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Today! Wed, 11/10 at 1pm ET join @Debby_Applegate in conversation about her book MADAM: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age. Hosted by @nypl Join the virtual event: https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2021/11/10/workcited-episode-11-unlocking-secrets-polly-adler-queen-vice-jazz-age

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Happy #InternationalWorkersDay! We're celebrating with books about labor history, including HIDDEN AMERICA by @jmlaskas (https://bit.ly/3kvSuwk), BEATEN DOWN, WORKED UP by @greenhousenyt (https://bit.ly/3Ly7tSn), and AMERICAN MADE by @fstockman (https://bit.ly/3OLTM4t). https://t.co/rjq0floTWO

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Here is @nytimes' 100 Notable Books of 2021 list, including HARLEM SHUFFLE by @colsonwhitehead, A LITTLE DEVIL IN AMERICA by @NifMuhammad, LIFE’s EDGE by @carlzimmer, and STRANGE BEASTS OF CHINA by @YanGeMay. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/11/22/books/notable-books.html

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Congrats to those chosen, including SEA OF TRANQUILITY by @EmilyMandel, A LITTLE DEVIL IN AMERICA by @NifMuhammad, TO PARADISE by Hanya Yanagihara, SILVERVIEW by John le Carré, BLACK CAKE by @charmspen1, VELVET WAS THE NIGHT by @silviamg, & THE GREAT EXPERIMENT by @Yascha_Mounk. https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1551923232327991298

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Thursday, Feb 23rd at 5pm ET join @TheaterofWar for a dramatic reading of Sophocles’ Antigone to help frame powerful, guided discussions about challenges faced by nurses. Register for this free virtual event here: https://t.co/vhUYOwAejU

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BEATEN DOWN, WORKED UP: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor by @greenhousenyt is an in-depth look at working people in the U.S., the challenges they face, and the ways in which they can be re-empowered. #MayDay2023 #InternationalWorkersDay https://t.co/AJJjdCz0b1

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Read an excerpt from EASILY SLIP INTO ANOTHER WORLD (@AAKnopf) by Henry Threadgill and Brent Hayes Edwards, via @Harpers: https://t.co/UYnA4i5Iq6

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A monumental, canon-defining anthology of three centuries of American essays, from Cotton Mather and Benjamin Franklin to David Foster Wallace and Zadie Smith @VintageAnchor #NationalAuthorsDay https://t.co/JPduzLt6un https://t.co/ZHGzFFxRyI

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Sunday, 7/17 at 1pm PT join @DrSeabrook for a talk about his book ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE: A Surprising History of Gerrymandering in America, at @bookpassage, Corte Madera. Find more info here: https://www.bookpassage.com/event/nick-seabrook-one-person-one-vote-corte-madera-store https://t.co/fUUwoZApqB

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Don't miss this public reading of Toni Morrison's THE BLUEST EYE, February 23rd and 24th at 7pm ET! https://twitter.com/PRHHigherEd/status/1491789640218513409