Justine Larbalestier
@larbalestier.bsky.social
Aussie USian Novelist & clothes wearer, who loves the WNBA. The Mortons published by Penguin (ANZ, Canada, USA) is out NOW. Fascism=bad. @DrJustineFancyPants on Insta. She/her/hers. https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/the-mortons/
They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 21h agoNew York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
This is what we mean when we say #transrightsarehumanrights. Laws like this affect EVERYONE. They don't want any women playing sport. They want women trapped in the home.
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
For those wondering what Cheryl Reeve's thoughtful comments were. #wnba
Dwight@winger.bsky.social · 4d agoCheryl Reeve is a phenomenal human being. We need more Cheryl Reeve's.
A good commissioner steps in now before every WNBA game becomes a rightwing performance space, like school board meetings were during peak CRT. You just have to throw the hammer down on this. Do not give them an inch.
taylr@taylordahlin.com · 3d agoriley gaines is at the minnesota lynx vs indiana fever game posing with people courtside as they line up for photos
Ebook sale, a mere $2.99 (a steal!) for my grimsweet fantasy road trip (on foot) w/ a humble deputy courier forced to guide uppity court officials on a back country route that includes a ravenous fungal ghost plague, court intrigue, & a mysterious haunt. www.amazon.com/Witch-Roads-...
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Another study on youth transition that find that about 97% of all youth who says they're trans turn out to be. Only 1.1% who start HRT stopped it for any reason whatsoever. This is, like, the fifth youth transition study that I'm aware of, and all of their results have been identical.
Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 3d agoCanadian researchers found that 97 percent of youth who seek treatment for gender dysphoria still identify as trans years later.
Same. On all counts. That Lynx fans are booing the noted transphobe that loudly is very newsworthy! Thank you, Minnesota! #wnba
Richard Cohen@richardcohen.bsky.social · 3d agoAs always, absolutely love that Ruocco and Lobo know the rules inside-out and communicate them to everybody clearly and quickly. Little disappointed that there's been no ackowledgement of the booing and the reason behind it, but there may well be a directive from above on that one. #WNBA
For those looking for my books: justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2025/08... The Mortons, which I wrote with @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social, is out now in ANZ, Canada & the USA. It'll be out in France, Germany & the UK in October. And in Bulgaria in the future. #publishing #writinglife #books #reading
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your apartment, the sport of basketball, and the Republic of Korea are all social constructs. mere recognition of this fact does not actually make the question of whether you are standing in your own apartment, playing basketball, or a Korean national up in the air until settled by op ed editors
there are a lot of philosophical concepts that get egregiously misused out of the seminar room (and in the seminar room, to be fair). but in terms of sheer pernicious misuse "social construct" has gotta be top 5 somewhere and it's not number 5
Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · last wk.Channel 4 has announced documentary “The Great ADHD Myth?” It “seeks to determine whether ADHD is a genuine neurodevelopmental disorder, or a social construct.”
There are no (out) trans players in the WNBA. They are weaponising hypotheticals because they are testing the waters for blowing up Title IX, just like they used Abigail Fisher to try and blow up DEI in uni. They have the Supreme Court and they are using these test cases to undo legislation.
In which we discuss The Mortons for Lit Witches an Australian podcast about the fantasy genre: open.spotify.com/episode/5d8C...
Darkly funny and slightly unhinged - we talk gothic thriller The Mortons, with authors Justine Larbalestier and Scott Westerfeld
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Thanks! This was me & @scottwesterfeld. Having to go through and minutely examine every scene and every sentence of The Mortons to decide whether they really needed to be there made us better writers. We'll be doing it to every novel now! #writing
Carol@pinkgodzilla2.bsky.social · 2w agoInteresting tidbit from panel about needing to shorten book by 10% note from editor and they opted to try shortening every sentence versus cutting a scene or scene. Said it helped make the book crisper and was a good note. Partial alt of panel description as old phone and can’t access save button.
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This. Also Cunningham is good friends with Britney Griner, a cis woman hooper who, because she's on the masc side, gets questioned every time she goes to use a public women's bathroom. To such an extent Griner no longer users public facilities. Attacks on trans people are attacks on all of us!
Julie DiCaro@juliedicaro.bsky.social · 2w agoIf she really wanted to protect girls in sports, she she’d care more about cis male coaches manipulating and abusing young athletes. That’s ACTUALLY a big problem in sports.
If she really wanted to protect girls in sports, she she’d care more about cis male coaches manipulating and abusing young athletes. That’s ACTUALLY a big problem in sports.
Trump officials tout Sophie Cunningham as role model on trans issues — The Washington Post
The president agrees with the WNBA player’s comments that transgender athletes should not participate in women’s sports, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #BooksandComics #Books #Crime #Mystery 'The Sopranos' Meets Wes Anderson in This Twisted Dark Academia Book
'The Sopranos' Meets Wes Anderson in This Twisted Dark Academia Book
The Mortons is a twisted book thriller set in the world of dark academia that filters the criminal underworld through a quirky and humorous lens.
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Imagine being this rich and not having someone to grow you backyard tomatoes, one of the few shiningly perfect foods in this world. Seriously, what is the point of money?
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 2w agoAnother odd moment occurred when Musk insisted that work in the future would be "optional" because robots would do everything. Musk said people might still work in the future but compared it to people who grow their own backyard tomatoes. He said they could just go to the store for better tomatoes.
In her latest comics series, the author mixes monstrous magic into a timely family dramedy.
Kelly Sue DeConnick Keeps it Close to Home
In her latest comics series, the comics author mixes monstrous magic into a timely family dramedy.
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Are you in Sydney? Could you go check out #TheMortons window display in one of the Dymocks windows? We'd especially love it if you took a selfie! Tag me and @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social please! Thank you! We've never had a window display before!
Yes! The Mortons got a review in the @nytimes.com! Just of our book! Not a round up of YA or science fiction titles! Apparently we're real writers now! Writing Literachure! Pinch me!
Michael Northrop@michaelnorthrop.bsky.social · 2w agoAnd if you don’t believe me (which, fair), please, just ask The New York monster-stomping Times: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/b...
Yes, me & Scott Westerfeld have an essay in People magazine hitting the newsstands tomorrow full of sordid secrets about how we wrote #TheMortons. I hope we get the trashiest cover ever. Are there even newsstands any more? Where does one buy a physical magazine these days? I have no idea.
Scott Westerfeld@scottwesterfeld.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Mortons, my book with @larbalestier.bsky.social, is out today! Here's an essay about the process that we wrote for @people.com people.com/the-mortons-...
Awww! Thank you Mr Scalzi! He is good friend. Here's where you can buy The Mortons by me & Scott Westerfeld: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/787326... If you are broke borrow it from the library! That really helps too! Libraries are amazing!
The Mortons by Justine Larbalestier, Scott Westerfeld: 9798217059492 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
“Slippery, sinister, and so much fun.” —Charlotte McConaghy, New York Times bestselling author of Wild Dark Shore Meet the Mortons: In this family, murder is currency—and business...
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John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2w agoCongrats to @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social and Justine Larbalestier on The Mortons, their newest (and terrific!) novel. Scott and Justine have been my pals forever and singly and together they are two of my favorite writers. This is a fun one. Check it out! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/787326...
Yay! I was so excited to hear @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social & @larbalestier.bsky.social discuss this awesome book during the Q&A I facilitated at the Chicago Steampunk Expo, it's thrilling to see it out in the world! 🙌
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2w agoCongrats to @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social and Justine Larbalestier on The Mortons, their newest (and terrific!) novel. Scott and Justine have been my pals forever and singly and together they are two of my favorite writers. This is a fun one. Check it out! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/787326...
Congrats to @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social and Justine Larbalestier on The Mortons, their newest (and terrific!) novel. Scott and Justine have been my pals forever and singly and together they are two of my favorite writers. This is a fun one. Check it out! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/787326...
The Mortons by Justine Larbalestier, Scott Westerfeld: 9798217059492 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
“Slippery, sinister, and so much fun.” —Charlotte McConaghy, New York Times bestselling author of Wild Dark Shore Meet the Mortons: In this family, murder is currency—and business...
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Huge congrats to Justine @larbalestier.bsky.social and @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social on the fantastic launch event for their killer adult debut The Mortons—P&T Knitwear was PACKED despite a tornado warning! It was Oz-ian 🌪️ Aussian 🦘 and awesome—bravo! 👏
The Mortons, my book with @larbalestier.bsky.social, is out today! Here's an essay about the process that we wrote for @people.com people.com/the-mortons-...
Writing a Novel Together Was Never the Plan. Then Came a Fateful Dare (Exclusive Essay)
“Mocking each other’s writing tics became part of the fun, just as challenging each other to go darker and twistier was part of the adventure,” write Justine Larbalestier and Scott Westerfeld, co-auth...
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