While Llano County officials claim that Baker, the former head librarian at Llano County’s Kingsland library, was dismissed for insubordination, a federal judge found that Baker had plausibly asserted that she was fired for opposing orders to improperly pull books that

"Let Us Descend" by Jesmyn Ward is "harrowing, immersive, and other-worldly, this tale of survival and rebirth in the dark heart of the American South is another triumph for two-time National Book Award winner Ward," says People. The Thoughtful Bro. 2 PM ET TODAY

This is TODAY, you guys! Jesmyn Ward interviewed by the thoughtful bro = 🔥🔥🔥

Did I interview Claire Lombardo for A MIGHTY BLAZE 📚🕯🔥🥥? Yes yes I did bit.ly/ClaireLombardo…

"Talking to Strangers," says Publishers Weekly, "effortlessly toggles between each woman’s viewpoint, maintaining suspense" as Fiona Barton (Fiona Barton) "builds to the plot’s devastating resolution." A Crime Time interview with Hank (ONE WRONG WORD is here!) Phillippi Ryan. 4 PM ET TODAY

At the top of the hour, Jesmyn Ward joins our Thoughtful Bro the thoughtful bro for a discussion of her latest novel, "Let Us Descend." Watch on Facebook or our YouTube channel ➡️ bit.ly/AMBYT. Leave any questions for Jesmyn right in the YT chat!

"Talking to Strangers" by Fiona Barton is "a police procedural like no police procedural you have ever read," says BookPage. Hank (ONE WRONG WORD is here!) Phillippi Ryan welcomes Fiona to Crime Time. 4 PM ET TODAY

Great list from New York Times Books. I'll add "Our Nazi" by Mike Soffer & "The Chair and the Valley" by Banning Lyon. Excited to interview Mike & Banning on Sept 26 & Dec 5 respectively, on A MIGHTY BLAZE 📚🕯🔥🥥's Debut Spotlight 22 Nonfiction Books to Read This Fall nytimes.com/2024/09/02/boo…

At the top of the hour, Fiona Barton joins Crime Time host Hank (ONE WRONG WORD is here!) Phillippi Ryan for a discussion of her latest novel, "Talking to Strangers." Watch on Facebook or our YouTube channel ➡️ bit.ly/AMBYT. Leave any questions for Fiona right in the YT chat!

If debut fiction is your jam, tune in Oct 2 for K.E. Semmel (pre-order The Book of Losman) ("The Book of Losman) & Nov 7 for Morgan Talty ("Fire Exit"). Join 🔥 Blaze 🔥 host Ellen Comisar 🇮🇱 🇺🇦, who likes few things better than talking to debut authors & championing their books 📚 ❤️ 📚

Let's keep the LittleFreeLibrary shelves stocked, especially with books that are being banned

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ICYMI: My convo on @amightyblaze w/ #JesmynWard (Jesmyn Ward). Topics! (1) gaining hope & strength by remembering what others have borne; (2) making invisible history visible; and (3) finding authorial authenticity through concrete specifics. Check it here: bit.ly/47h4Tw3

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Always happy to see a great book reach a new audience via a different medium. Congrats, colson whitehead

At the top of the hour, our Blazers are coming together for another Pop-Up Book Rec Party! You won't want to miss out on these books! 📚🔥 Watch on Facebook or our YouTube channel ➡️ bit.ly/AMBYT

Friday Frontliner host Caroline Leavitt welcomes Jayne Anne Phillips to discuss her latest novel, "Night Watch." This book is "beautiful, mournful ... Carefully and engrossingly crafted ... The good suffer equally with the bad," says The Washington Post. 4 PM ET FRI

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