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Adib Khorram
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Award-winning best selling author of books for all ages. Next: IT HAD TO BE HIM (adult romance), TEA IS LOVE (picture book), ONE WORD, SIX LETTERS (young adult). adibkhorram.com 🏳️‍🌈🇮🇷 he/him
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The Happily Ever After Society book is out now… it’s an unapologetic celebration of romance novels and the people who write them. 📚💕

happilyeveraftersociety.com

#Romancelandia #BookSky #RomanceBookSky
November 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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The children’s picture book, “Strega Nona, An OldTale,” celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Author and illustrator Tomie dePaola penned the book about the Italian “grandmother witch.” (via @mprnews.org)
Strega Nona turns 50 — and her art lives in Minneapolis
The University of Minnesota’s Kerlan Collection is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Tomie dePaola’s beloved picture book “Strega Nona,” showcasing the original illustrations and highlighting Minnesota’s unique role in preserving the warmth, artistry and enduring cultural impact of this classic story.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Strong geomagnetic storms brought colorful northern lights to the skies above many states on Tuesday night, including Missouri and Kansas. Forecasters are expecting more on Wednesday. (@npr.org)
Kansas City got to see vivid northern lights — and more could be coming
Strong geomagnetic storms brought colorful northern lights to the skies above many states on Tuesday night, including Missouri and Kansas. Forecasters are expecting more on Wednesday.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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what-eats-owls.bsky.social
If, like me, you let Microsoft update in the last 24 hours and discovered they've found a new way to shoehorn in a Copilot icon that just... sits there, watching... You can uninstall Word and install the version from Nov 4th or earlier: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office...
Screenshot highlighting the date and installation link at the website mentioned in the post.
November 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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marygillis.bsky.social
Started watching MURDERBOT and now I don't wanna go to work, I just want to watch MURDERBOT, which is pretty much the plot of MURDERBOT.
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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tessagratton.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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If you're an author of queer lit with copies burning a hole in your pocket (or tumbling off your shelves) and you want to contribute a few to the Bookish Holiday Drive, please email me at LGBTQReads@gmail.com to let me know!
November 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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LGBTQReads Bookish Holiday Drive

The holidays are right around the corner, and we here in the LGBTQReads community know things are particularly tight this season. And so, if you're struggling to afford gifts for a loved one who happens to be a queer lit fan, or you yourself just need a moment of…
LGBTQReads Bookish Holiday Drive
The holidays are right around the corner, and we here in the LGBTQReads community know things are particularly tight this season. And so, if you're struggling to afford gifts for a loved one who happens to be a queer lit fan, or you yourself just need a moment of bookish respite, you can fill out this form to be matched with a bookish donation from one of many contributing authors and agents!
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November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
adibkhorram.bsky.social
omg and IT HAD TO BE HIM made Kirkus's best romance of 2025 as well??
Best Romance of 2025 | Kirkus Reviews
Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.
www.kirkusreviews.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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CREATIVES! A gang of us are organising an auction raising funds for mutual aid groups in Sudan, amid the war on civilians. Can YOU contribute to the auction? Perhaps a piece of art or music? Signed books? Embroidery? Half an hour of creative mentoring? Sign up here! www.sudancoup.com/auction
Creatives4Sudan Fundraising Auction — Keep Eyes On Sudan
Creatives coming together to raise life-saving funds for the people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan
www.sudancoup.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
adibkhorram.bsky.social
should i...put my tree up this week
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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jamellebouie.net
made a video on the filibuster — its history and why it's bad — for my youtube channel. check it out!
What's the deal with the filibuster?
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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November 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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drkarenlord.bsky.social
Me. I said that. ‘alight with glorious epiphanies’, and I stand by it.
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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stitch.bsky.social
This book is one of the most stressful reading experiences I have ever had and I mean this in a good way. The best way, even.

I'm not even done yet (because i am stressed but want to SAVOR IT) and I highly urge everyone to pick up a copy!!
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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loved hearing from these students! (and nice to have good news re: books being un-banned) thanks @heykellyjensen.bsky.social
heykellyjensen.bsky.social kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 2d
Last month, eight books were removed from Georgia's statewide reading book for students. It was teenagers who brought this censorship to the spotlight–even though it's not their job to clean up grown-up messes.

Get to know 3 of those teens here.

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Meet the High Schoolers Who Overturned a State Reading Bowl Book Ban: Book Censorship News, November 7, 2025
A Georgia statewide reading bowl banned eight books. These students led the charge to get the bans overturned and succeeded.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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I realize there are so many fights going on right now and it's so, so hard to find the spoons to do shit like this

But censoring people, removing them from public life, is a massive step towards genocide, and we MUST fight it
diannalgunn.bsky.social Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 19d
Not seeing much on my timeline about it anymore, so here's a reminder: payment processors are still trying to censor NSFW content of all kinds, and are in fact getting more aggressive about it; I'm seeing stories of folks losing access every day

Call them & tell them THIS IS BULLSHIT
Stop payment processors from censoring games!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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that’s what I’ve been saaaayying maaan
a screenshot from Animal Crossing New Horizons, where two characters (a red otter with a white beanie, and the player wearing a striped bathing suit and brown cowboy hat) float in blue water. a white and red chat bubble reads, in blue lettering “Pascal: Talented folks are just normal folks who practice something more than other folks, maaan.”
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Since the Goodreads Choice Awards were posted last night, here's a reminder of how white these awards are (& why): bookriot.com/the-unbearab...
The Unbearable Whiteness of the Goodreads Choice Awards
There's one place online you can go to ensure a very white "best of" book list: The Goodreads Choice Awards.
bookriot.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
adibkhorram.bsky.social
this gbbo final is brutal!!!!
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
adibkhorram.bsky.social
absolutely gagged to see IT HAD TO BE HIM on this list!!!
Best Books of 2025: Our Favorite Fiction | Kirkus Reviews
Editor Laurie Muchnick introduces our list of the year’s top titles, from literary fiction to historical romances, cozy mysteries, and blockbuster fantasies.
www.kirkusreviews.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Nia Davenport ( @niadavenport.bsky.social ) is a great writer and friend whose young family just lost a husband and father. If you've loved her books or her presence in the writing community, and you can spare something, please contribute.

gofund.me/4299d5593
Donate to Support Nia and Her Children After Tragic Loss, organized by Lindsey Hart
Our hearts are with Nia, a beloved friend, author and advocate who has pou… Lindsey Hart needs your support for Support Nia and Her Children After Tragic Loss
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November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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tomandlorenzo.bsky.social
“I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney, but if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great.”

#Frankenstein star Oscar Isaac covers GQ's Men of the Year issue
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FRANKENSTEIN Star Oscar Isaac Covers GQ's 'Men of the Year' Issue - Tom + Lorenzo
GQ revealed its next Men of the Year cover featuring the “Leading Man of the Year,” Oscar Isaac. Oscar discusses the story behind being cast in Guillermo
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November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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courtneymilan.com
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.

Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.

One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Yasmen Hassen and Lujyn Elsayed got the idea to create HerCafe after being in charge of crafting drinks for a community women’s retreat. The positive reception got them thinking about ways they could replicate that experience in other environments.
Kansas City's first mobile matcha cart, created by 2 friends, draws long lines for popups
HerCafe, a matcha business founded by a University of Missouri-Kansas City student and her friend, has found success with its weekend popups around the metro area. Customers line up at mosques, wellness events and outside clothing stores for a taste of their specialty drinks.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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bgrueskin.bsky.social
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.

He is a computer safety researcher.

And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.

In under 1600 words.

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I Want You to Understand Chicago Politics Chicago 2025-11-08 I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago. On September 19th, Reverend David Black, lead pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying outside the ICE detention center in Broadview when a DHS agent shot him in the head with pepper balls. Pepper balls are never supposed to be fired at the head because they can seriously injure, or even kill. “We could hear them laughing as they were shooting us from the roof,” Black recalled. He is not the only member of the clergy ICE has assaulted. Methodist pastor Hannah Kardon was violently arrested on October 17th, and Baptist pastor Michael Woolf was shot with pepper balls on November 1st. Understand what it is to sleep in Chicago. On the night of September 30th, federal agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter to execute a raid on an apartment building on the South Sho…
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM