Alexis Shimon

Ithacans! Come check out the zine fair in Buffalo Street Books today! You can get cool @junkworld.bsky.social mini comics!

This book absolutely wrecked me -- aside from the story being told, there's something about the prose that's not just sharp and not just beautiful but somehow surgical, glinting like flames off a scalpel. I kept looking down like "Am I bleeding? Did it cut me?" Yes and yes.

Notes from a Regicide Notes from a Regicide is a heartbreaking story of trans self-discovery with a rich relatability and a science-fictional twist from award-winning author Isaac...

Notes from a Regicide is OUT TODAY! It is about an sad-sack artist who accidently sparks a revolution, or -- viewed from the other end of the telescope -- it's about how we never really know our families. It's about painting, and tarot, and journalism, and blood.

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Acquisitions Assistant for Environment and Games MIT - Acquisitions Assistant for Environment and Games - Cambridge MA 02139

We're hiring at @mitpress.bsky.social! I'm looking for a new assistant to work on my list and the environmental policy list. You can find more details and apply directly here: careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...

Excited to be talking about my new book at Harvard University in two weeks! Many thanks to the Korea Institute for the invitation, and @eastasiascitech.bsky.social for being discussant.

She’s so great.

Panel 1. Me and my family are watching TV. Three women in identical costumes are dancing on the screen. We're making wontons by putting scoops of filling into square dough wrappers and folding them. My spouse is saying: "For the Spring Gala, ethnic groups from all different parts of China do traditional dances. These gals are from Inner Mongolia" Panel 2: I am asking: "Why doesn't America have a show like this? We've got regional folk dances! It would be cool" Panel 3: a regional folk dance is happening. It's captioned "Montana". Three cowgirls with neckerchiefs and plaid shirts are spinning lassos in the air and singing a Garth Brooks song about rodeos. Panel 4: another regional folk dance, captioned "New Orleans". A couple is holding hands and dancing to a zydeco band. The members of the band are playing a washboard, accordion, and saxophone and singing in Cajun French. Panel 5: Third regional folk dance, captioned "Boston". Three angry guys lean out of their car windows and flip you the bird in unison, while singing: "Where'd you learn to fuckin' drive, asshole". There is a Dunkin Donuts in the background.

#gentlecomicshabit Day 37

making wontons and watching the 2025年春节联欢晚会 (the "Spring Gala", aka the Chinese New Year TV extravaganza)

Makes sense!

Which one? Asking for a friend.

black and white photo of Wong Kim Ark, American of Chinese descent. He is looking straight at the camera.

A thread on birthright citizenship I wrote in 2018, that unfortunately remains relevant.

I always thought this was where it was all headed. Abolishing birthright citizenship for the non-white and non-rich. And why I teach on United States v. Wong Kim Ark every semester.

Who was Wong Kim Ark? 1/

Your periodic reminder that if you plan to hire an indexer and/or proofreader for your academic book, you should be looking for them as soon as you get your production schedule (shortly after turning in your final MS). If your publisher doesn’t tell you when to expect typeset proofs, ask!

She’s the best.

And every book in the EEA series is free to read online!

I was lucky enough to read an early draft of this, and I'm still not over it. One of my favorite horror stories.

I promise to start posting about books again, as soon as I remember how to do social media.

A fluffy tabby cat sitting on top of a scratching post with an abstract painting in the background

It’s Anshel!