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My latest podcast interview is out! Many thanks to Daniel Midgley and the #BecauseLanguage podcast for welcoming me to the show to talk about conscious language and the very real challenges in using it. 📚

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becauselanguage.com Because Language (becauselangpod) @becauselanguage.com · Aug 5
How do we make better language choices? And what's beyond conscious language? Check out our episode with @karenyin.bsky.social, author of the Conscious Style Guide.
Wherever you get your podcasts.

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August 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
karenyin.bsky.social
Thinking of my gentle friend Henry Fuhrmann, who was awarded the Glamann Award posthumously at #ACES2024. His 2018 entreaty "Drop the Hyphen in 'Asian American,'" which he wrote for #ConsciousStyleGuide, persuaded BuzzFeed and AP to change their style, with the NYT soon to follow. Thank you, Henry.
Drop the Hyphen in
On the historical divisiveness of an unnecessary punctuation mark.
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April 7, 2024 at 5:10 AM
juliaedits.bsky.social
Heyyyy look what showed up today! Thank you, @karenyin.bsky.social — the #ConsciousStyleGuide is hugely helpful in my work as a book editor in #romancelandia. #AmEditing
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May 28, 2024 at 9:40 PM
karenyin.bsky.social
“This book is next level.” My favorite reader comment this week! 😭🥰
Mastodon post by thinkStory: Super impressed with Karen Yin’s #ConsciousStyleguide…This book is next level.”
July 14, 2024 at 2:54 PM
karenyin.bsky.social
Thanks to everyone who preordered #ConsciousStyleGuide! ❤️📚 My book has earned the coveted #1 New Release banner in its category on Amazon. For those who prefer not to buy from Amazon, other purchase options are here: karenyin.com/books/csg-bo...

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March 23, 2024 at 7:33 PM
karenyin.bsky.social
on amazon, my book went from $32 to $30 and then kept dropping a few cents at a time, and now it’s $28.02. my agent says it’s a good sign. lots of folks looking, so amazon is hoping to close. so…buy now? :) #ConsciousStyleGuide
June 22, 2024 at 4:24 AM
karenyin.bsky.social
☑️ Offensive language can be conscious language. #ConsciousStyleGuide

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jayrosen.bsky.social Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · Mar 30
A newspaper editor — Chris Quinn of the Cleveland Plain Dealer — says it as clearly as he can:

"Our Trump reporting upsets some readers, but there aren’t two sides to facts." www.cleveland.com/news/2024/03...

Quinn writes of a different kind of access. Access to our own eyes and ears:
March 30, 2024 at 5:03 PM
karenyin.bsky.social
I received a box of review copies from my publisher. This is how it went.

Partner: Are these your books? I’m going to open it.
Me: OK!
Partner: *opens box* Ooo!
Me: Great!

The end.

#Unboxing #ConsciousStyleGuide #Author 📚
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February 2, 2024 at 7:34 PM
karenyin.bsky.social
🎁 idea for the holidays! Delight the writers, teachers, and business professionals in your life with a copy of The #ConsciousStyleGuide.

"A generous, thoughtful toolkit for anyone seeking to communicate mindfully."—Emily Ladau, author of "Demystifying Disability"

Available anywhere books are sold.
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November 1, 2024 at 6:51 PM
karenyin.bsky.social
Thanks, @eightarmsedits.bsky.social and @edsguild.bsky.social, for recommending my gender/sex/sexuality conscious language resources on #ConsciousStyleGuide. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Happy Pride Month — Northwest Editors Guild
June is LGBTQ+ Pride month, so we want to take the opportunity before it ends to highlight just a few of the editorial organizations and resources on representation and accuracy regarding these vibr...
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July 12, 2024 at 4:15 PM
karenyin.bsky.social
New interview! I had a blast talking with Nadia Geagea Pupa about The #ConsciousStyleGuide. Follow @editors_half_hour on Instagram for more, and subscribe to The Editor's Half Hour podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
June 1, 2024 at 8:17 PM
karenyin.bsky.social
My latest appearance on "That Word Chat" with host Mark Allen was the most well-attended session in years other than the #ACES2024 edition. Watch it now on YouTube and learn about the #ConsciousStyleGuide!

📌 Support TWC by becoming a subscriber: www.markalleneditorial.com/thatwordchat

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May 30, 2024 at 8:30 PM
karenyin.bsky.social
Good news! The #ConsciousStyleGuide is available today in #Australia and #NewZealand! Published by Scribe, this edition will be out in the UK on June 20. Visit the publisher's website for more info: scribepublications.com.au/books-author...

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The Conscious Style Guide | Book | Scribe Publications
An adaptable guide for anyone who wants to communicate with compassion in a rapidly changing environment.Most of us want to choose inclusive, respectful, and empowering language…
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June 3, 2024 at 5:55 PM
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Good books are even better with good company. 🐈‍⬛️📚

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March 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
karenyin.bsky.social
Reposting for the 5 a.m. (Pacific) folks. #ConsciousStyleGuide #WritingTools #AmEditing #WritingCommunity 📚
karenyin.bsky.social Karen Yin (Nice to Eat You / Scholastic) 🧙🏻‍♀️🎃 @karenyin.bsky.social · May 21
Erin Brenner, one of my #editing heroes, reviewed "The Conscious Style Guide"! "You might be tempted to dive right into chapter 3 [best practices]. Fight that temptation. It’s like reading the front matter of a dictionary: your understanding of how to use this tool will jump into the stratosphere."
“The Conscious Style Guide”: Transforming Language to Foster Equity and Understanding - Right Touch Editing
Karen Yin’s anticipated book, “The Conscious Style Guide,” is a valuable tool for writers and editors looking to use more compassionate and inclusive language.
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May 22, 2024 at 11:38 AM
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Need a last-minute gift for the writers, editors, teachers, or college students in your life? Give them the #ConsciousStyleGuide audiobook—a friendly guide to language that promotes equity!

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December 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
karenyin.bsky.social
WorldCat says my debut picture book "Whole Whale" is in 390+ libraries and my second picture book "So Not Ghoul" is in 420+ libraries, but my latest and most important book, The #ConsciousStyleGuide, is only in 200+ libraries. If your library doesn't have it, can you please request it? 🌷
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November 9, 2024 at 7:29 PM
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Authors and illustrators, show me your book without the jacket. #NakedBooks

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May 23, 2024 at 8:16 PM
karenyin.bsky.social
A dream come true! I was interviewed by #GrammarGirl Mignon Fogarty about The #ConsciousStyleGuide. Check out our convo (links below) about the power of a hyphen, if a word's origin matters, how to ask if a term offends, analyzing terms like "lazy Susan," and her role in my journey to publication.
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July 18, 2024 at 6:03 PM
karenyin.bsky.social
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April 9, 2024 at 4:04 PM
karenyin.bsky.social
I am beyond delighted to share this review of The #ConsciousStyleGuide by The Old Editor himself. "A book for our times…This is not a rule book. It is a book asking you to think and make informed judgments." Thank you, @johnemcintyre.bsky.social.

📘 Read: johnemcintyre.blogspot.com/2024/06/lear...
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June 16, 2024 at 5:34 PM
karenyin.bsky.social
3 days left of the giveaway! “Karen Yin has crafted a generous, thoughtful toolkit for anyone seeking to communicate mindfully. A must-have reference for any bookshelf!”―Emily Ladau, disability rights activist and author of Demystifying Disability

#WritingCommunity #AmEditing #ConsciousStyleGuide 📚
February 27, 2024 at 9:06 PM
karenyin.bsky.social
I’m ready for my first ALA conference! I’ll be signing #WholeWhale (art by Nelleke Verhoeff) at the Barefoot Books booth on Sunday, from 9:45 till 10:30, so swing by for some swag. For signed copies of my newest book, The #ConsciousStyleGuide, visit the HBG booth after 11 a.m.

#Kidlit #ALAAC24 📚
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June 23, 2024 at 7:11 PM
karenyin.bsky.social
Hello! If you liked The #ConsciousStyleGuide, please consider reviewing it. Reviews help others discover my book and can raise its visibility on these platforms. Reviews can be a few lines—an impression, a takeaway, how it is useful, who should read it. Xie xie! 📚

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August 9, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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In today's publishing news: My style guide is the #1 New Release in #Rhetoric, the art of speaking or writing effectively. Yay, #ConsciousStyleGuide! Amazon also dropped the price (affil link): amzn.to/3rz6RHx

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June 15, 2024 at 6:46 PM