Sign in

Paige Bowers

@paigebowers.bsky.social
144 followers 168 following 20 posts

Journalist and author of OVERNIGHT CODE, a biography of Raye J. Montague. Mom to art school student and crazy rescue pup.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Paige Bowers
News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
🚨NEW: This is what all networks should do! MSNBC fact checks Trump live during his press conference. The REAL crime stats are put on screen as he reads out his made up figures.
1002505834
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
It's profoundly saddening to read that AP will no longer be assigning or running book reviews because readers don't engage with them enough and they take too much effort to plan and assign. People complain about critics as gatekeepers; wait until all that's left is marketing.
484031838
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
604122389688
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
We will be publishing cultural criticism every day at The Rumpus. We hope to fill some of this egregious void being created by the mainstream media. Relaunch is in October but we are also publishing between now and then.
552351
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 11/08/2025
Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19
aje.io
Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza
Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.
14337302405
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Daniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
The other journalists killed: reporter Mohammed Qreiqeh, videographers Moamen Aliwa and Ibrahim Zaher and operator Mohammed Noufal. The Israeli murder of Palestinian journalists is always intentional, always met with silence. And that's why it keeps happening. don't look away
12959587
Paige Bowers @paigebowers.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Meta helped itself to my two books too…😡
020
Reposted by Paige Bowers
jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20/03/2025
i am going to keep coming back to this piece i think. trump is fighting a retribution campaign against the entire american people. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump Promised Retribution. Turns Out He Had a Very Big Target in Mind.
It is hard to describe the president’s first month and a half in office as something other than a retribution campaign against the American people.
23053971221
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Tayari Jones @tayari.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
post office jobs have been a route to the middle class for so many black communities. unionrayo.com/en/usps-job-...
unionrayo.com
Farewell to the US Postal Service - more than 10,000 employees will be laid off following the agreement signed with DOGE
A season full of twists is coming to the United States, as the United States Postal Service (USPS) has confirmed that more than 10,000 employees will be laid
13110
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Tr Tom @heyteachertom.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Western Bluebird in the rain #westernbluebird #birds #birding
393205218
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Just the most morally brokeass pathetic cowards. Don't hesitate to stand up to them. They're afraid of the ghost of Jackie Robinson.
An image of Jackie Robinson's face with a headline above it: "Defense Department webpage on Jackie Robinson's military service suddenly missing amid DEI purge"
414437
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
A teacher in Idaho has been told to remove posters reading "Everyone is welcome here" - specifically because it features different skin tones. As I wrote last week, this is a global political movement that has explicitly set the goal of eradicating the very concept of equality.
idahostatesman.com
West Ada teacher stands firm after she’s told to remove ‘Everyone is welcome here’ signs
Sarah Inama said she was told by administrators that her signs “don’t allow people to express differing opinions.”
30176772909
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Not sure when the penny is going to drop that this dude means what he tweets, does and sig heils www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/t...
nytimes.com
Elon Musk Shared, Then Removed a Post Absolving Dictators for Genocide
The post falsely claimed that Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Mao Zedong were not responsible for the murders of millions of people, but rather public sector workers were.
42970171868
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN. ☎️: (202) 224-3121 Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid. The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING. Call retiring Senators too!
29656614419494
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Maud Newton @maudnewton.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
I love the New York Public Library, and am so grateful to history and genealogy librarian Serena Dresslar for recommending my book, ANCESTOR TROUBLE, in such outstanding company. www.nypl.org/blog/2025/03...
nypl.org
Expect the Unexpected: Memoirs of Surprising Discoveries in Genetic Genealogy | The New York Public Library
Memoirs offer a glimpse into the unpredictable world of genetic genealogy testing. 
0233
Reposted by Paige Bowers
NPR @npr.org · 02/03/2025
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
npr.org
DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
544141514791
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 28/02/2025
Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
16107339414668
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/02/2025
Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
316512425834269
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.
995326528467
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Elizabeth Rynecki @erynecki.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
I recently did a Q&A with @paigebowers.bsky.social She asked me about storytellers, storytelling in different media, and thread of family history found throughout my work. Read it here: www.paigebowers.com/that-sinking...
paigebowers.com
That Sinking Feeling
"The thread of family history has always intrigued me. It’s probably the most complex, layered narrative we can tell." -- Elizabeth Rynecki
021
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Maud Newton @maudnewton.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Project 2025 was the absolute baseline the Democratic leadership should have been preparing for. Instead they're somehow surprised? And the lack of objection to Musk's role ahead of time leaves our coffers wide open and the public only hazily aware.
1391
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Allison Winn Scotch @aswinn.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
The administration didn’t backtrack because of a single thing our representatives did. They backtracked because the public revolted. Get loud. Stay loud. The disobedience is the point.
35214
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
People are seeking books to teach their kids about diversity & belonging. What I hear: They're looking for books from a plethora of perspectives! Here are a few books, you & your kids may already be reading them ☺️ (🧵 1/4)
24293852186
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Maggie Smith @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Let’s go.💙 Fall 2025.
641625
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Tony DiTerlizzi @diterlizzi.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
✨Happy birthday, David Bowie!✨
1468
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Chen Chen @chenchenwrites.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by the answers. —James Baldwin
18428
Paige Bowers @paigebowers.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
This Friday, thriller author @megancollinswriter.bsky.social visits my newsletter to talk about her forthcoming book, CROSS MY HEART. Get that interview in your inbox by signing up (it’s free) at paigebowers.com
121
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Tony DiTerlizzi @diterlizzi.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
I had a total blast working with the amazing, creative team for Jupiter Magazine and Stuart Magazine! I think I need to set up a pop-up art studio in the woods. 🎨 Photos: Steven Martine, Writer: @paigebowers.bsky.social, EOC: Michelle Lee 👉 Read the interview: www.stuartmagazine.com/stuart-life/...
0271
Reposted by Paige Bowers
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/11/2024
Florida schools and colleges have become a testing ground for conservative policies meant to limit or expunge what Republicans describe as “woke” indoctrination. Rather than trying to regulate what a professor can say, the new strategy aims to remove entire courses.
nytimes.com
Florida Tries a Subtler Way to Curb Progressive Ideology: Cut Sociology
Conservatives in Florida have moved from explosive politics to subtler tactics to uproot liberal “indoctrination” in higher education by removing subjects like sociology from core requirements.
4318481
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Pagan Kennedy @pagankennedy.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
At least four of Trump's top appointments are men accused of sexual assault. These picks send a message: Trump is planning to make rape seem "normal" and destroy our (already weak) system for holding predators accountable. 19thnews.org/2024/11/sexu...
19thnews.org
The growing list of sexual misconduct allegations against Trump’s picks
Several of the president-elect’s top picks to lead his government have been accused of sexual assault, harassment or child sex trafficking.
02511
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Abbott Kahler @abbottkahler.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I'm thrilled to announce that EDEN UNDONE is a Goodreads finalist for history! If you enjoyed this strange tale of sex, murder, and utopia, please take a moment to vote. I'll pick a random voter to win a free copy of the book and some steel denture swag. Thanks in advance!: shorturl.at/0EIlt
3207
Reposted by Paige Bowers
NPR @npr.org · 17/11/2024
Having received hundreds to thousands of fan mail each week, it's only fitting to honor White with a postage stamp.
npr.org
The USPS will honor Betty White with her own stamp in 2025
Having received hundreds to thousands of fan mail each week, it's only fitting to honor White with a postage stamp.
443792520
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Theresa Kaminski @theresakaminski.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
Nice round up of November books by @karlajstrand.com msmagazine.com/2024/11/05/b...
msmagazine.com
November 2024 Reads for the Rest of Us - Ms. Magazine
The best feminist books written by women, Black, brown, AAPI, LGBTQ, Native, disabled, trans, nonbinary writers in November 2024.
153
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 07/11/2023
Interested in doing a History PhD in Travel Writing? The history department at the University of Warwick has received a donation from Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet, for four fully-funded studentships! 2 with Autumn 2024 entry: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...
3117127
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
I wrote about Mike Johnson, and the centrality of gender conservatism to the Republican party’s emerging new identity. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, is a gender extremist | Moira Donegan
Gender conservatism does not tend to attract as much notice as the other pillars of the far-right ideology, but it is central to the Republican ideology
915069
Reposted by Paige Bowers
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/11/2023
Yusef Salaam, who was one of five Black and Latino teenagers convicted in the 1989 rape of a jogger in Central Park and exonerated decades later, was elected to represent Harlem in the New York City Council on Tuesday night. www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/n...
Yusef Salaam is looking at the camera and clenching his fist in victory at his election night party in Harlem. A headline reads: "Yusef Salaam, Exonerated 'Central Park Five' Member, Wins Council Race." Photo by Sara Naomi Lewkowicz for The New York Times.
543591
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Kate Dwyer @katedwyer.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
for Esquire, I wrote about the realities of making a living as a novelist in today’s publishing landscape. www.esquire.com/entertainment/books…
esquire.com
Has It Ever Been Harder to Make a Living As An Author?
Those who are trying (including Tom Perrotta, Ayad Akhtar, and more) tell us what it's like.
0104
Reposted by Paige Bowers
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 08/11/2023
The National Zoo’s giant pandas are leaving D.C. and heading to China today, ending an era that spanned half a century, brought joy to generations of fans and left an enduring black-and-white imprint on the Washington region.
washingtonpost.com
D.C.’s pandas leave for China, ending an era for animal lovers
The National Zoo’s giant pandas took off for China on Wednesday, ending a half-century chapter that left an enduring black-and-white imprint on the D.C. region.
67220
Paige Bowers @paigebowers.bsky.social · 09/09/2023
www.nytimes.com/2023/09/09/a...
nytimes.com
‘Stop Making Sense’ Is Back, and Talking Heads Have More to Say
The 40th-anniversary restoration of a great concert film is a funk spectacle. It has also united the band, which split in 1991, to discuss a landmark achievement.
010
Paige Bowers @paigebowers.bsky.social · 24/08/2023
www.nytimes.com/2023/08/23/m...
nytimes.com
The Inheritance Case That Could Unravel an Art Dynasty
How a widow’s legal fight against the Wildenstein family of France has threatened their storied collection — and revealed the underbelly of the global art market.
010
Paige Bowers @paigebowers.bsky.social · 19/08/2023
Plant swap this morning in Summerhill. One swapper gave her plants all kinds of backstories, like this one, which is giving big animal rescue energy.
010
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 18/08/2023
Morning, all - please be aware. There's a new variant of COVID (again). Per the article, something to look out for today: "New projections are due to be published Friday by the CDC."
cbsnews.com
CDC tracking new COVID variant BA.2.86 after highly-mutated strain reported in Michigan
Cases of the new COVID variant BA.2.86 have been spotted in Michigan, Denmark and Israel.
03823
Reposted by Paige Bowers
Jami Attenberg @jamiattenberg.bsky.social · 18/08/2023
If you’re on Netgalley, this sucker is locked and loaded
1103
Paige Bowers @paigebowers.bsky.social · 18/08/2023
After going relatively quiet on social media for a bit, I'm here, ready to post. Wondering what you think of the place, and whether you have any good suggestions on who to follow, etc.
000