Oh, now it’s really gonna start. Here you go:

Artificial Condition (Murderbot Diaries #2) by Martha Wells was such a fun listen. #SciFi #audiobook #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Glad to work with @chu.house.gov and my colleagues to secure a GAO study on the ramifications of RFK Jr.'s outrageous decision to roll back the recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth.

All Systems Red (Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells. Finally getting to know what it’s all about! #SciFi #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Compulsory (Murderbot Diaries #0.5) by Martha Wells is a single scene prequel. Hopefully it becomes apparent why it was necessary. #SciFi #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Fiend by Alma Katsu makes you wonder what makes some billionaires… billionaires. #Horror #NetGalley #BookSky 💙📚 @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

My Side of the River by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez - a young woman’s #memoir of growing up a child of two nations & how one little piece of paper makes all the difference. A timely read full of grit & determination. #NonFiction #NetGalley #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Brightly Shining by Ingvild Rishøi is a modern fable heavily influenced by The Little Match Girl. Heartbreaking and tragic. #BooksInTranslation #LiteraryFiction #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen is brutal in its harsh reality. For kids who can handle it, it is a great way to introduce the horrors of #poverty to young readers. #KidLit #Audiobook #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

A new year means a fresh start to reading goals. Lots of emotional books this month plus my usual spatter of a bit of everything. Highlight of the month was one of my virtual book clubs taking a classy literary themed trip together to New Orleans (yes, I am much taller in person, lol). #BookSky 💙📚

This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page took me on an emotional roller coaster. An ode to book lovers everywhere. 5 ⭐️ #Fiction #NetGalley #BookSky 💙📚 @berkleypub.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins has been making the media rounds. It left me feeling puzzled and a touch icky. Definitely not life-changing for me. #SelfHelp #NonFiction #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Just Watch Me by Lior Torenberg is a #NewAdult exploration of guilt and grief centered around live-streaming culture. Darkly funny and tragic. #LiteraryFiction #NetGalley #BookSky 💙📚 @avidreaderpress.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie is a classic #mystery not to be missed. Hercule Poirot investigates a long closed murder case with a fresh set of gray cells. #BookSky 💙📚 #audiobook www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Those who give, promote and research vaccines are under attack today In the past, they were heroes

Emily Waldorf’s water broke at 17 weeks — far too early for her child to survive. Despite a nonviable pregnancy and a growing risk of serious infection, Emily was denied both an abortion and antibiotics. Now, she’s suing to overturn Arkansas’ ban.

I'm German. I've been schooled in my country's history & crimes all my life. I'm also a political scientist, educated in Germany, the UK, & US. As the comparisons betw the situation in the US & Nazi Germany are increasing to frequent, allow me to comment. A 🧵

#NeverAgainIsNow Anne Frank wrote, “what is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it from happening again.” Please listen to her words from 1943 and the scary similarities of TODAY! #HolocaustRemembranceDay

Interview with The Vampire by Anne Rice marks it’s 50th anniversary in 2026! So much influence on more modern vampire tales. #Horror #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

How to Stand Up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa is a must-read #memoir on life, #journalism, and #politics. Absolutely brilliant and inspiring human being. Highly recommend the #audiobook read by the author. #BookSky 💙📚 @mariaressa.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Such Sheltered Lives by Alyssa Sheinmel is a slow burn #thriller that makes you question what you know about the inner lives of celebrity families. #NetGalley #BookSky @atriabooks.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Sometimes Courage wears a pink coat

Is This A Cry For Help? By Emily Austin tackles heavy topics with humor and heart. Read it and thank a librarian. #LiteraryFiction #NetGalley #BookSky 💙📚 @emilyraustin.bsky.social @atriabooks.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone brings the #RomCom spice they are known for. #Audiobook #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Dandelion is Dead by Rosie Storey is full of heartbreak, grief, and bad behavior. It’s messy and beautiful. #Fiction #NetGalley #BookSky 💙📚 @berkleypub.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Correct. As a physician, I went to the White House web site to check it out. It’s a bulleted wish list. It’s 2 pages long—with the first page just being a title page. It’s not even a concept of a plan. It’s an insult to the American people—and MAGA will, yet again, fall for his lies.

Preventing more diseases is a success, not a failure. This shouldn’t be controversial. open.substack.com/pub/communit... #Vaccines ##PreventDisease

Prenatal paracetamol exposure and child neurodevelopment: a systematic review and meta-analysis - The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... NO link between autism spectrum disorder and prenatal exposure to acetaminophen (Tylenol) was found in this review

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P is for Pterodactyl* *The Worst Alphabet Book Ever Sometimes you just need a laugh, and Raj Haldar, Chris Carpenter, and Maria Tina Beddia delivered. #KidLit #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

The Luminous Fairies and Mothra by Shin’ichirō Nakamura, Takehiko Fukunaga, and Yoshie Hotta with new translation and commentary by Jeffrey Angles is both Japanese kaiju #Fantasy and #NonFiction. #BooksInTranslation #NetGalley #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones is a haunting coming of age tale of grief and #horror. Recently re-released, I thought this really shined on #audiobook. #BookSky 💙📚 @sgj.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Revelator by Daryl Gregory is #SouthernGothic #Horror at its finest. The historical time period made the isolation of Appalachia real. Weird and unsettling in all the best ways. #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Evil Under the Sun is a classic #mystery by Agatha Christie with several Easter eggs hidden throughout. #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

The Stolen Life of Collette Marceau by Kristin Harmel delivers an emotional dual timeline WWII tale of resistance and family. #HistoricalFiction #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Reshaping this because everyone should read The Truth About Immigration by @profzeke.bsky.social Essential reading these days. #BookSky 💙📚

"Numerous studies show that immigration is not linked to higher levels of crime, but rather the opposite." Source: Research articles cited in article at Brennan Center www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman is a haunting and heartbreaking #dystopian tale of women’s relationships. #LiteraryFiction #BooksInTranslation #Audiobook #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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The Crash by Freida McFadden is a fast-paced winter #thriller full of the expected morally-gray twists and turns of this author. #Audiobook #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

The brutal truth. The things I commonly saw early in my career have been minimized by effective vaccines. Why is this administration intent on making kids suffer?

No health without peace First @thelancet.com editorial of 2026 is on the spot www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

My interview with Texas Public Radio www.tpr.org/bioscience-m...

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The Storm by Rachel Hawkins is a fast-paced domestic #thriller set amidst a series of coastal hurricanes. Secrets and lies abound. #NetGalley #BookSky 💙📚 @stmartinspress.bsky.social @ladyhawkins.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Murder at Holly House by Denzil Meyrick is a historical mystery full of twists and turns and political intrigue with a side of snarky humor. #Mystery #CrimeThriller #NetGalley #BookSky 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Fiction is my escape and my self care. I flew away to many places this past year right from the comfort of my leopard print recliner. Here are my top 10% from #2025. So many more fabulous reads didn’t make the pictograph. #BookSky 💙📚 #Fiction

I read the most #nonfiction ever in 2025, probably because I amped up my audiobook listening and always had something going as I drove. Here are my top 15 nonfiction reads of 2025 … a mix of memoirs, animal observations, politics, and infectious diseases (combining them all with Ozzy). #BookSky 💙📚

Closing out 2025 with lots of emotional and cozy Christmas reads. Here’s to a wealth of great reading in 2026! 🥂 #BookSky 💙📚