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Mary Cronk Farrell @marycronkfarrell.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

New Book Out Today! Incredibly Timely. So excited to introduce you to a new author! Strangers in the Province of Joy: Practicing Radical Hospitality on the US - Mexico Border rises out of Mary’s own personal experience living with immigrants in El Paso, Texas. orbisbooks.com/products/str...

Strangers in the Province of Joy: Practicing Radical Hospitality on the US - Mexico Border rises out of Mary’s own personal experience living with immigrants in El Paso, Texas.

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Florida has ranked No. 1 in the United States when it comes to banning books for the past three years, with 2,300 books removed or restricted from public school libraries. theconversation.com/how-transpar...

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How transparent policies can protect Florida school libraries amid efforts to ban books

Well-designed school library policies make space for community feedback while preserving intellectual freedom.

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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Two Documentaries That Explain This Moment in Libraries and Book Censorship The Librarians and An American Pastoral together are a robust, if imperfect, means of understanding this censorship moment. Can't emphasize enough if The Librarians resonated, see the other. buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

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Two Documentaries That Explain This Moment in Libraries and Book Censorship

The Librarians and An American Pastoral together are a robust, if imperfect, means of understanding this censorship moment.

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Mary Cronk Farrell @marycronkfarrell.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Great episode...my editor say can't sell any of my projects

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PRINT RUN @printrunpodcast.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

NEW EPISODE We talked about working on the nonfiction politics book market, and working on those books when politics is now very concretely right in front of your face soundcloud.com/printrunpodc...

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Episode 184—The Hanger Games

This week we talk about the shifting nature of the politics/culture nonfiction book market–who do publishers imagine their readers to be? How does the broader political horizon change which sorts of b

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Mary Cronk Farrell @marycronkfarrell.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

She was a truly amazing human being and the kind of journalist so rare today.

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Mary Cronk Farrell @marycronkfarrell.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Always makes my day when someone discovers Katherine Leroy!

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Mary Cronk Farrell @marycronkfarrell.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Hi Lynda, I see some signs are gone from Manassas National Battlefield Park, Acadia National Park in Maine & Fort Pulaski National Monument in Georgia. I'm hoping this does not spread to Philly. Will you be post here if you hear anything?

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Mary Cronk Farrell @marycronkfarrell.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Hi Lynda, I'm writing an article on this, particularly the Philadelphia’s President’s House Site. The deadline has passed, has anything happened toward these memorials and images being removed. I'm trying to have the latest news when I publish tonight. Thanks so much.

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Mary Cronk Farrell @marycronkfarrell.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

May 1st • International Workers Day• Thanks @sojustbooks for this great review! "Full of photos and primary documents, Fannie Never Flinched puts Sellins’ story in the context of the struggles of workers and the labor movement during the “Gilded Age.” This book is so timely!

[Image description: Cover of the middle grade book Fannie Never Flinched: One Woman’s Courage in the Struggle for American Labor Union Rights featuring an image of Fannie Sellins.]

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Mary Cronk Farrell @marycronkfarrell.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter (now X) and Square (now Block), sparked a debate around intellectual property, patents, and copyright, with a post declaring, “delete all IP law.” X’s current owner, Elon Musk, quickly replied, “I agree.” #authorsky #yalit #writingcommunity #resist

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Insert meme of the dog with the world burning but also, my book Last Night at the Telegraph Club (which Kirkus thinks is one of the best 100 YA books of this century!) is on sale for $2.99 at all US ebook retailers including Bookshop.org! They have ebooks now! bookshop.org/p/books/last...

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Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Check out Last Night at the Telegraph Club - Winner of the National Book Award A New York Times Bestseller "The queer romance we’ve been waiting for.”—Ms. Maga...

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Mary Cronk Farrell @marycronkfarrell.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Yay Spokane WA. bsky.app/profile/sten...

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Mary Cronk Farrell @marycronkfarrell.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Her dissertation: Crises in the Stock Market Rosa Luxemburg is regarded as one of the greatest theoretical minds and activists of the European socialist movement. She was among the first women in the world to earn a doctorate in political economics. #politics #economics

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tinav5861.bsky.social @tinav5861.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Wouldn't it be wonderful if the media covered stories like this one? Please share.

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Mary Cronk Farrell @marycronkfarrell.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I would too, if I had that incredible bathtub!

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 04/03/2025

The concentration of private wealth and political power in so few hands with so few guardrails could pave the way for Trump’s campaign backers and allies to reap massive financial benefits on a scale not seen since the Gilded Age.

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Uncovering Conflicts of Interest and Self-Dealing in the Executive Branch

The new administration could use federal contracts, tariffs, regulations, taxes, and other levers of government to benefit campaign donors, high-level officials, and the president himself.

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Mary Cronk Farrell @marycronkfarrell.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

The washerwomen of Atlanta, were so low on the ladder they hung on the bottom rung by a clothespin. 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧. ✔️𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿! ✔️𝗦𝗮𝘆 𝗬𝗘𝗦 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗽. #resist #unitedwewin

Black woman washing laundry in a wooden tub, 1881, Atlanta, Georgia. Clothes hung on line to dry and pot sitting on coals to boil water.

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Mary Cronk Farrell @marycronkfarrell.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

It’s an easy way to send a powerful message. Consume less, shop small, and support businesses who support our communities. Do this as much as you can, not just today. 50 Protests. 50 States. 1 Movement. Join us: www.FiftyFifty.one. #50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne @polrev.bsky.social

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Mary Cronk Farrell @marycronkfarrell.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I sent them the Black Lives Matter proclamation

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Monica (she/her) @ferrallfilms.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Check out part two of my article! How transphobia in horror relates back to human zoos, psychosexual horror and how addressing harmful tropes can help us move forward. #NightTideMag #horrosky

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Mary Cronk Farrell @marycronkfarrell.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

So Proud of my daughter addressing important topics in film.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 23/02/2025

Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns. 100% of his salary is paid by WA state. Elon fired him. Share his story.

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Mary Cronk Farrell @marycronkfarrell.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Plain clothes men who refuse to identify themselves forcibly remove woman from town hall meeting in Idaho. (warning: bad language) youtu.be/cfnuHrUa44Y?...

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Kootenai Co. Sheriff Bob Norris Targets Single Citizen for Violent Removal at Community Town Hall

YouTube video by theidaho97

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Cybils Awards @cybilsawards.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

And I also love that you might not have ever seen some of these books on other awards lists or book lists, which means that having won the CYBILS award means they might make it into the hands of even more kids! ~ Laura @ Literacious www.literacious.com/...

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Mary Cronk Farrell @marycronkfarrell.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Plan to be at my Congressman's office this week asking questions!

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