Clare Doornbos
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Kids' book expert bookseller. Some time crooner. Knitting icon. Mom of a grown up.
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Max Berger
2 days ago
What if the United States had a Congress?
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Spent the day at a conference for booksellers. Did I miss anything?
8 days ago
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Working on an Edelweiss and spreadsheet list of these books, so booksellers can build displays. Will share here shortly.
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9 days ago
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That Librarian: Amanda Jones
9 days ago
This is a verified GoFundMe for librarian Luanne James from the Rutherford County Library Alliance.
gofund.me/f7704eb98
Read what happened to this hero:
www.newschannel5.com/news/rutherf...
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Rutherford County Library Board fires director after she refuses to relocate 132 children's books
Dr. Lu-anne James called the board's order to move books with LGBTQ+ themes to the adult section an unlawful act of viewpoint discrimination.
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/rutherford-county-library-board-fires-director-after-she-refuses-to-relocate-132-childrens-books
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Maggie Tokuda-Hall
9 days ago
Everyone pony the fuck fpr the librarian who just got sacked for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from the kids' section of the library.
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Today in bookselling āmy friend is having a baby and heās a pretty full on Marxist, do you have any books I could give the baby?ā. Yes, comrade, yes I do.
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MrPaulRobinson
24 days ago
Europeans when asked to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz
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Kevin M. Kruse
3 months ago
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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Is it my imagination, or did the US just annex the Sudetenland?
3 months ago
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I had to do a poker face this morning for just this reason.
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4 months ago
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If you miss my face, or if you enjoy an English accent, you should keep an eye on the Mopps Instagram over the next few weeks. Yes, I did make that jumper, thanks for asking.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRQfowx...
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Mr. Mopps' Children's Books on Instagram: "The Mr. Moppās Holiday Gift Guide is Out! Check out these books and the rest of our selections on our website via the link in our bio! Featured Books: Banan...
Discover the best board books and children's literature for the holiday season with our expert-curated gift guide. Learn about the top picks from the Mr. Mopp's Children's Books team, including titles...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRQfowxkqGn/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
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Frettie Fingers
6 months ago
#nokings
Portland frog brigade
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6 months ago
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You know where you can find some actually radical ideas? In an indie bookstore. Specifically in the young teen section. Those kids are reading about some wild ideas like equality, justice and consequences.
6 months ago
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I mean my reach here is tiny. But this is one extremely smart and talented children's book expert.
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7 months ago
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Today I am on the back of the struggle bus wedged under the seat.
7 months ago
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Great disturbance in the bookselling force tonight as B&N buys Books Inc, the oldest indie bookstore in the west.
7 months ago
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This morning in
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an elderly customer was complaining that āthe animals in this book donāt even live in this countryā. So I guess even animals can be the target of isolationist nonsense.
9 months ago
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Is it just me or does the news seem like something from a South Park episode right now?
9 months ago
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In awe of this icon at MoMI in Queens when a Gen Z woman behind me said āsheās so beautifulā. She is.
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Pulpās Misshapes has never sounded more spot on. I keep listening to the live version from Glasto this weekend and I just cry.
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Oh Alanis, I wish I had 10,000 spoons.
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Andrew Karre
10 months ago
Everyone who went to school between Sandy Hook and today gets a free pass. No one over forty gets to tell you a damn thing about āback in my day.ā Adults spent over two decades āprotectingā you from books and did less than dick to protect you from getting shot. Have all the middle fingers.
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There have been a lot of bad days. Today seems to be one of the worst. Read. Think for yourself. Check in with your real life communities.
10 months ago
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In the spirit of Glastonbury I am seeing a symphonic version of Bowieās last album today and Earth Wing & Fire tomorrow. I contain multitudes.
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Today in
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a retired librarian asked me if Iād heard of Alan Garner. This was the moment Iāve been training for since I was 9 years old.
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Kat Abughazaleh
10 months ago
If Democrats truly want to appeal to young men, they should probably start presenting themselves as the party that definitively *wonāt* draft you into an illegal war.
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Yesterday in
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I met an enthusiastic dog named Gusto and played catch with a two-year-old. It's not a good living, but it's a good life.
10 months ago
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Today in
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TikTok admits it "was not enough, it seems, to build a successful publishing business." I've been saying this for ages, I think social media just promotes books. Booksellers sell them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/b...
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TikTokās Owner Wanted to Publish Books. Not Anymore.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/books/review/bytedance-tiktok-publisher-shuts-down.html
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I woke up today with the realization that the majority of Talking Heads songs either donāt rhyme or barely rhyme. Most people probably know this, but Iām amazed that I seem to have dreamt it.
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š Left of Woke Warrior
10 months ago
Mary Engelbreit š Goodnight everyone. š„±
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I am at a conference today where I will be talking about the critical thinking, community building and empathy that comes from reading aloud. I canāt join a protest today. But I will continue to be anti fascist today and always.
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The cops shot and injured THREE journalists in LA yesterday. This isn't "responding to violence" this is "starting a fight".
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
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https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/09/us/la-protests-immigration-ice-trump#la-protests-reporter-shot-lauren-tomasi
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Acyn
10 months ago
āTasted a little tear gasā tasted like fascismā
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Today in
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a bookselling colleague referred to our monopolistic wholesale supplier as "a gaggle of chaotic goblin geese" and I will now forever think of them this way.
10 months ago
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Wet Leg. Elbow. Garbage. October is going to be a very busy month.
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Today in
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was an absolute banger. Best bit was a three-year-old with very firm opinions about picture books. They asked repeatedly for "storeberry" (by Don & Audrey Wood) and "hatback" (by Jon Klassen). Excellent taste.
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10 months ago
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Today in
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I am very tired of battling incompetency. Very, very tired.
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EveryLibrary
11 months ago
Former register of copyrights Shira Perlmutter filed suit in federal court on May 22, challenging her removal from office and seeking reinstatement to her position at the U.S. Copyright Office.
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Fired Copyright Chief Sues in Federal Court to Get Job Back
Former Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter, who was fired on May 10, filed suit in federal court on Thursday, challenging her removal from office and seeking reinstatement, while voiding anyā¦
https://buff.ly/a4GtUat
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"being here today is a political act" - Ashley Nelson-Levy Publisher, Transit Books. 1,000s of orgs have lost expected grants in 2025. The Transit folks are customers in my store, sponsors of my mad ideas and hella good at publishing. Please buy Transit books or donate.
www.transitbooks.org/donate
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Transit Books ā Donate
Support our mission by donating to Transit Books. Your contribution will allow us to continue to discover, publish, and promote great works of literature, and invite new paths of conversation bet...
https://www.transitbooks.org/donate
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Today in bookselling I met a 4 day old human. Gave a teen a free book. Handsold The Fourteenth Goldfish to an ex-professor of jellyfish. And then I went to a fundraiser for a local small press who just lost $40k of NEA funding because of fascism. I am tired now.
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We Need Diverse Books
11 months ago
We Need Diverse Books and more than 40 organizations representing parents, grassroots organizers, authors, librarians, booksellers, and publishers have signed a statement on the Trump Administration's firing of Dr. Carla Hayden. Share & act now ā¬ļø š§
bit.ly/EmailHayden
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I guarantee that every independent bookstore in America could knock up a real list of real new books in a few hours. Everything is stupid.
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Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist
"I can't believe I missed it because it's so obvious. No excuses," the writer said. "I'm completely embarrassed."
https://www.404media.co/chicago-sun-times-prints-ai-generated-summer-reading-list-with-books-that-dont-exist/
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Me: A chandelier can be classy. American Music Venues: How about 8 of them? To be fair, The Fillmore is my favorite venue in SF. Perfect live sound despite the chandelier overdose. Alison Moyet was AMAZING tonight.
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Why Iām Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
https://time.com/7285045/resigning-national-science-foundation-library-congress/
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Justina Ireland
11 months ago
Why do I have the feeling heās there to argue the ability of the library to use its holdingsāmuch of which has been digitizedāto train AI? This administration is nothing but grift.
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I would like to celebrate this special moment for the non-religious community, when the NYT finally took the Pope off the front page. Say what you like about religions they never let you forget theyāre there.
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American Library Association
11 months ago
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...
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