Gretchen Hohmeyer
@ghohmeyer.bsky.social
Booktuber @ Betwixt the Books, PhD candidate @ UMass Amherst, focused on social studies and elementary education, all around history enthusiast. Follow my reading on Storygraph @ adkwriter15.
My corner of MA didn't have this many people, but however many people any of us stood with today had this size energy.
October 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
My corner of MA didn't have this many people, but however many people any of us stood with today had this size energy.
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A new episode of our #readingroundtable #bookishpodcast comes out tomorrow... if you want a laugh and a sneak peak have a gander at the reel I just posted. Gretchen, @ghohmeyer.bsky.social , had a bit of a time with our #bannedbooks prompt. 🤣
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betwixt.the.books on Instagram: "Warning! Volume, Language, and Spoilers for Damsel by Elana K. Arnold ahead. A new episode of #readingroundtable comes out tomorrow…"
Warning! Volume, Language, and Spoilers for Damsel by Elana K. Arnold ahead. A new episode of #readingroundtable comes out tomorrow (Friday 10/17) at 11am, where we all brought #bannedbooks to celebrate #bannedbooksweek. Unfortunately, Gretchen did not have a good time with her choice, but her pain is definitely entertaining. Be sure to watch this episode for more discussion of the unhinged things that happened in this book and more!#bookishpodcast #booktube #longformcontent #bookstagram #books #ya
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October 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
A new episode of our #readingroundtable #bookishpodcast comes out tomorrow... if you want a laugh and a sneak peak have a gander at the reel I just posted. Gretchen, @ghohmeyer.bsky.social , had a bit of a time with our #bannedbooks prompt. 🤣
www.instagram.com/reel/DP49gPV...
#booksky
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#booksky
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Definitely not our favorite read of the year... but @ghohmeyer.bsky.social and I are back to talk about Sour Cherry and check off a feminist text from our buddy reading challenge.
#literary #horror #bookreview #booksky #bookclub #readingchallenge
youtu.be/Jdj9koYU6wE
#literary #horror #bookreview #booksky #bookclub #readingchallenge
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A feminist take on serial killers | Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou | Betwixt the Books Reviews
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October 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Definitely not our favorite read of the year... but @ghohmeyer.bsky.social and I are back to talk about Sour Cherry and check off a feminist text from our buddy reading challenge.
#literary #horror #bookreview #booksky #bookclub #readingchallenge
youtu.be/Jdj9koYU6wE
#literary #horror #bookreview #booksky #bookclub #readingchallenge
youtu.be/Jdj9koYU6wE
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(interior, Disney HQ)
"Lots of angry comments from folks upset about the Kimmel firing. Not sure how we recover."
"That's just Americans. We've still got tourists, right? I mean, they ..."
"Not anymore! Not since Trump!"
"Oh, shit, that's right."
"Oh shit."
(softly, from the back): "Gawrsh."
"Lots of angry comments from folks upset about the Kimmel firing. Not sure how we recover."
"That's just Americans. We've still got tourists, right? I mean, they ..."
"Not anymore! Not since Trump!"
"Oh, shit, that's right."
"Oh shit."
(softly, from the back): "Gawrsh."
Heard from a friend at Disney+ that there are multiple levels of freakout internally, both from internal dissatisfaction, concerns about subscription cancelations, and of course the big one: concern about a boycott spilling over into parks and cruises.
September 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
(interior, Disney HQ)
"Lots of angry comments from folks upset about the Kimmel firing. Not sure how we recover."
"That's just Americans. We've still got tourists, right? I mean, they ..."
"Not anymore! Not since Trump!"
"Oh, shit, that's right."
"Oh shit."
(softly, from the back): "Gawrsh."
"Lots of angry comments from folks upset about the Kimmel firing. Not sure how we recover."
"That's just Americans. We've still got tourists, right? I mean, they ..."
"Not anymore! Not since Trump!"
"Oh, shit, that's right."
"Oh shit."
(softly, from the back): "Gawrsh."
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Failing a reading challenge? Never! (Always.) Is it about completing the challenge or using it to push your reading though? 🤔 @ghohmeyer.bsky.social and I talk about how we may be failures, but that's okay, in this week's Betwixt the Books video.
youtu.be/7A8bid405AU
youtu.be/7A8bid405AU
End of Q3 Reading Challenge Check In | Betwixt the Books
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September 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Failing a reading challenge? Never! (Always.) Is it about completing the challenge or using it to push your reading though? 🤔 @ghohmeyer.bsky.social and I talk about how we may be failures, but that's okay, in this week's Betwixt the Books video.
youtu.be/7A8bid405AU
youtu.be/7A8bid405AU
Managed to get some #nonfiction recs up for #booksky. I've tried to cover a little something for everyone who wants some rich #history to dig into.
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Diverse, Immersive History... that's better than Larson | APRC Supplemental #30
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September 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Managed to get some #nonfiction recs up for #booksky. I've tried to cover a little something for everyone who wants some rich #history to dig into.
youtu.be/WzrrQDEBmFE?...
youtu.be/WzrrQDEBmFE?...
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May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.
August 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.
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Back again with @ghohmeyer.bsky.social to tick off another reading challenge for the year, and bringing attention to a book that might make you feel a little less crazy while navigating a world that seems to be devoid of empathy.
#booksky #nonfiction #review
youtu.be/9Mx9FFwWIuw
#booksky #nonfiction #review
youtu.be/9Mx9FFwWIuw
One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This by Omar El Akkad Review
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August 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Back again with @ghohmeyer.bsky.social to tick off another reading challenge for the year, and bringing attention to a book that might make you feel a little less crazy while navigating a world that seems to be devoid of empathy.
#booksky #nonfiction #review
youtu.be/9Mx9FFwWIuw
#booksky #nonfiction #review
youtu.be/9Mx9FFwWIuw
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Erasing history. Another characteristic of autocrats and dictators.
July 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Erasing history. Another characteristic of autocrats and dictators.
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A recommendation for #booksky. Berman succinctly and cogently puts together the history of minority rule starting in the founding, but then focuses on Trump 1/Biden. However, though the epilogue includes some success stories, finishing this book left me a little overwhelmed. We need to know this!
July 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A recommendation for #booksky. Berman succinctly and cogently puts together the history of minority rule starting in the founding, but then focuses on Trump 1/Biden. However, though the epilogue includes some success stories, finishing this book left me a little overwhelmed. We need to know this!
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We always promise chaos, but this episode felt especially so. I read some experimental translated short fiction, @ghohmeyer.bsky.social talked romance bookstores and money in politics, and our guests brought literary fiction and psychological horror. #booksky #bookishpodcast
youtu.be/9tePbQQbNoY
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From Romance Bookshops to Psychological Horror | Reading Roundtable #22
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July 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We always promise chaos, but this episode felt especially so. I read some experimental translated short fiction, @ghohmeyer.bsky.social talked romance bookstores and money in politics, and our guests brought literary fiction and psychological horror. #booksky #bookishpodcast
youtu.be/9tePbQQbNoY
youtu.be/9tePbQQbNoY
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WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
July 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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“No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.” –Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.
One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.
June 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.” –Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.
One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent hits the target. She is reminding us of the stakes in this case. And she is spot on.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
June 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent hits the target. She is reminding us of the stakes in this case. And she is spot on.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Happy Pride, #booksky! This month's Reading Round Table focused on LGBTQIA+ nonfiction as me & @piedpipercalls.bsky.social feature genres we may not typically pick up. This is a jam-packed episode with history, poetry + literary criticism, memoir, essays, and more! youtu.be/-u8hs5mmqt4?...
LGBTQIA+ Nonfiction Reading Roundtable | Betwixt the Books
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June 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Happy Pride, #booksky! This month's Reading Round Table focused on LGBTQIA+ nonfiction as me & @piedpipercalls.bsky.social feature genres we may not typically pick up. This is a jam-packed episode with history, poetry + literary criticism, memoir, essays, and more! youtu.be/-u8hs5mmqt4?...
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It’s the end of the school year and, yes, you’re exhausted but I guarantee your kids’ teachers are even more exhausted.
If you have someone you want to thank, shoot them a quick note. I did it for several of ours and they appreciated it even more than I’d hoped.
If you have someone you want to thank, shoot them a quick note. I did it for several of ours and they appreciated it even more than I’d hoped.
June 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
It’s the end of the school year and, yes, you’re exhausted but I guarantee your kids’ teachers are even more exhausted.
If you have someone you want to thank, shoot them a quick note. I did it for several of ours and they appreciated it even more than I’d hoped.
If you have someone you want to thank, shoot them a quick note. I did it for several of ours and they appreciated it even more than I’d hoped.
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My dissertation data collection is kicking my butt but today is beautiful because my signed copy of Lawless by @leahlitman.bsky.social came today! Thank you to Politics and Prose for letting a huge fangirl of @strictscrutiny.bsky.social support independent bookstores at the same time as Leah!
May 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My dissertation data collection is kicking my butt but today is beautiful because my signed copy of Lawless by @leahlitman.bsky.social came today! Thank you to Politics and Prose for letting a huge fangirl of @strictscrutiny.bsky.social support independent bookstores at the same time as Leah!
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People who never read books now in charge of books.
May 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
People who never read books now in charge of books.
I had a fantastic time presenting from my chapter in "Building Civic Futures" vol. 1 at #AERA2025. Unfortunately, 2 intl grad students who should have been there were not for their safety. It is bittersweet to love what was shared, but know what was missed - and what will be missed in the future.
May 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I had a fantastic time presenting from my chapter in "Building Civic Futures" vol. 1 at #AERA2025. Unfortunately, 2 intl grad students who should have been there were not for their safety. It is bittersweet to love what was shared, but know what was missed - and what will be missed in the future.
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We are at the point in history where Germany is having to lecture the US on the need to fight fascism.
May 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
We are at the point in history where Germany is having to lecture the US on the need to fight fascism.