Brenda S.Tolian
@brendatolian.bsky.social
Writer/ Professor in New Orleans.
https://brendatolian.com/
https://brendatolian.com/
So there she is!
New on our bookshelf:
American Magdalene: The Life Behind the Scandalous Book Madeleine: An Autobiography
By Brenda S. Tolian
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American Magdalene: The Life Behind the Scandalous Book Madeleine: An Autobiography
By Brenda S. Tolian
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December 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
So there she is!
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Riley Fanning. #NewYorkerCartoons
September 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Riley Fanning. #NewYorkerCartoons
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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Who could've guessed joining a make-believe Resistance against an Evil Empire would ever happen in real life?
May 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Who could've guessed joining a make-believe Resistance against an Evil Empire would ever happen in real life?
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100 DAYS...of lying, grifting, lawbreaking, division, incompetence, ignorance, illegal deportations, self-aggrandizement, vulgarity, self-pity, cruelty, ignoring the Supreme Court & due process while attacking: the Media, Universities, Law Firms, the Courts & Journalists.
1362 Days to go...
1362 Days to go...
April 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
100 DAYS...of lying, grifting, lawbreaking, division, incompetence, ignorance, illegal deportations, self-aggrandizement, vulgarity, self-pity, cruelty, ignoring the Supreme Court & due process while attacking: the Media, Universities, Law Firms, the Courts & Journalists.
1362 Days to go...
1362 Days to go...
Coming up via Zoom my friend Hillary Leftwich’s New Book Launch
April 24, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Coming up via Zoom my friend Hillary Leftwich’s New Book Launch
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Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
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🏆 @rollingstone.com wins the Headline of the Day Award
This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
🏆 @rollingstone.com wins the Headline of the Day Award
This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Cover Reveal!
My upcoming book uncovers a 106-year-old literary mystery. A woman was silenced. Her book burned and banned under the same oppressive laws echoing in today’s battles over censorship.
Her voice was nearly erased but not anymore…Cover Image by Jay Halsey @mcfarland.bsky.social
My upcoming book uncovers a 106-year-old literary mystery. A woman was silenced. Her book burned and banned under the same oppressive laws echoing in today’s battles over censorship.
Her voice was nearly erased but not anymore…Cover Image by Jay Halsey @mcfarland.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Cover Reveal!
My upcoming book uncovers a 106-year-old literary mystery. A woman was silenced. Her book burned and banned under the same oppressive laws echoing in today’s battles over censorship.
Her voice was nearly erased but not anymore…Cover Image by Jay Halsey @mcfarland.bsky.social
My upcoming book uncovers a 106-year-old literary mystery. A woman was silenced. Her book burned and banned under the same oppressive laws echoing in today’s battles over censorship.
Her voice was nearly erased but not anymore…Cover Image by Jay Halsey @mcfarland.bsky.social
My poetry collection Bestial Mouths has been nominated for a 2025 Elgin Award! I share this nomination with the cover artist Chole Camonayan whose art first invites the reader into the the pages.
March 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
My poetry collection Bestial Mouths has been nominated for a 2025 Elgin Award! I share this nomination with the cover artist Chole Camonayan whose art first invites the reader into the the pages.
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...
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March 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
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Congrats to @pedroiniguez.bsky.social on today’s release of FEVER DREAMS OF A PARASITE! This textured, many layered collection will take you so many places and teach you so much. We’re proud to publish these amazing stories
March 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Congrats to @pedroiniguez.bsky.social on today’s release of FEVER DREAMS OF A PARASITE! This textured, many layered collection will take you so many places and teach you so much. We’re proud to publish these amazing stories
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Back in the mid-20th century, the FBI could place an individual under surveillance solely for being LGBTQ. This is what enabled the anti-queer witch hunts of the McCarthy era. Now, DHS permits surveillance of LGBTQ people again. Just being queer makes you a suspect. www.advocate.com/politics/dhs...
DHS quietly eliminates ban on surveillance based on sexual orientation and gender identity
The DHS quietly updated its policy manual earlier this month, removing LGBTQ+ identities from the section prohibiting surveillance based solely on immutable characteristics.
www.advocate.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Back in the mid-20th century, the FBI could place an individual under surveillance solely for being LGBTQ. This is what enabled the anti-queer witch hunts of the McCarthy era. Now, DHS permits surveillance of LGBTQ people again. Just being queer makes you a suspect. www.advocate.com/politics/dhs...
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Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
February 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
I read a lot of books for Stoker- congratulations to the nominees. Remember to keep reading Marginalized authors- POC,LGBTQ+A, and Women—not just in horror but across genres
February 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I read a lot of books for Stoker- congratulations to the nominees. Remember to keep reading Marginalized authors- POC,LGBTQ+A, and Women—not just in horror but across genres
Awe thank you for including Blood Mountain🖤🖤🖤
Sneaking a few favorite horror books into my miniature bookstore (including my own). Made tiny versions of books by @spillinggrace.bsky.social @ericlarocca.bsky.social @mariaabrams.bsky.social @wnwagner.bsky.social @brendatolian.bsky.social @jawmccarthy.bsky.social and more 🖤
February 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Awe thank you for including Blood Mountain🖤🖤🖤
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
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The universe speaks in mysterious ways.
February 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The universe speaks in mysterious ways.
Cool company on the Stoker preliminary ballot( not a nomination btw) and they should have an award for covers cause my cover artist nailed it!
February 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Cool company on the Stoker preliminary ballot( not a nomination btw) and they should have an award for covers cause my cover artist nailed it!
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