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
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
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
ALT Screenshot of NYT YA bestseller list for today with highlights on #1 IMMORTAL DARK, #2 CELESTIAL MONSTERS, #4 COMPOUND FRACTURE & #8 WHEN HARU WAS HERE
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
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 ❤️
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
ALT Gorgeous deep teal & gold cover for VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED where the fins of a dead fish become ocean waves for a ship to be tossed upon
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
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?
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
ALT A tall, middle aged white lady with dark blonde hair in long braids has a huge grin on her face as she frames a photo of playing age Buck O’Neil with her outstretched hands by the side of a road. The billboard reads Visit Three Carabelle Museums
ALT Big smiles on two sisters, one in a Hawaiian battleship print shirt, the other in a Proud Dad tshirt
"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.
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.
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.”
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. 💕
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.
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
ALT Holly west at feiwel and friends has acquired, at auction, I’ll find you where the timeline ends by Kylie Lee Baker (the scarlet alchemist), a YA speculative adventure pitched as The Umbrella Academh meets K-drama, in which an undercover time traveler searches for her missing sister in contemporary South Korea while fighting a potential time-related dystopian future. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Mary C. Moore at Aevitas Creative Management sold North American rights
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!
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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.”