Jana Wekel

Yay!! I think it looks great. Now off to get those drinks.

Not pictured: emergency surgery on said monstera.

Challenge accepted!

When people say 'politics is too divisive now,' what they really mean is 'I was more comfortable when certain groups suffered quietly.'

Yessss ich freue mich!!

Yesss congratulations!!

Oh no, sending virtual tea and hoping you feel better tomorrow!

Let's keep it up, Berlin!

A photograph of the bookstore Otherland in Berlin, Germany

Looking for some joy in these dark days @otherlandberlin.bsky.social

"You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution."

Ursula K. Le Guin / The Dispossessed

Octavia Butler couldn’t see the future. She saw what was happening in front of her and, in addition to studying the past, was able to imagine where it would lead. It’s important to tell the truth about her because mythologizing her is a disservice to her legacy.

Wenn du eine Lösung findest, sag unbedingt Bescheid :/

3/ There's a whole slice of the right-wing trying to "claim" the history of "western civ" in support of their 21st century agenda. They mostly don't know anything about the history, but just thinks roman busts and latin quips make them sound smrt. The ones who do know, they're just liars.

Sending hugs ❤️‍🩹 habe mir das Buch direkt bestellt.

“Christopher Nolan will make the plot of The Odyssey comprehensible to people who haven’t read it.” Sir, have you ever seen a Christopher Nolan movie

Title: MY YEAR-END READING STATISTICS Image: Five colourful diagrams. 1. Most considered authors: Joyce. Proust. Tolstoy Considered reading (all ticked) Actually read (none ticked) 2. Non-fiction Titles consumed (19 blocks) Information retained (2 of the 19 shaded) 3. Unread book pile A bar chart. Last year (high) This year (higer still) 17% increase 4. Loans Books lent vs books returned. The difference between the two is labelled "friendships under review" 5.Audiobook listening A pie chart with 4 sections Concentrating: 42% Passively absorbing: 26% Completely distracted: 19% Asleep: 13%

MY YEAR-END READING STATISTICS #wrapped
(originally for @theguardian.com)

Awww thanks! I hope you like it :)

forgetting your headphones at home is the modern equivalent of leaving your sword behind in medieval times

When I was a buyer at a large indie, my rule of thumb was:

1 preorder: huh, let me take a closer look at this one
2 preorders: we need to stock this book
3 preorders: we should order enough to face this out
4+ preorders: this should be on front-of-store display

How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance

NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.

I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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Woohoo!! 🥳

"Faster than light?"

"Anything can be achieved," the alien's translation device said, "by balancing the four fundamental chkoi."

"You mean gravity, electromagnetism, and the nuclear forces?"

"No, the fundamental chkoi."

"What are they?"

"Spite, tiredness, hope, and 'fuck it'."

#MicroFiction

Some time back, my friend @sigridellis.bsky.social ended a disability-related panel at WisCon with the following sentiment, & it's what I'm holding onto today:

Joy is the best reason to work for a better world, but if joy is inaccessible to you right now, spite will do.

fwiw my therapist was straight-up like “pull every single legit coping lever you have right now and don’t feel guilty about it, distraction is key,” maybe you also needed to hear this

📚✨Repost with your five favourite reads from this year ~SO FAR

Witch King by Martha Wells
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher
Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang
When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
The City in Glass by Nghi Vo

Excellent list!

Viel Durchhaltevermögen!

Sir Terry Pratchett's Night Watch to become Penguin Classic | Terry Pratchett Sir Terry Pratchett's iconic Discworld novel Night Watch, featuring Commander Sam Vimes, to be published as a Penguin Classic.

We are thrilled to announce that Sir Terry Pratchett’s NIGHT WATCH is set to become a Penguin Classic, publishing in April 2025.

terrypratchett.com/news/terry-p...

Mein Exemplar ist heute angekommen - freue mich schon, die tolle Pilzpunk-Geschichte von @krachstelze.bsky.social wieder und die anderen Beiträge neu zu lesen!

Went to see the exhibition about the Palace of the Republic in the Humboldt-Forum today (highly recommended if you happen to be in Berlin!), now trying to decide what to read next ...