy.bsky.social 🧡🧡🧡
www.claudineliterary.net/sumitrasingam

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Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 2d

New micro CNF by Sumitra Singam!
@pleomorphic2.bsky.social

www.claudineliterary.net/sumitrasingam

Sumitra Singam | Friday Night Is

www.claudineliterary.net

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Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 6: Nostalgia now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · 2d

Free book alert!

Joel Glover (he/him) @joelgloverauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Across A Trackless Plain
mybook.to/AATP
FREE THIS WEEK

"The cloak was feathers, down lining so soft it made a mother’s kiss feel rough, shrouded in flight feathers as sharp as sword blades..."

#free #kdp #kindleunlimited #indie #swordsandsorcery #fantasy

Across A Trackless Plain: Side Quests in the Nine Realms of Reality

Amazon.com: Across A Trackless Plain: Side Quests in the Nine Realms of Reality eBook : Glover, Joel: Books

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Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social · 2d

Anyway, plenty of reasons to hop on the mailiing list. For instance, you might:
-Benefit from my publishing industry analysis
-Witness more of my shame in additional typos or homonym issues.
-Join my accidental cult

Sign up here (for the newsletter, not the cult):
www.ryantpozzi.com/midlist

Life on the Midlist | Discover Realities of Traditional Publishing — Ryan T. Pozzi

Explore authentic stories from a midlist author about publishing, querying, and the truths behind making it in the book industry, delivered every Tuesday.

www.ryantpozzi.com

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Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 6: Nostalgia now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · 2d

Yay!

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Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social · 2d

On This Day in History: October 6, 1876
The American Library Association organized in Philadelphia at the close of the Convention of Librarians held alongside the Centennial Exposition. These librarians (pictured) formalized a national body to advance cooperation, standards, and public access.

American Library Association 1876 Organizing Committee: Melvil Dewey, Justin Winsor, William F. Poole, and Lloyd P. Smith.

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