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Jill Minor

@jillsreads.com

E-resources librarian; blog at jillsreads.com. EarlyWord GalleyChat #ewgc participant, LibraryReads Ambassador @libraryreads.bsky.social. Love a good fantasy or flipped fairytale.

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Jill Minor@jillsreads.com · 2mo ago

Joining in the chorus of praise for SUFFER A WITCH, written in blazing poetry, essays, and biographical footnotes by Joy McCullough. Was astonished to discover that Gaelis Duncan was not just an Outlander character! A springboard to further study for sure. #ewgc

Jill Minor@jillsreads.com · 2mo ago

Are Ana and Din my favorite contemporary detectives? If not, they are in the running! The Ana & Din series by Robert Jackson Bennett is phenomenal by every metric and number 3, A TRADE OF BLOOD, which is out August 4, is just as great as the first two. #ewgc

The scarlet and gold cover of A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett, an Ana & Din Mystery and third in the series.
Admirable Women@admirablewomen.bsky.social · 3mo ago

English writer Mary Wollstonecraft was born #OTD in 1759. Best known for her book, 𝘈 𝘝𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 (1792). It is a foundational text for feminism that argued for equal education and rights for women--challenging the notion of female inferiority. #literature #litsky #booksky

A split-image composition featuring two historical elements side by side. On the left is an oil portrait painting of Mary Wollstonecraft, the 18th-century British philosopher and advocate for women's rights. She is depicted as a young woman in her late 20s or early 30s with fair skin, rosy cheeks, and auburn hair tucked under a black cap. She wears a simple white muslin gown draped loosely across her shoulders and chest in a classical, flowing style. Her expression is calm and thoughtful, gazing to the left with soft brown eyes against a dark, shadowy background that gives the portrait a dramatic, introspective mood. On the right is a close-up photograph of the title page from the first edition of her seminal work, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792). The text is printed in elegant 18th-century typography with black ink on aged, slightly yellowed paper. The full title reads: "A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN: WITH STRICTURES ON POLITICAL AND MORAL SUBJECTS. By MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT." Below are publication details: "LONDON: PRINTED FOR J. JOHNSON, N° 72, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH YARD. 1792." The page has a classic book layout with centered lines, decorative rules, and subtle printer's ornaments. The overall image juxtaposes Wollstonecraft's portrait with the foundational feminist text she authored, symbolizing her enduring legacy in women's rights and Enlightenment thought.
Jacqueline French@jacquelinefrench.bsky.social · 4mo ago

open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/... "After months of total darkness, there is hope. There's a sense that liberal democracy can still triumph against the populist threat, it can withstand the joint assault from the Kremlin & the WH ... the war can still be won & the battles are still worth fighting"

Orban defeated: Good morning and goddamn it's a beautiful day

All of a sudden, after months of total darkness, there is hope.

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Jill Minor@jillsreads.com · 4mo ago

My TBR is screaming! The next GalleyChat will be May 7 at 4 p.m. EST with virtual cocktails at 3:30, and I will NOT have everything I have downloaded today read by then but hope springs eternal! #ewgc

Jill Minor@jillsreads.com · 4mo ago

Downloaded: CLEANUP ON AISLE FIVE by Ann Larson; THE FAREWITCH OF FOXE HOLLER by Ellen Fauley Goff, and THE REDEMPTION CENTER IS CLOSED ON SUNDAYS by Andrea Hairston #ewgc

Jill Minor@jillsreads.com · 4mo ago

Also reading now: LAND by Maggie O'Farrell. Irish mysticism and magic meet mapmaking. Not sure yet what I think of it, but the writing is just as masterful as I've come to expect from this author. #ewgc

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Jill Minor@jillsreads.com · 4mo ago

Reading now: THE UNICORN HUNTERS by Katherine Arden, coming June 2. The young yet vulnerable ruler of Brittany puts off an unwanted marriage and takeover of her kingdom by France by proposing a unicorn hunt. Intrigued! #ewgc

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Jill Minor@jillsreads.com · 4mo ago

The ending of A PERFECT HAND by Ayelet Waldeman is a shocking surprise. It reads just like a standard comedy of manners with upstairs/downstairs conflicts, politely written to the dear Reader, and then. . .history. Love it. #ewgc Thank you @PRHLibrary for the ARC.

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Jill Minor@jillsreads.com · 4mo ago

Just so you #ewgc folks know, I am on the hunt for a solution to the chatters not appearing in the catalog. My note fields are apparently personal and don't show up unless I download them. I will try to get support and figure out how to put them in somehow.

Karen K. Ho@karenho.bsky.social · 6mo ago

part of me still can't believe the East Wing was completely destroyed and there have been no negative consequences or reports on whether items inside were properly archived or not