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@lytagold.bsky.social
writer, editor, sometime podcaster. DANGEROUS FICTIONS—about book bans, moral panics, & more—now available everywhere: https://bookshop.org/p/books/dangerous-fictions-the-fear-of-fantasy-and-the-invention-of-reality-lyta-gold/20737332?ean=9781593767709
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Dangerous Fictions: The Fear of Fantasy and the Invention of Reality a book by Lyta Gold
In a political moment when social panics over literature are at their peak, Dangerous Fictions is a mind-expanding treatise on the nature of fictional stories as cultural battlegrounds for power. Fict...
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hello new followers, here is my book about book bans & the general fear of literature, I also talk about fascism, Stephen Miller, and gamergate, I too am annoyed that it’s relevant bookshop.org/p/books/dang...
this book is EXCELLENT btw. tons of really shocking information
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November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
this book is EXCELLENT btw. tons of really shocking information
googling “how to get paid for writing”
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
googling “how to get paid for writing”
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"For a certain kind of conservative, there’s no hypocrisy here: children (teens) should be kept ignorant of sex and sexual agency so that they can be better exploited. This is why good, appropriate literature should teach them only modesty and stifled hopes."
wrote about the Drift’s romantasy piece, which I felt was condescending and anthropological in nature, and also wrong on some key facts (mostly explored in the footnotes) open.substack.com/pub/lytagold...
romantasyzing yr world
In case you missed it, I had a guest post up on Barbara McClay’s excellent Substack last week.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
"For a certain kind of conservative, there’s no hypocrisy here: children (teens) should be kept ignorant of sex and sexual agency so that they can be better exploited. This is why good, appropriate literature should teach them only modesty and stifled hopes."
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Damn, it really is pedophiles all the way down. From @lytagold.bsky.social's newsletter.
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Damn, it really is pedophiles all the way down. From @lytagold.bsky.social's newsletter.
wrote about the Drift’s romantasy piece, which I felt was condescending and anthropological in nature, and also wrong on some key facts (mostly explored in the footnotes) open.substack.com/pub/lytagold...
romantasyzing yr world
In case you missed it, I had a guest post up on Barbara McClay’s excellent Substack last week.
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
wrote about the Drift’s romantasy piece, which I felt was condescending and anthropological in nature, and also wrong on some key facts (mostly explored in the footnotes) open.substack.com/pub/lytagold...
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sherrone moore: king of the stupid victory
November 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
sherrone moore: king of the stupid victory
actually, frankenstein is the name of the movie (i’m watching the movie)
November 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
actually, frankenstein is the name of the movie (i’m watching the movie)
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Conservatives when it's a 15 year old in library; "These are children and I can't believe we are letting them read smut like Twilight!!!"
Conservatives when it's a 15 year old sex trafficking victim; "Looks, these people are practically legal. Barely legal even"
Conservatives when it's a 15 year old sex trafficking victim; "Looks, these people are practically legal. Barely legal even"
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Conservatives when it's a 15 year old in library; "These are children and I can't believe we are letting them read smut like Twilight!!!"
Conservatives when it's a 15 year old sex trafficking victim; "Looks, these people are practically legal. Barely legal even"
Conservatives when it's a 15 year old sex trafficking victim; "Looks, these people are practically legal. Barely legal even"
now* out, unless it’s schroedinger’s paperback ❤️ love this review
@lytagold.bsky.social 's Dangerous Fictions is not out in paperback. Gonna re drop my review of it because it's just that good. Reading it is like having a beer with your smartest friend. Cannot recommend enough
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Does Fiction Have Power: A Short Review of Dangerous Fictions
Been a bit.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
now* out, unless it’s schroedinger’s paperback ❤️ love this review
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@lytagold.bsky.social 's Dangerous Fictions is not out in paperback. Gonna re drop my review of it because it's just that good. Reading it is like having a beer with your smartest friend. Cannot recommend enough
www.kevinvellum.com/p/does-ficti...
www.kevinvellum.com/p/does-ficti...
Does Fiction Have Power: A Short Review of Dangerous Fictions
Been a bit.
www.kevinvellum.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
@lytagold.bsky.social 's Dangerous Fictions is not out in paperback. Gonna re drop my review of it because it's just that good. Reading it is like having a beer with your smartest friend. Cannot recommend enough
www.kevinvellum.com/p/does-ficti...
www.kevinvellum.com/p/does-ficti...
future president and senate majority leader, book it
A busy first day as your Mayor-elect: early morning interviews, transition announcements and meetings. More to say on all of it tomorrow.
But a highlight was lunch with my Congresswoman @aoc.bsky.social at Laliguras Bistro in Jackson Heights.
But a highlight was lunch with my Congresswoman @aoc.bsky.social at Laliguras Bistro in Jackson Heights.
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
future president and senate majority leader, book it
in which I discuss suffering open.substack.com/pub/lytagold...
the insomnia files
I’ve always been a good sleeper.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
in which I discuss suffering open.substack.com/pub/lytagold...
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Politicians should probably get on Bluesky to get better in touch with the American electorate.
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Politicians should probably get on Bluesky to get better in touch with the American electorate.
Bill Ackman crashout status: blaming Sliwa
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Bill Ackman crashout status: blaming Sliwa
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I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
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i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
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The fascists are not inevitable. They're not unstoppable. They're not all powerful. They want you to think that, but millions turned out last month to call their bluff. And millions turned out today to claim our power. We will win.
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The fascists are not inevitable. They're not unstoppable. They're not all powerful. They want you to think that, but millions turned out last month to call their bluff. And millions turned out today to claim our power. We will win.
Cuomo declaring himself mayor of Staten Island
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Cuomo declaring himself mayor of Staten Island
make curtis sliwa mayor of cats. not nyc’s cats, all cats
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
make curtis sliwa mayor of cats. not nyc’s cats, all cats
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it’s nine PM on the east coast and polls have closed
bring me the head of andrew cuomo
bring me the head of andrew cuomo
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
it’s nine PM on the east coast and polls have closed
bring me the head of andrew cuomo
bring me the head of andrew cuomo
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I think a thing we'll learn tonight is that people fucking hate what is going on and they will straight ticket vote against anyone involved in starving people while pillaging the country and kidnapping their neighbors. I don't think it matters at all who that person is.
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I think a thing we'll learn tonight is that people fucking hate what is going on and they will straight ticket vote against anyone involved in starving people while pillaging the country and kidnapping their neighbors. I don't think it matters at all who that person is.
somebody fainted bc spanberger didn’t mention what she’d do about ICE
November 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
somebody fainted bc spanberger didn’t mention what she’d do about ICE
spanberger a bit annoying but the daughters are cute
November 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
spanberger a bit annoying but the daughters are cute
ya girl update (ya girl down bad) open.substack.com/pub/lytagold...
the insomnia files
I’ve always been a good sleeper.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
ya girl update (ya girl down bad) open.substack.com/pub/lytagold...