Oooh thanks for the rec I am dragging today
Oooh thanks for the rec I am dragging today
On the train to AWP!
"βWe are about to do a bad thing as a company. This is so irresponsible." - Meta execs
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Planning my #AWP schedule tonight. If you're part of a queer panel, event, or off site reading, let me know about it. I want to go!
What could possibly go wrong? π€
New author milestone unlocked: My first AI spam π
The tells? Sycophantic subject line: ("Your Book Deserves to Shine with Manhattan Book Club" + email body regurgitating my book description
"Your dynamic exploration of [scraped jacket copy here] resonated deeply with our community"
AUTHORS - Were you asked to remove non-binary pronouns from your book or bio? Or avoid themes of gender identity or social justice in your books? Authors Against Book Bans wants to hear about it: authorsagainstbookbans [at]gmail.com.
I'm putting together a list of bookstagrammers and book bloggers to send ARCs to, so if you want a queer travel nonfiction themed book in your inbox, reach out! π
Cis journos who fancy themselves our allies - one of the best things you could do right now is push some human interest stories about trans people like this into the mainstream.
I just learned that I have five free ebooks of *Action without Hope* that I can give awayβ I am told they can each work on up to five different devices βonce you download the free software.β Please hit me up via dm if youβd like one. Solidarity πΏ
Just saw a byline credited to "reporter assisted by AI" and threw up a bit in my mouth. That's one publication I won't be pitching!
first it was pink washing, now it's greenwashing.
Makes sense for a company that's obsessed with hanging onto relevance and user numbers at any ethical cost
BNPL for rent are you fucking kidding me have we learned nothing
Yay, let's do it π΅π
Any queer writers heading to AWP in Baltimore this year? Always happy to connect, especially in *these times*
"the productivity explosion weβve been promised" is just us, working harder, working nonstop.
"Workers slipped small amounts of work into moments that had previously been breaks. Many prompted AI during lunch, in meetings, or while waiting for a file to load."
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
Substack is not your only option.
www.wired.com/story/best-s...
Sitting down to go over the last of my book edits right now!
The Trump admin has shut down the CIAβs World Factbook, a country reference that for six decades has provided data on birth and death rates, major exports, and more. Long used by government officials and by researchers, educators, and journalists, the database was taken offline today.
For queer + trans folks traveling in the US, this is one of the tips I recommend to protect yourself + your data while in transit!
Grab a checklist to stay safe + discreet here: queeradventurers.com/reduce-digit...
ask @josephcox.bsky.social and @jasonkoebler.bsky.social ANYTHING. get your questions in now and they'll start answering live today at noon est:
www.reddit.com/r/technology...
According to PEN America, nearly 9,000 books have been banned in Florida since 2021
This isn't βparental choice.β Itβs shelves emptied, stories erased & students cut off from ideas that help them learn, question & grow.
Every removed book is a reader who won't see themselves reflected & narrows the world a little more. FL students deserve libraries full of possibility, not fear.
thank you!
That works!
I also have a list of retailers on my website, so readers can choose their preferred way to buy: lindseydanis.com/outontheroad/
Ordering from your local indie bookstore is ALWAYS appreciated. Tagging one of mine, @oblongbooks.bsky.social
πMy debut nonfiction book comes out this May.
(OUT) ON THE ROAD is the book I wish I had when I first started traveling as a visibly queer person.
It explains SO MUCH of what travel's really like when you're LGBTQ β but from a perspective that centers joy, power, and freedom.
Hey #writers, who'd be up for doing a workshop to raise some funds for Minnesota charities? @alexpenname.bsky.social and I are putting something together.
Repost and spread the word, please!
and we're open! we're looking for standalone novellas, 17.5K - 40K words, on the theme of environmental justice. check out our full guidelines here: reckoning.press/submit/novel...
This is live, friends! You can also bid on a critique from me in here.
I'm in the "gathering blurbs" era of my soon-to-be released book (OUT) ON THE ROAD: THE RADICAL JOY OF QUEER TRAVEL
Seeking recs of LGBTQ authors, inclusive travel experts, queer travel creators, or otherwise likeminded people.
Drop the name of someone who you'd love to see endorse this book!