Susan Donovan Bernhard

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Novelist WESTERLY (June 1, 2026), WINTER LOON (Little A) | caring human, traveler.

WHAT REMAINS OF YOU is a deeply felt, expertly plotted page-turner. Thrilled for the opportunity to chat with Kimberly for Dead Darlings! Read the interview, come celebrate @belmontbooks tonight, and happy pub day to the delightful, generous @kimberlyhensle! www.deaddarlings.com/interview-ki...

Interview with Kimberly Hensle Lowrance, Author of What Remains of You

Interview with Kimberly Hensle Lowrance, about What Remains of You, her astounding debut novel that is a domestic mystery but also a story of navigating grief.

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A man asked me last night what publishing needs to do for literary fiction to begin appealing to men again. I said, as nicely as I could, that, with over 2,000 books published every Tuesday, of which many would appeal to men, it’s not a publishing problem, it’s a men problem.

Amazing essay. Voted for it like 20 times! (I kid!!@marchxness.bsky.social!) But I punched my 1 vote super hard.

Martin Seay@martinseay.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Well @jamcharlesworth.bsky.social's @marchxness.bsky.social essay has persuaded me into not only tolerance but grudging affection for this damn Collective Soul song, which I had not thought possible. And that's not even among the top ten things this essay accomplishes. Do not miss it.

Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."

I’m excited to reveal the cover for my new novel WESTERLY. This gorgeous painting by Rebecca Aldernet represents so much to me and perfectly captures the coastal settings in Ireland and Maine. WESTERLY is about motherhood, sisterhood, secrets, silencing, and women, facing forward, into the wind.

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In March of 1945, the US Army issued this "fact sheet" to guide conversations with soldiers on the topic of fascism, paying particular attention to the ongoing threat that domestic fascist movements posed to the US. Their analysis of what a homegrown US fascism would look like is interesting.

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FACT SHEET
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WAR DEPARTMENT-WASHINGTON 25, D. C. • 24 March 1945 FASCISM!
Note For This Week's Discussion:
Fascism is not the easiest thing to identify and analyze; nor, once in power, is it easy to destroy. It is important for our future and that of the world that as many of us as possible understand the causes and practices of fascism, in order to combat it. Points to stress are: (1) Fascism is more apt to come to power at a time of economic crisis;
(2) fascism inevitably leads to war; (3) it can come to any country; (4) we can best combat it by making our democracy work.

This is quite the post. 1. He unambiguously directs his AG to go after those who investigated him for his crimes 2. He admits being influenced by online chatter He is mob bossing out in the open, because he knows he has corrupted every federal law enforcement agency into submission.

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if i had the opportunity to ask a question of anyone in the administration, given this "war in chicago" messaging, i would ask them how many americans the president intends to kill in his war