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Jaime Starling @murmurationinthe.bsky.social · 1d

Can’t wait to snuggle with my dog but first I need read a little.

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Robin Bradford @tuphlos.bsky.social · 1d

There's a book called "Modern Ghost Stories of Yellowstone" which has a tagline of "Not all who wander are living."

I absolutely love that.

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Jaime Starling @murmurationinthe.bsky.social · 1d

Makes for a nice and easy cross-stitch pattern as well.

Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 1d

A request from @annekosseffjones.bsky.social for a beanie pattern led me to modify a “stock” beanie pattern of mine to fit the bill. It is designed for fingering/sport-weight yarn; cotton and wool have both been tested. Interested in test knitting? DM me an email! #knitsky #knitting #abolishICE 🧶

First page of a knitting pattern that reads: “Abolish ICE”.

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Jaime Starling @murmurationinthe.bsky.social · 1d

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Best New Comics of 2025 for Adults

Our expert comics committee read more than 300 titles to select their top 50 comics and graphic novels published in 2025. There’s something for everyone—whether you’re a first-time comics reader or a ...

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Jaime Starling @murmurationinthe.bsky.social · 1d

Paul laughing off racial profiling at Grey Gables in 'The Archers' is disturbing. Either it's leading to a new storyline, or writers are a little tone-deaf on this one.

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Mara @mauratwit.bsky.social · 2d

Oh no!
MPR News host Angela Davis diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer, and is taking leave. There’s a link in the story to send a note of encouragement.

MPR News host Angela Davis diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer

Angela Davis is taking a leave of absence from MPR News to focus on her health.

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Jaime Starling @murmurationinthe.bsky.social · 1d

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“Mirror”, poems by Zhang Zao

If one ever forgets what poetry is for, this newly-released collection is a reminder of its ability to renew, sooth and provoke. Mirror is a translation of a lengthy posthumous selection of Chinese…

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Jaime Starling @murmurationinthe.bsky.social · 1d

Interior pages from 'Counting with Bogglebies,' ISBN 9788000075792.

count the monsters in the haunted atrium

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 1d

Your reminder that 29.3% of all revenue from indie bookshops immediately recirculates in the local economy 😊

That's 4x more than Amazon.

When you buy audiobooks through Libro.fm, you're supporting not only your indie, but your local economy.

*American Booksellers Association + Civic Economics

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Jaime Starling @murmurationinthe.bsky.social · 1d

There's a 'Beaver Moon.'
Science.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Jaime Starling @murmurationinthe.bsky.social · 1d

And then...
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The New Economy - National Book Foundation

A devotional to the ungendered vessel as it ages, dreams, and survives. A practice of radical collaboration, failure, and renewal. A world of “Miss You” poems opening a portal to all those we’ve lost ...

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Jaime Starling @murmurationinthe.bsky.social · 1d

Oh ho...
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I Do Know Some Things - National Book Foundation

It is brave to write about childhood scars and the heartbreak the dead leave behind. It is brave to reconfigure one’s life in the aftermath of a stroke. Richard Siken presents these subjects directly,...

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Jaime Starling @murmurationinthe.bsky.social · 1d

Wahey...
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North Sun: Or, the Voyage of the Whaleship Esther - National Book Foundation

Setting out from New Bedford in 1878, the crew of the Esther is confident the sea will be theirs: in addition to cruising the Pacific for whale, they intend to hunt the teeming northern grounds before...

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Jaime Starling @murmurationinthe.bsky.social · 1d

Ah yeah...Finalist!
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The Remembered Soldier - National Book Foundation

An extraordinary love story and a captivating novel about the power of memory and imagination. Flanders 1922. After serving as a soldier in the Great War, Noon Merckem has lost his memory and lives in...

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Jaime Starling @murmurationinthe.bsky.social · 2d

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More Minnesota Somali Muslims embrace dog ownership

Somali Muslim traditions consider dogs unclean. But some Minnesota immigrants — especially those with children pleading for pets — are reconsidering that.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 3d

Dangerously close to Getting Back Into Tea

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Jaime Starling @murmurationinthe.bsky.social · 2d

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“Every day after tomorrow has a day before tomorrow: A Conversation with James Shea and Dorothy Tse about Translating Moving a Stone by Yam Gong”— Curated by Tiffany Troy

Yam Gong’s Moving a Stone (Zephyr Press, 2022), translated from Chinese by James Shea and Dorothy Tse, explores the poet’s role as a “perfect fool” attempting to shift an immovable stone—a possible me...

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Jaime Starling @murmurationinthe.bsky.social · 2d

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Patricia Smith on How a Poet Ages

Nobody—and I mean NOBODY—warned me about my pubic hair. It glistened for years, springy and sprite, an Ivory Soap-scented welcome mat for lucky episodic visitors. I never gave it much thought, cert…

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Consortium Book Sales & Distribution @consortiumbooks.bsky.social · 2d

This week in Consortium Corner, hear from Ellen Towell, Consortium sales rep with the Karel/Dutton Group. Read the full interview, which highlights a memorable Vegas trip and yet another Consortium meet-cute (see also: Julie Schaper's Q&A).

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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 2d

For #BannedBooksWeek, we’re highlighting the unjust censorship of political books which impacts countless incarcerated readers each year.

For every book purchased from this reading list, we will be sending a book to someone who is incarcerated.