🇨🇦 Janet Somerville
@janetsomerville.bsky.social
#Gellhorn enthusiast. Dog lover. Anti-fascist. Writer for hire.
HOW MIDSUMMER NIGHT (2024)
YOURS, FOR PROBABLY ALWAYS: MARTHA GELLHORN'S LETTERS OF LOVE & WAR (2019)
Contributor to Toronto Star #book pages.
https://janetsomervillewriter.com
HOW MIDSUMMER NIGHT (2024)
YOURS, FOR PROBABLY ALWAYS: MARTHA GELLHORN'S LETTERS OF LOVE & WAR (2019)
Contributor to Toronto Star #book pages.
https://janetsomervillewriter.com
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Yours, For Probably Always by Janet Somerville: 9780593455845 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Before email, when long distance telephone calls were difficult and expensive, people wrote letters, often several each day. Today, those letters provide an intimate and revealing look at the lives an...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
The fearless, indefatigable, singular MARTHA #GELLHORN was #BOTD in St. Louis. (b. 8 Nov 1908)
I wrote a book about her.
@prhaudio.bsky.social
Ask for it at your library or treat yourself to a copy & learn more about how timeless her words are:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
I wrote a book about her.
@prhaudio.bsky.social
Ask for it at your library or treat yourself to a copy & learn more about how timeless her words are:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
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‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
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Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
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For the Toronto Star, I spoke with JOHN IRVING about being an outsider, finding the plot, his friendship with @stephenking.bsky.social & much more.
His 16th novel, QUEEN ESTHER, is out now. #books #booksky #writers #writinglife
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
His 16th novel, QUEEN ESTHER, is out now. #books #booksky #writers #writinglife
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
John Irving on returning to the world of ‘The Cider House Rules’ with his new book and writing with wrecked hands
The author's 16th novel, 'Queen Esther,' tells the story of a Vienna-born Jewish orphan coming of age in New England.
www.thestar.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
For the Toronto Star, I spoke with JOHN IRVING about being an outsider, finding the plot, his friendship with @stephenking.bsky.social & much more.
His 16th novel, QUEEN ESTHER, is out now. #books #booksky #writers #writinglife
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
His 16th novel, QUEEN ESTHER, is out now. #books #booksky #writers #writinglife
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
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For @torontostar-rss.bsky.social I spoke with JOHN IRVING about being an outsider, finding the plot, his friendship with
@stephenking.bsky.social & much more.
(Puck spoke with him about his leash.)
His 16th novel, #QueenEsther, is out now.
#WritingLife #Writers #booksky
@stephenking.bsky.social & much more.
(Puck spoke with him about his leash.)
His 16th novel, #QueenEsther, is out now.
#WritingLife #Writers #booksky
November 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
For @torontostar-rss.bsky.social I spoke with JOHN IRVING about being an outsider, finding the plot, his friendship with
@stephenking.bsky.social & much more.
(Puck spoke with him about his leash.)
His 16th novel, #QueenEsther, is out now.
#WritingLife #Writers #booksky
@stephenking.bsky.social & much more.
(Puck spoke with him about his leash.)
His 16th novel, #QueenEsther, is out now.
#WritingLife #Writers #booksky
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“I’m not a master jewel thief, I’m just a kid” has to be the greatest jewel thief coverup story of all time.
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“I’m not a master jewel thief, I’m just a kid” has to be the greatest jewel thief coverup story of all time.
For the Toronto Star, I spoke with JOHN IRVING about being an outsider, finding the plot, his friendship with @stephenking.bsky.social & much more.
His 16th novel, QUEEN ESTHER, is out now. #books #booksky #writers #writinglife
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
His 16th novel, QUEEN ESTHER, is out now. #books #booksky #writers #writinglife
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
John Irving on returning to the world of ‘The Cider House Rules’ with his new book and writing with wrecked hands
The author's 16th novel, 'Queen Esther,' tells the story of a Vienna-born Jewish orphan coming of age in New England.
www.thestar.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
For the Toronto Star, I spoke with JOHN IRVING about being an outsider, finding the plot, his friendship with @stephenking.bsky.social & much more.
His 16th novel, QUEEN ESTHER, is out now. #books #booksky #writers #writinglife
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
His 16th novel, QUEEN ESTHER, is out now. #books #booksky #writers #writinglife
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
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The fearless, indefatigable, singular MARTHA #GELLHORN was #BOTD in St. Louis. (b. 8 Nov 1908)
I wrote a book about her.
@prhaudio.bsky.social
Ask for it at your library or treat yourself to a copy & learn more about how timeless her words are:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
I wrote a book about her.
@prhaudio.bsky.social
Ask for it at your library or treat yourself to a copy & learn more about how timeless her words are:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
Yours, For Probably Always by Janet Somerville: 9780593455845 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Before email, when long distance telephone calls were difficult and expensive, people wrote letters, often several each day. Today, those letters provide an intimate and revealing look at the lives an...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The fearless, indefatigable, singular MARTHA #GELLHORN was #BOTD in St. Louis. (b. 8 Nov 1908)
I wrote a book about her.
@prhaudio.bsky.social
Ask for it at your library or treat yourself to a copy & learn more about how timeless her words are:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
I wrote a book about her.
@prhaudio.bsky.social
Ask for it at your library or treat yourself to a copy & learn more about how timeless her words are:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
For @torontostar-rss.bsky.social I spoke with JOHN IRVING about being an outsider, finding the plot, his friendship with
@stephenking.bsky.social & much more.
(Puck spoke with him about his leash.)
His 16th novel, #QueenEsther, is out now.
#WritingLife #Writers #booksky
@stephenking.bsky.social & much more.
(Puck spoke with him about his leash.)
His 16th novel, #QueenEsther, is out now.
#WritingLife #Writers #booksky
November 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
For @torontostar-rss.bsky.social I spoke with JOHN IRVING about being an outsider, finding the plot, his friendship with
@stephenking.bsky.social & much more.
(Puck spoke with him about his leash.)
His 16th novel, #QueenEsther, is out now.
#WritingLife #Writers #booksky
@stephenking.bsky.social & much more.
(Puck spoke with him about his leash.)
His 16th novel, #QueenEsther, is out now.
#WritingLife #Writers #booksky
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One big lesson from Mamdani's victory:
Don't be afraid of billionaires. Make billionaires afraid of you. Take them on, don't back down.
Billionaires from Musk on down used all their tricks and failed.
Democrats are trained to lust after billionaire money, but courage has tremendous value.
Don't be afraid of billionaires. Make billionaires afraid of you. Take them on, don't back down.
Billionaires from Musk on down used all their tricks and failed.
Democrats are trained to lust after billionaire money, but courage has tremendous value.
November 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
One big lesson from Mamdani's victory:
Don't be afraid of billionaires. Make billionaires afraid of you. Take them on, don't back down.
Billionaires from Musk on down used all their tricks and failed.
Democrats are trained to lust after billionaire money, but courage has tremendous value.
Don't be afraid of billionaires. Make billionaires afraid of you. Take them on, don't back down.
Billionaires from Musk on down used all their tricks and failed.
Democrats are trained to lust after billionaire money, but courage has tremendous value.
The fearless, indefatigable, singular MARTHA #GELLHORN was #BOTD in St. Louis. (b. 8 Nov 1908)
I wrote a book about her.
@prhaudio.bsky.social
Ask for it at your library or treat yourself to a copy & learn more about how timeless her words are:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
I wrote a book about her.
@prhaudio.bsky.social
Ask for it at your library or treat yourself to a copy & learn more about how timeless her words are:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
Yours, For Probably Always by Janet Somerville: 9780593455845 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Before email, when long distance telephone calls were difficult and expensive, people wrote letters, often several each day. Today, those letters provide an intimate and revealing look at the lives an...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The fearless, indefatigable, singular MARTHA #GELLHORN was #BOTD in St. Louis. (b. 8 Nov 1908)
I wrote a book about her.
@prhaudio.bsky.social
Ask for it at your library or treat yourself to a copy & learn more about how timeless her words are:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
I wrote a book about her.
@prhaudio.bsky.social
Ask for it at your library or treat yourself to a copy & learn more about how timeless her words are:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
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Do I know any Indigenous folks who make maps? Got a request for a paid design/cartography job and it'd be rad if I could connect you with them.
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Do I know any Indigenous folks who make maps? Got a request for a paid design/cartography job and it'd be rad if I could connect you with them.
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One trillion reasons not to buy a Tesla.
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
One trillion reasons not to buy a Tesla.
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Treat yourself to this wonderful profile of Amy Madigan in The Hollywood Reporter.
Amy Madigan Is Back in the Spotlight. It’s Making Her Nervous
Her performance as the creepily clownish aunt in 'Weapons' has relaunched her career and made her an Oscar frontrunner — not to mention the year's most unlikely Tiktok star.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Treat yourself to this wonderful profile of Amy Madigan in The Hollywood Reporter.
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Did Donald Trump raid the 6 billion dollar contingency fund for SNAP? Because suing for the right to starve people is beyond the pale
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Did Donald Trump raid the 6 billion dollar contingency fund for SNAP? Because suing for the right to starve people is beyond the pale
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Now that people have loud business meetings via Zoom in airports, you get to eavesdrop on wild pitches for mahjong reality shows with integrated e-commerce and betting
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Now that people have loud business meetings via Zoom in airports, you get to eavesdrop on wild pitches for mahjong reality shows with integrated e-commerce and betting
I'm told this event is SOLD OUT🎉
See you discerning readers there next Wednesday at 7PM.
See you discerning readers there next Wednesday at 7PM.
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I'm told this event is SOLD OUT🎉
See you discerning readers there next Wednesday at 7PM.
See you discerning readers there next Wednesday at 7PM.
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‘Gertrude Stein’ is an enthralling look at a writer and her reputation"
GERTRUDE STEIN by Francesca Wade (@francescawade), reviewed in @washingtonpost! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
GERTRUDE STEIN by Francesca Wade (@francescawade), reviewed in @washingtonpost! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Review | ‘Gertrude Stein’ is an enthralling look at a writer and her reputation
Francesca Wade’s biography tells the life of the modernist American writer and her famed social life in Paris, and how her work was taken more seriously after she died.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
‘Gertrude Stein’ is an enthralling look at a writer and her reputation"
GERTRUDE STEIN by Francesca Wade (@francescawade), reviewed in @washingtonpost! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
GERTRUDE STEIN by Francesca Wade (@francescawade), reviewed in @washingtonpost! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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I'm likin' the vibe in Gotham!
Zohran Mamdani, #Straphanger Mayor of #NYC.
The latest @newyorker.com cover by Edel Rodriguez.
www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...
Zohran Mamdani, #Straphanger Mayor of #NYC.
The latest @newyorker.com cover by Edel Rodriguez.
www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...
November 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I'm likin' the vibe in Gotham!
Zohran Mamdani, #Straphanger Mayor of #NYC.
The latest @newyorker.com cover by Edel Rodriguez.
www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...
Zohran Mamdani, #Straphanger Mayor of #NYC.
The latest @newyorker.com cover by Edel Rodriguez.
www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...
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America's religion is capitalism. Money is the God and the color green even trumps the color white.
So many Americans are going to suffer deeply due to Trump’s economic policies.
Meanwhile, they're throwing Great Gatsby parties.
They're underestimating people's rage.
So many Americans are going to suffer deeply due to Trump’s economic policies.
Meanwhile, they're throwing Great Gatsby parties.
They're underestimating people's rage.
November 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
America's religion is capitalism. Money is the God and the color green even trumps the color white.
So many Americans are going to suffer deeply due to Trump’s economic policies.
Meanwhile, they're throwing Great Gatsby parties.
They're underestimating people's rage.
So many Americans are going to suffer deeply due to Trump’s economic policies.
Meanwhile, they're throwing Great Gatsby parties.
They're underestimating people's rage.
Reposted by 🇨🇦 Janet Somerville
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
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Some great mayors across the US who have been mounting an anti-Trump defence/offence in various ways
It got drowned out in all the good news from last night, but Boston Mayor Michelle Wu became the youngest person to be reelected in the city's history.
She ran unopposed because her opponent--Patriots owner Bob Kraft's son--withdrew a few months ago after realizing he had no hope of winning.
She ran unopposed because her opponent--Patriots owner Bob Kraft's son--withdrew a few months ago after realizing he had no hope of winning.
November 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Some great mayors across the US who have been mounting an anti-Trump defence/offence in various ways