“I always get asked, ‘Why do you turn around?’ And I always answer, ‘So you don’t have to.’” With HADESTOWN a box-office smash, I asked three of its original Broadway principals—Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada and Amber Gray—to discuss their experiences filming it, for @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/3hW

Way Down: Reeve Carney, Amber Gray and Eva Noblezada on Hadestown: The Musical’s theatrical triumph • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine

As Hadestown becomes a summer box-office sensation, original Broadway principals Reeve Carney, Amber Gray and Eva Noblezada discuss the filming of its live capture, their intertwined love stories and ...

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For our author friends, a helpful resource on what to do if your book is challenged from @authorsguild.org authorsguild.org/resource/boo...

Your Book Was Just Challenged. Start Here.

When your book is challenged or removed, it can feel sudden, personal, and disorienting. Many authors don’t know what to do next—or whether to speak publicly at all.  Book bans do not just affect indi...

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Reminder that my query inbox will be closing this week. I'm looking forward to catching up on the exciting stories in my inbox that I haven't had time to consider yet!

Paula Weiman@tinyfairyhunter.bsky.social · last mo.

#amquerying authors: I will be closing my inbox to unsolicited queries at the end of July. My plan is to read through all of the unread queries (and unread full manuscripts) in my inbox and hopefully to reopen my inbox in winter of 2027.

“it crashed the LRB site” just sounds like something someone made up five replies deep on bluesky and yet

Writers & authors, with all the nonstop scams going around, you should be aware of @victoriastrauss.com's heroic work at Writer Beware. It's sponsored by SFF by has great info for writers of all genres.

Writer Beware

Shining a small, bright light in a wilderness of writing scams

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If you're talking more of a hard SF/space opera situation, then I'd have to go for the IT staff. (Whenever people do "what job would you have in Star Wars" threads, my response is, "I'd be writing memos to the Grand Moff explaining why we need more MS Office licenses.")

Natania Barron ~ Fantasy Author@natania.bsky.social · 4w ago

You know, fantasy novels glorify the shiny jobs: the captains of the guard, the renowned blacksmiths, the solemn clergy. But what job do you think deserves its own take from the perspective of a main character?

"Anything is affordable // when temporary. What thoughts I have of God / divide themselves by expiration: agony and goldenrod." Lauren Delapnha's "Supermarketing" is a prayer for the vegetable aisle. Read it online with the link below:

Supermarketing

LAUREN DELAPENHA <br> For example, the last time I asked God / to kill me I was among the lemons, remembering // the preacher saying, God is a God who is able / to hunger. I wonder, // aren’t we all…

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I found this report really interesting. Most of it supports what I've been saying in conversations with authors worried about how to respond to potential accusations of AI use in their work, as well as editors who ask how I screen for AI-generated material: it becomes clear through revisions. 🧵/

Bona Books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤘🏼@bonabooks.bsky.social · 4w ago

AI fraud nearly derailed our next anthology. Today we’re talking about what went down, the things we missed, and publishing the report we wish we’d had when it happened. Read all about it on our new blog, and download the full report:

All of this, but also please remember that Laura Ingalls Wilder was edited by her daughter Rose Wilder Lane, who is regarded as one of the three mothers of libertarianism and Ayn Rand's besties, and the books have been shaped to reflect her ideology.

Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE@leftistlawyer.com · 4w ago

Please don't hate me for this, but I am legitimately concerned about the upcoming Little House on the Prairie remake, especially in light of *gestures generally at all the fascism*. See, I don't think we should be glorifying manifest destiny. I'm not saying ban the books or anything like that.

Y'all I, uh. I seem to have accidentally bought a sword.

I'm leading a cohort with Futurescapes 100-Page Workshop this September! This is my favorite part of editing, talking craft while an author and I figure out how to bridge the gap between the story they're trying to tell and what's currently on the page. futurescapes.ink/100-page-wor...

#amquerying authors: I will be closing my inbox to unsolicited queries at the end of July. My plan is to read through all of the unread queries (and unread full manuscripts) in my inbox and hopefully to reopen my inbox in winter of 2027.

GUYS 😭 (source: @daveostowdraws.bsky.social, www.instagram.com/p/DaA2JvBPeQO/)

Do you live in or near Queens and want to learn to read and write cursive? The Bowne House is giving a workshop for adults and teens! www.bownehouse.org/events/cursi... By the way, the Bowne House has some really great historical documents in their archives. #genealogy #queensnyhistory

Cursive Handwriting Workshop Series for Teens and Adults (4 Sessions) — Bowne House

Discover the art of cursive handwriting in this engaging workshop designed for teens and adults. Whether you are learning cursive for the first time or looking to improve your penmanship, participants...

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I'm leading a cohort with Futurescapes 100-Page Workshop this September! This is my favorite part of editing, talking craft while an author and I figure out how to bridge the gap between the story they're trying to tell and what's currently on the page. futurescapes.ink/100-page-wor...

I love the part in 90s movies where an entire crowd gets invested in the plot and some random lady yells, “well don’t just stand there, kiss her, you idiot!” because that’s what NYC feels like every day

my mom gave my 8yo son a book about animals with a chapter titled “goats who surf” but my 12yo daughter and i heard it as “goats who serve” and she drew me this right quick

The WNDB Internship Grant program provides a $3,000 grant to marginalized college students so that they can accept an internship in publishing—a vital entry point to building a career in this competitive industry. For 2026, we’re thrilled to be able to support 25 up-and-coming publishing interns!

Cartoon Saloon adaptation of Julián Is a Mermaid!

Catsuka@catsuka.bsky.social · 2mo ago

From "Julián", the new feature film by Cartoon Saloon studio (Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, Wolfwalkers...), directed by Louise Bagnall. Set to premiere this month at Annecy Festival. First clip >> deadline.com/2026/06/cart...

I could only make it to one event during the zig zag festival but I'm glad it was the night Felicita Sala talked craft with Mac Barnett! It was so fun to see Felicita Sala's work in Italian. 2 more nights of the festival for any picture book fans in NYC: www.sullalunanyc.com/events/zig-z...

ZIG ZAG Festival - Sullaluna Nyc

Zig Zag: A Visual Bridge Between Italy and the USA is set to launch NO RESERVATION REQUIRED – JUST COME AND ENJOY THE EVENTS! JUNE 8–12, 2026 ZIG ZAG FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK A program of events about ill...

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Boosting this because there are still 40+ items with no bids, including some real gems (a 1-hour AMA with kt literary founder Kate Testerman???). Your donations go directly to supporting concrete efforts to diversify the publishing industry: www.32auctions.com/organization...

Literary Auction for Change

Silent auction 'Literary Auction for Change' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Paula Weiman@tinyfairyhunter.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I donated a query critique to Literary Agents of Change! Your donations support programming for agents from marginalized backgrounds throughout the early stages of their career. Check out my offering or other fantastic items from my colleagues across the industry: www.32auctions.com/organization...

To anyone reading this - we are ACTIVELY SEEKING someone to cover indie comics as a regular beat...but everyone is making 15 minute videos now and it's hard to get them to put down the camera. I get that we need both platforms. Anyway who wants to write about comics, DM me.

I donated a query critique to Literary Agents of Change! Your donations support programming for agents from marginalized backgrounds throughout the early stages of their career. Check out my offering or other fantastic items from my colleagues across the industry: www.32auctions.com/organization...

I'm teaching a free, virtual class on writing for different age categories with the Orange County Library System on Monday. There will be charts to explain young adult vs. new adult vs. adult fiction. Maybe a venn diagram (but no promises): attend.ocls.org/event/15707999

i don't do it super often but i do sometimes need a word that doesn't exist and just use it anyway. not sure anyone has ever noticed. it can be quite subtle if you want it to be.

arr@arr.bsky.social · 2mo ago

english isn't for cowards. if you're not saying 'torpify,' that's a skill issue. there's no Académie Française telling you what to do. if you try to type 'pallific' and freak out when you see a little red underline, maybe you're not ready to roll with the big dogs.

Read this to my 3yo this morning and she’s now stomping around the apartment pumping her fist and chanting “Strike! Strike!”

Rest In Power

Every year for Pride, I repost Hue. I made him to send love and comfort to those who feel Pride isn’t for them because they aren’t out. You matter, you are valid, and it’s ok if you aren’t ready yet. Coming out is not a requirement for being part of this community. Happy Pride 🌈

Today, while reviewing submissions to the AbSciCon 2026 Creative Writing Contest, I discovered a new tell for gen AI. Now, I had assume that gen AI, when asked to write fiction, would at least come up with unique character names. Turns out, I was wrong. Let me tell you about Eva Rostova

Be sure to join us at a special UNIONS IN PUBLISHING AMA co-hosted by our friends at the university of Chicago Press Workers Guild and featuring employees from HarperCollins, Verso, Abrams, and other unionized publishing houses!