Gigi Griffis (she/her/pt:ela) 🍉

“Speculative, unsettling, and intensely emotional”

It's a Kirkus star for AND THE TREES STARE BACK by @gigigriffis.bsky.social

🌟 “Speculative, unsettling, and intensely emotional” 🌟

Read the full review here

an assortment of horror books spread out on a floor

an assortment of horror books spread out on a floor

new & restocked horror now available at b&n sioux falls 🪱

I just finished listening to We Are the Beasts by @gigigriffis.bsky.social and it's great. Historical fiction (18th century france) against the patriarchy.

Cover of AND THE TREES STARE BACK by Gigi Griffis

✨AND THE TREES STARE BACK by @gigigriffis.bsky.social releases in 1 week, so don't forget to order a copy ✨

This gripping anti-imperialist YA folk horror is a raw, honest, and deeply human tale of hope and survival in the face of political dehumanization. I love it, and I hope you will too!

A collection of ten book covers of YA books being published in May 2025 in shades of green, purple and pink. Books featured include Titan of the Stars, Sanskari Sweetheart, Wake The Wild Creatures, Get Real, Chloe Torres, Home Has No Borders, The Glittering Edge, All-Nighter, Salvación, Out of Step, Into You and It's You Every Time.

💫 Not sure what to read next? This list of 78 exciting new YA books being published in May 2025 might be a great place to start! 💫
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Who doesn't love a fiery orange cover for a horror book? Here's upcoming releases feat. red/orange covers. Make sure you've got these on your TBRs. 🧵 1/3

🔥And The Trees Stare Back by @gigigriffis.bsky.social (May 20th)
🔥D7 by @pfracassi.bsky.social (May 27th)
🔥Vulpine Curse by me (Apr. 30th)

Eid mubarak <3

Can iphone batteries even be replaced anymore? I know they keep making repairs less and less possible on their products...

Hey all - What are we doing when our phone batteries crap out? I'm in solidarity with #Congo and want to minimize my role in the exploitation there. Is there a way to re-refurbish the same phone and if it needs a new battery is there a way to source one that isn't connected to the atrocities? (Can..

Today, @theatlantic.com published a search tool that allows authors to check if their works are in LibGen, an illegal pirate site AI companies copied for their AI systems.

Here's what you can do: authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...

On Utopia...

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This sounds very good

You can always feed someone:

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You can always feed someone:

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Do successful writers write every day? (And other process questions.) | Gigi Griffis | Official Website This writer has 0-word days built into her writing process. Here's some nerdy shit about all that.

Do successful writers write every day?

3 charts from my own novel-writing process: gigigriffis.com/do-successfu...

Image of text in a book that reads: For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes. But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course that's Moses, not Jesus. I haven't heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere. "Blessed are the merciful" in a courtroom? "Blessed are the peacemakers" in the Pentagon? Give me a break.

Kurt Vonnegut writing about the hypocrisy of so-called Christians.

#Vonnegut #Writing

I keep getting sucked back into this book by @gigigriffis.bsky.social when I should be doing other things. Time slips when I read this (isn’t that the best feeling?) and it’s sparking inspiration to return to a story idea I’ve had in the wings….

CUTIE

Day 14: Early Modern Black Boys w/ Parrots

In paintings where the central figures were yt & had Black figures in the background, that framing sometimes depict status & wealth.

We undo those readings & focus on the marginal figures who were special ppl in their own right. 🧶
#BHM #indieyarndyer
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"The very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being.” ~ Toni Morrison

Enjoy some smokey yarn in alpaca silk. 🧶

#indieyarndyer #yarnsky #BlackHistoryMonth

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Stunning

It's a Shelf Awareness star for WE ARE THE BEASTS @gigigriffis.bsky.social

🌟 “Spectacularly feral girls fight a breathless battle for safety in We Are the Beasts” 🌟

Read the full review here

If you're on NetGalley (or just want to ping me for an ARC), The Lioness (based on a true story of a lady pirate) is up in audio right now.

The Poisonwood Bible is my always-fav.

Relatable messaging.

This historical thriller about a bombing is the most beautiful love story I've ever written.

When ICE authorities in dark SUVs arrived in Chicago’s Little Village, a predominantly Hispanic enclave of around 70,000, to begin enacting President Trump’s aggressive deportation agenda, another operation began. The community launched its own counteraction: an urgent system of text chains, social-media groups and calls between local leaders. The response was nearly instantaneous. “Videos are coming in, text messages, people are hitting the street following them throughout the neighborhood until they left,” said Alderman Michael Rodriguez. In the end, the officers made no arrests, Rodriguez said. Federal officials say the Trump administration's efforts to ramp up arrests is running into a challenge in some places: a robust outreach effort by activists to methodically track ICE’s movements and educate migrants on what to do when immigration officials come to town. That includes not answering questions or letting anyone inside without a proper warrant. [Source: WSJ, via library]

How one Chicago community successfully thwarted an ICE raid.

Did you know?

In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.

The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.

May 20!