Yuko Shimizu

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Preview January/February 2026 Horn Book Magazine Original cover art by Matt James.

Preview Jan/Feb #HBMag w/ striking original cover by #BGHB winner Matt James (Porter/Holiday) + #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25, #BGHB25 speeches by @blackbookbruja.bsky.social @randyribay.bsky.social @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social @ohtruth.bsky.social @yukoart.bsky.social, + more! www.hbook.com/story/previe...

Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea Check out Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea - <p><b>A Good Morning America Buzz Pick<br></b><br><b>The dazzling historical novel about a legendary Chinese pirate queen, her fight to save her fleet from ...

Book Advent #9: "Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea" by @rchetypes.bsky.social is about the real life pirate Shek Yeung with speculative/weird elements. Featuring gorgeous writing, this novel meditates on the effects of power and the efforts to cling to it. And another cover from @yukoart.bsky.social!

Though I’m on Amazon boycott for the last 15+ years, I’m against the corporation, not its workers.

We gotta be nice to the Amazon delivery people. It’s 7:00AM and they are already working. 😭

Photo of a banner featuring the logo for the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Photo credit: Shannon Finney / Institute of Museum and Library Services. Text below reads: "ALL PREVIOUSLY CANCELED FEDERAL LIBRARY GRANTS HAVE BEEN RESTORED: Following a court decision, the Institute of Museum and Library Services—the federal agency that provides funding for America’s libraries—announced it had reinstated all grants that it had previously terminated." Logos for I Love Libraries and the American Library Association.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the federal agency that provides funding for America's libraries, has announced it is reinstating all grants it had previously terminated, including those to libraries and library organizations across the U.S.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4496W4V

a photo of Trump's bandaged and discolored hand

Trump worked hard to conceal the back of his right hand today but Chip Somodevilla of Getty got a shot of it

The cat prints are sold out but we still have some of these. Remember you can gift, then wipe someone’s medical debt 🙏

Sold out! Thank you! And Redhook Dog Rescue says they are very thankful! 🙏🙏💖💖 we will start shipping this weekend.

Thank you

So agreed with the e mail fatigue thing!

Thank you!

question to those who have mailing list and newsletters:
I have never done it, and since social media reach has tanked, I am feeling the need.
1) do you have a platform you can recommend?
2) do any of you have multiple mailing lists, like one for a shop, one for self promo?

Lone Women: A Novel A Novel

Book Advent #5: "Lone Women" by @victorlavalle.bsky.social is a wonderful exploration of the monstrous among women in the Old West of Montana. It builds tension so skillfully and seamlessly that you don't realize it's happening until the end. This edition has a lovely cover by @yukoart.bsky.social.

We also have a small number of artist proofs of this sold out print from last holiday release. We donate to RedHookDogRescue where my dog was adopted from. yukoart.bigcartel.com/product/new-...

Giving Tuesday charity print sale is live!
Help wipe out medical debts for those in need while buying presents. Also help my assistant get paid good seasonal hourly rate! yukoart.bigcartel.com/product/new-...

Why do cats miaow more at men? Because they just don’t listen Felines are noticeably noisier when greeting male owners, a study finds — suggesting they have learnt to turn up the volume for humans who are slow to respond

Did someone say something

www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

A photo of THE END TIMES, a faux local newspaper written in the wake of an apocalyptic plague. A little white strip of paper has been placed on the upper right corner of the paper to obscure my mailing address.

99% of the world is dead. In a small Minnesota town, 1 woman writes the monthly local paper but it’s actually an epic horror story mailed to your door.

THE END TIMES.

Brilliantly conceived by @benjaminpercy.bsky.social , published by @badhandbooks.bsky.social.

1 issue in and I already love it.

Like… what!?

I was just thinking about contributing to the "charity" Feeding America. Until I discovered that the salary for its CEO, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, was approximately $949,866 in 2024, with her total compensation being $1,113,502. Apparently, feeding America isn't her top priority.

The Most Moist Monster, Minya enjoying his time on the beaches of Ogasawara Island, while Godzilla is elsewhere preparing to roast a Giant Condor for Thanksgiving.

A little Solitude for the Soul, ahead of Holiday hang outs. Take some time FOR YOU--it's #MinillaMonday!
(Exquisitely rendered Minilla by the talented @yukoart.bsky.social )

My former air force personal trainer confessed to me that he loves K Pop Demon Hunters so much he watched it three times already and thinking of getting a part of a song tattooed on him is the most wholesome thing I’ve heard all week.

I woke up in the middle of the night feeling I’m making such bad work to disappoint everyone, they hate my work.
I’m usually pretty stable but when days get shorter it always gets me.

Just be open about it, and also letting you know if winter blues affects you, it’s ok, you or I are not alone. 🙏❤️‍🩹

Social-media-sphere slop thinks I made Hello Kitty.
Scam-call-sphere put me on a truck driver list.
Either way I can’t win, bombarded with truck insurance calls/texts, asking for autograph or help on making their incredible character design the next Kitty.
My phone’s is silent. Don’t look for me.

AI43 Winner @yukoart.bsky.social
Cincinnati Opera has created Madame Butterfly from the 21st century point of view with all Asian creators and cast taking back the narrative from the Western gaze and exoticism toward Asian culture and people.
#madamebutterfly
#yukoshimizu

American Illustration 43 Winner YUKO SHIMIZU @yukoart.bsky.social
Newly re-released collection of Japanese classic ghost stories written by Lafcadio Hearn in the 19th Century.
#AmericanIllustration
#artwork #illustration #illustrator #lafcadiohearn #yukoshimizu

I don’t usually wear a mask, but I think I got something while teaching on Monday. I can’t stop coughing.
I’m doing this for you, not for myself.

Hey, I’m getting insane number of spam calls since yesterday afternoon. Are any of you experiencing the same!?

Made appointments for my cataract surgeries.
January. Hope to finally see well.
Wish me luck

The Illuminated GULLIVER'S TRAVELS by Mattotti and Swift The rollicking adventure and piercing satire reinvented as a vivid art book, with drawings from Mattotti & an intro from Patton Oswalt.

Time is running out. Fund Mattotti’s Gulliver on Kickstarter before it comes to an end!! @beehivebooks.bsky.social have been pushing the envelope for innovative and fresh take on traditional illustrated books.

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