Martha Barnette

Pretty! The magazine AND the cat, too. 🙂

Thanks for the heads up! Looking forward to reading this.

This is gonna be fun!

The Education of Jane Cumming review – sexuality, race and a real school scandal Sophie Heldman’s drama about two teachers accused of lesbianism by a pupil is exhilaratingly candid

Props to my dear friend Lillian Faderman for this splendid review of the new film based on her book SCOTCH VERDICT! www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

Happy birthday, Chuck D!

“In other words, Spanish is not a foreign language. It's woven all through the history, culture, and communities of the United States, especially the Southwest, California, and Florida. You cannot name the most important parts of California without Spanish.” Thanks, @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social‬

Same! Previous soundtracks for past books were Joan Armadtrading, Shawn Colvin, and Prince. Listened incessantly!

January linkstack New newsletters, a new print magazine (!), the AI naming crisis, and more.

January links! Credits: @mashedradish.bsky.social @marthabarnette.bsky.social @paperairplane.pub @stancarey.bsky.social @stronglang.bsky.social @grammargirl.bsky.social & more! fritinancy.substack.com/p/january-li...

“Neighborism”! Love it.

Here’s to spit-polished beans!

I’m still perendinating about this.

But wait — where’s Useless Etymology??

A Year in Reading: 2025 The Millions has been on hiatus for the last year, so we’ve had to scale back our editorial output to just our seasonal Most Anticipated lists. But we couldn’t let 2025 go by without bringing out our ...

“ . . made my first foray into audiobooks with my girl Martha Barnette’s impossibly delightful (and wonderfully narrated) Friends with Words.” Thanks, The Millions! themillions.com/2025/12/a-ye...

I’m in San Diego, but hoping to get over there sometime in 2026! DM me :)

This is 67: Public Radio Host Martha Barnette Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire "I did kind of like going into a store where the salesperson needed ID, looked at my driver license, and said, 'Oh! You’re eligible for our wisdom discount!'”

A chewy chat about aging, regrets, goals, and adjusting—and how words change as we do. Check out this @oldstermag.bsky.social questionnaire:

Nooooooooo!!!!!

The 173 Best Book Covers of 2025 Per Literary Hub tradition, I am pleased to present the best book covers of the year—as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers. This year, I asked 52 designers to share their fa…

When it comes to books, I guess you can judge a cover. Here’s a spectacular list from @literaryhub.bsky.social. I’m delighted it includes the gorgeous cover of FRIENDS WITH WORDS. Richly deserved! The whole list is a treat for the eyes.

Listen in and nerd out! Lots of fun chatting about words and wonderful books 🙂📚

Great time sharing the joy of language with Arik and his listeners!

The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #156: Martha Barnette "If you have deep knowledge of a subject and want to share it widely, consider framing it within stories from your life."

Fun chat about memoir and hypnagogic inspiration with @saribotton.bsky.social (“Hypnagogic”? Hint: It’s a great excuse for a nap! 😁)
#memoir #writersofbluesky #amwriting #readinglist #bookchat

As you should! 👊🏼

Wow. Devastating. Thank you so much for posting.

Huge congratulations!!!

Tune in our show this weekend for a first mention of Second Mentions! 😉

Thanks! I’m as surprised as anyone, but will take it. :)

Cover of Friends with Words: Adventures in Languageland by Martha Barnette, plus the USA TODAY Best-Selling Booklist badge

Well, THAT’s a nice little bit of good news amid all the other mishegoss! Friends with Words made USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Booklist last week. Huzzah!

OMG! This is awful!

Hard agree about the Southern Fest! Had a wonderful time at my sesh with Stefan Fatsis and Z Z Packer, and loved being able to stroll over to the No Kings march, too.

OMG, I would totally watch that trivia night! What a show!

Dang! Why am I out of town??