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Charlie O'Malley

@charlesomalley.bsky.social
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writer, dramaturg, scorpio, dad, oaklander. SHAKESPEARE'S MARGARET: THE DRAMATIC LIFE OF A WARRIOR QUEEN available now from @wwnorton.com cwbomalley.com

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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 21h
Today is the 20th anniversary of 30 Rock, THEE gesamptkunstwerk of the 21st century. Happy birthday, 30 Rock; the best days of my flerm. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YDy...
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30 Rock - Barbara Walters parody (The Rural Juror)
YouTube video by Zdeněk Svoboda
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"a parent with one child has more in common with a childless person than they have with a parent of two" ignore the inaccurate headline. this article hit me hard! www.gq.com/story/second...
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My Second Child Is Perfect. He Ruined My Life
In 2024, Zach Baron documented his long journey to fatherhood via IVF in GQ. Now, he reports on the mind-altering chaos (and occasional brilliance) of life with two walking, talking young boys.
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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 08/10/2026
Ingrid Carlberg, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, said the author was in Iceland “listening to the wind” when the academy reached her to notify her of the win. apnews.com/article/nobe...
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Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature
Anne Carson, a Canadian poet and essayist, has won the Nobel Prize in literature. The Swedish Academy recognized her for her bold and inventive work that engages with classical traditions to create ne...
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Jim Bakker has died, two days after Dennis Hastert, so I guess disgraced right-wing hypocritical creeps are really having a moment. One daren't mention the rule of threes on a day like today...
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Elaine Benes: Yes Siree Bob!
Alt: Elaine Benes: Yes Siree Bob!
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
great piece by @redford.bsky.social for @oaklandreviewofbooks.org on the past, present, and future fissures in the Bay. highly recommend reading even if you're not a norcal kid like me.
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Esther Zuckerman @ezwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The cast of the Gilded Age made a Christmas album and I might have squealed when I got this press release. A track with Audra, Donna, AND Kelli???
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Scott W. Stern @scottwstern.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Truly overjoyed to see this detailed, thoughtful, and stunningly generous essay about SHAKESPEARE'S MARGARET (@wwnorton.com) from Elise L. Ryan in the @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social! CC @charlesomalley.bsky.social pghrev.com/the-once-and...
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The Once and Future Queen - Pittsburgh Review of Books
When I think of the great Shakespearean roles for women who would be a challenge and a joy to perform, complex characters like Lady Macbeth, Cleopatra,
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
fantastic piece in the @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social on SHAKESPEARE'S MARGARET (@wwnorton.com)! pghrev.com/the-once-and... @scottwstern.bsky.social
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The Once and Future Queen - Pittsburgh Review of Books
When I think of the great Shakespearean roles for women who would be a challenge and a joy to perform, complex characters like Lady Macbeth, Cleopatra,
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Megan Greenwell @greenwell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I’m writing a book about teaching reading and what it even means to be “a good reader.” I want to talk to as many teachers, librarians, parents, and students as possible. If you have thoughts about reading, please get in touch at readingmachinebook@gmail.com. (And please pass along!)
THE READING MACHINE By Megan Greenwell
Imprint: Dey Street Books
August 10, 2026
Former Deadspin editor-in-chief and author of BAD COMPANY Megan Greenwell's THE READING MACHINE, a narrative investigation into how policy and profit reshaped the relationship between American children and books, changing what literacy is for and leaving millions of students behind in the process, to Libby Burton at Dey Street Books, at auction, by Anna Sproul-Latimer at Neon Literary (NA).
Rights: kent@neonliterary.com
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The Spectre Haunting Europe @frightfulhobgoblin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ed Sheeran claiming to be 'culturally Irish' gives the vibe that he thought being Irish was pints o' Guinness and shamrocks rather than implacable multi-generational communitarian struggle against imperialism.
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
an AI agent... just when you think you have heard it all 🙃
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
mrs. dalloway said she would schedule the damn zoom call herself
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Dorothy, a publishing project @dorothyproject.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Friends, book reviews are drying up. We all know this. But it's worth repeating. Advance reviews we used to (gratefully!) count on are no longer a given; we're not getting them. Newspapers where intrepid reviewers used to talk about our books . . . well, you know. PLEASE, if you read our books . . .
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
name your fav bob
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Velma Kelly in Chicago
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
book tour is complete! thank you to all who came out to hear about SHAKESPEARE'S MARGARET, and to all the venues who hosted us from SF to DC to NY to Boston to LA to Pittsburgh! we had a fabulous time.
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 18/08/2026
#OtD 18 Aug 1936 the gay socialist poet Federico García Lorca was most likely executed, during the Spanish civil war. "I will always be on the side of those who have nothing and who are not even allowed to enjoy the nothing they have in peace." workingclasshistory.com/2020/06/17/e...
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
these are a few of my favorite things.
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Kyle Stevens @cinementalist.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
If your movie review doesn't go viral, shut down websites, and inspire wars across genders, academic subfields, and bot systems, it's a failure now.
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
it's always a treat to see the understudy. they're thrilled out of their mind and the audience is full of their friends and family cheering their brains out. it's a wonderful communal experience
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
@scottwstern.bsky.social wrote about our book and the idea of the "character biography" for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social !! check it out !!
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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Adding to my tottering TBR stack, given Bob Duffy's sterling review. Authors @scottwstern.bsky.social and @charlesomalley.bsky.social dive into Shakespeare's fascination with "ambitious, adulterous, aggressive" Margaret through 4 plays, giving her more lines than King Lear. @wirobooks.bsky.social
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
a joy to talk with ann on @vulgarhistory.bsky.social! take a listen!
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Ann Foster @vulgarhistory.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Shakespeare wrote memorable female characters, and none appear as often as Margaret of Anjou. The new book SHAKESPEARE’S MARGARET explains all, and so do authors Charles O’Malley and Scott W. Stern on this week’s Vulgar History podcast! pod.link/1489560920/e...
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
full article here: slate.com/life/2026/07...
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One Movie Was More Prescient Than Any Other About Cancel Culture’s Bleak Afterlife
We are living in the end of Tár.
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
great article--i too am haunted by the last 20 minutes of tár and think about it **all the time**
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
a true delight
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A thrill and an honor to speak with the icon Barbara Bogaev on @folger.edu's podcast Shakespeare Unlimited. Take a listen! www.folger.edu/podcasts/sha...
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Shakespeare's Margaret | Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Fascinating goings ons at the great @portersqbooks.bsky.social !!
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
thank you @wirobooks.bsky.social for this great review!
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Scott and I will be at @politicsprose.bsky.social (Connecticut Ave location) on Monday Aug 3 at 7pm to discuss Shakespeare's Margaret. DC folks, come thru!
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/07/2026
Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.
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Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Northern Renaissance > Italian Renaissance
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
ok, you know what else is inaccurate, you bunch of spoiled, minimally talented brats?
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
if life is a test, they have failed it in ways unprecedented in human history.
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
pope francis once said he likes to think of hell as empty. i hope that he is right and no one suffers there. that said, if hell is real, i am positive there is a trap door in the supreme court floor and those monsters go there immediately the instant their hearts stop beating.
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Flat Pluto Coven @adhdgobl.in · 28/06/2026
Mel Brooks has been around for 40% of the US's existence.
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Donald O'Connor and Gene Kelly did not sing, tap, and play each other's fiddles hella homoerotically so you could tell me AI is "inevitable"
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
loved talking with kate of @draftingthepast.bsky.social (one my my favorite podcasts!!) about SHAKESPEARE'S MARGARET. take a listen!
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Drafting the Past @draftingthepast.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
What fun to talk with @charlesomalley.bsky.social and @scottwstern.bsky.social about how they navigated sharing a writing project and a life, and the fabulous book, SHAKESPEARE'S MARGARET (@wwnorton.com) that resulted. Listen to our conversation here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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Charles O'Malley and Scott Stern Collaborate On A Book and A Life
Podcast Episode · Drafting the Past · June 23 · 52m
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
next stop: pasadena on june 29!
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
thrilling to launch our book tour for SHAKESPEARE'S MARGARET at @booksinc.bsky.social in alameda! thank you to all who came out!
Two authors speaking at a book event.A group of people posing with copies of a bookPosters advertising a book event
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
(•_•) <) )╯Publique fundinge / \ \(•_•) ( (> for the artes and humanityes / \ (•_•) <) )> doth benefit everyone! / \
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
as the kids say, no choice but to stan
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
now imagine what the 2028 los angeles olympics are going to be like. and what they could be like.
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
excellent pieces from jake flanagin in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social on the weird years that have passed us by between the devil wears prada and its sequel. read it!
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
"people mustn't speak about that which they know nothing about" -evergreen quote from one of my college professors on another professor's take on jean genet, relevant to everything
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Charlie O'Malley @charlesomalley.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
it's no "angela basset did the thing" but i have been singing "gitchie gitchie lesley manville" nonstop since sunday
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Folger Shakespeare Library @folger.edu · 04/06/2026
Margaret of Anjou provides insight into Shakespeare’s understanding of gender and sexuality. In "Shakespeare's Margaret: The Dramatic Life of a Warrior Queen, @charlesomalley.bsky.social and @scottwstern.bsky.social track the evolution of her portrayal. Excerpt here: www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
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Shakespeare's Margaret in Honduras | Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...
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