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I think all Republicans should #BoycottDisney . That way other children can enjoy the Magic Kingdom worry free of gun-toting racists, homophobic travelers and hate. There's no room for hate at Disney.
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50-year anniversary of hip-hop performance at the #GRAMMYs by some of the greats including RunDMC, LL Cool J, Salt N Peppa, Ice T, Queen Latifah, Wu-Tang, Big Boi, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Nelly, Too Short, GloRilla, The Roots, and more...
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Please go read the Devil Takes You Home. It’s scary and wonderful and the best book i’ve read in a long time.,
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Momentum is really hard to get going and even harder to maintain. That’s why I won’t shut up about this book. Now it’s nominated for an Edgar and on the recommended reading lists for the Stoker and the Locus (
!). Read it. Share it. Review it. THANKS.
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!). Read it. Share it. Review it. THANKS.
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Don’t forget this one. A classic. Fatboy Slim ft. Bootsy Collins - Weapon Of Choice [Official 4k Video] youtu.be/wCDIYvFmgW8 via
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Whether he was working with the Muppets, battling Batman (as The Penguin) or teaching Dexter the importance of music, Paul Williams has always been a blessing to this world ❤️
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The detail about the CEO who just killed Gawker 2.0 spending more money on an old hat ($1.4M) than Gawker ($1.35M) is going to live with me for awhile
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“Why must you always concentrate on color?”
As always, this answer from James Baldwin is what you were looking for. Must watch.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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My cousin in Guadalajara needs a blood transfusion. Maybe you can help. This is the plea from his sister.
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We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of longtime Poet Lore contributor Linda Pastan, whose work never failed to ignite our spirits and emotions. Here is one of her poems from our Spring/Summer 2019 issue, "Immortality."
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I’ve always loved Orange Colored Sky from The Muppet Show with Lynda Carter
It looks like it was a BLAST to film 😉💥
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I went to IKEA today looking for a new bookshelf
Now I understand what Sarah went through.
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"The/absence of a person is just as loud as/what is not said in a poem..."
from poet and Iraq War veteran Kristine Iredale
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It’s the 64th anniversary of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, arguably the most haunting and beautiful film the studio ever made.
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I dare you to write a book with a first paragraph as stunning as Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in that Castle.
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Once I realized that The Menu was doing a very dark riff on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory I appreciated its vibe a lot more.
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Aries your forever match is Sagittarius
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The Oscar-nominated production designer of BABYLON is a LA-native Latina, Florencia Martin, who also worked on LICORICE PIZZA. Didn’t know that until I read this LA Times article: lat.ms/3HBTI5M
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This is our friend and neighbor, Ted Donaldson, a child actor, who played Neely Nolan in the 1945 film, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. His family is trying to find him. The police are helping. He is a dear man. Thank you for keeping an eye out. #missing #atreegrowsinbrooklyn
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Colin Farrell looks like that one creative writing professor who KNOWS you can do better if you just applied yourself. “Write what you know” he says, and squeezes your shoulder “there’s a story in there, I can feel it”
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Honestly instead of being constantly under attack, libraries should get even more money and support bc not only are librarians the best fellow book nerds authors could ask for, they’re also funny as heck tiktok.com/t/ZTRsU4kvc/
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Librarians need a version of the Hells Angels to show up when their books are threatened.
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Anyone who thinks the backlash against American Dirt was a witch-hunt needs to pick up Elaine Castillo’s How to Read Now and look for the idea of the unexpected reader. AD only expected readers who’d have no objections w/the book’s thinness, sensationalism, & use of migrant death
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If you refuse to use they/them pronouns because it “makes a mockery of English language and common sense,” you can fuck aaaaaaaaall the way off and stay there until La Huesuda comes for you. Thank you for your attention and have a great day.
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When people are literally dying from mass shootings and police brutality in our country, but our culture just hears the loudest voices in Christianity protesting drag queens and books, we can’t expect people to believe our religion has anything to do with life conquering death.
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Tyre Nichols, 29, was a dad to a 4-year-old son. He loved to photograph sunsets and skateboard, a passion he’s had since he was a little boy.
If you want to share a video, share this one. It’s how his family wants him to be remembered. 🌅
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Someone give this man ALL the awards.
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I used to think winning awards was nice because you got a little ego boost, free promo, and something for the CV. Now I’ve seen how they can make the right people VERY angry. Now I want some. Gimme an Edgar. Gimme a Stoker. And then gimme me a microphone...
Because hugely successful titles get responses, positive and negative. That's nothing new. To me the really meaty tale is: so exactly how did publishing change its marketing, promotion and acquisition of Latino titles? If it didn't, that's a story. I would love to read it.
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Holy shit Colin Kaepernick exposing Kevin McCarthy is everything
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I don’t care if it’s Stephen King. I said what I said. 🤨
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tired of fantasy novels with the same generic castles and medieval hovels, I want to see a portal opening over the Home Depot, I want to read about hedge-witches renting out a strip mall, I want to see wand battles at Waffle House
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Been sharing books you can preorder with 25% off at for two days and just now realized it also applies to the paperback of The Devil Takes You Home! Get yourself a cheap date (bring your own bolt cutters).
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Hispanic and Latin American authors with books out in 2023 include myself and -
V Castro, Silvia Moreno Garcia, Agustina Bazterrica, Isabel Cañas, Ann Dávila Cardina, Diana Rodriguez Wallach and many, many more.
Support our books.
Thank you
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Second thread, but I think it's important. Some people say about American Dirt 'see, success is manufactured' As if that's bad. 'Manufacturing' success is not bad. It basically means a publisher has invested a lot of marketing and publicity on a book from the get go. Let's--
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