Angela

Too often, when talking about the violence of Reconstruction, we focus on what whites did to Black people. But what about the white community? Well on this day, 150 years ago, SC finally addressed a problem that had plagued the state for years. White on white crime A thread

I heard today’s @NPR Book of the Day is pretty good! npr.org/2023/12/20/119…

@Stands Maybe? As long as I can opt in or out each month after the title is revealed.

If we could work with publishers to curate a book of the month at a solid discount, is that something y'all might be interested in?

I wanted to share some of my thoughts on today's Supreme Court decision on affirmative action:

In banning affirmative action, the Supreme Court has *not* banned using race in college admissions. "Race neutral" is a legal fantasy, the latest to conserve racism. As Uma Jayakumar and I write @TheAtlantic, “race neutral” is the new “separate but equal.” theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Reading Thomas's opinion on affirmative action, and this quote is...whew! "Meritocratic systems, with objective grading scales...have always been a great equalizer—offering a metric for achievement that bigotry could not alter." This is not only ahistorical, it's delusional

🧚🏻 Dear mortals, tomorrow (June 6) is the day! 🧚🏻 Preorder the ebook of MORTAL FOLLIES to start reading around midnight. Order the paperback from @BlueWillowBooks to get a signed bookplate. Hardcover & audio editions are also available. All the links: bit.ly/3FyqvX7

Ahem. To celebrate it being Pride month, you can snag SOMETHING FABULOUS for FREE all throughout June! 💙🎩🐝🏳️‍🌈 Get your queer regency romp shenanigans here: amzn.to/3OVvNCx (You *must* click on the promotional banner to activate this offer. US only, I think?)

#SaveTheWinchesters This was an amazing show and cast and I’d love to see their story continue!

PARIS DAILLENCOURT IS ABOUT TO CRUMBLE in on sale for just 99 pennies in the UK until May 31! 🧁 Mix a very anxious bean MC with a sparkly gay Muslim MC 💚 Add a reality baking show 🧁 Stir in a meet disaster 💚 Finish with a sprinkle of kissing 🧁 books2read.com/pdiatcuk

@sirjoshwood Retweeted and emailed. :)

It's Day 10 of the campaign and I am still overwhelmed with the amazing support! Thank you everyone who has backed! Let's Go! kickstarter.com/projects/alder…

This is your chance to commit acts of kindness and help make a difference in the world, basically without having to lift a finger: 32auctions.com/AFK2023 #RAActForKindness 💙💚

@WFKARS I used to work at a university library and encountered similar parents.

BREAKING: #SB115 is dead! #KYGA23 Unconstitutional laws banning gender expression have no place in our commonwealth. Long live drag!

PARIS DAILLENCOURT IS ABOUT TO CRUMBLE is only $3.99 in the US/Canada until March 19! 🧁 Mix a very anxious bean MC with a sparkly gay Muslim MC 💚 Add a reality baking show 🧁 Stir in a meet disaster 💚 Finish with a sprinkle of kissing 🧁 Buy here: bit.ly/3lg53zU

A spectacular giveaway for SOMETHING SPECTACULAR is happening over on Goodreads! 100 ebook copies are up grabs until April 10! Enter here: goodreads.com/giveaway/show/… (US only, sorry!)

@quicunquevult @SourcebooksCasa Babes, I stayed up too late last night finishing a reread of this. Love the extras in this new edition!

BABES! The ebook of ✨GLITTERLAND✨ is just $2.99 (or your equivalent) for today (March 9) only! A bipolar depressive writer & pretentious git falls (reluctantly? resentfully?) for an orange glitter pirate from Essex. Nab your copy here: books2read.com/GL-Spires1

Behold, mortals, my one hundred percent not at all made up novel MORTAL FOLLIES releases in three months. At least according to the tediously linear way time operates in your reality. Preorders are guaranteed not to be cursed. 🧚🏻 bit.ly/3FyqvX7 🧚🏻

Cannot wait!