Even if I wasn’t reading I would come for this drink. Not to mention the other readers…but… chocolate, bourbon and cherry, with a sword!
You had us at HELLO CHOCOLATE! Meet BBB's January-exclusive drink for our 1/20 event at Barrow's! Sip on this while listening to tales from @amandacockrell.bsky.social @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social @michaelswanson.bsky.social & the inspirational @ellenkushner.bsky.social !
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January 14, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Even if I wasn’t reading I would come for this drink. Not to mention the other readers…but… chocolate, bourbon and cherry, with a sword!
Reposted by Amanda Cockrell
BBB is a HAPPENING thing, so here are some HAPPENINGS that'll be HAPPENING soon: Our monthly reading 1/20 with @ellenkushner.bsky.social @amandacockrell.bsky.social @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social & @michaelswanwick.bsky.social + our 2/7 Author Book Fair! Don't miss 'em! 📚👀
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January 13, 2026 at 12:45 AM
BBB is a HAPPENING thing, so here are some HAPPENINGS that'll be HAPPENING soon: Our monthly reading 1/20 with @ellenkushner.bsky.social @amandacockrell.bsky.social @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social & @michaelswanwick.bsky.social + our 2/7 Author Book Fair! Don't miss 'em! 📚👀
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I can’t wait for this!
A mere 10 days away! BBB is about to return on 1/20 at 7pm at Barrow's for our first reading of the year with incredible authors @amandacockrell.bsky.social @ellenkushner.bsky.social @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social &
@michaelswanwick.bsky.social ! Sip & savor with us! 🍸📖🎙️
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@michaelswanwick.bsky.social ! Sip & savor with us! 🍸📖🎙️
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January 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I can’t wait for this!
Reposted by Amanda Cockrell
Here's a news headline you'll WANT to read: BBB returns on 1/20 at 7pm for our first reading of the year with awesome authors @amandacockrell.bsky.social @ellenkushner.bsky.social @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social &
@michaelswanwick.bsky.social ! Sip & savor with us! 🍸📖🎙️
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@michaelswanwick.bsky.social ! Sip & savor with us! 🍸📖🎙️
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January 7, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Here's a news headline you'll WANT to read: BBB returns on 1/20 at 7pm for our first reading of the year with awesome authors @amandacockrell.bsky.social @ellenkushner.bsky.social @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social &
@michaelswanwick.bsky.social ! Sip & savor with us! 🍸📖🎙️
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@michaelswanwick.bsky.social ! Sip & savor with us! 🍸📖🎙️
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Reposted by Amanda Cockrell
2026 has some rocket fuel! 🚀 On 1/20 at 7pm BBB holds our first reading of the year at Barrow's with amazing tales from @amandacockrell.bsky.social @ellenkushner.bsky.social
@caitlinrozakis.bsky.social and @michaelswanwick.bsky.social ! Its a great night out! 🍸📖🎙️
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@caitlinrozakis.bsky.social and @michaelswanwick.bsky.social ! Its a great night out! 🍸📖🎙️
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January 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
2026 has some rocket fuel! 🚀 On 1/20 at 7pm BBB holds our first reading of the year at Barrow's with amazing tales from @amandacockrell.bsky.social @ellenkushner.bsky.social
@caitlinrozakis.bsky.social and @michaelswanwick.bsky.social ! Its a great night out! 🍸📖🎙️
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@caitlinrozakis.bsky.social and @michaelswanwick.bsky.social ! Its a great night out! 🍸📖🎙️
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The Laird o’ Phelps spent Hogmanay declaring he was sober,
Counted his feet to prove the fact and found he had one foot over.
— Louis MacNeice, “Bagpipe Music”
Happy New Year, best beloveds
Counted his feet to prove the fact and found he had one foot over.
— Louis MacNeice, “Bagpipe Music”
Happy New Year, best beloveds
December 31, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The Laird o’ Phelps spent Hogmanay declaring he was sober,
Counted his feet to prove the fact and found he had one foot over.
— Louis MacNeice, “Bagpipe Music”
Happy New Year, best beloveds
Counted his feet to prove the fact and found he had one foot over.
— Louis MacNeice, “Bagpipe Music”
Happy New Year, best beloveds
Merry Christmas, best beloveds
December 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Merry Christmas, best beloveds
Can’t wait for this!
In just 🌟ONE MONTH 🌟BBB is BBBack! Join us on 1/20 at 7pm at Barrow's to hear tales from @amandacockrell.bsky.social @ellenkushner.bsky.social @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social and @michaelswanwick.bsky.social ! Sips, stories and a salon-like atmosphere -- don't miss it! 🍸📖🎙️
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December 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Can’t wait for this!
Dogma wishes one and all a happy holiday. She has already destroyed her first squeaky toy. It lasted 20 minutes.
December 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Dogma wishes one and all a happy holiday. She has already destroyed her first squeaky toy. It lasted 20 minutes.
Can’t wait to be part of this!
That's a wrap on 2025! TYVM @csecooney.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social @davidgerrold.bsky.social & #GeorgiaDay for reading at BBB Tues!🎙️
Next up on 1/20: @ellenkushner.bsky.social @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social @amandacockrell.bsky.social & @michaelswanwick.bsky.social !
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Next up on 1/20: @ellenkushner.bsky.social @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social @amandacockrell.bsky.social & @michaelswanwick.bsky.social !
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December 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Can’t wait to be part of this!
Christmas 1961 when I was 13. That’s me on the horse, my father and LA friends who came up to Ojai for Xmas, along with relatives and courtesy uncles and an overrun of cousins and extra dogs. We talked about politics and books and Hollywood, which was the family business. I loved it.
December 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Christmas 1961 when I was 13. That’s me on the horse, my father and LA friends who came up to Ojai for Xmas, along with relatives and courtesy uncles and an overrun of cousins and extra dogs. We talked about politics and books and Hollywood, which was the family business. I loved it.
Still timely. Getting timelier by the day.
December 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Still timely. Getting timelier by the day.
Here we come a-wassailing. The Welsh have much better wassailing traditions than we do.
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Here we come a-wassailing. The Welsh have much better wassailing traditions than we do.
I got to catch up with Kimberly McBroom at WDBJ-7 last week and talk about my new novel about the Hollywood blacklist and why we ought to be paying attention to what went on then.
www.wdbj7.com/2025/11/25/h...
www.wdbj7.com/2025/11/25/h...
Hometown author to release new book on the 1950s Hollywood blacklist
Roanoke-based writer tackles the Hollywood blacklist of the 1950s.
www.wdbj7.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I got to catch up with Kimberly McBroom at WDBJ-7 last week and talk about my new novel about the Hollywood blacklist and why we ought to be paying attention to what went on then.
www.wdbj7.com/2025/11/25/h...
www.wdbj7.com/2025/11/25/h...
I had great time talking with Rob and Jen. s3qx53.podbean.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I had great time talking with Rob and Jen. s3qx53.podbean.com
Backyard wildlife report. We’ve had possums, and the groundhogs and skunks are regulars, but this is the first raccoon I’ve seen in the yard and I fear the days of goldfish pond may be numbered.
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Backyard wildlife report. We’ve had possums, and the groundhogs and skunks are regulars, but this is the first raccoon I’ve seen in the yard and I fear the days of goldfish pond may be numbered.
Happy to be among the bunch of authors having a book sale (and holiday shopping opportunity) this Saturday, November 15, 11:30-1:30 at the Salem Museum. Portraits by the brilliant Patrick Harrington, who will have his own books there.
November 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Happy to be among the bunch of authors having a book sale (and holiday shopping opportunity) this Saturday, November 15, 11:30-1:30 at the Salem Museum. Portraits by the brilliant Patrick Harrington, who will have his own books there.
The traditional “unboxing” video!
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The traditional “unboxing” video!
We have moved the papyrus indoors for the winter. Because the cats insist on chewing on it, which makes them throw up, but they don't care, the papyrus lives in the bathroom, thus adding that air of swamp chic that we all strive for. 
October 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
We have moved the papyrus indoors for the winter. Because the cats insist on chewing on it, which makes them throw up, but they don't care, the papyrus lives in the bathroom, thus adding that air of swamp chic that we all strive for. 
I really love shepherd.com’s book lists. Here’s my new one on censorship.
https://shepherd.com/best-books/government-censorship-and-the-hollywood-blacklist
https://shepherd.com/best-books/government-censorship-and-the-hollywood-blacklist
October 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I really love shepherd.com’s book lists. Here’s my new one on censorship.
https://shepherd.com/best-books/government-censorship-and-the-hollywood-blacklist
https://shepherd.com/best-books/government-censorship-and-the-hollywood-blacklist
I was heartened by the huge turnout in Roanoke yesterday. Lots of kids, dogs, silly costumes, and determination that we have had enough.
October 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I was heartened by the huge turnout in Roanoke yesterday. Lots of kids, dogs, silly costumes, and determination that we have had enough.
I had a great conversation with Rob Fredette on his podcast Hodgepod: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
October 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I had a great conversation with Rob Fredette on his podcast Hodgepod: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry, author of The Orchard:
“Inspired by true events, rich with historical detail, a profound, unsettling, and captivating look at Hollywood and the Red Scare. In this harsh reality, this era crumbling under the weight of hatred and authoritarianism, as timely as memorable.”
“Inspired by true events, rich with historical detail, a profound, unsettling, and captivating look at Hollywood and the Red Scare. In this harsh reality, this era crumbling under the weight of hatred and authoritarianism, as timely as memorable.”
October 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry, author of The Orchard:
“Inspired by true events, rich with historical detail, a profound, unsettling, and captivating look at Hollywood and the Red Scare. In this harsh reality, this era crumbling under the weight of hatred and authoritarianism, as timely as memorable.”
“Inspired by true events, rich with historical detail, a profound, unsettling, and captivating look at Hollywood and the Red Scare. In this harsh reality, this era crumbling under the weight of hatred and authoritarianism, as timely as memorable.”
I have tremendous admiration for Peter Coyote as a writer, an actor, and a social conscience, so I am extremely grateful for this review of "Are You Now or have You Ever Been?"
September 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I have tremendous admiration for Peter Coyote as a writer, an actor, and a social conscience, so I am extremely grateful for this review of "Are You Now or have You Ever Been?"
The WGA has seen this before. If you don’t know what the Hollywood blacklist was, please look it up.
September 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The WGA has seen this before. If you don’t know what the Hollywood blacklist was, please look it up.