Emma Sarappo
@emmasarappo.bsky.social
book person of minor note at The Atlantic and spreadsheet lady for its union. once described as "friendly" on eBird
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Today on Reddit, @emmasarappo.bsky.social and @boriskachka.bsky.social are answering questions about how they helped select The Atlantic’s list of 65 essential children’s books. Ask them about their choices, trends across kids’ literature, and more at 2:30 p.m. ET: www.reddit.com/r/childrensb...
November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Today on Reddit, @emmasarappo.bsky.social and @boriskachka.bsky.social are answering questions about how they helped select The Atlantic’s list of 65 essential children’s books. Ask them about their choices, trends across kids’ literature, and more at 2:30 p.m. ET: www.reddit.com/r/childrensb...
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🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
This is the perfect article. Reporter's like "Why would Carlota, who never lived in San Luis Potosí, be there" and the governor is like "Maybe she felt like it that day..." meanwhile footage is just of a normal human woman walking around in a room
When a figure appeared in the window of a government building in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, the governor suggested she was an empress’s ghost. Months later, people are still talking about it.
The Mystery Lady in the Governor’s Palace? Maybe a Ghost, He Says
When a figure appeared in the window of a government building, the governor suggested she was an empress’s ghost. Months later, people are still talking about it.
nyti.ms
October 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This is the perfect article. Reporter's like "Why would Carlota, who never lived in San Luis Potosí, be there" and the governor is like "Maybe she felt like it that day..." meanwhile footage is just of a normal human woman walking around in a room
Extremely important reporting from @dgraham.bsky.social in The Atlantic’s latest cover story. (So important that we published it ahead of schedule.)
Must-read, out today: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Must-read, out today: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Coming Election Mayhem
Donald Trump’s plans to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos are already under way.
www.theatlantic.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Really good hobby drama
Holy guacamole, this could be the weirdest story I ever worked on. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
A C.I.A. Secret Kept for 35 Years Is Found in the Smithsonian’s Vault
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Really good hobby drama
What a glorious day for picture books! So thrilled to have this list out in the world for @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
65 Essential Children’s Books
Illustrated titles that teach kids to love literature
www.theatlantic.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
What a glorious day for picture books! So thrilled to have this list out in the world for @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
Certified: I read the Cat Sebastian on this list and found it delightful www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
Eight Romance Novels for Romance Skeptics
The genre is so diverse that with a little open-mindedness, everyone really can find their perfect match.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Certified: I read the Cat Sebastian on this list and found it delightful www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
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“In a world where nothing felt safe, that room functioned as a sanctuary.” Zoé Gillette illustrates the experience of visiting their childhood bedroom.
The Temple of Past Selves
That room was where I slept and changed clothes for more than a decade, but it was also the processing plant for every thought and feeling that entered my little brain.
www.newyorker.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“In a world where nothing felt safe, that room functioned as a sanctuary.” Zoé Gillette illustrates the experience of visiting their childhood bedroom.
Fervor over books such as Judy Blume's Forever might feel quaint to some. But book banning is, unfortunately, all the rage—fittingly, Banned Books Week starts on Monday.
A Half Century of American Book Banning
In the 21st century, censorship of work like Judy Blume’s has evolved into a broader attack on books.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Fervor over books such as Judy Blume's Forever might feel quaint to some. But book banning is, unfortunately, all the rage—fittingly, Banned Books Week starts on Monday.
Not that everything is about us but too few Americans recognize how absolutely stupid life can be in the District of Columbia when the feds can't get their act together. Example 4 billion: wamu.org/story/25/09/...
What a government shutdown could mean for D.C.
In D.C., with its lack of statehood and close relationship with the federal government, the prospect of a shutdown is particularly troubling. Here’s what it could mean for the District.
wamu.org
September 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Not that everything is about us but too few Americans recognize how absolutely stupid life can be in the District of Columbia when the feds can't get their act together. Example 4 billion: wamu.org/story/25/09/...
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if you're in the D.C. area: @emmasarappo.bsky.social is talking to @tricialockwood.bsky.social about her new book tomorrow night at Politics and Prose! politics-prose.com/events?srslt...
my new book is OUT TODAY! it’s been described as "the writer at her best: mystified, curious, pathetic, absurd" — you can buy it here
Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood: 9780593718551 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST, TIME, USA TODAY, VULTURE, ROLLING STONE, W MAGAZINE, AND MORE “Lockwood has written a roving chronicle of the madness...
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September 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
if you're in the D.C. area: @emmasarappo.bsky.social is talking to @tricialockwood.bsky.social about her new book tomorrow night at Politics and Prose! politics-prose.com/events?srslt...
Maybe interesting www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
Seven Books About What Corruption Actually Looks Like
Dishonest governance is rarely a single act or brazen deal; more often, it appears as a set of habits that spread through a society.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Maybe interesting www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
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It’s not a chilling effect. It would only be chilling if you had something horrid to say, and you don’t, do you? Certainly nothing critical of the regime, and absolutely no paraphrasing, not of anyone, not at this time!
A Beautiful Day for Saying Nothing
That chill in the air isn’t Jimmy Kimmel’s show being suspended. It’s just autumn!
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September 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It’s not a chilling effect. It would only be chilling if you had something horrid to say, and you don’t, do you? Certainly nothing critical of the regime, and absolutely no paraphrasing, not of anyone, not at this time!
"One assumes there will be widespread debate over the accuracy of Kimmel’s offending comments. That is a distraction from the fundamental assault on free speech that is happening here."
Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension is a chilling precedent that could have deep consequences if it isn’t swiftly undone, @davidlsims.bsky.social argues:
An Escalation in Every Way
Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension from late-night is a chilling precedent that could have deep consequences if it isn’t swiftly undone.
bit.ly
September 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"One assumes there will be widespread debate over the accuracy of Kimmel’s offending comments. That is a distraction from the fundamental assault on free speech that is happening here."
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The point is that many can live quite normally under the thumb of authoritarianism. Yes: many suffer and suffer now but large swaths of the American public chooses to be clueless and it’s not difficult. This is how the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper. www.vox.com/the-big-idea...
Life in authoritarian states is mostly boring and tolerable
Americans have an overly dramatic view what the end of democracy looks like.
www.vox.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The point is that many can live quite normally under the thumb of authoritarianism. Yes: many suffer and suffer now but large swaths of the American public chooses to be clueless and it’s not difficult. This is how the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper. www.vox.com/the-big-idea...
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Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"
September 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"
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wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
"In an atmosphere of national paranoia and hatred, each act of political violence makes the next one more likely." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Tragedy of Charlie Kirk’s Killing
The activist’s murder is a disaster for the country.
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September 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"In an atmosphere of national paranoia and hatred, each act of political violence makes the next one more likely." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
ARYNA SABALENKA LL QUESTION YESTERDAY—BIG DAY FOR ME!
I look fair-weather because I haven't made a public statement before now but around the time of the French Open I decided to stan Aryna Sabalenka largely on the basis of her lip filler. Big day for me
September 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
ARYNA SABALENKA LL QUESTION YESTERDAY—BIG DAY FOR ME!
Challenger by Adam Higginbotham (2024) www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
September 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Challenger by Adam Higginbotham (2024) www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
I look fair-weather because I haven't made a public statement before now but around the time of the French Open I decided to stan Aryna Sabalenka largely on the basis of her lip filler. Big day for me
September 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I look fair-weather because I haven't made a public statement before now but around the time of the French Open I decided to stan Aryna Sabalenka largely on the basis of her lip filler. Big day for me
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Until you’ve participated in union contract negotiation it can be hard to conceptualize that an owner or manager would care more about screwing their workers than keeping a business profitable or indeed open at all, but it’s actually not so uncommon!
September 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Until you’ve participated in union contract negotiation it can be hard to conceptualize that an owner or manager would care more about screwing their workers than keeping a business profitable or indeed open at all, but it’s actually not so uncommon!
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We asked 12 staffers at The Atlantic: What’s the one book you recommend again and again to friends and loved ones? One of their favorites will, we hope, be the title you pick up next: https://theatln.tc/VebePpnm
August 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We asked 12 staffers at The Atlantic: What’s the one book you recommend again and again to friends and loved ones? One of their favorites will, we hope, be the title you pick up next: https://theatln.tc/VebePpnm
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"The remarkable failure by the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington was the second time in recent days that it was unable to persuade grand jurors to bring an indictment in a felony assault case against a federal agent."
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
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August 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"The remarkable failure by the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington was the second time in recent days that it was unable to persuade grand jurors to bring an indictment in a felony assault case against a federal agent."