Philip S Turner
@pstnyc.bsky.social
Blogger @ http://TheGreatGrayBridge.com /editor @ PT Book Productions—http://philipsturner.com/about-ptbp. Live music&urban enthusiast http://HonouraryCanadian.com
I recommend Ken Ackerman's "Dark Horse: The Surprise Election & Political Murder of James A. Garfield." Ackerman used primary sources, like the Congressional Record, so the accounts of speeches on the Senate floor by Roscoe Conkling (NY) and James G. Blaine (Maine) are colorfully rendered.
November 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I recommend Ken Ackerman's "Dark Horse: The Surprise Election & Political Murder of James A. Garfield." Ackerman used primary sources, like the Congressional Record, so the accounts of speeches on the Senate floor by Roscoe Conkling (NY) and James G. Blaine (Maine) are colorfully rendered.
Nice to find I'm this photo in the roundup on the @talkingpointsmemo.com site, on the upper right side. Didn't realize I'd wandered into a VIP event that night!
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Nice to find I'm this photo in the roundup on the @talkingpointsmemo.com site, on the upper right side. Didn't realize I'd wandered into a VIP event that night!
...which I had the privilege of editing back in the day. Most striking, Ackerman used many primary sources, such as the Congressional Record, so the accounts of the speeches on the Senate floor, where Roscoe Conkling (NY) and James G. Blaine (Maine) debate vituperatively, are fascinatingly rendered.
November 15, 2025 at 2:15 AM
...which I had the privilege of editing back in the day. Most striking, Ackerman used many primary sources, such as the Congressional Record, so the accounts of the speeches on the Senate floor, where Roscoe Conkling (NY) and James G. Blaine (Maine) debate vituperatively, are fascinatingly rendered.
Death by Lightning is a compelling dramatization of the sad tale of Garfield's too-brief presidency. In addition to the book Destiny of the Republic—from which the series is adapted—I recommend Ken Ackerman's earlier book Dark Horse: The Surprise Election & Political Murder of James A. Garfield...
November 15, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Death by Lightning is a compelling dramatization of the sad tale of Garfield's too-brief presidency. In addition to the book Destiny of the Republic—from which the series is adapted—I recommend Ken Ackerman's earlier book Dark Horse: The Surprise Election & Political Murder of James A. Garfield...
Cogent points from @lkrozen.bsky.social —with pithy commentary about Tr*mp now being a lame duck. It's the latest post on the widely read @politicalwire site. #TrumpsGoingDown
November 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Cogent points from @lkrozen.bsky.social —with pithy commentary about Tr*mp now being a lame duck. It's the latest post on the widely read @politicalwire site. #TrumpsGoingDown
I won't link to it, but wanted to put on the record that the @washingtonpost.com has published an editorial screed against NYC's new Mayor-Elect Mamdani that might as well have been written for the NY Post or Daily Caller. 100s of people are commenting critically about it on their site. Here's mine
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I won't link to it, but wanted to put on the record that the @washingtonpost.com has published an editorial screed against NYC's new Mayor-Elect Mamdani that might as well have been written for the NY Post or Daily Caller. 100s of people are commenting critically about it on their site. Here's mine
Some of the slides of staff and old site front pages shown at the @talkingpointsmemo.com’s 25th anniversary gathering.
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Some of the slides of staff and old site front pages shown at the @talkingpointsmemo.com’s 25th anniversary gathering.
Enjoying a live podcast taping w/Josh Marshall and Kate Riga at the 25th anniversary gathering for @talkingpointsmemo.com in lower Manhattan at the Metrograph Theater.
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Enjoying a live podcast taping w/Josh Marshall and Kate Riga at the 25th anniversary gathering for @talkingpointsmemo.com in lower Manhattan at the Metrograph Theater.
So glad I could do vote-by-mail in NYC's mayoral election, as I did in the primary. Go Zohran...
November 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
So glad I could do vote-by-mail in NYC's mayoral election, as I did in the primary. Go Zohran...
Published today, Todd Goddard's compelling biography of the writer Jim Harrison. Foreword Reviews writes, "Devouring Time is a meticulous, loving biography of one of the twentieth century’s most exuberant literary personalities." It captures one of the largest lives in American letters. #biography
November 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Published today, Todd Goddard's compelling biography of the writer Jim Harrison. Foreword Reviews writes, "Devouring Time is a meticulous, loving biography of one of the twentieth century’s most exuberant literary personalities." It captures one of the largest lives in American letters. #biography
Books section of the @nytimes.com ran this nice photo of Margaret Atwood w/her husband Graeme Gibson in an article by Alexandra Alter about Atwood's new memoir, but they should've done a better job of research and named the woman on Atwood's right, esteemed editor Nan Talese, MA's then-publisher...
November 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Books section of the @nytimes.com ran this nice photo of Margaret Atwood w/her husband Graeme Gibson in an article by Alexandra Alter about Atwood's new memoir, but they should've done a better job of research and named the woman on Atwood's right, esteemed editor Nan Talese, MA's then-publisher...
Ooh, I'm putting this Yale exhibit on my go-to list. Here are images of a small Blake engraving I own.
October 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Ooh, I'm putting this Yale exhibit on my go-to list. Here are images of a small Blake engraving I own.
Excited for pub date yesterday of our agency client Brandon R. Grafius’s “ Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture,” which Matt Ruff, author of Lovecraft Country, says is “A thoughtful exploration of fear, faith, and storytelling.” #horror #bible #storytelling @bgrafius.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Excited for pub date yesterday of our agency client Brandon R. Grafius’s “ Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture,” which Matt Ruff, author of Lovecraft Country, says is “A thoughtful exploration of fear, faith, and storytelling.” #horror #bible #storytelling @bgrafius.bsky.social
Me unboxing “Devouring Time: Jim Harrison, a Writer’s Life,” the magnificent new biography by our agency client Todd Goddard (Blackstone Nov 4.)Rebecca Solnit loved it: “Todd Goddard tells the story of this bon vivant, outdoorsman, hellion, and great poet from his ancestors to his end with grace…
September 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Me unboxing “Devouring Time: Jim Harrison, a Writer’s Life,” the magnificent new biography by our agency client Todd Goddard (Blackstone Nov 4.)Rebecca Solnit loved it: “Todd Goddard tells the story of this bon vivant, outdoorsman, hellion, and great poet from his ancestors to his end with grace…
While out on a bike ride this morning I could see, from a distance, that a neighborhood association for a foreign nationality was having a Sunday picnic for their members, and I quietly said to myself, “I hope they stay safe with no visit from ICE marauders.” #NYC
September 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
While out on a bike ride this morning I could see, from a distance, that a neighborhood association for a foreign nationality was having a Sunday picnic for their members, and I quietly said to myself, “I hope they stay safe with no visit from ICE marauders.” #NYC
Going to a book talk by author Jeff Kisseloff on Rewriting HissTory: A 52-Year Journey to Discover the Truth about Alger Hiss. I gave him some help on his way to getting published, by Univ Press of Kansas. Recently got a copy, happy how well it reads. #books #firstpersonnarrative #revisionisthistory
September 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Going to a book talk by author Jeff Kisseloff on Rewriting HissTory: A 52-Year Journey to Discover the Truth about Alger Hiss. I gave him some help on his way to getting published, by Univ Press of Kansas. Recently got a copy, happy how well it reads. #books #firstpersonnarrative #revisionisthistory
Great Publishers Weekly review of Devouring Time: Jim Harrison a Writer's Life (Blackstone, Nov 4 2025) by our author client Todd Goddard. "A vivid portrait of Harrison’s tumultuous life...[Devouring Time is] a perceptive account of a prolific and celebrated artist." #biography
September 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Great Publishers Weekly review of Devouring Time: Jim Harrison a Writer's Life (Blackstone, Nov 4 2025) by our author client Todd Goddard. "A vivid portrait of Harrison’s tumultuous life...[Devouring Time is] a perceptive account of a prolific and celebrated artist." #biography
Author Joseph Citro left a great review of "Dreams of the Romantics" by M. G. Turner on his Facebook page and Amazon. “The prose is poetic, the themes philosophical, and the tales range from contemplative to supernatural....an original, thought-provoking, and fascinating read!” #Gothic #WeirdFiction
September 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Author Joseph Citro left a great review of "Dreams of the Romantics" by M. G. Turner on his Facebook page and Amazon. “The prose is poetic, the themes philosophical, and the tales range from contemplative to supernatural....an original, thought-provoking, and fascinating read!” #Gothic #WeirdFiction
Excited with the new book coming from our agency client @bgrafius.bsky.social, "Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture." If you watch horror movies, or read horror and gothic literature, this book will fascinate you. Coming in trade paperback from Morehouse Publishing.
July 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Excited with the new book coming from our agency client @bgrafius.bsky.social, "Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture." If you watch horror movies, or read horror and gothic literature, this book will fascinate you. Coming in trade paperback from Morehouse Publishing.
Thank you Rep @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social !! “Give ‘em hell!!”
July 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Thank you Rep @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social !! “Give ‘em hell!!”
Honored that “The Apparatus,” a story by my adult son M. G. Turner, will be in “The Promethean Archives,” a new anthology from the amazing indie publisher The Word’s Faire. Details to follow. It will be a chilling literary banquet that spooky-minded folks will want to read. #horrorfiction #gothic
June 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Honored that “The Apparatus,” a story by my adult son M. G. Turner, will be in “The Promethean Archives,” a new anthology from the amazing indie publisher The Word’s Faire. Details to follow. It will be a chilling literary banquet that spooky-minded folks will want to read. #horrorfiction #gothic
Boy, do I hope it rains on Tr*mp’s parade tomorrow! 🌧️
June 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Boy, do I hope it rains on Tr*mp’s parade tomorrow! 🌧️