Kelly Coon | Author
@kellycoon106.bsky.social
📚PRH and Hachette author of GRAVEMAIDENS, WARMAIDENS and TAKE UP SPACE, Y’ALL
✍🏼 repped by Uwe Stender
👑 mom
🥖 home cook
🚲 🧘🏻♀️ Peloton bike and yoga nerd
bit.ly/BuyTUSY
✍🏼 repped by Uwe Stender
👑 mom
🥖 home cook
🚲 🧘🏻♀️ Peloton bike and yoga nerd
bit.ly/BuyTUSY
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I'm not sure if you're following @TessHolliday or not, but in case you missed it, I HAVE BIG NEWS!!!!!! Tess and I teamed up to write a book! It's called TAKE UP SPACE, Y'ALL and it’s available for preorder now! bit.ly/BuyTUSY
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the richest man in the world has decided that your kids don't deserve special education programs
February 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
the richest man in the world has decided that your kids don't deserve special education programs
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🚨 SCOOP: DOGE is seeking personal taxpayer data at IRS, sources tell me. 🚨
Trump admin is pushing IRS to agree to an MOU that would give DOGE access to granular data on every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country.
Trump admin is pushing IRS to agree to an MOU that would give DOGE access to granular data on every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country.
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data at IRS
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
🚨 SCOOP: DOGE is seeking personal taxpayer data at IRS, sources tell me. 🚨
Trump admin is pushing IRS to agree to an MOU that would give DOGE access to granular data on every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country.
Trump admin is pushing IRS to agree to an MOU that would give DOGE access to granular data on every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country.
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if you work for the IRS, i’d like to chat. message me on signal at marisakabas.04
this is really fucking bad. what the fuck.
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data at IRS
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
if you work for the IRS, i’d like to chat. message me on signal at marisakabas.04
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Trump is not a monarch. He cannot be allowed to erase this insurrection from our history simply to flatter his image.
Join us in calling on Congress to hold him accountable for these and other abuses of power: ImpeachTrumpNow.org
Join us in calling on Congress to hold him accountable for these and other abuses of power: ImpeachTrumpNow.org
January 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Trump is not a monarch. He cannot be allowed to erase this insurrection from our history simply to flatter his image.
Join us in calling on Congress to hold him accountable for these and other abuses of power: ImpeachTrumpNow.org
Join us in calling on Congress to hold him accountable for these and other abuses of power: ImpeachTrumpNow.org
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It's her job to never, ever, ever understand.
January 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
It's her job to never, ever, ever understand.
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Wanted to do something positive today, so I made a starter pack of Diverse Kidlit creators and industry professionals! #diversekidlit #starterpack #diversifyyourshelves #weneeddiversebooks
go.bsky.app/Ma4TCD7
go.bsky.app/Ma4TCD7
January 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Wanted to do something positive today, so I made a starter pack of Diverse Kidlit creators and industry professionals! #diversekidlit #starterpack #diversifyyourshelves #weneeddiversebooks
go.bsky.app/Ma4TCD7
go.bsky.app/Ma4TCD7
I refuse to be docile. I refuse to obey in advance. I refuse to be pleasant in the face of crime, inhumanity, injustice. I am going to continue to be a PROBLEM and that’s how it is. Block me, I don’t care.
January 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I refuse to be docile. I refuse to obey in advance. I refuse to be pleasant in the face of crime, inhumanity, injustice. I am going to continue to be a PROBLEM and that’s how it is. Block me, I don’t care.
First 25% of the first draft of your book is getting to know your main character. Then after you finish the last 75%, you have to go back and rework the character who showed up in the first 25% because who is she?
January 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
First 25% of the first draft of your book is getting to know your main character. Then after you finish the last 75%, you have to go back and rework the character who showed up in the first 25% because who is she?
Just finished writing my 9th novel. 13th book. It feels like a little bit of stardust and magic to type these two words every single time.
January 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Just finished writing my 9th novel. 13th book. It feels like a little bit of stardust and magic to type these two words every single time.
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Creators, don’t stop pitching queer content to editors, producers, etc. because you’re afraid it’s going to be stifled going forward. That just helps the bad guys. Don’t pre-censor yourself or the industry you’re in!
January 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Creators, don’t stop pitching queer content to editors, producers, etc. because you’re afraid it’s going to be stifled going forward. That just helps the bad guys. Don’t pre-censor yourself or the industry you’re in!
Today’s a great day not to berate yourself about how you look in your clothes! Just saying!
January 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Today’s a great day not to berate yourself about how you look in your clothes! Just saying!
Updated my author website. Please clap, as it is the single worst part of being an author. 😭
www.kellycoon.com
www.kellycoon.com
December 22, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Updated my author website. Please clap, as it is the single worst part of being an author. 😭
www.kellycoon.com
www.kellycoon.com
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How bout a giveaway? Are we doing those here?
Want to win an ARC of my next book, WHY ON EARTH? It’s got:
🛸 teen aliens crash landing on earth
🐟 a singing bass
👾 a sassy ship computer
🌈 aliens for gay rights
🐄 cows
Follow and repost to enter! US only, closes 12/17.
Want to win an ARC of my next book, WHY ON EARTH? It’s got:
🛸 teen aliens crash landing on earth
🐟 a singing bass
👾 a sassy ship computer
🌈 aliens for gay rights
🐄 cows
Follow and repost to enter! US only, closes 12/17.
December 10, 2024 at 6:05 PM
How bout a giveaway? Are we doing those here?
Want to win an ARC of my next book, WHY ON EARTH? It’s got:
🛸 teen aliens crash landing on earth
🐟 a singing bass
👾 a sassy ship computer
🌈 aliens for gay rights
🐄 cows
Follow and repost to enter! US only, closes 12/17.
Want to win an ARC of my next book, WHY ON EARTH? It’s got:
🛸 teen aliens crash landing on earth
🐟 a singing bass
👾 a sassy ship computer
🌈 aliens for gay rights
🐄 cows
Follow and repost to enter! US only, closes 12/17.
‘Tis official - I’m a reading glasses person for all the things now.
December 10, 2024 at 7:06 PM
‘Tis official - I’m a reading glasses person for all the things now.
I'm not sure if you're following @TessHolliday or not, but in case you missed it, I HAVE BIG NEWS!!!!!! Tess and I teamed up to write a book! It's called TAKE UP SPACE, Y'ALL and it’s available for preorder now! bit.ly/BuyTUSY
December 3, 2024 at 5:25 PM
I'm not sure if you're following @TessHolliday or not, but in case you missed it, I HAVE BIG NEWS!!!!!! Tess and I teamed up to write a book! It's called TAKE UP SPACE, Y'ALL and it’s available for preorder now! bit.ly/BuyTUSY
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I am once again asking The Democrats to make Project 2025 a topic of national conversation.
“We’re not a secular country. That we are a Christian Nation as founded and that should be shared by everyone even if they have religious liberty for another faith.” talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-chr...
The ‘Christian Nation-ist’ Set To Take Control Of The Federal Government
Russ Vought wants to make America Christian again. And he has put quite a bit of thought into what that might look like. Across public speeches, little-noticed interviews, and secretly made recordings...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:12 PM
I am once again asking The Democrats to make Project 2025 a topic of national conversation.
Sometimes plot twists lead to new beginnings! Thrilled to announce new representation with Dr. Uwe Stender at TriadaUS!!!! Big things ahead!!!!
a woman in a pink dress is dancing on a stage in front of a television .
ALT: a woman in a pink dress is dancing on a stage in front of a television .
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Sometimes plot twists lead to new beginnings! Thrilled to announce new representation with Dr. Uwe Stender at TriadaUS!!!! Big things ahead!!!!
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We’re back at it!
HR 9495, a bill that would give the Trump administration the power to target Black organizations & activists they declare as 'supporting terrorism’, is back for a vote.
We beat this bill once, we can beat it again. Tell your reps to vote no on HR 9495.
coc.is/no9495
HR 9495, a bill that would give the Trump administration the power to target Black organizations & activists they declare as 'supporting terrorism’, is back for a vote.
We beat this bill once, we can beat it again. Tell your reps to vote no on HR 9495.
coc.is/no9495
November 20, 2024 at 7:46 PM
We’re back at it!
HR 9495, a bill that would give the Trump administration the power to target Black organizations & activists they declare as 'supporting terrorism’, is back for a vote.
We beat this bill once, we can beat it again. Tell your reps to vote no on HR 9495.
coc.is/no9495
HR 9495, a bill that would give the Trump administration the power to target Black organizations & activists they declare as 'supporting terrorism’, is back for a vote.
We beat this bill once, we can beat it again. Tell your reps to vote no on HR 9495.
coc.is/no9495
I think I’m doing this wrong? Anyone seeing my posts? 🧐
November 20, 2024 at 8:38 PM
I think I’m doing this wrong? Anyone seeing my posts? 🧐
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reminder: this is the point of the barrage of batshit appointments
if you are a tiny bit freaked out by each of them it will add up to “too freaked out to do anything about anything”
pick ONE thing at a time to be upset about, decide what action to take on it, then follow through, repeat
if you are a tiny bit freaked out by each of them it will add up to “too freaked out to do anything about anything”
pick ONE thing at a time to be upset about, decide what action to take on it, then follow through, repeat
the 278 unbelievable things happening per day are a planned emotional DDOS attack; the shitbirds are counting on you perpetually being too glued to the latest thing to do anything about the previous thing
suggestion: pick one action to take per week, in advance, and do it no matter what news breaks
suggestion: pick one action to take per week, in advance, and do it no matter what news breaks
November 20, 2024 at 3:20 AM
reminder: this is the point of the barrage of batshit appointments
if you are a tiny bit freaked out by each of them it will add up to “too freaked out to do anything about anything”
pick ONE thing at a time to be upset about, decide what action to take on it, then follow through, repeat
if you are a tiny bit freaked out by each of them it will add up to “too freaked out to do anything about anything”
pick ONE thing at a time to be upset about, decide what action to take on it, then follow through, repeat
Helping authors out is as easy as preordering their book! (I say for absolutely no reason whatsoever)
(But also maybe a reason I get to talk about on December 3. 😏)
(But also maybe a reason I get to talk about on December 3. 😏)
When I was a buyer at a large indie, my rule of thumb was:
1 preorder: huh, let me take a closer look at this one
2 preorders: we need to stock this book
3 preorders: we should order enough to face this out
4+ preorders: this should be on front-of-store display
1 preorder: huh, let me take a closer look at this one
2 preorders: we need to stock this book
3 preorders: we should order enough to face this out
4+ preorders: this should be on front-of-store display
More detail: When booksellers get pre-orders, it's a quantitative and qualitative signal that there is like *something here* about a book. The avalanche of new books out there is hard to communicate if you're not in the industry, and pre-orders are one of vanishingly few signals. It is a real thing!
November 19, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Helping authors out is as easy as preordering their book! (I say for absolutely no reason whatsoever)
(But also maybe a reason I get to talk about on December 3. 😏)
(But also maybe a reason I get to talk about on December 3. 😏)
Reposted by Kelly Coon | Author
When I was a buyer at a large indie, my rule of thumb was:
1 preorder: huh, let me take a closer look at this one
2 preorders: we need to stock this book
3 preorders: we should order enough to face this out
4+ preorders: this should be on front-of-store display
1 preorder: huh, let me take a closer look at this one
2 preorders: we need to stock this book
3 preorders: we should order enough to face this out
4+ preorders: this should be on front-of-store display
More detail: When booksellers get pre-orders, it's a quantitative and qualitative signal that there is like *something here* about a book. The avalanche of new books out there is hard to communicate if you're not in the industry, and pre-orders are one of vanishingly few signals. It is a real thing!
The thing about pre-orders: If you pre-order thru an indie bookstore (which generally doesn't cost you up-front!) it is HUGE for the lifeblood of the book, it is a boost to authors, the publisher, and the booksellers who steward this life. It's a little thing but it's meaningful should this inspire!
November 19, 2024 at 5:27 PM
When I was a buyer at a large indie, my rule of thumb was:
1 preorder: huh, let me take a closer look at this one
2 preorders: we need to stock this book
3 preorders: we should order enough to face this out
4+ preorders: this should be on front-of-store display
1 preorder: huh, let me take a closer look at this one
2 preorders: we need to stock this book
3 preorders: we should order enough to face this out
4+ preorders: this should be on front-of-store display
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When Obama nominated Tom Daschle -- a congressional leader with three decades of experience working on federal health care policies -- to be HHS secretary, the senator had to withdraw because a donor provided him with a car.
If only he'd beheaded a whale!
www.theguardian.com/world/2009/f...
If only he'd beheaded a whale!
www.theguardian.com/world/2009/f...
Senator Tom Daschle withdraws as health secretary nominee
Former senator Tom Daschle came under scrutiny over failure to pay $140,000 in taxes
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:15 AM
When Obama nominated Tom Daschle -- a congressional leader with three decades of experience working on federal health care policies -- to be HHS secretary, the senator had to withdraw because a donor provided him with a car.
If only he'd beheaded a whale!
www.theguardian.com/world/2009/f...
If only he'd beheaded a whale!
www.theguardian.com/world/2009/f...
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speaker johnson refuses to release the report because it's even worse than anyone thinks theory almost confirmed abcnews.go.com/US/exclusive...
Exclusive: Woman told House Ethics panel she witnessed Gaetz having sex with minor, lawyer says
An attorney tells ABC News that one of his clients told the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed then-Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz having sex with a minor.
abcnews.go.com
November 16, 2024 at 1:43 AM
speaker johnson refuses to release the report because it's even worse than anyone thinks theory almost confirmed abcnews.go.com/US/exclusive...