Tiffany Shelton
@tiffanydiahann.bsky.social
Editor - St. Martin's Press (Adult), Wednesday Books (YA) & Saturday Books (NA) • Foodie • Tattoo + Tea Addict • she/her • Opinions are my own
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I'm not on here very often because life has been busy as of late, but needed to make this PSA again:
Writers, please do not cold email editors who have never talked to you or requested your work. A lot of us aren't open to unsolicited or unagented manuscripts. #publishing #amwriting #amquerying
Writers, please do not cold email editors who have never talked to you or requested your work. A lot of us aren't open to unsolicited or unagented manuscripts. #publishing #amwriting #amquerying
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“it’s less move fast and break things and more move fast and make broken things, because who cares, dipshits will pay for it” sums up the AI disruption itself, as well as the slop it creates. 😔
Read that article about the """writer""" generating 200 books a year with AI and needless to say, I had THOUGHTS
Writers Who Use AI Are Not Real Writers
Dorothy Parker famously (but probably not really) said, “I hate to write, but I love having written,” which is a sentiment I don’t largely understand or agree with in the broader …
terribleminds.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:22 PM
“it’s less move fast and break things and more move fast and make broken things, because who cares, dipshits will pay for it” sums up the AI disruption itself, as well as the slop it creates. 😔
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We’re thrilled to announce that the We Need Diverse Books Walter Awards Committee has selected the Winners and Honorees for the eleventh annual Walter Dean Myers Awards!
🏆 The #WalterAwards consist of two categories: Younger Readers (ages 9-13) and Teen (ages 13-18).
🏆 The #WalterAwards consist of two categories: Younger Readers (ages 9-13) and Teen (ages 13-18).
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
We’re thrilled to announce that the We Need Diverse Books Walter Awards Committee has selected the Winners and Honorees for the eleventh annual Walter Dean Myers Awards!
🏆 The #WalterAwards consist of two categories: Younger Readers (ages 9-13) and Teen (ages 13-18).
🏆 The #WalterAwards consist of two categories: Younger Readers (ages 9-13) and Teen (ages 13-18).
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The conservative former Dem member of congress who led the Dem's House election effort in 2020 when we lost 13 seats has some new funder-friendly ideas about how to win.
Ezra Klein's Abundance movement is getting some backup: A new political group is urging Democrats to embrace "pro-growth," deregulatory policies with an eye toward 2028, according to plans first shared with Axios.
Exclusive: Centrist Dems strike back with new group
It's the latest effort by moderate Democrats to shape national politics and expand their influence.
www.axios.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
The conservative former Dem member of congress who led the Dem's House election effort in 2020 when we lost 13 seats has some new funder-friendly ideas about how to win.
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This whistle fights fascists
I print whistles now. You can too.
www.theverge.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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Are you an educator in a community that has been hit hard by book bans? We Need Diverse @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social is establishing the Unbanned Book Network. Educators have until February 13 to apply. 20 sites will be selected to receive free books, author visits, & other resources
Unbanned Book Network — We Need Diverse Books
An innovative, new initiative that combats the sharp rise in book bans by filling classroom shelves with diverse titles that have been challenged in the U.S.
www.diversebooks.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Are you an educator in a community that has been hit hard by book bans? We Need Diverse @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social is establishing the Unbanned Book Network. Educators have until February 13 to apply. 20 sites will be selected to receive free books, author visits, & other resources
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So ICE is forging people’s signatures to say that they agreed to be deported and then holding them hostage if their lawyers appeal their cases
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
So ICE is forging people’s signatures to say that they agreed to be deported and then holding them hostage if their lawyers appeal their cases
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 26, 2026 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
manuscriptwishlist.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
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My actual job description is activist and here’s what I tell people in despair all the time: do not underestimate how much harm you can prevent by being just a little bit annoying.
This is one reason I keep trying to remind people of the power that we have. That we have *always* had. Not because I’m in denial, but because I know history. I’m no sophisticated intellectual, but I do know we’re going to win even though the bad shit is really terrible right now.
Too many people on Bluesky think that relentless expressions of despair are a sign of intellectual sophistication.
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 AM
My actual job description is activist and here’s what I tell people in despair all the time: do not underestimate how much harm you can prevent by being just a little bit annoying.
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jesus christ. burn everything down.
Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
jesus christ. burn everything down.
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Our modern world has become a fear factory running at full capacity. Every time we unlock our phones, we're opening a Pandora's box of catastrophes, controversies, and crises — each one algorithmically curated to seize our attention by the throat.
February 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Our modern world has become a fear factory running at full capacity. Every time we unlock our phones, we're opening a Pandora's box of catastrophes, controversies, and crises — each one algorithmically curated to seize our attention by the throat.
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*looks directly at camera*
After demanding ICE and other federal agents be banned from wearing face coverings, Schumer and Jeffries added caveats: "no masks, except in extraordinary and unusual circumstances.” trib.al/0fN3kmP
February 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
*looks directly at camera*
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New York City and Illinois join WHO network after Trump pulls US out of global health body
New York City and Illinois join WHO network after Trump pulls US out of global health body
Illinois governor pledges to put ‘science, preparedness and people’ first by participating in global response network, following similar move by California
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
New York City and Illinois join WHO network after Trump pulls US out of global health body
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worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took steps on Thursday to make it easier for food makers to claim that they are not using artificial dyes in their products, so long as they use dyes that are not petroleum based.
F.D.A. Relaxes Rules on ‘Naturally Derived’ Dyes
Food makers will now be able to claim that their products have “no artificial colors,” so long as they use dyes that are not petroleum-based.
nyti.ms
February 5, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took steps on Thursday to make it easier for food makers to claim that they are not using artificial dyes in their products, so long as they use dyes that are not petroleum based.
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Let's do Reader's Advisory for the characters of Heated Rivalry! Or, to put it another way, if you're looking for queer speculative fiction recs, step right up. reactormag.com/sff-reading-...
SFF Reading Recommendations for the Characters of Heated Rivalry - Reactor
We've got romantasies, queer fairy tales, feminist adventures, and more!
reactormag.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Let's do Reader's Advisory for the characters of Heated Rivalry! Or, to put it another way, if you're looking for queer speculative fiction recs, step right up. reactormag.com/sff-reading-...
I'm not on here very often because life has been busy as of late, but needed to make this PSA again:
Writers, please do not cold email editors who have never talked to you or requested your work. A lot of us aren't open to unsolicited or unagented manuscripts. #publishing #amwriting #amquerying
Writers, please do not cold email editors who have never talked to you or requested your work. A lot of us aren't open to unsolicited or unagented manuscripts. #publishing #amwriting #amquerying
February 5, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I'm not on here very often because life has been busy as of late, but needed to make this PSA again:
Writers, please do not cold email editors who have never talked to you or requested your work. A lot of us aren't open to unsolicited or unagented manuscripts. #publishing #amwriting #amquerying
Writers, please do not cold email editors who have never talked to you or requested your work. A lot of us aren't open to unsolicited or unagented manuscripts. #publishing #amwriting #amquerying
It might just be me, but every time I'm watching Love Island and look at Ace, I see Bailey from Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
July 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It might just be me, but every time I'm watching Love Island and look at Ace, I see Bailey from Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
Me this entire episode of Destination X after Rick and Shayne get a postcard of the Bridge of Sighs: YOU'RE GOING TO VENICE. PLACE YOUR X ON VENICE.
July 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Me this entire episode of Destination X after Rick and Shayne get a postcard of the Bridge of Sighs: YOU'RE GOING TO VENICE. PLACE YOUR X ON VENICE.
The way I've been getting thunderstorms almost daily over the last week at my new place. The mountains really said "you missed FL afternoon thunderstorms so much, so here you go." My old place was more in the main thoroughfare area whereas I'm more into the hills and surrounded by nature now.
June 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The way I've been getting thunderstorms almost daily over the last week at my new place. The mountains really said "you missed FL afternoon thunderstorms so much, so here you go." My old place was more in the main thoroughfare area whereas I'm more into the hills and surrounded by nature now.
I really need others to stay out of Black ppl's comments "correcting others' grammar" because you don't like "improper 'talking'". All it shows is that you're ignorant, so stay out of Black folxs' business.
June 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I really need others to stay out of Black ppl's comments "correcting others' grammar" because you don't like "improper 'talking'". All it shows is that you're ignorant, so stay out of Black folxs' business.
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Absolutely blonkers idea and like would also violate federal Everglades mandate Florida must follow by law. But what are laws at this point?
How are we all not talking about "Alligator Alcatraz"--the proposed migrant detention center that would be put in the middle of the Everglades and use the alligators in the surrounding area as a form natural security? What a terrifying and genuinely bizarre idea.
June 24, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Absolutely blonkers idea and like would also violate federal Everglades mandate Florida must follow by law. But what are laws at this point?
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Good morning NYC!! It’s Election Day. It’s also hotter than a warlock’s nuts.
So please go to vote with hydration, sunscreen a hat or a fan.
Also, PLEASE do the right thing. Rank Mamdani #1 and DON’T RANK Cuomo! Send a message to big money interests that character matters, and their money
So please go to vote with hydration, sunscreen a hat or a fan.
Also, PLEASE do the right thing. Rank Mamdani #1 and DON’T RANK Cuomo! Send a message to big money interests that character matters, and their money
June 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Good morning NYC!! It’s Election Day. It’s also hotter than a warlock’s nuts.
So please go to vote with hydration, sunscreen a hat or a fan.
Also, PLEASE do the right thing. Rank Mamdani #1 and DON’T RANK Cuomo! Send a message to big money interests that character matters, and their money
So please go to vote with hydration, sunscreen a hat or a fan.
Also, PLEASE do the right thing. Rank Mamdani #1 and DON’T RANK Cuomo! Send a message to big money interests that character matters, and their money
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NANCY PELOSI: We must find the next generation of Democratic leadership. Young, charismatic and exciting candidates who can energize the party. People that voters love because they're not 80 years old and sold out to big capital.
CHUCK SCHUMER (behind sniper rifle): Found one
PELOSI: Take the shot
CHUCK SCHUMER (behind sniper rifle): Found one
PELOSI: Take the shot
June 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
NANCY PELOSI: We must find the next generation of Democratic leadership. Young, charismatic and exciting candidates who can energize the party. People that voters love because they're not 80 years old and sold out to big capital.
CHUCK SCHUMER (behind sniper rifle): Found one
PELOSI: Take the shot
CHUCK SCHUMER (behind sniper rifle): Found one
PELOSI: Take the shot
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Mamdani should win but he's the latest example of the Democratic Party closing ranks to keep anyone young and exciting and full of energy out of the party - and then they spend countless millions on consultants trying to figure out why they're struggling with young voters
June 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Mamdani should win but he's the latest example of the Democratic Party closing ranks to keep anyone young and exciting and full of energy out of the party - and then they spend countless millions on consultants trying to figure out why they're struggling with young voters