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Thursday's Book Talk titles
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10am Central on the Skylark Bookshop FB and Instagram pages
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BAD WORDS by @rioghnachrobinson
WHAT NATURE TEACHES US by @ambervilhauer
THE TWO WILLS by @blair.fell
PECK & PECK by @bonnie_garmus_author
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Plus a recap of some Heartland titles that make great gifts!
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#blurbyourenthusiasm #bookrec #readingtime

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I never thought I would ever be teaching for a day for college students…but life is full of surprises 🥰

THANK YOU to @utcreees and @stevenseegel for inviting me to present on my family’s story, the history behind it and how it relates to the present day. The engagement, passion, interest and deep, thought-provoking questions and reflections gave me a massive boost in humanity.

The youth is OK y’all, we are in good hands with our future leaders ✌️

Side note: I barely got to capture the room! There were so many more students in there. Semi-selfie fail but oh well 😅🙃

And if you still have not had a chance to grab a copy of the book, you can purchase via link in bio!
#apolishgirlinsiberia #izaclarahealing #humanity #ancestralhealing #polishhistory

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I am absolutely honored that A Polish Girl in Siberia has been chosen as the Book of the Year by an incredible NGO called Utah’s Voices for the Voiceless.

Each year, Utah’s Voices for the Voiceless holds an annual memorial at the Capitol in Salt Lake City to honor victims of communist regimes and empower youth through First Amendment education.

This year, they are proud to highlight Poland and feature A Polish Girl in Siberia as the Book of the Year, which youth in attendance will receive a signed copy of.

Event Information:
🗓️ Friday, November 6, 2026
🕒 3:00 – 4:30 PM
📍 Utah State Capitol Rotunda
🎟️ Free and open to all

I am incredibly humbled for my babcia’s story to be honored like this. And endlessly grateful for the NGO’s organizer and leader, Lisa Fifield, for her dedication and devotion towards this work.

Comment “UTAH” below to get the calendar link sent directly to your DMs, or click the link in my bio.

To learn more about the NGO, check out their site: www.utahvoicesforthevoiceless.com

#bookoftheyear #voicesforthevoiceless #saltlakecity #apolishgirlinsiberia #victimsofcommunism Chosen book of the year with a photo of A Polish Girl in Siberia on the front

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It's podcast day! My friend Pamela Klinger-Horn and I joined Cindy Burnett to record an episode of Thoughts From A Page, highlighting some of our most anticipated reads for October through December.
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The episode will air late this week or early next week.
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My picks are:

The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford by Nafissa Thompson Spires
What Nature Teaches Us by Clay and Amber Vilhauer
When the Night Comes Knocking by Katherine Daniel
This Is What Happens When Women Read by Julianna Glasse
Revenge Plot by Stephanie Wrobel
Almost Animal by Amy Irvine
Stations by Louise Kennedy
All the Little Secrets by May Cobb
Wild Aster by Anna Hogeland
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#blurbyourenthusiasm #bookrecs @thoughtsfromapage @pamelaklingerhorn1 @hogiewrites @may_cobb @louisekennedywriter @junipergirl44 @stephaniewrobel @juliannaglasse @ambervilhauer @nafissa.thompson.spires

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It is *rare* a book receives an award before publication, but we just received this incredible news!!!

I have to give a special thanks to our editor Aidan DiPrima, our publishing team at @disruptionbooks, and our dozens of beta readers who each worked closely with Clay and me to question every single word in the pages of these books.

What an incredible honor to win an award so early on. THANK YOU @literarytitan for your support!!

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My six-year-old grandma farmed frozen ground with almost nothing.

Yet there was food knowledge which outlived multiple famines.

Throughout my childhood, my grandmother and great-grandmother had abundant, lush, fruitful gardens which sustained us. We ventured into forests to forage. We composted and utilized the land in ways I never witnessed being done in the United States.

I assumed this was Polish cultural tradition, utilized by necessity coming from living in Communism. Though not totally unrelated, it was not until I translated her memoir when I realized I was passed down knowledge of food production that they learned amidst total food scarcity while living in forced exile.

The food knowledge was communal. And largely women’s. And the transmission lives on through me.

Comment “SUSTAINABLE” to get the link to the entire article sent directly to you.

You can also find it via link in bio.

To learn more about my grandma, order her story: A Polish Girl in Siberia and follow me @iza_skrypizas My Six-Year-Old Grandma Farmed Frozen Ground With Almost Nothing. This is the Food Knowledge That Outlived the Famine

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Thank you to Stephen Satkiewicz for hosting me on the @newbooksnetwork podcast, where we discuss my grandmother’s harrowing experience of being arrested and deported to Siberia during World War II, and how her story of survival can serve as a source of inspiration for other victims of trauma.

You can grab a copy of the book, A Polish Girl in Siberia, and tune into the episode via links in bio 🙏🏻

And thanks to the very talented @matt.inshik for the photography 🫶🏻

#apolishgirlinsiberia #izaclarahealing #newbooksnetwork #academicaudio #podcast

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A RAVE REVIEW FOR "SOCCER DAD," FROM THE SPORT LITERATURE ASSOCIATION: "Murray is wise enough to know that his book is ultimately more about him than about his daughter. The kind of extreme honesty that we hope for in memoir is trained on the father not the child, and that’s as it should be. (Scout may well write her own version of this story some day.) I appreciated Murray’s reflective and objective assessments of his own and others’ sports parenting. And while we often hear about the awful sports parents, Murray is careful to include positive examples too. He concludes that so much of being a good soccer dad (like being a good dad, in general) is about balance, picking your spots, and being well informed. ... Anyone with an interest in youth soccer or sports parenting or just good writing, for that matter, will find something to admire in this slender but winning memoir." https://sportliteratureassociation.wordpress.com/2026/07/03/soccer-dad-by-david-murray/

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So much of American politics right now is focused on what divides us.

Our new book, to be released September 29, brings together an unlikely group of leaders united by a shared commitment to using data and evidence to deliver results.

In “Do What Works: Smarter Government, Better Results,” these leaders offer an on-the-ground report of positive change happening around the country and lessons for how others can do the same.

To learn more about these leaders and to get a preview of the stories they tell, read today’s post in The Department of What Works. You can pre-order your copy of the book now.

📖 Preview the stories here:
https://thedepartmentofwhatworks.substack.com/

📦 Pre-order your copy here:
https://disruptionbooks.com/books/do-what-works

#DoWhatWorks #SmarterGovernment #BetterResults #Bipartisan #BookLaunch #NewBook #DeptofWhatWorks

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Reading my babcia’s words out loud in front of a jam-packed room was one of the most awe-inducing experiences of my life.

The mere act of speaking her survival out loud felt like a deeper liberation out of exile, while also taking a stand for humanity for the thousands of children re-experiencing this dreadful history being repeated today.

The process of writing this book was not easy.

But as my late grandfather said: you won’t die regretting taking a stand for truth.

So here I am, taking a stand…
For my daughter
For my family
For babcia
For myself
For the children of Ukraine
For the descendants of Gulag survivors
For those stuck in regimes where speaking one’s truth risks ones life

…i oczywiście: dla was Kiroczko i Inno 💙💛 nie przestanę opowiadać waszą historię dopóki zyjecie w spokoju.

🎥 @nickiprian

If you’re in Austin, come to my next book reading on 6/13 with @sunflower_ranch_atx. Grab your spot via link in bio.

In the meantime, grab a copy of my babcia’s story: A Polish Girl in Siberia @bookpeople or your local independent bookstore. You can find other ways to purchase it via link in bio as well 🫶🏻

#apolishgirlinsiberia #austin #izaclarahealing #humanity #bookstagram

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✨ Join me on August 13 for a virtual presentation of A Polish Girl in Siberia.

Through a reading from the book, I’ll share my grandmother’s journey surviving Soviet exile during WWII and her path to becoming a pioneering physician in Poland.

Together we’ll explore resilience, remembrance, and the enduring power of human kindness - even in humanity’s darkest moments.

📚 Hosted by the Polish Heritage Center at Panna Maria @polishheritagecentertx
🗓 August 13, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM CT
💻 Virtual Event - register via link in bio

I hope you’ll join us. 🤍

#apolishgirlinsiberia #polishhistory #wwiihistory #booktalk #izaclarahealing Invitation to a virtual presentation with author Isabella Skrypczak, in collaboration with the Polish American Center.

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If there is one takeaway I have of my grandma’s WWII Gulag survival story, it’s this: humanity prevails. It always wins. It’s what saves us from imploding ourselves into the abyss.

In an era when so much wants to divide us, feed our fears and turn against each other, why not do something different by living with more humanity?

The alternative hasn’t quite been working, so why not give humanity more of a chance? Who’s with me?

To understand more of how a little girl’s survival in sub-human conditions can spark inspiration for more humanity in this world, pick up A Polish Girl in Siberia. Available @bookpeople. If you’re in Austin, you might just get a signed copy from yours truly!

For more info, give me a follow @iza_skrypizas and check out my link in bio 🫶🏻

Thank you to @nickiprian for your epic video skills!

#apolishgirlinsiberia #humanity #bookstagram #austin #worldpeace

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