Jennifer Anne
@kidsilkhaze.bsky.social
I like coffee, books, and yarn. Unless otherwise specified, library posts are about the field in general.
SLJ wouldn't say this about an Easter book:
"the lack of any explanation of the seder and the narrow focus on the afikomen leaves one with no sense of the experience or importance of the holiday. Back matter explains the afikomen, but also neglects the rest of the holiday."
"the lack of any explanation of the seder and the narrow focus on the afikomen leaves one with no sense of the experience or importance of the holiday. Back matter explains the afikomen, but also neglects the rest of the holiday."
December 11, 2023 at 3:50 PM
SLJ wouldn't say this about an Easter book:
"the lack of any explanation of the seder and the narrow focus on the afikomen leaves one with no sense of the experience or importance of the holiday. Back matter explains the afikomen, but also neglects the rest of the holiday."
"the lack of any explanation of the seder and the narrow focus on the afikomen leaves one with no sense of the experience or importance of the holiday. Back matter explains the afikomen, but also neglects the rest of the holiday."
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May we all live our lives so that social media sites don’t rejoice like Ewoks at the end of Jedi upon news of our death.
November 30, 2023 at 2:31 AM
May we all live our lives so that social media sites don’t rejoice like Ewoks at the end of Jedi upon news of our death.
Today I got to explain to someone why you don't want to cross Nora Roberts.
I compared her to Dolly Parton and then paraphrased The Wire - If you come for the queen, you best not miss.
I compared her to Dolly Parton and then paraphrased The Wire - If you come for the queen, you best not miss.
December 1, 2023 at 4:29 AM
Today I got to explain to someone why you don't want to cross Nora Roberts.
I compared her to Dolly Parton and then paraphrased The Wire - If you come for the queen, you best not miss.
I compared her to Dolly Parton and then paraphrased The Wire - If you come for the queen, you best not miss.
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I write a monthly column in Arlington Magazine highlighting some great new releases!
www.arlingtonmagazine.com/best-books-t...
www.arlingtonmagazine.com/best-books-t...
10 New Books to Read in November - Arlington Public Library
Be thankful for books and check out these new releases, from a globetrotting spy thriller to a horror-tinged retelling of The Nutcracker.
www.arlingtonmagazine.com
November 6, 2023 at 6:51 PM
I write a monthly column in Arlington Magazine highlighting some great new releases!
www.arlingtonmagazine.com/best-books-t...
www.arlingtonmagazine.com/best-books-t...
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Today's first "You must be out of your mind" To be fair, the consumer price is also stupid. #collectiondevelopment amzn.to/46pqNLx
November 20, 2023 at 5:57 PM
Today's first "You must be out of your mind" To be fair, the consumer price is also stupid. #collectiondevelopment amzn.to/46pqNLx
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"Biscuits earned an accounting degree and currently works as a CPA. He met his future wife Cheryl on a singles cruise in 2007. It was love at first sight, and the two were married in a non-denominational ceremony later that year."
Pardoned Turkeys: Where Are They Now?
Gobbler
Pardoned by George H. W. Bush, 1989. Currently serving a life sentence in Leavenworth Penitentiary. Gobbler was convicted of two counts of ...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 20, 2023 at 6:00 PM
"Biscuits earned an accounting degree and currently works as a CPA. He met his future wife Cheryl on a singles cruise in 2007. It was love at first sight, and the two were married in a non-denominational ceremony later that year."
Last night I dreamt Te$la did a hard pivot to DTC nail polish.
Not going to lie, it was a good product and I woke up this morning ready to subscribe. 🤣🤣🤣
Not going to lie, it was a good product and I woke up this morning ready to subscribe. 🤣🤣🤣
November 20, 2023 at 4:59 PM
Last night I dreamt Te$la did a hard pivot to DTC nail polish.
Not going to lie, it was a good product and I woke up this morning ready to subscribe. 🤣🤣🤣
Not going to lie, it was a good product and I woke up this morning ready to subscribe. 🤣🤣🤣
Ugh. I’ve been unable to get the Bluesky website to load on my computer for weeks now. It keeps saying I’m not online (I’m definitely online).
Very annoying!
Very annoying!
November 19, 2023 at 6:43 PM
Ugh. I’ve been unable to get the Bluesky website to load on my computer for weeks now. It keeps saying I’m not online (I’m definitely online).
Very annoying!
Very annoying!
And... they've added the gingerbread latte to the app.
It's not featured in all their holiday menu stuff, but IT'S IN THE APP. IT IS BACK.
It's a Christmas miracle!
It's not featured in all their holiday menu stuff, but IT'S IN THE APP. IT IS BACK.
It's a Christmas miracle!
Y'all... Starbucks hasn't officially brought back the Gingerbread Latte, BUT, with their oatmilk gingerbread chai, they have the gingerbread syrup, so the OG latte can totally be ordered off-menu.
IT'S (secretly) BACK!
IT'S (secretly) BACK!
November 8, 2023 at 5:36 PM
And... they've added the gingerbread latte to the app.
It's not featured in all their holiday menu stuff, but IT'S IN THE APP. IT IS BACK.
It's a Christmas miracle!
It's not featured in all their holiday menu stuff, but IT'S IN THE APP. IT IS BACK.
It's a Christmas miracle!
I write a monthly column in Arlington Magazine highlighting some great new releases!
www.arlingtonmagazine.com/best-books-t...
www.arlingtonmagazine.com/best-books-t...
10 New Books to Read in November - Arlington Public Library
Be thankful for books and check out these new releases, from a globetrotting spy thriller to a horror-tinged retelling of The Nutcracker.
www.arlingtonmagazine.com
November 6, 2023 at 6:51 PM
I write a monthly column in Arlington Magazine highlighting some great new releases!
www.arlingtonmagazine.com/best-books-t...
www.arlingtonmagazine.com/best-books-t...
I had a pretty good reading month in October!
November 6, 2023 at 3:36 AM
I had a pretty good reading month in October!
Y'all... Starbucks hasn't officially brought back the Gingerbread Latte, BUT, with their oatmilk gingerbread chai, they have the gingerbread syrup, so the OG latte can totally be ordered off-menu.
IT'S (secretly) BACK!
IT'S (secretly) BACK!
November 3, 2023 at 1:47 PM
Y'all... Starbucks hasn't officially brought back the Gingerbread Latte, BUT, with their oatmilk gingerbread chai, they have the gingerbread syrup, so the OG latte can totally be ordered off-menu.
IT'S (secretly) BACK!
IT'S (secretly) BACK!
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idk man I have a bad weird feeling about this week, please look out for your Jewish and Muslim friends. (you don't need to tell them about it)
October 31, 2023 at 5:39 PM
idk man I have a bad weird feeling about this week, please look out for your Jewish and Muslim friends. (you don't need to tell them about it)
I bow to the people in my neighborhood handing out full-size Kinder Bueno
October 31, 2023 at 11:59 PM
I bow to the people in my neighborhood handing out full-size Kinder Bueno
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Here's the cover for Love Lies, and Cherry Pie! 😍🥧
Coming May 7, 2024 from Atria/Emily Bestler Books.
jackielaubooks.com/books/love-l...
Coming May 7, 2024 from Atria/Emily Bestler Books.
jackielaubooks.com/books/love-l...
October 23, 2023 at 5:51 PM
Here's the cover for Love Lies, and Cherry Pie! 😍🥧
Coming May 7, 2024 from Atria/Emily Bestler Books.
jackielaubooks.com/books/love-l...
Coming May 7, 2024 from Atria/Emily Bestler Books.
jackielaubooks.com/books/love-l...
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Bones of Faerie is a BookBub featured deal today, which means the ebook is just 99 cents! So if you've been thinking you want to give my books a try, this would be a pretty great time to do that.
www.bookbub.com/books/bones-...
www.bookbub.com/books/bones-...
Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner is only $0.99 - BookBub
Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner on BookBub. A dark fairy-tale twist on apocalyptic fiction—as familiar as a nightmare, yet altogether unique.The war between humanity and Faerie devastated both s...
www.bookbub.com
October 23, 2023 at 5:04 PM
Bones of Faerie is a BookBub featured deal today, which means the ebook is just 99 cents! So if you've been thinking you want to give my books a try, this would be a pretty great time to do that.
www.bookbub.com/books/bones-...
www.bookbub.com/books/bones-...
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It's the time of year for one of my favorite cartoons. Sometimes I catch myself looking at our trees going "WTF, Douglas?" 😂
October 23, 2023 at 2:06 PM
It's the time of year for one of my favorite cartoons. Sometimes I catch myself looking at our trees going "WTF, Douglas?" 😂
Things people should really know by now - if you see a tweet making an unbelievable claim and linking to the article where it comes from... read the article.
People I usually like and respect are fear-mongering over a social media lie (or possible tasteless joke)
People I usually like and respect are fear-mongering over a social media lie (or possible tasteless joke)
October 22, 2023 at 7:14 PM
Things people should really know by now - if you see a tweet making an unbelievable claim and linking to the article where it comes from... read the article.
People I usually like and respect are fear-mongering over a social media lie (or possible tasteless joke)
People I usually like and respect are fear-mongering over a social media lie (or possible tasteless joke)
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This is such a great point, and it’s why “I buy banned books” is weaponized by the book burners themselves. They love to sidestep their systemic attack by saying “you can still buy the book on Amazon” and hope we don’t notice the trick
October 16, 2023 at 1:35 PM
This is such a great point, and it’s why “I buy banned books” is weaponized by the book burners themselves. They love to sidestep their systemic attack by saying “you can still buy the book on Amazon” and hope we don’t notice the trick
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So many people have no concept of just how critical the library market is for children's books. It's part of why I never bothered to try to self-publish the two MG books I wrote and was unable to sell: kids don't buy their own books. You can sell inexpensive ebooks direct to adults, not to kids.
Just heard an agent point out that if libraries are forbidden to buy a kidlit book, that book stands to lose like 60% of its sales. Individuals buying copies can't make up for that. And then the industry shies away from such books bc numbers, and the books don't get made at all.
That deciding to buy banned books for your own personal shelves doesn't even come close to solving the harms done by book banning, and actually we'd rather you show up and speak out at your school board and library board meetings and also help elect better candidates - or run for office yourself.
October 16, 2023 at 1:54 PM
So many people have no concept of just how critical the library market is for children's books. It's part of why I never bothered to try to self-publish the two MG books I wrote and was unable to sell: kids don't buy their own books. You can sell inexpensive ebooks direct to adults, not to kids.
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That deciding to buy banned books for your own personal shelves doesn't even come close to solving the harms done by book banning, and actually we'd rather you show up and speak out at your school board and library board meetings and also help elect better candidates - or run for office yourself.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
I'll start: Amazon makes more money out of their Cloud services than out of their e-commerce platform.
I'll start: Amazon makes more money out of their Cloud services than out of their e-commerce platform.
October 15, 2023 at 9:07 PM
That deciding to buy banned books for your own personal shelves doesn't even come close to solving the harms done by book banning, and actually we'd rather you show up and speak out at your school board and library board meetings and also help elect better candidates - or run for office yourself.
It’s October 8th.
Over on the bird app, there's history I always tell on this day.
Not sure how the threading will work here, but let's try. (I'll try to number to help)
Gather round. (1/?)
Over on the bird app, there's history I always tell on this day.
Not sure how the threading will work here, but let's try. (I'll try to number to help)
Gather round. (1/?)
October 8, 2023 at 5:40 PM
It’s October 8th.
Over on the bird app, there's history I always tell on this day.
Not sure how the threading will work here, but let's try. (I'll try to number to help)
Gather round. (1/?)
Over on the bird app, there's history I always tell on this day.
Not sure how the threading will work here, but let's try. (I'll try to number to help)
Gather round. (1/?)
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As an Ashkenazi person on 23andMe, I’m off to change my password and enable 2FA.
“The initial data leak was… 1 million lines of data for Ashkenazi people.”
“The information… includes full names, usernames, profile photos, sex, date of birth, genetic ancestry results, and geographical location.”
Well, that’s surely not going to be a fucking problem. (sarcastically)
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“The information… includes full names, usernames, profile photos, sex, date of birth, genetic ancestry results, and geographical location.”
Well, that’s surely not going to be a fucking problem. (sarcastically)
🧪
Genetics firm 23andMe says user data stolen in credential stuffing attack
23andMe has confirmed to BleepingComputer that it is aware of user data from its platform circulating on hacker forums and attributes the leak to a credential-stuffing attack.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
October 6, 2023 at 11:27 PM
As an Ashkenazi person on 23andMe, I’m off to change my password and enable 2FA.
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a pair of baby shoes with a ton of wear and tear on em tells a pretty sad story too. what could this baby have been running from
October 5, 2023 at 11:12 PM
a pair of baby shoes with a ton of wear and tear on em tells a pretty sad story too. what could this baby have been running from