a good day to reread this

“transgender-promoting freak show” was the tagline for my first book

not that research is really needed but i once did a study with f/f (femslash) fic writers. all were adults (23 to 49 yr). most were fully immersed in queer communities. several were married. some with kids. shame was sometimes part of their story but always overshadowed by fun and community

Elizabeth Minkel@elizabethminkel.bsky.social · 2w ago

"How could I, an adult, read fan fiction?" — A sentence I read in a major publication just now. These articles could stop whenever we want them to. It would be quite simple. Everyone would just need to agree to it.

any other teachers getting offers from AI companies like Handshake to BUY their teaching materials (syllabi, lesson plans, assignments, rubrics, etc)??

Countdown to launch starts now. Mark your calendars for September 23! If you'd like to be a guest, just let me know! #AcademicSky #Academia #podcast

COMING SOON! The So What? Project Podcast

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T. Keith Edmunds@tkedmunds.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Based on the reactions to this post, I'm launching the So What? Project - a short-form podcast where academics talk about their work in plain language. I'm making it very easy to participate. Email thesowhatprojectpodcast@gmail.com & follow @thesowhatproject.bsky.social #AcademicSky #Academia

favorite fake AI book invite so far: the author of the Jack Reacher series wants to chat about Arresting Dress ✨

"Unlike previous shows that required queer characters to assimilate into a heteronormative world," @claresears.bsky.social writes, "Killing Eve flips the script by rewriting the world as deeply queer."

The Queer-Normative World of Killing Eve

Clare Sears talks to Killing Eve creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge about gender, kink, and queer relationships.

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Celebrating the end of book publication week with a trip to ikea to buy a new duvet. We are living large over here!

It's such a pleasure to be able to run excerpts from smart, interesting fannish books—like this one from @claresears.bsky.social's Killing Eve, out this week! Featuring analysis and exclusive interviews with Killing Eve creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge and EP Sally Woodward Gentle:

The Queer-Normative World of Killing Eve

Clare Sears talks to Killing Eve creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge about gender, kink, and queer relationships.

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Just me chatting with Phoebe Waller-Bridge about kink, queerness and Killing Eve 🔪🪓❤️‍🔥 No big deal. Seriously, it's been very hard to keep quiet about this and I'm really happy that my book is finally out and that Fansplaining published an excerpt today 💜 Enjoy, x

Fansplaining@fansplaining.bsky.social · last mo.

Our latest is live! 💜 @claresears.bsky.social's new book, KILLING EVE, features analysis of the show and exclusive interviews with series creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge—and we've got an excerpt. Check it out (as always, all our excerpts are totally in front of the paywall) and buy the book!

Publication day!! 🎉 🪓🔪❤️

oh my god!! i am in awe 📕♦️♥️

prianikn@prianikn.bsky.social · last mo.

Queens of Hearts ♥️🩸 Happy coming publication day to a very talented writer @claresears.bsky.social! The book about Killing Eve is here and can be ordered! This book is such a treasure to me (as well as the whole KE nation) in the days of memories and nostalgia ❤️‍🩹 #killingeve

once upon a time I taught a “politics of style” course. i would have loved a resource like this!!

derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · last mo.

If you haven’t heard, @trufelman.bsky.social and I started a new podcast about fashion and philosophy. Each month, we read canonical text — Voltaire, Rousseau, Hegel — and talk about how the author's ideas help us understand why we dress the way we do.

putting my journal editor hat on: one of y'all #fanstudies people please write me something for @journal.transformativeworks.org about the apparently universal fandom of Dolly Parton.

last newsletter post before publication day next week! with shout outs to @wsupress.bsky.social @fansplaining.bsky.social @fsnnorthamerica.bsky.social @cynthiabemisabrams.bsky.social @evecng.bsky.social @inlandemperor.bsky.social

See You Soon

Good news! My book has been printed, copies have shipped, and the wonderful people who preordered early are receiving their copies in the mail. My author...

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this is really interesting and infuriating. and a useful reminder to self to subscribe to fansplaining!

Fansplaining@fansplaining.bsky.social · 2mo ago

On July 8th, we published a piece on AI in Heated Rivalry fic fandom. On July 30th, the New York Times ran a piece on the same subject. We weren't surprised—because we knew a Times reporter had read our coverage. A tale of two fandom articles, part of a longstanding dynamic in the media industry:

Kids get to have secrets, an identity arc, a hidden world that's just for them, a series of letters just between them and their best friend, a phone conversation no one needs to listen in on, a device that they can eventually configure for themselves, and a sexuality. Because I got to have these.

friends - i’m doing the podcast / book talk / interview circuit for my new Killing Eve book🩸📕 please invite me to something that’s not a scam ☠️

look at what just came in the mail!! 🌈📚🎓📺

EVERYBODY SHOULD ALWAYS BE MENTIONING THEIR BOOKS

Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A Bluesky user has written to me to ask me to stop mentioning my books on here. I wonder... Should I continue trying my best to make a living in a tough world via the writing I've spent decades putting my heart & soul into? Or should I obey them? Nah. I'm going to continue mentioning my books.

indulge me in this moment of hope as another semester begins: the watermark is the death knell of generative AI

three weeks to book publication day! check out this video where I talk with with @cynthiabemisabrams.bsky.social about Killing Eve, including its sexy stabbing scenes, race-neutral writing, fandom dynamics, much-hated ending, and my interviews with the series’ creators 🔪🪓❤️

Clare Sears Killing Eve

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Years ago my book "Arresting Dress" was featured in OFTV and it was honestly the highlight of my career ✨ Morgan Page is an absolute genius and the whole series is fantastic

OFTV 16 - Crossdressing, Racist Laws, and Murder!

Between 1849-1900, 34 cities in 21 states enacted anti-cross dressing laws in the United States. How and why did this happen? Join us as OFTV looks into the racist history of anti-cross dressing laws

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Morgan M Page@morganmpage.bsky.social · 4mo ago

ONE FROM THE VAULTS RETURNS! For a special Tenth Anniversary season! Ten brand new episodes of the original trans history podcast. In our first episode, we chart the life of tarot master, sci fi writer, and 70s trans activist Rachel Pollack! Please share! m.soundcloud.com/onefromtheva...

going to try a commonplace book assignment 🤞

there is in fact a craft to writing i did have a great time winging it though so i don’t mind that i was late to learn

Lilah Sturges@lilahsturges.com · 6mo ago

Writers: what’s a solid piece of *craft* advice you wish you’d known sooner? Mine is this: when making writing decisions, always stop and ask yourself what is best for the SCENE. What are the scene’s goals? Does this sentence, this paragraph, this line of dialogue serve those goals? If not, fix it.

sad I can’t make it in person but look at this incredible line up with @jeannethornton.bsky.social @mayadeane.bsky.social @olivasthewriter.bsky.social

look at what my friend made!! what a way to launch a preorder campaign 📕❤️

prianikn@prianikn.bsky.social · 7mo ago

My dear friend and incredibly talented writer Clare Sears created THE book about Killing Eve! First time in ages I'm feeling super hyped for Villaneve again 🥹 And of course, I've been waiting for it patiently (not) and WILL wait till this (!) autumn when it's out!

Excited to announce that my KILLING EVE book is now available for preorder! Queer media studies meets fan obsession. Featuring exclusive interviews with PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE and SALLY WOODWARD GENTLE. Preorder here: wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814351697/

i listen to their cover of "9 to 5” at least once a week. guaranteed to lift flagging spirits

Jessica Luther@jessicawluther.com · 8mo ago

If you, like me, have Peacock for a limited time so you can watch the Olympics and Paralympics, give yourself the gift of watching We Are Lady Parts as many times as possible before you cancel your subscription. We Are Lady Parts. Just over and over again. Your life will improve.