Karen Russell
@karenrussell.bsky.social
Books, travel, higher ed, and PR/media.
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
The view down Bascom Hill today.
November 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The view down Bascom Hill today.
Today’s adventure: a guided tour of this exhibit at the School of Human Ecology at UW-Madison. Thankful for the guide as this is a subject I can cheerfully admit I know nothing about!
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Today’s adventure: a guided tour of this exhibit at the School of Human Ecology at UW-Madison. Thankful for the guide as this is a subject I can cheerfully admit I know nothing about!
Two of the more popular pieces at the art Institute
November 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Two of the more popular pieces at the art Institute
Reposted by Karen Russell
So let me get this straight: The President’s plan to lower prices is to roll back some of his own tariffs?
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
So let me get this straight: The President’s plan to lower prices is to roll back some of his own tariffs?
Started my day at the Art Institute in Chicago. Here’s the entrance (the words on the stairs were from a monk preaching religious tolerance in 1893).
November 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Started my day at the Art Institute in Chicago. Here’s the entrance (the words on the stairs were from a monk preaching religious tolerance in 1893).
Reposted by Karen Russell
I want to very gently say something, and I hope nobody will be mad: If somebody on the internet says something that is NOT about politics and NOT about how terrible everything is, it’s a kindness not to reflexively make a comment (in jest or not) that brings it back to those things.
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I want to very gently say something, and I hope nobody will be mad: If somebody on the internet says something that is NOT about politics and NOT about how terrible everything is, it’s a kindness not to reflexively make a comment (in jest or not) that brings it back to those things.
Reminder that complaining on Bluesky only makes you *feel* like you’ve done something.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Reminder that complaining on Bluesky only makes you *feel* like you’ve done something.
A path in Pres. Andrew Jackson’s garden (Nashville, Tennessee).
November 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
A path in Pres. Andrew Jackson’s garden (Nashville, Tennessee).
MODERN "EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION" IS INSULTING!
YouTube video by Joshua Fluke
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This is a disgrace
The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes,” professor Nick Cull says.
Watch how government ‘propaganda’ techniques portray Chicago as a city at war with the feds
The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes," Professor Nick Cull says.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This is a disgrace
I used to compare candidates on issues that are important to me, but now I just ask if they believe in the Constitution
November 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I used to compare candidates on issues that are important to me, but now I just ask if they believe in the Constitution
Just donated $25 to the Dane County Humane Society’s pet food drive. No one should lose their pet because our government is incompetent. www.giveshelter.org/events/pet-f...
Pet Food Drive Collection
Support local pet families in need. Donate pet food and litter to DCHS, November 5–7, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.
www.giveshelter.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Just donated $25 to the Dane County Humane Society’s pet food drive. No one should lose their pet because our government is incompetent. www.giveshelter.org/events/pet-f...
In 30 years of interacting with #UGA Georgia Bulldog alums, I never met one who would react like this to an employee barking at them
youtu.be/YRSG3o749Ms
youtu.be/YRSG3o749Ms
Allstate "Check First Bark" :30
YouTube video by Allstate
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In 30 years of interacting with #UGA Georgia Bulldog alums, I never met one who would react like this to an employee barking at them
youtu.be/YRSG3o749Ms
youtu.be/YRSG3o749Ms
Today I went to the Go Big Read event on the UW-Madison campus with author Percival Everett and hundreds of people who read his book, James. He was interviewed by UW chancellor Mnookin (and a handful of audience members). All of this is a big part of why I came back to Madison after 30+years.
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Today I went to the Go Big Read event on the UW-Madison campus with author Percival Everett and hundreds of people who read his book, James. He was interviewed by UW chancellor Mnookin (and a handful of audience members). All of this is a big part of why I came back to Madison after 30+years.
Another #RockinTuesday from Iceland (2023). That’s water cascading through lava rock.
November 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Another #RockinTuesday from Iceland (2023). That’s water cascading through lava rock.
#BlueskyMonday over Columbus, Indiana, August 2025
I think it’s the county courthouse but don’t hold me to that 🙂
I think it’s the county courthouse but don’t hold me to that 🙂
November 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
#BlueskyMonday over Columbus, Indiana, August 2025
I think it’s the county courthouse but don’t hold me to that 🙂
I think it’s the county courthouse but don’t hold me to that 🙂
Great episode for #book lovers. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie with Trevor Noah and Christiana on “What Now” podcast #BookSky
youtu.be/yfNbrC3HJpU
youtu.be/yfNbrC3HJpU
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast
YouTube video by Trevor Noah
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Great episode for #book lovers. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie with Trevor Noah and Christiana on “What Now” podcast #BookSky
youtu.be/yfNbrC3HJpU
youtu.be/yfNbrC3HJpU
Bucket list
Egypt's Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun tomb in full for first time
Egypt's Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun tomb in full for first time
The launch of the billion-dollar site sees fresh calls for the return of antiquities held in museums overseas.
www.bbc.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Bucket list
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October 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Sometimes satire contains the most truth
October 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Sometimes satire contains the most truth
October 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Tonight I went to the Bring Your Own Book Club at Mystery to Me bookstore and got tons of recommendations from other readers. What a fun idea! #books #reading #BookSky
www.mysterytomebooks.com
www.mysterytomebooks.com
Shop Local. Shop Independent. | Mystery to Me : An Independent Bookstore
www.mysterytomebooks.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Tonight I went to the Bring Your Own Book Club at Mystery to Me bookstore and got tons of recommendations from other readers. What a fun idea! #books #reading #BookSky
www.mysterytomebooks.com
www.mysterytomebooks.com