Reposted by Omar OlsonThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 09/08/2026Post journalists analyzed databases, scoured thousands of pages of documents and traveled to three states to illuminate a core finding of over $300 million in fraud.washingtonpost.comHow The Post’s public-records lawsuit exposed GI Bill scams with for-profit trade schoolsJournalists analyzed databases, scoured thousands of pages of documents and traveled to three states to illuminate a core finding of over $300 million in fraud. 14816
Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Phenomenal THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT will be in paperback October 6! Pre-order on Amazon (currently $18.64 USD) or at your fave bookstore. The WWII saga’s latest accolade? Christopher Award for Books for Adults. ( Kleenex tissue required.) 011
Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026It’s a GLOBAL phenomenon! As per its recent Christopher Medal, “It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT 020
Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Yet another national accolade for Nina Willner’s THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT—The Christopher Award. 010
Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Can it happen here? Read THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT on what happened so swiftly in 30s Germany. 092
Reposted by Omar OlsonNina Willner @ninawillner.bsky.social · 22/07/2025A story that reminds us who we are. #bookclub #reading #bookworm #books #booklover #bookreview #bookcommunity #nonfiction #bibliophile #TBR #bookrecommendations #WWII #theboysinthelight 092
Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · 12/12/2025NYC tower of Penguin Random House which chose Nina Willner’s THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT as one of its select “Must Read Books of 2025”. The leading publisher’s typical annual print output is 15,000 titles. 030
Reposted by Omar OlsonThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/12/2025Here's a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV.nyti.msJimmy Kimmel Takes a Swipe at Trump’s ‘Gold Card’The new visa for rich foreigners had Kimmel rethinking the Statue of Liberty’s inscription: “Never mind your poor and tired. Give us a million bucks — you’re in.” 25513
Reposted by Omar OlsonNina Willner @ninawillner.bsky.social · 22/11/2025THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT is Amazon Editors' #3 Best Book of the Year (#1 Nonfiction), and Best History Book of 2025! If you'd like a signed copy, go to lnkd.in/eDwjCcw9 and I'll do my best to get it signed and sent to you asap. #books #history #booksbooksbooks #nonfiction www.amazon.com/amazonbookre...amazon.comHistory: Best Books of 2025Andrew Ross Sorkin, Jill Lepore, Rick Atkinson, and so many more incredible authors, are on our Best History Books of 2025 list. 053
Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · 13/11/2025No surprise Amazon Books names THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT #3 in “Best Books of 2025”. See Editorial Director Sarah Gelman on CBS Mornings. Deep research and Nina Willner’s exquisite crafting brings the deeply affecting true WWII story out of the darkness into the light. www.cbsnews.com/video/amazon...cbsnews.comAmazon's best books of the year revealedAmazon Books editorial director Sarah Gelman joins "CBS Mornings" to reveal Amazon's best books of the year. 011
Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · 05/11/2025From author Nina Willner: Happy to share that THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT will be published in Hungary (Mont Blanc válogatás) ! Here's the Hungarian cover for my last book FORTY AUTUMNS, one of my very favorite international edition covers ever. 031
Reposted by Omar OlsonAstronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 01/11/2025🔭 Pleiades from Planet Earth Image Credit & Copyright: Max Inwood star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a... 224173
Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · 31/10/2025THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT excerpt in Graydon Carter’s Air Mail newsletter: “…the 23-year-old company commander looked over the two dying boys in blue-and-white striped uniforms and, recognizing that they were no ordinary refugees, said, “They’re with us now.”’ 030
Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · 24/10/2025“This book gives hope for humanity.”—Maine columnist David Treadwell, Oct. 20, Portland Press Herald 032
Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · 07/10/2025THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT sold out and is now in its hardcover version SECOND PRINTING (Dutton). 010
Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · 26/08/2025@ninawillner.bsky.social The accolades are pouring in for THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT. Now the audio version is out and for its gripping predecessor FORTY AUTUMNS (per screenshot). 032
Reposted by Omar OlsonMeet the Press @meetthepress.com · 22/08/2025Doggett and fellow Rep. Greg Casar's two heavily Democratic seats were shrunk into one in the Republican gerrymander.nbcnews.toDemocratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett says he'll retire after Texas redistricting unless courts overturn GOP mapDoggett and fellow Rep. Greg Casar's two heavily Democratic seats were shrunk into one in the Republican gerrymander. 053
Omar Olson @omarolson.bsky.social · 22/08/2025THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT might be one of the best books you ever will read. 294
Reposted by Omar OlsonJanice Parker @xpat70.bsky.social · 11/08/2025No ‘files’ needed; witness testimony is available. 15010
Reposted by Omar OlsonJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 13/06/2025This is just great (by Rep Mikie Sherrill). Follows previous excellent questioning by Rep Moulton and Vindman. That Hegseth still has this job ... 1321852
Reposted by Omar OlsonEdward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 17/05/2025What Trump can learn (but probably won't) from Jimmy Carter's Art of the Deal. Excerpt from my Zbig biography in Politico. www.politico.com/news/magazin...politico.comTrump Should Look to An Unlikely Predecessor If He Wants Peace in the Middle EastJimmy Carter pulled off the kind of peace agreement that Trump dreams about. 3537
Reposted by Omar OlsonBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 15/03/2025From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University. www.chronicle.com/article/were... 7242521311334
