Caitlin Cass's graphic work SUFFRAGE SONG (@fantagraphics.bsky.social) explores the complicated history of the women's suffrage movement, as progess hasn't come easily & history has ignored many voices, though she ends on an optimistic note; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

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Eloghosa Osunde's NECESSARY FICTION (@riverheadbooks.bsky.social) celebrates the love and care that various members of the LGBTQ community in Nigeria have for one another, helping them shape meaningful lives for themselves and each other; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

@garrettcarr.bsky.social's THE BOY FROM THE SEA (@aaknopf.bsky.social) uses the titular boy to trace the development of Donegal and the struggles and successes of one family in that town; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

The Federal Election Commission flagged routine midyear financial reports from several Tennessee Republicans, including Blackburn, Harshbarger and Green.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Yael van der Wouden's debut novel THE SAFEKEEP (@avidreaderpress.bsky.social) raises questions about how people keep secrets from themselves, but also about how we ignore unpleasant truths about our countries and world; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

Canada still allows military goods to be sold to Israel, has yet to even recognize the genocide in Gaza, though it “strongly condemns” what is going on over there (wow, chilling). But it’s definite hardline action barring an Irish musical group from the country because we don’t tolerate terrorists.

Charlotte McConaghy's WILD DARK SHORE (@flatironbooks.bsky.social) wants readers to confront the realities of climate change just as much as its characters need to confront the reality of their lives; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

Maris Kreizman's I WANT TO BURN THIS PLACE DOWN (@eccobooks.bsky.social) weaves the political and personal to remind readers they're always cojoined to show the real impact of political decisions; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

Yiyun Li's THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW (@fsgbooks.bsky.social) is a meditation on grief, as Li reflects on the suicide of her second son (six years after her oldest committed suicide), an insight into the different ways we deal with loss; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

Lydia Millet's ATAVISTS (@wwnorton.com) continues her concerns about climate change; the final story "Optimist" seems to show that Millet is not one, but she keeps ringing the alarm bells in compelling stories, just in case; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

Charlotte Wood's STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL (@riverheadbooks.bsky.social) follows an unnamed narrator's reflections on the good or harm she and others have done in the world, as Wood raises the question of what it means to live a good life; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

Donal Ryan's HEART BE AT PEACE (@vikingbooks.bsky.social) has a multitude of voices trying to understand their relationships and their changing town; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

Checked Out by Katie Fricas (Drawn & Quarterly, 2025) reviewed by Kevin Brown www.tcj.com/reviews/chec...

Another poem I missed, this one from the Bond Street Review: inkpublications1.wixsite.com/mysite

It seems I missed these three poems when Stickman Review's summer issue came out: stickmanreview.com

@nussaibah.bsky.social's FUNDAMENTALLY (Tiny Reparations Books) is a comic novel that takes aim at Westerners' view of Muslims, especially the organizations that supposedly work to help; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

Casey Johnston's A PHYSICAL EDUCATION (@grandcentralpub.bsky.social) tells the story of how Johnston discovered weight lifting, broke free of diet culture, and found power in herself; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

Katie Fricas's CHECKED OUT (@dandq.bsky.social) celebrates libraries, New York, and the development of the main character, Lou, as an artist; you should definitely check it out (I couldn't resist); thanks to @comicsjournal.bsky.social: www.tcj.com/reviews/chec...

Spike Lee loves NY, music, and Denzel; when he's on, there might not be anybody better; he's on at @belcourttheatre.bsky.social right now.

Muybridge by Guy Delisle, translated by Helge Dascher and Rob Aspinall (Drawn & Quarterly, 2025) reviewed by Kevin Brown www.tcj.com/reviews/muyb...

Guy Delisle's MUYBRIDGE (@dandq.bsky.social) sets the famous photographer in context and shows the influence his work continues to have, including in graphic works like Delisle's; thanks to @comicsjournal.bsky.social: www.tcj.com/reviews/muyb...

Madeleine Thien's THE BOOK OF RECORDS (@wwnorton.com) explores time and space by bending time and space, while oppression and power (and, thus, rebellion and hope) run throughout history; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

Michael Joseph Gross's STRONGER (@duttonbooks.bsky.social) takes a historical look at muscle in the classical period, women's strength in the 19th and 20th centuries, and contemporary research into strength in older adults; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

@lucaseschaefer.bsky.social's THE SLIP (@simonandschuster.bsky.social) follows characters who aren't quite what they say; sometimes, they grow into who they want to be, while other times, they're left without a clear identity; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

Ocean Vuong's THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS (@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) portrays often-overlooked low-wage workers and the found families that frequently occur among those society marginalizes; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

Ocean Vuong's THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS (@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) portrays often-overlooked low-wage workers and the found families that frequently occur among those society marginalizes; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

Meghan O’Gieblyn's GOD, HUMAN, ANIMAL, MACHINE (@doubledaybooks.bsky.social) delves into the metaphors we use to talk about technology and our minds; how those metaphors connect to religion/theology; and where those metaphors break down; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

Nothing like coming into town and finding a copy of Hindsight in the mailbox with my essay (and a bunch of others I can't wait to read)

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@florenceknapp.bsky.social's THE NAMES (@pameladormanbooks.bsky.social) is one of the best novels I've read this year; Knapp asks great questions about how our names and pasts define us, while not settling for easy answers for her characters; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

Last night, Congress voted to clawback funds for public media. Support WPLN now at wpln.org/give

Congress has decided to claw back previously approved funding for public media. This decision hurts people in communities across the country, but it has only strengthened our resolve to keep Americans informed and connected. (1/2)

Tsunami by Ned Wenlock (Pow Pow, 2025), reviewed by Kevin Brown www.tcj.com/reviews/tsun...

💥 The reviews keep coming, and they have just been so positive. Thank you to @comicsjournal.bsky.social for writing about our graphic novel! CC: @badiucao.bsky.social 🔗 www.tcj.com/reviews/you-...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's DREAM COUNT (@aaknopf.bsky.social) moves through four different women's lives, including a high-profile sexual assault, all with a focus on relationships & the ways women can live; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

Ned Wenlock’s Tsunami (which won a thing at the NZ book awards this year) got a Nth American release, and so, this great review in the Comics Journal. Nice! www.tcj.com/reviews/tsun...

Thanks to The Walnut Branch for accepting my flash essay "Sonder"; I can't wait to see the new issue with cover art here by Laurie Geisen

Ned Wenlock's TSUNAMI (Pow Pow) follows 12-year-old Peter who is struggling with a wave of emotions; despite the young adult awards this book has won, it's for all ages; thanks to @comicsjournal.bsky.social: www.tcj.com/reviews/tsun...

Kevin Wilson's RUN FOR THE HILLS (@eccobooks.bsky.social) explores what it's like to find a family the characters didn't know existed or that they needed; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

Yasmin Zaher's THE COIN (@catapultbooks.bsky.social) is more character than plot, as a Palestinian woman tries to find out where she belongs in the world, dealing with the trauma of displacement and her past; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

In Catherine Airey's CONFESSIONS (@marinerbooks.bsky.social), three generations of Irish women discover themselves through relationships, art, and culture in a society that limits their attempts; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

I had a flash essay published in the latest issue of Corvus Review: corev.ink

@alisonbechdel.bsky.social's SPENT (@marinerbooks.bsky.social) explores ideas of fame and selling out, coupled with various relationships that should remind readers of Bechdel's DYKES TO WATCH OUT FOR; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

In GINSENG ROOTS (@pantheonbooks.bsky.social), Craig Thompson reflects on his childhood hometown, their connection to ginseng, ginseng's role in the world, and Thompson's struggles as an artist; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and Nashville Public Library: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

@lailalalami.com's THE DREAM HOTEL (@pantheonbooks.bsky.social) portrays a near-future America, while critiquing the role of money in prisons, technology, and climate destruction; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and Nashville Public Library: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

Here's a review of Natasha Brown's UNIVERSALITY (@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) for @newpages.bsky.social; Brown's use of different points of view questions the stability of narrative, while each character is driven by greed; thanks to Nashville Public Library: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

I reviewed Sanam Mahloudji's THE PERSIANS (@scribnerbooks.bsky.social) for @newpages.bsky.social; this debut novel explores several generations of women dealing with the Iranian revolution, but also how to be mothers and daughters; thanks to Nashvile Public Library: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

Colum McCann's TWIST (@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) explores narrative and breaks in communication, though it also reminds us that repair might be possible; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...