I usually refrain from the overtly political but....
"Trump suggests 'homegrown criminals' in US be sent to El Salvador prison."—CNN
SO....does that mean Trump is sending himself to El Salvador?
(Asking for a friend. 😊)

I've been away from the magnificent work of Gwendolyn Books for way too long. Thanks to A.O. Scott for his stellar commentary.
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This is an incredible interview.
Denzel Washington Has Finally Found His Purpose (It’s Not Acting) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/m...

Wow, Clarence Major's new poem in The New Yorker is terrific. Barbershop. Clarence is eighty and doing some of the best work of his long and amazing career. My decades of admiration for Mr. Major's work continues to grow.

I miss Nora Ephron. Today, especially today, I missed intelligence, compassion, wit, humor, extraordinary, effortless taste and style, incredible talent, and above all, language employed by someone who had all those qualities.
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There is no fiction writer more gifted and mesmerizing than Jenn Givhan. I've followed her career pretty much since the beginning. Can't wait for this new one, due out soon. If you don't know her work, look it up.

There is no fiction writer more gifted and mesmerizing than Jenn Givhan. I've followed her career pretty much since the beginning. Can't wait for this new one, due out soon. If you don't know her work, look it up.

part 2A few years ago when my Italian publisher (NNEditore) hosted me for a book tour, I walked out on stage in Sardinia to be greeted by a crowd of thousands who were there to enjoy a rock opera based on The Never-Open Desert Diner. A treasured and surreal experience.

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Nothing amazes me or humbles me more than the artists and people in foreign countries (in this case Italy) who have been influenced by my novels. nuovo-videoclip/

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a few of the many fab bookshops you should support:
BookMoon www.bookmoonbooks.com
Harriet's Bookshop www.oursisterbookshops.com
@greedyreads.bsky.social www.greedyreads.com
Charm City Books www.charmcitybooks.com
The Ripped Boddice www.therippedbodice.com
Wild Geese Books www.wildgeesebookshop.com

Uh-Huh! Thanks to Keb' Mo' and Roseanne Cash
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Next week, the recipient of the 2023 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction will be announced in an online event hosted by Alicia Vikander, featuring readings from all nine shortlisted novels! Join us at 5:30 pm Pacific time on Wednesday, October 25th: www.crowdcast.io/c/leguinpriz...

Hello, bsky. Glad to be here.