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Did you know that @IndieBookView named The FLASH GANG series one of the eight best book series in the last few years? We're giving away book 3 on our website if you purchase book 1 and 2 - don't miss this wonderful #MG adventure series! #mgbookchat independentbookreview.com/2025/03/03/b...

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The bluebird carries the sky on his back. - Henry David Thoreau 📷: Eastern Bluebird

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When you erase the history of the code talkers, you are erasing the history of the Second World War. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

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My fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, has a creed you have to memorize and try to live up to called “The True Gentleman.” Curious if you think our current president is a “true gentleman”?

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There’s not much I like better than a good road trip. Can’t wait to bring The Miniaturist’s Assistant to these cities and towns! Stay tuned… more to come. #booktour #theminiaturistsassistant #books #roadtrip #historicalfiction #timetravel #booksky

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I remember it being unpleasant & a lot less fudge-y.

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Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.

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Northern Saw-whet Owls are small in size and humongous is cuteness. 📸 sandra_bourgeois #Littleowl

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Valerie Nieman's UPON THE CORNER OF THE MOON #newrelease

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Karen Russell on “what truths come to light, what injustices and possibilities are laid bare” in the wake of a natural disaster.

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This author interview with me in Advance Reading Copy with Jon Mayes may be my favorite yet. The questions were thoughtful, unique, & deeply layered. Incredibly, the author/illustrator Man Martin illustrated my answers! How cool is that?! shorturl.at/IXkcI #authorinterview #writing #authorlife

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Congrats to all our authors, finalists for the Foreword Reviews Indie Awards, for their beautiful books: The Last Whaler, What the Living Do, Possible Happiness, Just Like Click, and Akmaral! www.forewordreviews.com/awards/final...

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Monopoly utility Duke Energy asked EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin in January to remove common-sense national standards that limit carbon pollution from new methane gas plants—shockingly asserting that those standards have no “tangible benefits.”

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Falling debris from a failed test of a SpaceX Starship prototype disrupted flights at several Florida airports.

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Polluters get a free ride to pollute as US Supreme Court guts E.P.A.’s ability to enforce strict water quality standards under the Clean Water Act, with major implications for offshore Pollution regulation. www.onegreenplanet.org/news/supreme...

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In 20 years, the U.S. has lost 22% of its butterflies, a groundbreaking new study found. Look up population changes in your area here.

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Just delighted to see Chris McClain Johnson's THREE GUESSES featured in Washington Independent Review of Books, Sneak Preview Spring 2025! @wirobooks.bsky.social www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/sne...

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Rewilding is one way to combat the climate and nature emergencies and help people connect with nature. Want to find out more? These books inspire, inform, and encourage appreciation of the natural world 🌱 More: bit.ly/3EHhUkL #WorldBookDay

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Reckless. And a slap in the face to those who have put their lives on the line serving our nation. apnews.com/article/vete...

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“Those nasty Canadians are ripping us off and are controlled by Mexican cartels. They’re poisoning us with fentanyl and need to become the 51st state or they will pay a high price” is a belief that literally ZERO Americans had six weeks ago. It’s entirely invented from scratch.

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Love this list of "dreamy reads" for March from @parnassusbooks.bsky.social . I don't know about y'all, but books and my dog are getting me through these days. Read on! parnassusmusing.net/2025/03/06/s... #reading #books #march #whattoreadnext

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Thank you, @bittersouth.bsky.social . Some great #WomensHistoryMonth words going on here. shorturl.at/4eN4O

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"Most of EPA’s work happens behind the scenes, like when one of its enforcement teams raided a warehouse in Colorado full of mislabeled oil barrels that had been prepared for a landfill and discovered they contained nuclear waste..." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...

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The future of the Department of Education—and of the students with disabilities who depend on it—will likely hinge on the world views of Donald Trump and Elon Musk, two billionaires who abhor what they perceive as weakness and waste.

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They just fired hundreds of FAA employees.

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Layoffs at the Forest Service are going to have severe impacts in the South where they play a critical role in our recovery from Helene. “It’s catastrophic. We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion.” - Anders Reynolds, SELC Federal Legislative Director: grist.org/politics/for...

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CLOSING SOON - There's still time to enter the Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition, which honors a single poem. Open to any writer who is a legal resident of North Carolina or a member of the North Carolina Writers’ Network. Send in your submissions by March 1st! www.ncwriters.org/programs/com...

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Gene Hackman, the versatile, Oscar-winning actor whose big-screen roles ranged from a narcotics detective in “The French Connection” and a basketball coach in “Hoosiers,” to a blind man in “Young Frankenstein” and villain Lex Luthor in “Superman,” has died. He was 95 years old.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits last week jumps to 242,000, a three-month high.

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The organization RFK Jr formerly led is actively putting information out stating that the measles vaccine is to blame for this outbreak, not declining vaccination rates. It’s a lie. The measles vaccine is both incredibly effective and very safe. His rhetoric is responsible for these realities.

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Otters Eat Their Way to a Healthy Ecosystem 🦦🥗 Otters have a voracious appetite for crabs, and in the decades since they began recolonizing Elkhorn, erosion along its creek banks and marsh edges has slowed by up to 90 percent. Read more 📚: ow.ly/YK1U50V4uY6

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Good heavens, I've needed a little good news. My new novel, The Miniaturist's Assistant, has been included in Reading Group Choices' annual guide! AND so has my fellow @regalhouse.bsky.social author Nell Joslin's Measure of Devotion. Hooray for book clubs!! shorturl.at/KZ6bF #books #reading #bookrec

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Hurricane, who was a Special Operations Canine for the Secret Service, became the most decorated dog in U.S. history. He died this week at the age of 16.

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A coalition of congressional Republicans from the New York area rebuked President Trump for cuts to a federal program that administers aid to emergency workers and others suffering from toxins related to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

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It was an honor to sign the guest book in the home of Anne Frank. I was here as a younger man and thought about her life as a dark chapter of history. Today, I can’t help but think of her story as one of caution. Our world is fragile, and it’s incumbent on us not to break it.

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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

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Recent #bathtubbook : Naomi Watts's Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause. I've been told I'm not there yet, but I'll be damned if I let anyone--docs included--ignore my symptoms. Launching myself into this next phase fully equipped with knowledge (& audacity). #books #menopause

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For Black History Month, we are spotlighting the books in our African American Literature Series, including some wonderful reads like “Womb Work” and “Freedom Beyond Confinement.”

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Had a great night at #historicalfiction #bookclub in #brevardnc last night. A reminder in these times: Book clubs are places of community - circles of safety, intellect, & imagination. Find one in your town! Also my sweater matched the sticky notes I used. Dorky ex-English prof forever! #community

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A good book recommendation makes everything better. So glad @parnassusbooks.bsky.social is back with their book recs list! parnassusmusing.net/2025/02/12/f... #books #amreading #parnassusbooks #bookstack #whattoread #bookish

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Loved this travel piece in @bittersouth.bsky.social by @emilycarpenter.bsky.social on her favorite spots in Roswell, GA. Really looking forward to seeing some of those pop up in disguise in her new southern gothic thriller, Gothictown! #books #travel #roswell #georgia #southerngothic #gothictown

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Breaking News: President Trump said he planned to take control of the Kennedy Center and intended to fire several board members and install himself as chair.

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I got distracted by dumpster fires of US politics, but: At the 1-month point of #100smallpress 65 reviewers across 10 genres read or requested 150 small press books from 380+ small presses !!! Find out more & get books/presses on our radar: www.miriamgershow.com/100smallpress

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All these Tech Bros grew up loving Luke Skywalker and then became Darth Vader for the money. Never underestimate the power of the Dark Side. #RebelAllianceForever

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The 19th century term describes the perceived right of Americans to use force or the threat of force to wrest desirable land from the grasp of others.

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