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Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · 5d

From author Nina Willner:
Happy to share that THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT will be published in Hungary (Mont Blanc válogatás) ! Here's the Hungarian cover for my last book FORTY AUTUMNS, one of my very favorite international edition covers ever.

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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 9d

🔭 Pleiades from Planet Earth

Image Credit & Copyright: Max Inwood

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The lovely Pleiades star cluster shines in Earth's night sky, a compact group of stars some 400 light-years distant toward the constellation Taurus and the Orion Arm of our Milky Way galaxy. Recognized since ancient times, the remarkable celestial gathering is visible to the unaided eye. The Pleiades cluster is also well-placed for viewing from both northern and southern hemispheres, and over the centuries has become connected to many cultural traditions and celebrations, including the cross-quarter day celebration Halloween. In Greek myth, the Pleiades were seven daughters of the astronomical titan Atlas and sea-nymph Pleione. Galileo first sketched the star cluster viewed through his telescope with stars too faint to be seen by eye and Charles Messier recorded the position of the cluster as the 45th entry in his well-known catalog of things which are not comets. In this dramatic night skyscape from planet Earth, the stars of the Pleiades appear embedded in dusty blue reflection nebulae, poised above Mt Sefton, one of the tallest peaks in New Zealand. There known as Matariki, the star cluster is associated with the celebration of the Maori new year.

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Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · 9d

THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT excerpt in Graydon Carter’s Air Mail newsletter:
“…the 23-year-old company commander looked over the two dying boys in blue-and-white striped uniforms and, recognizing that they were no ordinary refugees, said, “They’re with us now.”’

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Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · 17d

“This book gives hope for humanity.”—Maine columnist David Treadwell, Oct. 20, Portland Press Herald

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Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · Oct 7

THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT sold out and is now in its hardcover version SECOND PRINTING (Dutton).

Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · Aug 26

@ninawillner.bsky.social The accolades are pouring in for THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT. Now the audio version is out and for its gripping predecessor FORTY AUTUMNS (per screenshot).

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Meet the Press @meetthepress.com · Aug 22

Doggett and fellow Rep. Greg Casar's two heavily Democratic seats were shrunk into one in the Republican gerrymander.

Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett says he'll retire after Texas redistricting unless courts overturn GOP map

Doggett and fellow Rep. Greg Casar's two heavily Democratic seats were shrunk into one in the Republican gerrymander.

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Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · Aug 22

THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT might be one of the best books you ever will read.

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Janice Parker @xpat70.bsky.social · Aug 11

No ‘files’ needed; witness testimony is available.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · Jun 13

This is just great (by Rep Mikie Sherrill). Follows previous excellent questioning by Rep Moulton and Vindman.

That Hegseth still has this job ...

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · Jun 13

By popular request, linking Mikie Sherrill's "3 kinds of incompetence," which is also superb. Best part is she dings him for his Fox News tactics and then ... those Fox News tactics fail. Second best part is this kicks off her Gubernatorial campaign against a MAGAt.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fup...

Mikie Sherrill Asks Pete Hegseth About 3 Areas Of His 'Incompetence' As Secretary Of Defense

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News

www.youtube.com

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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · May 17

What Trump can learn (but probably won't) from Jimmy Carter's Art of the Deal. Excerpt from my Zbig biography in Politico. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Trump Should Look to An Unlikely Predecessor If He Wants Peace in the Middle East

Jimmy Carter pulled off the kind of peace agreement that Trump dreams about.

www.politico.com

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · Mar 15

From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...

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