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all I wanted was to remain young and beautiful while my portrait grew hideous due to my sins. is that so wrong

It's Friday! What are you reading this weekend?

Librarians deserve more credit for being clever and hilarious https://t.co/U36UaoqgWB

‘Wedgwood was a visionary and a chancer, a disruptor and a paternalist, a civic-minded egotist and a social-climbing revolutionary.’ @bvonp on Tristram Hunt’s biography of Josiah Wedgwood: https://t.co/wCtTHiVNaH

Take a break from the swirl of holiday activities to share a book with a young person in your life. https://t.co/xLugPTF9xD

Marijane Meaker obituary https://t.co/ywYXkkcPsN

To illustrate dedicated coverage about censorship in school libraries, Doug Chayka created a striking image for SLJ's February 2022 issue. | The Year in Covers https://t.co/ehtAzx9fD3 https://t.co/1BEsQLh4nd

‘Monteverdi was sweeping the board with his opera-inclined compositions, rendering obsolete the sober, chant-based polyphony epitomised by Palestrina. Public taste went with him.’ Peter Phillips on Victoria’s Requiem: https://t.co/CGTKFDktyI

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Mystery novels tend to assume the lens of whiteness. These books take a new look at the genre by examining racism within the justice system. https://t.co/CMztkGduGh

This list of authors is for "readers looking for similarly propulsive prose and insightful writing..." https://t.co/MF4J8Si0l8

The latest of our collaborations with @wwn_art comes from Kurdistan, by @rix_harriet. ‘Every autumn, still, people in Sidakan harvest acorns, normally in the last week of October: the trees are shaken, hit with sticks or ruffled with stones.’ https://t.co/nPDFCLU1Xc

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A reprieve: We have lots of room for Acks, up to 1,900 words. Hooray!

If you’re shopping for someone who always has books on the brain, we’ve got your gift needs all wrapped up. @scribnerbooks @WmMorrowBooks @abramsbooks @DandQ https://t.co/voVlKOj9u6