Sara Paretsky
@saraparetsky.bsky.social
#Crimewriter, social justice activist, #abortion rights, #immigrant rights, fighting book bans, worship my #goldenretriever #books #library
My slogan for 2026:
No more fascists, no more crooks
Just Happy People Reading Books
No more fascists, no more crooks
Just Happy People Reading Books
December 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
My slogan for 2026:
No more fascists, no more crooks
Just Happy People Reading Books
No more fascists, no more crooks
Just Happy People Reading Books
Personal PAC, the extremely effective organization that turned Illinois from having the most repressive reproductive healthcare laws in the country to having the most progressive, had its annual lunch last week.
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Personal PAC, the extremely effective organization that turned Illinois from having the most repressive reproductive healthcare laws in the country to having the most progressive, had its annual lunch last week.
In Grant Park, the crowd is enormous and we are exhilarated!
October 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In Grant Park, the crowd is enormous and we are exhilarated!
Last night, I hosted a very fun block party to celebrate books. Among the people who stopped by was Deborah Caldwell-Stone, who heads the Freedom to Read Foundation (they’re filing SCOTUS briefs today in the Llano County censorship case).
October 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Last night, I hosted a very fun block party to celebrate books. Among the people who stopped by was Deborah Caldwell-Stone, who heads the Freedom to Read Foundation (they’re filing SCOTUS briefs today in the Llano County censorship case).
Join Sara (virtually/online) in conversation with @anncleeves.bsky.social on September 30 at 3pm ET/2pm CT/1pm MT/Noon PT! Registration is required for this special event: bnthekillingstones.eventbrite.com
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September 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Join Sara (virtually/online) in conversation with @anncleeves.bsky.social on September 30 at 3pm ET/2pm CT/1pm MT/Noon PT! Registration is required for this special event: bnthekillingstones.eventbrite.com
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Gunnar war in Kassel bei einer Lesung von @saraparetsky.bsky.social Sie las abwechselnd mit ihrer deutschen Verlegerin und Übersetzerin @elselaudan.bsky.social aus ihrem neuesten Roman #Wunderpunkt vor und erzählte in gutem Deutsch von der Entwicklung ihrer Protagonistin. Ein gelungener Abend.
September 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Gunnar war in Kassel bei einer Lesung von @saraparetsky.bsky.social Sie las abwechselnd mit ihrer deutschen Verlegerin und Übersetzerin @elselaudan.bsky.social aus ihrem neuesten Roman #Wunderpunkt vor und erzählte in gutem Deutsch von der Entwicklung ihrer Protagonistin. Ein gelungener Abend.
Sara is having an amazing time meeting readers in Germany in her tour there! So far she has visited Kassel with Brencher Buchhandlung and Hamburg with Buchhandlung Wassermann, and is looking forward to Munich and Berlin.
September 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Sara is having an amazing time meeting readers in Germany in her tour there! So far she has visited Kassel with Brencher Buchhandlung and Hamburg with Buchhandlung Wassermann, and is looking forward to Munich and Berlin.
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I never thought I’d see the cowardice that we’re seeing today. The heads of universities, media corps, law firms, elected officials … all afraid of a gaudy orange insecure liar. It’s just overwhelmingly shocking.
August 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I never thought I’d see the cowardice that we’re seeing today. The heads of universities, media corps, law firms, elected officials … all afraid of a gaudy orange insecure liar. It’s just overwhelmingly shocking.
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Auch im Urlaub hat Gunnar immer einen #Krimi dabei. Diesmal musste der neueste Roman #Wunderpunkt von @saraparetsky.bsky.social mit zum Strand, in dem die Privatermittlerin V.I. Warshawski einem Mordfall in Kansas nachgeht. #Thriller #Urlaubslektüre #Krimiserie @elselaudan.bsky.social
July 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Auch im Urlaub hat Gunnar immer einen #Krimi dabei. Diesmal musste der neueste Roman #Wunderpunkt von @saraparetsky.bsky.social mit zum Strand, in dem die Privatermittlerin V.I. Warshawski einem Mordfall in Kansas nachgeht. #Thriller #Urlaubslektüre #Krimiserie @elselaudan.bsky.social
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7 neue Titel haben es in die Krimibestenliste August 2025 von Deutschlandfunk und Deutschlandfunk Kultur geschafft und wie Gunnar #Wunderpunkt von @saraparetsky.bsky.social gefallen hat, erfahren wir bestimmt nach seinem Urlaub. Hier auf dem Blog! @elselaudan.bsky.social #Thriller #Krimi #Rezension
August 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
7 neue Titel haben es in die Krimibestenliste August 2025 von Deutschlandfunk und Deutschlandfunk Kultur geschafft und wie Gunnar #Wunderpunkt von @saraparetsky.bsky.social gefallen hat, erfahren wir bestimmt nach seinem Urlaub. Hier auf dem Blog! @elselaudan.bsky.social #Thriller #Krimi #Rezension
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we are currently watching an entire political party run cover for the most notorious sex trafficking ring in modern human history
July 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
we are currently watching an entire political party run cover for the most notorious sex trafficking ring in modern human history
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Oh so the president could release secret files if he wanted to, you say?
July 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Oh so the president could release secret files if he wanted to, you say?
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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Trump's administration is not only openly flouting the law, but they're also abandoning their responsibility to our students.
Today, I'm joining governors across the nation calling upon Sec. McMahon to release $6.8B the administration is withholding from schools and students.
Today, I'm joining governors across the nation calling upon Sec. McMahon to release $6.8B the administration is withholding from schools and students.
July 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Trump's administration is not only openly flouting the law, but they're also abandoning their responsibility to our students.
Today, I'm joining governors across the nation calling upon Sec. McMahon to release $6.8B the administration is withholding from schools and students.
Today, I'm joining governors across the nation calling upon Sec. McMahon to release $6.8B the administration is withholding from schools and students.
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UTAH… this is not a game…
July 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
UTAH… this is not a game…
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Nothing screams 'freedom' quite like arresting people in wheelchairs protesting Medicaid cuts.
June 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Nothing screams 'freedom' quite like arresting people in wheelchairs protesting Medicaid cuts.
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: Chicago, IL” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...
GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: Chicago, IL · John Lewis Actions
Our rights are under attack. Our democracy is under siege. We’ve been here before, and we know what to do.
On July 17, we honor the anniversary of the passing of civil rights hero John Lewis, not wit...
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July 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: Chicago, IL” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...
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By executive order Matt 25:34ff now reads, "Jesus said with his fingers crossed and a wink, 'I was hungry and you fed me...I was a stranger and you welcomed me...I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ ...as you did it to one of the least of my people, you did it to me.’
July 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
By executive order Matt 25:34ff now reads, "Jesus said with his fingers crossed and a wink, 'I was hungry and you fed me...I was a stranger and you welcomed me...I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ ...as you did it to one of the least of my people, you did it to me.’
The monstrous budget bill is up for a vote this week. we can phone bank Mon, Tues & Weds, asking voters to call their senators to vote NO on cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and other vital social justice programs. www.mobilize.us/wfpower/even...
Phone Bank to Save Medicaid! · Working Families Power
Congress will soon vote on whether to advance a budget resolution that would take away nearly a trillion dollars of support and assistance from everyday people, including the largest proposed cuts to ...
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June 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The monstrous budget bill is up for a vote this week. we can phone bank Mon, Tues & Weds, asking voters to call their senators to vote NO on cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and other vital social justice programs. www.mobilize.us/wfpower/even...
The Supremes seem to be against both the Constitution and against the lives of ordinary Americans. Two sick-making decisions today, this one in addition to allowing the regime to eviscerate the 14th Amendment
Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4
June 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The Supremes seem to be against both the Constitution and against the lives of ordinary Americans. Two sick-making decisions today, this one in addition to allowing the regime to eviscerate the 14th Amendment
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So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?
June 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?
Multiple choice quiz for the supremes. Which clause in the Constitution do you hate most:
1) Equal protection guarantee
2)Separation of Church & State
3) Due process
4) Free speech
5) Goals listed in Preamble
6)Protection against search & seizure
7)No involuntary servitude
8)All of the above
1) Equal protection guarantee
2)Separation of Church & State
3) Due process
4) Free speech
5) Goals listed in Preamble
6)Protection against search & seizure
7)No involuntary servitude
8)All of the above
June 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Multiple choice quiz for the supremes. Which clause in the Constitution do you hate most:
1) Equal protection guarantee
2)Separation of Church & State
3) Due process
4) Free speech
5) Goals listed in Preamble
6)Protection against search & seizure
7)No involuntary servitude
8)All of the above
1) Equal protection guarantee
2)Separation of Church & State
3) Due process
4) Free speech
5) Goals listed in Preamble
6)Protection against search & seizure
7)No involuntary servitude
8)All of the above