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Book Post @bookpostusa.bsky.social · Nov 22

Hi new followers! ICYMI, we are Book Post, a by-subscription book review delivery service, bringing snack-sized book reviews by distinguished and engaging writers direct to paying subscribers’ in-boxes. Sign up here (you can also subscribe to our free Diary and Notebook posts): books.substack.com

Book Post | Ann Kjellberg | Substack

Bite-sized book reviews by distinguished and engaging writers, direct to readers‘ in boxes. Editor Ann Kjellberg is a multi-decade veteran of The New York Review of Books and founder of the literary m...

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Book Post @bookpostusa.bsky.social · 17h

News flash! @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social returns to Rilke for an update open.substack.com/pub/books/p/...

Diary: Michael Robbins, On Rilke

Is there a more embarrassing major poet? I mean in the way poetry is generally embarrassing …

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 1d

Reps for CNN, Reuters, The AP, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic and NPR all say that journalists from their newsrooms are not signing the new paperwork about Pentagon access. Newsmax says it doesn't intend to sign, either — a potentially significant sign of MAGA dissension.

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Brad Simpson @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social · 1d

Freed Palestinian prisoners are barred by Israel from celebrating the release, or speaking to the media about their imprisonment, on threat of arrest and re-imprisonment or even death. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Locked up for 24 years’: release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees sparks joy and sorrow

Nearly 2,000 people, including about 1,700 seized from Gaza and held without charge, set free from Israeli jails

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Book Post @bookpostusa.bsky.social · 1d

French accent!

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Anne Trubek @atrubek.bsky.social · 2d

Whatcha reading?

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NPR @npr.org · 5d

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature. He joins the ranks of Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Toni Morrison.

László Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in literature

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature. He joins the ranks of Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Toni Morrison.

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Barbara J. King @bjking.bsky.social · 23d

Wheeler always called him by his full name, "Sunfish," out of respect, which he gave along with awe and love, because the horse by his presence and bearing seemed to require it. --Wendell Berry, Marce Catlett: The Force of a Story, forthcoming. @catapultbooks.bsky.social #SundaySentence #Booksky

The cover notes this is a Port William novel coming in October. The cover image shows a rural scene with a farm building that may be a tobacco shed.

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Book Post @bookpostusa.bsky.social · 2d

Wendell Berry's latest novel was just released by Counterpoint!

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Marce Catlett: The Force of a Story: A Port William Novel

A Port William Novel

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Book Post @bookpostusa.bsky.social · 5d

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Book Post @bookpostusa.bsky.social · 5d

“For all his urbanity and charm, Buckley helped pave the way for much that is dark, destructive, and resentment-driven in the politics of our day.” –James Fallows on a new biography of William F. Buckley

Read here → books.substack.com/p/review-jam...

#Books #Reading

Review: James Fallows on William F. Buckley, Jr.

A life of urbanity and charm, that paved the way for much that is dark and destructive in our time

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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 5d

Nice!

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 is awarded to the Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

Book Post @bookpostusa.bsky.social · 6d

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Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Receiving Death Threats

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Book Post @bookpostusa.bsky.social · 7d

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Folger Theatre: Julius X

Al Letson harmonizes with Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" in his retelling of the story, "Julius X: A Re-envisioning of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare."

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · Sep 10

Some big news from us today 🥰 We are officially a Certified B Corp! 🎉
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In 2014, Libro.fm was founded to empower readers to support their indie with audiobooks. As a Social Purpose Corporation and 100% employee-owned company, we’ve always made decisions that benefit this mission. (1/3)

We're now a certified B Corp. Hi! We’re Libro.fm, the audiobook company that shares profits with independent bookshops around the globe.

As a Social Purpose Corporation and employee-owned company, we’ve always made decisions that benefit our mission of supporting independent bookshops—even if they conflict with financial interests.

And now as a Certified B Corp, we’re all the more committed to meeting high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency, to help build a better world for all.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 10d

I am a fan of Book Post, the newsletter run by Ann Kjellberg.

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Glad to have a review in their latest issue, on the Tanenhaus / Buckley bio.

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Book Post | Ann Kjellberg | Substack

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 7d

A Compact for Control:
No self-respecting institution of higher education should accept the Trump administration’s unconstitutional terms, Robert Post and Tom Ginsburg write.
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A Compact for Control (opinion)

No self-respecting institution of higher education should accept the Trump administration’s unconstitutional terms, Robert Post and Tom Ginsburg write.

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Book Post @bookpostusa.bsky.social · 8d

All the Goyas, vermouth from a spigot (✍🏼)

Book Post @bookpostusa.bsky.social · 8d

Nick Offerman will be at The Berry Center, our Fall 2025 bookselling partner, on October 11 😍

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Book Post @bookpostusa.bsky.social · 8d

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 9d

Are any of your favorite books on the banned list?

EveryLibrary’s Banned Book Database

Are any of your favorite books on the banned list?

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Book Post @bookpostusa.bsky.social · 8d

Fantastic news! John Maher’s perspicacity has been visible to us since he wrote us up in our early days www.nytco.com/press/john-m... bookmarks.reviews/wit-wisdom-a...

John Maher Is Joining the Book Review | The New York Times Company

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Book Post @bookpostusa.bsky.social · 8d

It is #BannedBooksWeek.

“Giving a child a book is like giving them a paper flower that opens when dropped into their mind, or building a window into the walls we have made around ourselves.”

Read our Notebook: The Book Givers, from our archive, here → books.substack.com/p/notebook-t...

Notebook: The Book Givers

Tennessee is giving away a million books this summer to all their public school first and second graders. The nourishing work of the book givers.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 8d

We have the right to read what we want, no matter what politicians or school officials say.

Let us know what your favorite banned book is below. 📚

Yellow graphic with photos of books falling in the background. Text on the graphic reads: "Happy Banned Books Week! To celebrate, we’re going to: Read our favorite banned book, Defend freedom of speech in schools, Show appreciation for librarians and educators, Remind our community how books allow us to learn about new perspectives, experiences, and places, Get another banned book from our local library"

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