Tamryn Spruill
LightNews LightNews
banner
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Tamryn Spruill
@tamrynspruill.bsky.social
3.6K followers 300 following 100 posts
☠️Master of Dead Professions☠️ // Author of COURT QUEENS: A History of the WNBA [ABRAMS Books Fall 2026] // https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tamryn-spruill/court-queens-a-history-of-the-wnba // Award-winning indie journalist // D's Jacks & C's Tama.
Posts Replies Media Videos
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
"The reasons [Nikki] Giovanni's words live as clouds in our living room hutch, and the luminous connection between her and [Soma Mei-Sheng Frazier], are equally seared. Soma introduced me to 'The Entropy of Bones' ..."

www.tamrynspruill.com/master-of-de...
Collage art by Anwuliazuka Tamryn Spruill inspired by the poem "Podcast for Bicycles" by Nikki Giovanni in a display hutc next to a copy of Giovanni's work "The Women and the Men: Poems."
May 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Our house is taking part in this #economicblackouttour. in this Autocratic Corporatocracy, what else is there to do? I lean toward austerity in general, so going without is no big deal for me.

But how do we collectively free ourselves from enslavement to monopolistic Amazon?
Economic Blackout Tour: 2/28, economic blackout; 3/7-14 Amazon boycott; 3/21-28 Nestle boycott; 4/7-14 Walmart boycott, 4/18 economic blackout 2; 3/21-28 General Mills boycott; 5/6-12 Amazon boycott 2; 5/20-26 Walmart boycott 2; 6/3-9 Target boycott; 6/24-30 McDonalds Boycott; 7/4 Independence Day Boycott.
March 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Thanks for listening! Hand-drawn heart. Image of HOUSES AND HOMES PART I EP by Anwuliazuka. Scan for more! QR code
March 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
It's #BandcampFriday! If you dig my sonic musings, learn more about this project and download here: anwuliazuka.bandcamp.com/album/ep-hou....

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! 💐

Find me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/anwuliazuka....

#blacksky #musicsky #indiesky
March 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
EP RELEASE! Surprise!

Houses and Homes, Part I is now available on BandCamp: anwuliazuka.bandcamp.com/album/ep-hou...

It’s my 🫀. Thanks for listening! I hope you love it.

#HousesAndHomesEP #Anwuliazuka #TheCloudExile #bandcamp #Boston #bostonmusic #aquarius
February 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in o particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

25/25: #TheSentence
A cover of the novel THE SENTENCE by Louise Erdrich.
January 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in o particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

24/25: #SleepingWithTheDictionary
A cover of the poetry collection SLEEPING WITH THE DICTIONARY by Harryette Mullen.
January 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in o particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

23/25: #AutobiographyOfRed
Cover of the book AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF RED by Anne Carson.
January 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in o particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

22/25: #AsILayDying
Cover of the novel AS I LAY DYING by William Faulkner.
January 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in o particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

21/25: #LoveInTheTimeOfCholera
A cover of the novel LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
January 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in o particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

20/25: #HumanActs
A cover of the novel HUMAN ACTS by Han Kang.
January 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in o particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

19/25: #DreamWithAGlassChamber
A cover of the poetry collection DREAM WITH A GLASS CHAMBER by Aricka Foreman.
January 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in o particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

18/25: #PoxParty
A cover of the book THE POX PARTY by M.T. Anderson.
January 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in o particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

#25Books

#KnowledgeIsPower

17/25: #BlackWomenWriters
A cover of the book BLACK WOMEN WRITERS AT WORK.
January 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in o particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

16/25: #Androids #Electric #Sheep
A cover of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick?
January 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in o particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

#25Books

#KnowledgeIsPower

15/25: #YesterdayWillMakeYouCry #ChesterHimes
Cover of the novel YESTERDAY WILL MAKE YOU CRY by Chester Himes.
January 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in o particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#25Books
#KnowledgeIsPower

14/25: #Push #Sapphire
Cover of the novel PUSH by poet./writer Sapphire which was made into a major motion picture called PRECIOUS.
January 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

#Books

#25Books

13/25: #NeverLetMeGo #Ishiguro
Cover of the novel NEVER LET ME by Kazuo Ishiguro.
January 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

#Books

#25Books

12/25: #HalfOfAYellowSun
Cover of the novel HALF OF A YELLOW SUN by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
January 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#Books
#25Books

11/25: #MythsOfGender
Cover of the nonfiction book MYTHS OF GENDER by scholar Anne Fausto-Sterling.
January 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#Books
#25Books

10/25: #MrsDalloway #VirginiaWoolf
Cover of the book Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf.
January 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#Books
#25Books

9/25: #BrutalImagination #CorneliusEady
Cover to the poetry collection BRUTAL IMAGINATION by Cornelius Eady.
January 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

#Books

#25Books

8/25: #TheBluestEye #ToniMorrison
Cover of The Bluest Eye, a novel by Toni Morrison.
January 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

#Books

#25Books

7/25: #WhiteTeeth #ZadieSmith
Cover to the novel WHITE TEETH by Zadie Smith.
January 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
tamrynspruill.bsky.social
Choose 25 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

#Books

#25Books

6/25: #SavageDetectives #Bolano
Cover of the the novel THE SAVAGE DECTIVES by Roberto Bolano.
January 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM