Happy pub day to @variolator.bsky.social! SNEEZE, The History and Science of the Common Cold, is out today! Yay David! There book includes a fascinating chapter on Long Covid so pick it up y’all! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/814031...
Amina Akhtar
@amina.bsky.social
Author of Almost Surely Dead (out 2/2024 by Mindy’s Book Studio), Kismet, and #FashionVictim. Skincare junkie. I live in a forest surrounded by animals. I’m obsessed with my dog.
#Podcast: #WatchWithJen - S7-E3 - The Devil Wears Prada w/ Amina Akhtar (@amina.bsky.social) The author of KISMET & ALMOST SURELY DEAD discusses her time working in the fashion magazine industry & what it was like saying "no" to Anna Wintour at Vogue in this fun chat www.patreon.com/posts/watch-...
I'm still in the early planning stages of Watch With Jen: Season 7, but I'm thrilled to announce that these shows are in the works.
Recorded my first #WatchWithJen chat with the wonderful @amina.bsky.social about magazines, the fashion industry, the '90s, saying "no" to Anna Wintour, & THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. My plan is to record as many shows as I can from now through the end of Feb, & then start releasing episodes in March.
In case you hadn’t seen it yet, iceout.org/en/ is a good site to track 🧊
People Over Papers - Report ICE Activity
Report and track ICE activity in your community. A community-driven platform to document immigration enforcement.
iceout.org
"The ICE agent who fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis Wednesday is Jonathan Ross, the same officer who was dragged and injured by a fleeing driver in a separate incident last year, according to a person with knowledge of the case and verified by court documents."
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
startribune.com
@kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social it’s your dog’s twin!
Adopt Bot@adoptbot.bsky.social · 11mo agoLooking for a companion? Say hello to, Mr. Darryl Pac-Man Paco!, located in Manhattan Beach, CA. Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/mr-darryl-pac-man-paco-76598261/ca/manhattan-beach/caring-songs-rescue-ca2668/
My son and I ran 42 miles yesterday, I'm so proud of him. And he's still fundraising: www.justgiving.com/page/daniel-...
Daniel's fundraiser for Pancreatic Cancer UK
Help Daniel Lebbon raise money to support Pancreatic Cancer UK
justgiving.com
A bit more news to end the week: THE MACHADO FAMILY, my next crime novel, is coming your way - along with reissues of all five Pete Fernandez Miami Mystery novels, via Thomas & Mercer. Details at my newsletter: alexsegura.substack.com/p/my-next-cr...
My Next Crime Novel: THE MACHADO FAMILY
A week of news is capped off with a new *SEVEN* book deal with Thomas & Mercer + I'm a New York Times Bestseller (!!!) + Pete Fernandez returns!
alexsegura.substack.com
Folks who keep messaging me on here or trying to get my attention: I have long covid and am sick in bed. I’m not on here much. I won’t be on here. Sorry I can’t help at the moment.
ICYMI, long live crime fiction! Long live the dark stuff! @bookspotlight.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social @amina.bsky.social @natcassidy.bsky.social @juliadahl.bsky.social @eaaymar.bsky.social @christafaust.bsky.social @waynefenlon.bsky.social @igreggreene.bsky.social @kevharrison.bsky.social
Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓@beaujohnson44.bsky.social · last yr.Hey, it’s Thursday! I wore pants. Go on, get some @smackjones.bsky.social @robdsmith.bsky.social @hexican.bsky.social @nikkidolson.bsky.social @gabino.bsky.social Angel Luis Colon and Todd Robinson Fun was had! #BookSky📚🪓 dosomedamage.substack.com/p/hey-its-th...
I gotta go to the neuro hospital in Phx later this week (just more tests) and I always like to see what’s nearby in case I want to grab a snack or do some shopping and oh. Oh no thank you
Whew, officially down 15 lbs. And I'm not even trying to lose weight. This is wild.
One of the worst things about getting sick is realizing those closest to me aren’t upset I’m sick. They’re upset they can’t keep dumping work on me. I need new people near me, I know.
Dad has a new book out today. I prefer for these posts to be all about me, but he did give me breakfast this morning so I'm throwing him a bone. Stay generous, friends! #cat
Something that is new in the realm of long covid—broken bridge syndrome. Researches found —in post mortem exams —that long covid patients have a structural disconnect between the brain stem and the cerebellum. Guess it is in my head but not how people think 🤣🤣 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Brainstem Reduction and Deformation in the 4th Ventricle Cerebellar Peduncles in Long COVID Patients: Insights into Neuroinflammatory Sequelae and “Broken Bridge Syndrome”
Post-COVID Syndrome (PCS), also known as Long COVID, is characterized by persistent and often debilitating neurological sequelae, including fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, motor deficits, and autonomi...
medrxiv.org
A worthwhile interview of a long covid researcher who has long covid (nothing really new for those of us who have it) hsph.harvard.edu/news/a-long-...
A long COVID researcher continues to search for answers | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Postdoctoral research fellow Beth Stelson, a long COVID researcher, and herself a patient, discusses her research and the ramifications of the closure of a federal office focused on long COVID researc...
hsph.harvard.edu
Wow. I've got a story in BAMS 2025! A big thank you to @stephcha.bsky.social & @donwinslow.bsky.social for including "Bad Man Down." And mucho thanks to The Yard: Crime Blog for publishing!
Here’s your morning mood, courtesy of Takashi Murakami.
When you have a new book coming out May 5, and that book has flamingoes on it, you'd be remiss if you didn't wear a flamingo shirt. Dead in the Ditch available for pre-order now! @tulepublishing.bsky.social #booksky tulepublishing.com/books/dead-i...
We’re at the arresting white judges portion of fascism abcnews.go.com/US/judge-han...
Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by FBI for allegedly helping undocumented immigrant 'evade arrest'
A Milwaukee County circuit judge has been arrested by the FBI over allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant "evade arrest," according to FBI Director Kash Patel.
abcnews.go.com
The colors outside today were so vivid it was like the saturation had been turned up. I was actually stunned. And I realized my weird brain condition can mute colors. So maybe the meds are working (yay!). And shit no wonder I’ve been bummed with colors on mute!
A good day is a day I get to write. (Today was good, happy with this new book)
It’s so fun when someone pisses off a writer and we’re like, BOOK IDEA! Oh yeah I can’t wait to kill that person—in fiction.
a man is writing in a notebook with a pen .
ALT: a man is writing in a notebook with a pen .
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