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Tracy Wise
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Writer. Focused on the present moment in the US & around the world. Supporter of liberal democracy. Personal account. *opinions my own* re-posts=look at this (vs approval)
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MADAME SOREL'S LODGER - literary fiction, inspired by the life of Vincent Van Gogh - community, friendship, art, creativity - @typeeighteenbooks.bsky.social
Available from all online booksellers, libraries, and independent bookstores.
Paper, ebook, and audiobook (on all platforms)
Woman in a home office holding a copy of the novel MADAME SOREL'S LODGER by Tracy Wise
November 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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I picked this up at the most recent Friends of A.K. Smiley Public Library bag sale, and I am loving it.

Also remembering an undergrad professor, the poet Howard Nemerov, referring to Auden as "Wystan" and being 👀👀👀.

Anyway, read #poetry. That is all.
Book cover. EPISTLE TO A GODSON AND OTHER POEMS by W.H. Auden
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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In the midst of all that is happening in the world, grateful to have spent the weekend speaking on a panel about publishing @ #29PalmsBookFest *&* also getting my updated manuscript back to my publisher, @typeeighteenbooks.bsky.social.
MANUFACTURING A DUCHESS - out in fall 2026 #BookSky #editing
Book cover for MANUFACTURING A DUCHESS by Tracy Wise. Woman holding a large fan in front of her face. A pair of gloves soiled with engine oil. A factory with smokestacks and smoke coming out.
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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When you talk in Victorian novel code with your brother:
So, will your next novel be a triple decker?
No, it won't be released in an installment plan. But it will *still* be perfect for reading in a railway carriage.
WYKYK

#BookSky #Victorians
#AustenMeetsGaskell
MANUFACTURING A DUCHESS
#Fall2026
Book cover for MANUFACTURING A DUCHESS by Tracy Wise. Woman holding a large fan in front of her face. A pair of dirty gloves and a factory with smoke coming out of the smokestacks.
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Really *really* would like access to the Tardis right now.
Sigh.
Woman standing in front of a cardboard cutout of actor David Tennant dressed as Dr Who.
October 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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I am really looking forward to being a part of this year's 29 Palms Book Festival, where I will be speaking on a panel on publishing my work traditionally on Saturday, November 8! and I will also be available to sign copies of MADAME SOREL'S LODGER while I am there as well.

#BookSky
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October 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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#Booksky #WeekendReading #Poetry
Three poetry book covers: Kevin Young, NIGHT WATCH (two birds on a branch in the middle of trees); Nadia Alexis, BEYOND THE WATERSHED (painting of a bridge in the country; painting of high rises in a city); John Likes, BEES, AND AFTER (closeup of three bees)
October 12, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Posted on BlueSky yesterday as an explanation of this new trend in threads:
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September 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Has anyone else read THE WHALEBONE THEATRE by Joanna Quinn? I just moved it from my TBR to my #AmReading pile and am really enjoying it.

#BookSky
Book cover: THE WHALEBONE THEATRE by Joanna Quinn. Drawing of a stately home on the cover, along with a drawing of a whale.
September 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Redlands, CA says YES on 50.

@cagovernornewsom.bsky.social
#RepPeteAguilar
#SenAlexPadilla
#SenAdamSchiff
#StateSenEloiseGomezReyes

Small, but mighty and fierce.

Thanks to #LagunaBeachDems for the image!
Image of a shady street of shops portraying downtown Redlands, California with the name of the city printed along with the words, Vote Yes on Prop 50
September 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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If you need a break, a space that is free of all that is going on right now, I highly recommend reading.

And what about a slow, meditative tour through the countryside and art and community and friendship? It can all be found in MADAME SOREL'S LODGER.

Recommended by over 4 out of 5 readers!
Two women holding up a copy of the print book MADAME SOREL'S LODGER by Tracy Wise. Also available as an e-book and an audio book.
August 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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This was my absolutely brilliant weekend read.

Thank you to #MadeleineThien for the amazing THE BOOK OF RECORDS.

#BookSky
Book cover of Madeleine Thien, THE BOOK OF RECORDS. Black background with a drawing of waves with the figure of a person amidst the waves, and a rising full moon behind the waves.
August 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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My thanks to the members of the St. Jerome's Library Trinity Episcopal Chick List book group both for *reading* MADAME SOREL'S LODGER and for inviting me to their discussion!

It was a wonderful evening, and I hugely appreciated the thoughtful conversation with a lovely group of readers.

#BookSky
Selfie of a group of women sitting around a table in a small library with copies of the novel MADAME SOREL'S LODGER for a book group meeting.
August 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Please support authors and their books by writing reviews on sites like Amazon, GoodReads, etc. And a particular pretty please for doing so if you have read, and loved, MADAME SOREL'S LODGER.

#BookSky #Art #Creativity #Friendship #VanGogh #MonsieurArtiste #SouthofFrance #Painting #Community
blue background with a post-it note pinned to it stating "how to support MADAME SOREL" and the words "WRITE A REVIEW" and "Please consider writing a review on Amazon and/or GoodReads to help spread the word!" also, photo of the cover of the book MADAME SOREL'S LODGER by Tracy Wise.
August 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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For anyone in #SoCal's Inland Empire this Saturday, August 2nd, from 9-11 am, #RageAgainstTheRegime in Redlands.
Location: Peace Corner (corner of Redlands Blvd & Orange St).
#PeacefulButLoud
#NationalDayOfAction
#ActLocal #BuildCommunity
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August 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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My #BookRecommendation for the weekend: Maris Kreizman, I WANT TO BURN THIS PLACE DOWN: ESSAYS.

Reading it felt like sitting down and talking with a friend in the same wavelength. Refreshing.
#TheWiseReaderRecommends

#BookSky
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Cover of book referenced in skeet. Red background with picture of matches torn to resemble a cityscape.
July 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Just finished reading a breathtaking chapter on George Eliot in literary critic Susan Gubar's GRAND FINALES.

Written with clarity and insight, as well as warmth and humanity.

#AmReading #KeepReading #BookSky
Book cover: GRAND FINALES by Susan Gubar
July 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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My thanks to @typeeighteenbooks.bsky.social for publishing my short story, "Summer Night," as part of their Summer Short Reads series.

A story from long ago and far away from where I now live.

typeeighteenbooks.com/blog/summer-...
Image of the underside of a red umbrella against a blue sky. Logo for Type Eighteen Books. Title of series: Short Summer Reads. Title of short story, "Summer Night," by Tracy Wise.
July 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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There are so many amazing young folks working to improve their communities - they inspire me.

Congrats to Ulysses Mora and his recognition by the San Bernardino Young Dems.

Photo: Ulysses Mora, Tracy Wise, Lorraine Enriquez
Photo of three people: Ulysses Mora, Tracy Wise, Lorraine Enriquez.
July 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Happy 90th to the Dailai Lama!

Here is a photo of him and my late dad, way back in the day.
Photo of two men, the poster's father and the Dailai Lama, in India in the early 1970s.
July 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Found this at the library--just began reading it --and am gobsmacked by it. Absolutely enthralled.
#BookSky
Book cover. THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER, by Anjet Daanje, translated by David McKay. Image is of a ghost hand reaching up to hold a physical hand. A photo of a World War One soldier covers the ghost hand.
June 28, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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Btw, fascinating read.
#BookSky
Book cover. WITTGENSTEIN'S POKER: THE STORY OF A TEN-MINUTE ARGUMENT BETWEEN TWO GREAT PHILOSOPHERS, David Edmonds & John Eidinow. Image is of two male hands holding pokers.
June 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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If you want a brief break from doomscrolling and are interested in a discussion about writing and art and MADAME SOREL'S LODGER, a streaming clip is up for listening on the homepage of KVCRnews.org as well as on the KVC-aRts subpage as well.
Screenshot showing part of book cover for MADAME SOREL'S LODGER along with information about the KVC-aRts edition featuring author Tracy Wise in conversation with host David Fleming.
June 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Visited the Cheech Museum in Riverside, CA for the second time yesterday. It is such an amazing, vibrant collection and exhibition space.

My new favorite find: "La Santa Desconocida."

Also apologies: I thought I had a close up of the artist's name, but cannot find it.
Painting of a woman lying in the desert at night, her body growing flowers. The sky is blue and the moon is high.
June 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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A positive break from doomscrolling: please listen in this coming Sunday, June 22, 2025, at 6:00 pm Pacific, for my interview with my local NPR station on its program, KVC-aRTS with host David Fleming.
All things MADAME SOREL'S LODGER will be discussed.
See image for details.
Tracy Wise discussing MADAME SOREL'S LODGER on KVC-aRTS! Broadcast Times: Sunday, June 22, 2025, at 6:00 pm Pacific; REPEATED: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 2:00 and 6:30 pm Pacific. Listen live at: https://www.kvcrnews.org/ or 91.9FM in the IE. Recorded shows can be found at: https://www.kvcrnews.org/show/kvc-arts Images: cover of MADAME SOREL's LODGER; photo of Tracy Wise in front of the KVCR and KVC-aRTS logos.
June 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM