John Maltbie
@jmaltbie.bsky.social
In-house intellectual property attorney, school board member, bassist, reader, tea drinker, father, husband.
Apologies in advance.
October 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Apologies in advance.
Peter Gabriel's Passion for The Last Temptation of Christ
May 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Peter Gabriel's Passion for The Last Temptation of Christ
Doing this (again) because public education is too important.
April 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Doing this (again) because public education is too important.
“Clock for keeping time at a rate other than human time” US5023850A
April 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
“Clock for keeping time at a rate other than human time” US5023850A
But, have you ever been in a bunny suit?
April 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
But, have you ever been in a bunny suit?
TFW your trademark attorney calls out sick on slogan day. #PopUpBagels
March 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
TFW your trademark attorney calls out sick on slogan day. #PopUpBagels
Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2013)
No. 27, NYT Top 100 Books of the 21st Century
The Atlantic, Top 136 Great American Novels (2013)
No. 27, NYT Top 100 Books of the 21st Century
The Atlantic, Top 136 Great American Novels (2013)
March 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2013)
No. 27, NYT Top 100 Books of the 21st Century
The Atlantic, Top 136 Great American Novels (2013)
No. 27, NYT Top 100 Books of the 21st Century
The Atlantic, Top 136 Great American Novels (2013)
The Buried Giant, Kazuo Ishiguro
(2015)
(2015)
March 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The Buried Giant, Kazuo Ishiguro
(2015)
(2015)
"Klara and the Sun," Kazuo Ishiguro (2021)
February 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"Klara and the Sun," Kazuo Ishiguro (2021)
“Zone One,” Colson Whitehead
February 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“Zone One,” Colson Whitehead
“Olive Kitteridge,” by Elizabeth Strout
February 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“Olive Kitteridge,” by Elizabeth Strout
Just started “Klara and the Sun” and optimistically hoping this is just an adult version of “Corduroy.”
February 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Just started “Klara and the Sun” and optimistically hoping this is just an adult version of “Corduroy.”
The Intuitionist, Colson Whitehead (2000)
The Atlantic 136 Great American Novels
The Atlantic 136 Great American Novels
February 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The Intuitionist, Colson Whitehead (2000)
The Atlantic 136 Great American Novels
The Atlantic 136 Great American Novels
Prophet Song, Paul Lynch (2023)
Oof.
Oof.
February 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Prophet Song, Paul Lynch (2023)
Oof.
Oof.
10:04, Ben Lerner (2014)
No. 62 NYT Best Books of the 21st Century
No. 62 NYT Best Books of the 21st Century
January 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
10:04, Ben Lerner (2014)
No. 62 NYT Best Books of the 21st Century
No. 62 NYT Best Books of the 21st Century
Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi (2003)
No. 48 NYT Top 100 of the 21st Century
No. 48 NYT Top 100 of the 21st Century
January 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi (2003)
No. 48 NYT Top 100 of the 21st Century
No. 48 NYT Top 100 of the 21st Century
So Late in the Day, Claire Keegan (2023)
January 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
So Late in the Day, Claire Keegan (2023)
Spent the morning doing sound for an MLK day event—clips from his final speech laid on top of a piano arrangement of “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” After hearing the original, we had speakers reading the excerpts in Spanish and Creole. Despite the weather we had over 50 attendees.
January 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Spent the morning doing sound for an MLK day event—clips from his final speech laid on top of a piano arrangement of “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” After hearing the original, we had speakers reading the excerpts in Spanish and Creole. Despite the weather we had over 50 attendees.
A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan (2010)
No. 39 NYT Top 100 of the 21st Century
No. 39 NYT Top 100 of the 21st Century
January 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan (2010)
No. 39 NYT Top 100 of the 21st Century
No. 39 NYT Top 100 of the 21st Century
The Mountain Lion, Jean Stafford (1947)
The Atlantic's Top 136 Great American Novels
The Atlantic's Top 136 Great American Novels
January 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Mountain Lion, Jean Stafford (1947)
The Atlantic's Top 136 Great American Novels
The Atlantic's Top 136 Great American Novels
Citizen: An American Lyric, Claudia Rankine
January 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Citizen: An American Lyric, Claudia Rankine
The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion
January 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion