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I like big books and I cannot lie. Interviewers have referred to the big book I wrote as a "tome." This got me thinking about all of the big books I've loved before. So, I cobbled together this list of some of my favorite books that are 400 or more pages: bookshop.org/lists/that-i....
Thanks, @bookshop.org, for letting it live on your homepage this week! Yes, #TheW is on it, too. No, I am not a size queen. I love thin books, too: pamphlets, even. ✌ I love ANY book that is linguistically beautiful, tells a riveting story powerfully, and teaches me something.
Best takedown: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/28/m... "Tone-deaf" and "myopic" are too kind for a person whose egocentric attitude, lack empathy for others and remorselessness define a word. Thanks Centrevillebank Stadium for being awesome and making @bostonlegacyfc.com games the BEST. GO SWANS! 🦢
The tone-deaf parting shots of Hasbro’s CEO reflects corporate myopia - The Boston Globe
As Hasbro prepares to pull nearly 600 jobs out blue-collar Pawtucket, CEO Chris Cocks couldn’t just go quietly, instead choosing to very publicly spit on our city on his way out, writes the Pawtucket ...
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"There's no one that looks like me that's saying anything about it." LOUDER TP youtu.be/0cbuyxcuclk?... Learn your #WNBA history Syd & TP are speaking of and read @tamrynspruill.bsky.social's The W: www.tamrynspruill.com/buy-my-books...
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Orange you glad we have #TheW semifinals matchups tonight? Had a great chat this afternoon on @AllOfItWNYC with the amazing @AlisonStewart. Check it out: open.spotify.com/episode/4yJU... The show inspired some musings on orange, pottery, art, and more: www.instagram.com/reel/DeNmFQe....
The Great Trees of NYC; Ceramics Show of Vibrant, Multi-Functional Design; The History of the WNBA
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Another batch of #TheW gift bundles will be dropped off at the post office this afternoon. Get one of the two remaining bundles by 2 pm ET and it will ship today: www.tamrynspruill.com/store/p69/th...! 🎉 I'll let you know when everything is back in stock and of new merch that is on the way. ✌
Let's #UniteAgainstBookBans ... with the oft-banned, but never bland, Toni Morrison. 🛠 for the fight: thehardscreen.net/podcast-unit... 🎧to the episode @spotify and elsewhere 📢join the convo: What's your favorite banned book? Tell us; visit🔗above. CC: @tamrynspruill.bsky.social
A roundup of our #BannedBooksWeek coverage can be found here: thehardscreen.net/podcast-unit.... It includes links to pertinent ALA resources that will help those who wish to *easily* set hard screens for books, knowledge, and common sense to slash past ignorance, hatred, and fascism.
We're joining the ALA's effort to #UniteAgainstBookBans. Follow @thehardscreen (almost) everywhere you listen to podcasts to get the latest episodes when they drop, and hear our readings from banned literature.👀📙 Have a favorite banned book? Tell us in the comments.
So glad @thehardscreen.bsky.social is back with new podcasts! #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooks ▶️https://thehardscreen.net/podcast-unite-against-banned-books-week-fight-censorship/
Unite Against Banning Books! - The Hard Screen
It’s Banned Book Week 2026, and at The HARD SCREEN we’re throwing our energy behind the American Library Association’s (or the ALA’s) efforts to protect titles and counter censorship. We also celebrat...
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The HARD SCREEN@thehardscreen.bsky.social · last mo.We're joining the ALA's effort to #UniteAgainstBookBans. Follow @thehardscreen (almost) everywhere you listen to podcasts to get the latest episodes when they drop, and hear our readings from banned literature.👀📙 Have a favorite banned book? Tell us in the comments.
Check out this talk with the author whose book made me a WNBA fan!
Tamryn Spruill@tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 2mo agoopen.spotify.com/episode/2PfC... @rozzieboundbooks.bsky.social @amylittlefield.bsky.social
Boston #WNBA folks, check out this upcoming signing with The W's @tamrynspruill.bsky.social...
Tamryn Spruill@tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 2mo agoYOU'RE INVITED! 💌 +Reading +Conversation with @amylittlefield.bsky.social, author of Killers of Roe +Q&A +Signing Brainy banter about books and basketball ... over beer, anyone?! Alliterative abilities, not required. www.eventbrite.com/e/author-tal... I won't be wearing a suit. 🍻
THE W: A HISTORY OF THE WNBA (Abrams Press, 9/22/2026) is finally here. A six-year journey is made manifest in a 496-page tome. I am floating, dream-like, across an ocean of surreality. Welcome to my release week! #NerdsLoveHoopsToo
The W: A History of the #WNBA is out TODAY!!! Happy Pub Date! You worked SO hard on this...congrats, my love! Cheers on a tremendous achievement!💐🧡 Limited signed copies at www.tamrynspruill.com/buy-my-books... including "The W" bookmarks + handmade notebooks! The first round of books shipped out!
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Tamryn Spruill@tamrynspruill.bsky.social · 2mo agoTHE W: A HISTORY OF THE WNBA (Abrams Press, 9/22/2026) is finally here. A six-year journey is made manifest in a 496-page tome. I am floating, dream-like, across an ocean of surreality. Welcome to my release week! #NerdsLoveHoopsToo
attn Boston #WNBA folks:
The Silver Unicorn Bookstore@silverunicornbooks.bsky.social · 2mo agoNEXT FRIDAY!!! Join us for an evening of basketball with awesome journalist & author @tamrynspruill.bsky.social as we celebrate her new book, "The W: A History of the WNBA." She'll be joined in conversation by Abby Chin of @nbcsportsboston.com !!! Event Info: silverunicornbooks.com/events/51082
Can't wait for this one! @tamrynspruill.bsky.social's book is comprehensive and necessary for any passionate sports fan.
The Silver Unicorn Bookstore@silverunicornbooks.bsky.social · 2mo agoNEXT FRIDAY!!! Join us for an evening of basketball with awesome journalist & author @tamrynspruill.bsky.social as we celebrate her new book, "The W: A History of the WNBA." She'll be joined in conversation by Abby Chin of @nbcsportsboston.com !!! Event Info: silverunicornbooks.com/events/51082
NEXT FRIDAY!!! Join us for an evening of basketball with awesome journalist & author @tamrynspruill.bsky.social as we celebrate her new book, "The W: A History of the WNBA." She'll be joined in conversation by Abby Chin of @nbcsportsboston.com !!! Event Info: silverunicornbooks.com/events/51082
Got questions about #TheW, #WNBA, a wild publishing ride, sports media, etc? Join my Q&A. It's running this week @Goodreads, through 9/22. 💪🏾🥳 Also: 7 days left to enter the giveaway for one of 25 free copies: goodreads.com/author/show/65. See you in Q&Alandia! #giveaway
Which chapter are YOU most interested in reading? (Contents comes from uncorrected proof so please ignore inconsistencies!)
Coming to @PBS this month ... yours truly on "Story in the Public Square." 🤓📺 Check local listing to see when it's airing in your area or watch later at: www.pbs.org/show/story-p.... #TheW #WNBA #BookTalk salve.edu/news/news-li...
People need to deepen their knowledge and understanding. I didn't write this for me, I wrote this for you, and for players who deserve more than hidden figure status. I wrote it for those who love the WNBA already and for those who are just getting to know it. Bigger than me; bigger than 🏀.