Brittany Pickering

Proofreader. Former book copy editor and newsweekly editor-in-chief. Erratic book reviewer. Librocubicularist. Podcast fanatic. Knitter. Purveyor of snark.

[Brittany Pickering @brittpickering8]

I saw someone use the term "Harvard comma," and I'm certain everything just needs to be burned down to ashes.

[🐢🐢🐢John Green🐢🐢🐢 @johngreen]

My reply to the board members of @FishersIN and @NoblesvilleIN seeking to remove my books (and over a hundred others) from the young adult literature shelves in their libraries. Heartbreaking for this to happen in Central Indiana, where I live and strive to support.

[Brittany Pickering @brittpickering8]

@jjbennett64 @LethalityJane It’s $24 if you want to take more than 3 cycling classes a month.

[Brittany Pickering @brittpickering8]

@LethalityJane I’m canceling too. And I know two other people who also are cancelling. This was not a smart move.

[Brittany Pickering @brittpickering8]

@Oj_finn @maria_kardamoon This thread is fascinating! Thank you! Can the internet have more of this and less of the other stuff please?

[Oliver Finnegan @Oj_finn]

A set of notebooks that belonged to a Danish sailor c.1690, six of which have have unusual black pages. One has been written on with chalk, while the others have writing etched into the pages. Below is breakdown of what we have discovered about them with a few observations /1

[Jane Austen First Drafts @Austen1stDrafts]

I’m an Austen purist. I demand that all Austen adaptations be historically accurate. Instead of filming them, audience members must visit country houses to watch the actors perform each scene. The runtime for Pride and Prejudice is 14 months, 3 days, and 7 hours.

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

It should have been over when he called Mexicans rapists.

It should have been over when he mocked a disabled reporter.

It should have been over when he bragged about sexual assault.

It should have been over a thousand times.

Think of the damage done because somehow it wasn’t.

[Brittany Pickering @brittpickering8]

@kariebookish I’m American and understood all but about 5 words in each of two sentences toward the end. My husband is British though, and I listen to a lot of Scottish/Glaswegian music. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Brittany Pickering @brittpickering8]

@KristineLVe Subscribed and followed on Instagram! Thank you for doing nice things for other people!

[Brittany Pickering @brittpickering8]

@slipstitchldn Why will this person not teach their kids themselves? I taught my nieces and it takes a LOT of patience. Why put that on someone else?

[AskAubry 🦋 🐆🦝 @ask_aubry]

Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.

Margaret Atwood

He thought he could stalk her straight.

[Brittany Pickering @brittpickering8]

@GrammarTable Read books and looked at or referenced knitting patterns. People need to mind their own business.

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

Hearing @lizzo play some of the Library's priceless antique instruments on Monday was such a gift, and we were honored and happy to help her share that gift with her concert audience Tuesday night. Here is some more behind-the-scenes footage of her Library tour. #LizzoAtLOC

[Brittany Pickering @brittpickering8]

@CathJSweeney You gotta do stretches (like for gamers) and get some Voltaren.

[ella dawson @brosandprose]

In the wake of unsealed documents from the Depp v. Heard defamation trial, folks have been posting their regrets about believing Johnny Depp and mocking Amber Heard. If you too are waking up, here are some questions I suggest that you explore in good faith. 🧵

[Brittany Pickering @brittpickering8]

@seandudeee I was SO disappointed. He absolutely ruined it for me, and I had wanted to see them for so long. The rest of the band were great and I could tell they were trying. But he was just a joke.

[Brittany Pickering @brittpickering8]

@JohnNolanMusic I’ve wanted to see Taking Back Sunday since the early 2000s and have been a fan for a long time. YOU and the rest of the musicians were great.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

American reporters, take note. This is how it’s done.

[George Takei @GeorgeTakei]

Wait. They want us to focus on the school door being unlocked?

So let me get this straight: They say it should have been much harder to enter the building, but won’t make it harder to buy the AR-15 he used to kill 19 kids and two teachers?

Do you hear how insane that sounds?!