"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." E.B. White b. JULY 11, 1899

New Blog post on Muriel Spark's "Loitering With Intent" #goodreads #Literature #booklovers #booktwt #BookWormSat #bookworms ruematthiessen.com/blog

So proud to have known this man. A wonderful writer with a heart of pure gold #screenwriting #Cinema #ScreenwritingTwitter #Oscars #Oscar nytimes.com/2023/07/26/mov…

#climatechange #climate #bots #globalwarming #NYTimes #Karen

Worth remembering tonight: 1) state crimes can’t be pardoned by a president in DC 2) in Georgia, even the GOP governor lacks the power to pardon Oh and just for fun: 3) trials are televised in Georgia

Bringing it! #RICOForTrump #getthebastardout #IndependenceDay2023 #15august2023 #DonaldTrump

My friend Blair Seagram helped with the cover for my upcoming book, (February 21st '24), CASTLES & RUINS, and I am thrilled with the result. #Latahbooks #Bridgehampton #Bard #PeterMatthiessenCenter #Literature #NewYorkTimes #NewYorkCity #IrelandForAll #IrishTimes #Literature

Check out my latest Blog post: ruematthiessen.com/blog #CinemaUpdate #cinematic #European #Greatmoments #StoriesOfYouthAndLove #stories #operai

Author Interview - Rue Matthiessen - Castles & Ruins: Unraveling Family Mysteries & Literary Legacy In The Irish Countryside thetablereadmagazine.co.uk/author-intervi… via @The_Table_Read

Kathy Hochul makes me want to hurl. A rudderless poser creating policy from careerism and a few conversations in diners (near Grand Central!). As a pro-climate dem, she is a f-ing joke.

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Recently re-read Jean Rhys's "Wide Sargasso Sea." A prequel to Jane Eyre, the back story of the madwoman in the attic. It's absolute perfection. And would likely never find a publisher today. #janeeyre #greatbooks #Caribbean #parisreview #greatreads

Beware of Sharkless Waters newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

Hey Everyone, I'll be participating in East Hampton Library's Authors night on August 10th. Selling and signing my book, Castles & Ruins. Psyched!!! #AuthorsNight #authorsnight2024 Hope to see you there! instagram.com/reel/C-SzSTWAu…

Cesar Chavez’s History-Making Hunger Strike newyorker.com/magazine/1969/…

ruematthiessen.com/blog Check out my new BLOG post on Kate Atkinson's "Life After Life" and the value of the ordinary. #WriterCommunity #memoir #greatbooks

I have just finished a chapter on my birth-father, Clement Pollock, who served in WWII, at Iwo Jima. Due to the proliferation of Nazi salutes et al, I'm posting it now. ruematthiessen.com/blog/2025/3/4/…

When Art and Life Collide: The Story Behind My Novel elizabethspanncraig.com/?p=15233 via Elizabeth S Craig

When Art and Life Collide: The Story Behind My Novel elizabethspanncraig.com/?p=15233 via Elizabeth S Craig