We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation in 2025! "Each of these books arrives in English in expert and accessible translations that honour the art and voice of their original authors." tinyurl.com/f9sccz4v

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Spent an hour sitting across the table from the hottest person I’ve ever seen in my life this morning and instead of saying literally anything about that I said “what are your plans for Thanksigiving”

am reminded of the old joke: what did James Watson discover? Rosalind Franklin’s notes.

A website I’ve never visited: you’ve reached your monthly article limit

This is such a small thing, but I melt every time it happens: My go-to email signoff is “Waving from my desk, Jana.” A lot of times, I’ll send a first-ever email to someone new, and in their message they’ll sign off saying “Waving back, [Name]” 🥹

Tuesday's sky.

I was lucky to have seen Laura give a talk on this work back in 2024. So thrilled at the news of the cover reveal and can’t wait to read the book

This is my Roman Empire. I can’t picture images in my head and didn’t realize until a few years ago that it was something other people could do

This might be the best email I’ve ever received.

I’ve become so absorbed, over these last few days, by a new-to-me book series — it’s all-consuming to the point that I’m involuntarily skipping meals, not sleeping, & running my iPad down to 0% charge because I can’t put it down

(podcaster wedding vows) OK so first let's talk about how we got here

This was so good

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

One of the questions we ask all of our guests, on @womenofletters.org, is what keeps them going. For me, a lot of it is a combination of the desire to do a good job, to do it with care, & to do all of that in such a way that it ends up meaning something to the people I respect

Beach sand.

Me any time I read an acknowledgements section in a book

For Women of Letters, I had the great pleasure of talking with @emjsmith.bsky.social. We discuss her debut novel, her background in tech, how she navigated the transition to writing full-time, what she’s working on next, & so much more. 📚💙 womenofletters.substack.com/p/emily-j-smith

For Women of Letters, I had the great pleasure of talking with @emjsmith.bsky.social. We discuss her debut novel, her background in tech, how she navigated the transition to writing full-time, what she’s working on next, & so much more. 📚💙 womenofletters.substack.com/p/emily-j-smith

From @whyy.org in Philadelphia, our talk with Terry Gross. Now on video! An honor to celebrate half a century of @nprfreshair.bsky.social.

The only podcast I still listen to at 1x speed

This was an absolute treasure trove of thoughtful advice. And I already know I’m going to continue sitting with Priya’s resonant phrase, the “geography of the possible,” for the rest of the day

we hit 2 billion posts today! 🥳

For Women of Letters, I had the great pleasure of talking with @corinnelow.com. We discuss her new book, the economics of women’s lives, why she left a job at the top consulting firm in the world, becoming a tenured professor at Wharton, & so much more. 📚💙 womenofletters.substack.com/p/corinne-low

For Women of Letters, I had the great pleasure of talking with @corinnelow.com. We discuss her new book, the economics of women’s lives, why she left a job at the top consulting firm in the world, becoming a tenured professor at Wharton, & so much more. 📚💙 womenofletters.substack.com/p/corinne-low

Her debut memoir, the importance of having mentors, the decision to open a bookstore and write full-time, & so much more— A wide-ranging interview with LAMBDA Literary Nonfiction Fellow Nikkya Hargrove. 📚💙 womenofletters.substack.com/p/nikkya-hargrove

Hi from your friendly neighbourhood flower paparazzi

You want me to update this spreadsheet? Taylor Alison Swift just announced that she’s engaged to be married and you want me to update this spreadsheet??

So excited about this interview @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social! Thank you @vesnajaksiclowe.bsky.social for asking such insightful questions! And enormous thanks to @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social 🤍

I love the light and shade on these flowers.

It’s exciting to see these ideas gaining more traction. Or, rather, *regaining* traction — public-facing writing didn’t always carry the stigma that it now does, and we lost something important along the way when it started to 🧪

A fantastic interview between Iris Jamahl Dunkle and @rebeccaromney.com on the women who influenced Jane Austen’s work

“When I was working on Wall Street, I felt an intense chronophobia—the fear of the passing of time—afraid that I wouldn’t be able to do everything I wanted to do in this life. I felt that my days did not belong to me. Today, somehow, I feel time-rich.” Our conversation with Carrie Sun continues ⬇️

Monday's sky.

Alright, Bsky — I think I just discovered our new favourite website. @dlazaro.ca built the coolest thing: if you go to sky.dlazaro.ca, you can get a snapshot of what the sky currently looks like at your approximate location as a gorgeous CSS gradient. Here’s mine from this morning ☀️

My essay on how the early modern camera obscura brought us more deeply into our interior lives is now live @publicdomainrev.bsky.social publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-ea...

For @womenofletters.org, I had the great pleasure of talking with Carrie Sun. We discuss her widely acclaimed memoir, working at one of the most prestigious hedge funds in the world, why “process over outcome” is bad advice, & so much more. 📚💙 womenofletters.substack.com/p/carrie-sun

From fresh voices to Booker Prize alumni, here's everything you need to know about this year's longlist. thebookerprizes.com/everything-y...

Never not living for the moment when someone’s emails to me shift from hi-comma to hi-exclamation-mark

For @womenofletters.org, I had the great pleasure of talking with Kapka Kassabova. We discuss her experience of growing up in Bulgaria, her award-winning Balkan quartet of books, creating her own literary genre, & so much more. 📚💙 womenofletters.substack.com/p/kapka-kassabova

“ Place is such a central thing in my work and in my life. It’s the great love of my life. I couldn’t really spend 2 years researching a book in a place unless I’m in love with that place.” Read or listen to our full interview with Kapka Kassabova here:

For @womenofletters.org, I had the great pleasure of talking with Kapka Kassabova. We discuss her experience of growing up in Bulgaria, her award-winning Balkan quartet of books, creating her own literary genre, & so much more. 📚💙 womenofletters.substack.com/p/kapka-kassabova

I have this one rose plant that doesn’t get enough sun and hasn’t grown much over the course of its existence. But every summer it produces one perfect bloom and I have no choice but to respect the effort it puts in.

Calling it now: @melissafebos.bsky.social’s THE DRY SEASON is the book of the summer

Sunday's sky.

“Various people have said, ‘I failed to get a book deal.’ And I’m sitting here thinking, ‘Did you? Or did you just not get a book deal?’” Jennifer Baker on redefining success and failure: