Sarah Butcher
@sarahbutcherreads.bsky.social
Hi. My name is Sarah and I love books. Books are my life. I eat books for lunch. Wait, that’s too far.
Publishing professional (ooooh). Marketing. OUP. All opinions are mine, especially the worst of them.
Publishing professional (ooooh). Marketing. OUP. All opinions are mine, especially the worst of them.
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Harold and the Purple Crayon is a manifesto for human creativity disguised as a children's book. I wrote about it.
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Turn off AI. Pick up a crayon.
Google Gemini offers “a new way to bring your imagination to life.” Adobe Firefly promises “The ultimate creative AI solution.” And Craiyon invites you to “Create AI Art.” Don't believe the tech hype.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Harold and the Purple Crayon is a manifesto for human creativity disguised as a children's book. I wrote about it.
blog.oup.com/2025/10/turn...
blog.oup.com/2025/10/turn...
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Psycho.
Vertigo.
The Birds (sort of).
"Hitchcock and Herrmann" explores the friendship that provided the soundtrack to your nightmares. Are you ready for it: oxford.ly/3KN6oKW
#nonfiction #filmsky #musicsky
Vertigo.
The Birds (sort of).
"Hitchcock and Herrmann" explores the friendship that provided the soundtrack to your nightmares. Are you ready for it: oxford.ly/3KN6oKW
#nonfiction #filmsky #musicsky
October 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Psycho.
Vertigo.
The Birds (sort of).
"Hitchcock and Herrmann" explores the friendship that provided the soundtrack to your nightmares. Are you ready for it: oxford.ly/3KN6oKW
#nonfiction #filmsky #musicsky
Vertigo.
The Birds (sort of).
"Hitchcock and Herrmann" explores the friendship that provided the soundtrack to your nightmares. Are you ready for it: oxford.ly/3KN6oKW
#nonfiction #filmsky #musicsky
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Calling all #skystorians 🗃️ - listen to this @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview with "Faith and Fear" author Gregory A. Daddis 📚: oxford.ly/4nnINPv
September 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Calling all #skystorians 🗃️ - listen to this @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview with "Faith and Fear" author Gregory A. Daddis 📚: oxford.ly/4nnINPv
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I crocheted Patti Smith’s Horses cover
September 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I crocheted Patti Smith’s Horses cover
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Chat N Chew Cafe
Wing, ND
Wing, ND
September 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Chat N Chew Cafe
Wing, ND
Wing, ND
Took the kid to ballet. Waited in a long line for coffee and pastries. Let the cat play in the yard. Went for lunch at a brewery. Watched pottery videos. Watched Scandal and played SDV. Read while the kid played next door.
Is there a term for when you fall in love with your own boring life?
Is there a term for when you fall in love with your own boring life?
September 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Took the kid to ballet. Waited in a long line for coffee and pastries. Let the cat play in the yard. Went for lunch at a brewery. Watched pottery videos. Watched Scandal and played SDV. Read while the kid played next door.
Is there a term for when you fall in love with your own boring life?
Is there a term for when you fall in love with your own boring life?
Ugggghhh when you want a book so bad that there’s a tightness in your chest and you can feel the tears prick your eyes.
One of the best culture writers on my favorite pop star and favorite poet, sure I can wait (checks calendar) 117 days? Yeah, I can do this. No sweat
(I’m definitely sweating)
One of the best culture writers on my favorite pop star and favorite poet, sure I can wait (checks calendar) 117 days? Yeah, I can do this. No sweat
(I’m definitely sweating)
Surprise! We're thrilled to be publishing Maggie Nelson's THE SLICKS: ON SYLVIA PLATH AND TAYLOR SWIFT on 11/25. Originally published by Dopamine Books last year (and continuously selling out their limited edition), we're excited to get THE SLICKS back on the shelves 💜
September 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Heeeey #booksky, talk to me. What is our strategy here?!?! Are we reading each side straight through? Is there a better one to start with? Are we switching back and forth? Would creating a Fibonacci pattern create extra resonance?!? What’s the game plan!
#AmReading #CatherineLacey #TheMobiusBook
#AmReading #CatherineLacey #TheMobiusBook
September 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Heeeey #booksky, talk to me. What is our strategy here?!?! Are we reading each side straight through? Is there a better one to start with? Are we switching back and forth? Would creating a Fibonacci pattern create extra resonance?!? What’s the game plan!
#AmReading #CatherineLacey #TheMobiusBook
#AmReading #CatherineLacey #TheMobiusBook
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Over 8,000 of you entered to win the first two volumes of this series. Now is your chance to be one of the first to read "Gotham at War":
oxford.ly/45GhVE7
🗃️ #nonfiction
oxford.ly/45GhVE7
🗃️ #nonfiction
August 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Over 8,000 of you entered to win the first two volumes of this series. Now is your chance to be one of the first to read "Gotham at War":
oxford.ly/45GhVE7
🗃️ #nonfiction
oxford.ly/45GhVE7
🗃️ #nonfiction
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500 years as a Republic followed by 500 years of Empire—now that's something to think about. 🏛️
Check out our top Roman picks.
US: oxford.ly/4mEbwiA
UK: oxford.ly/47pdvmp
#skystorians
Check out our top Roman picks.
US: oxford.ly/4mEbwiA
UK: oxford.ly/47pdvmp
#skystorians
August 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
500 years as a Republic followed by 500 years of Empire—now that's something to think about. 🏛️
Check out our top Roman picks.
US: oxford.ly/4mEbwiA
UK: oxford.ly/47pdvmp
#skystorians
Check out our top Roman picks.
US: oxford.ly/4mEbwiA
UK: oxford.ly/47pdvmp
#skystorians
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Stop the presses! 📰 Enjoy this new interview with Arianne Edmonds, author of "We Now Belong to Ourselves" on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. : oxford.ly/4mD61AY
#BlackHistory
#Skystorians
#nonfiction
#BlackHistory
#Skystorians
#nonfiction
August 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Stop the presses! 📰 Enjoy this new interview with Arianne Edmonds, author of "We Now Belong to Ourselves" on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. : oxford.ly/4mD61AY
#BlackHistory
#Skystorians
#nonfiction
#BlackHistory
#Skystorians
#nonfiction
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So over the next few days I want to tell you a little bit about my new @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book about looted art. The book is about art so there are many great pictures! A very short, mini-thread 👇
August 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
So over the next few days I want to tell you a little bit about my new @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book about looted art. The book is about art so there are many great pictures! A very short, mini-thread 👇
If you ever really want to feel at the heart of suburban motherhood, ask your eight your old to run to the neighbors to borrow a plunger.
August 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
If you ever really want to feel at the heart of suburban motherhood, ask your eight your old to run to the neighbors to borrow a plunger.
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Support your public library. Defend your public library. Slay the enemies of your public library.
August 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Support your public library. Defend your public library. Slay the enemies of your public library.
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album covers but with muppets: thread
August 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
album covers but with muppets: thread
I’m pretty sure I’ve written this exact letter before.
In other words, everyone go pre-order Gotham at War!
#AmReading #ToniatRandom #Nonfiction
In other words, everyone go pre-order Gotham at War!
#AmReading #ToniatRandom #Nonfiction
August 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I’m pretty sure I’ve written this exact letter before.
In other words, everyone go pre-order Gotham at War!
#AmReading #ToniatRandom #Nonfiction
In other words, everyone go pre-order Gotham at War!
#AmReading #ToniatRandom #Nonfiction
And now…
A review of popular fic via a marketing analysis of the US(L) vs UK (R) covers.
#OnePerfectCoulple: It’s the UK for me. The colors speak better to the range of tones in the book and that tagline evoking Agatha Christie and reality tv is too good.
So, which one are you picking up?
💙📚
A review of popular fic via a marketing analysis of the US(L) vs UK (R) covers.
#OnePerfectCoulple: It’s the UK for me. The colors speak better to the range of tones in the book and that tagline evoking Agatha Christie and reality tv is too good.
So, which one are you picking up?
💙📚
August 16, 2025 at 2:57 AM
And now…
A review of popular fic via a marketing analysis of the US(L) vs UK (R) covers.
#OnePerfectCoulple: It’s the UK for me. The colors speak better to the range of tones in the book and that tagline evoking Agatha Christie and reality tv is too good.
So, which one are you picking up?
💙📚
A review of popular fic via a marketing analysis of the US(L) vs UK (R) covers.
#OnePerfectCoulple: It’s the UK for me. The colors speak better to the range of tones in the book and that tagline evoking Agatha Christie and reality tv is too good.
So, which one are you picking up?
💙📚
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22 world renowned experts.
Former White House Chiefs of Staff.
And two editors that everyone wants to hear from.
Discover “Inside the Situation Room: The Theory and Practice of Crisis Decision-Making” edited by @hillaryclinton.bsky.social and Dean Keren Yarhi Milo: oxford.ly/4lpVjw3
Former White House Chiefs of Staff.
And two editors that everyone wants to hear from.
Discover “Inside the Situation Room: The Theory and Practice of Crisis Decision-Making” edited by @hillaryclinton.bsky.social and Dean Keren Yarhi Milo: oxford.ly/4lpVjw3
August 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
22 world renowned experts.
Former White House Chiefs of Staff.
And two editors that everyone wants to hear from.
Discover “Inside the Situation Room: The Theory and Practice of Crisis Decision-Making” edited by @hillaryclinton.bsky.social and Dean Keren Yarhi Milo: oxford.ly/4lpVjw3
Former White House Chiefs of Staff.
And two editors that everyone wants to hear from.
Discover “Inside the Situation Room: The Theory and Practice of Crisis Decision-Making” edited by @hillaryclinton.bsky.social and Dean Keren Yarhi Milo: oxford.ly/4lpVjw3
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Fig season has arrived, see Figs 1-19
August 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Fig season has arrived, see Figs 1-19
If you’re looking for a quick injection of excitement in your life that can have real lasting effects, may I recommend finding a bat in your house?
August 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
If you’re looking for a quick injection of excitement in your life that can have real lasting effects, may I recommend finding a bat in your house?
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The IMDB's Best Movies Directed by Women contain many usual suspects but quite a few surprises. I was honored to speak to a few of these directors for my new book BREAK THE FRAME: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN FILMMAKERS>
The Best Films Directed by Women
(This list is in progress, so check back periodically for additions.)
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August 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The IMDB's Best Movies Directed by Women contain many usual suspects but quite a few surprises. I was honored to speak to a few of these directors for my new book BREAK THE FRAME: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN FILMMAKERS>
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Unclench your jaw. Relax your shoulders. Repeat after me: "I am loved. I am powerful. I am the ultimate killing machine. Armies flee before my mighty mecha-fists. I subsist on molten tungsten and I vow to destroy the moon."
August 11, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Unclench your jaw. Relax your shoulders. Repeat after me: "I am loved. I am powerful. I am the ultimate killing machine. Armies flee before my mighty mecha-fists. I subsist on molten tungsten and I vow to destroy the moon."
“What she would not tolerate, however, was a temperamental author who had convinced himself that he knew more about book publishing than she did.”
😝 As if I needed more reasons to love Toni Morrison.
#AmReading #ToniAtRandom #booksky #nonfiction
😝 As if I needed more reasons to love Toni Morrison.
#AmReading #ToniAtRandom #booksky #nonfiction
August 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
“What she would not tolerate, however, was a temperamental author who had convinced himself that he knew more about book publishing than she did.”
😝 As if I needed more reasons to love Toni Morrison.
#AmReading #ToniAtRandom #booksky #nonfiction
😝 As if I needed more reasons to love Toni Morrison.
#AmReading #ToniAtRandom #booksky #nonfiction
I can’t imagine what it looks like to have a conversation with strangers about scents, but I need to works to know that I just got a bottle of D’Annem’s Pho Breakfast and it is transcendent. #perfumesky #scentsky
August 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I can’t imagine what it looks like to have a conversation with strangers about scents, but I need to works to know that I just got a bottle of D’Annem’s Pho Breakfast and it is transcendent. #perfumesky #scentsky
When Scandal first aired I could NOT tolerate the lovesick dope as the president. But now for some reason the bar is much lower, and am quite enjoying this soapy nonsense!
August 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
When Scandal first aired I could NOT tolerate the lovesick dope as the president. But now for some reason the bar is much lower, and am quite enjoying this soapy nonsense!