Leila Sales
@leilasalesbooks.bsky.social
Leila Sales suffers for her art. Well, it's not really art. But it's something. And she suffers.
Author, editor, eater of chocolate. My newest book, THE MUSEUM OF LOST AND FOUND, is out now!
https://leilasales.com/
https://thebookengineer.com/
Author, editor, eater of chocolate. My newest book, THE MUSEUM OF LOST AND FOUND, is out now!
https://leilasales.com/
https://thebookengineer.com/
Hard same, @thisone0verhere.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Hard same, @thisone0verhere.bsky.social
I am overjoyed to report that we have officially entered chocolate mint season at Trader Joe’s
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I am overjoyed to report that we have officially entered chocolate mint season at Trader Joe’s
“You have to tolerate that you don’t know what you’re doing, almost every day.”—Rebecca Stead, at the 2025 Texas Book Fest
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
“You have to tolerate that you don’t know what you’re doing, almost every day.”—Rebecca Stead, at the 2025 Texas Book Fest
To illustrate my point, here’s a juxtaposition of two screenshots taken tonight, one a post about election results in NYC (or perhaps NJ, or VA, or CA), the other a map of the results for Prop 15, the latest tool in Texas’s book banning arsenal
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
To illustrate my point, here’s a juxtaposition of two screenshots taken tonight, one a post about election results in NYC (or perhaps NJ, or VA, or CA), the other a map of the results for Prop 15, the latest tool in Texas’s book banning arsenal
Look at them, infiltrating even our convenience stores
June 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Look at them, infiltrating even our convenience stores
The calm cats in question:
May 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The calm cats in question:
Yesterday I turned 41, and today I reread a feature the @uchicagoalumni.bsky.social magazine ran about me in 2009, and I've got to say I am delighted by how this quote has aged.
April 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Yesterday I turned 41, and today I reread a feature the @uchicagoalumni.bsky.social magazine ran about me in 2009, and I've got to say I am delighted by how this quote has aged.
I don’t know what it says about me or my reading habits that I saw this headline in the NYT and thought “ooh I bet @caity.bsky.social wrote this.” (I was correct.)
January 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I don’t know what it says about me or my reading habits that I saw this headline in the NYT and thought “ooh I bet @caity.bsky.social wrote this.” (I was correct.)
Genuinely annoying how it’s impossible for anyone to love me as much as I love my cat. We (society) should work on this
January 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Genuinely annoying how it’s impossible for anyone to love me as much as I love my cat. We (society) should work on this
Instagram has correctly sussed out the one type of scam I would definitely fall for
January 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Instagram has correctly sussed out the one type of scam I would definitely fall for
Remember that Afroman song about all the productive stuff he was going to do but then he got high? Well, that’s me, except instead of getting high I was waylaid by my cat sitting on me.
December 29, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Remember that Afroman song about all the productive stuff he was going to do but then he got high? Well, that’s me, except instead of getting high I was waylaid by my cat sitting on me.
Last one, probably!
December 25, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Last one, probably!
No matter what is happening at any moment, my cat Dorian is INVOLVED. Today I am making gifs to honor Dorian's commitment to being constantly part of all things
December 25, 2024 at 9:19 PM
No matter what is happening at any moment, my cat Dorian is INVOLVED. Today I am making gifs to honor Dorian's commitment to being constantly part of all things
My photo editing skills are getting better and better the more I do of these
December 25, 2024 at 9:16 PM
My photo editing skills are getting better and better the more I do of these
And to all a good night
December 25, 2024 at 4:09 AM
And to all a good night
I got engaged while dressed as Elmyra Duff from Tiny Toons. (This would have been funnier if it hadn't been Halloween)
December 20, 2024 at 5:44 PM
I got engaged while dressed as Elmyra Duff from Tiny Toons. (This would have been funnier if it hadn't been Halloween)
A few years ago I started storing my tights on hangers and I have never looked back
December 18, 2024 at 12:56 AM
A few years ago I started storing my tights on hangers and I have never looked back
The other day my mom sent me an email with the subject heading "a bad thing happened this evening." Obviously I thought she was dying. In fact, what had happened was that she lost one of her earbuds.
December 17, 2024 at 3:22 AM
The other day my mom sent me an email with the subject heading "a bad thing happened this evening." Obviously I thought she was dying. In fact, what had happened was that she lost one of her earbuds.
Bummed to discover that I would have spent the Holocaust posting humorous yet scathing memes to the Internet
December 5, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Bummed to discover that I would have spent the Holocaust posting humorous yet scathing memes to the Internet
Technically I have two cats but on the other hand maybe I only have one cat
November 27, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Technically I have two cats but on the other hand maybe I only have one cat
I am delighted to announce that, despite all odds, we have once again made it to chocolate-mint season at Trader Joe’s
November 20, 2024 at 5:14 AM
I am delighted to announce that, despite all odds, we have once again made it to chocolate-mint season at Trader Joe’s
Reminds me of this precious interaction
November 19, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Reminds me of this precious interaction