Salem West
@salemwest.bsky.social
Pretty, witty & gay • Publisher of Bywater Books & Amble Press • Equity & inclusion matter • Book bans are the off-ramp to tyranny • She/her.
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July 9, 2024 at 6:41 PM
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Available everywhere in paperback, ebook & audiobook!
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Available everywhere in paperback, ebook & audiobook!
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"𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲" 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱.
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"𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲" 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱.
June 14, 2024 at 5:50 PM
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"𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲" 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱.
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"𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲" 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱.
Everyone struggles & none of us are perfect—you are loved & you matter.
The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is just three digits on any phone:
988
24 hours a day, every single day.
988 • 988 • 988 • 988 • 988 • 988 • 988 • 988
The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is just three digits on any phone:
988
24 hours a day, every single day.
988 • 988 • 988 • 988 • 988 • 988 • 988 • 988
February 26, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Everyone struggles & none of us are perfect—you are loved & you matter.
The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is just three digits on any phone:
988
24 hours a day, every single day.
988 • 988 • 988 • 988 • 988 • 988 • 988 • 988
The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is just three digits on any phone:
988
24 hours a day, every single day.
988 • 988 • 988 • 988 • 988 • 988 • 988 • 988
This is just a gentle reminder that there's no guarantee that the books we love to read won't be banned in the near or distant future.
Get involved & tell 'em where they can put their book bans!
Get involved & tell 'em where they can put their book bans!
February 22, 2024 at 7:29 PM
This is just a gentle reminder that there's no guarantee that the books we love to read won't be banned in the near or distant future.
Get involved & tell 'em where they can put their book bans!
Get involved & tell 'em where they can put their book bans!
Oh, dear god—among the words for my year of birth:
Alfredo sauce • chlamydia • hand, foot & mouth disease • yeast infection • double wide • big hair
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . .
www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler
Alfredo sauce • chlamydia • hand, foot & mouth disease • yeast infection • double wide • big hair
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . .
www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler
November 14, 2023 at 5:37 PM
Oh, dear god—among the words for my year of birth:
Alfredo sauce • chlamydia • hand, foot & mouth disease • yeast infection • double wide • big hair
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . .
www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler
Alfredo sauce • chlamydia • hand, foot & mouth disease • yeast infection • double wide • big hair
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . .
www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler
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A bone-chilling flash sale of the creepy-crawliest of Bywater Books & Amble Press!
Use Coupon Code SPOOKY25 to save 25% on these eBooks—now through November 3rd!
Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!
A bone-chilling flash sale of the creepy-crawliest of Bywater Books & Amble Press!
Use Coupon Code SPOOKY25 to save 25% on these eBooks—now through November 3rd!
Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!
October 28, 2023 at 2:21 PM
Ooooh!
A bone-chilling flash sale of the creepy-crawliest of Bywater Books & Amble Press!
Use Coupon Code SPOOKY25 to save 25% on these eBooks—now through November 3rd!
Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!
A bone-chilling flash sale of the creepy-crawliest of Bywater Books & Amble Press!
Use Coupon Code SPOOKY25 to save 25% on these eBooks—now through November 3rd!
Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Three awesome & oftentimes Spooky Bywater Books authors join the Sapphic Book Review to chat about Soul Food Stories—and all things that go BUMP in the night! #Sapphic #Halloween #Delicious #GottaHaveIt
Give it a listen—it is sssssssssso worth your time!
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Give it a listen—it is sssssssssso worth your time!
loom.ly/i7KT3Fg
October 17, 2023 at 1:22 PM
Three awesome & oftentimes Spooky Bywater Books authors join the Sapphic Book Review to chat about Soul Food Stories—and all things that go BUMP in the night! #Sapphic #Halloween #Delicious #GottaHaveIt
Give it a listen—it is sssssssssso worth your time!
loom.ly/i7KT3Fg
Give it a listen—it is sssssssssso worth your time!
loom.ly/i7KT3Fg
I'm not gonna lie—this was a dream project.
@christelco.bsky.social & I turned six sapphic writers at the top of their writing games loose & let their Halloween imaginations run wild. The result is SOUL FOOD STORIES—a little sweet & terrifying, a whole lot warm & demented.
tinyurl.com/sws6p7f6
@christelco.bsky.social & I turned six sapphic writers at the top of their writing games loose & let their Halloween imaginations run wild. The result is SOUL FOOD STORIES—a little sweet & terrifying, a whole lot warm & demented.
tinyurl.com/sws6p7f6
October 13, 2023 at 2:48 PM
I'm not gonna lie—this was a dream project.
@christelco.bsky.social & I turned six sapphic writers at the top of their writing games loose & let their Halloween imaginations run wild. The result is SOUL FOOD STORIES—a little sweet & terrifying, a whole lot warm & demented.
tinyurl.com/sws6p7f6
@christelco.bsky.social & I turned six sapphic writers at the top of their writing games loose & let their Halloween imaginations run wild. The result is SOUL FOOD STORIES—a little sweet & terrifying, a whole lot warm & demented.
tinyurl.com/sws6p7f6
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” ―Dr. Seuss
Happy National Coming Out Day to all who celebrate.
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Happy National Coming Out Day to all who celebrate.
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October 11, 2023 at 4:15 PM
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” ―Dr. Seuss
Happy National Coming Out Day to all who celebrate.
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Happy National Coming Out Day to all who celebrate.
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Anna Burke, Ann McMan, Cathy Pegau, Jenn Alexander, Virginia Black, Jacob Budenz, SD Simper . . . 👻
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SOUL FOOD STORIES
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Join us Sat. Oct 21, in a live Zoom event with all 6 authors moderated by @sdsimper.bsky.social
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Attendees will automatically be entered to win a special prize!
#ComingSoon #AuthorEvent
Releasing in ONE WEEK!
Preorder loom.ly/IXMChmw
Join us Sat. Oct 21, in a live Zoom event with all 6 authors moderated by @sdsimper.bsky.social
Register loom.ly/FmSQiAs
Attendees will automatically be entered to win a special prize!
#ComingSoon #AuthorEvent
October 10, 2023 at 5:17 PM
(B)ooooooooooh!
Anna Burke, Ann McMan, Cathy Pegau, Jenn Alexander, Virginia Black, Jacob Budenz, SD Simper . . . 👻
And giveaways to attendeessssssssss . . . 👻👻
You know you want it . . . 👻👻👻👻👻
Anna Burke, Ann McMan, Cathy Pegau, Jenn Alexander, Virginia Black, Jacob Budenz, SD Simper . . . 👻
And giveaways to attendeessssssssss . . . 👻👻
You know you want it . . . 👻👻👻👻👻
Censorship has swept the US in the past 2 years, with 6K book bans since 2021. Dozens of states have passed or debated laws that restrict the freedom to read, leaving teachers & librarians feeling pressure to limit children’s access to information. Get involved.
#LetFreedomRead and #BannedBooksWeek
#LetFreedomRead and #BannedBooksWeek
October 7, 2023 at 1:45 PM
Censorship has swept the US in the past 2 years, with 6K book bans since 2021. Dozens of states have passed or debated laws that restrict the freedom to read, leaving teachers & librarians feeling pressure to limit children’s access to information. Get involved.
#LetFreedomRead and #BannedBooksWeek
#LetFreedomRead and #BannedBooksWeek
A new PEN America report, “Banned in the USA: The Mounting Pressure to Censor,” documents a 33% increase in book bans in 2022-23 compared to 2021-22.
Books about race & LGBTQ+ identity remain the top targets.
You do realize that it's only a matter of time until they target our literature? Right?
Books about race & LGBTQ+ identity remain the top targets.
You do realize that it's only a matter of time until they target our literature? Right?
September 23, 2023 at 2:18 PM
A new PEN America report, “Banned in the USA: The Mounting Pressure to Censor,” documents a 33% increase in book bans in 2022-23 compared to 2021-22.
Books about race & LGBTQ+ identity remain the top targets.
You do realize that it's only a matter of time until they target our literature? Right?
Books about race & LGBTQ+ identity remain the top targets.
You do realize that it's only a matter of time until they target our literature? Right?
Dr. Maya Angelou once said, “When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.” Every single day people are telling us who they are—and it’s time readers of all ages start believing them. 👇👇🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️👇👇
Read. Share. Do something. Protect our Literature.
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Read. Share. Do something. Protect our Literature.
t.co/FtPlwC2fDA
September 20, 2023 at 3:05 PM
Dr. Maya Angelou once said, “When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.” Every single day people are telling us who they are—and it’s time readers of all ages start believing them. 👇👇🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️👇👇
Read. Share. Do something. Protect our Literature.
t.co/FtPlwC2fDA
Read. Share. Do something. Protect our Literature.
t.co/FtPlwC2fDA