It’s 70 here today, so I mordanted some wool and I’m letting it air dry. Hoping to make a Felix pullover with this after I dye it with either madder or cochineal. 🧶 #naturaldye #wool #knitsky

“Don’t read too much.” Writers should always consume MORE books, IMO.

I reviewed Boxcutters earlier this year for @necessaryfiction.com and these stories delighted me to no end. Stories that ridicule the status quo are always necessary, but they are especially needed now. Go buy good books, including this one! #booksky #writersky

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

Stunning new revelation: Epstein hung out almost exclusively with guys who had black boxes where their heads should be.

Shocked, thrilled, all the things to find my book of stories on this long list. 😳

I love knitting the same patterns over again. This is the Wick Shawl by Curious Handmade. The tweed feels so cozy! What patterns do you turn to again and again?🧶 #shawlknitting #knitting #knitsky

Muting a Black woman to claim the vote was unanimous is so incredibly on the nose

Does she…does she know that Kennedy is dead? #politcs #Karolineleavitt

The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story. Holy. Shit. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

can you just release a book covering trump's presidency that calmly explains the events that occured and then shows his posts about them

We’re excited to announce the acquisition of Bill Griffin’s poetry manuscript, Permanence and Flux. It is forthcoming from ironoakeditions.bsky.social in the Fall of 2027.

Brown University is a beautiful place, where people come to work and learn. I am filled with horror by news of this tragedy.

This is a shame. I taught intro to lit courses for 14 years, and I also taught high school. 95% of my students read everything because I chose novels that interested them. I also scaffolded their reading skills. Why give up on students so easily?! #booksky #writersky

Been so busy this year that I’ve visited few brick-and-mortar bookstores (though I order from my favorite indie shops). Today, though, I went in person, and walked out with these lovely surprises. ♥️ #booksky #books #novels

MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”

Ali Smith’s Spring. Close second: Jesse Ball’s Census. What are your choices, fellow friends of #writersky ? #booksky

Absolutely love the Nicks blouse pattern by #closetcore. I made version B in cotton from Merchant and Mills. I may move the buttons down on future versions. One of my favorite makes all year. What did you love sewing in 2025? #garmentsewing #sewsky

Who has made this 🤣

Deadnaming Rachel Levine is abhorrent, but not a surprise coming from this administration. It’s also pretty rich given that J D Vance has changed his name a million times based on his daddy figure of the hour. #politics #rachellevine #transrights

wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics

If only there had been signs that a group of below average men who espouse misogynist views and are led by an adjudicated rapist would treat their female colleagues poorly.

When my copy came in the mail, I immediately started reading and couldn’t put it down!! #writersky #booksky

This is a beautiful reminder that we shouldn’t pit the humanities against STEM. Great thinkers see how their own fields intersect with others, and they take inspiration from many parts of the world. ♥️

Over and over and over again the people who have observed RFK Jr.’s anti-vax propaganda for decades have said he will not stop until he takes away as many vaccines as he can. And the current U.S. government is aiding and abetting him.

Been so busy at work I have barely had time to post about our books but gonna make up for that today. Buy our books!

Made a new dress for Friendsgiving. Fabric is expensive because of the tariffs, so I used a pattern I know and love well: The Dress Shirt by Merchant and Mills. Anyone else make something for Thanksgiving? #garmentsewing #dressmaking #merchantandmills

Felt terribly anxious today and decided to watch Lanthimos’s Bugonia…and it helped? Worried about what this says about me. #filmsky #bugonia #movies

From Necessary Fiction: "Tamar Shapiro’s Restitution is a thought-provoking exploration of how personal pain cannot be resolved through retribution but may be to some extent assuaged by empathy." necessaryfiction.com/reviews/rest...

If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?

Timeline cleanse! Our cat sat under the the tree before I could even decorate it. She’ll pretty much live on the tree skirt until we take the tree down. 😉 #cats #holidays #catsky

Trump feuding with Marjorie Taylor Greene but being in love with Zohran Mamdani was not on my November 2025 bingo card

❄️WINTER READING SALE ❄️ We’re running a winter sale on our website until 11.59 p.m. GMT on 19 December, with a 30 per cent discount across our website, including Fiction, Essay, Classics and Poetry titles, subscriptions, collections and tote bags. ❄️ Shop now: bit.ly/4oRFpxc

Remember Jamal Khashoggi.

"Charlotte's Web" is a story about a tiny and nearly invisible creature using the only skills she has to protect a friend and neighbor who's about to be butchered to make the farmer some money, and he returns the favor by caring for her children. Just in case you needed the reminder.

That new Wuthering Heights trailer calling it the greatest love story of all time has me wondering if I read a completely different book with that title.

I have a weakness for stories about about East/West Germany, and loved Shapiro’s novel. Thanks for sharing my review, @regalhouse.bsky.social! #writersky #books

Thank you for publishing my review of Restitution, @necessaryfiction.com ! And thanks for the copy of this wonderful novel, @regalhouse.bsky.social

“Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. Books are proof that humans are capable of working magic." Carl Sagan

A peek at what's on tap this week! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/a-l... #booksky

Finished my Lazy Gardener’s quilt! I used white fabric to create a stronger contrast. All the fabric is from the Flowerland series by Ruby Star Society. Husband is holding it up! 😂 #quiltsky #sewsky

Let this sink in. The President of the United States is now appealing a court order forcing him to feed starving children.

When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo

The 2026 CAAPP Book Prize is now open! The submission deadline is December 15th, 2025, and the winning manuscript will be published by AHP & receive a $3,000 prize. As always, submissions are free. This year's final judge is Ladan Osman.

Submit your pieces to @fiveminutelit.bsky.social so that I can read them alongside the rest of the team! #writersky #memoir #cnf #writing

THE OFFICIAL COVER REVEAL! Pre-order your copy so you'll be the first to get it: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804471...

I used to subscribe to many magazines/newspapers: Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, etc. but I can’t financially juggle that anymore. To say nothing, of course, of the terrible writing and pro-corporate messaging coming from these outlets. #writersky #politics

We have a paperbark maple in our side yard. This time of year it’s especially gorgeous. I’d never seen one before we bought our house, but it’s my favorite part of our property! #gardensky #trees #autumn