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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 3d

It’s #FridayReads time! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you the perfect read for Latine Heritage Month AND spooky season! Monsters from the deep, dark magic, revenge, friendship, a bloodthirsty spirit, and 45% off! Get some.
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AmyisITL.bsky.social @amyisitl.bsky.social · 4d

😂

MapQuest @mapquest.com · 4d

Me every time someone says “MapQuest still exists?"

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bookriot.bsky.social @bookriot.bsky.social · 6d

Support independent bookstores and get free shipping by purchasing books through Bookshop.org during their "Anti-Prime Day" sale.

#booksky

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Bookshop.org Offers Free Shipping and 20% Off Banned Books for “Anti-Prime Day”

Support independent bookstores and get free shipping by purchasing books through Bookshop.org during their "Anti-Prime Day" sale.

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 9d

Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹

This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨

Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
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No Cats In The Library 🐱📚 | Reading Rainbow 📖 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko

YouTube video by Kidzuko

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 12d

There have been two hosts in the history of Reading Rainbow. The Legend of Literacy, LeVar Burton! And... me, Mychal Threets, a librarian 🥹🤯

I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨

youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU

Smiling Mychal with hands raised wears an outer space shirt in a library. It is a still from an episode of Reading Rainbow.

LeVar Burton smiles with hands behind his head as he lies down on a colorful pile of books. ENEMY PIE book rests on his chest.

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Indigenous Bookshelf🌈🪶 @indigenousbooks.bsky.social · 14d

Indigenous book bag giveaway

(Sorry for the cross posting - I just wanna keep folks in the loop who quit meta) #booksky

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AmyisITL.bsky.social @amyisitl.bsky.social · 15d

I have only been reading horror for 3 years because my library's winter reading challenge was horror themed and now I hunger for it.

Can't wait to read both books.

#Booksky 💙📚🩸

Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social · 15d

It’s me and @almakatsu.bsky.social in @peoplemag.bsky.social taking about Horror:

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Why Is Horror Having a Moment? Authors Alma Katsu and Becky Spratford Break It Down (Exclusive)

The horror genre is having a major moment in the world of books and publishing, and authors Alma Katsu and Becky Spratford are getting together to discuss why. The authors of 'Fiend' and 'Why I Love H...

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 21d

There are plenty of books at your local libraries and bookstores to read and learn about autism that do not focus on Tylenol. Best of all, more and more books are being written and illustrated. More and are being published! 📚

😊 Here are a few:

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 25d

Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading.

Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own.

Just. Keep. Reading.

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AmyisITL.bsky.social @amyisitl.bsky.social · Sep 13

MISS THEM

#WynonnaEarp
#Tubi

Kevin Bachelder @kbachelder.bsky.social · Sep 13

It was 1 year ago today that #WynonnaEarp: Vengeance premiered on #Tubi!

So awesome to get more Earp content. Here's hoping we get a follow-up soon. What do you say #Tubi? We need to get Doc back.

There were 5 "baby girl" mentions which were some of my favorite parts. ❤️

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · Sep 12

Libraries are COOL and cool people use libraries! 😜⁠

Get a library card this Library Card Sign-Up month if you don't have one already. And if you do, encourage your friends and family to do the same!

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Peter Wong @pwongview.bsky.social · Aug 16

Turns out @emjaybassett.bsky.social "Red Sonja" adaptation draws on both @gailsimone.bsky.social and @manruss.bsky.social runs. Will be released VOD 8/29/25. bleedingcool.com/movies/revie...

Review: They Have Made A Terrible Mistake With The New Red Sonja Movie

They made a terrible mistake with the new Red Sonja movie, which is in just one British cinema this weekend. Is there still time to fix it?

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AmyisITL.bsky.social @amyisitl.bsky.social · Jun 28

I just finished reading Woodworking by Emily St. James. It is charming, thought provoking, and thoughtful. Also, light hearted and deeply profound. Did I mention CHARMING? Read and be delighted.
5/5 dramatic theater stars!
#booksky
📚💙

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · Jun 22

Open full thread and scroll, if you dare 🐈‍⬛

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · Jun 22

Please join me next Thursday as I host Dr. Allison Gill, "Mueller, She Wrote" for the monthly Blue Missouri meeting.

There is no one I would rather speak to during this time in America. Click on the link below to sign up.

us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · Jun 21

I’ve suffered my whole life from depression and anxiety. I have both really bad today.

I thought I’d try explain my typical symptoms so other sufferers or their friends and family can understand it better.

This is what depression feels like… (1/12)

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AmyisITL.bsky.social @amyisitl.bsky.social · Jun 16

I am mesmerized by her. The person, the actress, the character.

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · Mar 10

Want to read a book but can’t afford to buy it?

❌ don’t pirate/steal it

✅ join your local library and borrow the book for FREE.

If the library doesn’t have the book you want, ask if they can buy it.

You get to read.
Authors get paid.
Libraries stay open.

✨ Triple win ✨

#BookSky #Library

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · Jun 13

The first episode of SYFY's adaptation of Revival is free to watch on YouTube. I just starting watching it while writing this post, it's pretty good:

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You Can Watch the First Episode of SYFY’s Revival on YouTube - Reactor

The comic book adaptation premiered on the SYFY channel last night.

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AmyisITL.bsky.social @amyisitl.bsky.social · Jun 6

I'm intrigued 🤔

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · Jun 6

Pause the video to find out what kind of cat you are. Not a personality test. Just your cat form, as revealed by the universe in its confusion. Science was not involved. This is all based on vibes and zero research.
There are 8 cats.
Have fun 😸😽🤍

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AmyisITL.bsky.social @amyisitl.bsky.social · Jun 6

😹 this is absolutely true.

A wide eyed kitty wrapped in flannel, holding a bowl of soup. Pink background.

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AmyisITL.bsky.social @amyisitl.bsky.social · May 31

I just finished Hungerstone by Kat Dunn and the vampire here, alongside the actual vampire, is the human condition and it is a BEAST. And I mean this as a compliment to the writing. This will stay with me for a long time, as long as an immortal life can last, I suppose.
5 powder covered stars.

🩸📚💙

Screenshot of the book Hungerstone by Kat Dunn. A classical painting of a woman, half lying half falling from a fainting couch. With bright green lettering for the title and author's name.

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AmyisITL.bsky.social @amyisitl.bsky.social · May 9

#BookishQOTD 📖🦋

I love picture books so much I am still reading them even though my kids are in their 20s.

The Questioner Series by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts is an absolute favorite.

My favorite of the series ⬇️

A screenshot of the kids picture book Aaron Slater, Illustrator by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts. A boy with his colored pencils imagines all he can draw including flowers, butterflies, a Pegasus, and a dragon, plus more.

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AmyisITL.bsky.social @amyisitl.bsky.social · Apr 12

WHAT! This is amazing! Can't wait to get mine. Thank you Mychal for all you do.

Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · Apr 12

Library Joy 🥹📚

outofprint.com/collections/mychal-threets

Mychal smiles with his tattoos showing and holds a Library Joy coffee mug

Mychal smiles in a Library Joy sweater while holding his hands in the shape of a heart

Mychal gives two thumbs up and smiles while wearing a Library Joy shirt

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