Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos
@theninagalaxy.bsky.social
Writer, space explorer. Sazón with a little Opa! Sci-fi, sensual & literary.
Janus Point Press #WatchOutForWormholes
To Love Like Venus (March 2026)
stephanieninapitsirilos.com
Janus Point Press #WatchOutForWormholes
To Love Like Venus (March 2026)
stephanieninapitsirilos.com
Pinned
Look around you for artists making things with meaning. Here's what I make under my author hat and an imprint. Just like you likely don't go designer only (or ever) when you shop, look outside of bookstores and traditional publishing and find literature that's not part of the conveyor belt.
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IngramSpark: order your hardcovers by November 22nd to get them by the holidays!
Me, who has been waiting for them to even print ONE hardcover to proof a large order since Nov 6th:
Me, who has been waiting for them to even print ONE hardcover to proof a large order since Nov 6th:
a black and white photo of a person 's hands folded in prayer
Alt: A person in black and white twiddling their thumbs.
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
IngramSpark: order your hardcovers by November 22nd to get them by the holidays!
Me, who has been waiting for them to even print ONE hardcover to proof a large order since Nov 6th:
Me, who has been waiting for them to even print ONE hardcover to proof a large order since Nov 6th:
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You all MUST READ this piece by Kaitlyn Greenidge about the power of art to “exist outside of a tech lord’s algorithm.”
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...
The Artist Who Reminds Us that Another Way Is Possible
The late artist Abigail McGrath cultivated a creative life for herself filled with freedom, joy, and a commitment to beauty. In an age of authoritarianism and algorithms, it’s a kind of life worth pro...
www.harpersbazaar.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
You all MUST READ this piece by Kaitlyn Greenidge about the power of art to “exist outside of a tech lord’s algorithm.”
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...
I really pause sending an author email once a month, then spend a good amount of time sifting through tons of emails from companies sending me marketing emails DAILY. I dont think authors should do this, but remember the audacity when you pause. Esp if u r sending out stories, not just links.
November 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I really pause sending an author email once a month, then spend a good amount of time sifting through tons of emails from companies sending me marketing emails DAILY. I dont think authors should do this, but remember the audacity when you pause. Esp if u r sending out stories, not just links.
Cover artist and book jacket designer for my upcoming To Love Like Venus, Baris Sehri, answers 10 questions on cover artist life
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An interview with book cover designer Baris Sehri
Discover Baris Sehri, an award-winning book cover and illustration designer based in Athens. In this Q&A, he shares insights into his creative process.
link.sbstck.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Cover artist and book jacket designer for my upcoming To Love Like Venus, Baris Sehri, answers 10 questions on cover artist life
ineedabookcover.com/10-questions...
ineedabookcover.com/10-questions...
As someone who hires human copy editors for her imprint and books... can I emphasize how much more they do than flagging grammar and spelling (which using AI for it might suggest) but dive deep in the nuance of human language, fact check etc? That offer style possibilities in word choices via
"The director of the Museum of the City of New York, Stephanie Hill Wilchfort, said she no longer needs to hire copy editors to work on annual reports. [She is turning to AI.]"
This should be embarrassing to admit.
nymag.com/intelligence...
This should be embarrassing to admit.
nymag.com/intelligence...
‘There’s Just No Reason to Deal With Young Employees’
AI is taking entry-level jobs. What happens when Gen-Z-ers can’t start their careers?
nymag.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
As someone who hires human copy editors for her imprint and books... can I emphasize how much more they do than flagging grammar and spelling (which using AI for it might suggest) but dive deep in the nuance of human language, fact check etc? That offer style possibilities in word choices via
Book review: The Mycelium Dream. This is literary zen.
www.instagram.com/p/DRNXM7-Dw-4/
www.instagram.com/p/DRNXM7-Dw-4/
Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos on Instagram: "The Mycelium Dream by Gabija Grušaitė. translated to English Jeremy Hill
A profound trip through the past and future—and presence of the human mind, awakening...
1 likes, 1 comments - theninagalaxy on November 18, 2025: "The Mycelium Dream by Gabija Grušaitė. translated to English Jeremy Hill
A profound trip through the past and future—and presence of the hum...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Book review: The Mycelium Dream. This is literary zen.
www.instagram.com/p/DRNXM7-Dw-4/
www.instagram.com/p/DRNXM7-Dw-4/
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
Microplastics have been on my mind for a long time, and it's the public health issue behind my upcoming book, To Love Like Venus. Here is a recent breakdown, where we are finding it in the human body and what it might be doing. youtu.be/v2w3zWzADgo?...
Alarming Effects From Microplastics on Human Health (Several Major Studies)
YouTube video by Anton Petrov
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November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Microplastics have been on my mind for a long time, and it's the public health issue behind my upcoming book, To Love Like Venus. Here is a recent breakdown, where we are finding it in the human body and what it might be doing. youtu.be/v2w3zWzADgo?...
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On the road, but that never stops #FridayReads! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a perfect (and 45% off!) book for the season and for this month (Puerto Rican Heritage Month). Go ahead, share what you love!
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
November 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
On the road, but that never stops #FridayReads! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a perfect (and 45% off!) book for the season and for this month (Puerto Rican Heritage Month). Go ahead, share what you love!
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
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taxing the rich WORKS
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
taxing the rich WORKS
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There will be a lot of horrific takes resulting from the release of these docs over the next few days/weeks, not the least of which being the victim-blaming that we’re already seeing. Survivors, please take care of yourselves. Log off if you need to. I know I will be spending less time on here.
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
There will be a lot of horrific takes resulting from the release of these docs over the next few days/weeks, not the least of which being the victim-blaming that we’re already seeing. Survivors, please take care of yourselves. Log off if you need to. I know I will be spending less time on here.
I might have missed out on my @kickstarter.com confetti when my project ended, but I am happy to see it now in the update from @kickstarterunited.org that the strike is over! I wish the people there so much work healing and happiness. kickstarterunited.org
Kickstarter United
kickstarterunited.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I might have missed out on my @kickstarter.com confetti when my project ended, but I am happy to see it now in the update from @kickstarterunited.org that the strike is over! I wish the people there so much work healing and happiness. kickstarterunited.org
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Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
9 days to go, this comic could use some backing! Beer and apple juice not included!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/w...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/w...
Baby Barbarian and the Forgotten God
In the third issue of Baby Barbarian (a YA fantasy comic), the Berrserk family leaves the safety of the Coldfast mountains to return a longtime guest to her family. An easy enough journey if the road ...
www.backerkit.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
9 days to go, this comic could use some backing! Beer and apple juice not included!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/w...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/w...
It was nice meeting the lil group that attended my workshop! Learned a lot myself in the questions that came up and what resonated with folks to enhance the presentation with more visual tools and vocabulary checks on the spot. and I managed to condense it to one hour (and not the full workshop).
this is today! Panels in the morning, and my workshop at 2:45pm EST. Tips for creating layered characters & playing nice in a team.
Dramamine for wormhole travel not included.
latinxarchive.com/latinx-visio...
“Watch out for wormholes: ANCHORED PASTS AND DYNAMIC DUOS IN GRAPHIC STORYTELLING”
Dramamine for wormhole travel not included.
latinxarchive.com/latinx-visio...
“Watch out for wormholes: ANCHORED PASTS AND DYNAMIC DUOS IN GRAPHIC STORYTELLING”
November 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
It was nice meeting the lil group that attended my workshop! Learned a lot myself in the questions that came up and what resonated with folks to enhance the presentation with more visual tools and vocabulary checks on the spot. and I managed to condense it to one hour (and not the full workshop).
this is today! Panels in the morning, and my workshop at 2:45pm EST. Tips for creating layered characters & playing nice in a team.
Dramamine for wormhole travel not included.
latinxarchive.com/latinx-visio...
“Watch out for wormholes: ANCHORED PASTS AND DYNAMIC DUOS IN GRAPHIC STORYTELLING”
Dramamine for wormhole travel not included.
latinxarchive.com/latinx-visio...
“Watch out for wormholes: ANCHORED PASTS AND DYNAMIC DUOS IN GRAPHIC STORYTELLING”
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
this is today! Panels in the morning, and my workshop at 2:45pm EST. Tips for creating layered characters & playing nice in a team.
Dramamine for wormhole travel not included.
latinxarchive.com/latinx-visio...
“Watch out for wormholes: ANCHORED PASTS AND DYNAMIC DUOS IN GRAPHIC STORYTELLING”
Dramamine for wormhole travel not included.
latinxarchive.com/latinx-visio...
“Watch out for wormholes: ANCHORED PASTS AND DYNAMIC DUOS IN GRAPHIC STORYTELLING”
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BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
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The AP is Calling it!!! apnews.com/article/mamd...
Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayor's race, capping a stunning ascent
Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, capping the Democrat’s stunning ascent from little-known state lawmaker just a year ago to one of the most talked-about politicians in the count...
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The AP is Calling it!!! apnews.com/article/mamd...
Finally, an election night of cheers, not mourning, heard in the NYC streets. The old fashioned way to learn the news.
Been awhile.
Been awhile.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Finally, an election night of cheers, not mourning, heard in the NYC streets. The old fashioned way to learn the news.
Been awhile.
Been awhile.
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Tuesday marks the nation’s first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
The biggest contests are in Virginia and New Jersey, the only states electing governors this year. And New York City voters are choosing their next mayor.
The biggest contests are in Virginia and New Jersey, the only states electing governors this year. And New York City voters are choosing their next mayor.
Trump's strength, Democrats' message and the shutdown effect. What to watch on Election Day 2025
Voters head to polls in America’s first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
bit.ly
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Tuesday marks the nation’s first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
The biggest contests are in Virginia and New Jersey, the only states electing governors this year. And New York City voters are choosing their next mayor.
The biggest contests are in Virginia and New Jersey, the only states electing governors this year. And New York City voters are choosing their next mayor.
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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That Teen Vogue would nuke the team that has brought us uniquely clear eyed and incisive political journalism over the last decade aka THE PUBLICATION'S PRIMARY DIFFERENTIATOR in an oversaturated Bootlicking Slop Landscape is......................stomach turning, honestly.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
That Teen Vogue would nuke the team that has brought us uniquely clear eyed and incisive political journalism over the last decade aka THE PUBLICATION'S PRIMARY DIFFERENTIATOR in an oversaturated Bootlicking Slop Landscape is......................stomach turning, honestly.
Reposted by Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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“…tell your children who the cowards were.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said on Saturday that he had apologized to President Trump for an anti-tariff ad that led Trump to cut off trade talks.
Carney Says He Apologized to Trump Over Ad Reviving Reagan’s Tariff Criticism
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“…tell your children who the cowards were.”