Beth Rooney
@bethrooney.bsky.social
Photographer & writer & avid rock climber based in Chicago. Latest work: Leaf Town Forever. You can pre-order it here: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517917371/leaf-town-forever/
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"Walking through the woods after reading Leaf Town Forever, I couldn’t help but see the forest floor differently." Thanks to Sarah Simon of the North Shore Journal for this lovely article about @bethrooney.bsky.social's & my book from @uminnpress.bsky.social! northshorejournal.co/lifestyle/en...
Leaf Town Forever: A Story of Play and Collaboration Illustrated by Local Artist Betsy Bowen | North Shore Journal | Two Harbors, Silver Bay & Lake Superior
Walking through the woods after reading Leaf Town Forever, I couldn’t help but see the forest floor differently. Acorns, twigs, curled leaves, and bits of m ...
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October 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"Walking through the woods after reading Leaf Town Forever, I couldn’t help but see the forest floor differently." Thanks to Sarah Simon of the North Shore Journal for this lovely article about @bethrooney.bsky.social's & my book from @uminnpress.bsky.social! northshorejournal.co/lifestyle/en...
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Lit Editor Business: Patrick Reardon reviews @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social and @bethrooney.bsky.social's new children's book Leaf Town Forever for @thirdcoastrvw.bsky.social
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Review: Just Imagine: <em>Leaf Town Forever</em>, by Kathleen Rooney and Beth Rooney, Illustrated by Betsy Bowen | Third Coast Review
The eight-year-old inside me perked up early in my reading of Leaf Town Forever
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October 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Lit Editor Business: Patrick Reardon reviews @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social and @bethrooney.bsky.social's new children's book Leaf Town Forever for @thirdcoastrvw.bsky.social
thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2025/10/...
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Three beautiful books out today!
-Leaf Town Forever / @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social @bethrooney.bsky.social, illustrated by Betsy Bowen
-Mainstreaming Palestine / @umayyah.bsky.social
-Now in paperback: The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe, translated by Tiina Nunnally
-Leaf Town Forever / @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social @bethrooney.bsky.social, illustrated by Betsy Bowen
-Mainstreaming Palestine / @umayyah.bsky.social
-Now in paperback: The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe, translated by Tiina Nunnally
October 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Three beautiful books out today!
-Leaf Town Forever / @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social @bethrooney.bsky.social, illustrated by Betsy Bowen
-Mainstreaming Palestine / @umayyah.bsky.social
-Now in paperback: The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe, translated by Tiina Nunnally
-Leaf Town Forever / @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social @bethrooney.bsky.social, illustrated by Betsy Bowen
-Mainstreaming Palestine / @umayyah.bsky.social
-Now in paperback: The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe, translated by Tiina Nunnally
Thanks for checking out of book, Leaf Town Forever, Vicki! open.substack.com/pub/vickipal...
Leaf Town Forever
Did you create towns when you played outdoors, hoping to build familiar and exotic shops, homes, and places to explore?
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October 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Thanks for checking out of book, Leaf Town Forever, Vicki! open.substack.com/pub/vickipal...
We --my sister @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social & I have co-written our first children’s book, Leaf Town Forever. Illustrated by the brilliant Betsy Bowen, it's coming out with the marvelous @uminnpress.bsky.social & is available for pre-order now. Add to cart! www.upress.umn.edu/978151791737...
August 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We --my sister @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social & I have co-written our first children’s book, Leaf Town Forever. Illustrated by the brilliant Betsy Bowen, it's coming out with the marvelous @uminnpress.bsky.social & is available for pre-order now. Add to cart! www.upress.umn.edu/978151791737...
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Our new ImpeachTrumpNow.com billboard is LIVE in Queens, New York, humiliating former Jamaica Estates resident Donald Trump in his home borough.
He is illegally purging our civil service, impounding funds appropriated by Congress, and corrupting our justice system. IMPEACH NOW!
He is illegally purging our civil service, impounding funds appropriated by Congress, and corrupting our justice system. IMPEACH NOW!
February 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Our new ImpeachTrumpNow.com billboard is LIVE in Queens, New York, humiliating former Jamaica Estates resident Donald Trump in his home borough.
He is illegally purging our civil service, impounding funds appropriated by Congress, and corrupting our justice system. IMPEACH NOW!
He is illegally purging our civil service, impounding funds appropriated by Congress, and corrupting our justice system. IMPEACH NOW!
I photographed Dean Karlan, the former chief economist at USAID for NPR, earlier this week.
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Why Dean Karlan, chief economist of USAID, resigned on Tuesday
He was hired in 2022 so the aid agency could get 'more bang for our buck' with its projects. He tried to reach out to help in the rebuilding of the agency. On Tuesday he tendered his resignation.
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February 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I photographed Dean Karlan, the former chief economist at USAID for NPR, earlier this week.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Protesters Display Upside-Down American Flag at Yosemite www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/u...
Protesters Display Upside-Down American Flag at Yosemite
Organizers said the inverted flag, historically used as a sign of distress, was meant to draw attention to the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Park Service.
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February 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Protesters Display Upside-Down American Flag at Yosemite www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/u...