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[Faber Books @FaberBooks]

'This blistering novel about early motherhood was on every prize list when it was published, and with good reason. Raw, funny, moving.'

Soldier Sailor is in Good Housekeeping's list of 10 books every new mum should read.

https://t.co/eB9DsA5p4j

[Bari Weiss @bariweiss]

Forget the discounted ceramic pans and the final sale J.Crew sweaters languishing in your cart. None of those will give you the feeling of superiority you’ll get from supporting The Free Press and the rise of independent media.

[MowritesNC @MowritesNC]

@FreeRangeKids I think even older kids (13+) could benefit from playgrounds made just for them. They seem to abruptly stop at 12, as if they’re supposed to just grow up and put away childish things when they hit middle school.

[Faber Books @FaberBooks]

‘Joy is as short as the word. Check out the bravery of my child! I wanted to proclaim. Look at him go! But there was no one to proclaim it to.’

Read an extract from Claire Kilroy’s Soldier Sailor.

https://t.co/nMNXB6ww8U

[Faber Books @FaberBooks]

'A book powered by fury — a lovely, lyrical fury — at the way even today, for so many women, motherhood feels like a trap.'

A fantastic interview with Claire Kilroy in @thetimes.

https://t.co/HLeNa18rQI

[MowritesNC @MowritesNC]

@writer_fiona Sorry…Jiles.

[MowritesNC @MowritesNC]

@writer_fiona Have you read News of the World by Paulette Giles? (They made a movie of it last year which was good but not as rich as the book.)

[MowritesNC @MowritesNC]

@FSchneider1100 So many stories in one photo.

[MowritesNC @MowritesNC]

@FSchneider1100 Sometimes you just need another eye. Twenty years ago you suggested I move a pivotal scene in a play to the beginning, and it made all the difference.

[MowritesNC @MowritesNC]

@joynessthebrave @michaelstewart Found the full movie on YouTube.

[MowritesNC @MowritesNC]

A New Year’s resolution in this increasingly distracted and contentious world: to listen better.

[Literary Hub @lithub]

"The ability to listen carefully, like the ability to read carefully, degrades if you don’t do it often enough." https://t.co/mPvkiqiNWJ

[Nicholas A. Christakis @NAChristakis]

A heartbreaking work of genius, highlighting how common human behavior is, and how common goodness and redemption are too. A two-minute poem in movie format. #ourcommonhumanity via @McCormickProf

[MowritesNC @MowritesNC]

@FSchneider1100

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@FSchneider1100 Your robins are so much sweeter than their American counterparts.

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@FSchneider1100 I remember so well a lovely poem you wrote at Trinity called “To Make a Walk”. It made me realize that poetry could be beautiful and accessible.

[MowritesNC @MowritesNC]

@TheAtlantic @DKThomp Yesterday: early to airport, crazy at Newark, run to gate, seats given away. Bags got to FL (still there). But not our family of four.

[MowritesNC @MowritesNC]

@united Gate attendant's name tag was turned around presumably so that we couldn't complain because she had just let 2 passengers on and barred us.

[MowritesNC @MowritesNC]

@united We tried and everything was booked solid. We've lost our hotel fees, car deposit, and a fantastic family vacation. Bags still missing.

[MowritesNC @MowritesNC]

@United. Ruined family vacation. Early to airport, seats given away just moments before. Baggage
made it to FL. But not us.