Brandy Schillace
@bschillace.brandyschillace.com
Author, Historian, Mystery Novelist. Host of Peculiar Book Club. As seen on THE UNBELIEVABLE & SECRETS DECLASSIFIED. Latest mystery: THE DEAD COME TO STAY Nonfiction: THE INTERMEDIARIES @SciAm @WSJ @wired #Autistic #NB she/her
https://brandyschillace.com/
https://brandyschillace.com/
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My mystery novel THE DEAD COME TO STAY is a BookRiot deal of the day!
bookriot.com/book-riots-d...
Book trailer below (I made it with stop motion and construction paper)
#autistic #mystery #BookSky 📚
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Book trailer below (I made it with stop motion and construction paper)
#autistic #mystery #BookSky 📚
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Today in Hell Yes, Research! A new study suggests NO link between Covid exposure during pregnancy and having an autistic child. This, and more Autism Information You Need to Know, from @ejwillingham.bsky.social in the latest TPGA newsletter:
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive... #autism #neurodiversity
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive... #autism #neurodiversity
Federal autism advisory stocked with outdated wannabes
Some names on the IACC list are such musty public health threats that they trigger an Obi Wan–like feeling of “Now that’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time.”
buttondown.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Today in Hell Yes, Research! A new study suggests NO link between Covid exposure during pregnancy and having an autistic child. This, and more Autism Information You Need to Know, from @ejwillingham.bsky.social in the latest TPGA newsletter:
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive... #autism #neurodiversity
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive... #autism #neurodiversity
Ha. Ha. Ha.
Someone reached out to me asking to be on my podcast for a "nuanced" and "non political" conversation about #vaccines.
My dude, you have not researched me, apparently. Vaccines save lives. All science is political. I am not going to have a both-sides chat about it. Ever.
Someone reached out to me asking to be on my podcast for a "nuanced" and "non political" conversation about #vaccines.
My dude, you have not researched me, apparently. Vaccines save lives. All science is political. I am not going to have a both-sides chat about it. Ever.
February 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Ha. Ha. Ha.
Someone reached out to me asking to be on my podcast for a "nuanced" and "non political" conversation about #vaccines.
My dude, you have not researched me, apparently. Vaccines save lives. All science is political. I am not going to have a both-sides chat about it. Ever.
Someone reached out to me asking to be on my podcast for a "nuanced" and "non political" conversation about #vaccines.
My dude, you have not researched me, apparently. Vaccines save lives. All science is political. I am not going to have a both-sides chat about it. Ever.
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I spent today making a miniature chair-and-a-half for my library (will feature eventually in stop motion). Upsized it a bit as my puppets are somewhat larger than 1:12. That’s fine grain leather and… took all day.
February 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I spent today making a miniature chair-and-a-half for my library (will feature eventually in stop motion). Upsized it a bit as my puppets are somewhat larger than 1:12. That’s fine grain leather and… took all day.
Hey! Our latest podcast is up!
peculiarbookclub.com/all-podcast/
peculiarbookclub.com/all-podcast/
Podcast | Peculiar Book Club
Peculiar Book Club Podcast Catch a selection of recent podcasts (new nonfiction, mystery, and movie of the month) below, then like and subscribe to get our newest episodes! Icon-Applepodcasts–Streamli...
peculiarbookclub.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Hey! Our latest podcast is up!
peculiarbookclub.com/all-podcast/
peculiarbookclub.com/all-podcast/
I spent today making a miniature chair-and-a-half for my library (will feature eventually in stop motion). Upsized it a bit as my puppets are somewhat larger than 1:12. That’s fine grain leather and… took all day.
February 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I spent today making a miniature chair-and-a-half for my library (will feature eventually in stop motion). Upsized it a bit as my puppets are somewhat larger than 1:12. That’s fine grain leather and… took all day.
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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
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Whether you’re most excited for the Super Bowl, the Puppy Bowl, or the Superb Owl, tailgate with my 262nd #ScholarSunday thread of public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, team! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
#ScholarSunday Thread 262 (2/8/26) – Black and White and Read All Over
Whether you’re most excited for the Super Bowl, the Puppy Bowl, or the Superb Owl, start tailgating early with my 262nd #ScholarSunday thread of public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming b...
blackwhiteandread.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Whether you’re most excited for the Super Bowl, the Puppy Bowl, or the Superb Owl, tailgate with my 262nd #ScholarSunday thread of public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, team! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
Happy to say the @wsj.com still does book reviews. My latest looks at a new read from Dr Alanna Skuse:
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www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
‘The Surgeon, the Midwife, the Quack’ Review: Not-Yet-Modern Medicine
In Renaissance England, skillful surgeons and herb-dispensing healers competed with charlatan doctors.
www.wsj.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Happy to say the @wsj.com still does book reviews. My latest looks at a new read from Dr Alanna Skuse:
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www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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Wait, THIS is young Anton Chekhov? This? Good lord. Let that gun go off, daddy
February 7, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Wait, THIS is young Anton Chekhov? This? Good lord. Let that gun go off, daddy
@chanda.blacksky.app I am reading your new book at a good time. I’ve been out in the wilds for the last few years, trying to trace my broken family heritage and looking for new divinity free of patriarchy and dogma. And I have always loved quantum physics for its spark of ever. Brilliant work.
February 7, 2026 at 1:07 PM
@chanda.blacksky.app I am reading your new book at a good time. I’ve been out in the wilds for the last few years, trying to trace my broken family heritage and looking for new divinity free of patriarchy and dogma. And I have always loved quantum physics for its spark of ever. Brilliant work.
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I bet the troll who just attacked me for this piece of writing would have absolutely loved it if I'd highlighted their comment. Instead I just used the block button to make them instantly vanish, like some magic eraser which instantly eradicates a piece of blood-flecked vomit on a toilet floor.
February 7, 2026 at 12:11 PM
I bet the troll who just attacked me for this piece of writing would have absolutely loved it if I'd highlighted their comment. Instead I just used the block button to make them instantly vanish, like some magic eraser which instantly eradicates a piece of blood-flecked vomit on a toilet floor.
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good morning to sociologists from this historian.
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
good morning to sociologists from this historian.
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February 7, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Follow @next2sday.bsky.social to join the Indivisible NEO Arts Community!!
Come to the Feb 7 Block Party for Democracy!
NEXT2SDAY.COM
Celebrating with @indivisibleneo.bsky.social members tonight!🎉
IndivisibleNEO.org
365 days of making good trouble with great people! 👏👏👏
bsky.app/profile/next...
Come to the Feb 7 Block Party for Democracy!
NEXT2SDAY.COM
Celebrating with @indivisibleneo.bsky.social members tonight!🎉
IndivisibleNEO.org
365 days of making good trouble with great people! 👏👏👏
bsky.app/profile/next...
February 5, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Follow @next2sday.bsky.social to join the Indivisible NEO Arts Community!!
Come to the Feb 7 Block Party for Democracy!
NEXT2SDAY.COM
Celebrating with @indivisibleneo.bsky.social members tonight!🎉
IndivisibleNEO.org
365 days of making good trouble with great people! 👏👏👏
bsky.app/profile/next...
Come to the Feb 7 Block Party for Democracy!
NEXT2SDAY.COM
Celebrating with @indivisibleneo.bsky.social members tonight!🎉
IndivisibleNEO.org
365 days of making good trouble with great people! 👏👏👏
bsky.app/profile/next...
Mendel 🐈⬛ the stray/feral update: We worried in early Jan because he didn’t turn up on camera while we traveled. Yet he came back when we returned. Been in his heated house through the Arctic blast, and I deliver wet food mixed with water so he stays hydrated. He will let me get within 4 feet.
February 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Mendel 🐈⬛ the stray/feral update: We worried in early Jan because he didn’t turn up on camera while we traveled. Yet he came back when we returned. Been in his heated house through the Arctic blast, and I deliver wet food mixed with water so he stays hydrated. He will let me get within 4 feet.
Two cats. One lap. One chair.
February 6, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Two cats. One lap. One chair.
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ICYMI: I wrote about the brief, glorious period where @erinbiba.bsky.social and I traded weird video finds back and forth, before the fall of the mighty FYP.
How Weird Can Your For You Page Get?
While at surface level, #WeirdTok is all fun and games, it also cuts to something deeper about being human.
conversationalist.org
February 6, 2026 at 1:03 AM
ICYMI: I wrote about the brief, glorious period where @erinbiba.bsky.social and I traded weird video finds back and forth, before the fall of the mighty FYP.
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Came home from Florida to find some CHOICE goodies in the mail! @bschillace.brandyschillace.com @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Came home from Florida to find some CHOICE goodies in the mail! @bschillace.brandyschillace.com @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social
Meanwhile, Mendel, the outdoor feral stray who lives in the heated shelter, killed in dismembered a bird on my porch and is now sleeping comfortably.
February 5, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Meanwhile, Mendel, the outdoor feral stray who lives in the heated shelter, killed in dismembered a bird on my porch and is now sleeping comfortably.
Today, Wallace is lap claimant the first.
February 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Today, Wallace is lap claimant the first.
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For fuck's sake this is not "how men behave" it's how abusers behave. To whatever extent it's how too many men behave, it's because those men are abusers.
And people who cater to abusers ... are also abusers. David Gelernter should never be allowed near students again.
And people who cater to abusers ... are also abusers. David Gelernter should never be allowed near students again.
Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
For fuck's sake this is not "how men behave" it's how abusers behave. To whatever extent it's how too many men behave, it's because those men are abusers.
And people who cater to abusers ... are also abusers. David Gelernter should never be allowed near students again.
And people who cater to abusers ... are also abusers. David Gelernter should never be allowed near students again.
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Given the WaPo disaster, I’m re-posting my starter pack of indie journalists—it probably needs an update so give me a shout to add folks.
#wapo #journalism
go.bsky.app/A2UpMn5
#wapo #journalism
go.bsky.app/A2UpMn5
February 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Given the WaPo disaster, I’m re-posting my starter pack of indie journalists—it probably needs an update so give me a shout to add folks.
#wapo #journalism
go.bsky.app/A2UpMn5
#wapo #journalism
go.bsky.app/A2UpMn5
@unraveledpress.com shall I add you to my Indie news starter pack?
February 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
@unraveledpress.com shall I add you to my Indie news starter pack?