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Founder of Winding Road Stories Coming out of seclusion 1/1/26

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Seamus Heaney: The Christmas card maker Festive cards designed by poet go on display, reflecting Heaneyโ€™s investment in friendships

For more than 30 years, Seamus Heaney designed his own Christmas cards for family and friends, featuring artwork by favourite artists or his children alongside lines from works in progress. The cards were printed by his friend Peter Fallon of The Gallery Press.

www.irishtimes.com/culture/seam...

10.12.2025 21:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Sydney Sweeney Knocks Out Christy Martin in Rock โ€™Em Sock โ€™Em & Talks Her Pro Boxing Ambitions
YouTube video by Sports Illustrated Sydney Sweeney Knocks Out Christy Martin in Rock โ€™Em Sock โ€™Em & Talks Her Pro Boxing Ambitions

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Christy Martin is a legend! I cannot wait to see this film, and I'm so proud they did this shoot with her and Sydney Sweeney in NYC at Trinity Boxing, my home gym.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6T7...

10.12.2025 17:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Grateful to @mollyjongfast.bsky.social for stopping by our book club tonight to discuss her candid new memoir, How to Lose Your Mother. If you have a parent dealing with dementia, this book will speak to you. Thanks, as always, to @jeanhanff.bsky.social for hosting the best book club in the world.

09.12.2025 03:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Always great to see @aceatkins.bsky.social, as he stopped by @mysteriousbookshop.com to talk about his awesome new 80s soy thriller, Everybody Wants to Rule the World. Also great to see my fellow New Yorkers Megan Abbott and Jonathan Santlofer as well!

09.12.2025 03:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Writer Who Dazzled on the Page but Lived for the Margins

New biography of Denis Johnson.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/b...

02.12.2025 14:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When I first met @erinlouis666.bsky.social nearly two years ago, I knew she was ready to take a giant leap forward as an author and storyteller. This book represents that leap, and I couldn't be prouder to work with her to bring it to readers.

02.12.2025 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, I saw it on Broadway. It was thrilling!

02.12.2025 03:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert

A national treasure
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNmc...

01.12.2025 21:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A lot of us wouldn't be doing what we are doing if not for this fella
RIP DANIEL WOODRELL

30.11.2025 01:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 89    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Patti Smith Hasn't Lost a Beat and Neither Has 'Horses' At her recent New York shows Patti Smith celebrated her classic debut album, raising hell with the band she's led for 50 years

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

29.11.2025 18:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88 Sir Tom won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love.

It's been a long year.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

29.11.2025 17:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've enjoyed playing it way more than I should

29.11.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's fun, right?

29.11.2025 15:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm digging Shuffalo!

28.11.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Icon, Dies at 81

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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/a...

24.11.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Modern Love by David Bowie

20.11.2025 03:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One of my favorite cities in the world! I hope you are having a blast!

19.11.2025 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Welcome back, Catlyn Ladd! The Jehovah Project debuts in the fall of 2026!

19.11.2025 19:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our horror queen emeritus Clare Castleberry returns! How to Sedate Yourself and Others debuts in the spring of 2026!

19.11.2025 19:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How to Read a Poem with Paul Muldoon Explore contemporary poetry with Pulitzer Prizewinning poet Paul Muldoon, former poetry editor of The New Yorker. Recently published poems will be discussed.

For my NYC poetry lovers, Paul Muldoon will be conducting a series of (hopefully monthly) conversations on contemporary poetry at the South Street Seaport Museum. The first one will be on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. Still limited seats available:
events.humanitix.com/how-to-read-....

19.11.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Grateful to frequent book club member โฆSam Sussmanโฉ for stopping by to talk about his own book, the brilliant Boy From the North Country. A more poignant book about the relationship between a son and his mother you will not find. Congratulations, Sam, on an extraordinary debut novel!

19.11.2025 03:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MacKenzie Scott says her college roommate loaned her $1,000 so she wouldnโ€™t have to drop outโ€”and is now inspiring her to give away billions MacKenzie Scott has donated over $19 billion in the past five years.

The ripple effect from an act of kindness...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...

17.11.2025 13:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This 1,200-Page Poetry Book Affirms Seamus Heaneyโ€™s Towering Genius

Can't wait to spend time with this.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/b...

17.11.2025 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For people too young to remember these epic battles, I don't think they have any idea of their magnitude on the pop culture scale. There will never be an equivalent.

15.11.2025 01:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The World According to John Irving

โ€œHe sits down at the same time every day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year, and writes. Itโ€™s like a scientist who continues to do experiments. John is still experimenting, still growing, still trying to figure out the craft."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/s...

03.11.2025 22:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Essay by Patti Smith: Art Rats in New York City Finding my own words.

Art Rats in New York City โค๏ธ
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

02.11.2025 02:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Sacred Space Where 90-Year-Old Jazz Records Reign

One of the many reasons I love NYC.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/a...

01.11.2025 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tomorrow, join us as we honor one of Hollywoodโ€™s brightest talents: actor, filmmaker and activist Robert Redford.

Our 24-hour salute to his life and work begins at 6am ET with A BRIDGE TOO FAR (โ€™77).

01.11.2025 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 162    ๐Ÿ” 43    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

Brooklyn's own โค๏ธ

28.10.2025 01:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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