I am excited, thrilled, and slightly petrified to be part of this group. Mostly excited though! www.nationalbook.org/submissions-...

👏 👏 Cecillia Wang was brilliant in her advocacy today.

We couldn’t have hoped for a better advocate than @aclu.org National Director Cecillia Wang today in the SCOTUS, arguing against Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship. If there’s any fairness left, this wil be a big win for democracy, citizenship, & the integrity of the 14th Amendment.

Phase 1 of unread expired arcs cleaned up. 20 bags and boxes donated.

There was a total lunar eclipse this morning. Here are some mediocre pictures but it was beautiful irl.

Listening to old college mixtapes that I had converted into playlists. Lots of Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, Cure, Kate Bush, OMD, and Roxy Music. Inspired after moderating the most Gen X panel Ever. @americanbookseller.bsky.social @minjinlee.bsky.social @colsonwhitehead.com #ABAWinterInstitute

Loved. This. Because, who couldn't use a little joy right now. @taratai.com

Pre-order these romance and romance adjacent stories. Because we all need joy and fun in our lives. Future you will thank you. #shopindie and #shoplocal @jackielaubooks.bsky.social @thebestjasmine.bsky.social @cynthiatimoti.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social

@harvard.edu now is the time to defend your educational mission and to stand up for democracy. This meets your goal of institutional neutrality. If you think what is happening right now, doesn’t effect higher ed, you are in for a rude awakening. #BeBrave. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Those Democrats clinging to the archaic notion that they must respect the presidency — even when the current president doesn't respect the presidency — will lead to the demise of their party and democracy.

Mayor Michelle Wu. City of Boston. Safest in the Nation. Cradle for democracy and city of champions. #BeLikeMayorWu @mayorwu.boston.gov m.youtube.com/watch?v=0i21...

One of my favorite things to do is to sit at a bar with a book and a cocktail. King of Ashes was my last read and it was fantastic and intense. So I need something less thrilling to calm my beating heart. @quirkbooks.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social

Rooting for #JulianBraveNoisecat for his Oscar nominated documentary, #Sugarcane. I had the honor of eating with him at a table full of booksellers at #WinterInstitute in Denver last week. His debut memoir, drops this October and it weaves his family history and the coyote myths in a brilliant way.

From @belmontbooks.bsky.social insta. Huge thanks to @martharich63 for posting this awesome illustration. In support of the economic boycott on Friday, Belmont Books will be donating 10% of that day's sales to the organization @uniteagainstbookbans.

I’m so thankful that I work in a store that shares the same values. And I am particularly thankful for owners and coworkers who not only realize that something is not quite right, they quickly course correct. Here is our latest in store display. @belmontbooks.bsky.social

I love popping into the National Zoo's panda cam. But sometimes, it's definitely a Where's Waldo situation. nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/pand...

Worth. The. Wait. Out in March. @aaknopf.bsky.social

DC pandas playing in the snow! 🐼 🐼 youtube.com/watch?v=ebcC...

Reading is a political act.

One of my favorite (and totally geeky) thing I like to do on New Year's Day, is to look over my reading stats. I'm not talking about number of books or pages, (bc you read what you read), but percentages of kinds of books. These are the percentages for 2024.

Circle. Kaikeyi. and now Malinalli. These are THEIR stories. Malinalli, out in the world in March, 2025. @madelinemiller.bsky.social @vaishnawrites.bsky.social @atriabooks.bsky.social

Stopped by the newly opened @lovestruckbooks.bsky.social , had a lovely chat with the booksellers, esp @drinkswithnick.bsky.social and had to buy @nataliecana.bsky.social and of course queen @authormsbev.bsky.social #shopindie #shoplocal

Solstice at Mount Auburn Cemetery. Beautiful and peaceful , even with other people there. Loved it.

I can 100% say, that readers are in for a mind blowing and thought provoking read!

Great start. And, this last paragraph, "While today’s announcement marks important progress, there is more to come." It's time to commute death sentences to life sentences and to free people serving disproportionally long drug sentences.

Love Amanda Peter’s books and this is an excellent short story collection.

Inspired by @jamiecanaves.bsky.social Mystery edition: Doing 4 since @alyssacolelit.bsky.social is in romance @atticalocke.bsky.social @wandamowrites.bsky.social @nadinematheson.com

Romance edition part 2: @nikkipaynebooks.bsky.social @shirleneobuobi.bsky.social @kristinaforrest.bsky.social

Sapphic. Gothic. Horror. Out may, 2025. You’re welcome.

We at Belmont Books are wicked big fans of Weike Wang’s Rental House @penguin-usa.bsky.social

When dreams turn your life into a living nightmare. I lost sleep during this riveting read. This should be on so many best of/must read lists for next year. Out in March 2025. @lailalalami.bsky.social

We need to keep talking about how weird it is for people to think they should have a say in reading choices for anyone's kids but their own. You're not in charge of what other people's children eat or wear or when they go to bed. Why on earth would you get to choose what they read?

Lake Tahoe, tourons and bears, on my. 🐻 Lake Tahoe’s Bear Boom www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

A dark and delicious fairy tale. Loved this. Out March 2025. @amalelmohtar.com

I loved this book. And there is a story line about the wizard of oz and L. Frank Baum was that will have you rethinking all the oz books especially since Baum advocated for the genocide of Native Americans.

This Thanksgiving, folks in establishment are telling us to reach out , understand, and empathize with Trump voters. Nah. I have other thoughts. Let me know if you agree. thelefthook.substack.com/p/when-will-...