I really enjoyed A Dark and Deadly Journey by @juliakellywrites.bsky.social. It's the third installment in her Evelyne Redfern series and the setting in Portugal, in the middle of WWII, is fascinating. My review was first posted on Bookreporter.com.

This is 100% correct. If you don’t have documents proving legal status, we don’t issue an SSN. No SSN, no benefits. And we don’t just assume the documents are valid. Every applicant’s status is verified with immigration. Every. Single. Time. Period. Don’t believe their lies. Tell your friends.

What a mess

Well, that's definitive. No Amish have autism, so it's because they don't take Tylenol. Obviously. Not because no one gets tested for it.

I love the newest novel in the Bree Taggert series by @melindaleighbooks.bsky.social. It has the most dogs, and they save the day!! This is a great series and I can't wait to read the next one. My review was first posted on Bookreporter. #booksky #bookreview #dogs

If you love picture books, and you love cats, here are 6 picture books you need to see! They all celebrate our love of felines, and they are all great. @sudiptabq.bsky.social #booksky @booksky.club #bookreview #picturebooks

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Bookmarked. Shared. Liked. I'm laughing my ass off at this! Share this far and wide. Thank you, Donald for your attention to this humor! 🤣🤣🤣

Yes, it does matter.

Rock on

I'm a human rights lawyer. I've worked on countless immigration, asylum, & refugee cases. As the fascist in chief sends ICE and the military to target immigrants in Chicago, here are tangible steps you can take to protect your immigrant neighbors. (No paywall) www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-to-pro...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Reichsfuhrer Miller has thrown a wrench into a 150 billion dollar trade deal that is currently being negotiated with South Korea that was the largest investment in Georgia in state history 🤔😔

Governor of Illinois… Damn 👀🇺🇸

RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check. In 1965: -42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now. -The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now. -Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.

Who would have guessed that Trump's idiots would have screwed things up? Who can guess what that will do to us in the future? I don't want to think about it. I'm putting my head in the sand, because it's too awful to consider...

And, my own sweet, black, senior cat with the book I just reviewed. There is a black cat in one of the stories; its name is Sorrow. My cat is the opposite of sorrow. He's funny, clever, and thinks he's a dog!

I love The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu, a collection of short stories about fictional cats who change the lives of those they encounter. It's touching & lovely. I highly recommend for cat lovers. #booksky #bookreview #cats

The classic “mean Irish nuns” story gets an Upstate New York reboot. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/w... @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social @susanwiggs.com #Booksky

I love The Art of a Lie by @laurasrobinson.bsky.social. It's an amazingly plotted historical fiction with a devious plot. I couldn't put it down. My review was first posted on Bookreporter.com. #booksky #historicalfiction #bookreview

I LOVE the City Spies series by @jamesponti.bsky.social and the newest one, "City Spies: London Calling" is just as wonderful as the others. Must have for school & home libraries! #booksky #kidlit #bookreview pamelakramer.com/2025/08/22/c...

I'm always looking for the resident Monarchs in my yard, but now I have hummingbirds! I saw the baby, too! They actually stop and look at me, hovering in the air, which is really special. #natureisbeautiful #hummingbirds #plantnative

A Dog in Georgia by @laurengrodstein.bsky.social is perfect for dog lovers and everyone who subverts their own needs to those of others. My review was first posted on Bookreporter. #booksky #bookreview

Reading this made me remember why I loved Joy Fielding's books for so long!! It's fabulous! So funny and quite a bit dark. Loved the combo. My review was first posted on Bookreporter.com. #booksky #bookreview

Sarah Pekkanen's newest is a twisty tale of sisterly love. My review was first posted on Bookreporter.com. #booksky #bookreview

The Fourth Daughter by @lynliaobutler.bsky.social is a fabulous read! It's her best novel thus far, & I couldn't put it down. Not only is it a touching, beautiful story of a mother's love, it's also filled with riveting information about Taiwan's past. Don't miss this one! #booksky #bookreview

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #TrumpEpsteinCoverUp

My daily Monarch sighting was made better when I saw an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly on my Joe Pye Weed! My first one this year!

Lovely historical fiction about fitting in, family, and perseverance. Great summer read! #booksky #bookreview

No lower food prices. No lower gas prices. No lower healthcare costs. No lower drug prices. And now no mandated IVF care. How about those campaign promises?! #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory apple.news/AbQN96VqASUO...

Teachers and librarians, don't miss this pre-order offer from my publisher! 🧸 When you upload a receipt of your POCKET BEAR pre-order, @mackidssl.bsky.social will send you a beautiful art print by @charlessantoso.bsky.social, plus 15 patches featuring his artwork. Details: bit.ly/PocketBearPr...

Carl Hiaasen shared this originally - it's about the owls from his wonderful children's book Hoot. Please sign the petition and share it. If you read what is going on, you'll be horrified, as I am. #booksky #conservation #owls

I really enjoyed Under the Stars by Beatriz Williams. It's the perfect summer read and a great combination of mystery and historical fiction. #booksky #bookreview (My review was first posted on Bookreporter.com)

In addition to butterfly watching, I am reading and reviewing as well!! Currently reaching this one by Sarah Pekkanen.

A red Admiral, a white Admiral, and a Pearl Crescent, not including the Monarchs, have been in my garden in the past week!!❤️ I LOVE having native plants!! #butterflies #nativeplants #nativegarden #savetheenvironment #plantnative

Here's another butterfly that showed up. He looks like he's at the end of his life with tattered wings...💔

Another one showing them playing together. I love spending time outside watching them. One afternoon there were two pairs of #monarchs. #monarchbutterflies #plantnative

These two monarchs have been spending afternoons in my garden for two weeks now. It's magical. And that's why I plant native. #monarch #monarchbutterflies #nativeplants

Wayward Girls by @susanwiggs.com is really a novel worth reading. It's historical fiction at its best - and truly shocking. But also touching and beautifully created. My review was first posted on Bookreporter.com.

Keep up the pressure

Far and Away by @amypoeppel.bsky.social is a LOVELY summer read! I really enjoyed it. My review was first posted on Bookreporter. #booksky #bookreview pamelakramer.com/2025/07/28/f...

I really enjoyed this sweet, touching fantasy by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social. Perfect summer read! #booksky #bookreview #fantasy

Yeah. This'll make Americans healthier again...🤬🤬🤬

This is a really good middle grade novel about locked rooms by @lindsayncurrie.bsky.social. It's a great choice for libraries and classrooms. Note: I gave it to my adult daughter before she went to a locked room challenge as a primer. She loved it! I did, too.

FAFO...

#booksky #bookreview Looking for a fabulous summer read? Look no further than @carlhiaasen.com's latest novel, Fever Beach. Especially now, in these depressing political times, reading Hiaasen is an excuse to laugh. I loved it. My review was also posted on Bookreporter.com.