Justine Larbalestier
@larbalestier.bsky.social
Aussie USian Novelist & Clothes Wearer, who loves the WNBA. Penguin (Au/UK/USA) will publish my next novel, The Mortons (2026). Fascism=bad. @DrJustineFancyPants on Insta. She/her/hers.
https://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2025/08/28/how-to-find-my-books/
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How to Find My Books - Justine Larbalestier
Because I haven’t published a new novel since 2016, my books have all become backlist titles, which means they aren’t readily available as printed paper books. The good news is that I’ll have a new no...
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For those looking for my books: justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2025/08...
The next one, The Mortons, which I wrote with @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social, will be out in 2026 in Australia, Bulgaria, France, Germany, New Zealand, the UK & USA.
#publishing
#writinglife
#books
#reading
The next one, The Mortons, which I wrote with @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social, will be out in 2026 in Australia, Bulgaria, France, Germany, New Zealand, the UK & USA.
#publishing
#writinglife
#books
#reading
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The last wild European bison was shot in 1927. At the time there were fewer than 60 such bison alive in zoos & private parks. Now, the great, shaggy beasts are once again roaming the Carpathian Mountains.
And they're helping bring wild lands back to life.
Good news story! No pay wall.
And they're helping bring wild lands back to life.
Good news story! No pay wall.
A Century After Vanishing, a Gentle Giant Returns
Wild European bison are roaming the Carpathian Mountains for the first time in 100 years — and bringing the land back to life.
reasonstobecheerful.world
February 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The last wild European bison was shot in 1927. At the time there were fewer than 60 such bison alive in zoos & private parks. Now, the great, shaggy beasts are once again roaming the Carpathian Mountains.
And they're helping bring wild lands back to life.
Good news story! No pay wall.
And they're helping bring wild lands back to life.
Good news story! No pay wall.
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An underrated good the next Democratic administration could do with virtually zero actual political blowback from voters would be to come in with anti-trust laws like a wrecking ball and break up media and tech companies. It would fuck up The Other Side, too.
Brendan Carr is also very excited for more local broadcast TV consolidation at the hands of the right wing!
You know, to improve competition, something Carr (who has rubber stamped every desire media and telecom giants have ever had) genuinely cares about
You know, to improve competition, something Carr (who has rubber stamped every desire media and telecom giants have ever had) genuinely cares about
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
An underrated good the next Democratic administration could do with virtually zero actual political blowback from voters would be to come in with anti-trust laws like a wrecking ball and break up media and tech companies. It would fuck up The Other Side, too.
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There is no compromising with this regime, because regimes don't compromise. These people are fascists. Fight fascists always. No playing to their language or moved goalposts. No taking their statements as legitimate and reporting them. And then PROSECUTE THEM. Every last one of them.
January 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
There is no compromising with this regime, because regimes don't compromise. These people are fascists. Fight fascists always. No playing to their language or moved goalposts. No taking their statements as legitimate and reporting them. And then PROSECUTE THEM. Every last one of them.
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NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
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My most radical basketball take is that the NBA never wanted the WNBA to be profitable so they designed it as a write off for tax purposes… so they can give large contracts to NBA players…that is my conspiracy take of the day…
February 6, 2026 at 6:02 PM
My most radical basketball take is that the NBA never wanted the WNBA to be profitable so they designed it as a write off for tax purposes… so they can give large contracts to NBA players…that is my conspiracy take of the day…
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I think often of the women in the Louis CK story—how they all left comedy and never went back, but he’s still going. It’s everywhere and it’s such a loss for them and for us—for things they’ll never make that we’ll never see.
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 6, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I think often of the women in the Louis CK story—how they all left comedy and never went back, but he’s still going. It’s everywhere and it’s such a loss for them and for us—for things they’ll never make that we’ll never see.
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If you've ever seen anything w/ multiple sources making serious allegations against anyone rich or famous or both, know the smartest lawyers in the land kicked the shit out of that story for upwards of 4-6 months, or in the case of my book, A YEAR. But sure, A Guy on the Internet is more credible 🤡
February 3, 2026 at 4:51 AM
If you've ever seen anything w/ multiple sources making serious allegations against anyone rich or famous or both, know the smartest lawyers in the land kicked the shit out of that story for upwards of 4-6 months, or in the case of my book, A YEAR. But sure, A Guy on the Internet is more credible 🤡
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A white guy threw a homemade bomb into a crowd protesting colonialism in Australia and the media have broadly reframed it in more gentle terms, eg this describing it as a "device" that was 'designed to explode'.
Device allegedly thrown into Invasion Day crowd designed to 'explode on impact', say police
A 31-year-old man is charged with making explosives in suspicious circumstances after a device was allegedly thrown into a crowd of hundreds of people attending an Invasion Day rally in central Perth ...
www.abc.net.au
January 28, 2026 at 7:10 AM
A white guy threw a homemade bomb into a crowd protesting colonialism in Australia and the media have broadly reframed it in more gentle terms, eg this describing it as a "device" that was 'designed to explode'.
Being irksome should be an instant personal foul!
January 28, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Being irksome should be an instant personal foul!
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DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 PM
DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
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everything is so horrible, and i've called my senators, i've donated, but now i need my brain to uhhh brain better --
so please tell me about your favorite romance manga/anime -- anything rly, josei, shoujo, bl, gl, whatever, go to town. tell me about it!
so please tell me about your favorite romance manga/anime -- anything rly, josei, shoujo, bl, gl, whatever, go to town. tell me about it!
January 25, 2026 at 12:44 AM
everything is so horrible, and i've called my senators, i've donated, but now i need my brain to uhhh brain better --
so please tell me about your favorite romance manga/anime -- anything rly, josei, shoujo, bl, gl, whatever, go to town. tell me about it!
so please tell me about your favorite romance manga/anime -- anything rly, josei, shoujo, bl, gl, whatever, go to town. tell me about it!
Look, it's fine to love art by shitty people. It's not fine to defend their shittiness.
And if they're writers, buy their books secondhand. Authors make zero money from resale of our books.
And if they're writers, buy their books secondhand. Authors make zero money from resale of our books.
January 21, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Look, it's fine to love art by shitty people. It's not fine to defend their shittiness.
And if they're writers, buy their books secondhand. Authors make zero money from resale of our books.
And if they're writers, buy their books secondhand. Authors make zero money from resale of our books.
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I wrote up a longer piece about scammers pretending to be me, how you can tell it's not me, and why neither I nor any other "big name" author is likely to be emailing you at all, and certainly not with obviously "AI"-generated verbiage. Please feel free to share.
whatever.scalzi.com/2026/01/20/r...
whatever.scalzi.com/2026/01/20/r...
Reminder: Scammers Are Out There Pretending to Be Me (and Other Authors as Well)
Three times in the last week I’ve gotten inquiries from authors, about email from an account purporting to be me. This account praised their book in a very “AI” fashion and tried …
whatever.scalzi.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I wrote up a longer piece about scammers pretending to be me, how you can tell it's not me, and why neither I nor any other "big name" author is likely to be emailing you at all, and certainly not with obviously "AI"-generated verbiage. Please feel free to share.
whatever.scalzi.com/2026/01/20/r...
whatever.scalzi.com/2026/01/20/r...
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Indeed one of my aims for 2026 is to reclaim scrolling time with book reading time. Here is the current novel I'm reclaiming time with. It starts off rather dramatically.
January 6, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Indeed one of my aims for 2026 is to reclaim scrolling time with book reading time. Here is the current novel I'm reclaiming time with. It starts off rather dramatically.
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Now would be a fantastic time to buy Randa Abdel-Fattah's books. They're really good! Also varied. She writes non-fiction, romance, YA. Pretty much everything.
January 9, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Now would be a fantastic time to buy Randa Abdel-Fattah's books. They're really good! Also varied. She writes non-fiction, romance, YA. Pretty much everything.
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people are withdrawing from Adelaide writers week faster than can be reported. In addition to the names listed here are Ren Wyld, Emma Shortis, and Fiona Katsaukas. Important detail: the only creative, Stephen Page, has left the Adelaide Festival board.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Authors withdraw from festival after Palestinian Australian author dropped
After Randa Abdel-Fattah was dropped from Adelaide Writers' Week by the Adelaide Festival Board, a slew of authors, including Michelle de Kretser, have withdrawn from the event.
www.abc.net.au
January 8, 2026 at 6:28 AM
people are withdrawing from Adelaide writers week faster than can be reported. In addition to the names listed here are Ren Wyld, Emma Shortis, and Fiona Katsaukas. Important detail: the only creative, Stephen Page, has left the Adelaide Festival board.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Yesterday I wrote to the Adelaide Festival Board to withdraw my participation from Adelaide Writers Week.
Their decision to intervene in Writers Week programming and cancel the participation of author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah is completely unacceptable.
Their decision to intervene in Writers Week programming and cancel the participation of author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah is completely unacceptable.
January 9, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Yesterday I wrote to the Adelaide Festival Board to withdraw my participation from Adelaide Writers Week.
Their decision to intervene in Writers Week programming and cancel the participation of author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah is completely unacceptable.
Their decision to intervene in Writers Week programming and cancel the participation of author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah is completely unacceptable.
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As a former Director of Adelaide Writers' Week I am appalled that the Adelaide Festival Board has rescinded Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah's invitation to the 2026 AWW, explicitly linking its decision to the shattering crimes in Bondi.
A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM
As a former Director of Adelaide Writers' Week I am appalled that the Adelaide Festival Board has rescinded Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah's invitation to the 2026 AWW, explicitly linking its decision to the shattering crimes in Bondi.
A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
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Well, I was going to be on a panel at the Adelaide Writers' Festival but I'm not any more.
January 8, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Well, I was going to be on a panel at the Adelaide Writers' Festival but I'm not any more.
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I stand with Randa and everyone standing against hate, genocide, oppression and terror. In all its forms.
January 8, 2026 at 5:28 AM
I stand with Randa and everyone standing against hate, genocide, oppression and terror. In all its forms.
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My statement regarding my decision to withdraw from this year’s Adelaide Writers Festival.
January 8, 2026 at 9:55 AM
My statement regarding my decision to withdraw from this year’s Adelaide Writers Festival.
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Crowd-sourced gentle TV list
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Crowd-Sourced Gentle TV List
docs.google.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Crowd-sourced gentle TV list
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
January 2, 2026 at 5:10 AM