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Vivian Taylor (she/her) @thebookdivareads.bsky.social · 4h

#WordsOfWisdom
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

Quote text: “If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one’s chances of survival increase with each book one reads.” — Sherman Alexie

Photo of a curved wall of books on bookshelves in the background. Foreground has the following quote via Quotefancy.com: "If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads." Sherman Alexie

Vivian Taylor (she/her) @thebookdivareads.bsky.social · 12d

#WVBookFestival kick off!!

Tonight's the 43rd McCreight Lecture in the Humanities featuring Pulitzer Prize–winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen at 7:30 PM at the historic Capitol Theater in Charleston.
Free
Doors open: 7:00 PM, lecture begins: 7:30 PM
#WVHumanities #McCreightLecture #CharlestonWV

Red background: West Virginia Humanities Council announces Pulitzer Prize winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen live at 7:30 PM in Charleston West Virginia. Photo of author, lower right in front of book cover THE SYMPATHIZER by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Vivian Taylor (she/her) @thebookdivareads.bsky.social · 12d

I'm entering this competition and you can too! wn.nr/85rtKMn

GODS OF JADE AND SHADOW giveaway

Win a copy of GODS OF JADE AND SHADOW Shipped anywhere in the world Brand new paperback edition from Arcadia ‘This is historical fantasy at its best’ S.A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass ***...

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Vivian Taylor (she/her) @thebookdivareads.bsky.social · 17d

#Wordsofwisdom via Azquotes.com

Text: “I’m a firm believer that language and how we use language determines how we act, and how we act then determines our lives and other people’s lives.”
— Ntozake Shange

Left features a photo of Black American author Ntozake Shange; right contains the following quote: “I’m a firm believer that language and how we use language determines how we act, and how we act then determines our lives and other people’s lives.”
— Ntozake Shange

Vivian Taylor (she/her) @thebookdivareads.bsky.social · Sep 29

EveryLibrary's Executive Director, John Chrastka, discusses why he believes in libraries.

www.everylibrary.org/i_believe_in... via @everylibrary.bsky.social

I Believe in Libraries.

EveryLibrary's Executive Director, John Chrastka, discusses why he believes in libraries.

www.everylibrary.org

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Vivian Taylor (she/her) @thebookdivareads.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thought for the day: (via azquotes.com)

Text: "All literature is protest." - Richard Wright

Left: black & white photo of a young black male, author Richard Wright; right contains a Richard Wright quote via azquotes.com: "All literature is protest."

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Vivian Taylor (she/her) @thebookdivareads.bsky.social · Jul 9

Within days, the Senate will vote on legislation that would devastate public media. Call your Senators now and urge them to remove public media funding cuts from the rescissions package. bit.ly/3GqqF7y #ProtectMyPublicMedia

Urge Your Senators: Remove the Proposal to Cut Public Media Funding

The Senate will soon consider a rescissions package that would take back approved public media funding. Call your Senators now!

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Vivian Taylor (she/her) @thebookdivareads.bsky.social · Jun 6

Eid Mubarak!

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · Apr 25

Trump is doing his best to create division and discord between Muslims and Jews, and joining him is a sustained campaign of propaganda.

Here I prove that Muslims and Jews have had a Long history of peace together—one we must revive on the tenets of justice.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/debunking-...

Debunking Hateful Propaganda about Jews and Muslims

A viral meme claims Jews and Muslims have warred for thousands of years, but the facts prove this myth dangerously false—and the exact opposite as true

www.qasimrashid.com

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · Apr 23

Authorities from the United States to Argentina, Russia, and around the world are targeting books to erase perspectives and restrict speech. This #WorldBookDay, we join @peninternational.bsky.social's call to defend the freedom to read and to end book bans.

PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · Apr 23

Today, on #WorldBookDay, PEN International and its Centres denounce the alarming rise in book bans and censorship around the world.

Read our full statement on the escalating attacks on the freedom to read since 2024 ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/pen-int...

PEN International calls for an end to book bans on World Book Day 2025 — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide

“Censoring books is not just silencing authors, it is an attempt to suppress society’s ability to question, and to reflect. Authoritarian governments fear the transformative power of words—words that ...

www.pen-international.org

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Vivian Taylor (she/her) @thebookdivareads.bsky.social · Apr 10

The first two statewide elections of the Trump era have underscored a vital truth:

Libraries are not red or blue, liberal or conservative, left or right—they are essential.

www.everylibrary.org/first_librar... via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Results of the First Library Ballot Initiatives in the Trump Era

www.everylibrary.org

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Caffeinated Reviewer @caffeinatedreviewer.com · Apr 8

It's National Library Week. Now more than ever, libraries are important.

Connect with your library. National Library Week. Plug-in, login, visit, support.

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · Apr 7

We need things that make us smile.
www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/buil...

12 Cheeky Buildings Shaped Like Animals

From a crocodile-like hotel to an elephant-inspired skyscraper, these building add a touch of whimsy to the everyday

www.architecturaldigest.com

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Danielle (TBQ) @thebookqueen.bsky.social · Apr 4

Want to grab today's deals from Kobo or Bookshop instead*? Affiliate links below! 😊

Your Friday thread of #romancedeals is ready, FREE to $1.49. Happy shopping! 📚❤

*if available

This is the daily book deals graphic, with all 5 of today's covers.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Mar 24

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Olivia Gaines, Author @ogaines.com · Mar 22

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Vivian Taylor (she/her) @thebookdivareads.bsky.social · Mar 11

I recently received a signed print copy of THE GIRL WHO DISAPPEARED TWICE by Andrea Kane. Thanks to the author and @partnersincrimevbt.bsky.social. Now I need to add the remaining titles in the "Forensic Instincts" series to my print library (I have most in my digital library already).

#booksky 📚

Print copy of THE GIRL WHO DISAPPEARED TWICE by Andrea Kane featuring a blurry image of a girl playing hopscotch on a greenish-blue background. The book sits on a brown blanket featuring an assortment of bookish images: an open book, eyeglasses, green plants, a trio of book spines, a cat resting on a stack of books, a coffee/tea mug, wine glass, wine bottle, & vase of flowers.

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · Mar 10

If Musk and his Technoboyz can't stop a cyber attack at X, maybe they shouldn't have access to our Social Security? Just brainstorming.

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Aoife Bhreatnach @aoifeb.bsky.social · Mar 10

In 1942, the American President opposed censorship because books were weapons in the fight against tyranny.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Mar 10

In 2017, Trump gave a $2 trillion tax cut mostly sucked up by billionaires and big corporations.

But it was so expensive, Republicans set many of their tax cuts to end after 2025.

Now, Republicans want to steal from working people to pay for more tax cuts for billionaires.

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · Mar 8

This week for Shelf Love, an interview series in collaboration with @authorsabb.bsky.social, we talked to @kennedyryan.bsky.social.

Romance is one of the most targeted genres for book bans. Read on to find out why writing for and about marginalized love matters: pen.org/kennedy-ryan...

Romance Can be Resistance: Kennedy Ryan On Writing Romance for the Real World | Shelf Love - PEN America

In this Shelf Love, Kennedy Ryan talks about the importance of romance novels and how to break into a literary landscape gate-kept by men.

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Vivian Taylor (she/her) @thebookdivareads.bsky.social · Mar 7

Other than reading (a lot of reading, 90+ books so far this year), I haven't been very active on social media this year. I've been reading, attending book club meetings, and did some shopping. I treated myself to a new Yoshi Bookworm handbag.

Foreground has a red women's handbag by Yoshi Lichfield featuring colorful book spines: MRS. DALLOWAY by Virginia Woolf, HEIDI by Johanna Spyri, GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen, JANE EYRE by Charlotte Bronte, LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott, TESTAMENT OF YOUTH by Vera Brittain, MARY POPPINS by P.L. Travers, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee, and REBECCA by Daphne DuMaurier. Background: white blanket with red heart BOOKS in the center.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Feb 26

This needs to be amplified.

Secretoriginz @secretoriginz.bsky.social · Feb 26

@aoc.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @sifill.bsky.social

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · Feb 26

Said it before and I’ll say it again.

Cutting $4.5T in taxes for 800 billionaires but not $1.7T in exploitative student debt for 45M Americans is the modern version of let them eat cake.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Feb 24

RIP to one of the bona fide greats

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Feb 24

NEW YORK (AP) — Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer known for 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' and other intimate hits, dies at 88.

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