Nino Cipri
@ninocipri.bsky.social
Writer, cat dad, wife guy, cryptid. Author of DEAD GIRLS DON'T DREAM (2024), DEFEKT (2021), FINNA (2020), and HOMESICK (2019).
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Nino Cipri
@ninocipri.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Happy paperback day to Dead Girls Don’t Dream! Now with a bonus playlist in the back, which are all songs I both listened to incessantly while writing this, and songs that are thematically or vibe-ally resonant. Available wherever books are sold, and signed copies thru @astoriabookshop.bsky.social
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Just about $500 away from their goal!!
✨ WHAT ELEGANT STARS is now funding ✨
satellites and sewists, terminals and tailors, dandies and dying stars
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
satellites and sewists, terminals and tailors, dandies and dying stars
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
February 18, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Just about $500 away from their goal!!
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I don't believe I've ever seen Ted Levine speak so candidly about his regrets of portraying Buffalo Bill in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. He and some of the crew on the film were asked about the film's cultural transphobia by The Hollywood Reporter.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
February 17, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I don't believe I've ever seen Ted Levine speak so candidly about his regrets of portraying Buffalo Bill in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. He and some of the crew on the film were asked about the film's cultural transphobia by The Hollywood Reporter.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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I don't normally post about podcast on here but you will want to listen to this episode with @incommensurati.bsky.social imho!!!! We talk about Minneapolis rapid response, Australia immigrant detention escapes, archaic top surgery protocols, BABY, and much more!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
February 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I don't normally post about podcast on here but you will want to listen to this episode with @incommensurati.bsky.social imho!!!! We talk about Minneapolis rapid response, Australia immigrant detention escapes, archaic top surgery protocols, BABY, and much more!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
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we spent years setting up WorldCon 2020 then had to pivot to digital in a couple of months due to covid. It's still something that hurts a little – I'd really appreciate any support in bringing it back to the South Pacific so folks like me can actually attend in person, for once.
If you're in a position to vote on this, do the South Pacific a solid and vote for Brisbane.
The last time Worldcon was scheduled down here it was 2020 in Wellington and it didn't happen in person. Will have been 18 years by 2028 since we got an accessible in-person con. Put the World in Worldcon.
The last time Worldcon was scheduled down here it was 2020 in Wellington and it didn't happen in person. Will have been 18 years by 2028 since we got an accessible in-person con. Put the World in Worldcon.
2028 Worldcon Bids locusmag.com/2026/02...
February 16, 2026 at 10:24 PM
we spent years setting up WorldCon 2020 then had to pivot to digital in a couple of months due to covid. It's still something that hurts a little – I'd really appreciate any support in bringing it back to the South Pacific so folks like me can actually attend in person, for once.
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Oh, you want these romances, you say? Congrats, they exist!
Historical bicycle riders: A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell
Victorian werewolves: Soulless by Gail Carriger
Queer dragon shifters: Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha (aka the horny dragon book)
Hockey historical: Puck and Prejudice by Lia Riley
Historical bicycle riders: A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell
Victorian werewolves: Soulless by Gail Carriger
Queer dragon shifters: Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha (aka the horny dragon book)
Hockey historical: Puck and Prejudice by Lia Riley
February 15, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Oh, you want these romances, you say? Congrats, they exist!
Historical bicycle riders: A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell
Victorian werewolves: Soulless by Gail Carriger
Queer dragon shifters: Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha (aka the horny dragon book)
Hockey historical: Puck and Prejudice by Lia Riley
Historical bicycle riders: A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell
Victorian werewolves: Soulless by Gail Carriger
Queer dragon shifters: Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha (aka the horny dragon book)
Hockey historical: Puck and Prejudice by Lia Riley
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CBP didn’t exist until the creation of DHS in 2002 as part of post 9-11 right wing fever dream. It became operational in 2003 and effectively has been a bastion of misconduct and human rights abuses every sense.
Throw the whole thing out and start over.
Throw the whole thing out and start over.
Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
February 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
CBP didn’t exist until the creation of DHS in 2002 as part of post 9-11 right wing fever dream. It became operational in 2003 and effectively has been a bastion of misconduct and human rights abuses every sense.
Throw the whole thing out and start over.
Throw the whole thing out and start over.
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This from Stella Creasy is spot on.
February 14, 2026 at 9:10 AM
This from Stella Creasy is spot on.
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this fucking picture @ninocipri.bsky.social took of #oldmanbabycat looks like the cover photo of a lifestyle magazine for old men.
February 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
this fucking picture @ninocipri.bsky.social took of #oldmanbabycat looks like the cover photo of a lifestyle magazine for old men.
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This! We sell mostly manga to teens and I think a lot of it has to go do with the format size. A manga is the size of an old school Sweet Valley book. Teens are buying 2-5 mangas in one go.
I've said this before but I truly believe we could revitalize YA and kidlit overnight by switching to MMPB and paperback first. Kids want paperbacks! It is by far the biggest request I get from teen readers.
hello this is the official petition to bring back mass market paperbacks!! mmpbs are good actually and everyone should do them!! i think esp romantasy readers would really love that shit! and you can still spray those edges!!! bring back mass market paperbacks thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
This! We sell mostly manga to teens and I think a lot of it has to go do with the format size. A manga is the size of an old school Sweet Valley book. Teens are buying 2-5 mangas in one go.
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Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable
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I've said this before but I truly believe we could revitalize YA and kidlit overnight by switching to MMPB and paperback first. Kids want paperbacks! It is by far the biggest request I get from teen readers.
hello this is the official petition to bring back mass market paperbacks!! mmpbs are good actually and everyone should do them!! i think esp romantasy readers would really love that shit! and you can still spray those edges!!! bring back mass market paperbacks thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 11, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I've said this before but I truly believe we could revitalize YA and kidlit overnight by switching to MMPB and paperback first. Kids want paperbacks! It is by far the biggest request I get from teen readers.
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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Find a better book
February 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Find a better book
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
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Hailey is one of the coolest people I know, and I'm so proud to be her friend. She's a trans writer, activist & educator.
She's been having a rough time because her mother has cancer and she's been unable to work.
I would consider it a personal kindness if you could give whatever you can spare <3
She's been having a rough time because her mother has cancer and she's been unable to work.
I would consider it a personal kindness if you could give whatever you can spare <3
Here's another #transcrowdfund:
Hailey Kaas is a brilliant writer, translator, educator and activist in Brazil, and one of my fav humans. She founded Brazil's first transfeminism website/collective.
Hailey's mom has cancer and she's had to quit working to take care of her:
ko-fi.com/haileykaas
Hailey Kaas is a brilliant writer, translator, educator and activist in Brazil, and one of my fav humans. She founded Brazil's first transfeminism website/collective.
Hailey's mom has cancer and she's had to quit working to take care of her:
ko-fi.com/haileykaas
Support Hailey Kaas
Support Hailey Kaas
ko-fi.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Hailey is one of the coolest people I know, and I'm so proud to be her friend. She's a trans writer, activist & educator.
She's been having a rough time because her mother has cancer and she's been unable to work.
I would consider it a personal kindness if you could give whatever you can spare <3
She's been having a rough time because her mother has cancer and she's been unable to work.
I would consider it a personal kindness if you could give whatever you can spare <3
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COVER REVEAL! Mythic Delirium Books is thrilled to share Diana Naneva's stunning cover art 🎨 for THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES: STORIES, the debut collection by Haralambi Markov, w/ intro by @annvandermeer.bsky.social 🎉 Release date July 7; pre-orders are live now! bit.ly/LOKcoverreveal bit.ly/LOKpreorder
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
COVER REVEAL! Mythic Delirium Books is thrilled to share Diana Naneva's stunning cover art 🎨 for THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES: STORIES, the debut collection by Haralambi Markov, w/ intro by @annvandermeer.bsky.social 🎉 Release date July 7; pre-orders are live now! bit.ly/LOKcoverreveal bit.ly/LOKpreorder
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Among literally hundreds of other good things in this, you can get my little one-shot generator where drunk girls* in the tavern bathroom get together to help someone
*"girls" here used for trope recognition, characters of any gender can play here!
sarahloch.itch.io/solidarity-d...
*"girls" here used for trope recognition, characters of any gender can play here!
sarahloch.itch.io/solidarity-d...
February 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Among literally hundreds of other good things in this, you can get my little one-shot generator where drunk girls* in the tavern bathroom get together to help someone
*"girls" here used for trope recognition, characters of any gender can play here!
sarahloch.itch.io/solidarity-d...
*"girls" here used for trope recognition, characters of any gender can play here!
sarahloch.itch.io/solidarity-d...
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I heard we're still supposed to be telling people about our books.
A LADY FOR ALL SEASONS is out March 10 wherever queer books are sold.
A LADY FOR ALL SEASONS is out March 10 wherever queer books are sold.
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I heard we're still supposed to be telling people about our books.
A LADY FOR ALL SEASONS is out March 10 wherever queer books are sold.
A LADY FOR ALL SEASONS is out March 10 wherever queer books are sold.
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for my latest @us.theguardian.com talked to teens leading and joining anti-ICE walkouts from TX to MD to WI.
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
These are the high schoolers taking a stand against ICE: ‘You can’t let despair take over’
Thousands of students across the US have been walking out of their schools to protest ICE in their communities
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
for my latest @us.theguardian.com talked to teens leading and joining anti-ICE walkouts from TX to MD to WI.
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
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The NO ICE IN MINNESOTA bundle is up. There's a lifetime's worth of good games in this! If you submitted something or just want to shout something out, reply here and let's reshare it and spread the word on this thing.
The NO ICE IN MINNESOTA bundle is up. There's a lifetime's worth of good games in this! If you submitted something or just want to shout something out, reply here and let's reshare it and spread the word on this thing.
February 10, 2026 at 1:34 AM
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
The NO ICE IN MINNESOTA bundle is up. There's a lifetime's worth of good games in this! If you submitted something or just want to shout something out, reply here and let's reshare it and spread the word on this thing.
The NO ICE IN MINNESOTA bundle is up. There's a lifetime's worth of good games in this! If you submitted something or just want to shout something out, reply here and let's reshare it and spread the word on this thing.
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"I don’t know how people use ChatGPT to write grocery lists. I don’t want a grocery list made by a computer designed to tell kids to kill themselves."
Dehumanizing Humans, Personifying Computers: Why Modern Fascism Wants You to be Lonely
Welcome to fully-automated luxury fascism. Can I take your personhood?
www.theflytrapmedia.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:56 PM
"I don’t know how people use ChatGPT to write grocery lists. I don’t want a grocery list made by a computer designed to tell kids to kill themselves."
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HAPPY FLYTRAP TUESDAY!! Today, we have worker-owner @andreagrimes.com on how modern fascism wants to dehumanize humans and personify computers to make us all lonelier. Making connections is resistance, she argues:
Dehumanizing Humans, Personifying Computers: Why Modern Fascism Wants You to be Lonely
Welcome to fully-automated luxury fascism. Can I take your personhood?
www.theflytrapmedia.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 PM
HAPPY FLYTRAP TUESDAY!! Today, we have worker-owner @andreagrimes.com on how modern fascism wants to dehumanize humans and personify computers to make us all lonelier. Making connections is resistance, she argues:
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I tell you what, Ring figured out exactly how to weaponize white people’s empathy in service to a corporately controlled surveillance state.
Tell them it will find your dog.
Tell them it will find your dog.
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
I tell you what, Ring figured out exactly how to weaponize white people’s empathy in service to a corporately controlled surveillance state.
Tell them it will find your dog.
Tell them it will find your dog.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM