Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Looking forward to hearing Sherry Turkle discuss her new book tomorrow! 000
Reposted by Deborah KopsJewish Women's Archive @jwaonline.bsky.social · 03/09/2026“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” Today, we mourn Gloria Steinem - writer, organizer, and feminist icon whose work helped transform the possibilities of American life. May her memory be for a revolution. Read more: buff.ly/V45ULTK 0148
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Steinem presented this memoir about 11 years ago in a church in Cambridge. The church was packed and the gathering felt like a giant consciousness-raising group straight out of the 70s. It was wonderful. She was wonderful. #GloriaSteinem 000
Reposted by Deborah KopsBette Midler @therealbettemidler.bsky.social · 25/08/2026He’s tightening the noose. They are rigging and getting all hands on deck to steal the coming midterms. Vote like your life depends on it. It does. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/u...nytimes.comSupreme Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for NowThe administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot. 412240
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison seems to be riding an elephant in the Great Elephant Migration art installation on the Commonwealth Avenue mall in Boston. 040
Reposted by Deborah KopsSarah S. Brannen @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026A fun and gratifying event today at the oldest public library in the US, in Franklin, Mass. as governor Maura Healey signed the Massachusetts Freedom to Read Bill. The speeches were all really good. And kudos to @authorsabb.bsky.social and @massaabb.bsky.social for years of hard work. 26017
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Am speechless. Yet again. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...nytimes.comTrump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It (Gift Article)The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth. 000
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Watch Haberman tonight at 6:30 Eastern! www.eventbrite.com/e/regime-cha...eventbrite.comRegime Change: Maggie Haberman on Trump’s unchecked second termJoin Maggie Haberman to explore how Trump’s second term is testing the limits of presidential power. 000
Reposted by Deborah KopsViet Thanh Nguyen @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Stand for children, stand for refugees, stand for the people being bombed vs the bombers, and you’ll be on the right side of history 05212
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Belated birthday wishes, Henry David Thoreau [July 12, 1827]: Nature lover, writer, abolitionist, farmer, and pencil maker. Disobedient, but always civil. #HenryDavidThoreau 010
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Before you head for #WaldenPond, check @waldenpondstate.bsky.social‘s latest post to make sure it’s open. 010
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 01/07/2026So interesting! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comThe Pursuit of Hungriness: 250 Years of American Food Innovation (Gift Article)Sliced bread. Soul food. Cheetos. Here are 25 inventions, crazes and cravings that defined the national diet, decade by decade. 010
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 22/06/2026A film featuring an extraordinary Israeli stand-up comedian, Noam Shuster-Eliassi. She made me laugh--at times--and helped me understand what is happening, and not happening, in Israel and Palestine. Available until July 4. kinema.com/events/Coexi...kinema.comCoexistence, My Ass! On DemandGet tickets for the virtual screening of Coexistence, My Ass! 020
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 21/06/2026In her review of Ann Patchett's novel Whistler, Helen Schulman asks, "Is there a place in serious literature for kind, happy characters and kind, happy stories?" Good question! #literaryfiction www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/b...nytimes.comAnn Patchett’s Latest Will Engage Your Mind and Warm Your Heart 030
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 20/06/2026“We are at a historical juncture: Jewish and Palestinian citizens need to be offered a decisive plan that champions life, equality and Israeli-Palestinian peace.” Alon-Lee Green of @standing-together.bsky.social, quoted in the NY Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/o...nytimes.comOpinion | This New Party Wants to Write a New Future for Israel 053
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 13/06/2026What a moving conversation. Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Ruby Bridges about her enduring connection with Robert Cole. #RubyBridges #RobertCole www.npr.org/2026/06/12/n...npr.orgCivil rights icon Ruby Bridges remembers her friend, child psychiatrist Robert ColesNPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with civil rights icon Ruby Bridges about her friend, Pulitzer Prize winning child psychiatrist Robert Coles, who died on June 4 at 97. 000
Reposted by Deborah KopsDennis Mersereau 🛰️ @wxdam.com · 30/05/2026GLM Lightning Mapper might point to a bolide (fireball) causing that very large boom over southern New England a little while ago. 22648197
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 27/05/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/b...nytimes.comWhere Have All the Book Reviews Gone? 000
Reposted by Deborah KopsThe Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 19/05/2026‘It’s a captivating, slyly sophisticated novel’ We're delighted to announce the winner of the #InternationalBooker2026, supported by Bukhman Philanthropies, is Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King. Discover the book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l... 08660
Reposted by Deborah KopsEmma Kantor @emkantor.bsky.social · 24/04/2026This was such a joy to see take shape! Thanks to the incredible artists who generously contributed their art and their reflections from the Bologna Children's Book Fair! I think we have a new tradition... 1123
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 15/05/2026From @dahliasc.bsky.social: "The vast majority of responses I've been reading all week are concerned with one thing – how my side is being traduced, and their side is evil." www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...haaretz.comEverybody loses in the cynical Israeli-Palestinian sexual violence competitionEfforts to to Discredit Israel's Civil Commission Report on Sexual Violence on October 7 – or the New York Times' Report on Sexual Abuse of Palestinians – Both Rely on the Dangerous Notion That These ... 001
Reposted by Deborah KopsT'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights @truahrabbis.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Join T'ruah on May 15 for the Joint Nakba Remembrance Ceremony, hosted by Combatants for Peace. This year’s theme—“Sumud in Humanity”—speaks to remaining rooted, maintaining dignity & preserving one’s humanity even when both history and present realities put it to the test. Register: buff.ly/kTlcD9j 081
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 14/05/2026In honor of #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth, some favorites 111
Reposted by Deborah KopsJewish Women's Archive @jwaonline.bsky.social · 01/05/2026In 1895, American Jewess became the first English-language magazine created for American Jewish women. Across its pages spanned calls for synagogue membership and debates about changing gender roles (including whether bicycle riding was proper for women). Happy Jewish American Heritage Month! 0229
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Thank you! It’s also #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth. Hoping you will release a booklist to honor the occasion. 010
Reposted by Deborah KopsRon Lieber @ronlieber.bsky.social · 17/04/2026BREAKING GOOD NEWS: There is a house at @carleton.edu where you can bake cookies at basically any time. I spent 12 straight hours in the kitchen and came back for breakfast the next morning: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/d...nytimes.comOther Colleges Have Frat Houses. This One Has a Cookie House. 35614
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Take a break from the news and listen to these wonderful writers read their work. 000
Reposted by Deborah KopsMelissa Stewart @mstewartscience.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Teachers! Librarians! Writers! Join us for this craft-focused discussion of our recently published nature books for kids. @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social @gianferrari-m.bsky.social @loreegriffinburns.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social 082
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 02/04/2026forward.com/news/816604/...forward.comSeder subway stunt rolls Passover out in public — but watch that matzo ball soupAt the third annual “Subway Seder,” participants danced, shvitzed and noshed 000
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Hachette published this horror fiction last fall. They were going to release the US edition this spring but a test revealed a lot of AI input. #amwriting Not AI. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/b...nytimes.comHorror Novel ‘Shy Girl’ Canceled Over Suspected A.I. Use 010
Reposted by Deborah KopsMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 25/02/2026The US Womens Hockey Team showed far more principle and commitment to our American values and decency than the Mens Hockey Team. Brava to the women who stood tall in courage and strength and compassion. 32778167
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 18/02/2026The Concord Library will have a screening of "The Librarians," followed by a discussion with Maria McCauley, pres. of @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and @kipwilsonwrites.bsky.social on March 8 at 1:30. Register here: concordlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/fil... @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.socialconcordlibrary.assabetinteractive.comFilm Screening and Panel Discussion: The LibrariansJoin us for a screening and panel Discussion of The Librarians. From Academy Award nominee and Peabody winner Kim Snyder. Moderater:Diane Proctor of the League of Women Voters of Concord-Carlisle. P... 052
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 18/02/2026RIP Frederick Wiseman www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/m...nytimes.comFrederick Wiseman, 96, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions, Dies 020
Reposted by Deborah KopsMolly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 10/02/2026"Writing with lyricism and great depth of feeling, Crabapple movingly presents the principled Bund... as “a candle to illuminate the tumultuous present.” Readers will be rapt." my starred review on Publishers Weekly www.publishersweekly.com/9780593229453publishersweekly.comHere Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund by Molly CrabappleThis deeply affecting account from journalist and artist Crabapple (Drawing Blood) explores the largely forgotten history of the... 14011
Reposted by Deborah KopsAnn Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 09/02/2026anntelnaes.substack.com/p/we-already...anntelnaes.substack.comWe already know Trump is a racistThat's not new. 633395
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Love this! The Boston Ballet‘s response to the Pacific Northwest’s #Superbowl challenge. 154
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Really enjoyed @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social‘s presentation of her delightful new picture book Lolly on the Ice at the @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social. Kids love the Zamboni, pictured on book covers beneath the jacket. 030
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Was going to CVS and Whole Foods for a few things, when thankfully an acquaintance reminded me about the #GeneralStrike. And so I turned around. This guy used to be an independent voter, but no longer. 000
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 26/01/202611 AM EST #kidlit www.ala.unikron.comala.unikron.comT2026 | ALAYouth Media Awards ALA Webcast by UNIKRON Inc. 000
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 24/01/2026www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/2... #kidlit #yalitkirkusreviews.com20 Books To Get Young People Off Their Phones | Kirkus ReviewsWeekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews. 010
Reposted by Deborah KopsDave Epstein @growingwisdom @growinwsdom.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Snowfall map for now. Updates as needed this evening/Saturday etc. 4559
Reposted by Deborah KopsCampsNP @campsnp.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Happy Birthday Alice Paul. @deborahkops.bsky.social 0121
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Lola Lafon's book When You Listen to This Song was inspired by the night she spent alone in the Anne Frank House. It includes her meditations on Anne Frank's life and diary from a writer's point of view, and on her own family history. #AnneFrank #Holocaust www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/b...nytimes.comShe Spent a Night in the Anne Frank House. And Met Ghosts. 021
Deborah Kops @deborahkops.bsky.social · 07/01/2026How to get a lot of writing done: Ask the weather gods to coat your driveway with ice so you can’t go anywhere. #amwriting #kidlit 040
Reposted by Deborah KopsBetsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Day #29: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Nonfiction Books for Older Readers. Forget the picture books. Older nonfiction, that nebulous but ultimately satisfying genre, is where the action is. This list today just proves it. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/29/3...afuse8production.slj.com31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Nonfiction Books for Older ReadersForget the picture books. Older nonfiction, that nebulous but ultimately satisfying genre, is where the action is. This list today just proves it. 1174