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Katherine Packert Burke

@katpburke.bsky.social

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whole idiot. novelist.

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Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Feb 4

so excited to announce that my second novel, ALL US SAINTS, is out next year from Bloomsbury ✨ it's about family, art, and the way a closeted trans girl's act of desperation is permanently warped in the cis imagination

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · May 10

a person writing a book where something that makes you feel bad happens is not hurting you. you are wildly out of line if you confront them.

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jackie ess @essj.bsky.social · Apr 28

At long last, the pre-order is up for a new story. This will be print-only at Topos Press but I got permission to post the pdf on Patreon and will also do that. www.topospress.com/collections/...

PRE-ORDER: Eugene by Jackie Ess

Jackie Ess 5.5 x 8.5" pamphlet / staple bound / 30 ppLimited edition of 100 The second publication in the Topos Press Pamphlets Series is now available for pre-order online! Launching Summer 2025

www.topospress.com

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · Apr 28

Come for the clear description of what's behind the chatbot interface, stay for the :chef's kiss: footnotes. (Always read the footnotes!)

scatter.wordpress.com/2025/04/27/i...

it’s the interface

A whole lot of people – including computer scientists who should know better and academics who are usually thoughtful – are caught up in fanciful, magical beliefs about chatbots. Any su…

scatter.wordpress.com

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Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Apr 25

I haven't even gotten to Woodworking, or Authority, or When the Harvest Comes yet! whadda year!

Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Apr 25

not all of these are from 2025 but it remains THEE year of trans lit so do yourself a favor and read these books!!!

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Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Apr 25

wanted to see how long I could go reading only trans books and it has brought me lots of joy in an otherwise bleak year

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merritt @merrittk.com · Apr 14

Before playing Cock Dungeon 6: Legend of Rowdy Meat Men, i never thought that video games could be art

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Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Apr 11

I love gender and I love dad rock so I feel pretty confident I will!!

Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Apr 10

it has been a month since I read a book by a cis writer, it's been GREAT

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Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Apr 10

sooo hyped to dive into @nikostratis.com's new book as Trans Book Spring continues

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Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Apr 9

this is my old hometown news station (I grew up like 10 miles from Sweet Briar) and it's both AMAZING and unsurprising that "trans" does not appear anywhere in this story

Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Apr 9

okay I promise I'll think about something else on my deathbed

Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Apr 8

oh holy shit what a compliment! thank you!!!!!!

Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Apr 8

also would you believe it took me 445 pages to realize the main characters' initials are A., S., and L.?

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Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Apr 8

just finished reading this. one of the best books I've read--I will probably think about it forever

Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Apr 1

happiest of pub days to @jeannethornton.bsky.social!!!

A/S/L is one of my most anticipated books of the year and it can be purchased, now, for a mere handful of American dollars

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Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Apr 1

happiest of pub days to @jeannethornton.bsky.social!!!

A/S/L is one of my most anticipated books of the year and it can be purchased, now, for a mere handful of American dollars

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Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Mar 31

OMG thank you Elise!!!

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Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Mar 28

as we all know, AWP stands for ALWAYS WBE PUSSING

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Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Mar 25

love the art that accompanied it too ✨

Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Mar 24

I devoured @aaantons.bsky.social's REALISTIC FICTION on a plane this weekend and it's exactly as good as everyone says. funny, strange, full of as much overthinking and overexplaining as my daily life is. there's a story about trans people crossdressing that's one of the best things I've ever read

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Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · Mar 24

got these absolute bangers in the mail from @littlepuss.net. if you have not bought them yet it is not too late--in fact, it is never too late--for you to Always Be Pussing

copies of Anton Solomonik's book REALISTIC FICTION and Vivian Blaxell's book WORTHY OF THE EVENT

A Star Is Born meme where Bradley Cooper says "always be pussing" and Lady Gaga smiles in response

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joyce @joycelaurie.bsky.social · Mar 17

hey! i loved your set last night. yeah i was wondering if you wanted to join me on a finnish isle in our old ages like the protagonists of tove jansson’s fair play

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