A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.

🇵🇱Today marks Polish Independence Day & we have a special message from our dear Bart, who continues to fight every day in Ukraine. We wish a joyful holiday to all our Polish friends & family as we celebrate the spirit & resilience of the Polish people, who never gave up their dream of a free Poland.

Happy independence day, Poland! 🇵🇱 A snippet from BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS, out February 3.

This glowing review of @mccrina.bsky.social's work is understating it a bit. I'm so delighted to get to help put this out into the world! Pre-orders are available now at all your local bookstores and online!

When Ukrainian soldiers are wounded in action, Russian drones target both them and the people who come to rescue them. Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment. snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

24/7 cake vending machine in the middle of nowhere. Maximum Poland.

I live for such reunions! 😽 Cat saved from the rubble after russian drone strike on Dnipro is reunited with his human.

Kirkus had lovely things to say about BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS. Full review: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Another trade review is in for BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS! "A complex narrative rendered in the protagonist's measured voice and filled with references to Polish class distinctions and history."—Publishers Weekly 🇵🇱

Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man

Leftists recognize Eastern Europeans as humans challenge

Thinking this level of inequality is unsustainable isn’t radical, thinking it isn’t is

Every post I've reported to IG moderation lately has been found "not to go against community standards." By and large, the posts are attacks on women and minorities (blaming "Mexican mechanics" for the UPS crash, for example). Disgusting, disheartening, absolutely indicative of the moment we're in.

is America great again yet?

Happy to share that BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS' first trade review is a good one! From SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL: "For fans of Libba Bray and Ruta Sepetys, this is a well-written, suspenseful story, which would be a great addition to YA sections." lernerbooks.com/shop/show/26...

Quick little sketch this afternoon of Wiesław Chrzanowski, a Polish Home Army soldier and Warsaw Uprising insurgent. (He survived the Uprising and various POW camps and died in Warsaw in 2011.)

Sponsor my November writing goal (25k words of a new novel draft) by donating to Writers Against Hunger! There are some donor incentives too, including an ARC of BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS! do.nr/xfcly2q8

Sponsor my November writing goal (25k words of a new novel draft) by donating to Writers Against Hunger! There are some donor incentives too, including an ARC of BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS! do.nr/xfcly2q8

A murderous drone swarm is slowly creeping in, already in Kyiv region, so they will be in the city soon enough. There is a high chance of a combined massive attack too, tonight or tomorrow, soon. We just have to sit here and wait for another night of terror as Europe sleeps.

❄️ Winter Is Coming… Ukraine’s defenders need our help to stay warm! Many are in freezing trenches without proper winter gear — no warm clothes or sleeping bags. Evacs can take days under drone fire & cold alone can kill. We’re raising $6,000 for supplies (list ⬇️) PayPal: [email protected]

Russian officials+propagandists say this all the time, pobedobesie (victory frenzy/obsession) has been raging for decades, Ru toddlers march in fatigues, and some Westerners do pikachu face and claim Ru feels insecure and defends itself reluctantly. h/t to @vatniksoup.bsky.social for the pic.

I would have loved to live in this Soviet Union. Unfortunately, only the actually existing one was available

A year ago, I launched my book #OnFreedom in a war zone – in Kharkiv, Ukraine, 35 seconds from Russian artillery. Today, I'm launching the paperback in Portland, Oregon. Which is NOT a war zone. There is a difference in the real world between what's a war and what is not, and between truth and lies.

Having a girl party for #NationalBlackCatDay

Look at him

Calling tr*mp a dictator isn't going to turn his faithful against him. That's exactly what they want from him, and some of them have been upfront about that. They don't mind suffering under dictatorial rule as long as people they don't like (immigrants, for example) suffer more.

Kyiv this morning

This is extrajudicial murder. It is illegal and unethical. And it is a pathetic use of American military force, demonstrating not strength but weakness.

I'm not going to stop using em dashes because of ChatGPT. The way I see it, my books were pirated to train the AI models, so those are MY em dashes in the first place dammit.

She acknowledged Filipp was Ukrainian, loved his country, and didn’t want to go to Russia. She broke him, re-educated him, and made him Russian. While Moscow denies forcibly removing children, one of Putin’s own officials has publicly confirmed that’s exactly what Russia is doing.

As someone who actually studied ancient Rome, I just want to point out that M*sk here is looking at a Bernini sculpture from the 17th century. Not ancient Roman.

First World Series between two cities threatened with invasion or invaded by a U.S. president.

Based. Sikorski is playing with Putin's demented paranoid mind and it just might work to prevent the Pu-Trump love fest in Budapest because Pu would be too afraid to fly.

At what point of bulldozing the White House does America become great again

A reminder that the claims that Ukraine banned the Ru language are pure, unadulterated lies. It never happened. Not even close. The Ukrainian language policy debate has been around whether Ru should have official language status and whether/how Ukrainian can be strengthened domestically.

The point in this essay is interesting, that consensual sex is "gay" or feminized to the fascist mind because it ultimately still admits the other person exists as a person and can provide or deny consent in the first place.

Thinking sex is “gay” but rape is “epic” is about a viewpoint that sees the other not as a partner but an object for domination. This is a supremacist worldview, and it’s the political frame for many young men on the MAGA right.

You can read my upcoming WWI novel BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS early (and for FREE!) on #NetGalley. In winter 1916, as WWI rages in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a blizzard traps Polish countess Renata in her home with two escaped enemy POWs. www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... #booksky

Nice to see BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS get a shout-out in this roundup of forthcoming historical fiction from Historical Novel Society! historicalnovelsociety.org/forthcoming-...

Thought this new WWII history seemed... really problematic. Did some digging—and yep. Not at all surprised by the author's views on Ukraine.

Update: waiting for all the DON'T TREAD ON ME folks to say something about our president posting an AI video fantasy of himself wearing a crown.

I hear from informed sources that these #NoKings rallies are more than twice as big as last time, making them easily the largest protests in US history. Thanks to everyone and especially organizers.

With you in spirit today, #NoKings

BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS, my novel set on the Eastern Front of the First World War, is available on NetGalley! If you'd like to read it four months early, this is your chance! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

I’m seeing generally poor, biased summaries of the 9mo of Trump diplomacy on Ru-Ukr war. Presenting Ru as having the upper hand when things are stalled, no mention of Ru failed summer offensive or of Ukr drone success or of Pu refusing a ceasefire repeatedly, but always emphasis on

It's great to meet one of your favorite authors at the Book Fair! Maybe one day we'll get him to visit Kensington! Great to meet Andrei Kurkov in person! #bookswelove #booksbooksbooks

Indeed, repeating any White House claim that it is about to really help Ukraine or punish Russia is foolish. Cant people see that for months the White House has been trying to manipulate public opinion on this issue?