Jamie
@booksteabats.bsky.social
They/them, poet, artist, reader, small business owner, advocate, aspiring creative arts therapist.
Being a person who's been of the opinion that border thinking has inherent racist undertones for as long as I can remember, it is so discouraging to learn how many people around me (either irl or on social media) who believe that ICE is doing good work.
January 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Being a person who's been of the opinion that border thinking has inherent racist undertones for as long as I can remember, it is so discouraging to learn how many people around me (either irl or on social media) who believe that ICE is doing good work.
Goodreads is owned by Amazon & there is an AMAZING alternative‼️
The StoryGraph is a black women-owned competitor to GoodReads with better UI in my opinion.
When you sign up you can even transfer your data from Goodreads to StoryGraph!
The StoryGraph is a black women-owned competitor to GoodReads with better UI in my opinion.
When you sign up you can even transfer your data from Goodreads to StoryGraph!
November 13, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Not surprised to see this already happening.
Nearly 400 books removed from school libraries in one Tennessee county. Based on my skim of the list, most of them appear to be books by women, authors of color, &/or LGBTQ+ authors.
www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
Roughly 400 Books Removed From Wilson County School Libraries
District removes books including ‘The Bluest Eye,’ ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and Dr. Seuss’ ‘Wacky Wednesday’ to comply with state law
www.nashvillescene.com
November 13, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Not surprised to see this already happening.
Librarians moving dystopian novels to the nonfiction shelves.
a woman standing in a library with a book titled room on the shelf
ALT: a woman standing in a library with a book titled room on the shelf
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2024 at 6:30 PM