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I keep thinking about a woman in an article I read who told herself she couldn't check Instagram unless she'd read 30 minutes from an actual book. She ended up reading 55 books in a year.

Universal health care COULD NEVER WORK ...unless you live in: Australia Austria Belgium Canada Chile Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Japan Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal S Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey UK

My mom was a domestic worker - she cleaned houses to support our family. As a little girl, I grew up reading books on other people’s staircases. I did homework on other people’s dinner tables. Today, as a Congresswoman, I’m proud to cosponsor the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights.

Start off each morning with a cup of coffee & remember we are just little expiring blood packets under the shade of earth’s magnetic canopy.

Wow. If you haven’t watched Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s plea to Americans infected by white supremacy, now is the time. “We will always be here and hold space for you to come back.”

Looking for a good book to read for National #ReadABookDay? Consider joining our new PBS Books Readers’ Club on Facebook. A place to celebrate the love of reading, access exclusive content from the world’s greatest authors, engage in discussions with members about books & more.

I heard “Jesus Christ, are you from Naperville or something?” used as an insult on the Blue Line this morning aimed at someone taking up an excessive amount of space. Happy Friday, Chicago, stay savage

A 1968 survey found that poor inner-city Detroiters struggled to access fresh, reasonably priced food. Those battles persist today. So in one underdeveloped neighborhood, Raphael Wright and Sonya Greene are opening a bodega that sells healthy food. n.pr/32RYqpc

how do we encourage children to fall in love with reading? • teach them that reading is for pleasure, not to pass a test • let them pick their own books • let them read what they love • read to them, and let them see you reading books with joy and enthusiasm

My coworker (42/F) has decided I (35/F) chew too loudly and sent a "food diary" to HR to prove it

Is your child texting about BOOKS? Know the signs: BRB - Bae Reads Books LMAO - Love Maya Angelou Obsessively IDK - I Dig Kafka FOMO – Feels Over Michelle Obama TBH – Total Book Hoarder NBD – Nice Book Deal

it is never too late. to go back to bed

At least she leads by example. She clearly banned all books from her house years ago

If you think no longer being required to wear a mask on public transportation is “freedom” but a woman having the right to decide what she does with her own body is not… you are an idiot and also an asshole.

Strand Book Store is a place of legend. Stacks I have spent hours wandering through. They have SIGNED COPIES of our book available for Pre-Order. Please step up and support them, and us, in this moment. We will not forget it strandbooks.com/campaign/campa… 💙🇺🇸

Unpopular opinion: pumpkin spice is just not good. #sorrynotsorry #psl

In honor of the fall equinox I will also be cold, distant & filled with darkness.

Barnes & Noble’s Banned Books section (kids edition). Please zoom in on the reasons, and question why we would ever allow to these small minded people decide what our children can read. *Photo credit: Brian Gallagher