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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Sep 4

And she’s off! Songs of the Dead Road manuscript is now in the capable hands of her editor at Bloodhound Books. Launch date is January 12, and I promise lots of teasers between now and then!

“Jump” by Melvin Sokolsky, 1965

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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Sep 1

A profound thank you to all who labor 🫶
(Photo LA Times)

Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Jul 6

Dorothea Lange is famous for her images of the Great Depression, but her 1942 photographs of the imprisonment of Japanese Americans were suppressed. The War Relocation Authority hired her as part of a PR campaign, but when they saw the cruelty depicted in her work, the images were impounded.

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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Jun 20

World Refugee Day

June 17,1939, German Jewish refugees peer out of the portholes of the MN St. Louis in Havana after being denied entry into both the US and Cuba. Later granted asylum in Belgium, most were later deported and became victims of the Holocaust. Getty Images.

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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Jun 1

Claudia Heinermann, a photographer and journalist based in the Netherlands, has dedicated her career to preserving the stories of those who suffered under Soviet authoritarian rule. Her unflinching portraits honor the courage and dignity of those who endured unimaginable loss.

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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · May 22

This 1908 photograph of a child mill worker (credit: Princeton) inspired me to write a novel (as yet unpublished but hope springs eternal) Photographer Lewis Hine’s haunting evidence of the exploitation of children in mills, mines, and factories led to sweeping reforms in early 20th century America.

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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · May 12

Celebrating photographers who bring us the world and cultivate empathy. Children frolicking on swings in Pakistan by Muhammed Muheisen, Pulitzer Prize winning photographer and the founder of the Dutch non-profit organization Everyday Refugees Foundation. The power of images for hope and healing.

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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Apr 28

I’ve generally ordered my German language books from Amazon but will learn to do without. A message to all the doubters: the tariffs are a tax on us.

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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Apr 18

When you go for a stroll in Texas and your shadow looks like this the entire way. 😂

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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Apr 6

🤦‍♀️

Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Apr 6

"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble." John Lewis

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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Mar 25

Covfefe

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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Mar 24

For those insisting that English is the official language of the U.S., here’s a copy of the Declaration of Independence written in German and published in 1776. Wunderbar, ja?

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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Mar 17

In this tiny corner of Appalachia that I call home, there is a little secret treasure: the Oconee Bell. These tiny white trumpet-shaped blooms appear only here and only in mid-March through early April. Maybe in these chaotic times, the little subversive buds are something to cherish.

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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Mar 4

Big news! Stay tuned for details of book 2 😉. Huge thanks to all who have purchased, read, and given rave reviews to “The Refugee’s Daughter”! I am so grateful.

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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Mar 1

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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Feb 28

Anyone else notice that Amazon is running ads touting their support of small businesses today? 🤨

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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Feb 20

Just released, the war journal of Ukrainian poet Victoria Amelina, published posthumously. Essential reading.

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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Feb 18

Every day. It’s exhausting to have to go through the process every day, but I’ll keep it up until they start doing the jobs they swore to do.

Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Feb 14

Hate to bust a myth but our lovey-dovey Valentine’s Day likely began with Geoffrey Chaucer and a line in his lesser-known work, “Parlement of Fouls,” tying the February feast of St. Valentine to the mating ritual of birds. Lusty imaginations took it from there. l adore a good literary connection. ❤️