On #MaryShelley's birthday (227 today!) I remain very grateful for having had the chance to go in search of her... #booktwitter

#OnThisDay in 1797, Mary Shelley was born. She wrote 'Frankenstein', a landmark work of #ScienceFiction, at just 19. Here you can see the drafts from her notebooks, complete with corrections and amendments. You can almost feel her energy changing as her handwriting shifts.

Dr. Kimberly A. Mealy Appointed as the Next Executive Director of the American Political Science Association politicalsciencenow.com/dr-kimberly-a-…

Was super excited to bring my 9yo aspiring paleontologist to the new Indiana Dinosaur Museum — world class science exhibits, amazing collection of fossils and skeletons, and fabulous models and incredible specimens of all the dinosaurs!🦖 Cannot recommend enough!!!

Wow! 50% off the paperback of ‘Artificial Life After Frankenstein’ if you buy direct from Penn Press this holiday weekend! (Basically $12 a copy)

Spotted this memorial bench while out on my walk this morning. The quote's from George Orwell's Animal Farm, of course. The bench's location is clearly no accident, because ...

So honored that Penn Press has created this evergreen 40% discount for purchasing my #MaryShelley trilogy! On Friday at 2pm at #APSA2024 come see a wonderful author meets critics panel on the latest in the series, ‘The First #LastMan’!

Liz Cheney, once a member of House Republican leadership, said she would vote for Kamala Harris in November. nyti.ms/3MTb6oB

In our desperation to forget that this pandemic ever happened we keep forgetting that this pandemic is still happening.

"Notre Dame" (Taylor's Version) admissions.nd.edu/visit-engage/s…

Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris after Tuesday night’s presidential debate. In a post to her 283 million Instagram followers that featured a photo with her cat, the pop superstar said the debate convinced her to weigh in publicly. nyti.ms/3B2X15i

🚨| Kamala Harris' official website now offers friendship bracelets for sale following Taylor Swift's endorsement! "Are you ready for it? Harris-Walz friendship bracelets are here!"

What a well-crafted and empowering endorsement of Harris-Walz and the democratic acts of registering to vote and (early) voting! instagram.com/p/C_wtAOKOW1z/…

As my friend Taylor Swift so eloquently stated, now is the time to research and choose the candidate that speaks to you and your beliefs. Only 54 days left until the election. Make sure you are registered to vote! Your vote in this election may be one of the most important

🎥| Chappell Roan accepting her Moonman for Best New Artist at the #VMAs “For all the queer kids in the midwest watching right now, I see you, I understand you, because I’m one of you, and don’t ever let anyone tell that you can’t be exactly who you wanna be, bitch.”

Taylor Swift and Philosophy! facebook.com/share/u25VtsfY…

Here’s a better link to the new Taylor Swift and Philosophy volume: amazon.com/Taylor-Swift-P…

Swifties: With your help, we’re gonna defeat the smallest man who ever lived.

This may have been the only Taylor song I knew, but I’m bout to download every damn album. I love Taylor Swift. I love all Swifties. If FLAVOR FLAV is king Swiftie, he just crowned me the prince.👑 Were my Swifties at? Reply with a💙 if you love Taylor.🇺🇸

DBS contributor @vincestadon has a new book! Counting Draculas documents the commendable exercise of watching over 100 Dracula films in a year. I’m glad that I finally know someone else who has experienced 1970s Jonathan. What’s the weirdest Dracula film you’ve ever seen?