Sara Ryan
@ryansara.bsky.social
Queer author of books & comics for teens & others. They/them. Authors Against Book Bans member. VCFA WCYA faculty. Represented by Michael Bourret. Not here much.
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It's not just laws about books that are breaking libraries. Several states have passed property tax reforms–or are in the process of passing them–that are dismantling, destroying, and defunding these public institutions of democracy.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
It's Not Just Laws About Books Breaking Libraries. It's Also New Tax Reforms.
Two states have passed property tax cuts that are directly impacting public libraries. Expect to see this happen more.
buttondown.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It's not just laws about books that are breaking libraries. Several states have passed property tax reforms–or are in the process of passing them–that are dismantling, destroying, and defunding these public institutions of democracy.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
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Authors- sign up and do your part!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Authors- sign up and do your part!
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I want to uplift again this brilliant piece of writing and thinking by @shannonmattern.bsky.social - placesjournal.org/article/extr... - I think that everyone who is interested in libraries would benefit from reading it.
Extralibrary Loan: Making the Civic Infrastructure We Need
Amid a war on public knowledge, libraries are pushing outward, enlarging the commons through new configurations of civic and creative life.
placesjournal.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I want to uplift again this brilliant piece of writing and thinking by @shannonmattern.bsky.social - placesjournal.org/article/extr... - I think that everyone who is interested in libraries would benefit from reading it.
Books With Pictures is such an incredible community resource. They need help to keep going: www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...
Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now, organized by Katie Pryde
Dear friends: I need your help.
I’m proud of everything Books with Pictures… Katie Pryde needs your support for Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Books With Pictures is such an incredible community resource. They need help to keep going: www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...
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This is one of best comic shops I know of. Help keep it going. www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...
Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now, organized by Katie Pryde
Dear friends: I need your help.
I’m proud of everything Books with Pictures… Katie Pryde needs your support for Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This is one of best comic shops I know of. Help keep it going. www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...
Delighted that MOUNTAIN UPSIDE DOWN is included in this @autostraddle.bsky.social post about recent LGBTQ+ middle grade titles for gift-giving. In excellent company! www.autostraddle.com/10-new-middl...
10 New Middle Grade Books Featuring LGBTQ+ Main Characters
In a time when these queer and trans middle grade books are increasingly threatened by book bans and other censorship measures from the religious right, it can be even harder for kids to get their han...
www.autostraddle.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Delighted that MOUNTAIN UPSIDE DOWN is included in this @autostraddle.bsky.social post about recent LGBTQ+ middle grade titles for gift-giving. In excellent company! www.autostraddle.com/10-new-middl...
Excellent interview with @andrewkarre.bsky.social at @penamerica.bsky.social: pen.org/andrew-karre...
Why Editor Andrew Karre Can’t Imagine YA Literature Without Sexual Content
'If it became impossible to publish YA novels with sex in them, I think it would effectively become impossible to publish YA novels.'
pen.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Excellent interview with @andrewkarre.bsky.social at @penamerica.bsky.social: pen.org/andrew-karre...
See below: I plan to share info from the Oregon State Library and insights from the invaluable work of @heykellyjensen.bsky.social at the First Amendment Forum at Annie Bloom's tonight. (And will also be happy to sign books!)
Portland folks: Annie Bloom's Books is hosting a Freedom to Read event this evening from 7 to 8 pm. It's co-sponsored by Literary Arts as part of their Cover-to-Cover programming for the Portland Book Festival.
Please come learn how you can help fight book bans!
annieblooms.com/event/2025-1...
Please come learn how you can help fight book bans!
annieblooms.com/event/2025-1...
Event: Rosanne Parry, Sara Ryan, Mariana Garcia Medina: The Freedom to Read
Annie Bloom's Books welcomes our very own Rosanne Parry for a special event. Rosanne will be joined by fellow Portland author Sara Ryan and ACLU lobbyist Mariana Garcia Medina for a discussion about the Freedom to Read. This event is co-sponsored by Literary Arts as part of their Cover-to-Cover programming for Portland Book Festival.
annieblooms.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
See below: I plan to share info from the Oregon State Library and insights from the invaluable work of @heykellyjensen.bsky.social at the First Amendment Forum at Annie Bloom's tonight. (And will also be happy to sign books!)
It was a pleasure and an honor to co-edit this comic by Cee Lavery, "Swapping Genders With My Ex," with Al Benbow for @crucialcomix.bsky.social: www.crucialcomix.com/comic/swappi...
Swapping Genders With My Ex
We saw our future in each other, one where both of us would change.
www.crucialcomix.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It was a pleasure and an honor to co-edit this comic by Cee Lavery, "Swapping Genders With My Ex," with Al Benbow for @crucialcomix.bsky.social: www.crucialcomix.com/comic/swappi...
🧵! Seconding & signal-boosting what @anicarissi.bsky.social says:
New scholarships available for incoming students in the Writing for Children & Young Adults low-residency MFA program at VFCA (where I teach), funded by kid lit legend Katherine Paterson.
Thinking about applying? I'm happy to chat! vcfa.edu/admissions/v...
Thinking about applying? I'm happy to chat! vcfa.edu/admissions/v...
October 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🧵! Seconding & signal-boosting what @anicarissi.bsky.social says:
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Here's a theatrical short story about killing the malevolent ghost of Columbus for all who celebrate.
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
The Golden Tooth: A Solo Show by Orion Cabrera - Uncanny Magazine
Scene 1: The Wedding [ORION stands alone on an otherwise bare stage. He is dressed for a wedding, but the clothes are in a state of disarray. Tie loose, shirt unbuttoned. The overall effect misleading...
www.uncannymagazine.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Here's a theatrical short story about killing the malevolent ghost of Columbus for all who celebrate.
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
I often tell students working on their first comic scripts to try a short story with characters and/or settings they already know well; that's what I did with "Me and Edith Head," the story @stevelieberart.bsky.social discusses in this thread.
THREAD: Today's the anniversary of a comic I drew &
@ryansara.bsky.social wrote that had a big impact on our careers. In 2001 Sara published their first novel. It did really well. Cicada, a YA lit magazine, invited Sara to write something for them. Then they learned Sara's married to me.(cont)
@ryansara.bsky.social wrote that had a big impact on our careers. In 2001 Sara published their first novel. It did really well. Cicada, a YA lit magazine, invited Sara to write something for them. Then they learned Sara's married to me.(cont)
October 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I often tell students working on their first comic scripts to try a short story with characters and/or settings they already know well; that's what I did with "Me and Edith Head," the story @stevelieberart.bsky.social discusses in this thread.
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Dear My Phone, My Computer, My Apps, My Electronic Devices, and so forth:
Please stop asking me if I want to enable AI. Or use your janky AI tool. Or load my documents or pictures with a bunch of useless, off-putting, earth-killing AI junk. I don't want it. I SAID I don't want it. Stop offering.
Please stop asking me if I want to enable AI. Or use your janky AI tool. Or load my documents or pictures with a bunch of useless, off-putting, earth-killing AI junk. I don't want it. I SAID I don't want it. Stop offering.
September 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Dear My Phone, My Computer, My Apps, My Electronic Devices, and so forth:
Please stop asking me if I want to enable AI. Or use your janky AI tool. Or load my documents or pictures with a bunch of useless, off-putting, earth-killing AI junk. I don't want it. I SAID I don't want it. Stop offering.
Please stop asking me if I want to enable AI. Or use your janky AI tool. Or load my documents or pictures with a bunch of useless, off-putting, earth-killing AI junk. I don't want it. I SAID I don't want it. Stop offering.
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Thanks to everyone who already signed up for The Eavesdrop! We'll pick our giveaway winner at the end of October, so if you hit subscribe now (free!) you can still be entered to win a signed bk from each of us. We'll only step into your inbox once a season. www.thisistheeavesdrop.com/issue-1-begi...
September 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Thanks to everyone who already signed up for The Eavesdrop! We'll pick our giveaway winner at the end of October, so if you hit subscribe now (free!) you can still be entered to win a signed bk from each of us. We'll only step into your inbox once a season. www.thisistheeavesdrop.com/issue-1-begi...
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Happy fall! The first issue of The Eavesdrop is now live. 🌱 This season, we're talking about Beginnings--everything from fears & joys to momentum & logistics. We discuss the hows and whys of writing, including: How do you know for sure that the beginning of a novel is right? Or right enough for now?
Issue 1: Beginnings
A quarterly conversation about process and craft with authors Anna-Marie McLemore, Emily X.R. Pan, Anica Mrose Rissi, Sara Ryan, and Nova Ren Suma.
www.thisistheeavesdrop.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Happy fall! The first issue of The Eavesdrop is now live. 🌱 This season, we're talking about Beginnings--everything from fears & joys to momentum & logistics. We discuss the hows and whys of writing, including: How do you know for sure that the beginning of a novel is right? Or right enough for now?
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"Unpersecuted, unjailed, unharassed writers are trouble for the ignorant bully, the sly racist, and the predators feeding off the world’s resources."
inthesetimes.com/article/toni...
inthesetimes.com/article/toni...
Toni Morrison on Fascism and Censorship
In this reprint of "Peril" and "Racism and Fascism," Toni Morrison warns of the creative depths of fascism's reach.
inthesetimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
"Unpersecuted, unjailed, unharassed writers are trouble for the ignorant bully, the sly racist, and the predators feeding off the world’s resources."
inthesetimes.com/article/toni...
inthesetimes.com/article/toni...
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The purpose of a boycott is not to hit 'em in their pockets. That's just the instant emotional hit of it.
The purpose of a boycott is to find ways every day to live your values. Draw lines in the sand, and hold them.
It's good practice.
The purpose of a boycott is to find ways every day to live your values. Draw lines in the sand, and hold them.
It's good practice.
September 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The purpose of a boycott is not to hit 'em in their pockets. That's just the instant emotional hit of it.
The purpose of a boycott is to find ways every day to live your values. Draw lines in the sand, and hold them.
It's good practice.
The purpose of a boycott is to find ways every day to live your values. Draw lines in the sand, and hold them.
It's good practice.
I'm making a newsletter with my friends @exrpan.bsky.social, @novarensuma.bsky.social, @anicarissi.bsky.social & Anna-Marie McLemore! It's called The Eavesdrop. It's free, quarterly, on Ghost. Our first issue comes out on the autumn equinox, and you can subscribe here: thisistheeavesdrop.com
Welcome to The Eavesdrop
A quarterly conversation in your inbox with authors Anna-Marie McLemore, Emily X.R. Pan, Anica Mrose Rissi, Sara Ryan, and Nova Ren Suma
thisistheeavesdrop.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I'm making a newsletter with my friends @exrpan.bsky.social, @novarensuma.bsky.social, @anicarissi.bsky.social & Anna-Marie McLemore! It's called The Eavesdrop. It's free, quarterly, on Ghost. Our first issue comes out on the autumn equinox, and you can subscribe here: thisistheeavesdrop.com
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Ever wanted to eavesdrop on a conversation with five writers? @anicarissi.bsky.social @ryansara.bsky.social @exrpan.bsky.social, Anna-Marie McLemore, & I are launching a new newsletter so you can do just that! Subscribe to get our first issue on Monday! www.thisistheeavesdrop.com/about/
September 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Ever wanted to eavesdrop on a conversation with five writers? @anicarissi.bsky.social @ryansara.bsky.social @exrpan.bsky.social, Anna-Marie McLemore, & I are launching a new newsletter so you can do just that! Subscribe to get our first issue on Monday! www.thisistheeavesdrop.com/about/
Hi! What @anicarissi.bsky.social said! Very excited to be making this with Anna-Marie McLemore & @exrpan.bsky.social & @novarensuma.bsky.social & Anica!
I've been making something fun with friends, and our first issue drops on September 22. If you're interested in craft, process, and the creative life, I hope you'll subscribe! (It's free.) Find us at thisistheeavesdrop.com. Here's the pitch: 🧵
September 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Hi! What @anicarissi.bsky.social said! Very excited to be making this with Anna-Marie McLemore & @exrpan.bsky.social & @novarensuma.bsky.social & Anica!
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Do it. Alex gives fair and good reviews, and unlike many, understands the cultural context of marginalized imagination.
Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub YA or adult SFF/H book coming out Sept 2025 - March 2026? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged.
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
Contact
I’m currently open to sensitivity/authenticity reading. Please see the full list of what I cover and rates. In your email below, please include a description of the work, the estimated word c…
bookjockeyalex.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Do it. Alex gives fair and good reviews, and unlike many, understands the cultural context of marginalized imagination.
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It's a long read, but it's really necessary. The folks who've been supporting this library–one that already survived one shuttering–have been incredible at documenting this.
bookriot.com/josephine-co...
bookriot.com/josephine-co...
Why Would a County Evict Its Public Library Over $1?: Behind The Push to Decimate A Josephine County (OR) Library
How a small group of far-right ideologues have tried to decimate Josephine County Library over the course of the last several years–and $1.
bookriot.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
It's a long read, but it's really necessary. The folks who've been supporting this library–one that already survived one shuttering–have been incredible at documenting this.
bookriot.com/josephine-co...
bookriot.com/josephine-co...
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Please, please read this story. It's in a "good" "blue" state, and it is a textbook example of how libraries are being cleverly defunded by far-right ideologues. West's disgusting emails here are an attempt at authoritarianism playing out here and at other public libraries nationally.
September 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Please, please read this story. It's in a "good" "blue" state, and it is a textbook example of how libraries are being cleverly defunded by far-right ideologues. West's disgusting emails here are an attempt at authoritarianism playing out here and at other public libraries nationally.
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Why would a county evict a library over $1 a year?
Because a small group of far-right sycophants is so full of bigotry and hatred toward a diverse community that they'll do anything to defund this Oregon public library.
A long, necessary read about libraries today.
bookriot.com/josephine-co...
Because a small group of far-right sycophants is so full of bigotry and hatred toward a diverse community that they'll do anything to defund this Oregon public library.
A long, necessary read about libraries today.
bookriot.com/josephine-co...
Why Would a County Evict Its Public Library Over $1?: Behind The Push to Decimate A Josephine County (OR) Library
How a small group of far-right ideologues have tried to decimate Josephine County Library over the course of the last several years–and $1.
bookriot.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Why would a county evict a library over $1 a year?
Because a small group of far-right sycophants is so full of bigotry and hatred toward a diverse community that they'll do anything to defund this Oregon public library.
A long, necessary read about libraries today.
bookriot.com/josephine-co...
Because a small group of far-right sycophants is so full of bigotry and hatred toward a diverse community that they'll do anything to defund this Oregon public library.
A long, necessary read about libraries today.
bookriot.com/josephine-co...