Weekend Reading: Another Post-less Week Edition

I swear I'm going to write real posts again at some point. I've started the new new job, and getting settled into a new routine is keeping me busy. I'm not ready to write a lot about the new new job or the new routine struggles, but I think at least one post on the difficulty of finding a new routine is probably going to happen at some point.

Anyhow, let's get to some links.

In self-promo links:

• Don't forget that Tattoo is available for pre-order. If you pre-order, save your receipt: we
• re making some cool temporary tattoos to tie in to the book, and I'm thinking of running a little promo with them for people who pre-order. Details maybe as soon as next week!
• If you've been on the fence about signing up for Inbox Stories... the February story will be The Lilies of Dawn, by Vanessa Fogg. That makes February a really good month to sign up!

In other links:

I found this Sean Illing interview with Stephen Mansfield about why conservative Christians decided to throw in with Trump very useful.

This Washington Post story about Asheboro, North Carolina, is really good. Really depressing, but really good.

The father of the new Lt. Governor of Virginia traced his family history and... just go read the story.

The story of Nigel the lonely gannet might make you a little teary-eyed.

In podcasts:

The Ezra Klein show interview with Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt about their book How Democracies Die is really good, and really sobering (and not really about Trump).

Klein had an earlier podcast interview with Krista Tippet, which led me to her podcast, On Being. In the interview with Klein, she said that her interview with Irish poet, theologian, and philosopher John O'Donohue was her most popular ever, so I decided to check it out and... wow. It is good.

Next, I listened to Tippet's interview with Rebecca Solnit, and it is outstanding, too. I think I'll be listening to more of her interviews!

A good opening for Black History Month:

In honor of Black History Month and Langston Hughes birthday ✊🏾
(This is the poem I read over the announcements) #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/vm8CFt71RP

— emanee  🤸🏾‍♀️ (@EmaneeWright) February 1, 2018

Snort:

I actually can't get over the name of this knock off orange julius chain pic.twitter.com/EcVRECZyiF

— teenage witch 🇹🇭✨ (@sabrina) January 28, 2018

BUNNY!

How will you be able to say “no” to this face?

(IG: nova_minirex) pic.twitter.com/nG90zsEJ4n

— 🐇 wikirabbits 🐇 (@wikirabbits) February 2, 2018

Have a great weekend, everyone.