신 선 영 辛善英 Sun Yung Shin
@sunyungshin.bsky.social
🍉 Author of forthcoming Heart Eater: A Memoir of Immigration, Belonging, and How We Find Ourselves in Language, The Wet Hex, Unbearable Splendor, + 11 other books. Rep: Tia Ikemoto @CAA & bookings: Anya Backlund @BlueFlowerArts. www.sunyungshin.com
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"What time is it on the clock of the world?" asked revolutionary philosopher Grace Lee Boggs
Revolutions Are Made of Love: The Story of James Boggs and Grace Lee Boggs is coming to the public on November 4, 2025!
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Weekend newsletter edition! Revolutions Are Made of Love: The Story of James Boggs and Grace Lee Boggs! Cover reveal of my newest picture book, dropping 11/4/25! Co-authored w/ Mélina Mangal, illustrated by Leslie Barlow and published by @lernerbooks.bsky.social! open.substack.com/pub/sunyungs...
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Since the Goodreads Choice Awards were posted last night, here's a reminder of how white these awards are (& why): bookriot.com/the-unbearab...
The Unbearable Whiteness of the Goodreads Choice Awards
There's one place online you can go to ensure a very white "best of" book list: The Goodreads Choice Awards.
bookriot.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Since the Goodreads Choice Awards were posted last night, here's a reminder of how white these awards are (& why): bookriot.com/the-unbearab...
“The turnout rate of voters age 18 to 29 rose to 41.3 percent this year from 11.1 percent in the 2021 election for mayor.“ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
Opinion | Young Voters Are the Holy Grail. Zohran Mamdani Just Showed Democrats How to Win Them.
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“The turnout rate of voters age 18 to 29 rose to 41.3 percent this year from 11.1 percent in the 2021 election for mayor.“ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
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My heroes! 💖
So beautiful to celebrate REVOLUTIONS ARE MADE OF LOVE with an event at Leslie Barlow's studio and all of the paintings surrounding us!
Congrats to @sunyungshin.bsky.social, Mélina Mangal, and Leslie on this incredible book that was years in the making!!
Congrats to @sunyungshin.bsky.social, Mélina Mangal, and Leslie on this incredible book that was years in the making!!
November 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
My heroes! 💖
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How many barrels will thy vengeance yield thee even if thou gettest it, Captain Ahab?
October 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
How many barrels will thy vengeance yield thee even if thou gettest it, Captain Ahab?
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Fantastic @mprnews.org story on REVOLUTIONS ARE MADE OF LOVE with @sunyungshin.bsky.social, Melina Mangal, and Leslie Barlow: www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
Twin Cities writers, illustrator share story of James and Grace Lee Boggs with young readers
James Boggs was a Black union organizer in Detroit and Grace Lee Boggs was a Chinese-American philosopher. When they got married in 1954, their interracial relationship was illegal in parts of the cou...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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I was thrilled to be invited to contribute to this piece on South Korean artist Kim Tschang-yeul for @friezeofficial Frieze Week Seoul, "Kim Tschang-Yeul: The Universe in a Droplet." (p.s. I wrote the last third of the essay!) www.frieze.com/article/frie...
Kim Tschang-Yeul: The Universe in a Droplet
With a major retrospective at MMCA – the first since his passing in 2021, three experts reflect on the significance of the Korean painter’s singular vision
www.frieze.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I was thrilled to be invited to contribute to this piece on South Korean artist Kim Tschang-yeul for @friezeofficial Frieze Week Seoul, "Kim Tschang-Yeul: The Universe in a Droplet." (p.s. I wrote the last third of the essay!) www.frieze.com/article/frie...
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
Did anyone stop to think “the world doesn’t need a movie about Ed Gein?”
October 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Did anyone stop to think “the world doesn’t need a movie about Ed Gein?”
Bear Breaks Into California Zoo to Mingle With Other Bears www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Bear Breaks Into California Zoo to Mingle With Other Bears
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Bear Breaks Into California Zoo to Mingle With Other Bears www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Tonight on Zoom! 6-7:30 pm CDT! Also will be recorded if you register! Curious about the Loft's Year-Long Writing Project in Novel Writing w Peter Geye, Creative Nonfiction w me all on Zoom!, Memoir w Kelly Sundberg, Poetry w Heid E. Erdrich, or Fiction w Junauda Petrus?
loft.org/events/2026-...
loft.org/events/2026-...
October 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Tonight on Zoom! 6-7:30 pm CDT! Also will be recorded if you register! Curious about the Loft's Year-Long Writing Project in Novel Writing w Peter Geye, Creative Nonfiction w me all on Zoom!, Memoir w Kelly Sundberg, Poetry w Heid E. Erdrich, or Fiction w Junauda Petrus?
loft.org/events/2026-...
loft.org/events/2026-...
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the most popular smartphone maker in history literally had to stop using "AI" because it would constantly just make things up and had zero contextual "understanding" of what it was doing
October 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the most popular smartphone maker in history literally had to stop using "AI" because it would constantly just make things up and had zero contextual "understanding" of what it was doing
New Substack! link in bio :) Narkina 5 as an ovum...a poem by the brilliant @aracelisxgirmay ...creative writing prompt...+ a few photos from the wonderful @ConfluenceMN!
October 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
New Substack! link in bio :) Narkina 5 as an ovum...a poem by the brilliant @aracelisxgirmay ...creative writing prompt...+ a few photos from the wonderful @ConfluenceMN!
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This story is worth reading, especially the part starting last week with “Media School Dean David Tolchinsky terminated Director of Student Media Jim Rodenbush on Tuesday afternoon after he refused to censor the Indiana Daily Student.” www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
October 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This story is worth reading, especially the part starting last week with “Media School Dean David Tolchinsky terminated Director of Student Media Jim Rodenbush on Tuesday afternoon after he refused to censor the Indiana Daily Student.” www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
Resist the nihilism. collectivefutures.blog/the-infrastr...
The infrastructure of meaninglessness
Listen, there are two realities that we should be aware of. AI exists to make your job obsolete because the alternative is that AI makes managers obsolete.
Let me try to break down this theory, which...
collectivefutures.blog
October 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Resist the nihilism. collectivefutures.blog/the-infrastr...
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Remember, AI bros are pushing outrageousness (“casting” beloved dead performers, inventing AI actors) because they are hemorrhaging cash and need the buzz. Ignore.
a close up of a man 's face in a car with a woman behind him .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face in a car with a woman behind him .
media.tenor.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Remember, AI bros are pushing outrageousness (“casting” beloved dead performers, inventing AI actors) because they are hemorrhaging cash and need the buzz. Ignore.
I love all the editors I’ve gotten to work with. They have all made my work better. And in the very few places where I insisted on my version, they have supported me. It’s a privilege to work with good editors.
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 9, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I love all the editors I’ve gotten to work with. They have all made my work better. And in the very few places where I insisted on my version, they have supported me. It’s a privilege to work with good editors.
Come hang out with us on 10/23 at the office! www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-brew...
What's Brewing at Coffee House Press?
An evening of fundraising featuring a silent auction, sneak peeks, refreshments, and author readings!
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October 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Come hang out with us on 10/23 at the office! www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-brew...
Tonight!
The Hidden Life of Books: Banned & Burned, An Exhibit and Panel Discussion
Celebrate intellectual freedom during Banned Books Week with an exhibit and talk, The Hidden Life of Books Chapter V: Banned & Burned. The Hidden Life of Books is an ongoing photography series by Laur...
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October 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Tonight!
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But affirmative action is the true enemy of meritocracy at elite schools…
At Harvard, many students skip class and fail to do the reading, according to a report, but rampant grade inflation allows them to coast through anyway. Now, professors are trying to change a campus culture they say hurts achievement and stifles speech.
Harvard Has Identified Another Problem: Its Own Students
Many students don’t do the reading and don’t speak up in class, according to a report. Now, professors are trying to change a campus culture they say hurts achievement and stifles speech.
nyti.ms
October 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
But affirmative action is the true enemy of meritocracy at elite schools…
Open today! www.palettepoetry.com/the-2025-lov...
The 2025 Love & Eros Prize - Palette Poetry
Submit your nature poetry for consideration by our judge, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, between April 14, 2025 and July 15, 2025.
www.palettepoetry.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Open today! www.palettepoetry.com/the-2025-lov...
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Six out of 10 UK secondary schools hit by cyber-attack or breach in past year
Six out of 10 UK secondary schools hit by cyber-attack or breach in past year
Hackers are more likely to target educational institutions than private businesses, government survey shows
When hackers attacked UK nurseries last month and published children’s data online, they were accused of hitting a new low.
But the broader education sector is well used to being a target. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Six out of 10 UK secondary schools hit by cyber-attack or breach in past year