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Rachel Deahl retweeted
Joe Biden should announce that the first bill he’ll introduce as President is the John Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2021, a law that would guarantee every American the right to vote and the right to equal representation.
It would restore the Voting Rights Act, but also ensure:
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.@DervlaMcTiernan's having a great day!
This morning her book THE SCHOLAR won the @thrillerwriters BEST PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR & this afternoon a 7-figure, 3 book deal w/@HarperCollins announced by @DeahlsDeals in @PublishersWkly!
Congrats Dervla &The Story Factory/Shane Salerno
I’m feeling unusual fragile now that I just realized tonight’s episode of #LittleFiresEverywhere was the finale. #QuarantineLife
Never a good when you hear the parent on duty yell, from upstairs, "You ate WHAT?!!" #ParentingInAPandemic
What's the best way to submit new material during a pandemic? For literary agents, there's no simple answer. Many says it's about employing new strategies, and being ready to pivot at any moment: pw-ne.ws/fa5a5 #publishing #submissions
Decades from now, I feel like we’ll still be finding Cheerios lost during quarantine. #StayHome
What are some of our favorite novels dealing with plagues and pandemics? @PublishersWkly has a list of some of the novels--by authors ranging from @stewartonan to @KThompsonWalker--we love on the subject: pw-ne.ws/fa536
I spoke to @kairyssdal for @Marketplace about how book publishing is, and isn’t, weathering the Coronavirus. google.com/amp/s/www.marketp…
Highlights and lowlights of the morning. Lowlight: my toddler spraying febreeze in my face. Highlight: smelling better than I have in a week. #StayHome
I keep hearing my 1-year-old screech downstairs, while trying to work. The new movie of my life: “Jurassic Park.” #QuarantineLife
I spoke to the major publishers about how, and when, they're deciding to push titles coming out in the coming months, as the country adjusts to life during a pandemic: pw-ne.ws/fa3fc #coronavirus #publishing
Amid myriad concerns about how publishing will survive the pandemic, not enough has been said abt the particularly vulnerable spot small and midsize pub r in. This is top of mind w/ news that @skyhorsepub just laid off 30% of its staff. #publishing #CoronavirusPandemic
#ynwa .... even from the living room to the kitchen.
One of the best things about my job is that it requires me to talk to interesting, curious and (usually) kind people. Right now it feels a bit like a lifesaver. #journalism #reporting #coronavirus