L.A. Young (a.k.a. Misty; a.k.a. Aquavenatus)
@aquavenatus.bsky.social
Librarian, Writer, Bookblogger, Runner, Gamer, Gardener. 🇯🇲🇺🇸
Looking for a hopeful 1 min 5 second brain reset in the form of a rad story about transformations? Me and @aquavenatus.bsky.social have you covered. www.sistersofscifi.com/2026/10/20/s...
Sci-Fi Snack Stop Episode 9: The Miracle Across the Sand Dunes
Written and read by L. A. Young Text of the story: No one knows if it was an act of Mother Nature or Humanity, but it was both the strangest and most marvelous phenomenon to happen in recorded hist…
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#31DaysofHorror: Day 28-- Why Every Library Worker Should Care About Middle Grade Horror: raforallhorror.blogspot.com/2026/10/31-d...
For @wired.com, I spoke with Macmillan and PRH staff about AI at the rest of the Big Five. I also spoke with bestselling authors who've gone to "war" with publishers over AI use and are now demanding disclosures and threatening to leave their publishers altogether. www.wired.com/story/macmil...
Macmillan Staff Say the Publisher Threw a Party for a Workplace AI Assistant That Was Later Killed
Workers tell WIRED that NOA—or “No Ordinary Assistant”—was unhelpful. Bestselling authors also say AI is ruining their relationships with Big Five publishers.
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Ready to lead another (library) book club discussion. Tonight, the book is “The Reformatory” by @tananarivedue.bsky.social. This is a reread and the second time I’ll be discussing this book! #booksky #horrorbooks
Here’s a hopepunk flash fiction story I wrote for @sistahscifi.bsky.social! Sorry about the long link, I’m on mobile. www.sistersofscifi.com/2026/10/20/s...
Sci-Fi Snack Stop Episode 9: The Miracle Across the Sand Dunes
Written and read by L. A. Young Text of the story: No one knows if it was an act of Mother Nature or Humanity, but it was both the strangest and most marvelous phenomenon to happen in recorded hist…
sistersofscifi.com
14 years on @wordpress.com! To mark the anniversary of my blog, here is a post about my time at #NYCC 2026! mistyaquavenatus.com/2026/10/17/n...
New York Comic Con 2026
Two days ago marked fourteen years since I started this blog! I can’t believe it’s been that long, too! So, to mark this anniversary, and to save time and to limit the length of my next…
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You can watch the British Fantasy Awards LIVE on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/live/eVDe43Z...
British Fantasy Awards 2026
YouTube video by British Fantasy Society
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Fans of The Time Traveler’s Wife have been waiting 14 years for this one... bookshop.org/a/1095/97813... #AudreyNiffenegger #affiliatelink
Life Out of Order (Deluxe Limited Edition)
"GRACEFUL, COMPLICATED, SATISFYING." -BONNIE GARMUS, AUTHOR OF LESSONS IN CHEMISTRYThe multi-million copy bestselling author of The Time Traveler's Wife returns with an exhilarating speculative story…
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No two flowers are the same, yet each adds to the beauty of the garden #regenerativegardening #organicgardening #soilhealth
Me waiting for my agent to read my book
Mr Bean: Rowan Atkinson Waiting
ALT: Mr Bean: Rowan Atkinson Waiting
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My Reading Check-In for October 2026! #booksky
L.A. Young (a.k.a. Misty; a.k.a. Aquavenatus)@aquavenatus.bsky.social · last mo.Reading Check-In: October 3, 2026 It's fall (in the Northern Hemisphere), and it looks like we're experiencing an actual season of fall for the first time in years (in my region anyway)!... https://mistyaquavenatus.com/2026/10/03/reading-check-in-october-3-2026/
Reading Check-In: October 3, 2026 It's fall (in the Northern Hemisphere), and it looks like we're experiencing an actual season of fall for the first time in years (in my region anyway)!... https://mistyaquavenatus.com/2026/10/03/reading-check-in-october-3-2026/
Reading Check-In: October 3, 2026
It's fall (in the Northern Hemisphere), and it looks like we're experiencing an actual season of fall for the first time in years (in my region anyway)! Temperatures are falling at a consistent rate and it's not 85 degrees (Fahrenheit) outside. The leaves are starting to change colors and fall, the air is cool and crisp; and, it's raining. Yes, there was some flooding during the Nor'Easter that hit my region last weekend, but my plants got A LOT of rain from the storm.
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Reading Check-In: September 5, 2026 Summer Vacation has ended (for kids and for teachers/scholars/educators)! Now, we're getting ready for fall and everything that comes with it!... https://mistyaquavenatus.com/2026/09/05/reading-check-in-september-5-2026/
Reading Check-In: September 5, 2026
Summer Vacation has ended (for kids and for teachers/scholars/educators)! Now, we're getting ready for fall and everything that comes with it! For me, it's the "quiet period" after another busy summer at work (I'm a Teen Librarian). The Nationwide Summer Reading Program was a HUGE success (you're going to LOVE next year's theme)! With Fall approaching, I have to dive into all of my upcoming work obligations.
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And the tour is set, the demons will soon be loose. Come see me! More details at the ye olde bloggery hut: terribleminds.com/ramble/2026/...
Reading Check-In: August 1, 2026 Is it really August already? This summer is moving fast! I'm not complaining too much about that because work has been VERY BUSY!... https://mistyaquavenatus.com/2026/08/01/reading-check-in-august-1-2026/
Reading Check-In: August 1, 2026
Is it really August already? This summer is moving fast! I'm not complaining too much about that because work has been VERY BUSY! Summertime is Library Time! It's also been a fun summer with even more things to come by the end of it. What Have I Finished Reading Recently? I managed to get a good amount of reading done, and they were great reads and I highly recommend them all.
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Squished in the middle of this story was this heartbreaking paragraph. Unconscionable.
Brian Lyman@brianlyman.bsky.social · 3mo agoA lot of what-the-hell moments in this story, but building a data center in a floodplain in Louisiana is inviting the wrath of Poseidon.
