I wrote for @newyorker about Libby, a library e-book and audiobook app that has been a daily comfort for 1.5 years, and the hidden costs of reading for free
Joe Garcia just called me from prison. I read him some of the reactions to his unforgettable @newyorker essay about Taylor Swift.
He was surprised and happy. “I wish I could see the response in real time,” he said. (1/2)
Today, I learned that the poet @MosabAbuToha has been taken from his family and detained in Gaza. He is reportedly in @IDF custody.
I've had the privilege of editing Mosab for @NewYorker. He has a wife and three kids.
I call for his immediate release.
I just heard from a Florida resident who has a felony conviction. Tonight, he regained the right to vote. "I've got one of those full, involuntary smiles and a feeling of agency I haven't felt in nearly 13 years," he said. 1/
“Honestly, I just love writing stuff,” Joe said. He’s grateful to his readers and already thinking about his next story.
He said that of all the reactions he’s gotten, one of the most important came from his sweetheart’s mom. She loved the piece. (2/2)
Yesterday, New York's top prison official, Anthony J. Annucci, went on the record to defend a new policy that makes it harder for inmates to own books. My story @pageturner: newyorker.com/books/page-tur…
One month ago, @MosabAbuToha started texting me a few hundred words a day.
He was still in Gaza. Still sleeping in a school. Still recovering from beatings he got in Israeli custody.
But every day, he typed this story into his phone: newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…
for the past few months, I've been working on a special issue of @NewYorker dot com about climate solutions.
it went live this week, and I hope you'll take a look:
BREAKING: I can't believe I’m writing this, but @NYGovCuomo has pardoned Tyrone Abraham.
Last night, the 2nd Circuit granted an emergency stay of his deportation. Tyrone is coming back to New York. 1/
Tyrone Abraham is a father, educator, and advocate who spent 25 years earning a second chance. @NYGovCuomo has the power to prevent his imminent deportation. nytimes.com/2020/01/28/opi…
