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Catherine Hapka

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Still out here writing for kids and YA rep: Katherine Latshaw at Folio Literary Management Horse enthusiast, cat magnet, music fan, night owl, swing state voter, lazy gardener She/her catherinehapka.com

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A question for any 19th century English lit scholars (please boost!): when were Lord Byron's letters to his wife first published? I haven't been able to find a specific date for those yet. (I'm assuming it must have been after her death in 1860, but I could be wrong even about that vague assumption)

01.03.2026 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Bowie, Pretenders, White Album (but I'd miss the Sex Pistols for sure!)

01.03.2026 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ha! Love it!!

01.03.2026 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Guess that includes facial hair, right? Ha!

01.03.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My exemption in the War on Cars

01.03.2026 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's like nothing anyone's ever seen before.

01.03.2026 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Which 80s star had the best hair?

01.03.2026 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Look where so many people falling for the excuse that β€œit was only locker room talk” has gotten us.

28.02.2026 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5455    πŸ” 1194    πŸ’¬ 153    πŸ“Œ 52

😁

28.02.2026 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's much funnier if you imagine them fuming over access to the least sickly tulip from tulip mania.

27.02.2026 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A+ alt text game!

27.02.2026 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oof. Probably.

27.02.2026 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Meh, I'm not much of a Who fan, but I'll play:

1. I Can't Explain
2. Happy Jack
3. Baba O'Reilly

27.02.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Album cover: Appetite for Destruction by Guns N Roses.

Album cover: Appetite for Destruction by Guns N Roses.

Gotta agree with those who said this one:

27.02.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bowie: Diamond Dogs

27.02.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Both great songs, but White Wedding has more nostalgia value for me personally.

27.02.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Toss up for me between Bruce and the Clash, with Stevie Wonder a close runner up.

27.02.2026 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, this.
Plus healthcare that doesn't bankrupt anyone.
And equal rights for all people.

27.02.2026 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats and hope for joy to you!

26.02.2026 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A black cat flopped in a red chair under a blanket with a book beside it and a nice blend of feline and human aspects

A black cat flopped in a red chair under a blanket with a book beside it and a nice blend of feline and human aspects

Asako Yoshihama

13.02.2026 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Minnesota is not over, guys.

25.02.2026 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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White People for Peace -- Against Me

25.02.2026 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Album cover: The self-titled debut album by the Pretenders. Image shows the band, with Chrissie Hynde second from left in a bright red moto jacket, the others in dark suits/jackets.

Album cover: The self-titled debut album by the Pretenders. Image shows the band, with Chrissie Hynde second from left in a bright red moto jacket, the others in dark suits/jackets.

Start: Precious
Finish: Mystery Achievement

25.02.2026 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Blue sky background with graphic stars, the cover of Touch the Sky, an emblem for the monarch award, and the Association of Illinois School Library Educators

Blue sky background with graphic stars, the cover of Touch the Sky, an emblem for the monarch award, and the Association of Illinois School Library Educators

OMG! TOUCH THE SKY has been nominated for The Monarch Award -- a readers' choice state award in Illinois -- and I am so thrilled!

Full list of all the other noms, including @fuse8.bsky.social and Andrea Tsurumi's hilarious book, POP! GOES THE NURSERY RHYME here: drive.google.com/file/d/1O_ZL...

24.02.2026 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1

(But if I had to guess, I’d bet it involved an internal memo that included the word β€œengagement.”)

25.02.2026 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t have an explanation but I HAAAAAATE it.

25.02.2026 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So cute! Welcome!

25.02.2026 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lily
Rosemary
The Jack of Hearts
Big Jim

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