A Nationwide Book Ban Bill Has Been Introduced in the House of Representatives Hours after the State of the Union address, House republicans introduced legislation banning LGBTQ+ books from public schools nationwide.

Following the lies and hatred targeting trans folks during the State of the Union Address, numerous republican House representatives introduced a bill that would create A NATIONWIDE BOOK BAN.

Here's what it is and what to do: bookriot.com/hr7661-book-...

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Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

It’s Selene from the 2003 film Underworld

British Comic Creator R.E. Burke Detained By ICE After Crossing Border British comic book creator R.E. Burke has been detained by ICE after crossing the border from USA to Canada. Do you know anyone who can help?

Everyone, please read this story. Repost and quote it. And if you know someone who can do something, send it to them. Please. bleedingcool.com/comics/briti...

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FYI, the automated reply I received reads as follows:

If you are writing with respect to:

The Hon. Miller’s role as Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, concerning a national policy issue, please direct your correspondence to minister@cic.gc.ca.

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Canadians, please, I would consider it a personal favour if you could send an email along the lines of the one copypasted below (please vary the wording, although not of the quotation).

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You’re very welcome!

If you can find an Olympia SM2 or SM3 they’re great. Simple, durable, reliable, easy to fix, and they came in blue

Ditto, about a week ago. Feels good, doesn’t it?

Usually I prefer silence but sometimes I’ll put on a classical playlist. I find anything with vocals distracting.

YES, THE RUMORS WHICH THE TINY UNDULATING GELATINOUS VARMINTS OOZED INTO THE DARK CREVICES OF YOUR SINUS CAVITY TO SEDUCTIVELY HISS ARE TRUE! WE HAVE PHYSICAL COPIES OF @jeremycshipp.bsky.social'S NEW NOVELLA! YOU MAY PROCURE ONE AT THE SHOP OR ghoulish.rip WHICH YOU MAY THEN SMELL & TOUCH & TASTE!

Definitely! The time of the Gnomeaissance is upon us! #gnomelit

It will make more sense later on. It’s worth sticking with. I loved it!

56 Small Tasks to Be Proactive Against Book Censorship in 2025 and Beyond: Book Censorship News, January 3, 2025 Choose one task each week of 2025 for a year full of anti-book censorship activism and advocacy.

56 small tasks to be proactive against book censorship in 2025. Choose one per week to help ensure that public goods like schools & libraries remain viable democratic institutions & to protect our most vulnerable populations.

Book censorship is about more than books.

bookriot.com/56-small-tas...

Respect to @anntelnaes.bsky.social for quitting the Washington Post due to censorship over her on-point cartoon. More of this from artists and writers, please. Don't obey in advance, especially to the broligarchy.

Woman reading a red book. Source: https://pixabay.com/photos/people-woman-girl-reading-book-2593394/

Reading a physical book bought from a local independent store is an act of resistance in 2025. Apple, Meta, and Amazon all desperately need your screen time. Start denying them some of it.

👋 I’m a kidlit author but it’s always great to meet book people!

The Curae Prize A writing prize - just for writers who are also carers

Please share and share again - the demise of twitter definitely stops us getting the word out more. The second #curae literary prize - a special literary award for unpaid carers - has just opened for a second time. thecuraeprize.uk You’ve got until 1/03 to enter!

The Way of Water: On the Quiet Power of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Activism In the past two months, I’ve found myself thinking back to an essay Ursula K. Le Guin posted on her blog in November 2016. It was one of her last long essays, and she wrote it at a time when she—li…

“As the politics of anger and fear return to power, I try to find encouragement in what she did.” @julie-phillips.com on Ursula K. Le Guin’s politics and activism.

Hey everyone, in the spirit of the article below, I’m organizing a kidlit critique group for writers of strange, quirky, weird, or unusual children’s picture books, stories, and poetry. If you’re interested in being a part of it, reply below or DM me. #kidlit #picturebooks #critiquegroup

It also makes it harder for them to ban books.

They’re very sweet, but why can’t they just share the hedge?

BlueSky is trying to monetize so let's show them some numbers:

Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users.

That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...

Drawing of crazed-looking face wearing glasses, with messy purple and blue hair, with handwritten quote: "If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement on days they want to take up scorpion petting." - by Liana Brooks. Drawing by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. A paint brush lies on the drawing.

If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social

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This article helps make sense of the data: writingcommunity.ca/kidlit-confu...