Maureen Johnson
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Maureen Johnson on Instagram: "Today, we stood on Union Square with @teenactivistproject to demand that Governor Hochul sign the NY Freedom to Read Act that is sitting on her desk. @govkathyhochul, if...
Union Square rally demands Governor Hochul sign the NY Freedom to Read Act, ensuring freedom of expression and access to diverse stories.
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Here's Leah Johnson and George M. Johnson at our read-in yesterday. We were there because the Freedom to Read Act in NY is ON @governor.ny.gov's DESK, UNSIGNED. If these kids could come out and freeze, she can pick up a pen.
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We’re supposed to be on an eight PM flight from London to NYC to do our second Christmas with my family, but that means we will land at 11pm in what seems to be the heaviest snowfall NYC has had in four years. What do you think our chances are?
December 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
We’re supposed to be on an eight PM flight from London to NYC to do our second Christmas with my family, but that means we will land at 11pm in what seems to be the heaviest snowfall NYC has had in four years. What do you think our chances are?
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Merry Christmas! 🎄✨
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December 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Merry Christmas! 🎄✨
🔭🧪🐡🎨
🔭🧪🐡🎨
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Reposted by Maureen Johnson
My son walked in as I was stuffing his stocking and I panicked and told him that Santa died
December 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
My son walked in as I was stuffing his stocking and I panicked and told him that Santa died
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Tonight is Christmas Eve, when we in Iceland open presents. All the Yule Lads have already come down from the mountains, but tonight the Yule Cat arrives and he will eat all the children who weren't gifted any new clothes for Christmas.
My daughters both got woollen socks so they are safe 🙏
My daughters both got woollen socks so they are safe 🙏
December 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Tonight is Christmas Eve, when we in Iceland open presents. All the Yule Lads have already come down from the mountains, but tonight the Yule Cat arrives and he will eat all the children who weren't gifted any new clothes for Christmas.
My daughters both got woollen socks so they are safe 🙏
My daughters both got woollen socks so they are safe 🙏
I was given the choice between going to the pub or staying at the house in my new wearable blanket with two dogs. What did I choose?
December 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I was given the choice between going to the pub or staying at the house in my new wearable blanket with two dogs. What did I choose?
Go buy some books today.
December 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Go buy some books today.
I remember it well.
Photo of @maureenjohnsonbooks.com at a literary party in 1965, speaking to Hunter S. Thompson. At the time, Thompson was beginning to work on Hell’s Angels. What was said during the conversation is lost to history.
December 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I remember it well.
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Me explaining to my library director what it means to have a read to the dogs program at the library and why he should let me set that up
a man standing in front of a bulletin board with papers on it including one that says pepe
ALT: a man standing in front of a bulletin board with papers on it including one that says pepe
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December 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Me explaining to my library director what it means to have a read to the dogs program at the library and why he should let me set that up
Reasons English pubs are better number seven thousand: this one has a station of blankets, water bowls, a dispenser, treats, and a full dog menu with a roast dinner and “coffee” and dessert.
December 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Reasons English pubs are better number seven thousand: this one has a station of blankets, water bowls, a dispenser, treats, and a full dog menu with a roast dinner and “coffee” and dessert.
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!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
Not too late to return that David Walliams book to the store and get a new one! There are SO MANY GOOD middle grade books out there. You're missing nothing.
December 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Not too late to return that David Walliams book to the store and get a new one! There are SO MANY GOOD middle grade books out there. You're missing nothing.
Pretty exciting to be here in the UK for the David Walliams news. We got Neil Gaiman earlier this year and now this one. It took years and years and suffering and reports and payoffs and misery, but in 2025, a few chickens came home to roost.
December 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Pretty exciting to be here in the UK for the David Walliams news. We got Neil Gaiman earlier this year and now this one. It took years and years and suffering and reports and payoffs and misery, but in 2025, a few chickens came home to roost.
It would be really good to know why @governor.ny.gov decided to VETO the NY Freedom to Read Act.
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Gov. Hochul Vetoes Freedom to Read Act - NYCLU
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December 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It would be really good to know why @governor.ny.gov decided to VETO the NY Freedom to Read Act.
www.nyclu.org/press-releas...
www.nyclu.org/press-releas...
Dogs are the real celebrities.
December 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Dogs are the real celebrities.
Honey are you okay you’ve barely touched your HOLIDAY TRACTOR PARADE
December 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Honey are you okay you’ve barely touched your HOLIDAY TRACTOR PARADE
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Tonight Gluggagægir (Window Peeper), the 10th of Iceland's 13 Yule Lads, comes down from the mountains. He likes to peep into windows to see if there is something inside worth stealing.
Children leave their shoes out in the window, he gives the good ones a small gift, the bad ones get a potato.
Children leave their shoes out in the window, he gives the good ones a small gift, the bad ones get a potato.
December 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Tonight Gluggagægir (Window Peeper), the 10th of Iceland's 13 Yule Lads, comes down from the mountains. He likes to peep into windows to see if there is something inside worth stealing.
Children leave their shoes out in the window, he gives the good ones a small gift, the bad ones get a potato.
Children leave their shoes out in the window, he gives the good ones a small gift, the bad ones get a potato.
In the last hour, I saw a holiday tractor parade, went to a pub, met a new person and a dog, was told how to buy antiques and was introduced to a ghost. This is a better place.
December 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
In the last hour, I saw a holiday tractor parade, went to a pub, met a new person and a dog, was told how to buy antiques and was introduced to a ghost. This is a better place.
Going to a Christmas tractor parade. Will update.
December 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Going to a Christmas tractor parade. Will update.
Pro tip I just learned: never download the Chicos app on a packed and moving train going through the UK countryside in an attempt to order your mom a gift to make up for one that got lost in the mail because you will either order no Chicos or 35 no iron blouses.
December 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Pro tip I just learned: never download the Chicos app on a packed and moving train going through the UK countryside in an attempt to order your mom a gift to make up for one that got lost in the mail because you will either order no Chicos or 35 no iron blouses.
Also, do you know how bad things have to get before something like this happens?
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David Walliams dropped by book publisher HarperCollins
Walliams is one of the UK's most successful children's authors, having sold more than 60 million books.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Also, do you know how bad things have to get before something like this happens?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wow. It finally happened. I’d heard things for some time and always wondered if anyone would ever act.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
David Walliams dropped by book publisher HarperCollins
Walliams is one of the UK's most successful children's authors, having sold more than 60 million books.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Wow. It finally happened. I’d heard things for some time and always wondered if anyone would ever act.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If you are in London and have a HANKERING for a SIGNED BOOK OF MINE, I have signed them all at @waterstones.bsky.social Piccadilly and @foylesforbooks.bsky.social. ALL OF THEM.
December 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
If you are in London and have a HANKERING for a SIGNED BOOK OF MINE, I have signed them all at @waterstones.bsky.social Piccadilly and @foylesforbooks.bsky.social. ALL OF THEM.