Kim McNeill •📚🌿☕️
@joiedevivre9.bsky.social
avid reader w/focus on womxn writers • virgo sun sagittarius moon • my library is an archive of longings • feminist #NYRBWomen25 #AContinuation25
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“Louis XIV fell in love with Versailles and Louise de la Vallière at the same time; Versailles was the love of his life.” (p1) #NYRBWomen25 Here’s our page guide & a photo of Bernini’s sculpture mentioned on page 7.
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All the Dorothies are on sale during @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social's sitewide sale for the next (checks watch) 36 hours! 📚🎁
Go: www.nyrb.com/collections/...
Go: www.nyrb.com/collections/...
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
All the Dorothies are on sale during @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social's sitewide sale for the next (checks watch) 36 hours! 📚🎁
Go: www.nyrb.com/collections/...
Go: www.nyrb.com/collections/...
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To write something that will be worthy of that rising moon, that pale light.
Katherine Mansfield, Katherine Mansfield Notebooks
Katherine Mansfield, Katherine Mansfield Notebooks
December 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
To write something that will be worthy of that rising moon, that pale light.
Katherine Mansfield, Katherine Mansfield Notebooks
Katherine Mansfield, Katherine Mansfield Notebooks
#NYRBWomen25 Elizabeth-Charlotte (Liselotte) seems quite spirited. “A great blonde Teutonic tomboy…she was fond of animals & had many pets; little dogs & a tame duck; she hoped they had immortal souls, while doubting whether anybody had.” Is said to have written 60k letters throughout her life.
December 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
#NYRBWomen25 Elizabeth-Charlotte (Liselotte) seems quite spirited. “A great blonde Teutonic tomboy…she was fond of animals & had many pets; little dogs & a tame duck; she hoped they had immortal souls, while doubting whether anybody had.” Is said to have written 60k letters throughout her life.
#NYRBWomen25 “There were four men without whose collaboration the King could never have built Versailles: Colbert, Le Vau, Le Nôtre and Le Brun.” (p14) I loved this section on the builders.
December 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
#NYRBWomen25 “There were four men without whose collaboration the King could never have built Versailles: Colbert, Le Vau, Le Nôtre and Le Brun.” (p14) I loved this section on the builders.
Here are the books I finished in November. So many gems. I also still have Proust #AContinuation25 & several short story collections in circulation so here’s to a prolific reading month in December! #NYRBWomen25
December 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Here are the books I finished in November. So many gems. I also still have Proust #AContinuation25 & several short story collections in circulation so here’s to a prolific reading month in December! #NYRBWomen25
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New on the blog today, I've written about THE HEARING TRUMPET by Leonora Carrington.
A surreal, subversive, wildly imaginative novella that challenges traditional patriarchal & ageist societal structures, turning them on their heads in thrilling fashion! 💙📚
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A surreal, subversive, wildly imaginative novella that challenges traditional patriarchal & ageist societal structures, turning them on their heads in thrilling fashion! 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/t...
The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington
Born in Lancashire in 1917, Leonora Carrington is perhaps now best known as a surrealist artist; in 2024, one of her artworks sold for $28.5 million. During her career, however, she also wrote nove…
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December 2, 2025 at 7:16 AM
New on the blog today, I've written about THE HEARING TRUMPET by Leonora Carrington.
A surreal, subversive, wildly imaginative novella that challenges traditional patriarchal & ageist societal structures, turning them on their heads in thrilling fashion! 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/t...
A surreal, subversive, wildly imaginative novella that challenges traditional patriarchal & ageist societal structures, turning them on their heads in thrilling fashion! 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/t...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
“Louis XIV fell in love with Versailles and Louise de la Vallière at the same time; Versailles was the love of his life.” (p1) #NYRBWomen25 Here’s our page guide & a photo of Bernini’s sculpture mentioned on page 7.
December 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
“Louis XIV fell in love with Versailles and Louise de la Vallière at the same time; Versailles was the love of his life.” (p1) #NYRBWomen25 Here’s our page guide & a photo of Bernini’s sculpture mentioned on page 7.
#NYRBWomen25 The Surreal Economics of Aging: Leonora Carrington’s The Hearing Trumpet Reimagines Value Beyond Decline bullandbearmcgill.com/the-surreal-...
The Surreal Economics of Aging: Leonora Carrington’s The Hearing Trumpet Reimagines Value Beyond Decline | The Bull & Bear
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December 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
#NYRBWomen25 The Surreal Economics of Aging: Leonora Carrington’s The Hearing Trumpet Reimagines Value Beyond Decline bullandbearmcgill.com/the-surreal-...
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Very much looking forward to this conversation w/ Lisa Robertson and curator Gemma Blackshaw (Wednesday eve London time) in conjunction with artist Cathie Pilkington's HOUSEKEEPER at the Freud Museum. www.freud.org.uk/event/works-...
Works of Care: Amina Cain and Lisa Robertson in conversation - Freud Museum London
All registrants will receive their link to join via ZOOM. Attendees will also receive access to the recording on the Monday after the event, available to
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December 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Very much looking forward to this conversation w/ Lisa Robertson and curator Gemma Blackshaw (Wednesday eve London time) in conjunction with artist Cathie Pilkington's HOUSEKEEPER at the Freud Museum. www.freud.org.uk/event/works-...
#NYRBWomen25 Because of my travels earlier in the month, we are a book behind, but tomorrow, we start THE SUN KING by Nancy Mitford.
“a dazzling double portrait of Louis XIV & Versailles”
Tomorrow’s pages: Intro & chapter 1. Page guide coming.
“a dazzling double portrait of Louis XIV & Versailles”
Tomorrow’s pages: Intro & chapter 1. Page guide coming.
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
#NYRBWomen25 Because of my travels earlier in the month, we are a book behind, but tomorrow, we start THE SUN KING by Nancy Mitford.
“a dazzling double portrait of Louis XIV & Versailles”
Tomorrow’s pages: Intro & chapter 1. Page guide coming.
“a dazzling double portrait of Louis XIV & Versailles”
Tomorrow’s pages: Intro & chapter 1. Page guide coming.
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Surprised that I really enjoyed reading Mourning a Breast by Xi Xi with #NYRBwomen25. I mean, the title didn't make me think it would be delightful. Her cheery, matter of fact writing of the terrifying and often bewildering cancer journey, in this delightful hybrid of a book, felt timeless.
November 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Surprised that I really enjoyed reading Mourning a Breast by Xi Xi with #NYRBwomen25. I mean, the title didn't make me think it would be delightful. Her cheery, matter of fact writing of the terrifying and often bewildering cancer journey, in this delightful hybrid of a book, felt timeless.
I have everything ready for our Thanksgiving dinner & I have about 20 min until guests arrive so I’ve poured myself a glass of wine & I’m going to finish Xi Xi. I’m so grateful for you all! I hope you’re having a fabulous day filled with loved ones, delicious food & some quiet reading time. 🥰🍁🍂
a woman is holding a dead chicken over a cutting board
ALT: a woman is holding a dead chicken over a cutting board
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November 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I have everything ready for our Thanksgiving dinner & I have about 20 min until guests arrive so I’ve poured myself a glass of wine & I’m going to finish Xi Xi. I’m so grateful for you all! I hope you’re having a fabulous day filled with loved ones, delicious food & some quiet reading time. 🥰🍁🍂
Books currently in rotation.
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Books currently in rotation.
More info on #SundaySarton coming soon!
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
More info on #SundaySarton coming soon!
All biographies should contain an Astral Chart.
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
All biographies should contain an Astral Chart.
Almost time to see Jafar Panahi!!! @siffnews.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Almost time to see Jafar Panahi!!! @siffnews.bsky.social
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"Enter through a goneness, the way snow / finds the hole in the roof..."
"Each Time as Suddenly" by @kaseyryoen.bsky.social
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"Each Time as Suddenly" by @kaseyryoen.bsky.social
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Each Time as Suddenly
by Kasey Jueds
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November 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"Enter through a goneness, the way snow / finds the hole in the roof..."
"Each Time as Suddenly" by @kaseyryoen.bsky.social
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"Each Time as Suddenly" by @kaseyryoen.bsky.social
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I hope everyone has the kind of November 18 you wouldn’t mind repeating indefinitely
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I hope everyone has the kind of November 18 you wouldn’t mind repeating indefinitely
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Our conversation about Jacqueline Harpman's I WHO HAVE NEVER KNOWN MEN is now available for your listening pleasure!
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Episode 40: I Who Have Never Known Men
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss I WHO HAVE NEVER KNOWN MEN by Jacqueline Harpman, translated from the French by Ros Schwartz, and chat a…
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November 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Our conversation about Jacqueline Harpman's I WHO HAVE NEVER KNOWN MEN is now available for your listening pleasure!
onebrightbook.com/2025/11/18/e...
onebrightbook.com/2025/11/18/e...
"What illness and pain cast into relief is that our minds will always be lost in translation—and will always remain in a liminal space—somewhere between our embodiment and the world." Mala Chatterjee on MOURNING A BREAST. #NYRBWomen25 clereviewofbooks.com/xi-xi-mourni...
Embodiment as Enigma: On Xi Xi’s “Mourning a Breast” - Cleveland Review of Books
What illness and pain cast into relief is that our minds will always be lost in translation—and will always remain in a liminal space—somewhere between our embodiment and the outer world.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
"What illness and pain cast into relief is that our minds will always be lost in translation—and will always remain in a liminal space—somewhere between our embodiment and the world." Mala Chatterjee on MOURNING A BREAST. #NYRBWomen25 clereviewofbooks.com/xi-xi-mourni...
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#nyrbwomen25
I finished Mourning a Breast this morning and feel sad to leave Xi Xi behind, having fallen for her friendship, erudition, her Hong Kong, and her unique way of discussing illness. I have to find more from her--I wonder if NYRB will be coming out with more XI XI?
I finished Mourning a Breast this morning and feel sad to leave Xi Xi behind, having fallen for her friendship, erudition, her Hong Kong, and her unique way of discussing illness. I have to find more from her--I wonder if NYRB will be coming out with more XI XI?
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
#nyrbwomen25
I finished Mourning a Breast this morning and feel sad to leave Xi Xi behind, having fallen for her friendship, erudition, her Hong Kong, and her unique way of discussing illness. I have to find more from her--I wonder if NYRB will be coming out with more XI XI?
I finished Mourning a Breast this morning and feel sad to leave Xi Xi behind, having fallen for her friendship, erudition, her Hong Kong, and her unique way of discussing illness. I have to find more from her--I wonder if NYRB will be coming out with more XI XI?
“… a nurse came to the ward four times a day dispensing medications … I got one. It was the sort of thing depicted in a Magritte painting: one side gray, one side red— I was too lazy to imagine that one half was water, the other fire, or that one half was a fish, the other a cigar.“ #NYRBWomen25
November 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“… a nurse came to the ward four times a day dispensing medications … I got one. It was the sort of thing depicted in a Magritte painting: one side gray, one side red— I was too lazy to imagine that one half was water, the other fire, or that one half was a fish, the other a cigar.“ #NYRBWomen25
“When he wielded the sword, however, it seemed to carry a blend of strength & softness, a unique gracefulness. If the sword were gendered, as French words are, it probably would’ve originated as masculine & gradually turned feminine, in contrast to the knife.” #NYRBWomen25 youtu.be/0OvRPq1tsLs?...
sword dance practice！ #chinesedancer #dance #chinadance #china #chinesedance #dancer #dancina
YouTube video by MeetChinese💕
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November 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“When he wielded the sword, however, it seemed to carry a blend of strength & softness, a unique gracefulness. If the sword were gendered, as French words are, it probably would’ve originated as masculine & gradually turned feminine, in contrast to the knife.” #NYRBWomen25 youtu.be/0OvRPq1tsLs?...
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It’s that time of year! The NYRB sale is on now! For those of you who want to be prepared for #NYRBWomen26, here’s our schedule. (Note: Cagnati, Lemann & Carrington aren’t being released until next year.) www.nyrb.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
It’s that time of year! The NYRB sale is on now! For those of you who want to be prepared for #NYRBWomen26, here’s our schedule. (Note: Cagnati, Lemann & Carrington aren’t being released until next year.) www.nyrb.com