Hey, #sandiego! Take a break and feed your mind along with fellow language lovers as we celebrate some wonderful words! It’s free and open to the public, but you must register.

“At least they nailed Odysseus’ Boston accent.” www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie... #language

Pleased to learn a new-to-me phrase today!

Sheesh. Looking at my new passport photo and all I can think is “Girl, who licked the red off of YOUR candy??” 😐

Super-fun live show by @susiedentwords.bsky.social live show in Basingstoke today. Agreed that we need a word for that first wonderful whiff of autumn. Mind the lexical gap!

Logophiles assemble! Just back from @susiedentwords.bsky.social at the Haymarket, where I found myself sitting next to @marthabarnette.bsky.social from 'A Way With Words' 📖

Woot! Congrats, y’all!

Cat got your etymology?

This is gonna be fun!

Props to my dear friend Lillian Faderman for this splendid review of the new film based on her book SCOTCH VERDICT! www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

Happy birthday, Chuck D!

“In other words, Spanish is not a foreign language. It's woven all through the history, culture, and communities of the United States, especially the Southwest, California, and Florida. You cannot name the most important parts of California without Spanish.” Thanks, @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social‬

January links! Credits: @mashedradish.bsky.social @marthabarnette.bsky.social @paperairplane.pub @stancarey.bsky.social @stronglang.bsky.social @grammargirl.bsky.social & more! fritinancy.substack.com/p/january-li...

But wait — where’s Useless Etymology??

“ . . made my first foray into audiobooks with my girl Martha Barnette’s impossibly delightful (and wonderfully narrated) Friends with Words.” Thanks, The Millions! themillions.com/2025/12/a-ye...

A chewy chat about aging, regrets, goals, and adjusting—and how words change as we do. Check out this @oldstermag.bsky.social questionnaire:

When it comes to books, I guess you can judge a cover. Here’s a spectacular list from @literaryhub.bsky.social. I’m delighted it includes the gorgeous cover of FRIENDS WITH WORDS. Richly deserved! The whole list is a treat for the eyes.

Listen in and nerd out! Lots of fun chatting about words and wonderful books 🙂📚

Great time sharing the joy of language with Arik and his listeners!

Fun chat about memoir and hypnagogic inspiration with @saribotton.bsky.social (“Hypnagogic”? Hint: It’s a great excuse for a nap! 😁) #memoir #writersofbluesky #amwriting #readinglist #bookchat

Well, THAT’s a nice little bit of good news amid all the other mishegoss! Friends with Words made USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Booklist last week. Huzzah!

Taking my own damn escalator ride! See y’all tonight in Lexington!

Word Nerdery alert: Come peep us at the South Burlington Library in VT tonight!

What a light, what a life. 💔

Hey, book lovers in the South! I’ll be there this weekend, in conversation with @stefanfatsis.bsky.social to talk about his new book and mine. Join us! #friendswithwords 📚

I somehow missed “groksucker” until just now.

Looking forward to chatting with Spain’s largest English speaking talk radio station shortly!

My book makes this Arkansas library’s “Most Requested” list. Yay #libraries and #books! 📚👓

Super-fun interview on WORT-FM about my mom, playing the Pink Panther theme, how Ritalin was named, and my upcoming appearance in Madison, Wisconsin, on Oct. 26! www.wortfm.org/martha-barne...

So much fun to chew the fat with y’all! 🙏🏼

I’m so looking forward to signing #FriendswithWords and meeting other book lovers at this festival next month!

Thanks, @npr, for choosing #FriendswithWords as your Book of the Day!

Word of the Day: struthonian, or “Tending to ‘hide one’s head in the sand.”

Come hang out with @grantbarrett.com and me tomorrow, 11:30 a.m, Main Stage. I’ll sign my new book afterwards! 📘

What a fun, uplifting night with the hosts of @dailybeanspod.com! @benitezzzz.bsky.social and I are still laughing …

How to find public radio stations in the US that need funding, now that public broadcasting funding has been stopped. adoptastation.org

Where do you get yr audiobooks? Asking for a FRIENDS WITH WORDS, which drops today!😁(Didja know you can support indie bookstores by getting ‘em from Libro.fm?)

Oh, Michael. To have this kind of praise from a linguist and writer I admire so much—who wrote the book on polyglots, no less—leaves me . . . well, wordless. Seriously. Thank you so much! I’m bowled over.

I’m so looking forward to this tomorrow! Pour a cup of coffee or whatever and join me at 6 a.m. Pacific Time for a chat with these fine folks.

Hey, thanks @nypost.com! Glad FRIENDS WITH WORDS made your list of this week’s buzzy books! 🐝📘 #friendswithwords #abramsbooks

Right back at you, sir! Let’s do it again sometime.

Every language lover should subscribe to @fritinancy.bsky.social “s newsletter. I always learn something from it— several things, usually. And I’m not sayin this just because of this generous review of my new book!

Loved having a total nerd-out yesterday with one of the smartest interviewers I know!

Delighted to talk with @wbur.org’s “Here & Now” today about weird and wonderful words today! #Languageland #WordJoy #IndieAuthor #NPRBooks #FriendsWithWords

It's the last month of Summer Reading Season & we rounded up 19 of the week's best new #books, ft. Francesca Serritella, Louis Sachar, Jason Mott, Sarah Pekkanen, David Levithan, @marthabarnette.bsky.social, @oliviawrites.bsky.social, @peteramescarlin.bsky.social, @joshuasharpe.bsky.social, & more!

Have a favorite word or phrase or question about language? I’ll be chatting away about my new 📘 today at 4:30ET/1:30 PT. Join us! #BookChat #wordnerds #writersofbluesky #indebookstorelove

I probably should have explained that those fancy French ladies had lotsa room around their beds for guests. I just have room for cats.🙂

Just 2 days until Friends with Words drops! Perfect for the word nerd in your life. Lots of ways to pre-order here: marthabarnette.com #FriendsWithWords #WordNerd #NewBook #BookTwitter #LanguageLover #PubDay