A good title for a movie about undercover cops at a furry convention would be HOT FURSUIT

"Trans people have been fighting forever, with bricks and rocks and fists and kisses and dancing feet and songs and poems and lessons and DIY healthcare. The world has never been able to handle us. You have to live in this world, and that means holding your head up when people call you out of your name and tell lies about you. One day, we may finally build a future where people realize it's no big deal to be trans — but until then, we have to see the beauty in each other." #amwriting

I know you probably don't want to click on a link to the Washington Post right now, but these three books I just reviewed deserve endless love: https://wapo.st/3YsnMId (The books are Heir by Sabaa Tahir, The City in Glass by Nghi Vo and Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma.)

Twenty years ago, I interviewed a bunch of people who ran for president and lost. I asked them what was the most surprising thing they learned from running for president. Here's what they told me.

They Ran For President. What Did They Learn?

First of all, in case you missed it: I have a new novel for grown-ups coming out in August 2025! Lessons in Magic and Disaster is about a young tra...

I did the thing!

"Please be a book hipster! And by that I mean: Please go out of your way to hunt down the books that hardly anyone else is talking about, the gems that have been passed over in favor of the handful of books that usually get celebrated." My latest newsletter:

Please be a book hipster!

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Here's the cover of my next novel, Lessons in Magic and Disaster (Aug 2025)!!! A young witch named Jamie teaches her mother Serena how to do magic. But Jamie doesn't understand all the reasons Serena has been hiding from the world. Meanwhile, Jamie uncovers the scandalous secrets of a novel from 1749, whose author may just have been a powerful witch.

"You know, tender has two meanings. You can be tender, as in a gentle touch and a kind presence. Or you can be tender, like a fresh bruise, that other people have to handle with care. Most of the time, people can be one or the other — but you're both at once." #amwriting

Delivering the final talk at the last ever XOXO was a huge responsibility, a tremendous honor, and an absolute joy. I'm so stoked that now you can watch the video of me explaining why nothing lasts, and why this gives me hope we can create moments that'll help change the world and save each other.

XOXO

Charlie Jane Anders · Videos · XOXO

Founding io9 editor and co-host of the Hugo Award-winning podcast Our Opinions Are Correct, Nebula-winning author Charlie Jane Anders blends specul...