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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was just arrested by Trump’s ICE agents because he asked to see a judicial warrant. This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.

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Hi New York City! Polls are officially open for early voting in the Dem mayoral primary and Election Day is June 24! Please rank Zohran #1 on your ballot ... and don't rank Cuomo at all!!! ✊💙🗳️

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The Times saying last year they'd no longer endorse candidates in local elections, then immediately being like "oh but not THAT guy" 10 months later because the candidate wants free buses gives away the whole game. "Objectivity" means you break your own rules to punch left as much as you want.

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I've been open to queries since June 1 and just for some transparency here's what my QM looks like. I have received a total of 453 queries so far. In 2 weeks I have already exceeded the total # of queries rec'd for the MONTH of August last year. 😳 #amagenting

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BREAKING: Mamdani and Lander will cross-endorse. The partnership, which is being announced one day before early voting begins, would effectively turn Mamdani and Lander into something of a joint entry. They hope that one of them will eventually accumulate many of the other’s votes as a result.

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Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

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📚🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Major congrats to @leemandelo.bsky.social and all of our contributors!! HAPPY PRIDE! 📚🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #AuntieEditor

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New York City - Democratic Mayoral Polling: Cuomo: 51% Mamdani: 49% Data For Progress / June 4, 2025 / n=819

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New Yorkers, it's time for us to do this, and do it right. This is an excellent guide to ranking. Share with friends, families, neighbors—anyone who doesn't already have a full 5 non-Cuomo options picked to rank. Rank Mamdani one, Cuomo none!!

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Need some Friday reading material? This lovely interview with @dmoren.com on The Portalist reveals how he can't stop smashing genres together, offers a sneak peek at what he's working on, AND serves as a great reminder to check out ALL SOULS LOST!

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Good a time as any to re-up my supernatural detective novel where a big tech company is doing some really shady shit. dmoren.com/writing/all-...

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You see how wrong it is about the subjects you do know, and can extrapolate how wrong it is about everything else.

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This weekend: Adam Oyebanji at @cymerafestival.co.uk! zenoagency.com/news/saturda... The author will participate in the History Redux panel. ESPERANCE is out now, published by @arcadiabooks.bsky.social. @awfulagent.bsky.social #cymera2025

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I’m officially open to queries today! My full MSWL and QueryManager link can be found on our agency website. Can’t wait to see you in the query box! 📚 awfulagent.com/agents/chris...

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Hello! I am now officially open to queries again on QueryManager. I have my very detailed MSWL for fic and non fic here susanvcolmant.com

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I shared my FULL #amquerying process on substack yesterday! substack.com/home/post/p-... #writingcommunity #amediting #amwriting

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ESPERANCE by Adam Oyebanji is out now from @arcadiabooks.bsky.social, and it's brilliant! In today's author interview was delighted to chat to Adam about this intriguing SF mystery, its characters, the challenges of blending genres, and loads more! www.trackofwords.com/2025/05/26/a...

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I'm so excited to be working with Jess on her excellent hijinks mystery. It's always a real joy to find one of those special projects that feels like the perfect fit, and I cannot wait for the world to get to meet our heroes(?) Grace and Jo 🕵️‍♀️ Welcome to JABberwocky!!

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Librarians, booksellers, reviewers, and other bookish industry folks — the digital ARC of my upcoming gothic horror, THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED, is now up on Edelweiss! Thrilled to welcome you all to Villa Sepulveda…hope you survive your stay.

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thank you so much! library requests are everything!!!!!

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A HUGE congratulations to @dirtbagqueer.rocks — ONE OF THE BOYS is a New York Times and Indie List bestseller! 🎉✨ awfulagent.com/one-of-the-b...

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ESPERANCE by Adam Oyebanji is out today in the UK! zenoagency.com/news/esperan... Published by @arcadiabooks.bsky.social; available in print, eBook, and audiobook (read by Délé Ogundiran). @awfulagent.bsky.social

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this is kind of bonkers tbh the books have actual chatGPT prompts left in the text? what the

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ONE OF THE BOYS is a NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! This book deserves all the praise it's getting and THANK YOU to the indies for supporting this brilliant book at this moment in time when trans athletes are under attack. Thrilled for @dirtbagqueer.rocks and @capaciousmood.bsky.social! WHAT A TEAM!

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ONE OF THE BOYS debuted at #5 on the Indie Bestseller list! Huge congratulations @dirtbagqueer.rocks 🎉🏈

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If you're going to Balticon, be sure to catch @jabbermaster.bsky.social at his panels this weekend! 📝 Fri, May 23 8:30pm — When Writing Advice is Rong Sat, May 24 11:30am — Traditional Publishing Scares Me 2:30pm — Editors Can Be Your Friends 5:30pm — Ask Me Anything: Editors and Publishers

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It's a very happy double #bookbirthday today! ESPERANCE by Adam Oyebanji and THE BI BOOK written by @ajirving.bsky.social are now out in the world ✨

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Today, it's AI generating summer reading lists of books that don't exist -- but how long before some overworked reporter & editor are generating health bulletins, personal finance tip, travel recommendations or recipes with equally fallacious results? www.404media.co/chicago-sun-...

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I stand corrected. It's apparently absolutely real. Holy shit. What the fuck are you doing, guys? arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/c...

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Wow my query announcement put me over the 200 follower count! In honor of that milestone, I’ll do a #askmeanything re: agenting, querying, etc. tonight. I’m catching up on reading rn but I’ll check in throughout the evening. Ask away! #amagenting #amquerying

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Congrats to Dan on his run as a two-day champion on Jeopardy -- and congrats to anyone who picks up ALL SOULS LOST, the supernatural detective novel he bantered about with Ken Jennings! You're in for a treat. awfulagent.com/ebooks/all-s...

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Maybe we should try out rebranding as WOCK for a year or two?

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Yes, it is true! I will be reopening to submissions this summer starting June 1st! Looking forward to seeing what comes in the query box #amagenting #amquerying

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I’ll be opening to queries for the first time this summer starting on June 1st! See below for more details about what I’m looking for. Can’t wait to receive your submissions 📖 #amagenting #amquerying

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Querying Authors!!! You do NOT want to miss the chance to query Susan and/or Christina. Run, do not walk, come June 1st!!

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ARC/DOG Pre-order SALVAGIA now! Link in bio! @tonimargarita.bsky.social @awfulagent.bsky.social @diversionbooks.bsky.social

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featuring ESPERANCE by Adam Oyebanji! 🦟

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Between WorldCon and the Edgars, the disconnect with writers’ and artists’ feelings on AI is absolutely mind boggling. A complete lack of awareness.

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The BBC has created an electric zombie Agatha Christie in order to sell writing classes. This is stomach-churningly awful, and the sooner this stupid, useless, frankly evil bubble bursts, the better. Disgusting.

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Independent Bookstore Day 2025 is on Saturday, April 26th! Indie bookstores are vastly important to local communities — be sure to support them on this weekend and beyond! Here's are some of our agents' fave NYC indies 📚 Please comment your local recommendations, we'd love to know them! 🧵

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This is my local bookstore and they are aces. Check them out if you’re in the area!

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The B&N Preorder Sale is among us once again 📚 If you're a B&N member (signup is free), you can use the code PREORDER25 to get 25% off of any preorder! We've got a few book recommendations... (🧵)

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SALVAGIA is part of the Barnes and Noble pre-sale event! Use PREORDER25 at checkout (B&N members only (membership is free!)) www.barnesandnoble.com/w/salvagia-t...

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JABberwocky (@awfulagent.bsky.social) is hiring a new agency assistant!! We're a great team with a very collaborative environment. If you're interested in an entry-level publishing job, take a look: bookjobs.com/view-job/319...

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