Adam B.
@allthingsbooks.bsky.social
Teacher, optimist, and book nerd living in Wisconsin.
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Adam B.
@allthingsbooks.bsky.social
· Dec 27
Saw "Wake Up Dead Man" tonight and highly recommend it. Rian Johnson honors the locked room mystery while also poking fun at its more preposterous aspects. The story is thrilling, and every actor is giving 100%.
And as a fan of Poirot-style mysteries, I was giddy at every twist and turn. 1/
And as a fan of Poirot-style mysteries, I was giddy at every twist and turn. 1/
November 29, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Saw "Wake Up Dead Man" tonight and highly recommend it. Rian Johnson honors the locked room mystery while also poking fun at its more preposterous aspects. The story is thrilling, and every actor is giving 100%.
And as a fan of Poirot-style mysteries, I was giddy at every twist and turn. 1/
And as a fan of Poirot-style mysteries, I was giddy at every twist and turn. 1/
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Bob Dylan
Lord Huron
Buddy Guy
Valerie June
Weird Al Yankovic
Bob Dylan
Lord Huron
Buddy Guy
Valerie June
Weird Al Yankovic
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
The Smiths
Moondog
Yehudi Menuhin
Divine Comedy
GnR
The Smiths
Moondog
Yehudi Menuhin
Divine Comedy
GnR
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
Pixies
Rolling Stones
Sade
John Otway
Cud
Pixies
Rolling Stones
Sade
John Otway
Cud
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Bob Dylan
Lord Huron
Buddy Guy
Valerie June
Weird Al Yankovic
Bob Dylan
Lord Huron
Buddy Guy
Valerie June
Weird Al Yankovic
"No more cheese curds! You've had enough!"
- My dad, talking to the family cat in another room
#HappyThanksgiving
- My dad, talking to the family cat in another room
#HappyThanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"No more cheese curds! You've had enough!"
- My dad, talking to the family cat in another room
#HappyThanksgiving
- My dad, talking to the family cat in another room
#HappyThanksgiving
On this #Thanksgiving, consider donating to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.
From their website:
"It’s fair to say that without the support of our ancestors, the Mayflower’s voyage would have ended in failure."
mashpeewampanoagtribe-nsn.gov/donations
From their website:
"It’s fair to say that without the support of our ancestors, the Mayflower’s voyage would have ended in failure."
mashpeewampanoagtribe-nsn.gov/donations
Donations — Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
Support the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and its efforts to protect their homeland and many programs.
mashpeewampanoagtribe-nsn.gov
November 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
On this #Thanksgiving, consider donating to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.
From their website:
"It’s fair to say that without the support of our ancestors, the Mayflower’s voyage would have ended in failure."
mashpeewampanoagtribe-nsn.gov/donations
From their website:
"It’s fair to say that without the support of our ancestors, the Mayflower’s voyage would have ended in failure."
mashpeewampanoagtribe-nsn.gov/donations
I'm from central Wisconsin. Every year, when I visit for Thanksgiving, I stop in at Janke Bookstore in Wausau, which has been in operation since 1919.
This year, I filled up a basket with new and used books, plus quite a few gently used vinyl records from their basement. Highly recommend. #booksky
This year, I filled up a basket with new and used books, plus quite a few gently used vinyl records from their basement. Highly recommend. #booksky
A note from our CEO Andy Hunter expressing our gratitude for our extended book family and stressing the importance of supporting independent bookstores this holiday season and beyond 💜
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I'm from central Wisconsin. Every year, when I visit for Thanksgiving, I stop in at Janke Bookstore in Wausau, which has been in operation since 1919.
This year, I filled up a basket with new and used books, plus quite a few gently used vinyl records from their basement. Highly recommend. #booksky
This year, I filled up a basket with new and used books, plus quite a few gently used vinyl records from their basement. Highly recommend. #booksky
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2025 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
haymarketbooks.app.neoncrm.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
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Sameer Project’s Give Warmth campaign is up. Pls read, give, and stay tuned for additional ways to give !
maurafinkelstein.substack.com/p/give-warmt...
maurafinkelstein.substack.com/p/give-warmt...
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Sameer Project’s Give Warmth campaign is up. Pls read, give, and stay tuned for additional ways to give !
maurafinkelstein.substack.com/p/give-warmt...
maurafinkelstein.substack.com/p/give-warmt...
I cannot second this enough.
My very rural, very red county had no Dem Party in 2016. After Trump won, a friend got it going. I helped her with campaigns, canvases, parades, newsletters...you name it.
We both stepped aside this year, after 8 years, with 60+ members and a year-round office.
My very rural, very red county had no Dem Party in 2016. After Trump won, a friend got it going. I helped her with campaigns, canvases, parades, newsletters...you name it.
We both stepped aside this year, after 8 years, with 60+ members and a year-round office.
Most local parties are run by people who've done the job for years because no one stepped up. So step up.
Be authentically you. Speak to your community.
There is a MASSIVE leadership vacuum at the local level almost everywhere outside major cities. Fill it.
Be authentically you. Speak to your community.
There is a MASSIVE leadership vacuum at the local level almost everywhere outside major cities. Fill it.
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I cannot second this enough.
My very rural, very red county had no Dem Party in 2016. After Trump won, a friend got it going. I helped her with campaigns, canvases, parades, newsletters...you name it.
We both stepped aside this year, after 8 years, with 60+ members and a year-round office.
My very rural, very red county had no Dem Party in 2016. After Trump won, a friend got it going. I helped her with campaigns, canvases, parades, newsletters...you name it.
We both stepped aside this year, after 8 years, with 60+ members and a year-round office.
For anyone in Wisconsin who saw Tammy Baldwin's name on this list and was instantly enraged (like I was), it appears that she's a "No" on the bill, per journalist Molly Beck on the former Twitter site. This Threads list was wrong.
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
For anyone in Wisconsin who saw Tammy Baldwin's name on this list and was instantly enraged (like I was), it appears that she's a "No" on the bill, per journalist Molly Beck on the former Twitter site. This Threads list was wrong.
The new Mavis Staples album came out yesterday, and it's beautiful. Probably one of my favorite albums of 2025.
To be 86 years old and still putting out strong, soulful music that speaks to who we are (and who we can be) is such an accomplishment.
Cannot wait to see her live in Chicago.
To be 86 years old and still putting out strong, soulful music that speaks to who we are (and who we can be) is such an accomplishment.
Cannot wait to see her live in Chicago.
November 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The new Mavis Staples album came out yesterday, and it's beautiful. Probably one of my favorite albums of 2025.
To be 86 years old and still putting out strong, soulful music that speaks to who we are (and who we can be) is such an accomplishment.
Cannot wait to see her live in Chicago.
To be 86 years old and still putting out strong, soulful music that speaks to who we are (and who we can be) is such an accomplishment.
Cannot wait to see her live in Chicago.
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Go Fund Me for the teacher who was kidnapped in front of children in her classroom today: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
Donate to Help support our teacher illegally detained by ICE, organized by Erin Horetski
Our beloved teacher, who was not just an educator but a central part … Erin Horetski needs your support for Help support our teacher illegally detained by ICE
www.gofundme.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Go Fund Me for the teacher who was kidnapped in front of children in her classroom today: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
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Some links to support people in Jamaica (from someone in JA). please boost
1. www.foodforthepoorja.org
2. theafj.org
3. (if you want to give to the govt) supportjamaica.gov.jm?fbclid=PAdGR...
1. www.foodforthepoorja.org
2. theafj.org
3. (if you want to give to the govt) supportjamaica.gov.jm?fbclid=PAdGR...
Food For The Poor Jamaica
Food for the Poor Jamaica
www.foodforthepoorja.org
November 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Some links to support people in Jamaica (from someone in JA). please boost
1. www.foodforthepoorja.org
2. theafj.org
3. (if you want to give to the govt) supportjamaica.gov.jm?fbclid=PAdGR...
1. www.foodforthepoorja.org
2. theafj.org
3. (if you want to give to the govt) supportjamaica.gov.jm?fbclid=PAdGR...
When people talk about the loss of physical media, they usually focus on DVDs and CDs, and for good reason.
But I worry about audiobooks.
Which is why I went to a library book sale this weekend and bought a stack of audiobooks for $6. #BookSky 1/
But I worry about audiobooks.
Which is why I went to a library book sale this weekend and bought a stack of audiobooks for $6. #BookSky 1/
November 2, 2025 at 2:21 AM
When people talk about the loss of physical media, they usually focus on DVDs and CDs, and for good reason.
But I worry about audiobooks.
Which is why I went to a library book sale this weekend and bought a stack of audiobooks for $6. #BookSky 1/
But I worry about audiobooks.
Which is why I went to a library book sale this weekend and bought a stack of audiobooks for $6. #BookSky 1/
A movie you've seen more than seven times.
November 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
A movie you've seen more than seven times.
No matter how old I get, no matter how jaded and cynical I might be about the world...whenever I see these on a sidewalk or bike path, I immediately scream "FUZZY WUZZY CATERPILLAR!!!" like an over-caffeinated 5-year-old, and spend the next 20 minutes watching it cross to safety.
October 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
No matter how old I get, no matter how jaded and cynical I might be about the world...whenever I see these on a sidewalk or bike path, I immediately scream "FUZZY WUZZY CATERPILLAR!!!" like an over-caffeinated 5-year-old, and spend the next 20 minutes watching it cross to safety.
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For those asking how to support, here’s how: www.greenbootsgardens.com/get-involved
The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.
www.whatimreading.net
October 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
For those asking how to support, here’s how: www.greenbootsgardens.com/get-involved
I have a recurring donation to Second Harvest Food Bank of Southwestern Wisconsin, which is based in Dane County and brings their mobile food pantry to 15 other counties, including mine: www.secondharvestsw.org
October 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I have a recurring donation to Second Harvest Food Bank of Southwestern Wisconsin, which is based in Dane County and brings their mobile food pantry to 15 other counties, including mine: www.secondharvestsw.org
My school hosted a certain book fair this week. In preparation, I showed my students their book trailers, not realizing the company has started using AI to make them.
My students lost their minds.
"BAD AI! BAD AI!"
"These aren't real people!"
"They didn't even get the eyes right!"
1/
My students lost their minds.
"BAD AI! BAD AI!"
"These aren't real people!"
"They didn't even get the eyes right!"
1/
October 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
My school hosted a certain book fair this week. In preparation, I showed my students their book trailers, not realizing the company has started using AI to make them.
My students lost their minds.
"BAD AI! BAD AI!"
"These aren't real people!"
"They didn't even get the eyes right!"
1/
My students lost their minds.
"BAD AI! BAD AI!"
"These aren't real people!"
"They didn't even get the eyes right!"
1/
Some of my colleagues get absolutely irate at this stuff, but I think it's one of the true joys of teaching. I get to be the old person who doesn't understand slang terms or their inside jokes. I play it up in class, the kids have a little giggle at my expense, and we move on. It's not that serious.
New York mag published an article about how kids running around yelling “6-7!” is stressing grown ups out and I guess, yeah, part of the existential experience of aging is not knowing what the kids are talking about but I find this hilarious and mundane and not worthy of think-pieces lol
October 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Some of my colleagues get absolutely irate at this stuff, but I think it's one of the true joys of teaching. I get to be the old person who doesn't understand slang terms or their inside jokes. I play it up in class, the kids have a little giggle at my expense, and we move on. It's not that serious.
Define your music taste in eight artists:
Aretha Franklin
Bob Dylan
Johnny Cash
The Killers
Lord Huron
Leon Bridges
Bleachers
Kronos Quartet
Aretha Franklin
Bob Dylan
Johnny Cash
The Killers
Lord Huron
Leon Bridges
Bleachers
Kronos Quartet
Define your music tatse in eight artists
Hmm okay:
Wu-Tang Clan
Dead Kennedys
The Clash
Mastodon
Kate Bush
Clipse
David Bowie
Merle Haggard
Hmm okay:
Wu-Tang Clan
Dead Kennedys
The Clash
Mastodon
Kate Bush
Clipse
David Bowie
Merle Haggard
Define your music taste in eight artists:
the mountain goats
jeff rosenstock (and associated projects)
100 gecs
underscores
lady gaga
david bowie
sophie
guns n' roses
the mountain goats
jeff rosenstock (and associated projects)
100 gecs
underscores
lady gaga
david bowie
sophie
guns n' roses
October 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Define your music taste in eight artists:
Aretha Franklin
Bob Dylan
Johnny Cash
The Killers
Lord Huron
Leon Bridges
Bleachers
Kronos Quartet
Aretha Franklin
Bob Dylan
Johnny Cash
The Killers
Lord Huron
Leon Bridges
Bleachers
Kronos Quartet
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Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.
alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
October 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.
alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
I missed the first few innings of Game 1 because of a late meeting. I got home, turned on the TV, and this was the first thing I saw.
God I love baseball. #Brewers
God I love baseball. #Brewers
October 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I missed the first few innings of Game 1 because of a late meeting. I got home, turned on the TV, and this was the first thing I saw.
God I love baseball. #Brewers
God I love baseball. #Brewers
