Hilary Zaid

It was frustrating in the usual way but ultimately didn't matter!

PS My second novel, one of this past year's finalists for the Northern California Book Award, received offers from exactly 0 agents.

Nope. No quitting! Agents are looking for dollar signs. And the majority of agents have a really tough time selling books. Submit to small presses and contests. You don't always need an agent to be published by a press that loves your work.

Sad to see this. We need more social cohesion, less social distance. Villifying others is how we got here, and it's how Trump and the billionaire boys' club win.

How CoComelon Captures Our Children’s Attention The animation juggernaut is now streamed for billions of hours each year, including on Netflix and its own YouTube channel. Should we be worried about that?

Must read on this subject. Chilling: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Maybe choose a different photo? Three kids died in that wreck, one more seriously injured, all local here to The Bay.

Spoiler alert: It has nothing to do with the bathrooms.

"What’s worse than overbearing parents? The all-knowing surveillance state! For fans of Her and San Junipero." Delighted to be included in @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social 10 Books to Read When You Want To Feel Better About Your Dysfunctional Family.
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Thanks for inviting me into the sukkah to talk about FORGET I TOLD YOU THIS! It's always fun to talk about the writing life.

In Cambridge/Boston? Let's meet up at Porter Square Books next Thurs. evening to talk about FORGET I TOLD YOU THIS! I'll be in convo. w/ writer and data privacy lawyer Pia Owens. Should be amazing: www.portersquarebooks.com/event/hilary...

What's the future of art in the age of AI? I've been thinking about it. datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/hilary...

🌈2023 September Queer Releases 🌈 Nota Bene: an asterisk (*) is added near the titles to mean that the book DOES NOT feature queer characters on page (to my knowledge), but the author is queer and therefore still in need of our suppor...

📚🌈 Queer September Releases 📚🌈

This may or may not be my last release post for a while. I am thinking of going on an indefinite hiatus (still undecided).

As always, retweets and clicks are very much appreciated 💚!

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Just received the best blurb ever: "I would like this book a lot better if it were not written by you." -- My Son #WritingCommunity @UnivNebPress @timschaffert @sindu.bsky.social 😂