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Do you love your local independent bookstore? Let us know!
@jackewilson.bsky.social is looking forward to giving shout-outs to your beloved independent bookstores in upcoming History of Literature Podcast episodes!
#books #reading #community #independentbookstores
@jackewilson.bsky.social is looking forward to giving shout-outs to your beloved independent bookstores in upcoming History of Literature Podcast episodes!
#books #reading #community #independentbookstores
January 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Do you love your local independent bookstore? Let us know!
@jackewilson.bsky.social is looking forward to giving shout-outs to your beloved independent bookstores in upcoming History of Literature Podcast episodes!
#books #reading #community #independentbookstores
@jackewilson.bsky.social is looking forward to giving shout-outs to your beloved independent bookstores in upcoming History of Literature Podcast episodes!
#books #reading #community #independentbookstores
"Photographs alter and enlarge our notions of what is worth looking at and what we have a right to observe. They are a grammar and, even more importantly, an ethics of seeing."
– Susan Sontag, On Photography
#botd #photography #books #susansontag
– Susan Sontag, On Photography
#botd #photography #books #susansontag
January 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
"Photographs alter and enlarge our notions of what is worth looking at and what we have a right to observe. They are a grammar and, even more importantly, an ethics of seeing."
– Susan Sontag, On Photography
#botd #photography #books #susansontag
– Susan Sontag, On Photography
#botd #photography #books #susansontag
@jackewilson.bsky.social talks to award-winning scholar and literary sleuth Mathelinda Nabugodi (The Trembling Hand: Reflections of a Black Woman in the Romantic Archive) about what she found in the Romantic archive – and why it matters.
#books @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social
#books @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social
767 A Black Woman in the Romantic Archive (with Mathelinda Nabug…
A scrap of Coleridge's handwriting. The sugar that Wordsworth stirred into his teacup. A bracelet made of Mary Shelley's hair... In this episode, Jacke talks to awa…
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January 15, 2026 at 12:39 PM
@jackewilson.bsky.social talks to award-winning scholar and literary sleuth Mathelinda Nabugodi (The Trembling Hand: Reflections of a Black Woman in the Romantic Archive) about what she found in the Romantic archive – and why it matters.
#books @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social
#books @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social
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To travel both and be one traveller … Muriel Spark and Katherine Mansfield Give Life Lessons on Poetry in Prose
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January 15, 2026 at 11:01 AM
To travel both and be one traveller … Muriel Spark and Katherine Mansfield Give Life Lessons on Poetry in Prose
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King Books (John K. King Used and Rare Books) in Detroit
· My original ‘favourite bookstores post’ with further details in post below it ↴
King Books (John K. King Used and Rare Books) in Detroit
· My original ‘favourite bookstores post’ with further details in post below it ↴
[⅖]: …
Favourite #Bookstores I’ve Been To:
① John K. King Used and Rare Books¹ - Detroit, MI, USA (King Books)
② Dunaway Books² - St. Louis, MO, USA
③ Pilgrims Book House†³ - Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Favourite #Bookstores I’ve Been To:
① John K. King Used and Rare Books¹ - Detroit, MI, USA (King Books)
② Dunaway Books² - St. Louis, MO, USA
③ Pilgrims Book House†³ - Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
…
January 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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King Books (John K. King Used and Rare Books) in Detroit
· My original ‘favourite bookstores post’ with further details in post below it ↴
King Books (John K. King Used and Rare Books) in Detroit
· My original ‘favourite bookstores post’ with further details in post below it ↴
"My wisdom came too late. She has much to her and probably little will come of it. She is a child of her age, of depression, of war, of fear. Let her be. So all that is in her will not bloom – but in how many does it? There is still enough left to live by."
– Tillie Olsen #botd
#books #literature
– Tillie Olsen #botd
#books #literature
January 14, 2026 at 1:59 PM
"My wisdom came too late. She has much to her and probably little will come of it. She is a child of her age, of depression, of war, of fear. Let her be. So all that is in her will not bloom – but in how many does it? There is still enough left to live by."
– Tillie Olsen #botd
#books #literature
– Tillie Olsen #botd
#books #literature
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There's a relatively new start up called Novel, which offers both books & sandwiches in downtown Rochester MI. I support it via libro.fm (an alternative to Amazon's Audible/Kindle), which is specifically set up for independent booksellers.
All of Detroit is served by www.johnkingbooksdetroit.com
All of Detroit is served by www.johnkingbooksdetroit.com
Buy audiobooks & support local bookstores
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January 14, 2026 at 1:24 PM
There's a relatively new start up called Novel, which offers both books & sandwiches in downtown Rochester MI. I support it via libro.fm (an alternative to Amazon's Audible/Kindle), which is specifically set up for independent booksellers.
All of Detroit is served by www.johnkingbooksdetroit.com
All of Detroit is served by www.johnkingbooksdetroit.com
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Farley's Bookshop in New Hope, Pennsylvania, and Labyrinth Books in Princeton, NJ, are my two local go-to's. Both wonderful.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Farley's Bookshop in New Hope, Pennsylvania, and Labyrinth Books in Princeton, NJ, are my two local go-to's. Both wonderful.
On Monday's episode on Gertrude Stein, @jackewilson.bsky.social mentioned the importance of independent bookstores. Do you love your local bookstore? Let us know!
We'll mentioned your beloved independent bookstores in future History of Literature Podcast episodes!
#books #localbookstores
We'll mentioned your beloved independent bookstores in future History of Literature Podcast episodes!
#books #localbookstores
766 Gertrude Stein (with Francesca Wade) | Ruskin on the Only On…
Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) has long been one of the most famous - and most polarizing - figures in modernism. Was she a trailblazing genius? Or a literary charlatan…
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January 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
On Monday's episode on Gertrude Stein, @jackewilson.bsky.social mentioned the importance of independent bookstores. Do you love your local bookstore? Let us know!
We'll mentioned your beloved independent bookstores in future History of Literature Podcast episodes!
#books #localbookstores
We'll mentioned your beloved independent bookstores in future History of Literature Podcast episodes!
#books #localbookstores
"He was a newcomer in the land, a chechaquo, and this
was his first winter. The trouble with him was that he was without imagination. He was quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things, and not in the significances."
– Jack London, "To Build a Fire"
#botd #books #literature
was his first winter. The trouble with him was that he was without imagination. He was quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things, and not in the significances."
– Jack London, "To Build a Fire"
#botd #books #literature
January 13, 2026 at 12:41 PM
"He was a newcomer in the land, a chechaquo, and this
was his first winter. The trouble with him was that he was without imagination. He was quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things, and not in the significances."
– Jack London, "To Build a Fire"
#botd #books #literature
was his first winter. The trouble with him was that he was without imagination. He was quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things, and not in the significances."
– Jack London, "To Build a Fire"
#botd #books #literature
“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.”
– Gertrude Stein
@jackewilson.bsky.social talks to biographer Francesca Wade about her new book Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife.
#books #biography #modernism @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
– Gertrude Stein
@jackewilson.bsky.social talks to biographer Francesca Wade about her new book Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife.
#books #biography #modernism @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
766 Gertrude Stein (with Francesca Wade) | Ruskin on the Only On…
Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) has long been one of the most famous - and most polarizing - figures in modernism. Was she a trailblazing genius? Or a literary charlatan…
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January 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.”
– Gertrude Stein
@jackewilson.bsky.social talks to biographer Francesca Wade about her new book Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife.
#books #biography #modernism @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
– Gertrude Stein
@jackewilson.bsky.social talks to biographer Francesca Wade about her new book Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife.
#books #biography #modernism @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
“The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.”
– Agatha Christie #botd
#books #mysteries #novels
– Agatha Christie #botd
#books #mysteries #novels
'There's nothing like boredom to make you write': A rare interview with the elusive Agatha Christie
Her murder mysteries have captivated audiences for more than a century, but, 50 years after her death, she remains an enigma. A BBC profile from 1955 reveals some of her secrets.
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January 12, 2026 at 12:17 PM
“The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.”
– Agatha Christie #botd
#books #mysteries #novels
– Agatha Christie #botd
#books #mysteries #novels
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Sonnets—tightly woven 14 lines of poetry—are both timeless and untouchable. Far from a tired form, sonnets remain a playground for innovation, stretching across centuries and genres, endlessly adaptable yet grounded in tradition.
With @jackewilson.bsky.social on @holpod.bsky.social
With @jackewilson.bsky.social on @holpod.bsky.social
762 The History of the Sonnet
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January 12, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Sonnets—tightly woven 14 lines of poetry—are both timeless and untouchable. Far from a tired form, sonnets remain a playground for innovation, stretching across centuries and genres, endlessly adaptable yet grounded in tradition.
With @jackewilson.bsky.social on @holpod.bsky.social
With @jackewilson.bsky.social on @holpod.bsky.social
"She knew what these women were. They had their own special memoires, tastes, and ideas which distinguished them, personalities that were expressed in their features. But in herself Françoise could not see any clear-cut shape."
– Simone de Beauvoir #botd
#books #literature #philosophy
– Simone de Beauvoir #botd
#books #literature #philosophy
January 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
"She knew what these women were. They had their own special memoires, tastes, and ideas which distinguished them, personalities that were expressed in their features. But in herself Françoise could not see any clear-cut shape."
– Simone de Beauvoir #botd
#books #literature #philosophy
– Simone de Beauvoir #botd
#books #literature #philosophy
“Faith!” shouted Goodman Brown, in a voice of agony and desperation; and the echoes of the forest mocked him, crying, “Faith! Faith!” as if bewildered wretches were seeking her all through the wilderness.
– Nathaniel Hawthorne
#books #literature @jackewilson.bsky.social @literaturesc.bsky.social
– Nathaniel Hawthorne
#books #literature @jackewilson.bsky.social @literaturesc.bsky.social
765 Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne (with Mike Palindrome)
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January 8, 2026 at 1:18 PM
“Faith!” shouted Goodman Brown, in a voice of agony and desperation; and the echoes of the forest mocked him, crying, “Faith! Faith!” as if bewildered wretches were seeking her all through the wilderness.
– Nathaniel Hawthorne
#books #literature @jackewilson.bsky.social @literaturesc.bsky.social
– Nathaniel Hawthorne
#books #literature @jackewilson.bsky.social @literaturesc.bsky.social
“They seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God.”
– Zora Neale Hurston #botd
@jackewilson.bsky.social talks to Hurston biographer Cheryl R. Hopson (Zora Neale Hurston: A Critical Life) about Hurston's life and creativity. #books #zoranealehurston @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
– Zora Neale Hurston #botd
@jackewilson.bsky.social talks to Hurston biographer Cheryl R. Hopson (Zora Neale Hurston: A Critical Life) about Hurston's life and creativity. #books #zoranealehurston @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
675 Zora Neale Hurston (with Cheryl Hopson) | Jack Kerouac's Newly Discovered Writings
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January 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
“They seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God.”
– Zora Neale Hurston #botd
@jackewilson.bsky.social talks to Hurston biographer Cheryl R. Hopson (Zora Neale Hurston: A Critical Life) about Hurston's life and creativity. #books #zoranealehurston @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
– Zora Neale Hurston #botd
@jackewilson.bsky.social talks to Hurston biographer Cheryl R. Hopson (Zora Neale Hurston: A Critical Life) about Hurston's life and creativity. #books #zoranealehurston @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
"So I turn once more to those who sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer and say to them:
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning."
– Carl Sandburg, Chicago
#botd #poetry #chicago #literature
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning."
– Carl Sandburg, Chicago
#botd #poetry #chicago #literature
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
"So I turn once more to those who sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer and say to them:
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning."
– Carl Sandburg, Chicago
#botd #poetry #chicago #literature
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning."
– Carl Sandburg, Chicago
#botd #poetry #chicago #literature
“Machines, he said, are an effect of art, which is nature’s ape, and they reproduce not its forms but the operation itself.”
– Umberto Eco #botd
#books #literature #novels
– Umberto Eco #botd
#books #literature #novels
January 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM
“Machines, he said, are an effect of art, which is nature’s ape, and they reproduce not its forms but the operation itself.”
– Umberto Eco #botd
#books #literature #novels
– Umberto Eco #botd
#books #literature #novels
@jackewilson.bsky.social talks to Edward J. Watts, author of The Romans: A 2,000-Year History. Through his comprehensive overview, Watts shifts our focus away from Rome's fall, instead bringing to light the qualities that helped Rome endure for so long.
#books #history @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social
#books #history @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social
764 Two Thousand Years of Roman History (with Edward J. Watts) | My Last Book with Nathan Hensley
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January 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM
@jackewilson.bsky.social talks to Edward J. Watts, author of The Romans: A 2,000-Year History. Through his comprehensive overview, Watts shifts our focus away from Rome's fall, instead bringing to light the qualities that helped Rome endure for so long.
#books #history @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social
#books #history @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social
“Stories should be natural as apples, brief as lust, long as a thought.”
– Leonard Michaels #botd
#books #literature #stories
– Leonard Michaels #botd
#books #literature #stories
January 2, 2026 at 2:33 PM
“Stories should be natural as apples, brief as lust, long as a thought.”
– Leonard Michaels #botd
#books #literature #stories
– Leonard Michaels #botd
#books #literature #stories
"Many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records…If you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It's a beautiful reciprocal arrangement...it isn't education. It's history. It's poetry." – JD Salinger #botd
January 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
"Many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records…If you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It's a beautiful reciprocal arrangement...it isn't education. It's history. It's poetry." – JD Salinger #botd
"Ah! why, because the dazzling sun
Restored my earth to joy
Have you departed, every one,
And left a desert sky?"
– Emily Bronte
#poetry #books #literature
Restored my earth to joy
Have you departed, every one,
And left a desert sky?"
– Emily Bronte
#poetry #books #literature
763 Emily's Desk Drawer
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January 1, 2026 at 2:48 PM
"Ah! why, because the dazzling sun
Restored my earth to joy
Have you departed, every one,
And left a desert sky?"
– Emily Bronte
#poetry #books #literature
Restored my earth to joy
Have you departed, every one,
And left a desert sky?"
– Emily Bronte
#poetry #books #literature
"Night’s brittle song, sliver-thin
Shatters into a billion fragments
Of quiet shadows
At the blaring jazz
Of a morning sun."
– Frank Marshall Davis #botd
#books #poetry #frankmarshalldavis
Shatters into a billion fragments
Of quiet shadows
At the blaring jazz
Of a morning sun."
– Frank Marshall Davis #botd
#books #poetry #frankmarshalldavis
December 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Night’s brittle song, sliver-thin
Shatters into a billion fragments
Of quiet shadows
At the blaring jazz
Of a morning sun."
– Frank Marshall Davis #botd
#books #poetry #frankmarshalldavis
Shatters into a billion fragments
Of quiet shadows
At the blaring jazz
Of a morning sun."
– Frank Marshall Davis #botd
#books #poetry #frankmarshalldavis
"If you can dream—and not make dreams your master"
–Rudyard Kipling #botd
For more about #Kipling, take a listen to this episode from the archives with Sarah LeFanu, author of Something of Themselves: Kipling, Kingsley, Conan Doyle and the Anglo-Boer War. #books @jackewilson.bsky.social
–Rudyard Kipling #botd
For more about #Kipling, take a listen to this episode from the archives with Sarah LeFanu, author of Something of Themselves: Kipling, Kingsley, Conan Doyle and the Anglo-Boer War. #books @jackewilson.bsky.social
Kipling, Kingsley, and Conan Doyle - When Writers Go to War (with Sarah LeFanu)
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December 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"If you can dream—and not make dreams your master"
–Rudyard Kipling #botd
For more about #Kipling, take a listen to this episode from the archives with Sarah LeFanu, author of Something of Themselves: Kipling, Kingsley, Conan Doyle and the Anglo-Boer War. #books @jackewilson.bsky.social
–Rudyard Kipling #botd
For more about #Kipling, take a listen to this episode from the archives with Sarah LeFanu, author of Something of Themselves: Kipling, Kingsley, Conan Doyle and the Anglo-Boer War. #books @jackewilson.bsky.social
"When to the sessions of sweet silent thought
I summon up remembrance of things past"
– Shakespeare, Sonnet XXX
@jackewilson.bsky.social #sonnets #literature #books #poetry #shakespeare
I summon up remembrance of things past"
– Shakespeare, Sonnet XXX
@jackewilson.bsky.social #sonnets #literature #books #poetry #shakespeare
762 The History of the Sonnet
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December 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"When to the sessions of sweet silent thought
I summon up remembrance of things past"
– Shakespeare, Sonnet XXX
@jackewilson.bsky.social #sonnets #literature #books #poetry #shakespeare
I summon up remembrance of things past"
– Shakespeare, Sonnet XXX
@jackewilson.bsky.social #sonnets #literature #books #poetry #shakespeare