Steve Thomas

10h

I get lots of cold pitches for the podcast, most of them not aligned with the podcast's audience or values. I generally just delete them or mark them as spam. Today's was about an "AI-animated historical docudrama," and I don't know anything else about it because I NOPE'd out of reading further.

11h

I really hate giving up on books, but I am finally tapping out on CRITICAL MASS by Daniel Suarez. There may be a good story buried in its 500 pages, but I am no longer willing to mine for it. I think I'll read the WIZARD OF EARTHSEA graphic novel next!

Circulating Ideas 324: Roadtrip Nation: Beyond Books circulatingideas.com/2026/10/23/3...

We talk about how the documentary came together, planning the three-week RV journey from Los Angeles to Chicago, the casting process, finding the right library leaders to interview, and the humor and lasting friendships formed on the trip.

circulatingideas.comRoadtrip Nation: Beyond BooksSteve Thomas: Leah, Lori, and Maryan, welcome to Circulating Ideas. I wanna start back at the beginning. First of all, maybe for people who don’t know about the Roadtrip Nation series as a wh…

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Circulating Ideas 324: Roadtrip Nation: Beyond Books circulatingideas.com/2026/10/23/3...

In this special episode, I chat with some of the team behind the PBS series "Roadtrip Nation: Beyond Books,” director Leah Bleich, producer Lori Benitez, and featured student Maryan Liban.

Circulating Ideas 322: The Case for a Professional Foundation in Librarianship, with @librarianbyday.bsky.social and @samhelmick.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/2026/09/16/3...

I updated the show notes for this episode to include links to two follow-up articles in @insidehighered.com that continue the discussion.

Circulating Ideas 323: Library Game Kickstarter with Gene Ambaum circulatingideas.com/2026/10/01/3...

kickstarter.comLibrary GameA card game featuring wild, helpful library staff and rule-breaking problem patrons.

In this new episode of my podcast, I chat with Gene Ambaum, creator and writer of the webcomic @librarycomic.bsky.social, about his new Library Game on Kickstarter, which you can still back here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/amb...

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21 Sept

I am raising money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital through @relay.fm to help kids with cancer and support the Relay community. The bulk of my podcast listening comes from Relay shows, so I want to take this opportunity to give back and support the cause! tilt.fyi/glNNhZyFmB

21 Sept

INCARNATE by @almakatsu.bsky.social comes out tomorrow! It's horror, but it's just my speed (which means it isn't too gross or scary!). Stories don't get much more timely than this one! Check out my interview with her and then grab the book tomorrow! circulatingideas.com/2026/07/30/3...

bookshop.orgIncarnateFrom beloved horror maven Alma Katsu comes a terrifying reimagining of The Picture of Dorian Gray for the internet age."Electric . . . A deliciously addictive techno-horror that you can’t look away fr...

21 Sept

Check the book out from your local public library, or buy the book here! bookshop.org/p/books/inca...

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Jonathan Edward Durham

@thisone0verhere.bsky.social

Proof your public library loves you: they leave you alone when you're reading, they love when you bring your kids over, and they'll even let you borrow their hardcovers

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we here®️

@wehere.bsky.social

weherespace.orgSeason 2, Episode 1: Our Most Anticipated Reads — we hereOur hosts discuss, round-robin style, the Fall 2026 books they’re most excited about. Get ready for new titles from beloved authors, piping hot tropes (dark academia, anyone?), and even a few academic...

THE WE READS PODCAST – Season 2, Episode 01 is now LIVE! Our hosts are BACK, baby. And they’re coming for your bookshelves. 😈 S2, Ep01 features a stellar list of recent + upcoming book releases. Grab your library card! We got some reading to do. Listen here: www.weherespace.org/we-reads-pod...

liberatinglit.comEpisode One: Tasslyn Magnusson — Liberating LitDr. Tasslyn Magnusson has been tracking book bans since 2021. But her work is much more than simply counting–it’s helping motivate other people nationwide to get to work protecting the right to read. ...

Check out the new podcast from @heykellyjensen.bsky.social, "Liberating Lit!," about literary and library advocacy. First episode is with the awesome @tasslyn.bsky.social! www.liberatinglit.com/episodes/epi...

We watched SUPERGIRL on HBO Max last night. While I'm sure it contributed, misogyny was not the main reason it did not do well in the theater. It was just not a very good movie. It wasn't BAD (especially by DC movie standards!), but just... meh.

I do not still have that comic book that is now worth a lot of money, but for me, its worth was measured in joy, not dollars, and I read it so many times that even if I still had it, it would be in terrible shape and "worth" nothing!

And to answer the question most people reading this are probably asking after seeing that cover, no, I do not recall "whatever happened to Sargon the Sorcerer," sorry!

That was DC COMICS PRESENTS #26, which also featured a weird story where Robin (the only character I recognized) has a dream / vision of meeting a bunch of other young heroes to fight some blobby creature. The story confused me, but the art was cool.

Yes, I had stumbled upon the first appearance of The New Teen Titans by Marv Wolfman and George Perez, but I was so focused on the image on the left that I missed the historically significant image on the right.

Marvel has overwhelmingly dominated my superhero comics reading over my life. I would occasionally read Batman for awhile, or Superman, or whoever, but they never lasted.

One time at the drug store (remember when they sold comics on the newsstand?), I spotted a comic that showed Green Lantern creating a kryptonite rock with his power ring to attack Superman, and I HAD to know what was happening!!

I am difficult to please with comic book movies, and I have an even harder time connecting to DC movies because their whole universe just doesn't click with me. I like most of the core, iconic characters but once it veers off from there, I rapidly lose interest.

Superman (1978), Batman (1989), Batman Begins, and Wonder Woman are some of my all-time favorite superhero movies. Superman (2025) was a fun romp. I honestly haven't seen most other DC movies because they look so dark and dreary.

It was basically the movie I thought it was going to be, based on the trailers, and the trailers convinced me not to waste my money seeing this in the theater.

Seated and Screaming Podcast

10 Sept

Yes, this! The Sabrina Carpenter episode was great! DO MORE OF THAT, DISNEY

Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social

If I were in that room, I would pitch that the premise should be: It's time to play the music; it's time to light the lights. Indeed, it's time to meet the Muppets on the Muppet Show tonight.

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@seatedscreaming.bsky.social

10 Sept

I am thrilled to share the logo for Seated and Screaming, by the immensely talented Chris Panatier. The podcast launches in October, and each episode I’ll sit down with a member of the horror community to hear about a horror (or horror adjacent) topic they’re just dying to talk about.

10 Sept

I do not introduce myself in the chat during webinars.

books.leaflet.pubHow Readers Find BooksGoal of this blog: (1) help readers find new ways to discover books, (2) help boost the book boosters, (3) boost books, (4) encourage more book people to join the ATmosphere.

30 Aug

Check it out: @debbieohi.com is actively seeking librarians and other book boosters to contribute guest posts. books.leaflet.pub

@aaronhuertas.bsky.social

24 Aug

"Me fail English? That's unpossible!"

Steve Ammidown@stegan.bsky.social

The five Simpsons lines I utter the most: -But all my stuff is there! -I ain’t fer it, I’m agin it! -That’s what they all say. They all say doh. -You won’t be needing THIS anymore! -You can’t make friends with salad! (Repeat x10)

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Aaron Huertas

23 Aug

does this guy work at REI because I think he just sold a Big Tent

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

WELKER: Do you think democratic socialists have a place in the Democratic Party? VAN HOLLEN: Yes they do as part of the debate. I think that those in the Dem Party who are afraid of a healthy debate are missing the point, because Democratic voters do not want a return to the pre-Trump status quo

19 Aug

Steve's done a lot of great work, but this headline is quite a thing to behold. www.msn.com/en-us/techno...

19 Aug

Circulating Ideas 321: Intellectual Freedom Manual, with editor Erin Jones circulatingideas.com/2026/08/19/3...

Alma Katsu (INCARNATE is out now!)

18 Aug

New episode of the podcast will be out soon, hopefully. The summer reading series was a lot of work and burned me out, plus day job has been extra busy and it's the start of my kids' school year so... podcast delay!

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@almakatsu.bsky.social

30 July

An early interview for INCARNATE with Steve Thomas at @circulatingideas.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/2026/07/30/3...

circulatingideas.com320: Incarnate by Alma Katsu – Summer Reading Spectacular 2026Steve chats with Alma Katsu, author of the new book Incarnate, about her CIA background into early social media research, AI’s threat to creativity and authenticity, the story’s paralle…

30 July

Circulating Ideas 320: Incarnate by Alma Katsu @almakatsu.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/2026/07/30/3...

1 Aug

In this new episode of the podcast, I chat with Alma Katsu about Incarnate, her CIA background into early social media research, AI’s threat to creativity and authenticity, the story’s parallels with Picture of Dorian Gray, and the diversity of voices in the current golden age of the horror genre.

1 Aug

Then over on the Circ Desk, NoveList librarians Yaika and Kaitlin suggest readlikes for Incarnate!

14 July

This book is great! You'll hear me chat with Alma about it in next week's episode of the podcast, to wrap up the Summer Reading Spectacular series!

Alma Katsu (INCARNATE is out now!)@almakatsu.bsky.social

Dorian Gray for the 21st century! #Incarnate Thank you Sarah Langan @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @putnambooks.bsky.social

14 July

Circulating Ideas 319: Unreliable Narrator by Araminta Hall circulatingideas.com/2026/07/22/3...

@uncannymagazine.bsky.social

14 July

Circulating Ideas 318: Summer of Love by Kerri Maher circulatingideas.com/2026/07/14/3...

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Uncanny Magazine

13 July

We are 25% Funded with 187 Backers!! KEEP IT ROLLING, SPACE UNICORNS!!

Uncanny Magazine@uncannymagazine.bsky.social

PLEASE REPOST AND SHARE WIDELY!!! We need your help once again, you magnificent Space Unicorns! Behold the Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! Kickstarter!!! buff.ly/Gab1zWu

kickstarter.comUncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU!Funding to support Year 13 of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. We have more stories to tell together!

13 July

I just backed Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...

12 July

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