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N. K. Jemisin
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My 2013 essay "HOW LONG 'TIL BLACK FUTURE MONTH" is featured in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks on December 2nd. You can preorder the collection now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!
digital poster advertising WE WILL RISE AGAIN, an anthology of stories and essays. Text reads "In this guide for imagining a better tomorrow, N.K. Jemisin's 'How Long Til Black Future Month' an essay about Black representation in science fiction and the importance of imagining futures for marginalized groups. Available for pre-order now.' Releases 12/02/25
September 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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I went on the NYPL's podcast and talked about Octavia Butler and other stuff! Listen here, or on any podcast app. www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts
A logo for the Brooklyn public library podcast "Borrowed and Returned." Multicolored block letters spell the podcast title on a yellow background.
July 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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An image of the Normandy SR2, a spaceship from the video game series "Mass Effect". It looks like a plane, but curvier and shinier and with engines that glow at the back. It is flying through space above a planet.
May 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Same tree, a year later and from a different angle. Should've used the flash or something; needs more light. I like it, too, though.
Cherry tree in bloom with thousands of small pink-white flowers. Shot from near its trunk, looking up through the branches.
April 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Getting some renovations, so I decided to upgrade a plain purple "accent wall" that I had in my office. Now it's a nebula, and I love it so much. The photo doesn't do it justice. Marvelous mural made by Liah Bean! liahbean.substack.com
Photo of a wall in a room; there's a bare hardwood floor visible in the bottom corner. The wall is mostly purple but covered in a mural that resembles space, with stars and a bluish-purple nebula taking up most of the center.
July 23, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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A tree blooms in Brooklyn. I don't often take pictures I'm proud of, but this turned out nice.
Photo of a street corner; cars are parked on one side, and buildings on the other. Centered is a large cherry tree in full bloom, covered in pink blossoms, lit from behind by the sun.
April 9, 2024 at 3:24 PM
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Actually looked at the numbers Orbit was sending me and realized I hit a milestone! 2 million total copies of my books in print!
A banner featuring a multicolored frame around the words "Celebrating over 2 MILLION copies in print!" To the right is a stack of all my published novels, spine facing the viewer.
March 14, 2024 at 3:33 PM
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Out Jan 30th, pre-order now: the DC POWER anthology, featuring a new Far Sector story in which Jo gets to meet her hero, John Stewart! Jamal Campbell's art is always so sumptuous. Lots of other great stories, too! www.dc.com/blog/2024/01...
Cover art for a forthcoming story in the DC POWER anthology. Jo Mullein in her Lantern uniform is centered; she is striking a pose and making the Lantern symbol appear. John Stewart flies near her. Both are flying through starry space, with the City Enduring (a sphere of platforms surrounding a sun) in the background.
January 10, 2024 at 6:32 PM
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Today is the trade paperback release of THE WORLD WE MAKE! Get yo tentacles on, for less! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Cover of "The World We Make" by N. K. Jemisin. Title covers the whole image. In the background, a b&w image of a tenement with fire escape shows. Several windows of the tenement are occupied with eerie images, notably a person who seems to be banging on the window in fear. Colorful tentacle designs, meant to resemble graffiti, also surround the text.
October 24, 2023 at 4:04 PM
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Many thanks for all the birthday wishes (yesterday). Here's how I spent it:
A shot of the beach at Coney Island. It's a wide shot featuring an expanse of empty sand, a few other beachgoers (tiny and distant), beautiful clouds and a sunny sky. There are buildings and carnival rides on the horizon.
September 20, 2023 at 6:04 PM
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(Sidenote, I just looked at the barely-functional F&SF website and noticed that she's not even on the damn masthead. Writer's guidelines still say Charles Coleman Finlay. He left in 2020. www.sfsite.com/fsf/glines.htm )
A screenshot of the writers' guidelines on the F&SF site. Sheree Thomas' name is mentioned nowhere in the masthead on the side. The last line says C.C. Finlay is the editor.
August 24, 2023 at 10:22 PM
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New Black horror anthology alert! I have a new short story in this, and I'm sharing a Table of Contents with @tananarivedue.bsky.social, @nnedi.bsky.social, and more. Edited by Jordan Peele! https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676736/out-there-screaming-by-edited-by-jordan-peele/
Cover of OUT THERE SCREAMING: An Anthology of New Black Horror, edited by Jordan Peele. Cover shows a screaming face, etched out in crumpled aluminum foil.
July 11, 2023 at 4:21 PM
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May 27, 2023 at 10:38 PM