Maureen Johnson
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This is Amelia Mason. She is 16 and left her home in South #Manchester, UK on Thursday night, Friday morning and has not been seen since. She is vulnerable and the parents are out of their mind with worry. Please, share this widely to get Amelia home. If you see her please contact the police.
Going to try to join the EXTREMELY OFFLINE club tomorrow, but I do have BOOK STUFF to post. But this New Yorker will be doing so from inside a blanket fort. You're all welcome inside.
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Today! Join @maureenjohnsonbooks.com and @dansinker.com as they talk all things ballroom! sayswhopodcast.com/episodes/bal...
Have you identified a pervasive societal problem or was one person weird to you
Just learned that Category Is Books, a lovely queer bookshop in Glasgow, has been targeted by transphobic violence, & is fundraising to cover the costs of a smashed window & roller shutters. I hate that they have to do this & would love to see them meet their goal.
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On October 5 The Book Bar in New York is hosting a Romance Read-In to benefit Authors Against Book Bans!
Romance Read-In to Benefit Authors Against Book Bans
It's Banned Books Week - so we're calling on romance readers to support Authors Against Book Bans and fight back against censorship!
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I have been trying SO HARD to avoid coverage. I will continue to do so. I may climb into an isolation tank or up a tree or try to swim the East River on Friday.
Donal Trump is in his office across town when he makes this call, which is long after both towers were down. Mostly he talks about how he is sad about the stock market shutting for the day and his buildings. He was nowhere near. Nowhere. I was fucking closer than he was.
shauna@goldengateblond.bsky.social · 5d agoreceipts for anyone who’s never heard this clip before (the reporters giving him a tongue bath and so much unearned respect is how we got here, but i digress)
As a New Yorker who was here that day and who is really, really trying to avoid anniversary coverage this year--and who remembers his famous call in from ACROSS TOWN where he said he now had the tallest building in NYC--I am so enraged by this I think I temporarily went blind.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoTrump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."
(standing in front of the "not getting a lot done" factory) i hope i get a lot done today
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Return to the world of Truly Devious as Stevie Bell and her friends travel to New York to solve a murder in the next standalone mystery from New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson.Stevie mi...
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Getting a bit tired of very rich actors and directors saying ‘AI is here we have to learn how to use it’ instead of ‘I am wealthy enough to dedicate myself only to projects which employ talented human beings because anything else is an existential threat to human storytelling’
I will be going to: Tempe, AZ; San Antonio, TX; Winter Park (Orlando), FL, Hudson, OH; Carle Place, NY; St. Louis, MO; YALC in London, UK; Bath, UK; Birmingham, UK; more London, UK; Yallfest in Charleston, NC; and Columbus, OH. I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.
The Velvet Knife is coming out soon and I will be touring the US and UK. My full schedule will be up next week, but I want to shout out a few of the places! Like NYC! September 28! 6pm! At Words on Warren! COME OUT, NYC, MY NEIGHBORS. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-velvet...
The Velvet Knife Book Launch w/ Maureen Johnson
Join author Maureen Johnson for the release of her new book, The Velvet knife
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I remember being told "UK readers just don't like YA." Also, as an American, I remember being told, "Who understands this British humor" as I consumed all in my path. Tom's great. Read his books.
Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · last wk.2000+ Americans have bought this book on import from the UK. Many of them have told me they love it. Meanwhile, the UK publishing industry: "I am sorry. We can't sell this book to an American audience. They will find it too British." FREE worldwide delivery here: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
I really resent the way America treats quality and dignity as luxuries
Screaming Pectoriloquy@caulimovirus.bsky.social · last wk.this was from a few years ago, but i just stumbled upon these photos my friend had sent me from the Swiss hospital where she had just given birth
Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
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This is an item of great Genius and Value.
Elle Cordova@ellecordova.bsky.social · last wk.Rough Draft vs Final Draft
The pipeline between all things Harry Potter and hurting trans lives is just that--one pipe. Straight line. Direct funding. Not a complicated diagram. When you don't watch the Harry Potter preview, that helps. Not getting the views helps.
Torn between horror of the inevitable tragedy and my love of comedy and comedy is edging out ahead.
Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2w ago“Teams will race to navigate three of the planet’s most unforgiving landscapes — the jungle, the desert, and the Arctic — using Gemini to help them identify dangers, survive brutal weather changes, and stay one step ahead.”
Another week, another opportunity for @maureenjohnsonbooks.com and @dansinker.com to talk about teeth... uh current events, that's what we mean. sayswhopodcast.com/episodes/can...
this is also bad news for me, the editor who acquired this book for $20 million. Mr. Beast has trapped me in a pyramid
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 2w ago“Bad news for publisher HarperCollins: The book-buying subset of MrBeast fans appears to be vanishingly small. Two people close to the project say The Most Dangerous Games is on track to be a historic bomb…”
Attacks on librarians, forced storytime cancellations and book bans are threatening the stability of public libraries
Political Attacks Are Pushing Public Libraries To ‘Breaking Point,’ New Report Shows
Attacks on librarians, forced storytime cancellations and book bans are threatening the stability of public libraries
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I've seen people OD in public. It's good to know we can get Narcan to carry.
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 2w agoNew York, here’s how you can save a life: 1. Go to nyc.gov/naloxone to get free overdose-reversal medication, also known as Narcan®. 2. If you or someone you love is struggling with substance use, call 988 for confidential recovery resources.
