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ncsufoxes
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Thank you Senator Cory Booker for your fortitude, strength & compassion. In the words of John Lewis, “Get in Good Trouble, Necessary Trouble.” #resist

Deblovestoread 💙🩵💙 59m
dabbe ♥️👊🏻💙 49m
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Librarybelle
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story | Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Company
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Fair warning…this may be a bit political. Though, as @TheBookHippie recently posted, reading is political.

I am beyond angry. Today‘s loss of IMLS, and the recent news of the future changes at the Smithsonian, are terrifying. Imagine a world without the services you rely on at the library or visiting a museum that provides a sanitized, incorrect history. In the US, that‘s what we will soon see.

So, I plan to read one nonfiction title a month ⬇️

Librarybelle ⬆️ …that tells a full picture of history, not a sanitized version of a certain point of view. History is made of layers, and up until fairly recently, most of the stories we know come from the winners or those with the loudest voice in the room. The last 20-25 years has seen an increase in the stories hidden for decades, because they were of individuals who were not of a certain demographic. The news is out; you cannot remove these people from ⬇️ 1d
Librarybelle ⬆️ …existence again. I want to read these #RealHistory titles to keep the memory of those silenced voices alive. Feel free to join if you wish. This is more of a read what you wish each month, and perhaps I‘ll collect a bibliography of titles read. History is so important. The silenced voices are important. Books are important. My choice for April is this book way too long on my shelf. I‘m passed due reading it. 1d
Bookwormjillk Reading is political! 1d
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dabbe I'll start looking at my completely disorganized bookshelves. #beyondangryindeed ♥️👊🏻💙 1d
dabbe @Bookwormjillk This should be a hashtag! #readingispolitical ♥️👊🏻💙 1d
Librarybelle I like the hashtag idea, @dabbe ! @Bookwormjillk 1d
Deblovestoread Great idea! I need to finish this book. 1d
JenReadsAlot Great book! I'll find others to read as well. I'm just disgusted by this. 1d
Eggbeater I love this idea, and that book was incredible. 1d
Librarybelle It‘s a terrible time, @JenReadsAlot . I think this‘ll be a good read. 1d
Leftcoastzen I have this one close to top of my TBR 1d
Librarybelle @Leftcoastzen This felt like the right moment to read it! 1d
Tamra So long this has been staring at me from my shelf. But, I did watch the documentary and I‘m hoping for more! 1d
TheBookHippie @Librarybelle I too like the hashtag! @dabbe 1d
TheBookHippie I have read this. It‘s very good. I think we should make a hashtag and I‘m going to go to my shelf. FYI our poet this month was political I‘m told! 1d
Librarybelle @Tamra I‘ve yet to see the documentary! 1d
Librarybelle @TheBookHippie I‘ve not read anything by Millay, so I‘m looking forward to it! I‘m bad at making catchy hashtags! I used #RealHistory , but I‘m open to anything. 😁 1d
TheBookHippie @Librarybelle @dabbe is the expert 😂 1d
Librarybelle Thoughts, @dabbe ??? What makes a good hashtag for this? @TheBookHippie and I would like to know! 😂 1d
dabbe @TheBookHippie @Librarybelle #realhistory is fantastic! 🤩 Maybe #honesthistory or #hh would, too. 🤔 1d
ncsufoxes A few weeks ago I pulled this book back off my shelf. I‘ve read about a 1/4 of it & haven‘t gotten back to it. It‘s one I need to get to but right I feel like there are too many important books to consume right now. All of this right now is so infuriating & well the only way to put is f—-ed up. (edited) 1d
Librarybelle @ncsufoxes It totally is. Ugh! 1d
DrSabrinaMoldenReads This tells the story of my history and ancestors. 1d
Bookwormjillk Glad to see this has taken off! Great idea and I love the hashtags. 19h
Librarybelle @DrSabrinaMoldenReads ❤️❤️❤️ I think this is a very important read! 17h
bookandbedandtea I love this idea while hating that it's necessary. I'm eager to see the books everyone reads. 11h
Librarybelle @bookandbedandtea Me too. It‘s awful we have to do this. 11h
DebinHawaii I love this idea! I have been trying to read more non-fiction & need to get to this book in particular. 10h
Librarybelle @DebinHawaii This will be my push to read it! 10h
staci.reads @Librarybelle That book is SO powerful and important! That and Caste are maybe the 2 best books on race that I've read. 5h
staci.reads @Bookwormjillk damn straight! 5h
Librarybelle @staci.reads I‘m looking forward to reading it, and I also have Caste on my shelf! 5h
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AnneCecilie
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#WeeklyForecast

Continue with the yearlong reads on the right

Pick up Heartstone again #ShardlakeBR

Finish Intermezzo

I just started What the Wild Sea Can Be and what to read some more in that

Read Perfection

Start the poetry collection Betongblomst (Concrete Flower)

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AnneCecilie
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#BookReport

It‘s towards the end of the month, so I finished the monthlong buddy reads; Pride and Prejudice #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow, Entitled #SheSaid and Star of the Sea #BookedInTime

I continued with my yearlong reads on the right

I continued listening to the tagged

I put the Tiller book on pause for now

I‘ve started Intermezzo

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AvidReader25
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I was able to attend a lecture and book signing with authors Timothy Egan last week. It was excellent! It focused on the painful topic of the KKK and racism in Indiana, he handled the topic beautifully. Later that weekend I visited a new mural in our city dedicated to Madge, the brave woman who brought DC Stephenson down with her testimony before she died.

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Brooke_H
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This book was respectful, beautifully written, exhaustively researched storytelling at its finest. Even though I knew how things were going to end up, this was still a nail-biter. I caught myself thinking, wow, I really really really hope they call off this launch… It might not seem like a glowing recommendation to say, “Read this! It gave me nightmares!” but it really is one of the best nonfiction books I‘ve ever read.

TheBookHippie I still think about this book! 6d
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Trashcanman
John Wayne's America | Garry Wills
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Is that you John Wayne? Is this me?

Come back.

Now I‘m going to read on the floor.

jen_the_scribe Hey there! Haven‘t seen you on here in a long time, glad to see you‘re back! 1w
TheBookHippie Where is the cowboy hat though? 😂🤣 Enjoy your read! 1w
TheBookgeekFrau 🤩🤩 1w
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Leftcoastzen Wow , nice photo! Trees like pines & redwoods make me feel better always . 7d
Yuki_Onna Beautiful pic! 7d
Deblovestoread 💚💚💚 7d
LeahBergen Great photo!! 6d
Trashcanman @jen_the_scribe Hi Jenny! Yes, it‘s been a few years. It‘s nice to hear from you. How have you been? What‘s new? I left instagram because of the state of affairs. It‘s been nice reconnecting with everyone. I hope you‘re well. 6d
jen_the_scribe @Trashcanman Everything is good on my end, but I completely understand needing to step away from social media. I haven‘t been on IG much these days either. I‘ve been sticking to Litsy and Substack, but mostly trying to limit screens altogether. How‘s everything with you? 6d
quietlycuriouskate It's good to see you again! 6d
Bklover Welcome back!!!! It‘s so nice to see you back again! Hope family is well and happy and most importantly hope you are well and happy! Beautiful photo!💛💛💛. George, you made my day! (edited) 6d
Trashcanman @Yuki_Onna Thank you. 6d
Trashcanman @LeahBergen Thank you 😊 6d
Trashcanman @TheBookHippie I have a Sombrero de Charro. But I look ridiculous in it. My mustache isn‘t thick enough. lol 6d
Trashcanman @quietlycuriouskate Likewise! How are things over there pond? I hope you‘ve been well. What‘s new? 6d
Trashcanman @jen_the_scribe I don‘t even know where to start. Things with me are…better. Limited in a way but better. I stopped taking all of my medication. It‘s been a wild ride but I‘m feeling again. Truly I am. I have a wide range of emotions and it gets overwhelming. But I can feel again. It‘s glorious. 6d
Trashcanman @Bklover Missy!!! You know what? I‘ve missed you. Truly! How are you doing? What‘s new with you? Catch me up on things. I‘m better in many ways. I‘m not the same person in many ways, and in some ways I‘m the same. I‘m giving you a big hug. 🤗 6d
TheBookHippie @Trashcanman 😂😂🤣😂😂 6d
Cortg Welcome back! 😊 5d
Trashcanman @Cortg Hi Cortney! Thank you 🙏. How are you? What‘s new and exciting in your life? I hope you‘ve been well. Hard to believe it‘s been more than 2 years. 5d
Cortg I‘m doing just fine, George. Not too much happening, just looking forward to warmer days. 😊 1d
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Brooke_H
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Sunday morning read

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1w
Leftcoastzen 👏🐶 1w
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Born.A.Reader
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"Three Lives and Company is a 650 square ft bookshop on a corner in New York City's West Village."
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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Amiable
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A day late (and a dollar short) for #weirdwordwednesday — but wanted to share anyway! I just finished the tagged book about the Dutch colony that first settled NYC. This section mentioned some of the Dutch words that were mutated into the English language and are still part of our lexicon 400 years later. As a word nerd, this type of stuff fascinates me!
@CBee

Ruthiella I nerd out on that kind of thing too! 😅 2w
BarbaraBB So funny to scroll and come upon words in my own language! Two very old fashioned and ordinary names in Dutch are Jan and Kees. That‘s what they called the Americans back in those days. Hence the American word Yankees! Just saying 😀 2w
Amiable @Ruthiella @BarbaraBB I love seeing how languages merge and intermingle! 2w
CBee @BarbaraBB I had NO idea!! How cool is that? 2w
CBee @Amiable thanks for sharing 😊 2w
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