Sarah Rettger

Carmen Sandiego from the 90s cartoon

Happy International Women's Day to the original International Woman

As the one who picked it (and has been reading it over and over to a toddler), mwah!

Y'all are making me regret not being there!

Hammajang Luck: A Novel Ocean’s 8 meets Blade Runner in this trail-blazing debut queer science fiction novel and swashbuckling love letter to Hawai'i about being forced to find a new home and striving to build a better one—unmissable for fans of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir and Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. Edie is done with crime. Eight years behind bars changes a person—costs them too much time with too many of the people who need them most. And it’s all Angel’s fault. Her former partner—and the woman she can’t forget—sold Edie out in what should have been the greatest moment of their lives. Instead, Edie was shipped off to the icy prison planet spinning far below the soaring skybridges and neon catacombs of Kepler space station—of home—to spend the best part of a decade alone. But then a chance for early parole appears out of nowhere and Edie steps into the pallid sunlight to find none other than Angel waiting—and she has an offer. One last job. One last deal. One last target. The trillionaire tech god they failed to bring down last time. There’s just one thing Edie needs to do—trust Angel again—which also happens to be the last thing Edie wants to do. What could possibly go all hammajang about this plan?

Hammajung Luck portersquarebooks.com/book/9780063... (just finished the sequel, out next month!)

Amber Glenn, a queer Texan who started ice skating at the stonebriar mall in frisco at age 5, who plays magic the gathering, is an olympic gold medalist

I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what

On this day in 1973, the Gov’t Printing Office agreed that “Ms.” was an acceptable optional identifying label in gov’t publications. Feminists had fought for recognition of the Ms. honorific, which enabled women to present themselves in public without foregrounding their marital status. #WeTheMen

Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1831-1895) was the first Black woman to receive an M.D. degree. She briefly resided on Joy Street at the North Slope of Beacon Hill. She to Virginia in 1865 where she used her degree to help formerly enslaved people who lacked access to medical care.
#blackhistorymonth #boston

John Williams made an appearance on stage at the Boston Symphony Orchestra last night. This man deserves every bit of the love and adoration he gets.

Now I finally know how to describe it!

Flagging for @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social!

The Boston ducklings with the first one holding a sign that reads, "Ducklings can't swim with ICE on the pond."

Even the ducklings hate ICE

(Photo taken by a friend who's not on here)

Well, it depends on whether or not I’ve been on receiving duty…

But in public, definitely not.

Oy. What book?

That was my guess! It's amazing how devoted those readers are!

And yes, they are!

Now I've gotta know -- what book?

Yay for a store that knows the difference between release date and strict-on-sale date!

Buddy Dog in Framingham. And I can't remember where Dina got Rory, but I'll ask--I think that was the second time she adopted from there, so an endorsement. (Bookstore visits will be a must, yes?)

"You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch" is a torch song.

I drive down Felton (and Charles) a lot, and… yeah.

Must ask—Waltham or Brandeis stop? (I live by the latter and can picture multiple contenders…)

Out of curiosity (I'm so far behind in my own order tracking...) is this first received date, or order complete?

(Let us not discuss the Ingram order I checked on today, sent 11/28 with an estimated packing date of 12/12...)

Memorial tribute planned next year for poet Charles Coe.

Porter Square Books on Instagram: "If you haven't visited us at 1815 Mass Ave yet, or if it's been awhile since you have, here is a tour of the big (still) new space! It took us a little bit to figure... Join us on a tour of Porter Square Books' revamped space, showcasing our best sellers, poetry, humor, and gift sections, along with our partnership with Paige and Leaf Cafe. Learn about our unique sec...

If you haven't visited us at 1815 Mass Ave yet, or if it's been awhile since you have, here is a tour of the space! It took a bit to figure it out, but we love the combination of bright open spaces, cozy hidden corners, & comfy places to sit that we've created in this much larger space.

I can’t promise that this is the first time a Canadian publisher of a beloved children’s book series has publicly condemned the bloodthirsty US secretary of defense’s use of its imagery to smirkingly defend heinous war crimes. I mean who can say.

Bio on the way! portersquarebooks.com/book/9781982...

He, at least, didn't subject the rest of us to knowing about it. (Of course, if he'd had his way we wouldn't have known about the famous one either, and his time as governor might have ended differently.)

Additional. Earlier, I think, though having read that piece once I'm not going back to check dates. (The things I will do to avoid working on a book review, though...)

Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.