Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE OUT NOW!
@jamsternazzy.bsky.social
Trans Iranian Chicagoan author: THE BRUISING OF QILWA (adult queernorm Persian fantasy, finalist for IAFA Crawford, Locus, World Fantasy awards) & THE GLADE (🏳️🌈🍄MG horror). Faculty at unrlowresmfacw.bsky.social. Newsletter at NaseemWrites.Kit.Com/join
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The Glade
Ellen Oh’s Spirit Hunters meets Katherine Arden’s Small Spaces in this “scary good time” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade supernatural mystery followi...
www.simonandschuster.com
Awards eligibility 2025! I pubbed things!
THE GLADE, middle grade horror, from Aladdin (S&S)
An anxious, autistic, aspec Iranian American tween discovers a clearing in her woodsy summer camp where dreams—and nightmares—come to life. Eligible for Andre Norton (Nebulas), IGNYTE, Stoker, Mythopoeic!
THE GLADE, middle grade horror, from Aladdin (S&S)
An anxious, autistic, aspec Iranian American tween discovers a clearing in her woodsy summer camp where dreams—and nightmares—come to life. Eligible for Andre Norton (Nebulas), IGNYTE, Stoker, Mythopoeic!
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Update to the genAI stuff. Concerning that LA Worldcon is spending money on images that are listed as free on a stock image site. Also, the image is very clearly AI. Doesn't take much effort to figure that out, labeled or otherwise (also, the image is very clearly labeled on Freepik).
This image was part of a package the convention purchased from a stock photo site in 2024. It was not labelled as AI-generated, and has been in the back-end of our website since then.
January 21, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Update to the genAI stuff. Concerning that LA Worldcon is spending money on images that are listed as free on a stock image site. Also, the image is very clearly AI. Doesn't take much effort to figure that out, labeled or otherwise (also, the image is very clearly labeled on Freepik).
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RT if you don't even know how the hell to open a ChatGPT tab
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
January 21, 2026 at 8:18 PM
RT if you don't even know how the hell to open a ChatGPT tab
This book changed my life. I recommend it for all racialized writers, especially those of us writing the radical/revolutionary
Please join us in congratulating @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social, whose riveting meditation on what it means to be an outsider in literature, To Save and to Destroy: Writing as an Other, is now a Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award! 🥳🏅
About the book: tinyurl.com/ycyx8hry
About the book: tinyurl.com/ycyx8hry
January 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM
This book changed my life. I recommend it for all racialized writers, especially those of us writing the radical/revolutionary
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Wow! Go back up and ready this whole thread.
At war's start, Smallbones was evacuated back to Britain along with all other diplomatic staff and their families. By this point he had made the Nazi list of people to be rounded up, if Britain was invaded.
He enquired how many people had gotten visas through his scheme.
48,000 Jews. /20
He enquired how many people had gotten visas through his scheme.
48,000 Jews. /20
January 21, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Wow! Go back up and ready this whole thread.
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Hey so um don't use AI to review my book even if it is glazing thank you
January 21, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Hey so um don't use AI to review my book even if it is glazing thank you
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@bookjockeyalex.bsky.social rounds out a year of excellent short fiction recommendations with the must-read short stories of December 2025! Featuring raccoon evictions, a cursed telenovela, and the last issue of Canadian SFF magazine On Spec:
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: December 2025 - Reactor
Ten excellent works of short fiction you may have missed in 2025
reactormag.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:56 PM
@bookjockeyalex.bsky.social rounds out a year of excellent short fiction recommendations with the must-read short stories of December 2025! Featuring raccoon evictions, a cursed telenovela, and the last issue of Canadian SFF magazine On Spec:
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PM Press is having an awesome 40% off sale for their incredible, invaluable Indigenous Resistance catalog, with coupon code RESIST!!
You need these books, now and always.
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You need these books, now and always.
pmpress.org/index.php?l=...
Indigenous/Native America
pmpress.org
January 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM
PM Press is having an awesome 40% off sale for their incredible, invaluable Indigenous Resistance catalog, with coupon code RESIST!!
You need these books, now and always.
pmpress.org/index.php?l=...
You need these books, now and always.
pmpress.org/index.php?l=...
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the pitch went like this
ken liu: "hey christina, can i write — "
me: "you can do whatever you want forever"
ken liu: "hey christina, can i write — "
me: "you can do whatever you want forever"
"Why is science fiction so bad at predicting the future, even as we continue to use science fiction terms to describe reality?"
Author @kyliu99.bsky.social tracks a brief history of human innovation and science fiction as myth-making:
Author @kyliu99.bsky.social tracks a brief history of human innovation and science fiction as myth-making:
Why Science Fiction Can’t Predict the Future (And Why That’s a Good Thing) - Reactor
Ken Liu discusses the project of science fiction and the creation of modern mythology
reactormag.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:24 PM
the pitch went like this
ken liu: "hey christina, can i write — "
me: "you can do whatever you want forever"
ken liu: "hey christina, can i write — "
me: "you can do whatever you want forever"
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us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
💥 "devastating" - Rebecca Roanhorse
💥 "destroyed me" - Yoon Ha Lee
💥 "f*king fantastic" - Samantha Mills
💥 "i AM NOT OKAY" - Mia Tsai
💥 "I felt shattered" - Sue Burke
💥 "heartbreaking" - Yume Kitasei
💥 "brilliant" - Wole Talabi
💥 "SF at its best" - Kate Elliott
💥 "devastating" - Rebecca Roanhorse
💥 "destroyed me" - Yoon Ha Lee
💥 "f*king fantastic" - Samantha Mills
💥 "i AM NOT OKAY" - Mia Tsai
💥 "I felt shattered" - Sue Burke
💥 "heartbreaking" - Yume Kitasei
💥 "brilliant" - Wole Talabi
💥 "SF at its best" - Kate Elliott
The Language of Liars
"Pitch-perfect science fiction about linguistics and consequences. This book destroyed me."—Yoon Ha Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Ninefox Gambi...
us.macmillan.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:40 AM
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
💥 "devastating" - Rebecca Roanhorse
💥 "destroyed me" - Yoon Ha Lee
💥 "f*king fantastic" - Samantha Mills
💥 "i AM NOT OKAY" - Mia Tsai
💥 "I felt shattered" - Sue Burke
💥 "heartbreaking" - Yume Kitasei
💥 "brilliant" - Wole Talabi
💥 "SF at its best" - Kate Elliott
💥 "devastating" - Rebecca Roanhorse
💥 "destroyed me" - Yoon Ha Lee
💥 "f*king fantastic" - Samantha Mills
💥 "i AM NOT OKAY" - Mia Tsai
💥 "I felt shattered" - Sue Burke
💥 "heartbreaking" - Yume Kitasei
💥 "brilliant" - Wole Talabi
💥 "SF at its best" - Kate Elliott
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The Indiana Senate passed this bill. If you're in Indiana, get on the phone with your reps ASAP.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/i...
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January 21, 2026 at 1:55 PM
The Indiana Senate passed this bill. If you're in Indiana, get on the phone with your reps ASAP.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/i...
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I know it's the hour when a question like this can lead you down some...roads...but...
Want to see sumn pretty? 👀
Say hi to Yemi and Nova, as illustrated by wizzylee
And then preorder the book, natch. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/year-of-th...
Want to see sumn pretty? 👀
Say hi to Yemi and Nova, as illustrated by wizzylee
And then preorder the book, natch. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/year-of-th...
January 21, 2026 at 6:57 AM
I know it's the hour when a question like this can lead you down some...roads...but...
Want to see sumn pretty? 👀
Say hi to Yemi and Nova, as illustrated by wizzylee
And then preorder the book, natch. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/year-of-th...
Want to see sumn pretty? 👀
Say hi to Yemi and Nova, as illustrated by wizzylee
And then preorder the book, natch. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/year-of-th...
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Baldwin County is cutting courier services to Fairhope Public Library (AL) after the library was denied funding by the extremists at the state. Headlines keep referring to The Handmaid's Tale. That's one book. The rest are LGBTQ+ books for teens in the teen area.
www.fox10tv.com/2026/01/21/b...
www.fox10tv.com/2026/01/21/b...
Baldwin County cuts courier service to Fairhope Library after state funding loss
The courier service cut affects resource sharing between libraries across the county. Residents who visit smaller libraries with limited inventories can no longer request books be brought over from Fa...
www.fox10tv.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Baldwin County is cutting courier services to Fairhope Public Library (AL) after the library was denied funding by the extremists at the state. Headlines keep referring to The Handmaid's Tale. That's one book. The rest are LGBTQ+ books for teens in the teen area.
www.fox10tv.com/2026/01/21/b...
www.fox10tv.com/2026/01/21/b...
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Bumping this for people whose first in-person teaching day is today.... Pls see the thread & embed
VERY important for US university professors because the semester is starting!!!
If certain people come to your class asking for this information, you can send them away! (Ofc it is not guaranteed they will go away, but this is how it technically works.)
#HigherEd #LFK #KU #Jayhawks
If certain people come to your class asking for this information, you can send them away! (Ofc it is not guaranteed they will go away, but this is how it technically works.)
#HigherEd #LFK #KU #Jayhawks
Reminder to professors because I am seeing some baffling discussions. If classroom information is requested by authorities:
Records requests should go to your records dept, not you, the professor.
Subpoenas, judicial warrants should go to your legal dept, not you, the professor.
Records requests should go to your records dept, not you, the professor.
Subpoenas, judicial warrants should go to your legal dept, not you, the professor.
January 21, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Bumping this for people whose first in-person teaching day is today.... Pls see the thread & embed
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"While invoking “parental rights,” the state has narrowed what my children are allowed to read over the last 4 years. Officials have boxed themselves into a constitutional contradiction now plainly visible." Great editorial by @flfreedomread.bsky.social
www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/01/21/c...
www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/01/21/c...
Commentary: Book-ban legislative two-step damages parents’ rights
A pair of legislative bills argue that the law gives school districts too much discretion over school-library book bands, a contradiction with a Supreme Court ruling. Both are damaging.
www.orlandosentinel.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:26 PM
"While invoking “parental rights,” the state has narrowed what my children are allowed to read over the last 4 years. Officials have boxed themselves into a constitutional contradiction now plainly visible." Great editorial by @flfreedomread.bsky.social
www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/01/21/c...
www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/01/21/c...
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I think everyone could benefit from a little aurora break
January 21, 2026 at 8:29 AM
I think everyone could benefit from a little aurora break
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I'm so excited to announce that award-winning author of the Sandsea Trilogy @chelsabdullah.bsky.social will be doing a B&N live with me on Friday, January 23, at 3:30 PT/6:30 ET!
Are you ready for the bestie power hour? Tune in to the B&N account on Friday for SHENANIGANS.
Are you ready for the bestie power hour? Tune in to the B&N account on Friday for SHENANIGANS.
January 21, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I'm so excited to announce that award-winning author of the Sandsea Trilogy @chelsabdullah.bsky.social will be doing a B&N live with me on Friday, January 23, at 3:30 PT/6:30 ET!
Are you ready for the bestie power hour? Tune in to the B&N account on Friday for SHENANIGANS.
Are you ready for the bestie power hour? Tune in to the B&N account on Friday for SHENANIGANS.
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A reminder that you can, and should, turn on the setting (in your settings, natch) that forces you to use ALT text on photos.
It's under Settings / Accessibility --
It's under Settings / Accessibility --
January 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
A reminder that you can, and should, turn on the setting (in your settings, natch) that forces you to use ALT text on photos.
It's under Settings / Accessibility --
It's under Settings / Accessibility --
I legit thought this was a bit/retelling of Speed (1994) until THE PICTURES/VIDEO/EMAIL
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I legit thought this was a bit/retelling of Speed (1994) until THE PICTURES/VIDEO/EMAIL
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Weber State with a "WTF did I just watch? (Complimentary)" to win the partner stunt competition at nats
www.instagram.com/reel/DTmAnJx...
www.instagram.com/reel/DTmAnJx...
January 20, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Weber State with a "WTF did I just watch? (Complimentary)" to win the partner stunt competition at nats
www.instagram.com/reel/DTmAnJx...
www.instagram.com/reel/DTmAnJx...
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the famous quote is from the end of his reply to Young. from the middle:
"...we live in a failed system. Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level."
"...we live in a failed system. Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level."
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
the famous quote is from the end of his reply to Young. from the middle:
"...we live in a failed system. Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level."
"...we live in a failed system. Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level."
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“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
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Fan of our latest issue's cover art? So are we! FIYAH is thrilled to welcome our new Art Director, Kerine Wint! "A cover isn’t always just a cover — a magazine is never just a magazine — without a vision, a purpose, and a community." More thoughts from Kerine here: fiyahlitmag.com/2026/01/19/a...
A Letter from our New Art Director, Kerine Wint
A spectacle can be a lot of things: a distraction, entertainment, maybe even a dog whistle to attract all the wrong people. But I’m not afraid of a spectacle. I’d even go so far as to say we need m…
fiyahlitmag.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Fan of our latest issue's cover art? So are we! FIYAH is thrilled to welcome our new Art Director, Kerine Wint! "A cover isn’t always just a cover — a magazine is never just a magazine — without a vision, a purpose, and a community." More thoughts from Kerine here: fiyahlitmag.com/2026/01/19/a...
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Listed here is this one where 100% goes to impacted families: gofund.me/b46f975c3
January 20, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Listed here is this one where 100% goes to impacted families: gofund.me/b46f975c3
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Library workers are burned out, and they're clear on what's creating some of the worst mental health conditions both inside and outside the library.
Here's what they had to say, as well as ways and means by which library worker mental health can be improved. This is a call to action.
Here's what they had to say, as well as ways and means by which library worker mental health can be improved. This is a call to action.
Last summer, I surveyed library workers about the ways library work impacts their mental health, and they responded.
“Pizza Parties Don’t Fix Burnout”: The State of Librarian Mental Health:
bookriot.com/the-state-of...
“Pizza Parties Don’t Fix Burnout”: The State of Librarian Mental Health:
bookriot.com/the-state-of...
"Pizza Parties Don't Fix Burnout": The State of Librarian Mental Health
Library workers are feeling increased pressures to be everything to everyone, and the impact on their mental health matters.
bookriot.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Library workers are burned out, and they're clear on what's creating some of the worst mental health conditions both inside and outside the library.
Here's what they had to say, as well as ways and means by which library worker mental health can be improved. This is a call to action.
Here's what they had to say, as well as ways and means by which library worker mental health can be improved. This is a call to action.