Lesley Lathrop
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Writes words. Reads books. Loves critters, big and small.
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“If ever there were a year whose end could not come soon enough, this was it. I’d like to dance on its grave and drink buckets of champagne in honor of its demise. Happy New Year. Finally, there is something to celebrate.”
Donald Trump’s Golden Age of Awful www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Donald Trump’s Golden Age of Awful www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Donald Trump’s Golden Age of Awful
A damage assessment of the President’s first year back in the White House.
www.newyorker.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:33 AM
“If ever there were a year whose end could not come soon enough, this was it. I’d like to dance on its grave and drink buckets of champagne in honor of its demise. Happy New Year. Finally, there is something to celebrate.”
Donald Trump’s Golden Age of Awful www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Donald Trump’s Golden Age of Awful www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Reposted by Lesley Lathrop
All of the top 10 books borrowed through the public library app Libby were written by women. And Kristin Hannah's The Women was the top checkout in many library systems around the country.
Genre fiction and female authors top U.S. libraries' most-borrowed lists in 2025
All of the top 10 books borrowed through the public library app Libby were written by women. And Kristin Hannah's The Women was the top checkout in many library systems around the country.
n.pr
December 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
All of the top 10 books borrowed through the public library app Libby were written by women. And Kristin Hannah's The Women was the top checkout in many library systems around the country.
“Most songwriters’ work uses only one rhetorical mode—ethos, pathos, or logos—to try to convey meaning….Taylor Swift almost always uses more than one rhetorical mode; and most of the time, she uses all three.”
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open.substack.com/pub/speechis...
December 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“Most songwriters’ work uses only one rhetorical mode—ethos, pathos, or logos—to try to convey meaning….Taylor Swift almost always uses more than one rhetorical mode; and most of the time, she uses all three.”
open.substack.com/pub/speechis...
open.substack.com/pub/speechis...
David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’ Wins 2025 Booker Prize www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/b...
David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’ Wins 2025 Booker Prize
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November 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’ Wins 2025 Booker Prize www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/b...
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‘I don’t know that I’ve written anything special yet’
We asked Katie Kitamura, shortlisted for the #BookerPrize2025 with Audition, some quick-fire questions so you can get to know her better.
Discover all the Q&As with this year’s shortlisted authors:https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/l75npz1wwn
We asked Katie Kitamura, shortlisted for the #BookerPrize2025 with Audition, some quick-fire questions so you can get to know her better.
Discover all the Q&As with this year’s shortlisted authors:https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/l75npz1wwn
October 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
‘I don’t know that I’ve written anything special yet’
We asked Katie Kitamura, shortlisted for the #BookerPrize2025 with Audition, some quick-fire questions so you can get to know her better.
Discover all the Q&As with this year’s shortlisted authors:https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/l75npz1wwn
We asked Katie Kitamura, shortlisted for the #BookerPrize2025 with Audition, some quick-fire questions so you can get to know her better.
Discover all the Q&As with this year’s shortlisted authors:https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/l75npz1wwn
October 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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‘Bow to the Emperor’: We asked 50 legal experts about the Trump presidency
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October 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
‘Bow to the Emperor’: We asked 50 legal experts about the Trump presidency
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I swear this will be me one day. I’ll have my crows and I’ll have my own Benny
October 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I swear this will be me one day. I’ll have my crows and I’ll have my own Benny
“I was like, ‘Oh, hell yeah! Occupation against deportation! Let it begin, bitches!’” Andy Siebe, who has cropped, caramel-color hair and thin, rounded stumps for teeth, told me when I got to the encampment site…”
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Portland’s ‘War Zone’ Is Like Burning Man for the Terminally Online
There’s more absurdity than menace on the city’s streets—at least for now.
www.theatlantic.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“I was like, ‘Oh, hell yeah! Occupation against deportation! Let it begin, bitches!’” Andy Siebe, who has cropped, caramel-color hair and thin, rounded stumps for teeth, told me when I got to the encampment site…”
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
“Our books look beautiful because we believe that, whether they are on an office desk or hanging in a bag over the handles of a pram, it is important to take pleasure from how they look and feel.”
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Persephone Books
Francesca Beauman in conversation with Jen Campbell on shining a light on neglected women writers and critiquing the literary canon.
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September 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
“Our books look beautiful because we believe that, whether they are on an office desk or hanging in a bag over the handles of a pram, it is important to take pleasure from how they look and feel.”
us.toa.st/blogs/magazi...
us.toa.st/blogs/magazi...
September 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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while i applaud people saying 'just use the library' remember, hot items aren't readily available for immediately
if the library doesn't have it right away, still use these resources but be prepared to be flexible!
if the library doesn't have it right away, still use these resources but be prepared to be flexible!
September 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
while i applaud people saying 'just use the library' remember, hot items aren't readily available for immediately
if the library doesn't have it right away, still use these resources but be prepared to be flexible!
if the library doesn't have it right away, still use these resources but be prepared to be flexible!
this is one of the best weeks ever 14/10
September 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
this is one of the best weeks ever 14/10
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August 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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August 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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August 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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