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Grateful to the family, friends, & colleagues who encouraged, buoyed, & championed me & this work, & helped make this announcement possible! Taking leave from Twitter to hammer away at this book! See y'all on the other side! (& for signed books, as always, holler @BookPeople !)
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Hey Philly! I'm coming out next week & doing a DR MUTTER'S MARVELS event at @BNPhillyPA on Mon Sept 11th at 6pm! It's FREE! See you then!
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If you have been introduced to Thomas Dent Mütter and the incredible @MutterMuseum by my work, please consider signing this petition, which aims to help preserve Dr Mütter's vision and protect the work done by generations of devoted caretakers: change.org/p/protect-the-int…
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Deeply honored to break my Twitter fast to announce that I’m returning to our hometown next month to be inducted into the @CentralHighPHL Hall of Fame, alongside fellow poet @Poet_Major, among others! Info & tix can be found in the link! #255forLIFE centralhighalumni.com/all-ne…
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Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz retweeted
The figs we ate wrapped in bacon. The gelato we consumed greedily: coconut milk, clove, fresh pear. —Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz poets.org/poem/july
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TONIGHT, FRIENDS! See you there!
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Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz retweeted
May is National Inventors Month! We have a stellar book display here at the library featuring brilliant books about inventors, inventors and innovations! @stevenbjohnson @pomeranian99 @sydneypadua @_katiebooth_ @coaptowicz @Lizzie_OShea #NationalInventorsMonth #GreatBooks
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Signing off from Twitter as I work on my next project! Shout out to kindergarten Cristin, who knew my 2022 mantra back in 1981. See you on the other side, friends! (& for signed books, as always, holler at @BookPeople!)
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My #FridayRead is BLACK NERD PROBLEMS by @OmarHolmon & @willevanswrites! With books this funny, smart & insightful, I’m afraid my reading hiatus from Twitter only continues!
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Hey hey! National treasure @mikemcgee invited me to read alongside old pals @derrickbrown @robbieqt & @NazelahJ TONIGHT! Ticket info linked in the tweet & times are West Coast! SEE YOU THERE, FRIENDS!
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Hopping back #onhere because @OmarHolmon & @willevanswrites’ BLACK NERD PROBLEMS is out *next week*! Pls snag this brilliant, hilarious, timely collection of essays & facts DAY ONE from yr favorite local indie & gift yourself the perfect book to ride out the apocalypse. 🖖🏽📚❤️
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This Sat, @LincolnCenter will present an online evening of poetry curated by their poet-in-residence @mobrowne! Come thru for incredible poems by @kaysarahsera @jenbenka @CAMONGHNE @iAmJonSands @arickamarie & more, incl me w/ a brand new piece! Be there!❤️ lincolncenter.org/lincoln-ce…
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Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz retweeted
The figs we ate wrapped in bacon. The gelato we consumed greedily: coconut milk, clove, fresh pear. —Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz poets.org/poem/july
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Returning to social media just to celebrate @mobrowne, whose brilliance on the page has been too often obscured by dedication to our community. So incredibly proud of this woman, & radiant with joy that she is getting her flowers today. CONGRATS MO!!! nytimes.com/2021/07/01/books…
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Hey friends! I'm taking leave of Twitter to make more time to read this summer! Stay healthy, happy & safe! And if you stumbled across this because you are fan of my work, please allow the incredible indie @BookPeople to hook you up w/ signed copies: bookpeople.com/order-signed-…
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God bless the bookseller from @BookPeople who carried this gorgeous stack of books to my car when six pre-orders arrived on the same day! So excited to dive into these brilliant books!
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Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz retweeted
Had another long conversation tonight with young journalist trying to make some decisions. My advice: pay attention to who has left the newsroom you’re considering, and why. Are journalists of color surviving, or thriving? Big diff. Are they leading the BIG stories, projects?
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Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz retweeted
My new book HOW THE WORD IS PASSED is out today. It explores how different places across the country reckon with, or fail to reckon with, their relationship to the history of slavery. I gave this book everything I have. Here are the places I visited 🧵: littlebrown.com/titles/clint…
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