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Leah Abuan Milne 🌺 is on Bluesky

@DrMLovesLit

Follow me on Bluesky @leahamilne.bsky.social / Teacher. Author of #NovelSubjects. Daughter of immigrants🇵🇭🇺🇸 Cat mom. Hive & Spoutible @LeahAMilne (She/her)

 Indianapolis, IN
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Joined February 2016
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#NovelSubjects won the 2021 @MidwestMLA Book Prize!
Sheila Liming (@seeshespeak) profile pictureSheila Liming@seeshespeak31 Jan 2022
Very very happy to announce, on behalf of the @MidwestMLA, that Leah Milne (@DrMLovesLit) is the recipient of the 2021 MMLA Book Prize, for her book NOVEL SUBJECTS.
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Fun at Butter Art Fair this past weekend. Also apparently very excited to be hot pink in front of writing by Januarie York. @ganggangculture #ButterArtFair
“Be Coming” by Indy local LaShawnda Crowe Storm celebrates the contributions of women

ALT “Be Coming” by Indy local LaShawnda Crowe Storm celebrates the contributions of women

Textile, glitter, and resin art by April Bey

ALT Textile, glitter, and resin art by April Bey

“Dream Gazers” by Micah Johnson

ALT “Dream Gazers” by Micah Johnson

Group in pink light and before Januarie York text

ALT Group in pink light and before Januarie York text

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Proofs! One step closer to seeing this one published. #ZoraNealeHurston
Article - author & title: "Leah Milne - 'Making A Way Out of No Way: Hurston’s Indigenous Inspirations" Opening excerpt: Author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston opens her 1928 essay, “How It Feels to be Colored Me,” by cracking a joke about her origins. “I am colored but I offer nothing in the way of extenuating circumstances,” she notes, “except the fact that...

ALT Article - author & title: "Leah Milne - 'Making A Way Out of No Way: Hurston’s Indigenous Inspirations" Opening excerpt: Author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston opens her 1928 essay, “How It Feels to be Colored Me,” by cracking a joke about her origins. “I am colored but I offer nothing in the way of extenuating circumstances,” she notes, “except the fact that...

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Alt text: Leah Milne - "Making A Way Out of No Way: Hurston’s Indigenous Inspirations" Author & anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston opens her 1928 essay, “How It Feels to be Colored Me,” by cracking a joke about her origins. “I am colored but I offer nothing in the way of...
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Had fun with @indyreads kicking off their One State One Story events on Tiya Miles. My talk, “Mirrors and Windows: Reading for and Beyond Empathy,” is part of the @INHumanities Advancing Racial Equity speakers bureau. The @NyBooks Namwali Serpell essay seen here is worth a read.
Standing in front of bookshelves and a slide that says "The Banality of Empathy" by Namwali Serpell

ALT Standing in front of bookshelves and a slide that says "The Banality of Empathy" by Namwali Serpell

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nybooks.com/online/2019/03/0…
The Banality of Empathy | Namwali Serpell

The Banality of Empathy | Namwali Serpell

The idea that art promotes empathy has become a platitude. This idea is particularly prevalent when it comes to those works of art described as “narrative”: stories, novels, TV shows, movies, comics....

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Yet another reason to support your local libraries.
Al Haddrell (@ukhadds) profile pictureAl Haddrell@ukhadds26 Jun 2024
Replying to @ukhadds
The amount of aerosol a person exhales is correlated with how loud they are talking/singing. Perhaps a reason why there have been no super spreader events reported in a library (?)
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It's been less than a year since I interviewed Carmen Maria Machado for @MELUS_Society and I still can't believe it happened. DM me if you can't access this version: “Uncertain Thresholds”: An Interview with Carmen Maria Machado academic.oup.com/melus/artic…
“Uncertain Thresholds”: An Interview with Carmen Maria Machado

“Uncertain Thresholds”: An Interview with Carmen Maria Machado

Abstract. This interview with award-winning novelist, essayist, and short story writer Carmen Maria Machado took place shortly after she delivered her read

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In the interview, Machado weighs in on race, her ideal readers, and American Dirt 👀 With shoutouts to @lesbrains @namwalien Elaine Castillo, and Justin Torres.
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#IMadeRockAndRoll
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SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026) (@NewBlackMan) profile pictureSAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026)
@NewBlackMan6 May 2024
"A special citation for the late writer and critic Greg Tate, whose language – cribbed from literature, academia, popular culture and hip-hop – was as influential as the content of his ideas. His aesthetic, innovations and intellectual originality, particularly in his pioneering hip-hip criticism, continue to influence subsequent generations, especially writers and critics of color."
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Percival Everett, in conversation with E. Ethelbert Miller: "Reading is one of the most subversive things you can do." No one can control what meaning you get out of any particular text, and that is why books scare people.
E. Ethelbert Miller and Percival Everett on Zoom in their respective book-lined offices

ALT E. Ethelbert Miller and Percival Everett on Zoom in their respective book-lined offices

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Ready for #INconversation with Dr. Tiya Miles at the @EiteljorgMuseum! @INHumanities
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Just a bit of the wisdom Dr. Miles shared: the heroism of "women's work", material objects such as Ashley's sack and quilts as archive and narrative to capture family and emotion, the nutritional value of pecans, and the importance of shelter and the environment.
Drs. Tiya Miles and Joseph Tucker Edmonds

ALT Drs. Tiya Miles and Joseph Tucker Edmonds

Slide: material culture as archive

ALT Slide: material culture as archive

Dr. Tiya Miles at the podium next to the Indiana Humanities banner: "Think. Read. Talk."

ALT Dr. Tiya Miles at the podium next to the Indiana Humanities banner: "Think. Read. Talk."

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Gave a presentation on these two incredible novels at MELUS 2024 today @MELUS_Society
The Farm by Joanne Ramos

ALT The Farm by Joanne Ramos

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

ALT The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

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When a Beyoncé song summarizes your book's entire premise in a few lines #NovelSubjects #COWBOYCARTER
Genres are a funny little concept, aren't they? Yes, they are That Beyoncé Virgo sh!t In theory, they have a simple definition that's easy to understand But in practice, well, some may feel confined

ALT Genres are a funny little concept, aren't they? Yes, they are That Beyoncé Virgo sh!t In theory, they have a simple definition that's easy to understand But in practice, well, some may feel confined

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“I have aged beyond a desire for suffering... What if I don’t have to? What if my best work is awaiting me through ease, and some level of pleasure?” @NifMuhammad on making it: wapo.st/3vlqvZz
‘Making it’ usually means leaving Ohio. Hanif Abdurraqib is staying.

‘Making it’ usually means leaving Ohio. Hanif Abdurraqib is staying.

His literary reputation has grown. At home in Columbus, life has gotten smaller — and stranger.

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Latest statistics on diversity in publishing from executives and editorial staff down to interns: Participants opt in, and include the big 5. I've been using the previous study (2019) in my talk on reading & empathy, and my conclusion? Change is slow, especially at the top.
Statistics track race, age, gender, secual orientation, disability, & work location on the industry overall, which combines: Executive (includes Board Members), Editorial (includes E-book Development and Journals Department), Sales (includes Fulfillment/Distribution and Book Fairs/Book Clubs), Marketing and Publicity (includes Book Reviewers* and Design), Literacy Specialists, The Business of Publishing (includes Administrative/Customer Service; Human Resources; Information Technology/Website/Metadata; Literary Agents*; Operations/Accounting/Finance; Production/Manufacturing; and Subrights and Permissions/Legal/Contracts/Licensing), and Interns

ALT Statistics track race, age, gender, secual orientation, disability, & work location on the industry overall, which combines: Executive (includes Board Members), Editorial (includes E-book Development and Journals Department), Sales (includes Fulfillment/Distribution and Book Fairs/Book Clubs), Marketing and Publicity (includes Book Reviewers* and Design), Literacy Specialists, The Business of Publishing (includes Administrative/Customer Service; Human Resources; Information Technology/Website/Metadata; Literary Agents*; Operations/Accounting/Finance; Production/Manufacturing; and Subrights and Permissions/Legal/Contracts/Licensing), and Interns

Lee & Low Books (@LEEandLOW) profile pictureLee & Low Books@LEEandLOW28 Feb 2024
Does the book industry have a diversity problem? Find out in the 2023 Diversity Baseline Survey results: bit.ly/diversitybaselinesurv… #DBS3
Lee & Low Books logo. Does publishing have a diversity problem? Find out in the 2023 Diversity Baseline Survey Results. Leeandlow.com. @leeandlow on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube.

ALT Lee & Low Books logo. Does publishing have a diversity problem? Find out in the 2023 Diversity Baseline Survey Results. Leeandlow.com. @leeandlow on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube.

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#amreading
Trust, a novel by Hernan Diaz

ALT Trust, a novel by Hernan Diaz

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I'll be talking about "The Many Lives of Zora Neale Hurston" tomorrow 2/24 at 10am! This event is hosted by Asante Art Institute (@act_1990) as part of the @INHumanities speakers bureau. Registration here: bit.ly/ARE-Asante
The Many Lives of Zora Neale Hurston presented by Dr. Leah Milne

The Many Lives of Zora Neale Hurston presented by Dr. Leah Milne

Delve into the distinctive nature of Zora Neale Hurston --- Limited Seating! --- RSVP Now! --- Tickets are FREE but you must register!

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Recently finished reading and enjoying You Dreamed of Empires, a surprising novel imagining the 1519 meeting between emperor Moctezuma and Hernán Cortés, written by Álvaro Enrigue and translated by Natasha Wimmer. This review by @silviamg captures it well.
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Silvia Moreno-Garcia (@silviamg) profile pictureSilvia Moreno-Garcia@silviamg13 Jan 2024
I reviewed and loved YOU DREAMED OF EMPIRES, a witty novel about the meeting of two big empires: the Aztec and Spanish. Left a review on my Goodreads about this book which is a good reminder: review the things you like! So many people dedicate-- latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
How Aztec Mexico was lost in translation: a wild novel revises the Spanish conquest

How Aztec Mexico was lost in translation: a wild novel revises the Spanish conquest

Álvaro Enrigue's new novel, "You Dreamed of Empires," recounts the fateful meeting of Hernán Cortés and Moctezuma that doomed the Aztec civilizations.

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Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814

ALT Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814

33 1/3 Books (@333books) profile picture33 1/3 Books@333books5 Feb 2024
If you could write a 33 1/3 book on any album, what would you pick?
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Or this one TBH
Belly - Star

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Rereading Daniel Immerwahr's How to Hide an Empire: A Short History of the Greater United States to remind myself of facts like this: The 10 peso bill imposed upon the Philippines was used as inspiration in designing the US dollar.
1916 Philippines 10 Pesos bill with George Washington

ALT 1916 Philippines 10 Pesos bill with George Washington

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My 2023 wrap-up on Storygraph - read at least 85 books last year. :)
Book covers - includes Emezi's Freshwater, Broaddus's Unbreakable, Emerson's Shutter, Chou's Disorientation

ALT Book covers - includes Emezi's Freshwater, Broaddus's Unbreakable, Emerson's Shutter, Chou's Disorientation

Book covers - includes Serpell's The Furrows, Ng's Our Missing Hearts, Dimaline's VenCo

ALT Book covers - includes Serpell's The Furrows, Ng's Our Missing Hearts, Dimaline's VenCo

Book covers - includes Wang's Joan is Okay, Gibbon's The Girl I Am, Was, and Will Be

ALT Book covers - includes Wang's Joan is Okay, Gibbon's The Girl I Am, Was, and Will Be

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My 2023 wrap-up on Storygraph - read at least 85 books last year. :)
Image from Leah Abuan Milne 🌺 is on Bluesky (@DrMLovesLit)
Image from Leah Abuan Milne 🌺 is on Bluesky (@DrMLovesLit)
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