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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I’m teaching a weekend novel writing workshop in the sweet town of Manzanita on the coast of Oregon next month. September 12-13. Limited to ten people. So looking forward to it. Feel free to pass this on to anyone you think might be interested. #writingworkshop #oregoncoast #novelwriting #writers

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

“All This Staring at Our Faces Is Messing With Our Heads.” This excellent piece strikes at the core of so much. I read it twice to let the scope of it more fully sink in.

nytimes.com

Opinion | FaceTime, Zoom and Ring Cameras Are Warping Our Reality (Gift Article)

Staring at ourselves on screens, on video and on social media is taking us to a dark place.

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Absolutely loved THINGS WE NEVER SAY. Happy to see it on the longlist!

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Go Hungary. Please show the world how it’s done! Our hearts are with you! 🤍

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Always as good as the last time I read it.

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Holy Week in Pollença. Caught the Jesus and Mary chain coming down the avenue with trumpets and fireworks.

Stone buildings in Spain on narrow, cobbled street leading to a church tower at the end.

Stone buildings on a narrow, cobbled street in Spain leading to a mountain with trees at the end.

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

My last novel was published during a tragic time in my life. This new novel takes a fictional peek at those dark days and dares to hope. So grateful to be working with @catapultbooks.bsky.social and @Rhondaroni.bsky.social under their Hawthorne Books imprint. #booksky #reinventyourself #expat #grief

Text only press release of Deborah Reed’s Novel, MOBILE CREATURES.

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Reading Tracy K Smith’s FEAR LESS POETRY IN PERILOUS TIMES near turquoise waters is a start. #reset #booksky #keepgoing

The cover of Tracy K Smith’s book of essays, FEAR LESS POETRY IN PERILOUS TIMES.

Turquoise water between cliffs and trees.

Turquoise water with waves between rocky cliffs.

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

On an island with stray cats, ancient burial caves, and aquamarine waters, I discover that someone who rented this apartment before me left behind a copy of one of my books. The owners say they were either from London or Munich. Strange to have had a part of me in this room before I arrived.

A row of books on a shelf that include PALE MORNING LIGHT WITH VIOLET SWAN by Deborah Reed

Ancient burial cave opening with palms and brush.

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Reposting to include this quote on the importance of reading: “Perhaps consuming a few dozen book pages a day should become the new 10,000 daily steps — a basic foundation of activity to maintain cognitive fitness.”

nytimes.com

Opinion | There’s a Good Reason You Can’t Concentrate

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The Paris Review @parisreview.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

“After I won the Pulitzer … My parents were stunned, and extremely proud, but I remember my father said, ‘You should always have a backup plan. You’re like a politician now, and you will go in and out of favor.’” —Jhumpa Lahiri

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Jhumpa Lahiri, The Art of Fiction No. 262

“I seldom know where I’m headed, but if the story is meant to be, you cross over to the other side—you’re inside it, and there’s an engine.”

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Some kind of invasive ape 🏳️‍⚧️ @wargonopsid.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ... there's info on who to complain to to try to stop this at the end of the article, lets share this message and try our best to stop it.

morethanjustparks.substack.com

BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests

One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland. And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

If this were fiction, naming the murdered Pretti and Good would be too on the nose. But it is somehow true. And every time we speak their names more than one thing will resonate. 🥹

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 19/01/2026

For many European governments, Donald Trump’s threat of punitive tariffs against anyone who tries to stop him taking Greenland was the final straw in their failing relationship with the U.S. Divorce, they believe, is now inevitable.

politico.eu

Trump’s Greenland threats push Europe toward divorcing America

With NATO thrown into question, some officials see the “coalition of the willing” as the basis for a new alliance without the U.S.

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Well. Well. “In 1943, the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun travelled to Germany and met with Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. After returning to Norway, he sent his Nobel medal to Goebbels as a gesture of thanks for the meeting. Goebbels was honoured by the gift…” 🤔

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The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable - Nobel Peace Prize

The medal and the diploma are the physical symbols confirming that an individual or organisation has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The prize itself – the honour and recognition – remains insepar...

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Today in Berlin I spoke with a dental hygienist from Iran, a cab driver from Turkey, and a rug dealer from Afghanistan all in a language that was not our first, and we all said the exact same thing: Why and how and what do we do to live in a world where the people in power are trying to kill us?

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

A shout-out to @brainchain.ca! Here lived the remarkable artist and human being, Käthe Kollwitz. A plaque at the site of her former home. “I agree that my art has purposes, I want to work in this time, in which people are so at a loss and in need of help” Käthe Kollwitz, diary entry 4. December 1922

Plaque in German commemorating artist Käthe Kollwitz in the place of her former residence before it was destroyed in the war.

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

"I’m not mad at you." That's about all I can take today.

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Take a moment to catch your breath and be reminded of the beautiful and profound.

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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 06/12/2025

This, on Hannah Arendt and the perils of making her an icon rather than wrestling with what she thought and wrote, is very good.

nytimes.com

Hannah Arendt Is Not Your Icon

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Reasons to be Cheerful @reasonstobecheerful.world · 03/12/2025

See what stories caught our attention this week, including positive progress for mass transit in Serbia and a deposit return scheme that’s making waves. reasonstobecheerful.world/what-were-re...

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Recently spent a couple of nights in a tiny house in the forest near the border of Poland. This sign and string were next to the bed. I was afraid to pull it, and then…

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Just sent my new novel off to my agent. Whew. My mind drifts back to my last, here, which came out during the pandemic. So many things went wrong with its launch, but the lovely Margaret Renkl called it “A beautiful, shimmering, heart-lifting testament to the power of memory and love and art.” 🥹

Photo of book called PALE MORNING LIGHT WITH VIOLET SWAN on marble table with candles and plant.

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Ach. What a lovely ache this leaves behind. Thank you, Margaret.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Huge congratulations to Omar El Akkad and this book. An extraordinary voice and an extraordinary and courageous piece of work. 👏

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

The misogyny is the point

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Deborah Reed @deborahreedwriter.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

“Quiet piggy” should be getting waaaaay more traction.

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