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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

First read the powerful review today in @wirobooks.bsky.social and then go get yourself a copy of Sarah Trembath's THIS PAST WAS WAITING FOR ME. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/t...

This Past Was Waiting for Me: A Chronicle at Quarter Century | 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

Adding to my tottering TBR stack, given Bob Duffy's sterling review. Authors @scottwstern.bsky.social and @charlesomalley.bsky.social dive into Shakespeare's fascination with "ambitious, adulterous, aggressive" Margaret through 4 plays, giving her more lines than King Lear. @wirobooks.bsky.social

Sure, Tom Hanks read the audio book of THE DUTCH HOUSE, and Meryl Streep did the same for TOM LAKE, but nothing compares to hearing the author herself read WHISTLER. Find reviews of all three Ann Patchett books at @wirobooks.bsky.social. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/w...

Children as commodities: Reading @alicestephens.bsky.social's latest review prompted me to re-watch the Frontline episode in which she is featured and which explores the travesties of intercountry adoption. As Alice notes, the Holt Agency is still operating. A link to the episode is in Alice's bio.

In today's @wirobooks.bsky.social, "we’re thrown into the deep end, challenged to keep up with the matter-of-fact but digressive and often fantastical tale whose riddles are related by a self-admitted unreliable narrator. Just go with it." www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/c...

Centroeuropa | 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

Hey! @wirobooks.bsky.social is now paying contributors $100 per published piece! Celebrating 15 years, we're still here filling the big gaps in book coverage (looking at YOU, WaPo). Books, book reviews, & good writing all matter. No paywall! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our...

Our Reviewers Deserve a Raise | 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

Coming up with an appropriate gift for @wirobooks.bsky.social's 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award honoree, Richard Peabody @peabody.bsky.social, was extra-interesting this year--and completely in line with the recipient. Check it out! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/the...

The Making of a Lifetime Achievement Award | 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

We here at @wirobooks.bsky.social feel this reality (“Literature is the least-supported artistic discipline in the U.S.”) every single day. But we’re still here 15 years on, & will continue to bring you the best in books 7 days a week—while trying not to be jealous of dance, which gets lots more $$

Exercise the franchise! Every race, every ballot, every election cycle—be an informed, engaged citizen, which is a crucial element of democracy. (I love living in a state that encourages *all* eligible people to vote and makes it easy and accessible.)

On today's @thebulwark.com with @timmiller.bsky.social, @warnock.senate.gov reminder to voters, "I walk among the giants of the civil rights movement. I'm gonna fight for you. But you don't get to outsource democracy. All of us have to fight." Amen! An engaged citizenry is how we keep our democracy.

Dennis Drabelle's lovely review is a reminder that it was Frederick Church who gave many Americans their first view into the heart of their own country, as well as a startling gaze into others.

Out today--the founding read you know you need! THE DEMOCRACY WE MUST KEEP, brought to you by everyone's favorite historian of the founders, David O. Stewart. Jon Meacham calls it "an important and timely read." Remind yourself why an engaged citizenry is the key to having and holding a democracy.

I'm never thrilled to pan a book--there's an author who put in years bringing this project into the world. But there are also readers who only have so many reading hours available to them. "It’s all undeniably interesting, but as a novel, it’s not very compelling." Check out today's full take.

You BET I was excited to hang out with @ambersparks.bsky.social, as the photo attests. We know how to have a party over here at @wirobooks.bsky.social. You should check us out.

Book people! We see you and we’ve got you. Visit every day—NO paywall.

I keep hearing about the "New South." Well, I sure hope whoever those folks are get together with their brethren to crush the New Jim Crow. And the rest of us need to raise a ruckus from wherever we are. Get involved. Don't let these racists drag us all backwards. blackpowerwarroom.com/dayofaction/

All Roads Lead to the South — National Day of Action for Voting RightsThe voting rights they marched for are being stripped away right now. We're going back. Are you coming?blackpowerwarroom.com

Everyone who’s anyone will be there! Be an anyone and join us!

My 1st parade of the election season in Anne Arundel County, MD. Marching with a whole bunch of Democratic candidates (like my good friend Joan Barone Cole, District 31 Delegate) & incumbents. Remember: state and local elections have a *huge* impact on your life. VOTE every ballot, every race.

Folks, this chat is next Wednesday at Sandy Spring Friends School--the latest from @mkn.bsky.social, THE WESTERNERS: MYTHMAKING AND BELONGING ON THE AMERICAN FRONTIER, and Mark F. Ehlers' NAPOLEON IN AMERICA: BONAPARTE AND THE RHETORIC OF US EMPIRE. Join us! www.givecampus.com/schools/Sand...

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