#bookchat

Yesterday my support worker helped me attend my local library's BookChat group. The library has moved recently and the new location is so fancy! I talked about some books I have read this year and loved: The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones and The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim. This group doesn't seem to have any horror enthusiasts but some people were still intrigued.

NARA gif from "Your National Archives" NARA ID 12065.

Happy #National BOOK Lovers Day! By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs

Happy #NationalBookLoversDay to our many literary fans ! Of course, here at the Archives we're all HUGE fans of the written word! Here are some of our favorite literary holdings.

Mary Poppins of books? ALA WWI Campaign for Books, NY Public Library, NARA ID 17342827.

#ErnestHemingway’s 1923 passport photo!

Kids and books - a perfect match! See also: National School Librarian Day!

NARA gif online here, from NARA ID 52738.

Children check out books at the Benjamin Franklin Library, NARA ID 23932426.

Books in SPACE! Astronaut Janice Voss reads “A Man on the Moon” while exercising on an ergometer on the middeck of Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105.

#JamesBaldwin and #MarlonBrando at the March on Washington.

NARA gif from "Your National Archives" NARA ID 12065.

Edgar Allan Poe's enlistment document! Poe joined the Army at the age of 18 using a false name, Edgar Perry, and a false age (22)!

Cautionary Tale: “The Day the Books Went Blank” If books are banned will the pages go blank?  That’s the outcome dramatized in this 1961 USIA film of a mythical day when all printed pages go blank and libraries vanish.

NARA gif, NARA ID 52738.

More online:

7 Photos for People Who Love Books, Pieces of History post by former NARA intern extraordinaire Brooke Engerman.

I wrote 2 books on living with, and overcoming, schizophrenia. I have lived with schizophrenia for 25+ years. I currently work as a post-masters mental health talk-therapist (a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-LCSW). My first book is titled “On Conquering Schizophrenia; From the Desk of a Therapist and Survivor”. My second book is titled “The Essential Schizophrenia Companion; With Foreword by Elyn R Saks, PhD, JD”. I write from the perspectives of both a provider and also someone with schizophrenia. Both are on Amazon. If you go to Amazon you can see all the editorial reviews. My books are intended to provide education and hope, and to let others know a regular life is obtainable. Dr Saks, who wrote the foreword to my second book, is the leading global icon and legend in the schizophrenia canon. Check out her INCREDIBLE TedTalk! It has over 4 million views! I remain ever astounded and grateful for her support!

Check this party out either as a host or guest several authors running contests and Giveaways

I'll be on Saturday night 9pm PST or 12am EST

I'll be putting up some bookish ig story templates, word trackers, review templates for print

I'll also be hosting a live on fb and ig on

Valentines at 1pm PST for some book chat and fun.

Most anticipated June Releases

1. Pistol Daisy by Natalia Leigh Released June 9th

2. The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant Released June 2nd

3. The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth Released June 9th (Omg guys, that cover 😍)

4. You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson Released June 2nd

5. The Anti-Virginity Pact by Katie Wismer Released June 16th

Which June releases are you most excited for? I, personally, can’t wait to get my hands on all of these! During these times it’s really nice to have things to look forward to.

Stay positive