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Hannah Lindley
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Avid reader, budding writer, and Tudor history nerd. Proud girl aunt and chihuahua mom.

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“Using only the sparest of prose, this hypnotically tense and compelling book becomes an astonishingly moving portrait of a man’s life.”
-the Booker Prize judges, 2025, on David Szalay’s winning novel, “Flesh”

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November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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“You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.”

-Writer and physician Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)

#BookSky #quote
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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On this day in 1899, Sigmund Freud published his landmark work "The Interpretation of Dreams." This is the book that gave us Freud’s description of the Oedipus Complex and other theories.
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At first, the 600-page book was mostly ignored by Freud’s contemporaries who were also attempting to delve into the workings of the human mind. It took more than six years to sell his initial print run of 600 copies. It’s estimated that Freud earned around $200 from this first edition. A few years later, though, his ideas began to gain traction within the psychiatric community. A kind of recoil began when psychologists dug into the sources of Freud’s theories and the methods he used to reach them. The Interpretation of Dreams was based partly on Freud’s self-analysis and partly on what his more profoundly disturbed patients told him about their dreams. His belief that dreams could -and should- be “decoded” eventually led therapists to abandon the book and Freud’s theories, in general. A first edition of Sigmund Freud's "The Interpretation of Dreams" and the title page (inset) Image source: Raptis Rare Books
November 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Am I the only one so old and out of the loop that I hadn’t even heard this word before? #BookSky
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Dictionary.com’s 2025 Word of the Year Is… - Dictionary.com
Each year, Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year and short-listed nominees capture pivotal moments in language and culture. These words serve as a linguistic time capsule, reflecting social trends and glo...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Can’t relate. #booksky
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Fewer People Are Reading for Fun, Study Finds
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August 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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June 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Where and how to watch: The 19th's ‘Breaking the News’ film premieres on PBS
A documentary about The 19th’s early days is now available nationwide. Here's where you can watch or stream it.
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March 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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“The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey data from 2018 to 2022 determined that 78.3 percent of people in the nation age 5 and older reported speaking only English at home.”
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A Trump order made English the official language of the U.S. What does that mean?
President Donald Trump designated English the official language in the United States for the first time in its nearly 250-year history. Here’s what that means.
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March 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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I made a StoryGraph account early last year, and I’m so glad I did so. #BookSky
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Interview: How Nadia Odunayo Built The StoryGraph, The App For Book Lovers
The StoryGraph has become a refreshing favorite for readers looking for a more personalized reading experience.
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February 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." -Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

20/20 - Rough Magic: Living with Borderline Personality Disorder by Miranda Newman

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December 15, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

19/20 - Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons

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December 13, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

18/20 - Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

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December 12, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

17/20 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

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December 11, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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“I never saw a moor;
I never saw the sea,
Yet know I how the heather looks
And what a billow be.

I never spoke with God,
Nor visited in heaven.
Yet certain am I of the spot
As if the checks were given.”

-Emily Dickinson, born this day in 1830

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December 10, 2024 at 5:28 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

16/20 - The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean

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December 10, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

15/20 - Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White

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December 9, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

14/20 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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December 8, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

13/20 - Parable of The Sower by Octavia E. Butler

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December 7, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

12/20 - Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

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December 6, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

11/20 - Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

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December 5, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

10/20 - In a Different Key by John Donvan and Caren Zucker

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December 4, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

9/20 - Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

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December 3, 2024 at 3:15 PM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

8/20 - The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King

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December 2, 2024 at 5:58 PM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

7/20 - Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison by Lois Lenski

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December 1, 2024 at 8:35 AM