Reena Shah

I can hardly believe this screenshot is about MY NOVEL! My obsession for the past few years, a piece of my heart, a book about desire and envy, friendship and family, will be published by @BloomsburyPub in 2025. My agent @IwalaniKim is a genius rock star! I'm so grateful.

“On our last ordinary night, I aimed the ball at my younger brother’s head.” Read Reena Shah's (@reenashah) story, "Beasts," today: swamp-pink.charleston.edu/featured/beast…

@AFB16 Rooting for you!

Here’s a confession: Today is Day 10 of my new sobriety. I believe it is the longest I’ve gone without a drink since I was 16. Yesterday, the sewer line at my house collapsed. Monday, Trump was inaugurated. I have not touched a drop. Baby steps, but steps all the same 💙

And here's the info about the session on Saturday the 25th reserved for BIPOC participants only. tinhouse.com/product/winter…

I absolutely love teaching this craft intensive @Tin_House on writing artist statements and not letting them stop you from applying to things! There are few spots left for this Saturday's session. Join me! tinhouse.com/product/winter…

@jennybhatt Wonderful news, Jenny!

Happy New Year, all. Emerging from my social media hiatus to share the wonderful news of winning an NEA translation fellowship for my ongoing project of Ms. Varsha Adalja's amazing Gujarati novel, Crossroad. The fellowship will allow me to finish the project this year.

Leaving this place for the nicer place. Please follow me if you're a reader, writer, teacher, editor, person who believe in body autonomy, a free Palestine, climate change, just immigration policy, a press not owned by billionaires, etc. etc. find me at @reenashah.bsky.social

New: We'll be devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing what are expected to be dramatic changes in the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans. propub.li/4fdzBsR

I catch myself feeling hopeful and then traumatized by my own hope.

Under Trump, EPA scientists say managers encouraged them to delete evidence of chemicals’ harms, including cancer, miscarriage & neurological problems, from their reports — and in some cases, they said, their managers deleted the information themselves. propublica.org/article/epa-sc…

As Chair of the BOCC I was invited again to meet with @KamalaHarris as she arrived in NC last week. Every opportunity with her I have used my limited time to advocate for Gaza & the West Bank. This time I was surprised. - A rambling thread of my thoughts & processing /🧵

If you plan on voting for Jill Stein or Trump because of the war in the Middle East, please watch and reconsider. It’s just 6 minutes and it’s worth the watch.

As president, Trump slashed the civil service — the federal employees whom he collectively calls “the Deep State” — and he suggests he’ll do more of that if reelected, which would have a disproportionately negative impact on poor Americans. propublica.org/article/donald…

If you are searching for reasons to vote, @propublica has about 30 of them on their home page. These are the stories that mainstream media don't run in favor of clickbait. propublica.org/article/nevaeh…

We've got weekend Prospect! First, @lydielake on a program in Minnesota that trains 16- and 17-year-olds as volunteer election judges, priming their interest in politics. Minnesota had the third-highest youth voter turnout in 2022. prospect.org/politics/2024-…

Rashida Tlaib is doing GOTV in Michigan. The Uncommitted movement are up on the air with anti-Trump ads. These folks deserved so much better from the party. But in spite of it all, they know how much is at stake and they're throwing in to fight against the fascist movement.

Trump’s social media company outsourced jobs to workers in Mexico even as the former president publicly railed against outsourcing on the campaign trail and threatened to levy heavy tariffs on businesses that send jobs south of the border. propublica.org/article/donald…

New: From cutting children's disability benefits to allowing employers to pocket workers' tips, Trump tried to slash protections for the working poor in ways that have been forgotten by many. propub.li/3NPCggo

New: Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care. She'd told her husband that the medical team said it couldn't act until the fetal heartbeat stopped. propub.li/4f2ILsh