AI companies are reportedly buying up antique books in bulk, scanning them for AI training data, then destroying the physical copies.

then we went to a bookstore and proceeded to convince some strangers to not read books by cishet white people 🥰

Mackenzie 📖🍵@mackenziespocket.bsky.social · last yr.

i forgot to post about this when it happened but ~1.5weeks ago @amandasbrews.bsky.social and i met up at a palestinian deli for lunch, then proceeded to randomly run into an anti-ICE/anti-Trump protest (we tried to join but it had dispersed by the time we got our coffee lol). very on brand for us!!

today I'm talking with author madeleine nakamura about the intense urge of so many systematically marginalized writers to write defensively and esp on growing in your writing and your praxis to grow out of it - pls come read ❤️ bookishbrews.com/defensive-wr...

Defensive Writing and Growing Out of It – Bookish Brews

Author Madeleine Nakamura joins Bookish Brews to discuss the phenomena of defensive writing and particularly how it manifests in diverse communities.

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Finally got around to reading this excellent conversation over at @amandasbrews.bsky.social! I definitely relate to the struggle of fitting an ace romantic storyline into the pacing expectations of YA fantasy.

Expanding the Script: Ace Stories, Structures, and Perspectives in Publishing – Bookish Brews

A roundtable of ace storytellers discuss writing, publishing, and ace representation in books and the publishing industry.

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Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)

any violence in LA is NOT coming from the protesters

Protest at HB Civic Center tonight, 9:30. Come tell HBPD that you do not support their participation in the fascist activities in LA tonight. Remind them that they work for WE the people.

Pride at the Pier 🏳️‍🌈🤝⚧️ he/she/they/xe @prideatthepier.bsky.social · last yr.

Huntington Beach PD has been deployed to LA to assist LAPD in suppressing protesters.

So proud to be ace and to have done this round table with my fellow aces in publishing!!! Thank you @amandasbrews.bsky.social for having us!!! 💜💜💜

Lilly Lu✨is 👀👀👀!!!@lillyluwrites.bsky.social · last yr.

@michellejingchan.bsky.social & i organized a panel of ace creatives to talk about asexuality & publishing! thanks to @redgoldsparks.bsky.social @schwartzwords.bsky.social and @witchm.bsky.social for sharing your words with us, & @amandasbrews.bsky.social for giving this piece a home💜🏳️‍🌈

It was such an honor to join this conversation, which was so illuminating and affirming of writing acespec stories!💜🤍🩶🖤

Lilly Lu✨is 👀👀👀!!!@lillyluwrites.bsky.social · last yr.

@michellejingchan.bsky.social & i organized a panel of ace creatives to talk about asexuality & publishing! thanks to @redgoldsparks.bsky.social @schwartzwords.bsky.social and @witchm.bsky.social for sharing your words with us, & @amandasbrews.bsky.social for giving this piece a home💜🏳️‍🌈

@michellejingchan.bsky.social & i organized a panel of ace creatives to talk about asexuality & publishing! thanks to @redgoldsparks.bsky.social @schwartzwords.bsky.social and @witchm.bsky.social for sharing your words with us, & @amandasbrews.bsky.social for giving this piece a home💜🏳️‍🌈

guys i think i just turned my friend into an abolitionist over one single dinner im so stoked. i always tell my friends politics happen over the dinner table (metaphorical) but today it happened over the dinner table (literal) ❤️

Seriously, FUCK Boundless. Writers, do not publish with them. Agents, do not submit to them. Bookstores, do not carry their books. Any company that thinks torching this many authors will result in being able to “continue publishing and rebuild trust” is delusional and deserves to die.

There’s no way to ease into this news, so here it is. Today, I am announcing ConCurrent Seattle, a one-day SFFH con intended to be an alternative program to WorldCon, scheduled for Thursday, August 14, 2025, at the ACT Theatre in downtown Seattle at 700 Union Street, across from the Sheraton. 1/7

Time for a cover reveal! THE BEASTS BENEATH THE WINDS, a middle grade anthology about Southeast Asian cryptids by an all SEAn author and illustrator team is ready for preorder! 🐉 cover design by Micah Fleming! #Booksky #art #illustration

my newsletter is now connected to the fediverse, meaning you can follow it here now! if you're looking to find my newsletters via bsky, you can find them populating automatically here: @amanda.newsletter.bookishbrews.com.ap.brid.gy ❤️

i have loved kylie lee baker since before her debut (the keeper of night) but i just read bat eater and other names for cora zeng and holy fuck i love her and love watching her growth as a writer 📚☕️

im at an event where they set up a "play jail" for kids to play in and omg i forgot we had those as kids and its actually a really really wild thing americans do now that i think about it as a conscious adult

apropros of chicago sun times AI article (derogatory), i run a literature publication that EXCLUSIVELY highlights systematically marginalized storytellers with a focus on global majority voices called Bookish Brews ❤️ you can find it here: bookishbrews.com

Columbia said, “we want to make sure people understand that they should not attend our school, we don’t need more students. We want to be as awful as we can be so kids won’t apply to go here and our reputation can get thrown in the trash. It’s a win win probably somehow”

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · last yr.

Several Columbia Univ student journalists are suspended after covering protests (while wearing press ID) in the main library. Their access to campus is blocked, and they can't take final exams. Also: Columbia's acting president is a former ABC journalist www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/05...

bordering on no longer relevant today, but yesterday I wrote some thoughts on the diametrically opposed truths encompassing the Met Gala that make for great discussions on the intersection of art, culture, & outdated institutions newsletter.bookishbrews.com/happy-met-ga...

Happy Met Gala Think Piece Day to All Who Celebrate

I had another topic in mind for this newsletter, but in the interest of timing relevancy, we're writing off the cuff today. I also think that I personally need to practice taking things less seriously...

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im so bad about sharing things cross platform ESP youtube, but i think its bc there's something about the audience of basically 0 is comforting to me. anyway heres a look back vlog of the year so far ❤️ youtu.be/75v8dYL7dXQ?...

what does it feel like to live through history?

YouTube video by amanda's brews

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many valid criticisms about the met gala but it is definitely one of the days of the year where people discuss art the most

BREAKING: A freedom flotilla that was on its way to bring aid to Gaza was just reportedly attacked by drones in international waters and is on fire, with a breach in the hull. Ship is reportedly near Malta.

All of this on a weekday we’re in complete awe of you. You always rise to every call to action. You’re amazing, and words can’t express how much we love and appreciate you all.

you don't need chatGPT i am perfectly capable of drinking a bottle of water and lying to you

people on ghost are so funny they're always like "newsletter hosted on a 10000% NAZI FREE platform!!!" lmao

We live in a world where books by and about queer and BIPOC identities are being banned on a dailt basis, but thank god someone is launching an indie press focused on the real oppressed voices: cisallohet white guys.

UPDATE on @mayor.lacity.gov's budget cuts: Check out these recent headlines about Karen Bass's disastrous budget. This is what happens when you give all of our money to LAPD!

LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia@controller.lacity.gov · last yr.

🚔 MAYOR'S PROPOSED LAPD BUDGET $3,311,689,932 🚔 ~40% of General Fund ~47% of Discretionary Funds 👮 10,600 officers 🧑‍🦱 2,852 civilians (after 403 layoffs) 🚁 2 helicopters 🚗 376 vehicles Changes include: ⬆️$19M Sworn Payroll ⬇️$17M Civilian Payroll ⬆️$23M Liability Claims

Apropos of nothing, for at least a decade, I have been reading almost exclusively books by and/or about marginalized identities. The number of cisallohet white people books I read each year could be counted on one hand with fingers left over. It's been great. 10/10 would recommend

i opted for ghost over substack and subsequently became a huge substack hater