Happy book birthday to Melissa McCarthy's PHOTO, PHYTO, PROTO, NITRO! mtr.cool/rekkgbtmoa

Years ago at a conference, an editor referred to reading a physical book as the last private act in American society. I think about it all the time.

Thank you alifeinbooks, for including Boundless as the Sky in your year-end wrap-up. Sagging Meniscus

Today, 6th grade girls bid a tearful goodbye to classmates & teachers — as they marked their last day of school in Afghanistan due to the Talibans BAN on secondary education. How long will the world allow this shameful mark in history to continue?

New Yorkers! Mark your calendars! We've got a last-minute reading with Dawn Raffel, Tyler C. Gore, Wendy Walker, Angela Starita, David Winner, Joshua Kornreich, Marvin Cohen, & James Damis next Saturday, Dec. 16th at 5PM—E. Village venue to be announced soon!

It's official—We're holding a joint reading with ExactingClam at venerable Tiki bar Otto's Shrunken Head! An all-comet lineup including Dawn Raffel, Tyler C. Gore, David WInner and 5 un-X people. Sat Dec 16, 5–7:30. saggingmeniscus.com/events/ottosny…

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Joint reading with ExactingClam at Otto's Shrunken Head! Saturday Dec 16 5–7:30. Tyler C. Gore Dawn Raffel David WInner saggingmeniscus.com/events/ottosny…

Books of Year 2023: Part One alifeinbooks.co.uk/2023/12/books-… via alifeinbooks

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"There is no better place for hiding a secret than an unfinished novel." - Italo Calvino

Please join me for this talk about elephants 🐘🐘🐘!

I hope you'll join me for this talk and slideshow!

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A statement from Brooklyn Public Library President Linda E. Johnson, Queens Public Library President Dennis M. Walcott, and @NYPL President Anthony W. Marx: on.nypl.org/4b6wlNB

Delighted that the Northwest Review is represented by a terrific flash by Becky Ellis. You can read it here: nwreview.org/features/flash…

🚨 URGENT UPDATE: Something is wrong with Happy. 🚨Yesterday we filed an Animal Welfare Act Complaint with the Dept. of Agriculture on behalf of Happy, a 53-year-old Asian elephant who is held captive by the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo. tinyurl.com/usda-happy

💞Lil Shimmy💞 ▪️To Be Killed: 8/8💉 #NYCACC #206060 6y Precious boy's💔, just arrived + kill listed! Playful, loves cuddles! See his darling video in replies! Needs loving, #Adopter/N.East #Foster, 2 thrive. DM Not the Same Pls #pledge 💞LS nycacc.app/browse/206060

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