Editor-in-chief, Washington Independent Review of Books. Loser-in-chief, "Jeopardy!" season 39. "Making it worse? How could it be worse? Jehovah! Jehovah! Jehovah!"
The cool kids have always known where best to be seen. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/u... @groveatlantic.bsky.social #booksky #upallnight #nightlife
Up All Night: A World History of Nightlife | Washington Independent Review of BooksThe Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com
ICYMI: Unnervingly relevant moral dilemmas ignite this AI-propelled family drama. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/c... @spiegelandgrau.bsky.social @taracampbell.bsky.social #booksky #culpability #icymi #bookreview
Culpability | Washington Independent Review of BooksThe Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.comICYMI: A smart, nuanced account of navigating fraught relationships with food. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/s... @simonandschuster.bsky.social @mallarytenore.bsky.social #booksky #icymi #slip #eatingdisorder
Slip | Washington Independent Review of BooksThe Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com
I didn't get enough pics but I was a guest at BLACK BOOKS MATTER FEST at The National Harbor and left me tell you I had a BLAST And if a publisher tells you black ppl don't read they lying. Thanks to the volunteers and to Mahogany Books for an amazing event! #BLACKBOOKSMATTERFEST #Mahoganybools
I saw someone say they should have cut off the interview but this rant with the chyron below is brutal for him
Aaron RuparRFK Jr yelling at Dana Bash sounds like a rabid dog barking
What's on tap this week? We're glad you asked! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/a-l... #booksky #comingsoon #bookreviews #wirobooks
A Look Ahead: 8/2/26 | Washington Independent Review of BooksThe Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com
“Ghosh shows us that the inexplicable and the rational coexist quite companionably in our world.” In @wirobooks.bsky.social, Sally Shivnan reviews Amitav Ghosh’s new novel, “Ghost-Eye” - www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/g...
Ghost-Eye: A Novel | Washington Independent Review of BooksThe Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com
Trump quit on birthright citizenship this week and didn't tell anybody. Seven more wins here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-surr...
Trump Surrendered This Week and Hoped You Wouldn’t NoticeEight wins, and the last one is the fight he walked away fromwww.dworkinsubstack.comA recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our... @simonandschuster.bsky.social @fsgbooks.bsky.social @orbooks.bsky.social #booksky #bookreview
Our Week in Reviews: 8/1/26 | Washington Independent Review of BooksThe Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.comThe third-annual event happens Sat., Aug. 1st, in Oxon Hill, MD, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.! It's our Spotlight Event! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/bla... @mahoganybooks.bsky.social #booksky
Black Books Matter Fest 2026 | Washington Independent Review of BooksThe Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com
Book Review: "American Trickster: The Hidden Lives of Carlos Castaneda" by Ru Marshall "Castaneda’s supposedly nonfiction books — chronicling his encounters with a Mexican shaman who allegedly taught Castaneda his mystical ways — were all fantasy novels, plagiarism his favorite tool."
Washington Independent Review of BooksThe 1970s hustler claimed he’d been sent by a shaman. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a... @orbooks.bsky.social @rumarshall.bsky.social #booksky #americantrickster #carloscastaneda #cult #conman #shaman
The 1970s hustler claimed he’d been sent by a shaman. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a... @orbooks.bsky.social @rumarshall.bsky.social #booksky #americantrickster #carloscastaneda #cult #conman #shaman
American Trickster: The Hidden Lives of Carlos Castaneda | Washington Independent Review of BooksThe Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com
Drained, Chester sat down and waited for the police to arrive. Staring at Alan’s still-warm body laying among the empty shells, he felt no remorse. There were two sacred rules. You didn’t touch another man’s wife, or another man’s nuts. His ears perked up as the sound of sirens rose in the distance.
The best part is the map showed the Ivory Coast was landlocked and they didn't bat an eye.
Sam Heller | سام هيلرStupid empire x.com/reutersafric...
OF COURSE the book was better, but still… www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/a-s... @ellenpcampbell.bsky.social #girlwriting #booksky #summermovies
A Summer-Movie Roundup | Washington Independent Review of BooksThe Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.comPalestinian refugees settle in Toledo, Ohio, and struggle to adapt to their new culture. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/c... #booksky #carryout #shortstories
Carryout: Stories | Washington Independent Review of BooksThe Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com
Seems like today's a good day to repost my @wirobooks.bsky.social review of Dr. Anthony Fauci's memoir, ON CALL. He steered us thru "AIDS, SARS, an influenza pandemic, anthrax, weaponized smallpox, Ebola, Zika, and, of course, covid-19." www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/o...
On Call | Washington Independent Review of BooksThe Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com