Welcome to the Substack!

The official Substack of TikTok's favorite librarian

I never thought I would be here… setting up a substack to share my commentary and analysis of today’s biggest issues and breaking news. I didn’t even think I would have such success on TikTok. When I joined TikTok in 2022, I just wanted to find a community that shared my interest in discussion and debate. It was not too long after that I became a part of a vibrant debate community, advocating for freedom and liberty, for the rights of marginalized communities, and sharing my love for books and knowledge.

Now, a little a over two years later and here we are. I hope this substack will be a welcomed part of your news diet. This substack will cover current issues and breaking news ranging in topics from US and world politics and social advocacy to books, knowledge creation, and issues affecting libraries. If you subscribe to this substack, you will receive, free of charge*, the following:

1. A daily newsletter linking the day’s biggest news stories, promising balanced, fact-based reporting from around the world.

2. Breaking news alerts.

3. Commentary and analysis of select issues affecting the United States and the world.

Subscribers will be encouraged to participate in choosing the commentary topics from time to time. As always, suggestions are welcome.

I hope you will enjoy this substack and will grow with me as I plan this new venture for us all. In these tumultuous years, many of us need ways to digest and condense the varied and abundant news sources that stream across our phones and devices. Now more than ever, having the skills to discern and evaluate fact-based news reporting from opinion and misinformation is critical to a healthy, functioning democracy. This space will strive to achieve that goal. Welcome to Marginalia!

*Marginalia will remain free for the foreseeable future. If we become successful, I may transition to a paid subscription model for those wishing to contribute.