and then please enjoy this picture of julie, dick, and robert goulet (?) rehearsing for the ed sullivan show as sullivan, alan jay lerner and frederick loewe sit offstage.

greetings from the library of congress, nerds 🤓

please enjoy these beautiful negatives of julie andrews and richard burton recording the cast album for "camelot"

I AM READY

Today is pub day for THERE IS A DEEP BROODING IN ARKANSAS by @scottwstern.bsky.social !!

I was lucky to be the first reader (💁‍♀️) and it is really quite excellent. Pick yourself up a copy:

yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

hello bluies! importing a little year-end tradition from Another Social Media Site -- my year-end best of: books edition

here are all the books i read in 2024, excluding the piles of children's books i read to my kids

last night my husband asked to watch a romantic comedy that made new york look beautiful and after 15 minutes of uninspired googling i suggested moonstruck. we say it all the time, but it certainly bears repeating here: they really don't make em like they used to!

and while i won't be posting pictures of my kids here i will happily supply the bsky community with pictures of my fearsome beast