Barbara Krasnoff

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YouTube video by JULIA AKS JANE AUSTEN'S PERIOD DRAMA / 2026 Oscar®-Nominated Short Film

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YouTube video by JULIA AKS JANE AUSTEN'S PERIOD DRAMA / 2026 Oscar®-Nominated Short Film

Why wasn't I aware of this hilarious little gem before?
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Sometimes, it's a nice distraction to research a phrase you've never come across before.

I just surprised myself by subscribing to @theverge.com, the publication that laid me off. Well, maybe not that surprising -- even if it made the mistake of getting rid of me, I know damn well how good the rest of the staff is, so what the hell.

Newly Unbound, Trump Weighs More Nuclear Arms and Underground Tests

Dr Strangelove, here we come.

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Lots of interesting authors and agents hanging out at Barrow's Intense in Industry City in Brooklyn right now. Brave the cold and come by.

In 1976, Rupert Murdoch bought the NY Post, which had been a liberal paper with fine columnists and sports coverage. Overnight, it became a far right tabloid; my father immediately cancelled his subscription. Seeing what's happened to WaPo, which once broke Watergate, the comparison is striking.

Yeah My father was a huge Cosby fan from way back, and if he had lived long enough to find out what the man was really about, it would have been an incredible disappointment.

Well, natch!

I'm considering this my unofficial no-longer-working-so-will-have-time-to-write celebration. So come say hi!

I've opted out of this GoFundMe - I've got some savings and other resources, so I'm okay for now - but I've got ex-colleagues who are now dealing with very difficult situations, especially in this job market. So I'm boosting this for anyone who can help.

A heartbreaking remembrance of Alex Pretti by @kristenradtke.bsky.social, a former colleague at @theverge.com who grew up with him. I've lost close friends, but none so brutally. My condolences to Kristen, and to Alex's family. May his memory be a blessing.

Authors images arrayed promoting BBB's author book fair on Feb. 7 at 11am in Barrow's Intense Tasting Room

NOTE: The first-ever BBB Author Book Fair (on Feb. 7) now has MORE to offer! We welcome @crazy8press.bsky.social and #ShivaKumar to our flock of authors -- come out and join us starting at 11am for books, agents, presentations, snacks, a raffle, and joy! 📖🍸🌟

More: www.facebook.com/events/10969...

So I had to look up what a tardigrade was. What sciffy creatures!

You know, I used to shake my head at people - men mostly - who couldn't deal with retirement because they felt they lost their identity with their job. Yet here I am, newly laid off from what is most certainly the last full time job I will ever have, and I feel like I'm mourning my life.

Lucienne Diver at Brooklyn Books & Booze's Author Book Fair 2/7 11am-5pm

Brooklyn Books & Booze Author Book Fair - Books for Sale! Pitch an Agent! Raffle! Plus photos of authors and agent - Saturday February 7 11-5pm Barrows Intense Tasting Room

Brooklyn Books & Booze's first Author Book Fair is pleased to announce an addition to our authors and presenters: @luciennediver.bsky.social ! Be sure to be there for her noon presentation "Reader and Writer: The Art of Connection" & pick up one of her books!📚

More: www.facebook.com/events/10969...

The Verge Awards at CES 2026 Rollable laptops, twice-folding phones, and a ‘longevity station.’ This is the CES tech we come back for.

My colleagues at The Verge Awards have chosen their "best of" awards for CES 2026, and it's a great collection of stuff -- and a lot of fun to read, even for devices you'd never actually buy. (Although I'm going to be really tempted by those $10 speakers...) www.theverge.com/tech/858494/...

Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them Bose speakers un-bricked

Points to Bose for open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them. (Not that I've ever been able to afford a Bose speaker, but it's still nice to hear when a company abandons its products but not its customers."

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Agree -- this is very funny and a great satire.

The best books we read in 2025 Great stuff to read

Every year at @theverge.com, the staff comments on their favorite books of the year (which I love, because it gives me so many ideas). This year, it includes books by @theodoragoss.bsky.social, @appletwigli.bsky.social, and one of my favorites, Ursula K. Le Guin. www.theverge.com/entertainmen...

Sitting waiting for an ultrasound and forced to listen to a 15 minute upbeat report on CBS on an author who died of brain cancer and how brave & peaceful & accepting & cheerful & loved she was. I want to throw my phone at the screen.

Listening to @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social on WNYC as I usually do with half an ear while editing an article, and suddenly I realize I've been listening to one of my colleagues, @tinanguyen.bsky.social, being an expert on AI regulation. Pay attention, Barbara!

Original reel in the Pete and Toshi Seeger film collection. American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. #elizabethcotten #folk #folkmusic #dimestoreradio #americanmusic TikTok video by Dime Store Radio

When I was 5 years old, my parents had a record of Elizabeth Cotton singing Freight Train. I used to sing with the record all the time. So the song is in my head. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrFyR1Hf/

MYTHIC DELIRIUM returns in 2026 At least that’s the goal! And the first phase is underway, with the forthcoming publication of Haralambi Markov’s debut collection of horror & Weird fiction, THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES. (Introduction by Ann VanderMeer!) In a celebration of Mythic Delirium-enabled debuts, we’ve made C.S.E. Cooney’s BONE SWANS—which turned 10 years old this year—Barbara Krasnoff’s THE HISTORY OF SOUL 2065, and Yukimi Ogawa’s LIKE SMOKE, LIKE LIGHT available at HUGE discounts [US Only] in e-book AND paperback editions, WITH pre-orders of LANGUAGE OF KNIVES + shipping costs included in the prices! Please check it out & spread the word—all found here: https://bit.ly/BoneSwans10th

MYTHIC DELIRIUM returns in 2026 At least that’s the goal! And the first phase is underway, with the forthcoming publication of Haralambi Markov’s debut collection of horror & Weird fiction, THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES. (Introduction by Ann VanderMeer!) In a celebration of Mythic Delirium-enabled debuts, we’ve made C.S.E. Cooney’s BONE SWANS—which turned 10 years old this year—Barbara Krasnoff’s THE HISTORY OF SOUL 2065, and Yukimi Ogawa’s LIKE SMOKE, LIKE LIGHT available at HUGE discounts [US Only] in e-book AND paperback editions, WITH pre-orders of LANGUAGE OF KNIVES + shipping costs included in the prices! Please check it out & spread the word—all found here: https://bit.ly/BoneSwans10th

MYTHIC DELIRIUM returns in 2026 At least that’s the goal! And the first phase is underway, with the forthcoming publication of Haralambi Markov’s debut collection of horror & Weird fiction, THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES. (Introduction by Ann VanderMeer!) In a celebration of Mythic Delirium-enabled debuts, we’ve made C.S.E. Cooney’s BONE SWANS—which turned 10 years old this year—Barbara Krasnoff’s THE HISTORY OF SOUL 2065, and Yukimi Ogawa’s LIKE SMOKE, LIKE LIGHT available at HUGE discounts [US Only] in e-book AND paperback editions, WITH pre-orders of LANGUAGE OF KNIVES + shipping costs included in the prices! Please check it out & spread the word—all found here: https://bit.ly/BoneSwans10th

MYTHIC DELIRIUM returns in 2026 At least that’s the goal! And the first phase is underway, with the forthcoming publication of Haralambi Markov’s debut collection of horror & Weird fiction, THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES. (Introduction by Ann VanderMeer!) In a celebration of Mythic Delirium-enabled debuts, we’ve made C.S.E. Cooney’s BONE SWANS—which turned 10 years old this year—Barbara Krasnoff’s THE HISTORY OF SOUL 2065, and Yukimi Ogawa’s LIKE SMOKE, LIKE LIGHT available at HUGE discounts [US Only] in e-book AND paperback editions, WITH pre-orders of LANGUAGE OF KNIVES + shipping costs included in the prices! Please check it out & spread the word—all found here: https://bit.ly/BoneSwans10th

In a celebration of Mythic Delirium debuts, we’ve made @csecooney.bsky.social’s BONE SWANS—which turned 10 years old this year— @barb.bsky.social’s THE HISTORY OF SOUL 2065, and @fluoritewitch.bsky.social’s LIKE SMOKE, LIKE LIGHT available at HUGE discounts in e-book & [US Only] paperback …

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What Should I Do With My Playbill?

As someone who has been collecting Playbills since she was six years old, I originally thought this would be about how to preserve them...

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Thank you!

Books that changed our lives Reading can affect your life.

I asked some of my colleagues from The Verge about books that changed their lives. I got some interesting answers. www.theverge.com/tech/774085/...

My grandmother was a left-wing Jewish radical and I wrote "Red Dybbuk" to honor her. That story is part of THE HISTORY OF SOUL 2065, included in the Mythic Delirium celebration.

The covers of THE HISTORY OF SOUL 2065 by Barbara Krasnoff, BONE SWANS by C.S.E. Cooney and LIKE SMOKE, LIKE LIGHT by Yukimi Ogawa

This is the 10th anniversary of the release of our first debut collection, BONE SWANS by
@csecooney.bsky.social, so we've made a celebratory sale/preorder offer that includes THE HISTORY OF SOUL 2065 by
@barb.bsky.social & LIKE SMOKE, LIKE LIGHT by @fluoritewitch.bsky.social
bit.ly/BoneSwans10th