Molly Rookwood
@mollyrookwood.bsky.social
Jewish romance writer; sci-fi, fantasy, and romance editor; university writing coach; Jane Austen enthusiast
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Repped by Christina Miller at Nancy Yost Literary Agency
📍Halifax, Nova Scotia
Find me professionally at www.rookwoodediting.com
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Molly Rookwood
@mollyrookwood.bsky.social
· Nov 10
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Lots of new folks around here! I'm Molly, a book person wearing too many hats. I...
- write Jewish romance with a Jane Austen twist
- edit sci-fi, fantasy, and romance via rookwoodediting.com
- teach uni students to write better essays
- sell books at @kingsbookstore.bsky.social
Say hi below! 📚💙
- write Jewish romance with a Jane Austen twist
- edit sci-fi, fantasy, and romance via rookwoodediting.com
- teach uni students to write better essays
- sell books at @kingsbookstore.bsky.social
Say hi below! 📚💙
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Ok ok Northanger Abbey is a masterpiece. I have abandoned my previous condescension towards this novel. I was a sad little shatter-brained creature before but now I have had a change of feelings and spirits and am in perfect felicity.
I am going through it finishing re-reading Northanger Abbey today to teach it this week (for the first time, mind you). I had just had enough of this silly business but now the romance is over, I’m crying and laughing on literally each page. The writer you are Jane Austen.
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Ok ok Northanger Abbey is a masterpiece. I have abandoned my previous condescension towards this novel. I was a sad little shatter-brained creature before but now I have had a change of feelings and spirits and am in perfect felicity.
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I have my students co-develop class policies, and they pretty much unanimously chose to ban AI in the class. There were a few questions about using Grammarly, but those were the only real exceptions any students expressed (and even then, we talked about alternatives to that and they were open to it)
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I have my students co-develop class policies, and they pretty much unanimously chose to ban AI in the class. There were a few questions about using Grammarly, but those were the only real exceptions any students expressed (and even then, we talked about alternatives to that and they were open to it)
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we're still shipping all over Canada for only $5 and we now have a tugboat to help us spread the word! how do we do it? that's really none of your business
November 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
we're still shipping all over Canada for only $5 and we now have a tugboat to help us spread the word! how do we do it? that's really none of your business
Belting Golden in the car because I'm late for chorus and need a vocal warmup that hits a high A 🎶
November 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Belting Golden in the car because I'm late for chorus and need a vocal warmup that hits a high A 🎶
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What kind of programming will you find at TriCon? All kinds of stuff, like the Blue Pencil Cafe!
Sign up for a 1-on-1 session with an editor! Spaces are limited, & sign-ups open December 22nd!
Featuring @englelaird.bsky.social, @mythaxis.bsky.social, and @heartlines-spec.com, with more to come!
Sign up for a 1-on-1 session with an editor! Spaces are limited, & sign-ups open December 22nd!
Featuring @englelaird.bsky.social, @mythaxis.bsky.social, and @heartlines-spec.com, with more to come!
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
What kind of programming will you find at TriCon? All kinds of stuff, like the Blue Pencil Cafe!
Sign up for a 1-on-1 session with an editor! Spaces are limited, & sign-ups open December 22nd!
Featuring @englelaird.bsky.social, @mythaxis.bsky.social, and @heartlines-spec.com, with more to come!
Sign up for a 1-on-1 session with an editor! Spaces are limited, & sign-ups open December 22nd!
Featuring @englelaird.bsky.social, @mythaxis.bsky.social, and @heartlines-spec.com, with more to come!
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What is ‘artificial intelligence,’ anyway? The confusion is the point
Morning File by me
Morning File by me
What is 'artificial intelligence,' anyway? The confusion is the point - Halifax Examiner
The confusion and misunderstanding that is purposefully built right into the term 'artificial intelligence' is a power grab.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
November 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
What is ‘artificial intelligence,’ anyway? The confusion is the point
Morning File by me
Morning File by me
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a great article from the UK outlining the human cost of amazon orders
Many months in the reporting - my investigation into Amazon warehouses is finally live today. A huge thank you to the workers and others who spoke to me, on and off the record. inews.co.uk/news/human-c...
Broken bones, heart attacks and chemical burns - the human cost of Amazon orders
2,500 serious injury incidents have been recorded in UK Amazon warehouses in the last ten years - roughly one injury every day and a half
inews.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
a great article from the UK outlining the human cost of amazon orders
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As we read about Sodom in this week's Torah portion, a brief reminder that according to Jewish tradition the sin of Sodom had nothing to do with sexuality, it was that they criminalized helping the poor and the visitor.
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
As we read about Sodom in this week's Torah portion, a brief reminder that according to Jewish tradition the sin of Sodom had nothing to do with sexuality, it was that they criminalized helping the poor and the visitor.
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I love that Mary Shelley's masterpiece is being recreated closer than ever to her original vision by one of the most compelling directors in cinema at the same moment that Percy Shelley's masterpiece is being spontaneously reimagined as every shitpost meme on the internet.
#RelationshipGoals
#RelationshipGoals
October 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I love that Mary Shelley's masterpiece is being recreated closer than ever to her original vision by one of the most compelling directors in cinema at the same moment that Percy Shelley's masterpiece is being spontaneously reimagined as every shitpost meme on the internet.
#RelationshipGoals
#RelationshipGoals
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Enjoyable list of unscary films: some undeniable greats, a deserved number one and many films I now want to see. But I think Stuart Heritage has forgotten the Vietnam reminiscence scene in The Straight Story and the various allusions to people burning to death www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
The least frightening films ever – ranked!
A Halloween screening doesn’t have to mean being scared witless. From serene sushi-making to a shell with shoes on, we run down the finest films for those of a nervous disposition
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Enjoyable list of unscary films: some undeniable greats, a deserved number one and many films I now want to see. But I think Stuart Heritage has forgotten the Vietnam reminiscence scene in The Straight Story and the various allusions to people burning to death www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Vendor applications are now open for TriCon 2026!
We are looking for vendors showcasing anything that writers might love!Applications will be open until February 1st.
PLEASE READ our policies before applying. We have separate opportunities for Indie Authors!
tricon-halifax.com/vendors/
We are looking for vendors showcasing anything that writers might love!Applications will be open until February 1st.
PLEASE READ our policies before applying. We have separate opportunities for Indie Authors!
tricon-halifax.com/vendors/
October 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Vendor applications are now open for TriCon 2026!
We are looking for vendors showcasing anything that writers might love!Applications will be open until February 1st.
PLEASE READ our policies before applying. We have separate opportunities for Indie Authors!
tricon-halifax.com/vendors/
We are looking for vendors showcasing anything that writers might love!Applications will be open until February 1st.
PLEASE READ our policies before applying. We have separate opportunities for Indie Authors!
tricon-halifax.com/vendors/
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hi! maybe you remember me from the menu i made for my cat, which hit surprisingly big a little while ago. i made some menus for other people's pets in exchange for donations to pro-trans organisations. now i'm doing it again, but for food banks.
please share! more info downthread!
please share! more info downthread!
October 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
hi! maybe you remember me from the menu i made for my cat, which hit surprisingly big a little while ago. i made some menus for other people's pets in exchange for donations to pro-trans organisations. now i'm doing it again, but for food banks.
please share! more info downthread!
please share! more info downthread!
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Season 2 of Nobody Wants This: Nobody Did in Fact, Want This.
October 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Season 2 of Nobody Wants This: Nobody Did in Fact, Want This.
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Hey #WriteSky, have you heard about @tricon-hfx.bsky.social?
The Trident Conference for Speculative Fiction
Kjipuktuk | Halifax
May 15-17, 2026
GOHs Amal El-Mohtar, Kurestin Armada & Carl Engle-Laird
tricon-halifax.com
🌍📚💙 #WritingLife #SpecLit #DiverseBooksky 📚🪐⚔️🩸🌈📚
The Trident Conference for Speculative Fiction
Kjipuktuk | Halifax
May 15-17, 2026
GOHs Amal El-Mohtar, Kurestin Armada & Carl Engle-Laird
tricon-halifax.com
🌍📚💙 #WritingLife #SpecLit #DiverseBooksky 📚🪐⚔️🩸🌈📚
Home - TriCon Halifax
TriCon is Atlantic Canada's literary conference for writers of speculative fiction. TriCon 2026 will be held May 15th-17th, 2026.
tricon-halifax.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Hey #WriteSky, have you heard about @tricon-hfx.bsky.social?
The Trident Conference for Speculative Fiction
Kjipuktuk | Halifax
May 15-17, 2026
GOHs Amal El-Mohtar, Kurestin Armada & Carl Engle-Laird
tricon-halifax.com
🌍📚💙 #WritingLife #SpecLit #DiverseBooksky 📚🪐⚔️🩸🌈📚
The Trident Conference for Speculative Fiction
Kjipuktuk | Halifax
May 15-17, 2026
GOHs Amal El-Mohtar, Kurestin Armada & Carl Engle-Laird
tricon-halifax.com
🌍📚💙 #WritingLife #SpecLit #DiverseBooksky 📚🪐⚔️🩸🌈📚
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PSA: don’t do that weird thumb licky page turn thing in a bookstore
October 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
PSA: don’t do that weird thumb licky page turn thing in a bookstore
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“The Purdue student newspaper owns its own presses” is the sound of engines revving
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“The Purdue student newspaper owns its own presses” is the sound of engines revving
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Bonus points not just for correct usage of long-s (it never goes at the end of a word) but for using the correct glyph ('ſ')& not just going the lazy route of using 'f' instead.
October 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Bonus points not just for correct usage of long-s (it never goes at the end of a word) but for using the correct glyph ('ſ')& not just going the lazy route of using 'f' instead.
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" @miriamudel.bsky.social's abundant gifts as an author, her exhaustive research, and elegant writing elevate her book above its subject matter.” Read the full review of Modern Jewish Worldmaking for @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social here: www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/modern-...
Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children's Literature
Children’s literature is never a peripheral segment of culture.
www.jewishbookcouncil.org
October 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
" @miriamudel.bsky.social's abundant gifts as an author, her exhaustive research, and elegant writing elevate her book above its subject matter.” Read the full review of Modern Jewish Worldmaking for @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social here: www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/modern-...
I'm so bored of the "Will AI ruin literature?" question. People who care about good writing will still do real writing. People who read good books will still read real books. We don't need to catastrophise about the future of the book industry again (at least not for this particular reason).
October 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I'm so bored of the "Will AI ruin literature?" question. People who care about good writing will still do real writing. People who read good books will still read real books. We don't need to catastrophise about the future of the book industry again (at least not for this particular reason).
Just spent an hour excitedly putting together a conference presentation pitch with @brennabaileybooks.bsky.social only to realise that our idea didn't remotely fit with the conference theme. 😑
October 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Just spent an hour excitedly putting together a conference presentation pitch with @brennabaileybooks.bsky.social only to realise that our idea didn't remotely fit with the conference theme. 😑
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it’s spooky book season
October 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
it’s spooky book season
Spontaneously wound up at Lord of the Rings trivia and am beyond proud to report that we won with a grand total of 45 out of 43 possible points 🧙♂️
October 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Spontaneously wound up at Lord of the Rings trivia and am beyond proud to report that we won with a grand total of 45 out of 43 possible points 🧙♂️
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Pretty sure I say this every Columbus Day, but getting hauled back to Spain for excessive brutality in 1500, just as the Inquisition was really getting fired up, is some genuinely Evil Guys Hall of Infamy material
October 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Pretty sure I say this every Columbus Day, but getting hauled back to Spain for excessive brutality in 1500, just as the Inquisition was really getting fired up, is some genuinely Evil Guys Hall of Infamy material