Amanda McCrina
@mccrina.bsky.social
Writer of historical fiction (next: BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS, 2/3/26) • Polish-American • ❤️ cats, coffee, Frank Sinatra • Rep: @jenniekendrick.bsky.social
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Kirkus had lovely things to say about BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS.
Full review: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
Full review: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
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Today is #GivingTuesday and we hope that you’ll consider helping Ukraine’s defenders. There are many ways to help this holiday season. Here are just a few:
December 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Today is #GivingTuesday and we hope that you’ll consider helping Ukraine’s defenders. There are many ways to help this holiday season. Here are just a few:
Writer: Anything I've heard of?
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Writer: Anything I've heard of?
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“Diplomatic efforts continue”
December 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“Diplomatic efforts continue”
Dec. is the last month to read BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS for free on NetGalley!
It's a locked-room survival story set on the Eastern Front of WWI. Kirkus called it "sharp, compelling, & thoughtful."
I'd be so grateful if you wanted to read & leave a review!
#booksky
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
It's a locked-room survival story set on the Eastern Front of WWI. Kirkus called it "sharp, compelling, & thoughtful."
I'd be so grateful if you wanted to read & leave a review!
#booksky
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Beyond Seven Forests
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December 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Dec. is the last month to read BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS for free on NetGalley!
It's a locked-room survival story set on the Eastern Front of WWI. Kirkus called it "sharp, compelling, & thoughtful."
I'd be so grateful if you wanted to read & leave a review!
#booksky
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
It's a locked-room survival story set on the Eastern Front of WWI. Kirkus called it "sharp, compelling, & thoughtful."
I'd be so grateful if you wanted to read & leave a review!
#booksky
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Cary Grant
This is a Bill Simmons game, but you’re stranded on a desert island. You can only have one actor’s filmography. You get it all, including cameos. But just the one performer.
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
December 1, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Cary Grant
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Genocide just as Lemkin defined it.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
Putin signs decree formalizing Russification of occupied Ukraine through 2036 - Euromaidan Press
Putin signs decree formalizing Russification of occupied Ukraine through 2036, setting 95% "Russian identity" targets for four oblasts.
euromaidanpress.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Genocide just as Lemkin defined it.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
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We are 3/4 of the way there. Please help if you can.
When Ukrainian soldiers are wounded in action, Russian drones target both them and the people who come to rescue them.
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...
Freedom is Action -- Finishing the Job
Help save the lives of the courageous
snyder.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We are 3/4 of the way there. Please help if you can.
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I voted. If you're in TN-7, you should too. Early voting is open through this Wednesday, election day is December 2.
You should be paying attention to Tennessee.
The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Trump’s base are starting to show.
The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Trump’s base are starting to show.
The Tennessee race that suddenly has Trump world nervous
Democrat Aftyn Behn is putting up a fight.
www.motherjones.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I voted. If you're in TN-7, you should too. Early voting is open through this Wednesday, election day is December 2.
I don't repost videos or screenshots of POW executions, but this is such an important point.
russia r*pes, c*strates, and b*heads Ukrainian POWs on camera. Any "peace" plan that ignores or normalizes that is absolutely worthless.
russia r*pes, c*strates, and b*heads Ukrainian POWs on camera. Any "peace" plan that ignores or normalizes that is absolutely worthless.
November 24, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I don't repost videos or screenshots of POW executions, but this is such an important point.
russia r*pes, c*strates, and b*heads Ukrainian POWs on camera. Any "peace" plan that ignores or normalizes that is absolutely worthless.
russia r*pes, c*strates, and b*heads Ukrainian POWs on camera. Any "peace" plan that ignores or normalizes that is absolutely worthless.
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Raphael Lemkin, the Polish lawyer who created the term “genocide” to describe what the Nazis had done, said the Holodomor was one.
November 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Raphael Lemkin, the Polish lawyer who created the term “genocide” to describe what the Nazis had done, said the Holodomor was one.
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We honor the millions of Ukrainians who were starved by the Soviet regime and vow to never forget their resistance and loss.
🧵 1/2 ⬇️
🧵 1/2 ⬇️
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We honor the millions of Ukrainians who were starved by the Soviet regime and vow to never forget their resistance and loss.
🧵 1/2 ⬇️
🧵 1/2 ⬇️
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A seven-year-old Polish girl, Amelia, was among those killed during Russia's attack on civilians in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil this week, the Polish foreign minister has announced.
Polish seven-year-old girl killed in Russian attack on Ukraine
notesfrompoland.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A seven-year-old Polish girl, Amelia, was among those killed during Russia's attack on civilians in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil this week, the Polish foreign minister has announced.
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Footage has surfaced online showing unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war executed while lying face down, accompanied by the approving shouts of those filming the scene.
This is not an isolated atrocity, it is russia’s pattern. Execution. Torture. Destruction.
This is not an isolated atrocity, it is russia’s pattern. Execution. Torture. Destruction.
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Footage has surfaced online showing unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war executed while lying face down, accompanied by the approving shouts of those filming the scene.
This is not an isolated atrocity, it is russia’s pattern. Execution. Torture. Destruction.
This is not an isolated atrocity, it is russia’s pattern. Execution. Torture. Destruction.
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It’s not a “peace proposal”. It’s an aggressor’s charter, with the US facilitating the demands of the invader.
It’s very surprising that some people are still calling the Trump peace plan the Witkoff plan. Nothing could be further from the truth. The White House has come out and claimed the plan for its own and said it wants it implemented. www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/p...
Trump’s 28-point peace proposal for Ukraine would require land concessions and military reduction | CNN Politics
A new Trump administration plan for the end of the war in Ukraine would see Kyiv cede territory to Russia, US “de facto” recognition of Crimea and other Ukrainian territory forcibly seized by the Krem...
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
It’s not a “peace proposal”. It’s an aggressor’s charter, with the US facilitating the demands of the invader.
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In the American ‘peace plan,’ some wording was found that had originally been written in Russian, The Guardian reports.
Im surprised they even bothered to translate it.
Im surprised they even bothered to translate it.
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
In the American ‘peace plan,’ some wording was found that had originally been written in Russian, The Guardian reports.
Im surprised they even bothered to translate it.
Im surprised they even bothered to translate it.
The US is threatening to cut off support to Ukraine unless Ukraine capitulates to an ignorant "peace" plan that rewards russia for committing genocide.
Grassroots support for Ukraine is more important than ever now. Please find a Ukrainian organization to donate to if you're able.
Grassroots support for Ukraine is more important than ever now. Please find a Ukrainian organization to donate to if you're able.
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The US is threatening to cut off support to Ukraine unless Ukraine capitulates to an ignorant "peace" plan that rewards russia for committing genocide.
Grassroots support for Ukraine is more important than ever now. Please find a Ukrainian organization to donate to if you're able.
Grassroots support for Ukraine is more important than ever now. Please find a Ukrainian organization to donate to if you're able.
Finished copies of BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS are here!
The Wawel dragon and other Polish folkloric elements are an important thread in the story, so I love this detail on the case.
BSF is a story of the Eastern Front of WWI that Kirkus calls "sharp, compelling, and thoughtful." Out Feb 3; preorder now!
The Wawel dragon and other Polish folkloric elements are an important thread in the story, so I love this detail on the case.
BSF is a story of the Eastern Front of WWI that Kirkus calls "sharp, compelling, and thoughtful." Out Feb 3; preorder now!
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Finished copies of BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS are here!
The Wawel dragon and other Polish folkloric elements are an important thread in the story, so I love this detail on the case.
BSF is a story of the Eastern Front of WWI that Kirkus calls "sharp, compelling, and thoughtful." Out Feb 3; preorder now!
The Wawel dragon and other Polish folkloric elements are an important thread in the story, so I love this detail on the case.
BSF is a story of the Eastern Front of WWI that Kirkus calls "sharp, compelling, and thoughtful." Out Feb 3; preorder now!
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To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
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Poland will buy $100 million of weapons from the US and supply them to Ukraine, foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has announced.
He says the move is part of Warsaw’s response to the recent Russian rail sabotage in Poland, which Sikorski says was "clearly intended to kill Polish citizens".
He says the move is part of Warsaw’s response to the recent Russian rail sabotage in Poland, which Sikorski says was "clearly intended to kill Polish citizens".
Poland to buy $100m of US arms for Ukraine in response to Russian rail sabotage
notesfrompoland.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Poland will buy $100 million of weapons from the US and supply them to Ukraine, foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has announced.
He says the move is part of Warsaw’s response to the recent Russian rail sabotage in Poland, which Sikorski says was "clearly intended to kill Polish citizens".
He says the move is part of Warsaw’s response to the recent Russian rail sabotage in Poland, which Sikorski says was "clearly intended to kill Polish citizens".
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Here is Trump's full 28 point plan for Ukraine. It would destroy Ukraine as a sovereign state and leave it helpless to face a Russian attack in the future. It would also give Putin full vindication and immunity from prosecution.
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan
The full plan was obtained by Axios and verified by Ukrainian and U.S. officials.
www.axios.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Here is Trump's full 28 point plan for Ukraine. It would destroy Ukraine as a sovereign state and leave it helpless to face a Russian attack in the future. It would also give Putin full vindication and immunity from prosecution.
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
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One of them was Rostyslav, a young teen living alone in Kherson when russian soldiers came to his home & took him away. He was held, often in solitary confinement & beaten. He was forced to sing the 🇷🇺 national anthem. Had he not been rescued, he likely would have been forced to fight against 🇺🇦
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
One of them was Rostyslav, a young teen living alone in Kherson when russian soldiers came to his home & took him away. He was held, often in solitary confinement & beaten. He was forced to sing the 🇷🇺 national anthem. Had he not been rescued, he likely would have been forced to fight against 🇺🇦
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A Chinese immigrant named
Chaofeng Ge died in ICE custody.
He was found hanging with his hands and feet tied behind him in the “hog tie” position.
Deaths within these camps continue to rise, with more people dying in the last nine months than in the entire previous four years.
Abolish ICE
Chaofeng Ge died in ICE custody.
He was found hanging with his hands and feet tied behind him in the “hog tie” position.
Deaths within these camps continue to rise, with more people dying in the last nine months than in the entire previous four years.
Abolish ICE
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
A Chinese immigrant named
Chaofeng Ge died in ICE custody.
He was found hanging with his hands and feet tied behind him in the “hog tie” position.
Deaths within these camps continue to rise, with more people dying in the last nine months than in the entire previous four years.
Abolish ICE
Chaofeng Ge died in ICE custody.
He was found hanging with his hands and feet tied behind him in the “hog tie” position.
Deaths within these camps continue to rise, with more people dying in the last nine months than in the entire previous four years.
Abolish ICE
Turns out fascism is bad! If only there were people who could have warned us
November 20, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Turns out fascism is bad! If only there were people who could have warned us
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I’m honored to announce that THE TEAR COLLECTOR is one of @slj.com’s Best Middle Grade Books of 2025! ☔️
@littlebrownyr.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social
@littlebrownyr.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I’m honored to announce that THE TEAR COLLECTOR is one of @slj.com’s Best Middle Grade Books of 2025! ☔️
@littlebrownyr.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social
@littlebrownyr.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social