Justine Larbalestier
@larbalestier.bsky.social
Aussie USian Novelist & Clothes Wearer, who loves the WNBA. Penguin (Au/UK/USA) will publish my next novel, The Mortons (2026). Fascism=bad. @DrJustineFancyPants on Insta. She/her/hers.
https://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2025/08/28/how-to-find-my-books/
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How to Find My Books - Justine Larbalestier
Because I haven’t published a new novel since 2016, my books have all become backlist titles, which means they aren’t readily available as printed paper books. The good news is that I’ll have a new no...
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For those looking for my books: justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2025/08...
The next one, The Mortons, which I wrote with @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social, will be out in 2026 in Australia, Bulgaria, France, Germany, New Zealand, the UK & USA.
#publishing
#writinglife
#books
#reading
The next one, The Mortons, which I wrote with @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social, will be out in 2026 in Australia, Bulgaria, France, Germany, New Zealand, the UK & USA.
#publishing
#writinglife
#books
#reading
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Humans need other human beings to survive. I'm sorry that this makes some people lose their shit but it's one of the key truths of life.
November 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Humans need other human beings to survive. I'm sorry that this makes some people lose their shit but it's one of the key truths of life.
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🇧🇷 In #Brazil,
- Solar grew from 0.01% in 2015 to 12% in 2025
- Met its 2030 renewable target 8 years early
- Installed 60 GW of solar by Sept 2025
4/7
- Solar grew from 0.01% in 2015 to 12% in 2025
- Met its 2030 renewable target 8 years early
- Installed 60 GW of solar by Sept 2025
4/7
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🇧🇷 In #Brazil,
- Solar grew from 0.01% in 2015 to 12% in 2025
- Met its 2030 renewable target 8 years early
- Installed 60 GW of solar by Sept 2025
4/7
- Solar grew from 0.01% in 2015 to 12% in 2025
- Met its 2030 renewable target 8 years early
- Installed 60 GW of solar by Sept 2025
4/7
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Our weekly briefing is out, this one touching on Medicaid but mostly looking at what we’re losing in federal food safety oversight. Spoiler, it is “things that keep our food from making us sick.”
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
This week at Unbreaking, November 13 — Unbreaking
Unbreaking is built to be an antidote to information overload. Since we launched, we have been meticulously documenting lawsuits, executive orders, court rulings, countermoves, and other key events.
unbreaking.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Our weekly briefing is out, this one touching on Medicaid but mostly looking at what we’re losing in federal food safety oversight. Spoiler, it is “things that keep our food from making us sick.”
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
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Every "population crisis" article in western media is just "WHERE ARE THE WHITE BABIES" in disguise and we absolutely do not have to give any credence to any of them
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Every "population crisis" article in western media is just "WHERE ARE THE WHITE BABIES" in disguise and we absolutely do not have to give any credence to any of them
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Hi folks - does anyone have a gift link for this Atlantic article from 2013?
www.theatlantic.com/national/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/national/arc...
Could a Private University Have Made a Difference in Detroit?
Pittsburgh has Carnegie Mellon. In Cleveland, there's Case Western Reserve. What if there had been, say, a Henry Ford University in Detroit?
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Hi folks - does anyone have a gift link for this Atlantic article from 2013?
www.theatlantic.com/national/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/national/arc...
What's a scam you've fallen for? Because we've all been scammed at some point.
I get angriest about having believed that carbon offsets were real with tangible good effects in the real world.
Not so much.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I get angriest about having believed that carbon offsets were real with tangible good effects in the real world.
Not so much.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest certifier are worthless, analysis shows
Investigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are ‘phantom credits’ and may worsen global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
What's a scam you've fallen for? Because we've all been scammed at some point.
I get angriest about having believed that carbon offsets were real with tangible good effects in the real world.
Not so much.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I get angriest about having believed that carbon offsets were real with tangible good effects in the real world.
Not so much.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I wrote a whole-ass book about this bullshit and what's more, it's about my own father, mother, and extended family. www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/run...
November 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I wrote a whole-ass book about this bullshit and what's more, it's about my own father, mother, and extended family. www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/run...
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Gotta love it when the leopards just straight-up eat each other's faces.
November 13, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Gotta love it when the leopards just straight-up eat each other's faces.
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Okay, so, we’re all going to have to agree that it’s wrong to have sex with children. Like, if you don’t agree with me inside your own head, you should keep that inside until you tell a therapist. Also, people who defend pedophiles can not be trusted with your children. At all. AT ALL. EVERRRRRRRRR.
in case you're wondering how the cope is going www.mediamatters.org/megyn-kelly/...
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Okay, so, we’re all going to have to agree that it’s wrong to have sex with children. Like, if you don’t agree with me inside your own head, you should keep that inside until you tell a therapist. Also, people who defend pedophiles can not be trusted with your children. At all. AT ALL. EVERRRRRRRRR.
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Exciting news! If you have a @netgalley.bsky.social account you can request my next novel, The Mortons. Co-written with @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social.
It publishes in Canada/USA & UK, July 2026. (Still waiting on Australia/NZ, Bulgaria, France & German pub dates.)
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It publishes in Canada/USA & UK, July 2026. (Still waiting on Australia/NZ, Bulgaria, France & German pub dates.)
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
The Mortons
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
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October 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Exciting news! If you have a @netgalley.bsky.social account you can request my next novel, The Mortons. Co-written with @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social.
It publishes in Canada/USA & UK, July 2026. (Still waiting on Australia/NZ, Bulgaria, France & German pub dates.)
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
It publishes in Canada/USA & UK, July 2026. (Still waiting on Australia/NZ, Bulgaria, France & German pub dates.)
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Agreed. This takedown of @nytimes.com shoddy "journalism" is spot on and funny.
November 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Agreed. This takedown of @nytimes.com shoddy "journalism" is spot on and funny.
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performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
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What a dream review in the @bostonglobe.com by @katekilla.bsky.social! “Excellent, if often enraging” is about as accurate as it gets. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/12/a...
Looking back at when a husband could rape his wife without breaking the law - The Boston Globe
Sarah Weinman’s excellent if often enraging new book chronicles the legal journey of a right that seems so obvious and foundational it’s shocking to learn how newly it was won.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
What a dream review in the @bostonglobe.com by @katekilla.bsky.social! “Excellent, if often enraging” is about as accurate as it gets. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/12/a...
Fifty years since the UK queen sacked the prime minister of Australia. Still outrageous! Boo!
Was the Whitlam govt perfect? Nope.
Should democratically elected leaders be changed by anyone but we voters? Also nope.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Au...
Was the Whitlam govt perfect? Nope.
Should democratically elected leaders be changed by anyone but we voters? Also nope.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Au...
1975 Australian constitutional crisis - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Fifty years since the UK queen sacked the prime minister of Australia. Still outrageous! Boo!
Was the Whitlam govt perfect? Nope.
Should democratically elected leaders be changed by anyone but we voters? Also nope.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Au...
Was the Whitlam govt perfect? Nope.
Should democratically elected leaders be changed by anyone but we voters? Also nope.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Au...
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An exciting update! Mass Freedom To Read has been working overtime to get amendments filed that substantially strengthen this bill, and all the amendments have been filed! It's time to contact your MA senators to urge them to support the amendment: www.massfreedomtoread.org/news/cta-sup...
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
An exciting update! Mass Freedom To Read has been working overtime to get amendments filed that substantially strengthen this bill, and all the amendments have been filed! It's time to contact your MA senators to urge them to support the amendment: www.massfreedomtoread.org/news/cta-sup...
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Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
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Fact-Checking Claims About Zohran Mamdani https://theonion.com/fact-checking-claims-about-zohran-mamdani/
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Fact-Checking Claims About Zohran Mamdani https://theonion.com/fact-checking-claims-about-zohran-mamdani/
Have some really good news: toxic plastics broken down into useful chemicals in less than 24 hours: arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane
Given a dozen hours, the enzyme can turn a foam pad into reusable chemicals.
arstechnica.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Have some really good news: toxic plastics broken down into useful chemicals in less than 24 hours: arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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Today's newsletter is about the awful and extremely political decision to gut Teen Vogue for parts www.readtpa.com/p/teen-vogue...
Teen Vogue's Award-Winning Journalism Was Too Much Trouble for Condé Nast
The outlet just won recognition for speaking truth to power. Condé Nast responded by eliminating its entire politics staff and folding it into Vogue.
www.readtpa.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Today's newsletter is about the awful and extremely political decision to gut Teen Vogue for parts www.readtpa.com/p/teen-vogue...
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Chuck Schumer should follow in Nancy Pelosi’s footsteps
November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Chuck Schumer should follow in Nancy Pelosi’s footsteps
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
"How much can someone be blamed for their choices when those choices are predetermined by one's culture?" www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b... via www.patreon.com/posts/142837...
She Lived for the White Male Gaze. Until She Didn’t.
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"How much can someone be blamed for their choices when those choices are predetermined by one's culture?" www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b... via www.patreon.com/posts/142837...
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Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
Zohran Mamdani's victory is also a win for the importance of the #humanities. Crucial when when the federal govt is trying to destroy them!
His politics are profoundly shaped by his filmmaker mother & anthropologist/political scientist father.
#nycmayor
#historymatters
#community
His politics are profoundly shaped by his filmmaker mother & anthropologist/political scientist father.
#nycmayor
#historymatters
#community
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Zohran Mamdani's victory is also a win for the importance of the #humanities. Crucial when when the federal govt is trying to destroy them!
His politics are profoundly shaped by his filmmaker mother & anthropologist/political scientist father.
#nycmayor
#historymatters
#community
His politics are profoundly shaped by his filmmaker mother & anthropologist/political scientist father.
#nycmayor
#historymatters
#community
Such a good sign!
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team | TechCrunch
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
techcrunch.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Such a good sign!