Julie Wernersbach

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Washington D.C. Indies Contend With Police and Military Presence The Trump administration’s military takeover in Washington, D.C., last month is impacting sales and foot traffic to various degrees at indie bookstores across the city.

"No bookstore that PW has reached out to has been as adversely impacted as @loyaltybooks.bsky.social, which specializes in diverse and intersectional literature ... Sales are down 65% since August 11."

you can shop at Loyalty at loyaltybookstores.com or through Bookshop bookshop.org/shop/loyalty

Here are the finalists for the 2025 Kirkus Prize. Today, Kirkus Reviews announced the 18 finalists for the 2025 Kirkus Prize, in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, and Young Readers’ Literature. Finalists are chosen from the pool of writers wh…

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2025 Kirkus Prize Finalists are Announced!
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It is easy to feel this way but I truly think, for trans writers at least, writing books now is urgent. Write good books about your friends, get them printed, get them widely distributed, get them in the world. There has never before been an opportunity like the one we currently possess to do this.

Less than two years ago, an Israeli airstrike on a hospital in Gaza city merited a multi-day news cycle, with international outrage forcing Israel to issue denials and launch an absurd but ultimately successful attempt to muddy the waters with dubious theories about Gazans bombing themselves.

Texas House Democrats offer a brief response to Gov. Greg Abbott's threat of arrest and expulsion: "Come and take it."

An update: We still have no rep in Congress (same with two other Dem-held districts in GOP states) & instead of an election the Governor is holding a special legislative session to redraw the districts. The proposed map will give the GOP 5 additional seats.

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An Open Letter to the Portland Book Festival We, the undersigned writers & literary organizations, many of whom have been a part of the Literary Arts ecosystem in some way—whether the Portland Book Festival, as finalists or winners of the…

Hey if you are or have been a participant/attendee/admirer of the Portland Book Festival or other Literary Arts programming please consider signing on to this divestment ask!! lithub.com/an-open-lett...

From our NPR producer in Gaza Anas Baba and @emilyzfeng.bsky.social

a scholar with high standing in his field, should be "counterbalanced" by a columnist notorious for his incendiary, click-mongering, and manifestly ideological takes. And this is before we address the perversity of treating the legal designation of genocide as something to debate in the Opinion section. (Alt text continued in reply)

I truly intended this just as an email and not a public thing but fuck it we ball. The New York Times is not alone in its culpability but it is deeply culpable and its near-monopoly status in our blighted American media ecosystem allows it to do what it does.

there is a new billy joel documentary???!!! this is why i engage with the internet. this is my breaking news.

This is a horrific abdication of their responsibilities to students, alums, faculty, staff, to themselves, their peers.

Camp Manager - Emergency Detention Facility - ($6,360/week) Critical Response Strategies - Naples, FL $60/hour Position Overview: We are seeking organized & experienced Camp Managers for rapid deployment to oversee base camp operations at a temporary correctional or shelter-based facility in South Florida. This W2 contract role is contingent upon contract award & includes housing & meals provided on-site. The Camp Manager will ensure the safe, efficient, & orderly functioning of all support services, logistics, & camp infrastructure Key Responsibilities: • Oversee day-to-day operations of base camp, including housing, food service, sanitation, & logistics • Manage & supervise camp support personnel & contractors • Ensure compliance with safety, health, & regulatory standards • Monitor supply levels & coordinate with vendors for restocking and deliveries • Conduct inspections & resolve operational issues promptly • Coordinate closely with medical, security, & facility staff • Maintain accurate logs, shift reports, & incident documentation • Serve as point-of-contact for administrative & operational concerns • Provide leadership, stability, & professionalism in a fast-paced environment Assignment Details: W2 Temporary Assignment no benefits • Housing & meals included on base no per diem or travel reimbursement • 84 hours/week - 12-hour shifts, 7 days/week • Rotational Schedule: 2-3 weeks on /1 week off • Project Duration: Up to 12 months Qualifications: • Prior experience managing field operations, remote camps, shelters, or emergency housing (required) • Background in logistics, disaster response, or facility management preferred • Strong leadership, communication, & organizational skills • Must be able to pass a background check • Physically capable of working in demanding & remote environments • Proficient in English (spoken & written) If you're a decisive leader who thrives under pressure & takes pride in operational excellence, we encourage you to apply today

Concentration camp jobs posted on Indeed. I wonder if they’ll start advertising that the uniforms are being made by Hugo Boss:

www.indeed.com/cmp/Critical...

Cheeky little reminder as we head towards another "Prime Day" and as I see more authors continuing to push Amazon links.... STOP LINKING TO AMAZON!

“While life in Gaza is being obliterated and the West Bank is under escalating assault, the present report shows why the genocide carried out by Israel continues: because it is lucrative for many.”

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Happy birthday to the prophetess Octavia Butler. We live in the times she foretold. From her notebooks.

No thrones. No crowns. No kings.
Houston, TX

it’s absolutely wild to me how many people still don’t know that the origins of the police are the slave patrol

(Recognizing that Stag Dance achieved a level of mainstream recognition. But not in this LI household. Which also asks, what do we even mean when we say—etc etc discourse etc)

Someone at a family party asked me which books are big right now and I’m like, idk, Stag Dance? I’m farther outside the loop of mainstream publishing than I’ve ever been. This is one of the bigger gifts I’ve given myself in the last two years.

Text reading: I had to come down to Los Angeles for Work and ended up trying to help with the raid last night. As a Bernie usefully. Waited by the entrance for detainees We were repeatedly denied access of any kind, and eventually LAPD force removed attorneys ice. Also tear gassed a baby under age two. Today they told us to come back at eight to see the clients, but they ever refused entry to us as well as politicians, including Jimmy, Gomez, and right now. They’re releasing some kind of gas, so the Attorneys can’t breathe

Text reading: Post it so everyone knows. When we were trying to chant their rights ice honked so no one could hear.

Here are some texts I got from an immigration lawyer friend of mine. Shared with permission. Some of the bleakest shit I’ve ever heard.

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live from the huge spontaneous anti-ICE protest after the agency used military-style tactics during a series of raids in Los Angeles today.

Every day that this horror continues, I think of Omar El Akkad's tweet: "One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this."

Agents zip-tie kids in new immigration crackdown in Texas At least three children were taken into custody and zip-tied at the San Antonio Immigration Court.

In San Antonio today, plainclothes ICE officers (not masked this time) arrested, handcuffed, and zip-tied a family of five (yes, ALL of them, including the little children) coming out of their immigration court hearing — which ICE had just had dismissed.

www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...

Never not surprising to hear Elmont announced as an LIRR stop. We used to take two buses to a train to - okay we couldn’t have afforded LIRR as teenagers anyway, but still. This stop isn’t for residents anyway. These half thoughts brought to you by a can of shake shack sav blanc on a Sunday.

Blurbs attributed to "Lisa Ko, author of the leavers" for Elmore Leonard, Sidney Sheldon, Joyce maynard, Peter Maas, Amy Tan, and Patti Smith

The AI book list and general enshittification reminded me that I've been credited as blurbing hundreds of books I never have, including books by Patti Smith, Amy Tan, Sidney Sheldon, Joyce Maynard, and Elmore Leonard? And I can't get these fake blurbs taken off publisher and bookstore websites?

Ah, geez! Just work work working. Good to see you yesterday. 💜