Gwen Florio
@gwenflorio.bsky.social
Writes crime novels termed 'gutsy' by the NYT. Recovering journalist. Wanderer. Pie makes everything better. Repped by Richard Curtis, Sarah Yake. gwenflorio.net
Atlanta Journal-Constitution to Quit Print Cold Turkey www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/b...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution to Quit Print Cold Turkey
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If you feel the earth wobbling on its axis a bit, it's because I'm outlining.
Journalism www.npr.org/2025/06/07/n...
Remembering Stanley Nelson, Louisiana journalist who exposed Ku Klux Klan secrets
We remember Stanley Nelson, the editor of a small-town weekly newspaper in Louisiana, who exposed secrets about unsolved murders by the Ku Klux Klan. Nelson died this week at the age of 69.
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Oh, New Jersey newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/...
South Jersey Assembly candidate selling photos of her feet as online adult content - New Jersey Globe
A Democratic candidate for State Assembly is selling photos of her feet on an adult content website that caters to people with foot fetishes, promising to
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Celebrating today's official release with a lovely review from Booklist. It's behind a paywall, but here's the pull quote: 'Once again, [Florio] delivers a solid thriller with social commentary.' @severnhouse.bsky.social bookshop.org/p/books/a-se...
A Senior Citizen's Guide to Life on the Run
Check out A Senior Citizen's Guide to Life on the Run - <p><b><i>Senior citizen Alice Sanders can finally settle into her well-deserved retirement home in New Jersey . . . until her past catches up wi...
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Savoring this brief moment in time when Journalism is favored #KentuckyDerby
Maya Angelou out, Mein Kampf stays. Doesn't this just say it all? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
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'The Constitution requires no less,' McFadden wrote in his opinion. www.cbsnews.com/news/white-h...
Judge orders White House to lift restrictions on Associated Press over use of Gulf of Mexico
A federal judge granted the Associated Press' request for a preliminary injunction and ordered White House officials to restore its access to certain spaces.
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In Montana - Lawmaker defends decision to cut arts funding, while spouse’s group gets nearly triple its request dailymontanan.com/2025/04/07/l...
Lawmaker defends decision to cut arts funding, while spouse's group gets nearly triple its request • Daily Montanan
Rep. John Fitzpatrick who led a 'radioactive' charge against arts groups is criticized because he didn't disclose a personal relationship with a member who got funding.
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US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech
'Joke.' Right. Republican senator claims video floating killing of journalists was a ‘joke’
'...edits on dozens of pages since Trump’s inauguration have already softened descriptions of some of the most shameful moments of the nation’s past.' - Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad
Some great news - Kirkus Reviews likes the new book! "Will friendship win out over caution at a time of life when most people just want to play it safe?" @severnhouse.bsky.social
A SENIOR CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO LIFE ON THE RUN | Kirkus Reviews
Dark doings at a “planned community for active adults.”
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Just hit 20K in the WIP, the point at which I start to think that maybe, just maybe, it could work.
Why is this writer so happy? Because copies of her book just arrived from publisher @severnhouse.bsky.social! Truly the second-best day of the year. Counting down now to the best day - the May 6 release date for A Senior Citizen's Guide to Life on the Run.
Our senator! "And so we all have a responsibility, I believe, to do something different, to cause — as [late Rep.] John Lewis said — 'good trouble,' and that includes me.
Cory Booker's anti-Trump speech on the Senate floor has lasted 15 hours and counting
The New Jersey Democrat has been criticizing the Trump administration's policies on immigration, education, the economy and more since 7 p.m. Monday. Here's what to know about his marathon speech.
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Opening Connections today, and deciding to go back to sleep instead
Oh, Philly - A different kind of stakeout for ‘Skinny Joey’ Merlino: A cheesesteak shop of his own www.inquirer.com/food/restaur...
A different kind of stakeout for ‘Skinny Joey’ Merlino: A cheesesteak shop of his own
Skinny Joey's Cheesesteaks in South Philadelphia marks the latest chapter in the storied career of Joey Merlino, podcast host and former wise guy.
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