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I’m impressed Marisa hasn’t murdered him by now. Go along to the event and find out how.

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“Writing is thinking; writing is a form of thought,” he said. “It’s difficult for me to believe that real thought is possible without writing.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/b...

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Sad to read of Langewiesche's passing. One of the greats. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/b...

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Remembering Harry Nilsson on his birthday 🎂 📷 Michael Putland, 1971 "He was a renaissance man and a get-along guy. A carouser and a crusader. He failed well and succeeded poorly. He did everything before most, and nothing in moderation." - Sean Fennessey @seanfennessey.bsky.social

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Dickens' ‘A Tale Of Two Cities’ was first serialised in two local newspapers: it was the Bicester Times and the Worcester Times. (Traditional)

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R.I.P. Brian Wilson: Extraordinary version of ‘God Only Knows’ released by the BBC in 2014, featuring Jake Bugg, Paloma Faith, Dave Grohl, Chrissie Hynde, Elton John, Chris Martin, Brian May, Kylie Minogue, Emeli Sandé, Sam Smith, Florence Welch, Pharrell Williams, Stevie Wonder and One Direction.

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Today is Irwin Allen's birthday, which is a very special day.

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On the one hand, The Time Tunnel ran only a single season. OTOH, that was thirty episodes.

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Brian Wilson and George Martin at the sound board — talking about “God Only Knows”. #RIP 🙏🏼

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Cambridge TONIGHT @melissafebos.bsky.social + @alexanderchee.bsky.social

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MAJOR PARTICLE PHYSICS REPORT RELEASE ⚛️🧪 The National Academies particle physics decadal report is out! Read read! (I was a member of the committee that wrote this report but resigned during drafting bc of a conflict of service w/my HEPAP appointment.) nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2883...

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‘In “Insanely Great,” a book about the development of the Macintosh, Steven Levy wrote of Mr. Atkinson, “He had set out to reinvent the wheel; actually he wound up inventing it.”’ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/t...

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If it were not for Bill Atkinson’s HyperCard, Rand and I would have never begun making games and we would have never made Myst and Riven. He was a gentle soul and a brilliant human. We owe so much to him.

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Coffee

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Turned in first pass pages a few days ago and WITHOUT CONSENT is already on NetGalley!

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It's always fun when a random reference comes back and back... you know then it wants to be made into a story.

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Happy birthday, Laurie Anderson!

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From @publisherswkly.bsky.social: ‘Miller’s outstanding third case for reporter Shona Sandison effortlessly braids together three interconnected story lines…. and he enriches the proceedings with striking prose….. Fans of Mick Herron will adore this.’ www.publishersweekly.com/9781641296991

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Thank you @barnesandnoble.com for making ASSASSINS ANONYMOUS the June mystery and thriller pick! Yesterday I signed copies at their Union Square, Upper East, Upper West, Fifth Ave, and Atlantic Ave locations. And there are signed copies on Staten Island too. Go get 'em!

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The adaptation of the Leviathan trilogy by @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social lands on Netflix in early July. I've seen the first episode and it was incredible. Set your reminder!

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On Tuesday July 15th, I’m launching THE PAYBACK with Rufi Thorpe at Skylight Books at seven pm & you should come hang out with us.

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Loved contributing to the @bostonglobe.com summer reading list inc titles by @lauralippman.bsky.social @meganabbott.bsky.social @robwhart.bsky.social @damedenisemina.bsky.social @philipmiller.bsky.social @laurasrobinson.bsky.social @peterswanson6.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/30/a...

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Going to bed in broad daylight with the electric blanket on- normal June Scotland weather has resumed 👍👍

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#Readcaribbean 💙📚 A few of my favorite recent books to recommend and why the Caribbean book scene is popping against limited resources and long odds: www.npr.org/2023/06/17/1...

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Oh hey the AA paperback is the monthly thriller pick for June in... literally every single @barnesandnoble.com. So that's cool. The sequel lands on June 24 so this is a great time to pick it up!

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It's #1stJune so traditional to say: "white rabbits, white rabbits, white rabbits", before noon for #goodluck the rest of the month 🐰 Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975 dirs. Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

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We loved mysteries & thrillers by @peterswanson6.bsky.social‬, @lauralippman.bsky.social‬, ‪@robwhart.bsky.social‬, @meganabbott.bsky.social‬, ‪@laurasrobinson.bsky.social‬, @philipmiller.bsky.social‬, @reporterestes.bsky.social‬ and others! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/30/a...

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In Romance, we love books by @amitamurray.bsky.social‬, @literarylyla.bsky.social‬, ‪@danielleallen.bsky.social‬, @jelowell.bsky.social‬, @analeighsbrana.bsky.social, land others! (1/2) www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/30/a...

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Our nonfiction list includes amazing work by Raxkingisdead.bsky.social‬, @peteramescarlin.bsky.social‬, @authormiriamtoews.bsky.social‬, ‪@calfraser.bsky.social‬, @melissafebos.bsky.social‬, @hco96.bsky.social‬ and others. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/30/arts/summer-2025-best-books-to-read/

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The Globe's Summer Reading list includes fiction by @kashana.bsky.social‬, @heatherclarkauthor.bsky.social‬, @megiddings.bsky.social‬, @adremily.bsky.social‬, @shteyngart.bsky.social‬ and others not on Bluesky. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/30/a...

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Great review from the New York Times for We Live here Now;-) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/b...

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This month’s @nytimes.com column is up! This time, I talk about new novels from @sarahpinborough.bsky.social, @cgolden.bsky.social, and Ling Ling Huang. Free link! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/b...

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Proud of the @bostonglobe.com Summer Reading package that we launched this morning. Created by humans, for humans. 75 books! Something for everyone, I hope. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/30/a...

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I went to Corfu in 1995 after writing this cheeky wee number. Thirty years on, it felt particularly appropriate to find myself back there after finishing my latest, whose title I will reveal tomorrow morning...

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Thys nys no partye Thys nys no disco Thys nys no foolinge arounde Thys nys no alehouse Nor roadsyde taverne Ich have no tyme for mirthe now

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RIP Ngugi wa Thiong'o. www.theparisreview.org/interviews/7...

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First review in @washingtonpost.com and it’s a rave ? www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...

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Fully onboard with the high-grade pulp of The Better Sister, the new Jessica Biel/Elizabeth Banks joint coming up on Amazon Prime Video. Co-created by Olivia Milch, daughter of the legendary David Milch. I reviewed for The Boston Globe.

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An absolute titan of literature who should have won the Nobel.

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I will always be grateful that I went to university that allowed us to choose modules & that this in turn introduced me to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

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www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m... sad lose one of the great voices of his generation

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I agree about this very good book. I also have the @influxpress.bsky.social edition but have given this one as a gift, and the code here is a great chance to do that.

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