Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️⚧
Author of Lessons in Magic and Disaster (Tor Books, 2025), about a woman who teaches her mother how to do magic — and uncovers a queer scandal hidden in a 300 year old book.
SFF book critic @WashingtonPost.com. Co-host @ouropinions.bsky.social.
- I really enjoyed the heck out of Magica Riot and highly recommend doing yourself a favor and picking up a copy!
- A personal note: I'm getting laid off from my job in October. Every copy of "Magica Riot" + its upcoming follow-ups helps me survive & prepare for the times ahead. I appreciate every sale & reader 🥹 It's available on Itch and major retailers in digital, print, and audio! magicariot.com/magicariot
- Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell casts a huge shadow over the book world. I'm seeing a flood of books that borrow its genre-hopping, generation-spanning format. So in my latest newsletter, I wonder: is Cloud Atlas becoming a bit of a genre on its own? buttondown.com/charliejane/...
- So excited about this book! I just heard @kashana.bsky.social describe student loans as a way to punish the working class for trying to better themselves. Which is, obviously, why we need to do heists to get rid of student debt!
- Can a Black woman who’s drowning in student debt join up with her mall coworkers to defeat the Debt Police and destroy their student loan company by pulling off the heist of a lifetime? Find out in The Payback, out July 15, 2025, preorder now: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Pa...
- crowdfunding is not enough and is unsustainable. We're basically already in a recessionary time for many people.
- Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd...
- My novel, The Subtle Art of Folding Space, has a cover! Read about repairing physics, unreasonable parental expectations, and great Taiwanese food! Out on April 7, 2026. Pre-order now: t.co/0nz8JuNhwf Art credits: Jacket art by Weston Wei, Jacket Design by Katie Klimowicz.
