talks to strangers. semi-reformed, mostly retired matchmaker. librarian’s librarian. farmer. loves book covers, Buck O’Neil, rag tag teams & you. she/her

Joined January 2008
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20 May 2020
Every 2 weeks I host a team of 6 to 9 ER nurses on my back deck. They grill & drink & debrief at the end of their 90 hour shift. Ever since the 1st time, when the public park they had met in for years closed to the public, I do RA. @HQforLibraries & @TheSierraSimone send books
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29 Sep 2024
My stepdad was a meteorologist with the Navy and @nws his whole career Profoundly grateful for @NWSGSP & all the meteorologists whose forewarnings helped so many prepare for the unimaginable
Progression of messaging from local forecast office, NWS GSP: 1/n "several inches of rain not out of the question" - 8 hours after the pre-#Helene disturbance designated a Potential Tropical Cyclone; 76 hours before landfall
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12 Sep 2024
Just got canvassed by @MSVotes & could not be happier Grateful for all the good hearted folks working hard to empower voters
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12 Sep 2024
What a gift it is to see @tigestgn’s IMMORTAL DARK go from #DVpit pitch to Number 1 debut And on such a stacked list!! Image credit @aidenschmaiden whose apocalyptic roadtrip CELESTIAL MONSTERS I finished with joy yesterday
NINTH HOUSE X BLACK VAMPIRES African Classics. History. Art. Murder. To inherit their families’ vampires, five heirs study an arcane philosophy at a uni that fosters peace between humans & vampires. But peace proves impossible when one of them turns murderer. #dvpit #CF #A
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watching Going Varsity in Mariachi tonight and ten out of ten would recommend if you’ve got netflix absolutely thrilled to see something this beautiful getting attention ❤️
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28 Aug 2024
Frances White’s VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED is a romp of a magical murder cruise Witty, whipsmart, romantic, infuriating, & laugh out loud funny, this fantasy mystery is a pure delight Recommended for fellow fans of Agatha Christie, GIDEON THE NINTH & Aiden Thomas #LibraryReadingWed
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28 Aug 2024
Also, y’all, the audiobook narrator Nathan Foad somehow makes this book even more delightful What a charmbomb of a book, a protagonist, & a narrator
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Y'all @LaurieHernandez is doing SO WELL as a commentator for the Olympics: she is funny, affable, enthusiastic, earnest, really knowledgeable, knows when talk, knows when to shut up — a NATURAL
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27 Jul 2024
Started off my Olympics with Sabre & men’s volleyball, and I am not mad about it at all (Tried to start with men’s AG qualifying but was up just a smidge too late) What are y’all watching?
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24 Jul 2024
Y’all, the way I yelped & made Carolina turnaround the car when I saw Buck O’Neil on a billboard by the side of the road
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"I don’t want you to say, 'Honey, I’m behind you.' Well, move, I don’t want you back there. Because you could be 200 miles behind. I want you to say, 'I’m with you.' And we’ll go up this freedom road together." - Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) Activist and humanitarian.
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3 Jul 2024
To photographers out in the field with me 💙💙💙
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12 Jun 2024
SOIL A photo story about Black Farmers in the Mississippi Delta that’s aims to deconstruct the negative stereotypes that are attached to farming while black. I’m honored that I am able to work with and create images that accurately represents the people of the Mississippi Delta.
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The entire A- review has me smiling, but this has me over the moon: “Pardon My Frenchie is undoubtedly going to be on my top-ten list this year. It’s a perfect read for summer and just a wonderful story for anyone who enjoys love stories. I recommend it to all romance fans.”
Our reviewer adores @FarrahRochon's Pardon My Frenchie. It's the perfect summertime read! allaboutromance.com/book-rev…
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9 Jun 2024
I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) by Stevie Wonder
9 Jun 2024
Time to get a little sappy! We love music in part because it can channel any and every emotion we have. Wherever your head or heart is, there's a song that aligns perfectly. Especially when we're talking about love. Is there a more popular subject across all decades and genres of music than love? For Day 9 of the #BlackMusicMonthChallenge, share a song that sounds like what love feels like. 💕
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Official statement from @nlbmprez Bob Kendrick on Negro Leagues statistics entering @MLB record.
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BREAKING: Negro Leagues statistics will officially be integrated into MLB database on Wednesday. Negro Leagues legend Josh Gibson will become MLB record holder in multiple categories. Story to come for @YahooSports on a monumental day in baseball’s history.
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I’m writing more YA!! 💕 this one has: ⏱️time magic from dragon ancestors 💕 reluctant allies to lovers 🔎 a search for a sister no one else remembers
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It's that time! Submissions are open for the 2024 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize, a cash award of $1000 for an outstanding book collection built by a woman aged 30 or younger, anywhere in the US. Please share! lithub.com/submissions-are-o…
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Submissions open til June 15 for the 2024 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize! Over the next seven days, we’ll be celebrating our first seven winners. Today: 2017 H&W Prize winner, librarian Jessica Hubbard, for her collection “Romance Novels of the Jazz Age and Depression Eras.”
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15 May 2024
Sometimes I like to torture myself by checking the status of my NetGalley request for CELESTIAL MONSTERS by @aidenschmaiden
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