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Updates from the Library Marketing Dept at Norton (USA). A department of W. W. Norton & Company, independent publishers since 1923. https://wwnorton.com/library-marketing

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Fantagraphics@fantagraphics.bsky.social · 4d ago

Take your first look at Visiting America by R.E. Burke, out 5/11/27! In this work of graphic memoir/journalism, British cartoonist Burke tells the story of how an innocent technicality led to unjust detainment in an I.C.E. facility for 19 days. https://ow.ly/hPoN5101bQN

Visiting America: 19 Days in an I.C.E. Facility

While on holiday in the Pacific Northwest, a 28-year-old British cartoonist was shackled and detained in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) facility for 19 days. As family mounted a campaign to free her, Burke began to document the lives of ordinary, innocent women — including her own — and their attempts to survive the violation of their legal and human rights. In this work of graphic memoir/journalism, British cartoonist Burke tells the story of how, in February 2025, as she was attempting to cross the border into Canada from Washington State, an innocent technicality led...

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Yale University Press@yalepress.bsky.social · 4d ago

Check out this excerpt from Louis Shadwick's new biography of #EdwardHopper: https://lithub.com/the-story-behind-edward-hoppers-iconic-painting-nighthawks/ #biography #arthistory #hopper

The Story Behind Edward Hopper’s Iconic Painting, “Nighthawks”

Feature image: Edward Hopper, Nighthawks, 1942. Oil on canvas, 33 1/8 × 60 in. (84.1 x 152.4 cm). The Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois. Purchased using Friends of American Art fund, 1942.51. Phot…

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Stan@stanmorris.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📚 The Bradbury Art Museum at Arkansas State University is the only organization in Arkansas selected for a 2026-27 NEA Big Read grant. BAM will distribute free books and host a yearlong series of exhibitions, workshops, lectures and community programs across Northeast Arkansas inspired by Joy…

Bradbury Art Museum Receives Arkansas’ Only NEA Big Read Grant

JONESBORO – The Bradbury Art Museum (BAM) at Arkansas State University has been awarded a 2026–27 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant, making it the only organization in Arkansas selected to receive this award. NEA, in partnership with Arts Midwest, recently announced grants to 71 nonprofit organizations across the United States for NEA Big Read programming. BAM will lead a year-long series of exhibitions, lectures, workshops, educational programs, and community conversations inspired by “An American Sunrise” by Joy Harjo, poet, musician and former U.S.

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Matt Weiland@mattweiland.bsky.social · last wk.

“Consistently enjoyable.“―Jennifer Szalai, NYT “A winning work of cultural criticism.”―KIRKUS “Expertly reported, alive with fascinating details, and written with remarkable narrative flair.”―@mrkocnnll.bsky.social “Elegant, judicious, and often very moving."―@lancerichardson.bsky.social

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Washington Independent Review of Books@wirobooks.bsky.social · 4w ago

An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/aut... #podcast #thatsaidwithmichaelzeldin #themidnightspecial #colinasher @wwnorton.com @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social #booksky

Authors on Audio: Colin Asher | Washington Independent Review of Books

The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.

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Judicial Junkie.Reads@judicialjunkie.bsky.social · 4w ago

Lydia Millet’s FAIR ONES is funny, sad and sharp on how grief coexists with everyday life (while taking on guns, plea bargains, prison reform, and restorative justice along the way). Thanks to W. W. Norton & NetGalley for the ARC. @wwnorton.com #FairOnes #LydiaMillet #BookReview bit.ly/4znra8h

"Fair Ones": A Mystery, Almost - Judicial Junkie

Lydia Millet’s Fair Ones begins with a violent death and becomes a mystery about grief, friendship, gun laws and the limits of justice.

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King County Library System@kcls.org · last mo.

October is 2SLGBTQ+ History Month! Highlighting role models, pioneers, and trailblazers, this month represents a civil rights statement about the contributions of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Read personal stories and explore the history of the community with our booklist: bit.ly/2SLGBTQHM.

Selected book covers from the KCLS 2SLGBTQ+ History Month booklist. The book covers are on a holographic rainbow gradient background. The books, left to right and top to bottom, are as follows: Say Nephew by Steven Pfau, Mighty Real by Barry Walters, A Black Queer History of the United States by C. Riley Snorton and Darius Bost, Trans History by Alex L. Combs and Andrew Eakett, How Queer Bookshops Changed the World by A.J. West, What is Queer Food? by John Birdsall, Changing Gender by Susan Stryker, Baldwin by Nicholas Boggs, and Queer and How We Got Here by Hazel Newlevant.