Charles B. Fancher
@cbfancher.bsky.social
Author, former Journalist, Consultant, Howard University School of Communications faculty. New historical novel, RED CLAY, from Blackstone Publishing https://www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/book-gt5d
So glad to receive this honor for my novel, Red Clay, on Friday: crookscornerbookprize.com/crooks-corne...
#historicalfiction #charlesbfancher #blackstonepublishing
#historicalfiction #charlesbfancher #blackstonepublishing
Crook’s Corner Book Prize 13th Annual Longlist Announced – Crooks Corner Book Prize
crookscornerbookprize.com
July 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
So glad to receive this honor for my novel, Red Clay, on Friday: crookscornerbookprize.com/crooks-corne...
#historicalfiction #charlesbfancher #blackstonepublishing
#historicalfiction #charlesbfancher #blackstonepublishing
Remarks by the great Dr. Carla Hayden, recently fired Librarian of Congress, at the American Library Assn conference in Philadelphia were inspiring. I was proud to be there signing my historical novel, @Red Clay, from @Blackstone Publishing. #ALAconference2025 #charlesbfancher #historicalfiction
June 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Remarks by the great Dr. Carla Hayden, recently fired Librarian of Congress, at the American Library Assn conference in Philadelphia were inspiring. I was proud to be there signing my historical novel, @Red Clay, from @Blackstone Publishing. #ALAconference2025 #charlesbfancher #historicalfiction
I was thrilled to be one of 12 authors invited to be part of Literary Feast 2025 in Fort Lauderdale last weekend to benefit the Broward Public Library Foundation and grateful for the attention my novel, Red Clay @blackstonepub.bsky.social received.
April 7, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I was thrilled to be one of 12 authors invited to be part of Literary Feast 2025 in Fort Lauderdale last weekend to benefit the Broward Public Library Foundation and grateful for the attention my novel, Red Clay @blackstonepub.bsky.social received.
For cryin' out loud! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
Trump Says Biden’s Pardons are ‘Void’ and ‘Vacant’ Because of Autopen
The use of the autopen, a device that reproduces signatures and is ubiquitous in government and business, is ordinarily uncontroversial. There is no power to undo a pardon in the Constitution or case ...
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
For cryin' out loud! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
This is powerful:
www.huffpost.com/entry/french...
www.huffpost.com/entry/french...
Stop What You’re Doing And Watch This French Senator’s Take On Trump, Musk
Beware the “ketamine-fueled jester.”
www.huffpost.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This is powerful:
www.huffpost.com/entry/french...
www.huffpost.com/entry/french...
This is telling: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u...
Republican House Members Told to Stop Holding In-Person Town Halls
The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee told G.O.P. lawmakers that public confrontations with angry constituents could hurt them politically in the midterm elections.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
This is telling: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u...
As usual, she gets to the point
It’s been a long day, but in short, bullies ain’t shit! I don’t care what title you hold! This isn’t some long gone reality tv show or failed casino; it is war!
How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!
How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!
March 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
As usual, she gets to the point
Another special column from Margaret Renkl, a calm(ing) voice in a world that desperately needs it.
This time the robots have gone too far. (A few words about James Dickey, Isaac Asimov, and a nearly 40-year-old memory about writing a poem. Gift link via @nytopinion.nytimes.com.) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/o...
Opinion | I, Human (Gift Article)
We know who we are, at least in part, by finding the words — messy, imprecise, unexpected — to tell others, and ourselves, how we see the world.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Another special column from Margaret Renkl, a calm(ing) voice in a world that desperately needs it.
A straightforward, insightful look at the state we are in, by The Atlantic's Adam Serwer: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
www.theatlantic.com
February 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A straightforward, insightful look at the state we are in, by The Atlantic's Adam Serwer: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
This is just pathetic: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/22/l...
Lake County library leaders expect to see more challenged books
A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, according to the American Library Association. Challenges lead to censorship.
www.chicagotribune.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This is just pathetic: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/22/l...
This comment cuts to center of it.
February 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This comment cuts to center of it.
Surprise?
Sorry, folks. He duped you, again... With multiple tariffs looming, farmers who support Trump grow nervous www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
With multiple tariffs looming, farmers who support Trump grow nervous
President Trump draws strong support from farm states. But the prospect of a trade war sequel has farmers who voted for him on edge.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Surprise?
Having just experienced my own first publication day earlier this month with my novel, RED CLAY from @blackstonepub.bsky.social , I agree with @elongreen.bsky.social about the importance of library orders. They make a difference!
Just weeks away from pub day! I know you’re tired of hearing about it, but preorders are *so* damn important for authors. Not everyone has the money for that, of course, but asking your library to order it is just as good. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
February 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Having just experienced my own first publication day earlier this month with my novel, RED CLAY from @blackstonepub.bsky.social , I agree with @elongreen.bsky.social about the importance of library orders. They make a difference!
I enjoyed this interview about my new novel. If you missed it live, you can see it here on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPNy...
Debut Spotlight with Charles B. Fancher
YouTube video by A Mighty Blaze
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February 20, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I enjoyed this interview about my new novel. If you missed it live, you can see it here on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPNy...
Yeah, man, she's the best.
At the Blackstone offices in NYC with my amazing publicist to celebrate the release of my new book!!! ☺️🖤
February 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Yeah, man, she's the best.
I was thrilled to see this comment from a remarkable journalist about my new novel.
I got the sample of Red Clay to see what former Detroit Free Press colleague @cbfancher.bsky.social had written. I soon clicked "buy this book." This historical novel is a great read and eye-opening about Reconstruction & Jim Crow. Quite timely as Jim Crow re-appears. www.amazon.com/Red-Clay-Cha...
Red Clay
Red Clay - Kindle edition by Fancher, Charles B.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Red Clay.
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February 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I was thrilled to see this comment from a remarkable journalist about my new novel.
Reposted by Charles B. Fancher
#BannedBookSkyClub
Don't forget, March 2025's book is #ParableOfTheSower
Schedule:
Feb 2025: The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin
March 2025: Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler
April 2025: Banned Book Club, Kim Hyun Sook, et al.
May 2025: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Stephen King
#BookSky
Don't forget, March 2025's book is #ParableOfTheSower
Schedule:
Feb 2025: The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin
March 2025: Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler
April 2025: Banned Book Club, Kim Hyun Sook, et al.
May 2025: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Stephen King
#BookSky
February 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
#BannedBookSkyClub
Don't forget, March 2025's book is #ParableOfTheSower
Schedule:
Feb 2025: The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin
March 2025: Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler
April 2025: Banned Book Club, Kim Hyun Sook, et al.
May 2025: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Stephen King
#BookSky
Don't forget, March 2025's book is #ParableOfTheSower
Schedule:
Feb 2025: The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin
March 2025: Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler
April 2025: Banned Book Club, Kim Hyun Sook, et al.
May 2025: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Stephen King
#BookSky
Something to consider: thehill.com/opinion/camp...
Democrats need a new message: ‘Blame Republicans’
Democrats have one simple message to deliver: Republicans are responsible for everything that happens from now on. All the unintended consequences, government shutdowns and colossal failures are 10…
thehill.com
February 16, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Something to consider: thehill.com/opinion/camp...
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In troubling times, people experiencing high stress or crippling anxiety deal with it in different ways. Some have a therapist, some have a deep breathing exercise & some even have a personal mantra.
I have a Mabel.
I have a Mabel.
February 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Clear thinking on the issue of our times: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/o...
Opinion | Trump’s War on D.E.I. Is Really a War on Civil Rights
The genius of the right-wing crusade against D.E.I. is that the term is amorphous enough that it can mean many different things to many different people.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Clear thinking on the issue of our times: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/o...
Elmo, Big Bird and the rest of the gang are weeping: www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
PBS Closes DEI Office After Trump Executive Order
The public broadcaster is also facing an investigation by the FCC and potential threats to its funding.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Elmo, Big Bird and the rest of the gang are weeping: www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Reposted by Charles B. Fancher
would make for a good book
February 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
would make for a good book
We salute you, sir!
Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100. cnn.it/42Q7FIs
February 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
We salute you, sir!
Reposted by Charles B. Fancher
Calling the costs of running scientific research labs “administrative overhead” might fool the lab rats and guinea pigs. It won’t fool the people dying of cancer or heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
Researchers say it would hurt facilities that work on medical issues such as cancer research and heart disease. Elon Musk contends the old policy was ‘a ripoff.’
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Calling the costs of running scientific research labs “administrative overhead” might fool the lab rats and guinea pigs. It won’t fool the people dying of cancer or heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Reposted by Charles B. Fancher
Amid today’s massive NIH cuts to universities, please know that my research colleagues:
- Develop new cancer treatments for kids
- Are curing sickle cell disease
- Build new tech to help premature babies survive
- Prevent teens from dying of drug overdose
- And more
#NIH #MedSky #research #science
- Develop new cancer treatments for kids
- Are curing sickle cell disease
- Build new tech to help premature babies survive
- Prevent teens from dying of drug overdose
- And more
#NIH #MedSky #research #science
February 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM