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stalling my thesis to focus on reading 🌟 join my bookclub! https://discord.gg/TuUdwQTuJ7
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come one, come all, hear ye, hear ye :) i'm running a book club! 📚💙 it's called 'finding signatures' and the rules are pretty simple:
- anyone can join! (discord.gg/TuUdwQTuJ7) 🧑💻
- we read one book a month 📖
- we vote on which book (out of 3-4 choices) to read each month 🗳️
- anyone can join! (discord.gg/TuUdwQTuJ7) 🧑💻
- we read one book a month 📖
- we vote on which book (out of 3-4 choices) to read each month 🗳️
so excited to find my favorite lines in this because the stickies and the title match!
March 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
so excited to find my favorite lines in this because the stickies and the title match!
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Thanks to author Sahar Mustafah for this beautiful photo of our new collection SLENDER THORNS: Award-winning Flash Fiction in Arabic and English, out now.
March 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Thanks to author Sahar Mustafah for this beautiful photo of our new collection SLENDER THORNS: Award-winning Flash Fiction in Arabic and English, out now.
have been finding it really tough lately but i'm getting back on the horse and finishing all my reading goals set for january!!!! 🫡
January 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
have been finding it really tough lately but i'm getting back on the horse and finishing all my reading goals set for january!!!! 🫡
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More at ArabLit: arablit.org/2025/01/07/i...
January 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
More at ArabLit: arablit.org/2025/01/07/i...
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Our publishers' newsletter went out today: "January 2025: The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (What Hit, What Missed)."
If you work in publishing or are publishing-adjacent, you might find these monthly updates useful. Thanks to Ibrahim & Sawad.
arablit.substack.com/p/january-2025
If you work in publishing or are publishing-adjacent, you might find these monthly updates useful. Thanks to Ibrahim & Sawad.
arablit.substack.com/p/january-2025
January 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Our publishers' newsletter went out today: "January 2025: The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (What Hit, What Missed)."
If you work in publishing or are publishing-adjacent, you might find these monthly updates useful. Thanks to Ibrahim & Sawad.
arablit.substack.com/p/january-2025
If you work in publishing or are publishing-adjacent, you might find these monthly updates useful. Thanks to Ibrahim & Sawad.
arablit.substack.com/p/january-2025
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Find "What Do Gazans Read During War?" today on ArabLit. By poet / journalist / publisher Husam Maarouf:
arablit.org/2025/01/15/w...
arablit.org/2025/01/15/w...
What Do Gazans Read During War?
This is the start of what we hope will be a series of pieces by poet and journalist Husam Maarouf on reading, writing, and publishing in Gaza. By Husam Maarouf Bookselling in times of war might see…
arablit.org
January 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Find "What Do Gazans Read During War?" today on ArabLit. By poet / journalist / publisher Husam Maarouf:
arablit.org/2025/01/15/w...
arablit.org/2025/01/15/w...
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my jaw genuinely dropped at how beautiful the new jwst image is.
January 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
my jaw genuinely dropped at how beautiful the new jwst image is.
reading hamlet for the first time and horatio is dropping bars...
January 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
reading hamlet for the first time and horatio is dropping bars...
as part of my 2024 reading storygraph challenge (i got 0 done last year, so i'm trying to play catch up as well as fulfill my 2025 challenge on time) i picked up good morning, midnight by jean rhys and i am blown away by how very in-the-flesh it all feels
January 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
as part of my 2024 reading storygraph challenge (i got 0 done last year, so i'm trying to play catch up as well as fulfill my 2025 challenge on time) i picked up good morning, midnight by jean rhys and i am blown away by how very in-the-flesh it all feels
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This is important
FEMA has issued a guide on how to apply for federal aid if you've been impacted by the wildfires.
Aid may include money for food, water, baby formula, breastfeeding supplies, medication, or even with basic home repairs and personal property losses. www.huffpost.com/entry/southe...
Aid may include money for food, water, baby formula, breastfeeding supplies, medication, or even with basic home repairs and personal property losses. www.huffpost.com/entry/southe...
Impacted By The Fires? Here’s How To Apply For FEMA Assistance
www.huffpost.com
January 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is important
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
January 11,1950
January 11,1950
January 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
January 11,1950
January 11,1950
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hi on January 10 at around 9 pm, someone stole this backpack and a laptop bag out of my car while I was loading up to evacuate from the LA fires. whoever took it please return the sentimental items, particularly a bag with handwritten notes from my parents and my dads lord of the rings books
January 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
hi on January 10 at around 9 pm, someone stole this backpack and a laptop bag out of my car while I was loading up to evacuate from the LA fires. whoever took it please return the sentimental items, particularly a bag with handwritten notes from my parents and my dads lord of the rings books
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One of many tragedies. It's not just the rich and white who have suffered in the LA fires.
“He probably could have gotten up and walked away, but he’s not gonna leave my brother"...So the pair huddled together awaiting a rescue that never came...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
“He probably could have gotten up and walked away, but he’s not gonna leave my brother"...So the pair huddled together awaiting a rescue that never came...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Altadena family says disabled father and son were left to burn: 'Nobody was coming'
Anthony Mitchell Sr., an amputee who used a wheelchair, and his son Justin, who had cerebral palsy, died due to slow evacuation efforts during the Altadena fire, relatives said Friday.
www.latimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 5:30 AM
One of many tragedies. It's not just the rich and white who have suffered in the LA fires.
“He probably could have gotten up and walked away, but he’s not gonna leave my brother"...So the pair huddled together awaiting a rescue that never came...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
“He probably could have gotten up and walked away, but he’s not gonna leave my brother"...So the pair huddled together awaiting a rescue that never came...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Note: if you want to send support to our writer Eman al-Natour (arablit.org/2024/11/20/v...), who is currently requesting assistance, please send it through our normal link with the comment EMAN or FOR EMAN. paypal.com/donate/?host...
Attached is a photo Eman wanted to share of her & her mom.
Attached is a photo Eman wanted to share of her & her mom.
January 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Note: if you want to send support to our writer Eman al-Natour (arablit.org/2024/11/20/v...), who is currently requesting assistance, please send it through our normal link with the comment EMAN or FOR EMAN. paypal.com/donate/?host...
Attached is a photo Eman wanted to share of her & her mom.
Attached is a photo Eman wanted to share of her & her mom.
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Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
January 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
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My novel, The Orange Notebooks. Manuscript finished. Out with Bluemoose Books in May.
January 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
My novel, The Orange Notebooks. Manuscript finished. Out with Bluemoose Books in May.
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Spice contemplates the snowfall, and her own life choices.
January 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Spice contemplates the snowfall, and her own life choices.
on the other hand i'm also doing a buddyread of michael kohlhaas, which i saw recommended as The Original John Wick. i said 'say no more!!' and told my wick fan friend and we've started it together. jury's still out on this one :(
January 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
on the other hand i'm also doing a buddyread of michael kohlhaas, which i saw recommended as The Original John Wick. i said 'say no more!!' and told my wick fan friend and we've started it together. jury's still out on this one :(
still inching along on the first chapter of prophet song but the writing is so gooddd, there's something for me to pay attention to style-wise and story-wise on every page!!! i'm excited to go further
January 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
still inching along on the first chapter of prophet song but the writing is so gooddd, there's something for me to pay attention to style-wise and story-wise on every page!!! i'm excited to go further
as excited as i was for reading in the new year, i couldn't fully beat the slump i was forcing myself through. but yesterday i think i started to finally get in the groove of reading again! jumping between these for now ;3;
January 8, 2025 at 6:28 AM
as excited as i was for reading in the new year, i couldn't fully beat the slump i was forcing myself through. but yesterday i think i started to finally get in the groove of reading again! jumping between these for now ;3;
gooood evening booksky! 📚💙 got some beautiful vintage bookmail today and i am on top of the world right now! i'll be starting Saint Joan as soon as i can bring myself to properly open the pages. for now i'm just staring at everything devoutly 👁 thank you to jules burt for selling me these!
December 27, 2024 at 5:50 PM
gooood evening booksky! 📚💙 got some beautiful vintage bookmail today and i am on top of the world right now! i'll be starting Saint Joan as soon as i can bring myself to properly open the pages. for now i'm just staring at everything devoutly 👁 thank you to jules burt for selling me these!
this is my 2nd year running the club, and i'm so excited 🥰 super pumped to do my best & make it a better experience than it was in 2024 hehe. if anyone's interested in the sort of stuff we read, here's what's in the polls to start off 2025!
bsky.app/profile/dimm...
bsky.app/profile/dimm...
December 26, 2024 at 7:49 PM
this is my 2nd year running the club, and i'm so excited 🥰 super pumped to do my best & make it a better experience than it was in 2024 hehe. if anyone's interested in the sort of stuff we read, here's what's in the polls to start off 2025!
bsky.app/profile/dimm...
bsky.app/profile/dimm...
come one, come all, hear ye, hear ye :) i'm running a book club! 📚💙 it's called 'finding signatures' and the rules are pretty simple:
- anyone can join! (discord.gg/TuUdwQTuJ7) 🧑💻
- we read one book a month 📖
- we vote on which book (out of 3-4 choices) to read each month 🗳️
- anyone can join! (discord.gg/TuUdwQTuJ7) 🧑💻
- we read one book a month 📖
- we vote on which book (out of 3-4 choices) to read each month 🗳️
December 26, 2024 at 7:46 PM
come one, come all, hear ye, hear ye :) i'm running a book club! 📚💙 it's called 'finding signatures' and the rules are pretty simple:
- anyone can join! (discord.gg/TuUdwQTuJ7) 🧑💻
- we read one book a month 📖
- we vote on which book (out of 3-4 choices) to read each month 🗳️
- anyone can join! (discord.gg/TuUdwQTuJ7) 🧑💻
- we read one book a month 📖
- we vote on which book (out of 3-4 choices) to read each month 🗳️
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December 22, 2024 at 10:24 AM