Alexandra Grabbe
@alexandragrabbe.bsky.social
Author of The Nansen Factor, Refugee Stories. Former talk show host in Paris; former green innkeeper on Cape Cod. Now living in Arlington, MA. Memoir to be published by Koehler Books in March 2026. @AuthorsGuild
Did you miss the #Arlington Author Salon Book Fair? It’s a fun event. Come next year!
November 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Did you miss the #Arlington Author Salon Book Fair? It’s a fun event. Come next year!
Finished Isola by Allegra Goodman, a novel based on an amazing true story of survival in 1540s, and gave the book to the library in Ranea, Sweden, before leaving. #BookSky
August 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Finished Isola by Allegra Goodman, a novel based on an amazing true story of survival in 1540s, and gave the book to the library in Ranea, Sweden, before leaving. #BookSky
Greetings from Arlanda airport in #Stockholm.
August 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Greetings from Arlanda airport in #Stockholm.
Great book, takes place in 1932 and 1945 Germany. Really interesting and well-written.
July 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Great book, takes place in 1932 and 1945 Germany. Really interesting and well-written.
Happening right now, in a brand new Boston bookshop, launch for Budapest Noir Ilona Gets a Phone by Alison Langley. Hungary in the 90s. #booksky 📚📚📚📚📚📚
July 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Happening right now, in a brand new Boston bookshop, launch for Budapest Noir Ilona Gets a Phone by Alison Langley. Hungary in the 90s. #booksky 📚📚📚📚📚📚
Great choice on this hot night at Belmont Books for historical fiction. Crystal King will interview Weina Dai Randel.
June 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Great choice on this hot night at Belmont Books for historical fiction. Crystal King will interview Weina Dai Randel.
Spotted the most beautiful #treepeony on my walk in Stocksund, #Sweden.
May 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Spotted the most beautiful #treepeony on my walk in Stocksund, #Sweden.
Beauty in Lulea, Sweden, along the river
May 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Beauty in Lulea, Sweden, along the river
Happy Earth Day!
April 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Happy Earth Day!
So very many people making a statement at the Boston march! Great signs! Great energy!
April 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
So very many people making a statement at the Boston march! Great signs! Great energy!
First crocuses spotted outside today. Reminds me of the beauties I saw in Sweden.
March 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
First crocuses spotted outside today. Reminds me of the beauties I saw in Sweden.
Blue sky today in Arlington, MA. Buds in certain trees. Spring is in the air.
March 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Blue sky today in Arlington, MA. Buds in certain trees. Spring is in the air.
Happening now in Boston!
March 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Happening now in Boston!
Today’s protest on Musk takeover/coup (State House in Boston). Wish I could have attended!
February 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Today’s protest on Musk takeover/coup (State House in Boston). Wish I could have attended!
Tough day. We all need some beautiful autumn foliage and more blue sky to get through the coming four years.
January 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Tough day. We all need some beautiful autumn foliage and more blue sky to get through the coming four years.
Thought for the day:
January 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Thought for the day:
Another great networking event for Arlington Author Salon yesterday. Check out books available for sale. 📚💙
January 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Another great networking event for Arlington Author Salon yesterday. Check out books available for sale. 📚💙
Review of my short story collection this week in Boston’s Russian Gazette. Have you read The Nansen Factor yet?
December 29, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Review of my short story collection this week in Boston’s Russian Gazette. Have you read The Nansen Factor yet?
Libraries are wonderful. The Robbins Library in Arlington MA is no exception. Even the ceiling is spectacular!
December 24, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Libraries are wonderful. The Robbins Library in Arlington MA is no exception. Even the ceiling is spectacular!