Kimberly Burns
@kimberlyburns.bsky.social
Literary Publicist / Cheerleader
Proud co-founder Broadside PR
Native Northern Californian in Hudson Valley, New York
Proud co-founder Broadside PR
Native Northern Californian in Hudson Valley, New York
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"I haven't been in such a rage in a long time. But, where does one dump one's rage?" ~Martha #Gellhorn (d. 15 Feb 1998 #OTD), letter to #EleanorRoosevelt
February 16, 2026 at 1:43 AM
"I haven't been in such a rage in a long time. But, where does one dump one's rage?" ~Martha #Gellhorn (d. 15 Feb 1998 #OTD), letter to #EleanorRoosevelt
Okay. Well. Anyway. There is no path forward for Bard + Botstein, so…tick tock. www.thedailycatch.org/articles/fak...
Fake News Release Says Bard’s Botstein is Resigning Immediately in Connection with Epstein Interactions; He’s Not - The Daily Catch
The information in a fake news release announcing the resignation of Bard College President Leon Botstein on Saturday is false. Botstein has no plans to resign, his spokesman, David Wade, told The Dai...
www.thedailycatch.org
February 16, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Okay. Well. Anyway. There is no path forward for Bard + Botstein, so…tick tock. www.thedailycatch.org/articles/fak...
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This story does a good job of collecting the threads involving Jeffrey Epstein, a Juilliard student who he called “my tall blonde violinist” and Leon Botstein.
Jaw dropping Botstein Epstein story from Red Hook Rhinebeck @thedailycatch.bsky.social www.thedailycatch.org/articles/eps...
Epstein Used Botstein’s Prestige and Connections to Recruit and Support One of His Victims, a Violinist from Europe - The Daily Catch
Jeffrey Epstein utilized his burgeoning relationship with Bard College President and American Symphony Orchestra Conductor Leon Botstein in 2013 to procure perks for a young violinist who ultimately b...
www.thedailycatch.org
February 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM
This story does a good job of collecting the threads involving Jeffrey Epstein, a Juilliard student who he called “my tall blonde violinist” and Leon Botstein.
Jaw dropping Botstein Epstein story from Red Hook Rhinebeck @thedailycatch.bsky.social www.thedailycatch.org/articles/eps...
Epstein Used Botstein’s Prestige and Connections to Recruit and Support One of His Victims, a Violinist from Europe - The Daily Catch
Jeffrey Epstein utilized his burgeoning relationship with Bard College President and American Symphony Orchestra Conductor Leon Botstein in 2013 to procure perks for a young violinist who ultimately b...
www.thedailycatch.org
February 14, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Jaw dropping Botstein Epstein story from Red Hook Rhinebeck @thedailycatch.bsky.social www.thedailycatch.org/articles/eps...
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Yay Banner!
February 13, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Yay Banner!
Botstein + Epstein + @bardcollege.bsky.social Red Hook Rhinebeck’s @thedailycatch.bsky.social has the story: www.thedailycatch.org/category/sch...
The Epstein-Botstein Connection - The Daily Catch
www.thedailycatch.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Botstein + Epstein + @bardcollege.bsky.social Red Hook Rhinebeck’s @thedailycatch.bsky.social has the story: www.thedailycatch.org/category/sch...
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NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Attention all readers, all writers, anyone who cares about books and publishing…It is essential that you watch NPR’s Scott Simon talk to @roncharles.bsky.social ESSENTIAL. substack.com/@roncharles/...
Scott Simon’s Open Book: Ron Charles joins us to talk about leaving WashPo and staying critical about Lit
A recording from Ron Charles and Scott Simon's live video
substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Attention all readers, all writers, anyone who cares about books and publishing…It is essential that you watch NPR’s Scott Simon talk to @roncharles.bsky.social ESSENTIAL. substack.com/@roncharles/...
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
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I am in search of an Uzbek writer for a project. If you are aware of one that is particularly good, please let me know! I'm casting a wide net—or at least as wide a net as one can cast in the world of Uzbek literature
February 11, 2026 at 7:19 PM
I am in search of an Uzbek writer for a project. If you are aware of one that is particularly good, please let me know! I'm casting a wide net—or at least as wide a net as one can cast in the world of Uzbek literature
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Bad Bunny is not an immigrant.
I hope this helps, but of course it won't.
I hope this helps, but of course it won't.
The Super Bowl halftime show, with Bad Bunny showcasing Latin music before a global television audience expected to top 100 million, will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star delivers an explicit political message.
The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny’s star turn at the Super Bowl
The halftime show will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star makes an explicit message about Trump’s deportation drive.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Bad Bunny is not an immigrant.
I hope this helps, but of course it won't.
I hope this helps, but of course it won't.
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If it’s too bad for Will Lewis it must be the kind of apocalyptic where you’re trying to determine which circle of Hell we’re talking about
Breaking — Will Lewis out at the Washington Post. He just sent this email to staff (shared with me by staffer):
February 8, 2026 at 12:48 AM
If it’s too bad for Will Lewis it must be the kind of apocalyptic where you’re trying to determine which circle of Hell we’re talking about
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Mass market paperbacks that were unsold within 90 or 120 days had their covers stripped (as proof of destruction) then were pulped. Up to 50% of the print run would be destroyed this way. Horribly wasteful: we're MUCH better off with ebooks as the cheap/disposable reading format of choice.
The mass market paperback, light in the hand and on the wallet, once filled airport bookstores and supermarket media aisles. You may never buy a new one again.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Mass market paperbacks that were unsold within 90 or 120 days had their covers stripped (as proof of destruction) then were pulped. Up to 50% of the print run would be destroyed this way. Horribly wasteful: we're MUCH better off with ebooks as the cheap/disposable reading format of choice.
A horrible story that we are aware of because of excellent journalism: who what where why when. I’ve got A LOT of problems with you @nytimes.com but kudos for this one: Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop. #ernestlondoño www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:35 PM
A horrible story that we are aware of because of excellent journalism: who what where why when. I’ve got A LOT of problems with you @nytimes.com but kudos for this one: Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop. #ernestlondoño www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
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Reminder than instead of Amazon, you can use bookshop.org, instead of Kindle you can use Kobo, and instead of Audible, you can use Libro.fm. And if you are lucky enough to have a local indie bookstore, please shop there!
Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.
bookshop.org
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Reminder than instead of Amazon, you can use bookshop.org, instead of Kindle you can use Kobo, and instead of Audible, you can use Libro.fm. And if you are lucky enough to have a local indie bookstore, please shop there!
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This is a remarkable @nytimes.com split screen:
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
February 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This is a remarkable @nytimes.com split screen:
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
I say again Huzzah for journalism with a moral center!
NEW: Mandelson just sent a memo to UK newspapers via the press watchdog demanding they stop publishing his links to Epstein.
He cited clauses in the Editors code, designed to protect grieving families.
The memo was NOT to be published.
The National just said ‘fuck that’ & published it in full 👏
He cited clauses in the Editors code, designed to protect grieving families.
The memo was NOT to be published.
The National just said ‘fuck that’ & published it in full 👏
Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full
LATE on Friday evening, this notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news…
www.thenational.scot
February 6, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I say again Huzzah for journalism with a moral center!
Huzzah for excellent journalism! Huzzah!
This, from @meganwachspress.bsky.social, is so good. Starts off as an explainer picking apart a dumb NYT story about Oakland and winds up reimagining the very idea of a city in the dying days of the coal economy.
Unpaid Debts
In the midst of a battle against a dying industry, a Kentucky judge said Oakland owes hundreds of millions of dollars to a bankrupt corporation that exists only on paper. What do cities owe to whom as...
www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Huzzah for excellent journalism! Huzzah!
National treasure @roncharles.bsky.social Ron Charles’ farewell letter 💔📚 s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...
Book Club: Farewell and thanks
s2.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
National treasure @roncharles.bsky.social Ron Charles’ farewell letter 💔📚 s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...
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Love and support you always, Cincinnati Enquirer (support local media), but esp today
This is a Midwest daily paper. About as middle of the road as you can get
& they understand that this is an objective, straight news headline, in the context of a planned Trump/GOP onslaught in Springfield, etc
This is a Midwest daily paper. About as middle of the road as you can get
& they understand that this is an objective, straight news headline, in the context of a planned Trump/GOP onslaught in Springfield, etc
February 6, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Love and support you always, Cincinnati Enquirer (support local media), but esp today
This is a Midwest daily paper. About as middle of the road as you can get
& they understand that this is an objective, straight news headline, in the context of a planned Trump/GOP onslaught in Springfield, etc
This is a Midwest daily paper. About as middle of the road as you can get
& they understand that this is an objective, straight news headline, in the context of a planned Trump/GOP onslaught in Springfield, etc
NYT literally reprinting a press release with zero skepticism about the numbers. Shocked/not shocked/sick of it.
‘Melania’ Arrives With Strong Box Office Showing for a Documentary www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/b...
‘Melania’ Arrives With Strong Box Office Showing for a Documentary www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/b...
‘Melania’ Arrives With Strong Box Office Showing for a Documentary
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:33 PM
NYT literally reprinting a press release with zero skepticism about the numbers. Shocked/not shocked/sick of it.
‘Melania’ Arrives With Strong Box Office Showing for a Documentary www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/b...
‘Melania’ Arrives With Strong Box Office Showing for a Documentary www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/b...
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.