Rosa Hernandez
@bksellerrosa.bsky.social
Marketing Manager at local bookstore in PNW
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Dealing with a cold since Monday, and just when I thought I was getting better, I now have a fever.
December 11, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Dealing with a cold since Monday, and just when I thought I was getting better, I now have a fever.
So the shooter suffered from chronic pain from back surgery?!?
From personal experience, chronic pain can be incredibly isolating, and it can also mess with your mental health.
From personal experience, chronic pain can be incredibly isolating, and it can also mess with your mental health.
December 10, 2024 at 4:20 PM
So the shooter suffered from chronic pain from back surgery?!?
From personal experience, chronic pain can be incredibly isolating, and it can also mess with your mental health.
From personal experience, chronic pain can be incredibly isolating, and it can also mess with your mental health.
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This is an incalculable loss but Nikki Giovanni lived a grand and interesting life; that will always be a gift. May she rest in power.
Nikki Giovanni will forever be a legend. This headline doesn't do her the justice she deserves. www.wdbj7.com/2024/12/10/w...
Well-known Virginia Tech professor dies at 81
Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.
www.wdbj7.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:42 AM
This is an incalculable loss but Nikki Giovanni lived a grand and interesting life; that will always be a gift. May she rest in power.
I got to learn to let people be the bullshitters they are and stop caring. But man do I hate bullshitters!
December 9, 2024 at 2:19 AM
I got to learn to let people be the bullshitters they are and stop caring. But man do I hate bullshitters!
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As of yesterday booksellers at The Strand are on strike. Solidarity with them. Don’t cross the picket line, even virtually.
Local 2179's Strand Booksellers on Strike
After months of stalled negotiation and three separate contract extensions, UAW Local 2179 members at the Strand Bookstore walked off the job today, December 7, marking the first strike at the iconic ...
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December 8, 2024 at 4:03 PM
As of yesterday booksellers at The Strand are on strike. Solidarity with them. Don’t cross the picket line, even virtually.
The symbolism of the Monopoly money.
December 8, 2024 at 3:13 AM
The symbolism of the Monopoly money.
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Strand Bookstore workers are going on strike starting tomorrow. And take it from someone who had a stint at the Strand…these workers deserve what they’re asking for and more
December 7, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Strand Bookstore workers are going on strike starting tomorrow. And take it from someone who had a stint at the Strand…these workers deserve what they’re asking for and more
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Amazing day to make this utterly hideous announcement
Blue Cross Blue Shield in Connecticut, New York and Missouri has declared it will no longer pay for anesthesia for the full length of some surgeries.
It the procedure goes over a certain time, anesthesia will not be covered for the duration.
www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...
It the procedure goes over a certain time, anesthesia will not be covered for the duration.
www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Won’t Pay for the Complete Duration of Anesthesia for Patients’ Surgical Procedures
In an unprecedented move, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield plans representing Connecticut, New York and Missouri have unilaterally declared it will no longer pay for anesthesia care if the surgery or pro...
www.asahq.org
December 4, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Amazing day to make this utterly hideous announcement
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"The police chased me out of the beach parking lot. Now Walmart. I’m running out of places to sleep, and to be."
"Isn’t that negation of our existence? We are here and we are you and we are yours."
A searing and essential piece of writing.
"Isn’t that negation of our existence? We are here and we are you and we are yours."
A searing and essential piece of writing.
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com
November 29, 2024 at 2:54 AM
"The police chased me out of the beach parking lot. Now Walmart. I’m running out of places to sleep, and to be."
"Isn’t that negation of our existence? We are here and we are you and we are yours."
A searing and essential piece of writing.
"Isn’t that negation of our existence? We are here and we are you and we are yours."
A searing and essential piece of writing.
I've been reading Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi, and what a wild ass book. Who else has read?
November 27, 2024 at 4:38 PM
I've been reading Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi, and what a wild ass book. Who else has read?
47 of the 100 books on the NYTimes list were published by Penguin. That feels funky to me.
November 27, 2024 at 4:43 AM
47 of the 100 books on the NYTimes list were published by Penguin. That feels funky to me.
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2024 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
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November 26, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
I've DNF more books this year than I ever had before. This is a win because I spent too much time on books I didn't like in the past.
November 26, 2024 at 4:09 PM
I've DNF more books this year than I ever had before. This is a win because I spent too much time on books I didn't like in the past.
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I hope to never work for any company interested in “disrupting” anything 🤮
November 25, 2024 at 1:44 PM
I hope to never work for any company interested in “disrupting” anything 🤮
This is the dumbest thing ever.
A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence (AI) 👇 www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub... #BookSky
New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone
A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence.
www.thebookseller.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:25 PM
This is the dumbest thing ever.
One time, I got to recommend a few books to Stephen Colbert, and it's a story I'll tell forever.
November 24, 2024 at 4:46 PM
One time, I got to recommend a few books to Stephen Colbert, and it's a story I'll tell forever.
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Hey y’all! Here’s a big mega list of 160+ Black Owned Bookstores all over the U.S. + a few other countries as well! U can filter it by state. I posted about this on the clock app today, but figured I’d share here too! aalbc.com/bookstores/l... Happy Reading! 📚💙 #Booksky #BlackBookSky #BlackSky
165 Black-Owned Bookstores in the US | Find Independent Bookstores Near You
Explore 165 Black-owned independent bookstores across the U.S. Find your nearest store and support local businesses today!
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November 18, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Hey y’all! Here’s a big mega list of 160+ Black Owned Bookstores all over the U.S. + a few other countries as well! U can filter it by state. I posted about this on the clock app today, but figured I’d share here too! aalbc.com/bookstores/l... Happy Reading! 📚💙 #Booksky #BlackBookSky #BlackSky
Saw a man today wearing a coat, beanie, scarf, and flip flops. Why y'all like this?
November 22, 2024 at 3:43 AM
Saw a man today wearing a coat, beanie, scarf, and flip flops. Why y'all like this?
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Lena Khalaf Tuffaha began her National Book Award acceptance speech, "Good evening everyone and Good morning to beloved Gaza, where it is the 411th day of the genocide.. We are now living in the second November of the American-funded genocide in Palestine: t.ly/DV2K9
November 21, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha began her National Book Award acceptance speech, "Good evening everyone and Good morning to beloved Gaza, where it is the 411th day of the genocide.. We are now living in the second November of the American-funded genocide in Palestine: t.ly/DV2K9
Oh they got some shit on him!
Breaking: Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration for AG
November 21, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Oh they got some shit on him!
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Just left a long message for @repdangoldman.bsky.social urging him to forcefully oppose Nancy Mace's bathroom bill. It affects more than one congresswoman—the Republican aim is to push trans people out of public life. I've read (and hope) that only a few calls can make a difference with a rep.
November 21, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Just left a long message for @repdangoldman.bsky.social urging him to forcefully oppose Nancy Mace's bathroom bill. It affects more than one congresswoman—the Republican aim is to push trans people out of public life. I've read (and hope) that only a few calls can make a difference with a rep.
There's no power at my store since yesterday. I may have to make a trip to our other location and bug folks over there.
November 21, 2024 at 4:21 PM
There's no power at my store since yesterday. I may have to make a trip to our other location and bug folks over there.
100% agree with this. His backlist is INSANE!!
God love Percival Everett, everybody should go read the rest of his backlist too because while JAMES is genuinely great, it doesn't even crack his top three and maybe not even top five (imho, anyway)
November 21, 2024 at 4:20 PM
100% agree with this. His backlist is INSANE!!