Diane Josefowicz
@dianejosefowicz.bsky.social
novelist, historian, amateur hoofer
www.dianejosefowicz.com | GUARDIANS & SAINTS out now from @cornerstonepress | THE GREAT HOUSES OF PILL HILL coming in May 2026 from @sohopress
www.dianejosefowicz.com | GUARDIANS & SAINTS out now from @cornerstonepress | THE GREAT HOUSES OF PILL HILL coming in May 2026 from @sohopress
Pinned
THE OFFICIAL COVER REVEAL! Pre-order your copy so you'll be the first to get it: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804471...
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little foretaste, though Irish and UK subscribers may already have theirs in hand. EU subscribers surely will within the week. US coming in early December
coming to a mailbox near you in the next 2-4 weeks (eurozone and UK subscribers should have copies in the next ten days, US and Canada in the next three weeks, outside Europe and North America in the next four weeks). it's a volume of #AbundantNumber that can only be described as "frenetic"
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
little foretaste, though Irish and UK subscribers may already have theirs in hand. EU subscribers surely will within the week. US coming in early December
The Norfolk Biffin, A History, Part I – Biffin Desserts – Orchard Notes
orchardnotes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
A movie that takes place where you’re from
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November 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from
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m.imdb.com/title/tt0125...
Leash. Your. Dog.
November 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Leash. Your. Dog.
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Both?
November 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Both?
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November 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The Malarkers sent me a t-shirt! Thanks, @malarkeybooks.bsky.social!
November 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The Malarkers sent me a t-shirt! Thanks, @malarkeybooks.bsky.social!
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I'm finding it almost impossible to engage with social media these days. But a couple of recent releases have arrived over the past week or so courtesy of @archipelagobooks.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I'm finding it almost impossible to engage with social media these days. But a couple of recent releases have arrived over the past week or so courtesy of @archipelagobooks.bsky.social
did not have a pope rave on my 2025 bingo card
i’m down with it tho
i’m down with it tho
November 22, 2025 at 3:43 AM
did not have a pope rave on my 2025 bingo card
i’m down with it tho
i’m down with it tho
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If you did not choose this timeline and are waiting for alignment with another non-fascist timeline STAY IN LINE
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
If you did not choose this timeline and are waiting for alignment with another non-fascist timeline STAY IN LINE
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The @thepvdeye.bsky.social is my first board. (I joined in January.)
And this is my first pledge-drive-adjacent video.
I hope you’ll consider joining me in supporting local, community-driven journalism in our beloved PVD.
And this is my first pledge-drive-adjacent video.
I hope you’ll consider joining me in supporting local, community-driven journalism in our beloved PVD.
November 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The @thepvdeye.bsky.social is my first board. (I joined in January.)
And this is my first pledge-drive-adjacent video.
I hope you’ll consider joining me in supporting local, community-driven journalism in our beloved PVD.
And this is my first pledge-drive-adjacent video.
I hope you’ll consider joining me in supporting local, community-driven journalism in our beloved PVD.
Pretty accurate account of life with a German shepherd puppy defector.com/beware-the-j...
Beware The Jingler | Defector
Louise is some kind of shepherd, a combination of shepherds, a Malinois, Groenendael, something. Belgian, Dutch, German. She came from a rescue in Tennessee; some damn fool bred a litter of puppies to...
defector.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Pretty accurate account of life with a German shepherd puppy defector.com/beware-the-j...
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The distilled essence of America in late August 2025.
“A respected network of hospitals and cancer centers is halting enrollment in clinical trials for children with brain cancer after the federal government said it would no longer provide funding to the group”
Pediatric Brain Cancer Group to Lose Federal Funding
www.nytimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The distilled essence of America in late August 2025.
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While Hitler plotted and Europe crumbled, a motley crew of mathematicians, philosophers, architects, and economists met weekly to invent Computer Science. Mark Bernstein mines this forgotten history for lessons that just might save today’s web from its worst impulses.
alistapart.com/article/desi...
Designing Amiable Web Spaces: Lessons from Vienna's Café Culture
Explore the impact of amiability in web interactions and learn from the history of Vienna Circle's collaborative spirit in dealing with disagreements.
alistapart.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
While Hitler plotted and Europe crumbled, a motley crew of mathematicians, philosophers, architects, and economists met weekly to invent Computer Science. Mark Bernstein mines this forgotten history for lessons that just might save today’s web from its worst impulses.
alistapart.com/article/desi...
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
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Disturbing: "We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas."
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Disturbing: "We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas."
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wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
I am somewhere between Boston & PVD on a commuter rail train and the power has just cut out. [sigh]
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I am somewhere between Boston & PVD on a commuter rail train and the power has just cut out. [sigh]
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NBCC member Jeffrey Colvin wrote about the purge of books at the Naval Academy for Salon:
Pete Hegseth’s Orwellian purge strikes fear
I was one of the few Black students at the Naval Academy in the 1970s, and had more freedom than students do now
buff.ly
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
NBCC member Jeffrey Colvin wrote about the purge of books at the Naval Academy for Salon:
Timeline cleanse
a chef is standing in a kitchen with a bowl of food in front of him
ALT: a chef is standing in a kitchen with a bowl of food in front of him
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Timeline cleanse
I had so much fun launching Guardians & Saints last month at Riffraff Bookstore + Bar in PVD. Thanks to all who came out to share in the festivities! Riffraff still has copies if you'd like one, or order now and get it shipped to you, wherever you are: bookshop.org/p/books/guar...
November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I had so much fun launching Guardians & Saints last month at Riffraff Bookstore + Bar in PVD. Thanks to all who came out to share in the festivities! Riffraff still has copies if you'd like one, or order now and get it shipped to you, wherever you are: bookshop.org/p/books/guar...
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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THE RED WIND HOWLS by Tsering Döndrup, translated by Christopher Peacock (@columbiaup.bsky.social). Reviewed by Mia Carroll. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/the-...
November 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
THE RED WIND HOWLS by Tsering Döndrup, translated by Christopher Peacock (@columbiaup.bsky.social). Reviewed by Mia Carroll. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/the-...
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Thank you for publishing my review of Restitution, @necessaryfiction.com ! And thanks for the copy of this wonderful novel, @regalhouse.bsky.social
RESTITUTION by Tamar Shapiro (@regalhouse.bsky.social). Reviewed by @emhall47.bsky.social.
Restitution – Necessary Fiction
necessaryfiction.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Thank you for publishing my review of Restitution, @necessaryfiction.com ! And thanks for the copy of this wonderful novel, @regalhouse.bsky.social
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RESTITUTION by Tamar Shapiro (@regalhouse.bsky.social). Reviewed by @emhall47.bsky.social.
Restitution – Necessary Fiction
necessaryfiction.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
RESTITUTION by Tamar Shapiro (@regalhouse.bsky.social). Reviewed by @emhall47.bsky.social.
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A STRANGER COMES TO TOWN by Lynne Sharon Schwartz (Eastover Press). Reviewed by Abigail DeWitt. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/a-st...
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A STRANGER COMES TO TOWN by Lynne Sharon Schwartz (Eastover Press). Reviewed by Abigail DeWitt. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/a-st...