Explore the evolution of “urbane” with @caroledgarian.bsky.social in this week’s “A Word, Please.” bit.ly/3t85Mqp

Where the f is the Congress in this firing of the Librarian of Congress? Come ON! Rome is burning, people! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...

What better word to represent L than love? Join @caroledgarian.bsky.social as she explores “love.” Click the above ⬆️ profile link to watch!

I was sorry to hear of the passing of mighty Jane Gardam. I've loved her books. If you haven’t read the Old Filth trilogy, you’re in for rare a treat. Line to line never a false note, and she had such a wondrous, unflinching view of character. Rip, great writer. #janegardam

Ending the week thinking of the folks in the various agencies, labs and offices whose jobs have been haphazardly cut or furloughed by the gratuitously cruel doge buzzsaw. How are they paying for their rents, groceries, kids? How are they dealing with the stress? We are better than this.

To ask teenagers from 55 countries to write of secrets is to be let into worlds that are heartbreaking & heart-redeeming. These are dark times, but these writers aren’t afraid of the dark.They use it to make art that is tender and wise. I loved working with them. narrativemagazine.com/tenth…

Thank you, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social for clearly naming the tragic and terrifying situation we find ourselves in.

Can't wait to share these gems next week!

This is a moral moment. —Senator Cory Booker

Really jazzed to talk with Emma Donoghue about her latest. Come join us!

H is for “harbinger,” join @caroledgarian.bsky.social every week as she makes her way through the alphabet in “A Word, Please.” Click the above ⬆️ profile link to watch!

An honor and total joy, @chrisbohjalian.bsky.social !

The most apt and horrifying metaphor for this moment is the killing of Voice of America.

Shouting loud and proud about this latest wonder from the mighty pen of @chrisbohjalian Happy pub day, Chris. THE JACKAL'S MISTRESS is a page-turning, heart-redeeming wonder. Loved doing our @narrativemag conversation with you.

Instead of “Once upon a time,” Armenian stories begin with Gar oo chugar: There was and there was not. Join @caroledgarian.bsky.social as she explores the history of this phrase. Click the above ⬆️ profile link to watch!

We were so much younger a week ago.

For all you fellow dog-lovers who need a break from the news, this one's for you!

Join our editor Carol Edgarian (@caroledgarian.bsky.social) as she makes her way through the alphabet in words. This week on “A Word, Please”: DARE! Click the above ⬆️ profile link to watch!