Tochi Onyebuchi

omfg this is absolutely going into the novel

DLC characters for the next Mortal Kombat finna just be the cast of Squid Game

Tochi Onyebuchi’s 'Racebook' is a 'personal history' of a less serious time online : NPR's Book of the Day Tochi Onyebuchi remembers when the internet was fun. The science fiction and fantasy author says he initially existed online as a “skinless, raceless entity” until he experienced a shift around 2012. ...

In case you missed it, RACEBOOK by @tochitruestory.bsky.social was @npr.org's Book of the Day yesterday!

i can't breathe

7 months ago…

a close up of a man 's face with the words we did it behind him ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words we did it behind him

Omg I think you are!!! Welcome!!!

Racebook | Grove Atlantic From the author of Hugo and NAACP Image Award finalist Riot Baby, an original memoir in essays that interrogates how identities are shaped and informed...

A day late here but happy book birthday to this essay collection/personal lore drop i had way too much fun writing. Shoutout to @groveatlantic.bsky.social for letting your boy rap. And I hope y'all enjoy. #Racebook

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Dear Tech Evangelists: Have You Tried “Move Slow and Make Things”? When working on a book about tech, the longue durée of the writing and publishing process is the yawning gulf beneath the tightrope, as the writer makes their way from thesis to destination. A sing…

In a world where tech billionaires want innovation as instant gratification, @tochitruestory.bsky.social thinks we should try to “move slow and make things.”

Come through!

If walking right past Iconic weapons in Cyberpunk and missing them forever were an Olympic sport.....

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

I, too, would make sure that all the people who would need to coordinate to halt or reverse my political progress were gathered from across the planet in the same room while I demonstrated why they should probably do that

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One of these days I'll finally learn how to be less last-minute about these 🤣

The Long Shadows of Empire - Brooklyn Book Festival The pains of colonization are omnipresent, even when buried or seemingly removed. In Lauren Francis-Sharma’s Casualties of Truth, a woman is forced to reckon with the violence that shaped her success ...

Today in Brooklyn!

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For real, if you've ever been considering reviewing / interviewing / etc. someone but stopped yourself because the book was released months ago... do it! We love getting coverage after pub day.

can't see california without marlon brando's eyes A not-an-essay on looking back

"What if us making physical media cool again is part of the project of repairing the world the Boomers broke?"

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The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Gunning for Susan Collins Graham Platner’s campaign launch has been a sudden sensation. But what he’s building now is rooted in the work of a lifetime.

This story has it all: aquaculture, Black Flag, Bernie Sanders, Star Trek as policy, John Hodgman, male tears, and a candidate citing Luthen’s monologue from Andor.

Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social

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Last photos taken by Gaza journalists before they were killed in Israeli strikes ***

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I have no idea what I'm saving this picture for, but I know the day will come where it will serve as a response beyond perfection, expertly braised, with just the right amount of meme. And when that day comes, I will be so glad of the wisdom and forethought I exercised today.

some guy who won the Nobel for particle physics or something is going to get black bagged by an 11th grader named Bracen Walmart

Saw Flight with a law school buddy at the AMC Magic Johnson when it came out.

During the scene where Denzel gets rid of all the liquor in his cabin, a guy in front of us, very audibly, lamented "NO, NOT THE HENNY!"

WU-TANG FOREVER 👐🏽

French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza.

"French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza."

stunning.

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