i just wanna give a shoutout to all the publicists who send me pitches for kpop inspired books even if theyre not sff, i feel very seen thank you

The entire island of Puerto Rico has one pediatric heart surgeon. One. That's not a typo. It's a sign of how terrible Puerto Rico's healthcare crisis has become.
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this is how a tv show works.

Ten years ago

It takes the slaughter of white people for Western journalists to start describing Israeli killings as executions.

I'm sorry from a country that couldn't forgive college debt??????????????????????????????????? FROM A PRESIDENT WHO RAN HIS ENTIRE PLATFORM ON FORGIVING THAT DEBT?????????????????????????????????

some personal & friendship news

Given everything, I’m feeling real “visibility is a trap” lately, so today’s post is simply: remember that all those trans artists you like are living on the economic and social margins, in a state of constant precarity.

It genuinely matters to support and *pay for* their work.

it's April! which means nominations are open for the 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize! for which ABSOLUTELY ANYONE can nominate a book, yes, that means you; yes, that means authors can nominate themselves; yes, yes, yes

ursulakleguin.com/prize24

ncuti your promo pictures are too cunty…. your charm too strong… theyll kill you…

guess who is trying to write an essay all in one night like it's college

iconic shit

Every publisher I talk with now (whether they were with SPD or other distro) is talking about how to increase direct sales, which pay for print runs, royalties, and generally keep the lights on. Ordering from affected presses is the very best thing you can do for them this week!

The Hugo Award Finalists for Best Editor Long Form are:

Ruoxi Chen

Lindsey Hall

Lee Harris

Kelly Lonesome

David Thomas Moore

姚海军 (Yao Haijun)

There were 254 ballots cast for 103 nominees. Finalists got between 16 and 81 votes.

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#Glasgow2024 #HugoFinalists #Hugos

the thing about loving kpop is that i love the boys but i dont want to learn any more of their names. i already know about enough boys i dont need any more. any new groups have to exist in a boy blob sorry

I have been thinking about this lately also…for reasons. It’s not even that they never get published…but often who gets to. And how loudly to certain demographics of readers that have an inordinate influence on publishing complain about books being too long or complicated…