Emily H.
@emhall47.bsky.social
Writer and Literary Critic. Prose Reader for West Trade Review. English PhD, despite being terrible at spelling.
https://linktr.ee/emhall47
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From Necessary Fiction: "Tamar Shapiro’s Restitution is a thought-provoking exploration of how personal pain cannot be resolved through retribution but may be to some extent assuaged by empathy." necessaryfiction.com/reviews/rest...
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
From Necessary Fiction: "Tamar Shapiro’s Restitution is a thought-provoking exploration of how personal pain cannot be resolved through retribution but may be to some extent assuaged by empathy." necessaryfiction.com/reviews/rest...
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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Trump feuding with Marjorie Taylor Greene but being in love with Zohran Mamdani was not on my November 2025 bingo card
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Trump feuding with Marjorie Taylor Greene but being in love with Zohran Mamdani was not on my November 2025 bingo card
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❄️WINTER READING SALE ❄️
We’re running a winter sale on our website until 11.59 p.m. GMT on 19 December, with a 30 per cent discount across our website, including Fiction, Essay, Classics and Poetry titles, subscriptions, collections and tote bags.
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Shop now: bit.ly/4oRFpxc
We’re running a winter sale on our website until 11.59 p.m. GMT on 19 December, with a 30 per cent discount across our website, including Fiction, Essay, Classics and Poetry titles, subscriptions, collections and tote bags.
❄️
Shop now: bit.ly/4oRFpxc
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
❄️WINTER READING SALE ❄️
We’re running a winter sale on our website until 11.59 p.m. GMT on 19 December, with a 30 per cent discount across our website, including Fiction, Essay, Classics and Poetry titles, subscriptions, collections and tote bags.
❄️
Shop now: bit.ly/4oRFpxc
We’re running a winter sale on our website until 11.59 p.m. GMT on 19 December, with a 30 per cent discount across our website, including Fiction, Essay, Classics and Poetry titles, subscriptions, collections and tote bags.
❄️
Shop now: bit.ly/4oRFpxc
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Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
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"Charlotte's Web" is a story about a tiny and nearly invisible creature using the only skills she has to protect a friend and neighbor who's about to be butchered to make the farmer some money, and he returns the favor by caring for her children. Just in case you needed the reminder.
November 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"Charlotte's Web" is a story about a tiny and nearly invisible creature using the only skills she has to protect a friend and neighbor who's about to be butchered to make the farmer some money, and he returns the favor by caring for her children. Just in case you needed the reminder.
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That new Wuthering Heights trailer calling it the greatest love story of all time has me wondering if I read a completely different book with that title.
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
That new Wuthering Heights trailer calling it the greatest love story of all time has me wondering if I read a completely different book with that title.
I have a weakness for stories about about East/West Germany, and loved Shapiro’s novel. Thanks for sharing my review, @regalhouse.bsky.social! #writersky #books
Just in from @necessaryfiction.com for Tamar Shapiro's RESTITUTION: "Tamar Shapiro’s Restitution is a thought-provoking exploration of how personal pain cannot be resolved through retribution but may be to some extent assuaged by empathy." necessaryfiction.com/reviews/rest...
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I have a weakness for stories about about East/West Germany, and loved Shapiro’s novel. Thanks for sharing my review, @regalhouse.bsky.social! #writersky #books
Thank you for publishing my review of Restitution, @necessaryfiction.com ! And thanks for the copy of this wonderful novel, @regalhouse.bsky.social
RESTITUTION by Tamar Shapiro (@regalhouse.bsky.social). Reviewed by @emhall47.bsky.social.
Restitution – Necessary Fiction
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November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Thank you for publishing my review of Restitution, @necessaryfiction.com ! And thanks for the copy of this wonderful novel, @regalhouse.bsky.social
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“Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. Books are proof that humans are capable of working magic."
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. Books are proof that humans are capable of working magic."
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan
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A peek at what's on tap this week! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/a-l... #booksky
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A peek at what's on tap this week! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/a-l... #booksky
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Let this sink in. The President of the United States is now appealing a court order forcing him to feed starving children.
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Let this sink in. The President of the United States is now appealing a court order forcing him to feed starving children.
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When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo
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The 2026 CAAPP Book Prize is now open!
The submission deadline is December 15th, 2025, and the winning manuscript will be published by AHP & receive a $3,000 prize. As always, submissions are free.
This year's final judge is Ladan Osman.
The submission deadline is December 15th, 2025, and the winning manuscript will be published by AHP & receive a $3,000 prize. As always, submissions are free.
This year's final judge is Ladan Osman.
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The 2026 CAAPP Book Prize is now open!
The submission deadline is December 15th, 2025, and the winning manuscript will be published by AHP & receive a $3,000 prize. As always, submissions are free.
This year's final judge is Ladan Osman.
The submission deadline is December 15th, 2025, and the winning manuscript will be published by AHP & receive a $3,000 prize. As always, submissions are free.
This year's final judge is Ladan Osman.
Submit your pieces to @fiveminutelit.bsky.social so that I can read them alongside the rest
of the team! #writersky #memoir #cnf #writing
of the team! #writersky #memoir #cnf #writing
November Reader @emhall47.bsky.social’s prose has appeared/is forthcoming in Passages North, Portland Review, Necessary Fiction, Cherry Tree & more. She’s a prose reader for West Trade Review, has a PhD in contemporary Anglophone novels & lives in NC with her husband. fiveminutelit.com/submissions
November 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Submit your pieces to @fiveminutelit.bsky.social so that I can read them alongside the rest
of the team! #writersky #memoir #cnf #writing
of the team! #writersky #memoir #cnf #writing
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THE OFFICIAL COVER REVEAL! Pre-order your copy so you'll be the first to get it: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804471...
November 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
THE OFFICIAL COVER REVEAL! Pre-order your copy so you'll be the first to get it: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804471...
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I used to subscribe to many magazines/newspapers: Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, etc. but I can’t financially juggle that anymore. To say nothing, of course, of the terrible writing and pro-corporate messaging coming from these outlets. #writersky #politics
I’m being forced to screenshot this because i can’t respond to it. But this has nothing to do with my point, which is not that no one will subscribe (a total straw man), but that consumer spending is pulling back. That is just a fact.
November 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I used to subscribe to many magazines/newspapers: Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, etc. but I can’t financially juggle that anymore. To say nothing, of course, of the terrible writing and pro-corporate messaging coming from these outlets. #writersky #politics
We have a paperbark maple in our side yard. This time of year it’s especially gorgeous. I’d never seen one before we bought our house, but it’s my favorite part of our property! #gardensky #trees
#autumn
#autumn
November 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We have a paperbark maple in our side yard. This time of year it’s especially gorgeous. I’d never seen one before we bought our house, but it’s my favorite part of our property! #gardensky #trees
#autumn
#autumn
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Well, I guess they're about to find out just how their FA goes...
October 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Well, I guess they're about to find out just how their FA goes...
My 50-Word story won “Story of the Week.” It’s now a contender for “Story of the Month.” If you can head to the site and give it a like, I’d appreciate it! ♥️ #writersky #microlit #flashfiction
EMILY HALL: Full Potential
I watched as Mom-Mom made her bed. She raised the sheet corners like four strong sails. Plumped embroidered pillowcases until the roses bloomed. Leveled her handmade quilt with an engineer’s precis…
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October 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
My 50-Word story won “Story of the Week.” It’s now a contender for “Story of the Month.” If you can head to the site and give it a like, I’d appreciate it! ♥️ #writersky #microlit #flashfiction
I rarely knit sweaters, but it’s been unseasonably cold in NC, so I’ve been working on a Cozy Classic Raglan in stash yarn by @theredpansy.com. 🧶 #knitsky #showusyourknits #garmentknitting
October 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I rarely knit sweaters, but it’s been unseasonably cold in NC, so I’ve been working on a Cozy Classic Raglan in stash yarn by @theredpansy.com. 🧶 #knitsky #showusyourknits #garmentknitting