Book Nerd Tweets of the Week: In Remembrance Edition
There is nothing quite like knowing you have a book on your bedside table that's so good it feels like a magnet on your heartstrings.
— Bryce O'Connor (@OConnorBooks) July 7, 2016
The loss of author (of the Night Trilogy, most notably), Holocaust survivor, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel was mourned this week by writers and readers, as well as by world leaders:
"Just imagine the peace and justice that would be possible in our world if we all lived a little more like Elie Wiesel." —President Obama
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 3, 2016
Elie Wiesel: "Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings."
— Michiko Kakutani (@michikokakutani) July 8, 2016
"We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented" – Elie Wiesel
— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) July 3, 2016
A survivor, author, Nobel Laureate & UN Messenger of Peace. Our thoughts are w/ his family & friends. #ElieWiesel pic.twitter.com/xrgupi8mAE
— Dr. Jane Goodall & the Jane Goodall Institute (@JaneGoodallInst) July 3, 2016
The writing life:
https://twitter.com/hellokaty/status/750817765154369538?refsrc=email&s=11
https://twitter.com/ann_leckie/status/750801196160471040?refsrc=email&s=11
(Ann Leckie is the author of the multiple award-winning Imperial Radch trilogy that began with Ancillary Justice.)
Meanwhile: Booze and books have historically paired well together. This week, the @midnight gang got #DrunkBooks trending. Here’s what happens when some of our favorite lit gets lit:
The Very Hungover Caterpillar #DrunkBooks @midnight
— Jillian (@Pheramuse) July 7, 2016
Are You There Vodka, It's Me Margaret #DrunkBooks @midnight
— Irish Moxie (@lisamcguire1) July 7, 2016
#DrunkBooks @midnight Of Mice and Manischewitz
— Regina Spacola (@gigirules7) July 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/Wieneraaron/status/750902569828888576
The Bartender's Guide to the Galaxy #DrunkBooks @Midnight
— Jordan Maywood (@Jordan_Maywood) July 7, 2016
Booze Your Own Adventure #DrunkBooks @midnight
— Casey Corbin (@CaseyCorbin) July 7, 2016
Flowers for Al-Anon
#DrunkBooks @midnight— Justin Staggs Ⓥ (@Staggfilms) July 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/urlthepurl/status/750906449014956032?refsrc=email&s=11
Finally, as we close another tumultous week: a bit of advice for troubled times (aren’t they all?):
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James Baldwin pic.twitter.com/9v0mXNAgDG
— Barnes & Noble (@BNBuzz) July 8, 2016
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