Don @chewie93

Book editor, polyglot, Asiaphile, hoops fan, geek, metalhead, wannabe bassist medium.com/@chewie93 Chicago (with Seattle love) Joined November 2008

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Don @chewie93

2 years ago

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT (if you're me) I've started my own publishing company, Unsung Voices Books (unsungvoicesbooks.com). We're publishing stories from people and places that are underrepresented in the current book landscape. More to follow about our 1st title soon!

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Don @chewie93

3 years ago

All languages are beautiful. Each structure in each language contributes to the wondrous diversity of the human condition. That said, Russian future tense prefixes can go piss up a rope.

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Don @chewie93

3 years ago

If I don't post about @RiotFest did I even go to #RiotFest2022?

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Don @chewie93

3 years ago

Now back to my history reading, Hosking's "Russia and the Russians." Which makes other world happenings feel sadly predictable.

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Don @chewie93

3 years ago

Saw a Max Scherzer-related RT. Thought "this HAS to be @russbengtson. Outside chance of @AestheticsGirl." I find comfort in some predictability in these unpredictable times.

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Don @chewie93

3 years ago

Slowly spoken German weirds me out.

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Don @chewie93

3 years ago

No, YOU considered dropping $150 on an online course to learn Pashto.

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Don @chewie93

3 years ago

I'm embarrassed that yesterday Spotify stumped me at the "guess what language this song is in" game. Particularly embarrassed as I was playing my "Liked Songs" playlist. It was Persian, for those keeping score.

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Don @chewie93

3 years ago

My final #IndependentBookstoreDay haul. #chilovebooks

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Don @chewie93

3 years ago

In my #chilovebooks posts I featured as many booksellers as I could. Unsung heroes in the book ecosystem.

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Don @chewie93

3 years ago

This past Saturday was #IndependentBookstoreDay. I documented my bookstore crawl (#chilovebooks) over on my IG (instagram.com/akita93/). Should've done so here since a lot of my followers are book people.

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Don @chewie93

4 years ago

My relationship with the Korean language remains contentious. That's being kind. (It hates me.)

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Don @chewie93

4 years ago

The closest I own to green is an old Bad Brains t-shirt. I'm not wearing it today.

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Don @chewie93

4 years ago

Ally Sheedy announced that she's secretly a book editor. No, I'm not actually Ally Sheedy.

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Don @chewie93

4 years ago

I'm a little concerned for @KirkSeriousFace's safety after @marysjudgingyou's last tweet.

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Don @chewie93

4 years ago

I never ever ever click on "What's happening" on Twitter. But when Brandon Roy is trending you're damn right I'm clicking.

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Don @chewie93

4 years ago

I love that "de-Nazarbayevification" is a word I just read. In related news, yes, I care far more about Kazakhstan than anyone else you know.

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4 years ago

publishing twitter! i’m the marketing director for @bookpubclub at emerson, and we’re looking to host a Q&A with publishing professionals this spring! would anyone be interested in being on the panel? (RTS super appreciated!) 💞

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Don @chewie93

4 years ago

One of the printers I work with thought I was interesting enough to talk to. The main interview is pretty long and gets kinda boring in the middle when we talk about print industry stuff, but the clip below it on the right is a nice snippet. seawayprinting.com/communication-…

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Don @chewie93

4 years ago

If anyone has any interest in learning Russian or Chinese, I have a friend looking for students. She's a native Russian speaker who teaches English in Russia. She's fluent in both English and Chinese, having lived in China for an extended period. Highly recommended.