Jennifer Bew Orr πποΈπ·
@jenniferbeworr.bsky.social
American & British reader/writer living inπ¨πwith a stash of builders tea and a stack of old New Yorker mags. Smith College alum βΎοΈ.
My copy arrived at the book shop.
Looking forward to the rideβ¦
Looking forward to the rideβ¦
February 13, 2026 at 6:28 PM
My copy arrived at the book shop.
Looking forward to the rideβ¦
Looking forward to the rideβ¦
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NOW is the time to get Keshed. Love the design of this book, looks so cool in person.
February 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
NOW is the time to get Keshed. Love the design of this book, looks so cool in person.
That sounds really good.
February 13, 2026 at 11:48 AM
That sounds really good.
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βThere are almost certainly stories weβre missing out on by only reading English-language fictionβ¦ The more translated fiction we read, the more our view of the world expands.β
The art of translation and why it matters | The Booker Prizes
AsΒ Tomb of Sand wins the 2022 International Booker Prize, readers and translators tell Sarah Shaffi how translated literature can help us learn more about ourselves and each other
thebookerprizes.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
βThere are almost certainly stories weβre missing out on by only reading English-language fictionβ¦ The more translated fiction we read, the more our view of the world expands.β
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Post a tree you photographed.
February 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Post a tree you photographed.
Thank you! Iβd love to see the whole series of Burnsβs new documentary!
February 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Thank you! Iβd love to see the whole series of Burnsβs new documentary!
Itβs good news, Laura. Just so long as you can pick apart what you do and donβt need from it.
February 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Itβs good news, Laura. Just so long as you can pick apart what you do and donβt need from it.
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We gotta come up with a better system than βeverything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are niceβ
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than βeverything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are niceβ
βThe responsibilities of citizenship are so deep, and so demanding. That is what is meant by βpursuit of happinessβ - not objects in a marketplace of things, but lifelong learning in the marketplace of ideas.β
-Ken Burns
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
-Ken Burns
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Ken Burns: βThings donβt work out for tyrants in the endβ
On a short, freezing walk through New Yorkβs streets, the film-maker discusses the power of narrative, the importance of facts and his own history of telling Americaβs story to itself
observer.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 4:50 PM
βThe responsibilities of citizenship are so deep, and so demanding. That is what is meant by βpursuit of happinessβ - not objects in a marketplace of things, but lifelong learning in the marketplace of ideas.β
-Ken Burns
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
-Ken Burns
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
How wonderful!
February 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
How wonderful!
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February 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Sold 67 so far, which is fuckin unbelievable, but room for a few more.....
Anyone else wanna come #GetKeshed with me and Terri White tomorrow night? It's gonna be a cracker. Can't wait, me. Childhood dream, unleashing this kinda bastard on the unsuspecting public. Who's up for it?
www.waterstones.com/events/book-...
www.waterstones.com/events/book-...
Book Launch: Keshed by Stu Hennigan | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Book Launch: Keshed by Stu Hennigan today.
www.waterstones.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Sold 67 so far, which is fuckin unbelievable, but room for a few more.....
βAmericaβs radicals developed a distinctive language of freedom, as far away as possible from the white manβs freedom to dominate others... Theseβ¦ traditions have not vanished, and they have been enriched and reinvented by successive waves of immigration.β
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www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Adam Shatz Β· Another Country: Visions of America
Is America aΒ dream or a nightmare, a democratic paradise or a bastion of white supremacy and religious intolerance? Is...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 3:16 PM
βAmericaβs radicals developed a distinctive language of freedom, as far away as possible from the white manβs freedom to dominate others... Theseβ¦ traditions have not vanished, and they have been enriched and reinvented by successive waves of immigration.β
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www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Sure!
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Sure!
Thatβs what counts!
February 10, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Thatβs what counts!
Weβre just watching the 3 part Seven Dials (Agatha Christie), good fun.
February 10, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Weβre just watching the 3 part Seven Dials (Agatha Christie), good fun.
Iβm on around that same number pass of edits on a 15k story!
February 10, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Iβm on around that same number pass of edits on a 15k story!
Absolutely!
February 10, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Absolutely!
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Will be reading from MORE FLOWERS (@triohousepress.org) as part of the SUNDAY SALON CHICAGO with this stellar line-up of poets on February 22nd! Join us, friends! πβ¬οΈ
I'm excited to host SUNDAY SALON CHICAGO on Feb. 22nd on ZOOM at 6 pm CT with featured readers Teresa Scollon, @susanlleary.bsky.social, Tim Moder, Grayson Thompson & Denton Loving. Register for Zoom here: tinyurl.com/c65uwak3 β Website update coming soon! Hope to see you, good worldβ ππ
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Will be reading from MORE FLOWERS (@triohousepress.org) as part of the SUNDAY SALON CHICAGO with this stellar line-up of poets on February 22nd! Join us, friends! πβ¬οΈ
Iβve been getting up too late to qualify for #5amwritersclub , but #amediting every day. :)
Trying to fit the story that wants to exist into the frame of what I can do, yβknow?
Trying to fit the story that wants to exist into the frame of what I can do, yβknow?
February 10, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Iβve been getting up too late to qualify for #5amwritersclub , but #amediting every day. :)
Trying to fit the story that wants to exist into the frame of what I can do, yβknow?
Trying to fit the story that wants to exist into the frame of what I can do, yβknow?
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The full transcript of Adam Shatzβs LRB winter lecture is lengthy, knotty & worth every second. What America means, in theory & in practice - & specifically what it means now www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Adam Shatz Β· Another Country: Visions of America
Is America aΒ dream or a nightmare, a democratic paradise or a bastion of white supremacy and religious intolerance? Is...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 8:49 AM
The full transcript of Adam Shatzβs LRB winter lecture is lengthy, knotty & worth every second. What America means, in theory & in practice - & specifically what it means now www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Really enjoying the context as well as the subject. X
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Really enjoying the context as well as the subject. X
Iβll be curious. Buried Giant hasnβt stuck with me other than for the ending.
February 9, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Iβll be curious. Buried Giant hasnβt stuck with me other than for the ending.