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Moments from today’s protest against ABC in support of #JimmyKimmelLive ✊ #WGAStrong
Sinclair Broadcasting is trying to force Jimmy Kimmel to donate to anti-LGBTQ+ organization - buff.ly/tzv8Gwo
Calling all Guild members, labor allies and anyone who believes in a free country — Join us outside the entrance to ABC's offices at 7 Hudson Square (310 Hudson Street, Manhattan) TOMORROW at 12 PM ET to demand that ABC bring back Jimmy Kimmel Live! RSVP: wgaea.st/kimmel-rally
How quickly did the belly of despair turn itself over into hope, the give of the skin of overripe fruit. - Yael van der Wouden in her remarkable novel The Safekeep. #SundaySentence #Booksky
We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 longlist – 13 books ‘all alive with great characters and narrative surprises’. Huge congratulations to the authors who make up this year's Booker Dozen. ➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025
visa and mastercard deciding what games are allowed to be sold is an apocalyptic level threat to the games industry. phone calls are the highest impact way to help. this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls. we can beat them phone numbers and a script:
NBCC member Hollay Ghadery’s collection of short fiction, "Widow Fantasies" (Gordon Hill Press, 2025), is a finalist for the Toronto Book Awards:
LONGLIST FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE DROPPED YIPPEE
‘Take now this Ring,’ he said; ‘for thy labours and thy cares will be heavy, but in all it will support thee and defend thee from weariness. For this is the Ring of Fire, and herewith, maybe, thou shalt rekindle hearts to the valour of old in a world that grows chill.’ - The Silmarillion
Lesbian History!!
#500GreatBooksByWomen #BookSky 💙📚 🖋️📚💙 #Books #WomenWriting #AmericanInChina #Nobel #HistoricalFiction Taking a tour of these covers throughout 2025: Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck 316 pages • 1946
Another International @thebookerprizes.com longlist treat for the summer. Fast paced meandering. Is that a thing? If it is, Kracht is a master of it. #booksky 🖋️📚
I've commissioned so many people I just love having everyone's art on my walls
#24 All Fours (Miranda July, 2024) Had been circling this one for a while, perhaps waiting for the right moment to read it. Not sure it was now - but the book certainly deserves all the attention it got. An important, at times uneasy, read. #booksky 📚💙🖋️
"And all the lives we ever lived and all the lives to be are full of trees and changing leaves." 🌳🍂 -Virginia Woolf, _To the Lighthouse_ I hope to own this Folio Society edition of the novel someday. #booksky #literaturesky #litfic #books #quote #snippetsaturday
#500GreatBooksByWomen #BookSky 💙📚 🖋️📚💙 #Chile #MagicalRealism #Books #WomenWriting #Classics Taking a tour of these covers throughout 2025: The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende with Magda Bogin (Translator) 448 pages • first pub 1982
#500GreatBooksByWomen #BookSky 💙📚 🖋️📚💙 #AmericanLit #Chicago #Books #WomenWriting #Classics Taking a tour of these covers throughout 2025: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros 110 pages • first pub 1984 - Told in a series of vignettes – a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago
I bought an ebook about dynamic poses to practice illustration, but it was never delivered. I think I got scammed. Should have done more research.
Looks cool! Will pick up!
Just posted to The Journal of #Tolkien Research my book review of @roberttally.bsky.social excellent Middle-Earth: Tolkien, Form and Ideology scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcont...
Today SCOTUS prioritized the rights of a small group in an attempt to erase the reality that LGBTQ families exist. They won't succeed. Schools can and should continue doing the right thing, and tell the stories of all our families. Read all about it here ➡️ glaad.org/releases/bre...
No problem! You draw Iroh so well I can't tell who is done by who 🙈
@alexandriamonikart.bsky.social quick question but is the Iroh and Zuko tea shop displate illustrated by you? Was just curious! I know you drew Iroh before so I wasn't sure! But didn't see Displate on your bio.
So good!
The Paramount building??? That's so exciting omg!!! Im jealous!!! And time square is amazing! Although can be scary sometimes. Last I went a scammer tried to grab my purse 😭😭 Glad you had fun!! I hope you have many more trips!! 🤸☺️
No problem! Good luck on your projects! 🥰
@grassflu.bsky.social your ellie drawing is so good! Do you take commissions?
#booksky highly recommended for #womenwriters #literaryfiction #nonfiction #booklovers 📚💙 Awards: The Women’s Prize for Fiction goes to debut novelist Yael van der Wouden for The Safekeep. The Women's Prize for Non-Fiction goes to Rachel Clarke for The Story of a Heart. bit.ly/3HI4HwV
Whoops, three days late. 😭😭 Sorry. Probably already back home by now.
There's one bookstore I absolutely LOVED while visiting there on a work trip. I can't for the life of me remember but it was inside a building with lots of stores. Google telling me it could be McNally Jackson books? Lots of cool contemporary literary fiction, many local authors as guests!
BIG NEWS! 34 writers have been chosen for the 2025 Irish Writers Centre #NationalMentoringProgramme 🥳 The awardees will receive one-to-one mentoring from an established writer, offering invaluable creative and professional guidance over the coming months. irishwriterscentre.ie/34-writers-s...
Yay But your dms are not open
@gelsomeme.bsky.social hello! I love your art. Do you take commissions?
If you can’t spare a room, fill a pillar. #booksky #books #design #writingcommunity
Congrats!
Oh oke. How long did that rioshon take beginning to end not counting time waiting for feedback/corrections? Just curious. You have serious art stamina!
How do you draw these so fast. Everyday you have a whole set of em idk how u have such good pacing. I could never
You've accomplished a lot so far! So much to be proud of! Hope you're feeling better!
For comics, the most success I've seen for peers is the indie webtoons route. It lets you grow organically slowly and If the work is solid, trad publishers tend to pick it up. For traditional novels, /r/pubtips gives good advice. Typically constant output of books is better than one-and-done
Yup. I learned this the hard way 99% of publishing success is marketing/networking. That, or you basically have to constantly output content chasing the ever-changing algorithm, which wastes previous time that should be on the work itself. Its demoralizing. Everything is dependent on brand presence
Yessss finally 🙌
I don’t know whose bookshelf this is but it’s amazing 💙 #booksky
Since it's AMA, in your experience does western comics use art assistants? In Japan it's common for Manga to have 3-5 art assistants. Is that not the same in western comics? I know colorist/inker seperate, but does art ever get handed off for cleanup, lineart or background assist by another person?
Have you ever taught art as a tutor/instructor? You seem to have so much wisdom! Other than that, estimates when commissions might be open again? 😉
This is so good. How long did it take to make the cover, in terms of labor hours, you think?
Lesbian firefighter wins $1.75 million victory after years-long discrimination battle: “You can win” - buff.ly/gJ0d4HL
@klliinng.bsky.social hi, I really like your artwork!! Do you take commissions? 🙏🥰
@vickieschau.bsky.social your art is so good! Do you take commissions? ☺️
@colinheck.bsky.social still open to do commissions? 🙈 If an email available or dm open setting enabled, pls let me know and will send msg your way! 💪 If busy atm or otherwise, NBD! Love your art. 🥰
Will always support new Korra comics. 🙏 Good food. Purchased! Praying for a comic focusing on Amon next. 💪
"If you have no critics, you’ll likely have no success." - Malcolm X
The Art Works in Flannery O’Connor’s Attic | 'The New Yorker' www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
No problem! Look forward to your other works! ☺️🙏❤️
Cheering for you!
Had a great time at a book event in St. Louis at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation. Squeezed in some hotel writing time. Love to @Leftbankbooks.bsky.social, St. Louis's oldest indie bookstore, for stocking my book! ☺️💚 #Amwriting #bookworm #writingcommunity #Amwriting #Booksky #writinglife #litfic
💙📚🖋️ Any other lovers of Irish literature? I'd love some more suggestions! #irishliterature
All of Daniel Mason 🖋️📚💙
Got to check this out! Thanks for sharing!
An engaging read so far! Looking forward to seeing it through the end!
The minds behind Cave Canem have commissioned a new study that traces the history of Black American literary groups.
Yeah I caught it this time. Thanks! These bots are everywhere...
@kellyykao.bsky.social heads up, a bot replied to me about commissions and was impersonating you 😥 I reported them. 🙏 Seems to be happening a lot lately with artists. Thought would let you know just in case. 😣
@kellyykao.bsky.social your art is beautiful! Do you have any commission slots open? I saw you had mentioned slots, but wasn't sure the status. Thank you. 🙏😊
Finally getting rolling with this-- I've set up a Ko-Fi, so if you enjoy my comics/art/writing consider checking it out! Everything is public right now, but tips help support new and ongoing projects. If you have requests, ko-fi is also a great place to drop them! ko-fi.com/misha_gehr_c...
Yes!! For sure!! I've both given and received commissions!! So I can walk through if need be! Would love to dm to discuss further! 🙏🙏
Oh, please let me know if/when you are available for commission! I would love to commission you. 🙏😍
Artists, do not do work for free. Do NOT do work for FREE. If someone commissions an art piece, you get compensated. Your work is valuable. P E R I O D
The winner of the NBCC Award for Fiction is “My Friends” by Hisham Matar! #NBCCAwards @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
No problemo! Look forward to seeing more of your art! ☺️🙏
the homecoming episode
Now make it so we can send pictures in DMs.... 😭 Basic features pls
I hate when fiction uses discrimination against supernatural creatures as a metaphor for real life hate. like yeah if there were vampires i'd fuckin discriminate against them becuase they drink blood. thats not the same as homophobia.
The NBCC Awards kick off at 6:30 p.m. Eastern! Livestream it here: www.youtube.com/channel/UCO4...
So detailed 😱 beautiful! Do you take commissions?
This is so good. Do you take commissions? 😍
Beautiful! Do you take commissions?
Literally every person who has proudly told me that they pirated my books has had a higher annual income than me and had secure housing and never missed a meal. But I, living below the poverty line, could never understand just how poor they are and that's why they HAD to pirate my books.
No problem! Look forward to your other works! 🙏☺️
No problem! Thank you for quick reply and look forward to your other work ✊🙈
This is beautiful 😱🥰 do you take commissions?
No problem! Thanks for swift reply! Good luck on your other works!
This is amazing! Do you take commissions?
Amazing! Looks official! Do you take commissions?
Oh!! I've read your comics before! Do you take commissions? ☺️
Segregation was never just separate facilities It was paying more & getting less in your neighborhood It was getting the Phd, but still not getting hired It was needing police for the police It was building up a newspaper & having it burned (Wells) It was building a school & having it shot up (JSU)
This is amazing! You are very skilled 😱❤️
@ibgraham.bsky.social 🙋🏻♀️hi, do you take commissions?
Job applications!?!? Holy. That makes me seethe I'd be so mad that sucks 😭😭
🙏😭 Can't believe I almost fell for it! Scammers be getting too creative
Thank you!! Look forward to when your commissions open! 🙈
Thanks for the heads up! I'll definitely be more careful! You're a lifesaver 🙏😭
Today's my birthday! This is a hard time to feel celebratory, but it would mean a lot if folks shared my books. You can request them at your library or place an order through your local indie bookstore. I write spicy cozydark fantasy books about magical Black lesbians! bookshop.org/contributors...
we're on the front page today along with some good news
NBCC board member Tobias Carroll reviewed "Absolution" by Jeff VanderMeer for Reactor:
Oh that makes me sad I wanted a commission. Thanks for bringing this to my attention 🥲 I didn't even notice! Almost got money stolen
Thank you! Love your art 🥹
Community conversation about Diane Oliver's writing and the influences on her work, in conversation with Diane Oliver's sister, Cheryl Oliver, and niece, Kimberly McGregor in Charlotte, NC on February 20 www.instagram.com/charlottelit...
"Writers’ Workshop professor, longlisted for National Book Award, ‘in love with Iowa City’" | 'The Gazette' [Cedar Rapids, IA] www.thegazette.com/higher-educa...
In its Forum on Israel-Palestine: Atrocity Crimes and the Crisis of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, the Journal of Genocide Research publishes “The Problem with Empathy: A Reply to Martin Jay” by Zahi Zalloua www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....