Bryce Allen
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Bryce Allen
@bryceallen.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Authors You Should Read for This Current Moment (in no particular order):
- James Baldwin
- Hannah Arendt
- Henry David Thoreau
- Bob Woodward
- Heather Cox Richardson
- James W. Loewen
- Simone Weil
- Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.
- Malcolm X
Read your history. Learn from the past. That’s the path forward.
- James Baldwin
- Hannah Arendt
- Henry David Thoreau
- Bob Woodward
- Heather Cox Richardson
- James W. Loewen
- Simone Weil
- Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.
- Malcolm X
Read your history. Learn from the past. That’s the path forward.
“Why is writing about writing seemingly the most popular subject on Substack?”
—Sincerely, Man with Dozens of Writing Books
—Sincerely, Man with Dozens of Writing Books
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“Why is writing about writing seemingly the most popular subject on Substack?”
—Sincerely, Man with Dozens of Writing Books
—Sincerely, Man with Dozens of Writing Books
There’s a glaring problem with Harper Lee’s The Land of Sweet Forever.
READ HERE:
open.substack.com/pub/bryceall...
READ HERE:
open.substack.com/pub/bryceall...
Crackled Bread: Harper Lee’s Latest Book is Half-Baked
A Review of Harper Lee's posthumously published, "The Land of Sweet Forever"
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
There’s a glaring problem with Harper Lee’s The Land of Sweet Forever.
READ HERE:
open.substack.com/pub/bryceall...
READ HERE:
open.substack.com/pub/bryceall...
No library is complete without a library cat.
And here’s mine. Say hello to Koan, Internet.
And here’s mine. Say hello to Koan, Internet.
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
No library is complete without a library cat.
And here’s mine. Say hello to Koan, Internet.
And here’s mine. Say hello to Koan, Internet.
Reposted by Bryce Allen
Anyone got any recommended books on feminism?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
October 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Anyone got any recommended books on feminism?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
“The sure sign of an amateur is he has a million plans and they all start tomorrow.”
- Steven Pressfield, “Turning Pro” pg. 65
- Steven Pressfield, “Turning Pro” pg. 65
October 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“The sure sign of an amateur is he has a million plans and they all start tomorrow.”
- Steven Pressfield, “Turning Pro” pg. 65
- Steven Pressfield, “Turning Pro” pg. 65
I guess we’re library posting tonight 😅
October 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I guess we’re library posting tonight 😅
Writing with whiskey and a sleeping cat is the only way I get any work done.
October 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Writing with whiskey and a sleeping cat is the only way I get any work done.
“[R]acism may wear a new dress, buy a new pair of boots, but neither it nor its succubus twin fascism is new or can make anything new. It can only reproduce the environment that supports its own health: fear, denial, and an atmosphere in which its victims have lost the will to fight.”
—Toni Morrison
—Toni Morrison
October 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“[R]acism may wear a new dress, buy a new pair of boots, but neither it nor its succubus twin fascism is new or can make anything new. It can only reproduce the environment that supports its own health: fear, denial, and an atmosphere in which its victims have lost the will to fight.”
—Toni Morrison
—Toni Morrison
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One of the best parts of writing a book is getting to discuss it in public conversations & share ideas with the audience. Hope you’ll read Giving Up Is No Excuse:A Manual For Keeping A Democracy. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/801635...
October 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
One of the best parts of writing a book is getting to discuss it in public conversations & share ideas with the audience. Hope you’ll read Giving Up Is No Excuse:A Manual For Keeping A Democracy. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/801635...
Anyone got any recommended books on feminism?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
October 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Anyone got any recommended books on feminism?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
We’re living in a time of radically drastic change and disruption, but it is not entirely without precedent.
Looking back to the lessons of history and literature, here are a few philosophers, historians, and activists whose books define the current moment we are living in: tinyurl.com/5n7kkhyb
Looking back to the lessons of history and literature, here are a few philosophers, historians, and activists whose books define the current moment we are living in: tinyurl.com/5n7kkhyb
February 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We’re living in a time of radically drastic change and disruption, but it is not entirely without precedent.
Looking back to the lessons of history and literature, here are a few philosophers, historians, and activists whose books define the current moment we are living in: tinyurl.com/5n7kkhyb
Looking back to the lessons of history and literature, here are a few philosophers, historians, and activists whose books define the current moment we are living in: tinyurl.com/5n7kkhyb
Do you like to dive deep into what you read?
Looking for a community of fellow readers and writers to be a part of?
Then "What's On My Mind" is what's for you!
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Looking for a community of fellow readers and writers to be a part of?
Then "What's On My Mind" is what's for you!
FROM NOW UNTIL Jan. 1st, you can subscribe for 50% OFF for the whole year: bryceallenreads.substack.com/5adaf516
November 29, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Do you like to dive deep into what you read?
Looking for a community of fellow readers and writers to be a part of?
Then "What's On My Mind" is what's for you!
FROM NOW UNTIL Jan. 1st, you can subscribe for 50% OFF for the whole year: bryceallenreads.substack.com/5adaf516
Looking for a community of fellow readers and writers to be a part of?
Then "What's On My Mind" is what's for you!
FROM NOW UNTIL Jan. 1st, you can subscribe for 50% OFF for the whole year: bryceallenreads.substack.com/5adaf516
Reposted by Bryce Allen
Want to link to a mix of media outlets, independent press organizations, and free lancers?
Here you go!
Here you go!
What I love about this Officially Verified Bluesky Press Lists is it includes a real mix of people at major legacy media outlets, independent organizations, and freelancers.
We can promote a diverse media when billionaires don't control what you see.
Let's keep it growing!
go.bsky.app/U9juDW4
We can promote a diverse media when billionaires don't control what you see.
Let's keep it growing!
go.bsky.app/U9juDW4
November 19, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Want to link to a mix of media outlets, independent press organizations, and free lancers?
Here you go!
Here you go!
“That republic may be called fortunate if it produces a man so prudent that he gives it laws organized in such a fashion that it can live safely under them without needing to reform them.”
—Niccolo Machiavelli, Discourses on Livy, Book 1, Ch. 2
—Niccolo Machiavelli, Discourses on Livy, Book 1, Ch. 2
November 18, 2024 at 6:44 PM
“That republic may be called fortunate if it produces a man so prudent that he gives it laws organized in such a fashion that it can live safely under them without needing to reform them.”
—Niccolo Machiavelli, Discourses on Livy, Book 1, Ch. 2
—Niccolo Machiavelli, Discourses on Livy, Book 1, Ch. 2
One day, this will be me.
November 16, 2024 at 12:46 AM
One day, this will be me.
Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably in your backpack/purse at any given moment:
1. A book (often 2+, even if I don't have time to read while I'm out)
2. iPad
3. Mechanical pencils
4. Highlighters
5. Sticky note tabs
1. A book (often 2+, even if I don't have time to read while I'm out)
2. iPad
3. Mechanical pencils
4. Highlighters
5. Sticky note tabs
Oh dear Lord I am very very boring
Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably in your purse/backpack at any given moment:
1. Nasal barrier spray
2. Fountain pen (today: Platinum Preppy)
3. Cube timer for the ol' ADHD
4. Tote bag (I AM NOT PAYING FOR A PLASTIC BAG)
5. My Kindle
Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably in your purse/backpack at any given moment:
1. Nasal barrier spray
2. Fountain pen (today: Platinum Preppy)
3. Cube timer for the ol' ADHD
4. Tote bag (I AM NOT PAYING FOR A PLASTIC BAG)
5. My Kindle
Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably in your purse/backpack at any given moment:
1. Silver butter knife I found in the street
2. Rocks
3. 1 or more tarot decks
4. Blank notebook, still blank
5. Paracord bracelet
1. Silver butter knife I found in the street
2. Rocks
3. 1 or more tarot decks
4. Blank notebook, still blank
5. Paracord bracelet
November 14, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably in your backpack/purse at any given moment:
1. A book (often 2+, even if I don't have time to read while I'm out)
2. iPad
3. Mechanical pencils
4. Highlighters
5. Sticky note tabs
1. A book (often 2+, even if I don't have time to read while I'm out)
2. iPad
3. Mechanical pencils
4. Highlighters
5. Sticky note tabs
Authors You Should Read for This Current Moment (in no particular order):
- James Baldwin
- Hannah Arendt
- Henry David Thoreau
- Bob Woodward
- Heather Cox Richardson
- James W. Loewen
- Simone Weil
- Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.
- Malcolm X
Read your history. Learn from the past. That’s the path forward.
- James Baldwin
- Hannah Arendt
- Henry David Thoreau
- Bob Woodward
- Heather Cox Richardson
- James W. Loewen
- Simone Weil
- Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.
- Malcolm X
Read your history. Learn from the past. That’s the path forward.
November 14, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Authors You Should Read for This Current Moment (in no particular order):
- James Baldwin
- Hannah Arendt
- Henry David Thoreau
- Bob Woodward
- Heather Cox Richardson
- James W. Loewen
- Simone Weil
- Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.
- Malcolm X
Read your history. Learn from the past. That’s the path forward.
- James Baldwin
- Hannah Arendt
- Henry David Thoreau
- Bob Woodward
- Heather Cox Richardson
- James W. Loewen
- Simone Weil
- Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.
- Malcolm X
Read your history. Learn from the past. That’s the path forward.
Reposted by Bryce Allen
Seeing so many people say that they want to use their public libraries more (and we should), so I wanted to share Library Extension: www.libraryextension.com
This browser extension really makes it easy to check your local library's collection in Amazon, etc. 💙📚
This browser extension really makes it easy to check your local library's collection in Amazon, etc. 💙📚
Library Extension (for web browsers)
Library Extension lets you instantly see book and eBook availability from your local library
www.libraryextension.com
November 12, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Seeing so many people say that they want to use their public libraries more (and we should), so I wanted to share Library Extension: www.libraryextension.com
This browser extension really makes it easy to check your local library's collection in Amazon, etc. 💙📚
This browser extension really makes it easy to check your local library's collection in Amazon, etc. 💙📚