Spent much of today reading A Death on Corfu, an new cozy mystery from Emily Sullivan (@paperbacklady.bsky.social) I had preordered it from River Bend & it was a delight! Do recommend. app.thestorygraph.com/books/38acda...

Happy belated book birthday to @paperbacklady.bsky.social and A DEATH ON CORFU! I absolutely ADORED this swoony historical mystery, and I hope it's the first of many in the series!!!

Murder meets slow-burn on a sun-drenched Greek island. 🇬🇷 In Ep 24 of Undercurrents of Romance, I chat with Emily Sullivan (@paperbacklady.bsky.social) about A DEATH ON CORFU—a cozy mystery where secrets simmer and sparks fly. Watch: youtu.be/vStY2-7g5bE #Booksky📚💙 #Romancelandia

The most important climate fight in the country right now is in Connecticut. If the investor-owned utilities there succeed in their naked attempt to knock off their top regulator, the chilling effect on other PUC commissioners' willing to challenge utility capture nationally could be devastating.

3 things I did this morning to try and help, in case they inspire you to do similar things in your area: 1. Set up a small monthly donation to Wikipedia and Internet Archive. As websites get doctored or scrubbed, keeping records becomes even more important. These are 2 places trying to do that.

The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜 The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization. Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵

I want to spell out the basic reason it’s so dangerous for Elon to have control of the U.S. payments system. It may seem like a technical matter, but the dynamics are simple. 1/x

For folks who say, "Why should I even bother calling my Democratic Senator? They'll vote the right way..." I need you to understand that when Dem electeds try to justify why they're cowering in terror from Trump right now, the VERY FIRST THING THEY CITE is: "no one's calling my office"

We bombard our electeds offices with calls. They need to hear from us, and the phones cannot stop ringing. Email if you can't call. Write letters if you can't email. Request district office meetings. Our electeds CANNOT rest.

🎉Another big milestone! We've passed $75K! 🎉 These donations are going to make such a big difference for people whose lives have been devastated by the fires. Thank you! But we know we can raise even more to help the wildfire victims. Let's keep pushing toward our goal of $120,000! #kidlit

The MRS. NASH'S ASHES ebook is on sale for $4.99 across retailers! Links ⬇️

People still care. People still try to help. Help where you can.

For SoCal friends, Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can. For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla