What an excellent holiday tradition.

CS Lewis describes his new book to JRR Tolkien

Quick note: Someone posted a tweet saying that they struggled with Anxiety and depression, and that knowing that other authors had battled with mood disorder stuff too had been helpful to them... 1/?

Earlier this year, I took a job as a narrative designer at a video game company. Here are three things I learned while writing video games that made me a better novelist 🧵 (1/14)

The terror of the blank page is manageable to the abject terror of shaking someone’s hand and missing the thumb latch entirely.

Talking about my work to family makes me feel like I should belong where straitjackets are “so this season”. Does anyone struggle to explain what and why they write to family? #writing #WritingCommunity #family

Our 5th issue is live! Our theme this time around is "The Apocalypse Contains Multitudes." Contemplate the end of the world with us and read 24 brand-new pieces from talented writers, all paired with exquisite art. invisiblecitylit.com

Doubting everything is both a terrifying and lonely place. A week after diagnosis (recent), I finished my first story. Thank you for writing this, and for leaning in like an idiot, for yourself, but also people like me. Elissa Bassist

Truly a symphony of words on and off the page, Ken Liu makes the discussion of time across the universe look easy. Well worth a read.

🥳Cheering for 2nd-year student Ben Briggs whose story "Two More" is the finalist for BART's inaugural short story contest. His story, along with others, can be found in select kiosk locations at various BART stops around the Bay Area. Read it here 👇 short-edition.com/en/story/short…

Spent a great morning at 826 Valencia helping second graders from El Dorado Elementary write a story about Jax, the kraken with 5 tentacles and 3 eyes and with a superpower to turn anyone into a fish. The creativity! They always need more volunteers: 826valencia.org

You know what’s spooky this spooky season? Moving back in with your parents.

For anyone in my little neck of the #writing woods that hasn’t seen this, check it out. Beautiful and haunting on many levels, perfect example of how sf/f can layer so much within itself.

There’s dark humor, there’s black humor, then there’s just Lolita out there on the edge of all that was never holy. Nabokov, you dirty dog. #lo #lee #ta

Congratulations, Swetha Amit to many The Pushcart Prize nominations in the future!

Love to see it, congratulations Ben Briggs, well deserved!

Just got our 70th anniversary tote bag in stock! If you're eager to et your hands on a canvas shoulder bag celebrating 70 years of City Lights, now is your chance. Available in store or online. citylights.com/merchandise-gi…