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Michaela @piedpipercalls.bsky.social · 12d

Definitely not our favorite read of the year... but @ghohmeyer.bsky.social and I are back to talk about Sour Cherry and check off a feminist text from our buddy reading challenge.

#literary #horror #bookreview #booksky #bookclub #readingchallenge

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A feminist take on serial killers | Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou | Betwixt the Books Reviews

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27d

(interior, Disney HQ)

"Lots of angry comments from folks upset about the Kimmel firing. Not sure how we recover."

"That's just Americans. We've still got tourists, right? I mean, they ..."

"Not anymore! Not since Trump!"

"Oh, shit, that's right."

"Oh shit."

(softly, from the back): "Gawrsh."

River_Tam @rivertam.bsky.social · 27d

Heard from a friend at Disney+ that there are multiple levels of freakout internally, both from internal dissatisfaction, concerns about subscription cancelations, and of course the big one: concern about a boycott spilling over into parks and cruises.

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Michaela @piedpipercalls.bsky.social · Sep 12

Failing a reading challenge? Never! (Always.) Is it about completing the challenge or using it to push your reading though? 🤔 @ghohmeyer.bsky.social and I talk about how we may be failures, but that's okay, in this week's Betwixt the Books video.

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End of Q3 Reading Challenge Check In | Betwixt the Books

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Gretchen Hohmeyer @ghohmeyer.bsky.social · Sep 10

Managed to get some #nonfiction recs up for #booksky. I've tried to cover a little something for everyone who wants some rich #history to dig into.

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Diverse, Immersive History... that's better than Larson | APRC Supplemental #30

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Aug 21

May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.

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Michaela @piedpipercalls.bsky.social · Aug 8

Back again with @ghohmeyer.bsky.social to tick off another reading challenge for the year, and bringing attention to a book that might make you feel a little less crazy while navigating a world that seems to be devoid of empathy.

#booksky #nonfiction #review

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One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This by Omar El Akkad Review

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Jul 31

Erasing history. Another characteristic of autocrats and dictators.

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Ryan H. @ryan.blacksky.app · Jul 31

morning mood

Art of sailor moon with the words 'my tummy hurts and I'm mad at the government'

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Gretchen Hohmeyer @ghohmeyer.bsky.social · Jul 29

A recommendation for #booksky. Berman succinctly and cogently puts together the history of minority rule starting in the founding, but then focuses on Trump 1/Biden. However, though the epilogue includes some success stories, finishing this book left me a little overwhelmed. We need to know this!

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Michaela @piedpipercalls.bsky.social · Jul 26

We always promise chaos, but this episode felt especially so. I read some experimental translated short fiction, @ghohmeyer.bsky.social talked romance bookstores and money in politics, and our guests brought literary fiction and psychological horror. #booksky #bookishpodcast

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From Romance Bookshops to Psychological Horror | Reading Roundtable #22

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Writers Guild of America West @wgawest.bsky.social · Jul 18

WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

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Philosopher Jersey Flight @jerseyflight.bsky.social · Jul 3

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Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · Jun 27

“No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.” –Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jun 27

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent hits the target. She is reminding us of the stakes in this case. And she is spot on.
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Gretchen Hohmeyer @ghohmeyer.bsky.social · Jun 27

Happy Pride, #booksky! This month's Reading Round Table focused on LGBTQIA+ nonfiction as me & @piedpipercalls.bsky.social feature genres we may not typically pick up. This is a jam-packed episode with history, poetry + literary criticism, memoir, essays, and more! youtu.be/-u8hs5mmqt4?...

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Sp꩜꩜ky J ⋆｡𖦹 °✩☾⋆｡ @angrygoose.ruins.party · Jun 24

A goose wearing shades on a pink background with text that says "people pleasing is over, become unacceptable"

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Jun 10

It’s the end of the school year and, yes, you’re exhausted but I guarantee your kids’ teachers are even more exhausted.

If you have someone you want to thank, shoot them a quick note. I did it for several of ours and they appreciated it even more than I’d hoped.

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Vic Hurtowy @vichurtowy.bsky.social · Jun 9

True story bro.

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Gretchen Hohmeyer @ghohmeyer.bsky.social · May 22

My dissertation data collection is kicking my butt but today is beautiful because my signed copy of Lawless by @leahlitman.bsky.social came today! Thank you to Politics and Prose for letting a huge fangirl of @strictscrutiny.bsky.social support independent bookstores at the same time as Leah!

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Blue Sedition Podcast @blue-sedition.com · May 11

People who never read books now in charge of books.

A social media post featuring two tweets. The first tweet by Anne Applebaum states that every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress, and mentions age restrictions for using the reading room. The second tweet from Acyn quotes a reporter asking why the president fired the Librarian of Congress, followed by a response addressing concerns about actions taken regarding the library and children’s books. The background includes the White House press briefing setting with a lectern and flags.

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · May 3

The CRAZY thing nobody is talking about too is that nothing is ever gonna be cheap again.

If corporations see that we’ll pay these elevated prices, they have no reason to not make those prices their baseline

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Gretchen Hohmeyer @ghohmeyer.bsky.social · May 3

I had a fantastic time presenting from my chapter in "Building Civic Futures" vol. 1 at #AERA2025. Unfortunately, 2 intl grad students who should have been there were not for their safety. It is bittersweet to love what was shared, but know what was missed - and what will be missed in the future.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · May 2

We are at the point in history where Germany is having to lecture the US on the need to fight fascism.

A post by Marco Rubio attacking Germany for tackling the alt right extremism of the AfD.
The German foreign office responds.

Rubio’s posts says:

Germany just gave its spy agency new powers to surveil the opposition. That's not democracy—it's tyranny in disguise.
What is truly extremist is not the popular AfD-which took second in the recent election—but rather the establishment's deadly open border immigration policies that the AfD opposes.
Germany should reverse course.

The German foreign office responds with:

This is democracy. This decision is the result of a thorough & independent investigation to protect our Constitution & the rule of law. It is independent courts that will have the final say.
We have learnt from our history that rightwing extremism needs to be stopped.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · Apr 28

People are NOT understanding what empty cargo ships from China means.

It means no work for dock workers. No work for truck drivers, no work for retailers, fewer dollars circulating. The cascade effect is just mind boggling.

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Michaela @piedpipercalls.bsky.social · Apr 23

One of the reading challenges that @ghohmeyer.bsky.social and I set for ourselves this year was to find a replacement for an author that we had personally canceled. We roped some friends into that challenge (to varying success). Here are the results. #booksky #bookishpodcast

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Replacing Authors We Have Cancelled | Reading Round Table | Betwixt the Books

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