NYT bestselling author of HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET and THE MANY DAUGHTERS OF AFONG MOY. Decent writer. Failed poet. Stridently self-deprecating.
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Just, you know, crying my eyes out right now in the SLC airport.😭
.@JennaBushHager sat down with Jamie Ford (@JamieFord,) the author of this month’s Read with Jenna pick “The Many Daughters of Afong Moy.”
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U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan leads the National Archives, which oversees billions of government documents, photos, & records. But instead of educating the public about WWII incarceration & other dark chapters of American history, Shogan has spent the last year erasing history.
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In 'The Many Daughters of Afong Moy' by @JamieFord, fearing that her child will endure the same depression that has marked her own life, a poet tries an experimental treatment that connects her to past generations of women in her family.
#BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/3ZykntF
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oh so the AI can read as many copyrighted books as it wants for free but when i want to do that it's suddenly an issue
I pop over here once in a while to keep my Twitter name from being deleted. Having accomplished that, I have to say that every time I'm here this place looks more like a deranged HOA with Elon as board president.
I would like it much better if corporate personality tests told you what class of D&D character you are. Instead of "You're an (INFP)", it might say something like, "You're a Chaotic Good, Elvish Ranger, with high Dexterity, but weak Charisma."
A second Boeing whistleblower is dead. Please stow your eye-rolls and bring your doubt and suspicion back to a full and upright position. businessinsider.com/boeing-s…
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“Nat Turner’s rebellion, the FLN in the Battle of Philippeville, and Hamas on October 7 belong in a similar category, in which violence cannot be evaluated outside the context of slavery, colonialism, and occupation” sociologistsforpalestine.org…
I wish I could say I'm shocked that cops are beating peaceful protestors and then charging them with assault, but that's been in the unspoken police playbook for about 100 years now.
As a kid, James at 15, gave my weird writerly heart a place to go, where things made sense. Wish I'd been able to meet him last time I was in Indy. RIP Dan Wakefield. deadline.com/2024/03/dan-wak…
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I spy @JamieFord pic. Congrats!
nationalbook.org/2024-nation…
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We are delighted to announce the judges for the 75th National Book Awards, and the opening of submissions!
nationalbook.org/submissions…
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ICYMI: The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by @JamieFord is our library’s One Book, One Beaverton selection!
Sat., 11/4, from 11-2 you can pick up a free copy of the book and learn more about related events. While supplies last.
BeavertonLibrary.org/1Book
#1book1beaverton
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We are thrilled to announce that "The Many Daughters of Afong Moy" by @JamieFord is the selection for our sixth-annual community-wide reading program, One Book, One Beaverton! #1book1beaverton
Get your free copy of the book starting this Saturday, Nov. 4. BeavertonLibrary.org/1book
ALT Graphic with an image of the cover of the book "The Many Daughters of Afong Moy" by Jamie Ford; a gold and white logo for One Book, One Beaverton on a starry sky background with "2024" in gold below; and a photo of a man wearing a dark blue blazer standing in an urban area, author Jamie Ford.
The term for performative Christianity is priestcraft. We should use this description more often. It's on point.
