Sonora Jha
@sonorajha.bsky.social
Pre-order INTEMPERANCE (2025). Author of THE LAUGHTER (2023), HOW TO RAISE A FEMINIST SON (2021) and FOREIGN (2013). Prof of journalism at Seattle University. CW instructor at Hugo House. She/her
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Sonora Jha
@sonorajha.bsky.social
· Feb 20
Exclusive Cover Reveal of "Intemperance" by Sonora Jha - Electric Literature
The design reflects the satirical feminist folktale’s take on courtship and love.
electricliterature.com
✨✨May I just share how much I am swooning over this gorgeous cover for my forthcoming novel, INTEMPERANCE? Thank you, Electric Literature, for this cover reveal, and so many thanks to Harper Via Books designer Sarah Kellogg for crafting this beauty with feminist artist Hilma Af Klint's swans!
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@sonorajha.bsky.social considers the challenges of satirizing a character who reminds her of herself.
How Self-Satire Can Act as Catharsis
Satire is often the most elegant way to interrogate society’s excesses, its shortcomings, its inequities, and its self-aggrandizement. Great satire hits a nerve. The use of humor may seem to soften…
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October 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@sonorajha.bsky.social considers the challenges of satirizing a character who reminds her of herself.
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So excited to read the new @sonorajha.bsky.social! I think about “The Laughter” like once a month.
October 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
So excited to read the new @sonorajha.bsky.social! I think about “The Laughter” like once a month.
Seattle friends! Come to the book launch for Intemperance on October 14, at Elliott Bay Book Company! I’ll be in conversation with these two brilliant authors, who have some irreverent questions planned for me. And there will be an Intemperance-shaped cake because the protagonist loves cake. Ahem.❤️
September 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Seattle friends! Come to the book launch for Intemperance on October 14, at Elliott Bay Book Company! I’ll be in conversation with these two brilliant authors, who have some irreverent questions planned for me. And there will be an Intemperance-shaped cake because the protagonist loves cake. Ahem.❤️
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In the jaunty latest from Sonora Jha decides to celebrate her 55th birthday by throwing herself a swayamvar. It’s a fresh and sassy take on romantic comedy conventions.
Intemperance by Sonora Jha
In the jaunty latest from Jha (The Laughter), a twice-divorced feminist scholar decides to celebrate her 55th birthday by throwi...
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July 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
In the jaunty latest from Sonora Jha decides to celebrate her 55th birthday by throwing herself a swayamvar. It’s a fresh and sassy take on romantic comedy conventions.
Friends, my book tour dates for INTEMPERANCE are getting finalized (starting Oct 14), and some of you had asked me to add your universities/local bookstores/book clubs/institutions/workplaces/festivals/conferences to the calendar. Do drop me a line so my publisher and I can make it happen?
June 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Friends, my book tour dates for INTEMPERANCE are getting finalized (starting Oct 14), and some of you had asked me to add your universities/local bookstores/book clubs/institutions/workplaces/festivals/conferences to the calendar. Do drop me a line so my publisher and I can make it happen?
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Palestinians gunned down while trying to reach food aid site in Gaza, hospital says
Palestinians gunned down while trying to reach food aid site in Gaza, hospital says
Witnesses say Israeli forces opened fire on people near distribution point run by Israel-backed foundation
More than 20 people were killed on Sunday as they went to receive food at an aid distribution point set up by an Israeli-backed foundation in the Gaza Strip, according to a hospital run by the Red Cross that received the bodies.
Witnesses told the Associated Press that Israeli forces had opened fire on people as they headed toward the aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). “There were many martyrs, including women,” the 40-year-old resident said. “We were about 300 metres away from the military.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Palestinians gunned down while trying to reach food aid site in Gaza, hospital says
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📚🎉 "Banu Mushtaq’s is a patchwork language, her stories penned in a frank, casual combination of Kannada, Urdu and Dhakni. In her translation, Deepa Bhasthi has gone to lengths to preserve this mix."
meghnarao.bsky.social writes:
meghnarao.bsky.social writes:
The roots of Banu Mushtaq’s literary rebellion
LITERATURE NEEDS TO justify its existence from time to time. This is my strong belief, and for years I went in search of some proof of life in Kannada literatur
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May 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM
📚🎉 "Banu Mushtaq’s is a patchwork language, her stories penned in a frank, casual combination of Kannada, Urdu and Dhakni. In her translation, Deepa Bhasthi has gone to lengths to preserve this mix."
meghnarao.bsky.social writes:
meghnarao.bsky.social writes:
The paperback edition is now out in India. Thank you for these beauties in the mail, Penguin India!
May 31, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The paperback edition is now out in India. Thank you for these beauties in the mail, Penguin India!
So happy to be human and to be on Rebecca Makkai’s list!
I made you a REAL summer reading list of fifteen REAL books by REAL authors— books that might not be on your radar. Some old, some newer. Here it is.
rebeccamakkai.substack.com/p/fifteen-re...
rebeccamakkai.substack.com/p/fifteen-re...
May 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
So happy to be human and to be on Rebecca Makkai’s list!
Starting the week with a dazzling, intimate breakfast conversation with one of the most brilliant thinkers of our time. To be continued, dear @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social . Meanwhile, I’m diving into her new book which is described as having “fierce and poetic thinking.” We need that, we need that.
May 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Starting the week with a dazzling, intimate breakfast conversation with one of the most brilliant thinkers of our time. To be continued, dear @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social . Meanwhile, I’m diving into her new book which is described as having “fierce and poetic thinking.” We need that, we need that.
Writer friends and LA friends, I hope to see you there or somewhere! If you’re going to AWP in Los Angeles, please join our discussion of the craft of silence: Room 403B of the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday, March 29th, at 9 a.m.
March 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Writer friends and LA friends, I hope to see you there or somewhere! If you’re going to AWP in Los Angeles, please join our discussion of the craft of silence: Room 403B of the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday, March 29th, at 9 a.m.
✨✨May I just share how much I am swooning over this gorgeous cover for my forthcoming novel, INTEMPERANCE? Thank you, Electric Literature, for this cover reveal, and so many thanks to Harper Via Books designer Sarah Kellogg for crafting this beauty with feminist artist Hilma Af Klint's swans!
Exclusive Cover Reveal of "Intemperance" by Sonora Jha - Electric Literature
The design reflects the satirical feminist folktale’s take on courtship and love.
electricliterature.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
✨✨May I just share how much I am swooning over this gorgeous cover for my forthcoming novel, INTEMPERANCE? Thank you, Electric Literature, for this cover reveal, and so many thanks to Harper Via Books designer Sarah Kellogg for crafting this beauty with feminist artist Hilma Af Klint's swans!
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Fascinating profile of a park ranger in San Francisco who works with unhoused residents and has adopted the novel tactic of treating them like human beings, building relationships, and helping them access resources on their own timeline.
Her job is to remove homeless people from SF's parks. Her methods are extraordinary
Instead of forcing people out of Golden Gate Park, ranger Amanda Barrows helps them find housing.
sfstandard.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Fascinating profile of a park ranger in San Francisco who works with unhoused residents and has adopted the novel tactic of treating them like human beings, building relationships, and helping them access resources on their own timeline.
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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I have lost count of how many years I have been single. I have lost count of how many ways I have fallen in love with myself and the world. I wish for you all the love of your life.
February 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I have lost count of how many years I have been single. I have lost count of how many ways I have fallen in love with myself and the world. I wish for you all the love of your life.
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"Birthright citizenship is a fundamental right," U.S. District Judge John Coughenour said. "We are all citizens subject to the rule of law."
Seattle judge blocks Trump order to end birthright citizenship — again
U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle has blocked President Donald Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship.
Coughen
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February 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"Birthright citizenship is a fundamental right," U.S. District Judge John Coughenour said. "We are all citizens subject to the rule of law."
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Not sure what to say to your senators? 👇 Find your reps' numbers at 5calls.org or www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
At a meeting today with staffers for Senators Markey and Warren, the staffers made two concrete asks:
1. Please call or email and share your stories about how the current administration’s actions are hurting or will hurt you personally. The Senators can use these human stories to persuade those /1
1. Please call or email and share your stories about how the current administration’s actions are hurting or will hurt you personally. The Senators can use these human stories to persuade those /1
February 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Not sure what to say to your senators? 👇 Find your reps' numbers at 5calls.org or www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
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as we approach tax season it would be nice to know if we still have a federal government
February 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
as we approach tax season it would be nice to know if we still have a federal government
All of Seattle this morning.
February 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
All of Seattle this morning.
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This is what peak masculinity looks like in 2025
January 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This is what peak masculinity looks like in 2025
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I was there, and I’ll never forget the care taken, and the care offered. It was the most painfully beautiful homecoming.
Reminded of and crying about the fact that Rev. Budde is also the person who provided Matthew Shepard's family with a safe haven for their son's remains.
This is the person these fascists trying to brand themselves as Christians are targeting with hate, right now.
www.npr.org/2018/10/26/6....
This is the person these fascists trying to brand themselves as Christians are targeting with hate, right now.
www.npr.org/2018/10/26/6....
'You Are Safe Now': Matthew Shepard Laid To Rest At National Cathedral
Twenty years ago, the brutal killing of a young gay man in Laramie, Wyo., drew national attention and led to an expansion of a federal hate-crimes law.
www.npr.org
January 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I was there, and I’ll never forget the care taken, and the care offered. It was the most painfully beautiful homecoming.
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Almost 250m children in 85 countries had their education disrupted by climate impacts such as extreme heat and floods in 2024
www.unicef.org/press-releas....
www.unicef.org/press-releas....
www.unicef.org
January 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Almost 250m children in 85 countries had their education disrupted by climate impacts such as extreme heat and floods in 2024
www.unicef.org/press-releas....
www.unicef.org/press-releas....
This beautiful friend of mine is now 10 years old. Thank you for the mad happiness of our life together, dear beast.
January 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This beautiful friend of mine is now 10 years old. Thank you for the mad happiness of our life together, dear beast.
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Poor character written by an author who has experienced poverty: My problem is that I'm $300 short on the rent and now my car is making a noise
Poor character written by a rich author: My problem is that I feel so inferior beside these beautiful, sophisticated rich people
Poor character written by a rich author: My problem is that I feel so inferior beside these beautiful, sophisticated rich people
December 22, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Poor character written by an author who has experienced poverty: My problem is that I'm $300 short on the rent and now my car is making a noise
Poor character written by a rich author: My problem is that I feel so inferior beside these beautiful, sophisticated rich people
Poor character written by a rich author: My problem is that I feel so inferior beside these beautiful, sophisticated rich people