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Had my panel on how libraries and bookstores fit into the author world and people were so excited for it! I was shocked by how many people came and how many folks had questions after. It was a good time. 😁 Maybe more librarians and bookstores fit into folks need to talk at these things. 😁

Yesterday was great! So excited for the rest! 😁

And trying out mochi dessert from Mochitsuki. The recipes have been super easy so far — lemon butter mochi and Matcha Latte Chi Chi Dango #cookbooks

Really enjoying this Korean Cocktails book that’s playing with fun flavors like ganjang, Jeju chocolate, and nurunji. (Not that I had the fancy soju suggested for the Jeju one, but maybe after we finally get that family trip together to visit my 이모들 there… #cookbooks

📨 May Cobb has written a special message thanking librarians for making ALL THE LITTLE SECRETS a November LibraryReads Selection! Read it now!

I do think a lot about how certain library leaders' pressure to use Amazon as our Baker & Taylor replacement will truly affect libraries as a whole...

A teaser for our upcoming project, Cioppino! The Kickstarter pre-launch page is up; tap on the Follow button and we'll keep you up to date on development. #kickstarter #indiegames #cardgames www.kickstarter.com/projects/doc...

I have been reading a lot! Meridian 😭❤️😭 Goma🦁🚂🪰 Kokoro😺😼😿 Lost Souls😈🔮💰 Kiss Slay Replay👰‍♀️🔪👰‍♀️ (love/grief through stories and time, god-touched animal attacks at a railroad construction camp, cat prescriptions and secrets, an accidental deal with the devil, wedding murder time loop) #booksky

I love seeing what my colleagues around the country choose! And... I'm already thinking about what December reads I want to nominate. Any suggestions for me to read real quick? 😁

The November 2026 Board Bonus Pick is BONES OF JADE, FLESH LIKE ICE: A NOVEL by Gracie Marsden!

Hey....WHY I LOVE HORROR is only $1.99 on Amazon and it is back to having an orange banner. @sagapressbooks.bsky.social @laneheymont.bsky.social Buy your own copy wherever books are sold. Preferably your local independent bookstore.

New York Public Library #NYPL releases their 2026 Best New #Horror recommended #reads. #NYC #halloween #scares www.nypl.org/books-more/r... @tananarivedue.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @pfracassi.bsky.social @saratogaishere.bsky.social @tkingfisher.com @lauracranehill.bsky.social

You voted, they counted, and MILKTEETH by Caitlin Starling is a LibraryReads pick for November 2026! PLUS, John Scalzi (MONSTERS OF OHIO), TJ Klune (MURMURATION), and Nora Roberts (BIRTH OF THE WITCH) are in the Hall of Fame! 🎉👉 tinyurl.com/55ben2wp

omg ya'll!! the books have ARRIVED!!!

Oh that terrible feeling when you’re fully invested in a book and then take the tiniest moment to breathe… see there’s 9% left… and now there’s no way the story is wrapping up in that time. Surprise series! 😭😭😭 (ugh, but soooo good and I’ll talk about it soon)

Juddered. I find it fascinating when a different word gets popular in writing somehow or another and it’s suddenly ever. I’d swear half the books I’ve read this use juddered, which never felt like a common word before? Both my current audio and print books just used it too. 😅

Readers, the industry is watching how we respond to books with our platform activity and our wallets. Let's add these to our "want to read shelves", post and mention them frequently, and pre-order! I will keep making these hype lists as more book announcements are made juley.app/l/i74FPkN50qHq

For October I'm bouncing around from Casper to NYC to Denver. I'll be heading to a few more places in November, but for now, here's my schedule for the spooky month:

And a few more queued up from Edelweiss: IT'S ONLY A GAME by Sam Rebelein, THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST by Mindy McGinnis (I loved her YA -- curious what her adult will be like!), RAVENOUS by Mark D Freeman (yay animal attacks!), and WHERE FIRE REIGNS by Jared Pechaček. #ewgc #booksky

Edelweiss downloads of translated books I'm super excited for: A MOUTH FULL OF FINS by Cho Yeeun, THE FINAL SIX by Akinari Asakura, THE MOUNTAIN by Nanami Kamon, and THE SOUL CATCHERS by Naoko Higashi. #ewgc #booksky

BONES OF JADE, FLESH LIKE ICE by Gracie Marsden (a fellow librarian!) is a Taiwanese inspired fantasy. A jing's promise causes a young girl to be sold into a harsh life, but she manages to find love and happiness. When tragedy strikes, she decides to risk a jing's bargain on her own behalf. #ewgc

Baek Seungyeon's THE SEOUL LETTER SHOP trans by Clare Richards, follows a woman refusing to read her sister's apology letters who gets a job in a letter shop. Her new community gives her a place to rest and recover even as she facilitates their own communications and growth. #ewgc #booksky

Piergiorgio Pulixi's THE BLACK CATS BOOKSHOP, trans by Antony Shugaar, stars a cranky bookseller & his mystery book club members investigating a killer who forced a man to choose whether his wife or son would be shot in the head. Fun for the clever mystery and the bookseller sarcasm. #ewgc #booksky

Starting off with Johnny Compton's CHIMERA SKIN, where a cosmic being's gift to humanity has monstrous consequences instead of enlightening us. One such twisted figure manages to keep his mind and struggles to protect his community from those who'd infect it. #ewgc #booksky

Official announcement for ENEMIES TO WORSE, coming to you as a villaintine February 9th 2027, a novella in audiobook and ebook, set in the LONG LIVE EVIL world but also stands alone for those who might enjoy ‘Romeo and Juliet if Romeo fell for Tybalt’ fantasy ice raiders. #booksky

Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt is a lie of a title. 🤣 Actually, just a half-truth. It WAS beautiful, following a kind reaper about his duties even as his work could seem random and unfair… but if Travis showed up my last day I’d probably be pretty content. But dang this hurt. #booksky

Tried two cocktails from The GOTO Bartender’s Guide and both were super tasty. One involved making hojicha infused vodka and I’ve got to say the Hojicha Milk Punch is dangerously delicious. (The Kyoto Old Fashioned was delicious as well — just easier to sip in moderation 😅) #cookbooks

Hey all....I just found out ANYONE can sign up for this on 10/1 at 4pm eastern. It is just me and the librarian talking horror for 1 hour. We are going to have a great time. There will be a recording which I will share as well: librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/174759...

Definitely a favorite of mine!

Hi all - can you help us out with a survey? Trying to put together some higher level education resources on comics and graphic novels in education. We’d super appreciate it! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

This makes my day. 😁

i quite genuinely didn’t sleep at all last night due to a combination of a new steroid course + quitting smoking + general illness & i’m sitting here still a bit too jittery to sleep at 2:30pm and now i’m concerned that life is imitating art am I one of the Sleepless now? 😳

I have a story in Something Followed Us Home, a horror anthology steeped in Latiné roots that @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social put together and published through @atriabooks.bsky.social and Primero Sueno Press!

Happy Pub Day to Something Followed Us Home: Tales of Latiné Horror. Y'all need to add multiple copies to your libraries ASAP. Congrats to editor @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social & all the authors. My official review is here: raforall.blogspot.com/2026/08/what...

Today in libraries aren't, and never have been, neutral www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The new issue of RUSQ: A Journal of Reference and User Experience is out! As always, if any of you have a collection development article you'd like to submit, let me know! journals.ala.org/index.php/ru...

Feeling cool that I got to be part of this panel interview about book reviews for Library Journal. 😁