Nina Willner
@ninawillner.bsky.social
Author of THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT Amazon Editors' #3 Best Book of the Year - Top Nonfiction, and Best History Book of 2025, and FORTY AUTUMNS. Former US intel | Vet | DOS/NGOs Russia/Asia https://ninawillner.com/
A good time to spotlight the heroes among us.
Today in #BlackHistoryMonth, 2/4/1913 #Rosa Parks was born. 1955 refused to move to the back of the bus in a planned #directaction against #JimCrow, sparking Montgomery Bus #Boycott. Later in her life, she became a supporter of the Black Power Movement and an anti-Apartheid activist.
February 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
A good time to spotlight the heroes among us.
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Bravo Canada.
The Carney speech is worth reading in full: globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
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January 25, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Bravo Canada.
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If you’re defending kidnapping a five year old, you’re losing
January 23, 2026 at 7:39 PM
If you’re defending kidnapping a five year old, you’re losing
Indeed.
Wow, on page 26 of @ninawillner.bsky.social 's latest book, The Boys in the Light.
January 18, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Indeed.
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She’s a healthcare worker…
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 8:21 PM
She’s a healthcare worker…
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Maybe we just need to reread some of them. I am reading a good one now by Nina Willner called “The Boys in the Light.”
January 11, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Maybe we just need to reread some of them. I am reading a good one now by Nina Willner called “The Boys in the Light.”
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Came across this quote while reading “The Boys in the Light”, by @ninawillner.bsky.social. Sounds like the MAGAs we face in Trumpmer’ca.
August 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Came across this quote while reading “The Boys in the Light”, by @ninawillner.bsky.social. Sounds like the MAGAs we face in Trumpmer’ca.
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Can it happen here? Read THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT on what happened so swiftly in 30s Germany.
January 11, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Can it happen here? Read THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT on what happened so swiftly in 30s Germany.
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Sure is.
#handsoff
#nokings
#ReleaseALLthefiles
#EpsteinFiles
#lovemyGov
#itsthefuckingguns
#midterms26
#getridofElectoralCollege
#TheEpsteinBallroom
Release ALL the files NOW
25th Ammendment NOW
🤬🤬🤬
#nokings
#ReleaseALLthefiles
#EpsteinFiles
#lovemyGov
#itsthefuckingguns
#midterms26
#getridofElectoralCollege
#TheEpsteinBallroom
Release ALL the files NOW
25th Ammendment NOW
🤬🤬🤬
January 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Sure is.
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“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
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A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
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Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
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January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
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If you think Nick Fuentes is right about Hitler, Nazis, and the Holocaust, you should spend some time and read, The Boys in the Light: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival, Faith, and Brotherhood
Nina Willner.
Nina Willner.
December 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If you think Nick Fuentes is right about Hitler, Nazis, and the Holocaust, you should spend some time and read, The Boys in the Light: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival, Faith, and Brotherhood
Nina Willner.
Nina Willner.
Such an honor!
NYC tower of Penguin Random House which chose Nina Willner’s THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT as one of its select “Must Read Books of 2025”. The leading publisher’s typical annual print output is 15,000 titles.
December 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Such an honor!
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Quick guide to interpreting US foreign policy propaganda: if the word “deal” was used, some American made some money, and the war is still going on.
An estimated 200,000 people have fled fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo just days after Trump hailed a “historic” peace deal to end the conflict.
200,000 Flee Congo After Trump’s ‘Historic’ Peace Deal
Why the Rwanda-Congo accord misses the point.
foreignpolicy.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Quick guide to interpreting US foreign policy propaganda: if the word “deal” was used, some American made some money, and the war is still going on.
Thrilled to be named Amazon Editors' Pick for Best History of 2025! www.amazon.com/best-history...
Best History Books of 2025 | Kindle @ Amazon.com
There is always something to learn from the past. Find your dose of the history among the best history books list of 2025. Read in Kindle
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December 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Thrilled to be named Amazon Editors' Pick for Best History of 2025! www.amazon.com/best-history...
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THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT is Amazon Editors' #3 Best Book of the Year (#1 Nonfiction), and Best History Book of 2025! If you'd like a signed copy, go to lnkd.in/eDwjCcw9 and I'll do my best to get it signed and sent to you asap. #books #history #booksbooksbooks #nonfiction
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History: Best Books of 2025
Andrew Ross Sorkin, Jill Lepore, Rick Atkinson, and so many more incredible authors, are on our Best History Books of 2025 list.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT is Amazon Editors' #3 Best Book of the Year (#1 Nonfiction), and Best History Book of 2025! If you'd like a signed copy, go to lnkd.in/eDwjCcw9 and I'll do my best to get it signed and sent to you asap. #books #history #booksbooksbooks #nonfiction
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No surprise Amazon Books names THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT #3 in “Best Books of 2025”. See Editorial Director Sarah Gelman on CBS Mornings. Deep research and Nina Willner’s exquisite crafting brings the deeply affecting true WWII story out of the darkness into the light.
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Amazon's best books of the year revealed
Amazon Books editorial director Sarah Gelman joins "CBS Mornings" to reveal Amazon's best books of the year.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:59 AM
No surprise Amazon Books names THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT #3 in “Best Books of 2025”. See Editorial Director Sarah Gelman on CBS Mornings. Deep research and Nina Willner’s exquisite crafting brings the deeply affecting true WWII story out of the darkness into the light.
www.cbsnews.com/video/amazon...
www.cbsnews.com/video/amazon...
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Top Books of 2025
1. Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
2. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
3. The Boys in the Light by Nina Willner
#booksky
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1. Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
2. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
3. The Boys in the Light by Nina Willner
#booksky
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Amazon's best books of the year revealed
YouTube video by CBS Mornings
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November 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Top Books of 2025
1. Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
2. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
3. The Boys in the Light by Nina Willner
#booksky
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1. Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
2. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
3. The Boys in the Light by Nina Willner
#booksky
youtu.be/CfIibcagp4M?...
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This dog was spotted politely waiting by a pizza truck. He doesn’t have to say what he wants. They already know his order. It is pizza. 13/10 (IG: lauren.bardini)
December 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This dog was spotted politely waiting by a pizza truck. He doesn’t have to say what he wants. They already know his order. It is pizza. 13/10 (IG: lauren.bardini)
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For the confused:
- The Earth is not flat.
- Committing crimes is bad.
- Nazis are bad.
- Hitler was evil.
- Immigrants commit fewer crimes.
- Russia is not our ally.
-Trans women are women.
- Cultures have recognized multiple genders for millenia.
- Dictatorship is un-American.
- The Earth is not flat.
- Committing crimes is bad.
- Nazis are bad.
- Hitler was evil.
- Immigrants commit fewer crimes.
- Russia is not our ally.
-Trans women are women.
- Cultures have recognized multiple genders for millenia.
- Dictatorship is un-American.
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
For the confused:
- The Earth is not flat.
- Committing crimes is bad.
- Nazis are bad.
- Hitler was evil.
- Immigrants commit fewer crimes.
- Russia is not our ally.
-Trans women are women.
- Cultures have recognized multiple genders for millenia.
- Dictatorship is un-American.
- The Earth is not flat.
- Committing crimes is bad.
- Nazis are bad.
- Hitler was evil.
- Immigrants commit fewer crimes.
- Russia is not our ally.
-Trans women are women.
- Cultures have recognized multiple genders for millenia.
- Dictatorship is un-American.