HeatherReidBooks
@heatherreidbooks.bsky.social
Author. I believe in the magic of words and the power of story. Represented by M. Kriss Codex Literary Agency.
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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Wonderful books!
It's #SmallBusinessSaturday, and at #Ebooks Direct, our #sale continues! Here's one of the most ridiculously reduced offers in the store: the "All The #Wizardry" bundle—18 ebooks, today available for $14.99! (Seriously, we must need our heads felt.) So grab one now! ebooks.direct/products/you...
Young Wizards "All The Wizardry" Bundle
This bundle contains all the Young Wizards material in the Ebooks Direct inventory. That's nineteen ebooks, containing:
The nine New Millennium Editions of the main-sequence Young Wizards novels
The ...
ebooks.direct
November 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Wonderful books!
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A wonderful, resonant essay from @thesicktimes.org about how we can better listen to anyone going through something catastrophic. "Avoiding the topic feels absurd — like I’m standing in quicksand, and we’re chitchatting over glasses of lemonade as I slowly sink." thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
You know someone with Long COVID. They need you to ask about it genuinely. - The Sick Times
If community-building is a bulwark against autocracy, then asking after one another might be a good place to start.
thesicktimes.org
November 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
A wonderful, resonant essay from @thesicktimes.org about how we can better listen to anyone going through something catastrophic. "Avoiding the topic feels absurd — like I’m standing in quicksand, and we’re chitchatting over glasses of lemonade as I slowly sink." thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
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almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
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I am not going to dive into the back and forth on piracy. I have a side, you can guess what it is.
But I will say one thing: if you get the books from your library, you're still not paying for it and the author does get compensated.
But I will say one thing: if you get the books from your library, you're still not paying for it and the author does get compensated.
November 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I am not going to dive into the back and forth on piracy. I have a side, you can guess what it is.
But I will say one thing: if you get the books from your library, you're still not paying for it and the author does get compensated.
But I will say one thing: if you get the books from your library, you're still not paying for it and the author does get compensated.
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
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If we’re going to become a nation that truly protects children, that truly values women, that truly protects its citizens from harm, we have to stop giving a pass to sexual abusers, writes Heidi Stevens.
Heidi Stevens: After Trump’s ‘Quiet, piggy’ moment, we’re done asking why survivors don’t come forward, right?
If we’re going to become a nation that truly protects children and women, we have to stop giving a pass to sexual abusers, writes Heidi Stevens.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If we’re going to become a nation that truly protects children, that truly values women, that truly protects its citizens from harm, we have to stop giving a pass to sexual abusers, writes Heidi Stevens.
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New research by @mctd.bsky.social shows the impact of generative AI on authors in the UK. They found over a third of novelists report their income has already been negatively impacted by AI and 85% expect their future income will be negatively impacted.
www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
Impact of Generative AI on the Novel
A report examining how literary creatives being affected by GenAI and what measures they want see implemented by the government to protect the UK’s literary scene.
www.mctd.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
New research by @mctd.bsky.social shows the impact of generative AI on authors in the UK. They found over a third of novelists report their income has already been negatively impacted by AI and 85% expect their future income will be negatively impacted.
www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
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Extraordinary that the Texas government would be so corrupt that it would have to black out more than 80% of its emails with Elon Musk.
NEW: After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to The Texas Newsroom.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.
Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of records. But they reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s influence over state government.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Extraordinary that the Texas government would be so corrupt that it would have to black out more than 80% of its emails with Elon Musk.
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Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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Sssssooooo... yeah. (Wow!) 😳🤗
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Sssssooooo... yeah. (Wow!) 😳🤗
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.@JamesTalarico: If you rob young people of the ability to afford their first home, you are really locking them out of the American Dream. I don’t think older generations understand the damage being done to young people all over the country
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
.@JamesTalarico: If you rob young people of the ability to afford their first home, you are really locking them out of the American Dream. I don’t think older generations understand the damage being done to young people all over the country
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⏰️ Quick Reminder! THIS SUNDAY (Nov 16) I'm going to the New York Jewish Book Festival, hosted by the Museum of Jewish Heritage & chatting about SPINNING SILVER with @inkasrain.bsky.social
👉11:30 AM, followed by a signing.
The festival is free to attend with registration:
mjhnyc.org/events/20...
👉11:30 AM, followed by a signing.
The festival is free to attend with registration:
mjhnyc.org/events/20...
November 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
⏰️ Quick Reminder! THIS SUNDAY (Nov 16) I'm going to the New York Jewish Book Festival, hosted by the Museum of Jewish Heritage & chatting about SPINNING SILVER with @inkasrain.bsky.social
👉11:30 AM, followed by a signing.
The festival is free to attend with registration:
mjhnyc.org/events/20...
👉11:30 AM, followed by a signing.
The festival is free to attend with registration:
mjhnyc.org/events/20...
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Reminder: A lot of great books published this year during absolutely bonkers news & world event times. That squashes people talking about them. Keep buying books please, keep borrowing them from libraries, and for the love of all that's good, talk about them. Post about them. 📚
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Reminder: A lot of great books published this year during absolutely bonkers news & world event times. That squashes people talking about them. Keep buying books please, keep borrowing them from libraries, and for the love of all that's good, talk about them. Post about them. 📚
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Let me be clear—House Democrats have been the ones pushing to get the Epstein files out. We’ve been calling for truth and transparency while Republicans drag their feet and play politics. But thanks to House Democrats, the truth’s coming out, one way or another.
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Let me be clear—House Democrats have been the ones pushing to get the Epstein files out. We’ve been calling for truth and transparency while Republicans drag their feet and play politics. But thanks to House Democrats, the truth’s coming out, one way or another.
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Author and long-time StorYADay participant, Marta Pelrine-Bacon brings you a challenge with today's #writingprompt, and that is to switch things up: storyaday.org/2025-day-13
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Author and long-time StorYADay participant, Marta Pelrine-Bacon brings you a challenge with today's #writingprompt, and that is to switch things up: storyaday.org/2025-day-13
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A great story doesn’t just entertain, it rewires your neural pathways.
In our deep-dive feature, we unpack why some books are addictive, from dopamine spikes to emotional synchronization with characters.
📖 Read it here → writestats.com/why-some-boo...
#BookSky#WritingScience #Readingcommunity
In our deep-dive feature, we unpack why some books are addictive, from dopamine spikes to emotional synchronization with characters.
📖 Read it here → writestats.com/why-some-boo...
#BookSky#WritingScience #Readingcommunity
Why Some Books Are Addictive (And Others Aren’t): The Neuroscience Explained
Discover why some books are addictive. Explore the neuroscience behind page-turners and emotional storytelling that keeps readers hooked.
writestats.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A great story doesn’t just entertain, it rewires your neural pathways.
In our deep-dive feature, we unpack why some books are addictive, from dopamine spikes to emotional synchronization with characters.
📖 Read it here → writestats.com/why-some-boo...
#BookSky#WritingScience #Readingcommunity
In our deep-dive feature, we unpack why some books are addictive, from dopamine spikes to emotional synchronization with characters.
📖 Read it here → writestats.com/why-some-boo...
#BookSky#WritingScience #Readingcommunity
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but your desire to inhale the pages of every book you pick up is something you never need to apologize for.
Anyone who tells you otherwise doesn’t belong in your circle of friends.
Anyone who tells you otherwise doesn’t belong in your circle of friends.
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but your desire to inhale the pages of every book you pick up is something you never need to apologize for.
Anyone who tells you otherwise doesn’t belong in your circle of friends.
Anyone who tells you otherwise doesn’t belong in your circle of friends.
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NEW SUBSTACK: "Publishing a Book Does Not Guarantee a Monthly Source of Income"
dawncolclasure.substack.com/p/publishing... #authors #bookreview #books #callforsubmissions #writing #WritingCommunity
dawncolclasure.substack.com/p/publishing... #authors #bookreview #books #callforsubmissions #writing #WritingCommunity
Publishing a Book Does Not Guarantee a Monthly Source of Income
Plus, book reviews, calls for submission and an excerpt
dawncolclasure.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
NEW SUBSTACK: "Publishing a Book Does Not Guarantee a Monthly Source of Income"
dawncolclasure.substack.com/p/publishing... #authors #bookreview #books #callforsubmissions #writing #WritingCommunity
dawncolclasure.substack.com/p/publishing... #authors #bookreview #books #callforsubmissions #writing #WritingCommunity
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Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
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Looking for some good news in regard to publishing? Fresh off of the WU UnConference, author Grace Wynter provides it, today at WU.
Up Close: Hope and Hustle in the Age of Storytelling
Greetings, WU fam! This time a week ago, I was four days into a dream state where nothing mattered but story. I had the distinct privilege of attending this year’s UnCon in Santa Fe. The vibe…
writerunboxed.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Looking for some good news in regard to publishing? Fresh off of the WU UnConference, author Grace Wynter provides it, today at WU.