Molly Templeton
@mollytempleton.com
I read, I write, & I pet cats. Column, news, & book reviews at @reactorsff.bsky.social; publicity, prize, & more for @ursulakleguin.com. Once a bookseller, always a bookseller. PDX.
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Molly Templeton
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· Dec 16
There never seems to be a good time for anything online lately so I'm just going to throw this out here now:
I am looking for more work! I don't mean writing (though that too, sure!), but in the vein of the work I do for the Le Guin Foundation: organizational, practical, assistant-y, bookish work.
I am looking for more work! I don't mean writing (though that too, sure!), but in the vein of the work I do for the Le Guin Foundation: organizational, practical, assistant-y, bookish work.
I am in fact insisting on EVERYONE getting mail-in ballots, but we all know that nothing he says about "the American people" is based in fact
Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections. This was not what our Founders desired … There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!“
February 13, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I am in fact insisting on EVERYONE getting mail-in ballots, but we all know that nothing he says about "the American people" is based in fact
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Take a break from googling the definition of "Wuthering" and mourn the loss of mass market paperbacks and celebrate Gromit's birthday this weekend 🎂
What to Watch and Read This Weekend: Romance, Paperbacks, and a Dog Who Deserves a National Holiday - Reactor
Plus: What does AI know about romance anyway?
reactormag.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Take a break from googling the definition of "Wuthering" and mourn the loss of mass market paperbacks and celebrate Gromit's birthday this weekend 🎂
it's been a bit wild to read the entertainment headlines this week. so many people just won't say anything. bravo to the ones that do.
Indian Author Arundhati Roy Pulls Out of Berlinale Over Jury’s ‘Unconscionable’ Refusal to Comment on Gaza: ‘To Hear Them Say That Art Should Not Be Political Is Jaw-Dropping’
Arundhati Roy has withdrawn from the Berlinale over the jury's pushback over politics and its 'unconscionable' refusal to comment on Gaza.
variety.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
it's been a bit wild to read the entertainment headlines this week. so many people just won't say anything. bravo to the ones that do.
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Ring has done this before. They partner with cops, get backlash, withdraw a bit, wait for it to calm down, and then go right back to working with cops. Don't believe this spin.
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
www.theverge.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Ring has done this before. They partner with cops, get backlash, withdraw a bit, wait for it to calm down, and then go right back to working with cops. Don't believe this spin.
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
I'm so glad Alex wrote this ENTIRELY CORRECT thread so I don't have to break out the mini-tirade I cut from my Hugos post last month 😂
Since the Hugo Award nominations are now open, we need to talk about the #Lodestar. I'm going to give you some tips on how to nominate appropriately - in other words, to nominate Young Adult, not Middle Grade or adult crossovers. bsky.app/profile/lawo...
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#HugoAwards #HugoAward
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Hugo Awards!
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
February 12, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I'm so glad Alex wrote this ENTIRELY CORRECT thread so I don't have to break out the mini-tirade I cut from my Hugos post last month 😂
there is literally one person in the notable alumni section for my high school and it says he is a "lego artist"
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 5:01 AM
there is literally one person in the notable alumni section for my high school and it says he is a "lego artist"
I have now handwritten the word "commemorative" seven times and it no longer seems like a real word to me
February 11, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I have now handwritten the word "commemorative" seven times and it no longer seems like a real word to me
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
IRC was the first place I made Internet Friends and every time someone reminds me that it still exists I'm like ... but how do I USE it now, I only know how to use it in like 1996
February 11, 2026 at 12:53 AM
IRC was the first place I made Internet Friends and every time someone reminds me that it still exists I'm like ... but how do I USE it now, I only know how to use it in like 1996
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i hope the millionaire who has a ring camera facing directly from the side of his giant hideous shipping container manse onto the sidewalk enjoys my flipping it off every single time we walk by
NEW: Ring has introduced "Search Party", a horrifyingly dystopian feature nominally designed to turn all of the Ring cameras in a neighborhood into a dragnet that uses AI to look for, in their commercial, a cute lost dog.
With Ring, US consumers are actually building a surveillance dragnet.
With Ring, US consumers are actually building a surveillance dragnet.
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
www.404media.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:40 PM
i hope the millionaire who has a ring camera facing directly from the side of his giant hideous shipping container manse onto the sidewalk enjoys my flipping it off every single time we walk by
just said to the cat, "hey. don't be that guy" when she started pawing at the cabinets, so ... honestly not sure what that says about my mental state
February 10, 2026 at 5:08 AM
just said to the cat, "hey. don't be that guy" when she started pawing at the cabinets, so ... honestly not sure what that says about my mental state
PLEASE, I would really like a nice paperback of this gorgeous book, and I would like it to be in libraries, and available to readers who want print at non-limited-edition prices, and, well, I just want more of this book in the world. please.
And if any editors out there want to give this book a paper home in N. America or elsewhere beyond S. Asia, well, you know what to do. THE LAST DRAGONERS OF BOWBAZAR won a British Fantasy Award, a Subjective Chaos Kind of Award, & was nominated for the Locus Awards.
February 10, 2026 at 4:57 AM
PLEASE, I would really like a nice paperback of this gorgeous book, and I would like it to be in libraries, and available to readers who want print at non-limited-edition prices, and, well, I just want more of this book in the world. please.
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"TikTok’s Terms of Service now explicitly include tracking of location and citizenship status (among other identity markers, such as sex)." newrepublic.com/article/2059...
How TikTok 2.0 Became a Weapon for ICE
In just one week, the company has gone from being Gen Z’s preferred social media platform to a tool for spying on Americans and the suppression of information.
newrepublic.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
"TikTok’s Terms of Service now explicitly include tracking of location and citizenship status (among other identity markers, such as sex)." newrepublic.com/article/2059...
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lmao alt reading of this is
"Can you BELIEVE people are wearing scientifically proven means to protect themselves from a potential debilitating disease?"
"Can you BELIEVE people are wearing scientifically proven means to protect themselves from a potential debilitating disease?"
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy. n.pr/4akK70l
Olympic Covid restrictions are gone, but some athletes still self-quarantining
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy.
n.pr
February 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
lmao alt reading of this is
"Can you BELIEVE people are wearing scientifically proven means to protect themselves from a potential debilitating disease?"
"Can you BELIEVE people are wearing scientifically proven means to protect themselves from a potential debilitating disease?"
does anyone else keep opening tabs with interesting articles and then discovering that you have just absolutely no capacity to read them
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
does anyone else keep opening tabs with interesting articles and then discovering that you have just absolutely no capacity to read them
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hey @discord.com what the fuck is this? can you please fucking not? remember that time NOT EVEN SIX MONTHS AGO when you had a huge data breach and your users' IDs were leaked? and you think we're all gonna be signing up for more of that shit?
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access starting next month
➡️ www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
#Discord
➡️ www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
#Discord
February 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
hey @discord.com what the fuck is this? can you please fucking not? remember that time NOT EVEN SIX MONTHS AGO when you had a huge data breach and your users' IDs were leaked? and you think we're all gonna be signing up for more of that shit?
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LMAO UHHHH TELL ME YOU HAVE NO MEDIA LITERACY WITHOUT TELLING ME bsky.app/profile/page...
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
A rocking start to the Super Bowl.
pagesix.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM
LMAO UHHHH TELL ME YOU HAVE NO MEDIA LITERACY WITHOUT TELLING ME bsky.app/profile/page...
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to test or not to test my theory that the best time to go to costco might be during the super bowl
February 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
to test or not to test my theory that the best time to go to costco might be during the super bowl
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who called it Heated Rivalry and not Fuck Ice
February 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
who called it Heated Rivalry and not Fuck Ice
the last time I saw Oceanator in Portland it was a great show (with Laura Jane Grace!) but then ... it was also the first time I got covid
this one's gonna be better!!!!!
this one's gonna be better!!!!!
February 5, 2026 at 7:24 PM
the last time I saw Oceanator in Portland it was a great show (with Laura Jane Grace!) but then ... it was also the first time I got covid
this one's gonna be better!!!!!
this one's gonna be better!!!!!
this one's a rerun but, you know, it felt relevant!!!!
In a time of book bannings, AI, and decreased library funding, the best thing you can do to support books is be very, very loud about them. @mollytempleton.com on how we can help the authors we love:
It's Time to Get Loud About the Books You Love - Reactor
Some ideas to help keep literature and the book community alive.
reactormag.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
this one's a rerun but, you know, it felt relevant!!!!
I don't know how I feel about Spotify doing anything that involves scanning books, tbh.
I also have some deeply mixed feelings about this partnership with Bookshop.
I also have some deeply mixed feelings about this partnership with Bookshop.
Spotify Adds Physical Books to Audiobook Offering
The tech platform will allow readers to move between physical and audiobooks and offer the sale of books from independent bookstores.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I don't know how I feel about Spotify doing anything that involves scanning books, tbh.
I also have some deeply mixed feelings about this partnership with Bookshop.
I also have some deeply mixed feelings about this partnership with Bookshop.
this man is a treasure
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
this man is a treasure