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NYT bestselling writer. Newsletter and updates at maxgladstone.com. More or less updates-only on here.

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Thanks for letting me know! It looked normal in the test environmentβ€”something went wacky with copy/pasting from bsky I bet

13.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It

β€œCompanies used to hire junior developers to do the menial labor for their senior colleagues, but who is going to hire a neophyte when a senior engineer can be even more productive with an army of deathless code-writing ghosts?”

Feels like a @maxgladstone.bsky.social plot…

13.03.2026 01:11 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

bonus Discworld QOTD, from The Shepherd's Crown

"FOR I CAN SEE THE BALANCE AND YOU HAVE LEFT THE WORLD MUCH BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT, AND IF YOU ASK ME, said Death, NOBODY COULD DO ANY BETTER THAN THAT…"

12.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 1631 πŸ” 358 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 6

so many people need to be told that self loathing isn't humility

12.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 698 πŸ” 257 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

β€œMoby Dick is actually not about whales at all” no I promise you it really truly is still about whales the guy fuckin’ loved whales

12.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 498 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3

Congratulations! Glad you liked it. It was JUUUUST on the right side of the rewarding / annoying difficulty curve for me, felt great to finish.

12.03.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This was my first Max Gladstone book and might still be my favourite (high bar). Gay high-concept SF Journey West retelling.

12.03.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Simone Ashley as Kathani β€œKate” Sharma in Bridgerton Season 2, she is biting her lip slyly, wearing a vibrant blue jacquard jacket with lapels, a silver necklace

Simone Ashley as Kathani β€œKate” Sharma in Bridgerton Season 2, she is biting her lip slyly, wearing a vibrant blue jacquard jacket with lapels, a silver necklace

I am mildly high and: she is absolutely Blue of @amalelmohtar.com and @maxgladstone.bsky.social’s This is How You Lose the Time War coded

12.03.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Oof! That makes… so much sense, really. (Also: what a cool experience!)

11.03.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re delighted to announce that Aliette de Bodard's THE HOUSE OF SHATTERED WINGS has been chosen as one of Kobo's Best Books of the Month in Canada! πŸ†
www.kobo.com/ca/en/list/b...

11.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

Those shorts are a work of beauty

11.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

11.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

not even a little wrong

11.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think what you're doing in this thread is important for sure. It's so easy for all conversation about this sort of thing to slip out of context.

11.03.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It really is! & there's much to be said for training style flexibility of course, developing 'interiority muscles'β€”but also "find out what you're doing and do it on purpose"

11.03.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*guy who never heard of Gorillaz before* oh so they’re kind of like the california raisins?

11.03.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 1786 πŸ” 415 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 7

Readercon for sure, no ICFA this year. Future years, maybe!

11.03.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

& with the right style it can make for compelling prose narrative of course. For all his florid asides, Chandler often writes this way even in first person. Dunnett in 3rdβ€”authors interested in our *lack* of access to the interiority of a central character

11.03.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Please use every We The People cell in your body for this

11.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 1726 πŸ” 1656 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 4
80s singer Thomas Dolby on raising queer kids: "the eldest is trans, the middle is a lesbian, and the youngest is a drummer"

80s singer Thomas Dolby on raising queer kids: "the eldest is trans, the middle is a lesbian, and the youngest is a drummer"

The 3 genders

11.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 13391 πŸ” 3445 πŸ’¬ 147 πŸ“Œ 249

This looks extremely rad

11.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

also SAM I AM EXCITED FOR YOUR NEW PROJECT

11.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it's so so good, gift that keeps giving, just wait til you get to the surprise lesbians

11.03.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

(riker googling mode) 'apologies for the delayed reply' keyboard macro how to

11.03.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone ever so succinctly captured why grading/giving feedback is hard

11.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Book giveaway for Everybody's Perfect by Jo Walton Mar 10-Mar 24, 2026 Enter to win one of 50 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Mar 10-Mar 24, 2026. Piranesi meets Swordspoint in an elegant relay race through fantas...

My Venetian fantasy Everybody's Perfect comes out at the end of June. There's a Goodreads giveaway of 50 copies and you can sign up at the link.

Also, look at the great cover!

www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

11.03.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

"Max, why do you re-read your books so many times before they go to press" WELL, CONSTANT READER....

11.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, that special feeling when you run your mouth off on the internet for a while, then read back & see all the typos.

11.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I *adore* that bit of... context-aware casting? A real high point of Marvel's imperial phase

11.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"first as pop entertainment, next as tragedy"? i should woodshed this

11.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0