It is very difficult to see Israel (and the ADL, for that matter) throwing around the term antisemitism at anyone who isn’t a Zionist, especially when Bondi Beach just happened and there are enough real instances of antisemitism in the world.

I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this. He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.

I know this isn’t right or good, but given that January is my least favorite month I try to drink a little extra during it.

Mamdani: Where else can you hear the sound of the steel pan, savor the smell of sancocho, and pay $9 for coffee on the same block? Where else could a Muslim kid like me grow up eating bagels and lox every Sunday?

Didn’t expect to start crying at the chants of “tax the rich” during the NYC mayoral inauguration.

Mandy Patinkin singing with the PS 22 chorus before @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s inauguration

I will not succumb to seasonal depression in Zohran’s New York!

Three hours!

Four more hours until everyone at the Table of Success pulls a dine and dash.

2025 was an excellent year for books, if nothing else...

Damn, the AI-created supplemental section that invented fake books to read for the Chicago Sun Times only came out 7 months ago.

a true ally 🥴

Here is a problem I never imagined having: which of the two books about Bernie Goetz should I read this winter? Not sure I can stomach both.

I tend to catastrophize, so I feel so lucky that Josh did a 2025 roundup and reminded me of some of the good things that happened. 💗 Josh was everywhere as usual, I put out a book, and we adopted an angel.

Some good news: “This year, 422 newly opened stores joined the American Booksellers Association — nearly a hundred more than joined last year.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...

Delighted to be quoted in this piece about the fabulous @bethmacy.bsky.social running for Congress in Virginia's ruby-red 6th District.

Feels like every popular history of the Mitford sisters has the tone of like, enjoy the adventures of the delightfully madcap sisters and see what happens when a fuehrer causes some mischief!

my 3 favorite books from 2025 were ‘the royal we’ by roddy bottum, ‘i want to burn this place down’ by maris kreizman, and ‘the dad rock that made me a woman’ by niko stratis. thank you for supporting these authors and purchasing these books on my brief but sincere recommendation

Speaking of goals for the new year, if you were to launch a podcast in the year 2026, which platform would you use? Asking for myself...

Are you surprised by how little you know about Palestine? Would you like to do something about that? I have a recommendation. Pick up this book. This is Not a Border: Reflection & Reportage from the Palestine Festival of Literature. www.palfest.org/this-is-not-...

One of the most perfect albums of all time, just under the wire in the 90s.

I follow a lot of dogs on Instagram (I know, a shock) because I find them charming, and I just need their owners to know that using AI to make them appear more like mushrooms does not enhance their charm at all. Let the dogs be charming on their own.

I just cannot imagine a world in which I have to put on makeup every time I want to talk about books.

Newsletter paid sub and/or buying the book are the best ways to support!

I wrote about the publishing industry’s complicity in spreading misinformation in an essay in my book. It was excerpted here. lithub.com/a-series-of-...

Social media hits different when you actually like the thing that everyone else is talking about. Thanks, hockey smut/cry show.

This is the apotheosis of masculinity, actually.

I know Barnes and Noble is having a big sale today and if that's your local brick and mortar bookstore, that's great, but if an indie bookstore is your local, please consider shopping there instead And preordering my next book, The Edge of Space-Time, counts as shopping 😉 #BookSky

Once more, post-season finale.

2025 was a very strange year to be a person whose Wario is Bari Weiss.

This is amazingly insightful. Love.

Still can’t believe I had to see this at the Marriott in Austin.

I did a little preview of 2026 books by authors we (or I) know and love. So many favorites are publishing fiction next year. www.themarisreview.com/the-maris-re...

Over and over during this episode, and over many If Books Could Kill episodes, my main thought was imagine how much chaos we could have avoided if only publishers had independent fact checkers.

I wrote about Pluribus and the dangers of writing exclusively for the fans. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...

The sombrero-wearer has chimed in.

I feel like my experience after 3 months back on LinkedIn might be a microcosm of society right now? Zero job leads, many requests from people I don't know for favors, and now I'm mostly just being encouraged to play online games instead.

Bill Clinton has to be cooked now, right? Right?

Spotted a 60-something man on the beach reading Olivia Nuzzi’s “American Canto.” His wife is nearby. She has Mar-a-Lago face and is wearing a trucker hat that says “Sun. Yoga. Champagne.” She’s been watching a live cam feed of her front door on a comically large tablet for the last 20 minutes.

I was diagnosed with diabetes 38 years ago today. I live a mostly normal life interrupted by the 1 zillion decisions I have to make about my health every day. I'm lucky. Today and always, everyone deserves unfettered access to the healthcare they need. mutualaiddiabetes.com/donate/

“Just four books yearly”

It would be so funny if this was an intensive course to teach you how to send one of those scam marketing emails from Toni Morrison or Elena Ferrante.

It would be so funny if this was an intensive course to teach you how to send one of those scam marketing emails from Toni Morrison or Elena Ferrante.

Funny how I actively chose to hibernate for the past few weeks but I can still experience loads of FOMO.

Most anticipated debuts in this week's edition of The Maris Review. Look at all these beauties. www.themarisreview.com/the-maris-re...

I am so grateful, in a world with seemingly less and less book coverage every day, that @lithub.com.web.brid.gy exists. If you're grateful too, maybe you'll consider becoming a member? lithub.memberful.com/join

I'm so so honored that two of my favorite critics put me on their lists of the best books of the year! ✨ One of them is @maris.bsky.social at @annehelen.bsky.social's Culture Study. (You should subscribe to both Culture Study and the Maris Review, by the way.) www.patreon.com/posts/very-b...

Most anticipated debuts in this week's edition of The Maris Review. Look at all these beauties. www.themarisreview.com/the-maris-re...

Once more for the people who are wise and self-restrained enough to not check social media on weekends.

I really hope Mel Brooks is okay.