Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over

This year, I read 86 books, which was 10 more than last year. Of those, 29 were audio and 57 were print (6 were graphic novels). Of the print books, 35 were ebooks and 22 were book books. #AmReading #LibraryLife

Christmas kitty!

#LibFaves25, Day 10! ALL THE WATER IN THE WORLD by @eirencaffall.bsky.social was my favorite book this year. It’s a meditative novel that dwells on memories of the World That Was before disastrous climate change & contemplates how we carry what has been salvaged into the future. Beautifully written!

#LibFaves25, Day 9 MEMORIAL DAYS by Geraldine Brooks is a loving & powerful memoir of her grief after the sudden death of her husband, author Tony Horwitz. Brooks looks back on the hours & weeks after she was notified & chronicles her time on a remote island years later to finally grieve in full.

#LibFaves25, Day 8 Chuck Wendig’s THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS was a wild ride! The novel is a creepy exploration of lifetime friendships and what we owe to one another, and was immersive in the tradition of the best Stephen King novels I read in my early teens.

#LibFaves25, Day 7 Sally Mann is, amazingly, as great a writer as she is a photographer. ART WORK is a meditation on creativity and the work of life and art. Peppered with photos and bits of her letters, this was a quick but deep read.

#LibFaves25, Day 6 THE THIRD RULE OF TIME TRAVEL by Philip Fracassi is a terrific sci-fi novel. Rather than look at the physics of time travel, it studies the emotional toll of revisiting your own past and the growing suspicion that you might not be just observing that past in spite of the rules.

#LibFaves25, Day 5 SISTERS IN THE WIND by Angeline Boulley is an excellent extension of the Sugar Island series, focused on Lucy Smith, a young Ojibwe woman on the run from her past. The novel is a slow discovery of her story, as she tries to learn to trust.

#LibFaves25 - Day 4 LIVING IN THE PRESENT WITH JOHN PRINE by Tom Piazza is a shining star of a book, a brief account of a brief but deep friendship between the author and the singer-songwriter. This book made me miss JP all over again and sent me back to his quirky, beautiful albums.

#LibFaves25, Day 3 KING SORROW by Joe Hill - College friends summon a dragon in a time of desperation. But they don’t realize that dragons don’t play fair. The novel follows the group over 30 years as the ramifications of their deal reverberate through their lives & friendships.

#LibFaves25 Day 2 BOG QUEEN by Anna North is a novel that moves back and forth between a modern discovery of a woman preserved in a bog in England and that woman’s life in the Iron Age.

It’s #LibFaves25, Day 1! ATMOSPHERE by Taylor Jenkins Reid was beautiful and wrenching and then beautiful again. Perhaps the sweetest and best description of new love, straight or gay, I’ve ever read.

Library friends, please share!! Library faves kicks off on Monday, December 8th! Count down your 📚 10 favorite books 📚 published in 2025, 1 per day, through 12/17. TITLE in caps, tag #LibFaves25.

while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

Chat GPT is apparently the new Helicopter Parent. I’ll plan a road trip for you. Drive around with your sister. Here’s a playlist. Or: You’re a morning person so study then. Have a coffee before you begin. I’ll add it to your calendar. 🙄

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

[Exit King.]

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#caturday #Waylon

You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes. #romancelandia

Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?

Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/

Since 1958, West Point has honored one U.S. citizen annually with the Sylvanus Thayer Award for embodying the values of "Duty, Honor, Country." Tom Hanks was set to receive the award later this month. His ceremony was just abruptly canceled by the Academy. (thread)

fucking hysterical to hear the 'poor little genAI industry' crying about being bullied with "copyright law" as if it's some novel, untested area of jurisprudence. If you don't want to be sued by 7 million people don't steal from 7 million people, that's a pretty simple legal concept

@lylelovett.bsky.social and His Large Band, coming up! #NewHaven

How it’s done.

When you strip away humanity

Okay, @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy , did I seriously hear you this morning play audio from Bill Cosby, talking about the death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner? Bill Cosby, convicted rapist, accused by over 60 women?!? You could have talked to LITERALLY. ANY. OTHER. CASTMEMBER. JFC.

#ShowMeYourKnits Blue Week. The yarn was my souvenir from our September trip to Ireland. Townhouse Yarns Drury DK; Color: Oiche. The pattern is Slouchy Copy Cat Hat on Ravelry, mods by nireknit. A really easy, fun pattern that I knit at a bluegrass festival in Vermont. #KnitSky 🧶

The Blackbird of Annoyance has replaced the Bluebird of Happiness in my life

Instead of starting new parties and complaining about a broken system, how about we just overturn Citizens United and tell billionaires to keep their money out of our democracy.

Book banners always seem confused about how we can call something a ban if the books are still available elsewhere. I'll put this in a way they'll understand. When your outreach leader was barred from going within 2500 feet of a playground? Still a ban even though they sell slides on Amazon.

Charlotte always manages to make me feel a glimmer of hope.

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

Back home for Prairie Home Companion #Tanglewood #WesternMass #Home

Stop saying you’re fine….none of this is fine. youtu.be/SPtMGaYLaas

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My thoughts on what’s going on in Los Angeles:

Major media are afraid to tell us that Trump is in the process of setting up a dictatorship. They know it — everyone closely following the news knows it — but they fear that telling such a stark truth would seem “partisan” and make them a target. Their failure to sound the alarm endangers us all.

Another big FU from Harvard… free online courses on the US government, the US constitution, civic engagement, and more. pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...

On my way home from work yesterday, I passed under 3 overpasses full of signs and people out in the rain, standing up for what’s right. Your perseverance gives me hope, inspires me in my own resistance, and made me tear up while driving. Thank you. #OverpassesForDemocracy #WesternMass #I91 🚙

NEW: ALA salutes Dr Carla Hayden for her exceptional service to the nation as the Librarian of Congress. We are deeply disappointed in Dr Hayden's abrupt & unjust dismissal last night, an insult to the scope & breadth of her work. Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...

Pretzel Shortbread - It’s divine! #foodsky #shortbread #baking

Two Knubbelchens finished in the nick of time for two colleagues having Work Baby Showers tomorrow. I love this pattern, and it makes a sweet and quick baby gift. #knitting #knitsky Free pattern by pezi888, available on Ravelry.