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Longtime Immigration Court Interpreter Arrested by ICE at South Texas Airport The state’s only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years.

Texas' only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years: www.texasobserver.org/immigration-...

Re-upping this Scratch interview for anyone feeling bad about taxes/themselves today, especially freelancers. I hope it finds those who need it most.

You're in fourth grade, it's the first day of school, and I don't even have to describe the glasses you're wearing

Please check out my review of Let the Poets Govern by Camonghne Felix, an important book that everyone should be reading right now #booksky

So I'm not like the best person at understanding current fashion, but it seems like what we're going for is you're an awkward child and your mom is buying you baggy jeans and T-shirts in anticipation of further growth spurts?

A Thing and a Half: An Interview with Kenan Orhan "Exile is such a strange and absurd situation. I think there are going to be things you miss so much. You start to wonder whether or not it really was worth it. And what you're willing to give up to get some of those things back."

"...we as Americans also like to say, where can I see the American in this? And what I hope I've done with Dilara is say, actually, I don't care for you to see the American in this, I care for you to see the person in this." #booksky

Read the full interview:

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I love this so much.

Also not sure if I should admit this but the original artwork in the graphic is mine

Please check out this interview @runtalien.bsky.social and I did with Kenan Orhan about his fantastic debut novel The Renovation. It was an incredible experience and this is a funny, moving book about exile, anxiety, and loss #booksky

Glad to see there's an official stamp on the wine bottle letting me know this product is vegan

A Thing and a Half: An Interview with Kenan Orhan "Exile is such a strange and absurd situation. I think there are going to be things you miss so much. You start to wonder whether or not it really was worth it. And what you're willing to give up to get some of those things back."

Please read our FABULOUS interview with author of The Renovation @kenanorhan.bsky.social. This was so fun. Don’t miss this exceptional novel about exile, Turkish politics, and prisons real and metaphorical #booksky @fsgbooks.bsky.social www.whoevenreads.com/a-thing-and-...

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Selfie of Ahmad, a young Palestinian man wearing a black Nike tracksuit doing a peace sign, in front of a bombed out building in Gaza

«🚨 Urgent appeal from Gaza during Ramadan 🌙🇵🇸

My family and I are living through dire humanitarian conditions and exorbitant prices.

Any help makes a real difference in our lives. Please don't let us down. 🙏

Your donation will reach us here ⬇️🫂🕊️»
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In Your Arms I Would Start A War A Heated Rivalry Notebook

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Cartoon image of two hockey sticks doubling as the spine and covers of a book, as flames rise from its fluttering pages

I was inspired to write this by @alexanderchee.bsky.social's newsletter piece on Heated Rivalry (I'll link below), my friend Rosa, and recent and semi-recent books. It's about "escapist" reading/viewing, fantasies, and transformation. Thx for reading! #booksky

www.whoevenreads.com/the-transfor...

Donate to Fund Drea’s Journey to Stability and Community, organized by Andrea Smith Hello all, I am Drea Smith pka drea the vibe dealer/the punk fairy - … Andrea Smith needs your support for Fund Drea’s Journey to Stability and Community

My neighbor is raising funds to get stable housing and some much needed supplies for their disability. Anything anyone can spare is very appreciated #mutualaid www.gofundme.com/f/fund-dreas...

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Brutus: *stabbing Caesar*
Caesar: Haha this is so us

Cover of Persona, against a sickly green background that matches the title text, featuring the lower half of a person's face with eyes blotted out by grey brushstrokes.

Our review of Aoife Josie Clements' Persona (@littlepuss.net), which includes mentions of Tony Tulathimutte’s Rejection, Fariha Róisín’s Who Is Wellness For, and Joyce Carol Oates' infamous keyboard (you'll just have to read it to find out why!) #booksky

www.whoevenreads.com/review-aoife...

Waiting for the popularization of a vegetarian equivalent of the rotisserie chicken

These artists are making concerts safer with COVID-19 precautions - The Sick Times While most of the music industry has moved on, COVID-conscious performers have been working to prevent their shows from being superspreaders.

For @thesicktimes.org, I looked at the state of COVID safety in live music and how artists and event producers can still protect themselves and audiences thesicktimes.org/2026/02/17/t...

Canary in the Coal Mine: Long Covid in Fiction The ongoing pandemic is affecting authors just as it's affecting everyone else. We’re not supposed to talk about it, and we’re treated with disdain if we take precautions to prevent infection. Just th...

ICYMI: Read my feature about #longcovid in fiction from a #covidconscious perspective! Looking at books by Patricia Lockwood, Kate Weinber, and Robin Ryle. If you like it, please subscribe! #booksky www.whoevenreads.com/canary-in-th...

Two mass market paperbacks. Left: Eating Chinese Food Naked by Mei Ng. Visual of bare legs emerging from steamer basket and chopsticks. Sensual vibe. Right: The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston. Visual of person with long black hair in school-childish skirt and top with arms crossed, encircled by dragon.

A little mass market paperbacks visual to go with Elisabeth's recent review of Nina McConigley's new book #booksky

www.whoevenreads.com/review-nina-...

We were just talking about this! Yes yes yes yes yes!!!!

Drawing of a whistle with thick black text reading "REPENT, COWARDS" overlaid. Jagged black and yellow lines emanate from front and back of whistle.

"I was reading an advance copy of Sarah Bruni’s second novel Mass Mothering on January 7 when ICE agents occupying Minneapolis murdered a mother of three, Renée Good, while she and her wife were observing and recording their actions in the community..." #booksky

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Witnessing and Resistance in Sarah Bruni's Mass Mothering and ICE-Occupied Minneapolis The stories of the activist group Mothers United in Mass Mothering are refracted through the lenses of layer upon layer of witnesses. We have seen this same thing playing out in Minneapolis, where peo...

Read @runtalien.bsky.social's beautiful feature about Sarah Bruni's Mass Mothering (@henryholtbooks.bsky.social), Renée Good's poetry & resistance + witnessing in Minneapolis these past weeks (and ongoing), by @statuscoupnews.bsky.social, among others #booksky

www.whoevenreads.com/witnessing-a...

I'm glad you liked it - thank you so much!

Covers of the February 2026 books Mass Mothering, Language as Liberation, Citizenship, The Renovation, Brawler, and I Am the Ghost Here on a deep yellow background. White text reads, "February 2026."

Our first monthly book list is out! These are our anticipated titles with February release dates, including work by @kenanorhan.bsky.social, @legroff.bsky.social & @kimsamek.bsky.social, among others #booksky

www.whoevenreads.com/books-we-lik...

The cover of Bryan Washington's Palaver, featuring the glow of a vending machine and murky surrounding cityscape, against a light pink background.

Our next review! Lisa covers Bryan Washington's NBA finalist Palaver (@fsgbooks.bsky.social): "...in the fishbowl of your own queer life...you might not recognize that the people who have always surrounded you do not treat you with a great deal of care" #booksky

www.whoevenreads.com/review-readi...