Sara Paretsky
@saraparetsky.bsky.social
#Crimewriter, social justice activist, #abortion rights, #immigrant rights, fighting book bans, worship my #goldenretriever #books #library
Personal PAC, the extremely effective organization that turned Illinois from having the most repressive reproductive healthcare laws in the country to having the most progressive, had its annual lunch last week.
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Personal PAC, the extremely effective organization that turned Illinois from having the most repressive reproductive healthcare laws in the country to having the most progressive, had its annual lunch last week.
In Grant Park, the crowd is enormous and we are exhilarated!
October 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In Grant Park, the crowd is enormous and we are exhilarated!
Last night, I hosted a very fun block party to celebrate books. Among the people who stopped by was Deborah Caldwell-Stone, who heads the Freedom to Read Foundation (they’re filing SCOTUS briefs today in the Llano County censorship case).
October 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Last night, I hosted a very fun block party to celebrate books. Among the people who stopped by was Deborah Caldwell-Stone, who heads the Freedom to Read Foundation (they’re filing SCOTUS briefs today in the Llano County censorship case).
Join Sara (virtually/online) in conversation with @anncleeves.bsky.social on September 30 at 3pm ET/2pm CT/1pm MT/Noon PT! Registration is required for this special event: bnthekillingstones.eventbrite.com
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September 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Join Sara (virtually/online) in conversation with @anncleeves.bsky.social on September 30 at 3pm ET/2pm CT/1pm MT/Noon PT! Registration is required for this special event: bnthekillingstones.eventbrite.com
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Sara is having an amazing time meeting readers in Germany in her tour there! So far she has visited Kassel with Brencher Buchhandlung and Hamburg with Buchhandlung Wassermann, and is looking forward to Munich and Berlin.
September 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Sara is having an amazing time meeting readers in Germany in her tour there! So far she has visited Kassel with Brencher Buchhandlung and Hamburg with Buchhandlung Wassermann, and is looking forward to Munich and Berlin.
If you're in Chicago, join Sara this Saturday, June 21 at 5 pm at 57th Street Wines for Words + Wine!
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June 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
If you're in Chicago, join Sara this Saturday, June 21 at 5 pm at 57th Street Wines for Words + Wine!
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Sara joined thousands of friends in Chicago today!
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June 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Sara joined thousands of friends in Chicago today!
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I am one of the 1,350 individuals and organizations who signed the open letter to HarperCollins in support of IMLS, libraries, and library workers across the United States.
May 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I am one of the 1,350 individuals and organizations who signed the open letter to HarperCollins in support of IMLS, libraries, and library workers across the United States.
1200 protests, millions of Americans on the streets, passionately reclaiming our country and our values - like our belief in the rule of law, our belief in our country's social safety net (funded by our own taxes) our belief in compassion -
April 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
1200 protests, millions of Americans on the streets, passionately reclaiming our country and our values - like our belief in the rule of law, our belief in our country's social safety net (funded by our own taxes) our belief in compassion -
WISCONSIN! Musk is bankrolling Brad Schimel for the Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. He will not stand up for Wisconsinites. He will do whatever Elon Musk and Trump tell him to do. It’s the People v. Musk.
#votesusancrawford
#votesusancrawford
March 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
WISCONSIN! Musk is bankrolling Brad Schimel for the Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. He will not stand up for Wisconsinites. He will do whatever Elon Musk and Trump tell him to do. It’s the People v. Musk.
#votesusancrawford
#votesusancrawford
𝐁𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐍𝐎𝐖! Would you like to name a character in Sara's new book? Now's your chance! Bid now at www.32auctions.com/organization... and be sure to browse all the amazing items. All funds raised go directly to the Transgender Law Center. Help us help them! Because #TransRightsAreHumanRights
March 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
𝐁𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐍𝐎𝐖! Would you like to name a character in Sara's new book? Now's your chance! Bid now at www.32auctions.com/organization... and be sure to browse all the amazing items. All funds raised go directly to the Transgender Law Center. Help us help them! Because #TransRightsAreHumanRights
It was a beautiful day in Chicago, made more beautiful by the thousand or more people who marched downtown for International Women's Day. Lots of families with small children, lots of people of all ages.
March 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It was a beautiful day in Chicago, made more beautiful by the thousand or more people who marched downtown for International Women's Day. Lots of families with small children, lots of people of all ages.