Upstart Crow
@upstartcrowpod.bsky.social
A new podcast featuring interviews with authors of fiction, nonfiction, and whatever excites us, in partnership w/ George Mason University's Watershed Lit. Hosted by @kenbudd.bsky.social, Jennifer Disano, and @bill-upstartcrow.bsky.social. upstartcrow.org
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· Jan 23
Scott Strode
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Don't miss a powerful new episode with Scott Strode, author of Rise. Recover. Thrive. How I Got Strong, Got Sober, and Built a Movement of Hope. Scott talks with @kenbudd.bsky.social about childhood trauma, #addiction and #recovery.
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The best books published in 2025, as chosen by journalists at The Economist. Our selections span the globe and the centuries, as well as categories from fiction to food
The best books of 2025
Gladiators and dictators, wolves and Beatles feature in our list this year
econ.st
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The best books published in 2025, as chosen by journalists at The Economist. Our selections span the globe and the centuries, as well as categories from fiction to food
'Tis the season for best book lists (which has us pondering a best-list of the best lists). #books
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
100 Notable Books of 2025
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
'Tis the season for best book lists (which has us pondering a best-list of the best lists). #books
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
"I'm here because I really want to spread the love of reading." Great program!
www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
Volunteers foster literacy by reading to children and giving them books
Volunteers with the LiTEArary society read to children who live in "book deserts" and bring them their own books.
www.npr.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"I'm here because I really want to spread the love of reading." Great program!
www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
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Livingston Parish library director Michelle Parrish was fired w/out cause after years of harassment by anti-library bullies—enabled by weak leaders. This is an attack on our libraries + First Amendment. Help her fight back: gofund.me/590dbdca
Donate to Support Michelle Parrish: Defend Our Libraries, organized by Amanda Jones
On July 15, 2025, Michelle Parrish — a lifelong Livingston Parish resident… Amanda Jones needs your support for Support Michelle Parrish: Defend Our Libraries
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August 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Livingston Parish library director Michelle Parrish was fired w/out cause after years of harassment by anti-library bullies—enabled by weak leaders. This is an attack on our libraries + First Amendment. Help her fight back: gofund.me/590dbdca
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As the new board chair for the @fallforthebook.bsky.social festival, I'm thrilled by our two headliners! I'll be interviewing Erik Larson at the event on October 10. Go to fallforthebook.org for info. #booksky #books
August 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
As the new board chair for the @fallforthebook.bsky.social festival, I'm thrilled by our two headliners! I'll be interviewing Erik Larson at the event on October 10. Go to fallforthebook.org for info. #booksky #books
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Some of the most beloved and acclaimed male writers had help from their wives when writing.
Behind Many a Great Male Writer Is a Woman Holding a Pen | The Saturday Evening Post
The success of many iconic male writers was due in part to women whose contributions are rarely known and acknowledged.
www.saturdayeveningpost.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Some of the most beloved and acclaimed male writers had help from their wives when writing.
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Fall for the Book’s Double Your Dollar campaign is back.
We have lost our funding from the National Endowment for the Arts for 2025. In one swift move, over 10% of our annual budget is gone—now, we’re asking for your help to make up the difference.
givebutter.com/DYD2025
We have lost our funding from the National Endowment for the Arts for 2025. In one swift move, over 10% of our annual budget is gone—now, we’re asking for your help to make up the difference.
givebutter.com/DYD2025
August 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Fall for the Book’s Double Your Dollar campaign is back.
We have lost our funding from the National Endowment for the Arts for 2025. In one swift move, over 10% of our annual budget is gone—now, we’re asking for your help to make up the difference.
givebutter.com/DYD2025
We have lost our funding from the National Endowment for the Arts for 2025. In one swift move, over 10% of our annual budget is gone—now, we’re asking for your help to make up the difference.
givebutter.com/DYD2025
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We ask our audience: Was there a book you read during high school that helped shape who you are today? Which book do you think all high schoolers should read now? We'll publish replies in a few weeks.
Tell us about the books that shaped you
We ask our audience: Was there a book you read during high school that helped shape who you are today? Which book do you think all high schoolers should read now? We'll publish replies in a few weeks.
n.pr
July 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We ask our audience: Was there a book you read during high school that helped shape who you are today? Which book do you think all high schoolers should read now? We'll publish replies in a few weeks.
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Today we visited the Masolo family and the Jane-Pauline Audi Research Library, a community library they run from their home in memory of their daughter. Out of heartbreak, they’ve built something full of hope, love, and purpose.
July 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Today we visited the Masolo family and the Jane-Pauline Audi Research Library, a community library they run from their home in memory of their daughter. Out of heartbreak, they’ve built something full of hope, love, and purpose.
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We asked some of our trusted critics which upcoming books they are most looking forward to. Here are the fiction and nonfiction titles they picked.
17 new books our critics can't wait to read this summer
We asked some of our trusted critics which upcoming books they are most looking forward to. Here are the fiction and nonfiction titles they picked.
n.pr
June 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
We asked some of our trusted critics which upcoming books they are most looking forward to. Here are the fiction and nonfiction titles they picked.
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Inspiring piece by our own @kenbudd.bsky.social!
The organization doesn’t just teach kids about the heart (along with chemistry, physics, robotics, …). It has heart. And it’s bringing STEM education to students who are often overlooked in the sciences, such as girls and students of color.
When Playing Becomes Learning | The Saturday Evening Post
Calvin Mackie gets kids excited about STEM by putting it in their hands.
www.saturdayeveningpost.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Inspiring piece by our own @kenbudd.bsky.social!
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Snag your free tickets - Historian Dr. Edna Bonhomme (@ednabonhomme.bsky.social) explores the shocking truths and deep inequality in care that have festered around the globe during six plagues. Sponsored by #OLLIGMU. #historymatters
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-history-...
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June 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Snag your free tickets - Historian Dr. Edna Bonhomme (@ednabonhomme.bsky.social) explores the shocking truths and deep inequality in care that have festered around the globe during six plagues. Sponsored by #OLLIGMU. #historymatters
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-history-...
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-history-...
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In honor of #pridemonth let's re-listen to #FallfortheBook 's Podcast episode featuring The Great Believers author Rebecca Makkai.
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Rebecca Makkai - Fall for the Book Podcast
Fall for the Book Podcast · Episode
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June 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
In honor of #pridemonth let's re-listen to #FallfortheBook 's Podcast episode featuring The Great Believers author Rebecca Makkai.
open.spotify.com/episode/1hOu...
open.spotify.com/episode/1hOu...
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PEN America is outraged by the Saudi government’s decision to execute blogger Turki Al-Jasser by Royal Decree on June 14, six years after arresting him for tweeting under a pseudonym. He was sentenced on 'high treason' charges in a blatant assault on free expression.
June 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
PEN America is outraged by the Saudi government’s decision to execute blogger Turki Al-Jasser by Royal Decree on June 14, six years after arresting him for tweeting under a pseudonym. He was sentenced on 'high treason' charges in a blatant assault on free expression.
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School Library Journal has proudly partnered with We Are Kid Lit Collective to share the group’s 11th annual summer reading selections. "At a time of great upheaval and uncertainty, we remain committed to uplifting titles written or illustrated by BIPOC creators."
From board books & mid grade to YA
From board books & mid grade to YA
13 Captivating Titles to Sweep Teens Away in the Summer Months | We Are Kid Lit Collective
From romance to fantasy to graphic novel to poetry—there’s a book for every teen’s summer reading pile in this roundup of diverse titles.
www.slj.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
School Library Journal has proudly partnered with We Are Kid Lit Collective to share the group’s 11th annual summer reading selections. "At a time of great upheaval and uncertainty, we remain committed to uplifting titles written or illustrated by BIPOC creators."
From board books & mid grade to YA
From board books & mid grade to YA
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‘The future of life on Earth depends on our ability to take action.’
- Sir David Attenborough
It’s #EarthDay 🌏
We all need to play our part 🙏
Reading ideas … 📖
- Sir David Attenborough
It’s #EarthDay 🌏
We all need to play our part 🙏
Reading ideas … 📖
April 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
‘The future of life on Earth depends on our ability to take action.’
- Sir David Attenborough
It’s #EarthDay 🌏
We all need to play our part 🙏
Reading ideas … 📖
- Sir David Attenborough
It’s #EarthDay 🌏
We all need to play our part 🙏
Reading ideas … 📖
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@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and Online Ceramics have teamed up on a bold new Reading is a Right collection — and 100% of PRH’s net proceeds will be donated to ALA to further our work to defend libraries and fight censorship. 🧡
online-ceramics.com/collections/...
online-ceramics.com/collections/...
April 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and Online Ceramics have teamed up on a bold new Reading is a Right collection — and 100% of PRH’s net proceeds will be donated to ALA to further our work to defend libraries and fight censorship. 🧡
online-ceramics.com/collections/...
online-ceramics.com/collections/...
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Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
April 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
"Fitzgerald would be stunned to know that celebrations of Gatsby's centennial are taking place around the world this year. The novel was largely forgotten at the time of his death in Hollywood in 1940 at the age of 44."
www.npr.org/2025/04/08/n... #books #reading #booksky
www.npr.org/2025/04/08/n... #books #reading #booksky
100 years later, 'The Great Gatsby' still speaks to the troubled dream of America
Great works of art are great, in part, because they continue to have something to say to the present: They're both timebound and timeless. And, boy, does Gatsby have something to say to us in 2025.
www.npr.org
April 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"Fitzgerald would be stunned to know that celebrations of Gatsby's centennial are taking place around the world this year. The novel was largely forgotten at the time of his death in Hollywood in 1940 at the age of 44."
www.npr.org/2025/04/08/n... #books #reading #booksky
www.npr.org/2025/04/08/n... #books #reading #booksky
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Issue 47.07 is now online, featuring:
@jamesmeek.bsky.social in Greenland
@malcolmgaskill.bsky.social on the Peasants’ War @erinmaglaque.bsky.social on pregnancy
Miriam Dobson on Cold War pen-pals
Patrick Cockburn on the Iranian embassy siege
and a cover by Helen Napper.
Read now at www.lrb.co.uk
@jamesmeek.bsky.social in Greenland
@malcolmgaskill.bsky.social on the Peasants’ War @erinmaglaque.bsky.social on pregnancy
Miriam Dobson on Cold War pen-pals
Patrick Cockburn on the Iranian embassy siege
and a cover by Helen Napper.
Read now at www.lrb.co.uk
April 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Issue 47.07 is now online, featuring:
@jamesmeek.bsky.social in Greenland
@malcolmgaskill.bsky.social on the Peasants’ War @erinmaglaque.bsky.social on pregnancy
Miriam Dobson on Cold War pen-pals
Patrick Cockburn on the Iranian embassy siege
and a cover by Helen Napper.
Read now at www.lrb.co.uk
@jamesmeek.bsky.social in Greenland
@malcolmgaskill.bsky.social on the Peasants’ War @erinmaglaque.bsky.social on pregnancy
Miriam Dobson on Cold War pen-pals
Patrick Cockburn on the Iranian embassy siege
and a cover by Helen Napper.
Read now at www.lrb.co.uk