Cicero
@cjr109.bsky.social
A love of well-crafted books that make me feel all the feels.
@scalzi.com not just goodreads but one of the top 100 books of NPR for 2025. You might already know this ... But congrats!
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
@scalzi.com not just goodreads but one of the top 100 books of NPR for 2025. You might already know this ... But congrats!
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...Just sprinting through to point out that THE SENTENCE by Louise Erdrich is ON SALE at @libro.fm - it's about a literally haunted bookshop, as well as love, justice, forgiveness, and just how hilariously annoying one customer can get...
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
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The Sentence Audiobook on Libro.fm
In this stunning and timely novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author Louise Erdrich creates a wickedly funny ghost story, a tale of passion, of a complex marriage, and of a woman's...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
...Just sprinting through to point out that THE SENTENCE by Louise Erdrich is ON SALE at @libro.fm - it's about a literally haunted bookshop, as well as love, justice, forgiveness, and just how hilariously annoying one customer can get...
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
@lhbookclub.bsky.social
Have you read Fox by Joyce Carol Oates? If so, am curious. Also will you be creating a "book club" on BlueSky as you have on Goodreads?
Have you read Fox by Joyce Carol Oates? If so, am curious. Also will you be creating a "book club" on BlueSky as you have on Goodreads?
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
@lhbookclub.bsky.social
Have you read Fox by Joyce Carol Oates? If so, am curious. Also will you be creating a "book club" on BlueSky as you have on Goodreads?
Have you read Fox by Joyce Carol Oates? If so, am curious. Also will you be creating a "book club" on BlueSky as you have on Goodreads?
Fox by Joyce Carol Oates
Am really stepping out of my normal genres with this one but must confess I'm already captivated by the first 50 pages. Came highly recommended so I'm giving it a shot.
#booksky
Am really stepping out of my normal genres with this one but must confess I'm already captivated by the first 50 pages. Came highly recommended so I'm giving it a shot.
#booksky
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Fox by Joyce Carol Oates
Am really stepping out of my normal genres with this one but must confess I'm already captivated by the first 50 pages. Came highly recommended so I'm giving it a shot.
#booksky
Am really stepping out of my normal genres with this one but must confess I'm already captivated by the first 50 pages. Came highly recommended so I'm giving it a shot.
#booksky
This is easily the best book I read last year and is one that I plan to reread this coming holiday season. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. Short but powerful about a man with the moral strength to do what's right despite social constraints. Google for more info.
#booksky
#booksky
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is easily the best book I read last year and is one that I plan to reread this coming holiday season. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. Short but powerful about a man with the moral strength to do what's right despite social constraints. Google for more info.
#booksky
#booksky
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Updated schedule and graphic! Just to keep life interesting.
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Updated schedule and graphic! Just to keep life interesting.
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New Year's Eve
champagne flutes
still sticky with hope
of sanity's return,
how can we be
barreling toward
November???
Copyright 2025 by Nikki Grimes.
champagne flutes
still sticky with hope
of sanity's return,
how can we be
barreling toward
November???
Copyright 2025 by Nikki Grimes.
October 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
New Year's Eve
champagne flutes
still sticky with hope
of sanity's return,
how can we be
barreling toward
November???
Copyright 2025 by Nikki Grimes.
champagne flutes
still sticky with hope
of sanity's return,
how can we be
barreling toward
November???
Copyright 2025 by Nikki Grimes.
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We interrupt your doomscroll to remind you that public media always plays music free of charge – and free of algorithmic involvement.
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
October 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We interrupt your doomscroll to remind you that public media always plays music free of charge – and free of algorithmic involvement.
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
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Read through poems by a 10th grade class, circled favorite lines–from kids who don't usually write poetry: "Hope is a compass made of fire/ pointing through fog; Time..hard for me to make sure it doesn't flee/ like a criminal; Desires are the fires/ that ignite purpose." Wow. The young give me hope!
October 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Read through poems by a 10th grade class, circled favorite lines–from kids who don't usually write poetry: "Hope is a compass made of fire/ pointing through fog; Time..hard for me to make sure it doesn't flee/ like a criminal; Desires are the fires/ that ignite purpose." Wow. The young give me hope!
I love it when I learn something unusual while reading a novel. While the beginning of this book is sad and powerful, the concept of burying a fig tree before winter was fascinating! Looked it up and it is a 'thing' to help the tree survive winter weather. My fig didn't survive squirrels.
#booksky
#booksky
October 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I love it when I learn something unusual while reading a novel. While the beginning of this book is sad and powerful, the concept of burying a fig tree before winter was fascinating! Looked it up and it is a 'thing' to help the tree survive winter weather. My fig didn't survive squirrels.
#booksky
#booksky
Flashlight by Susan Choi
Am wondering if anyone on here has read this book and if so, thoughts? I'm just over 100 pages and am waiting for that sweet spot of being caught in the story.
#booksky
Am wondering if anyone on here has read this book and if so, thoughts? I'm just over 100 pages and am waiting for that sweet spot of being caught in the story.
#booksky
October 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Flashlight by Susan Choi
Am wondering if anyone on here has read this book and if so, thoughts? I'm just over 100 pages and am waiting for that sweet spot of being caught in the story.
#booksky
Am wondering if anyone on here has read this book and if so, thoughts? I'm just over 100 pages and am waiting for that sweet spot of being caught in the story.
#booksky
I am late to the game on reading this book but sure am glad I did! Fantastic writing, strong settings, and the characters!! Boris is hands down my favorite. An expansive story that follows the life of a boy who becomes tangled with art, antiques, and drugs during his journey to adulthood.
#booksky
#booksky
October 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I am late to the game on reading this book but sure am glad I did! Fantastic writing, strong settings, and the characters!! Boris is hands down my favorite. An expansive story that follows the life of a boy who becomes tangled with art, antiques, and drugs during his journey to adulthood.
#booksky
#booksky
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Luscious! Legacy is one of my favorite books, I won't lie. The paperback was gorgeously produced, on paper that feels as substantial as the poets and artists in this collection. I could not be happier!
October 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Luscious! Legacy is one of my favorite books, I won't lie. The paperback was gorgeously produced, on paper that feels as substantial as the poets and artists in this collection. I could not be happier!
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Still needs a hood, fenders, headlights, a horn, a dash. And I have to rework the fuel filler because that did not work.
October 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Still needs a hood, fenders, headlights, a horn, a dash. And I have to rework the fuel filler because that did not work.
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Mail! Letters & poetry from a 10th grade teacher and his class, in a Christian academy in Alabama, made me weep. Bronx Masquerade was their inspiration. You send work into the world and pray it will touch hearts, then receive confirmation that it has! A beautiful circle not to be taken for granted.
October 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Mail! Letters & poetry from a 10th grade teacher and his class, in a Christian academy in Alabama, made me weep. Bronx Masquerade was their inspiration. You send work into the world and pray it will touch hearts, then receive confirmation that it has! A beautiful circle not to be taken for granted.
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Happy #LetFreedomReadDay! 🍻 Celebrating with a beer and diving into R.F. Kuang's Katabasis. Nothing beats reading what you want! #BannedBooksWeek #BookSky 💙📚
October 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Happy #LetFreedomReadDay! 🍻 Celebrating with a beer and diving into R.F. Kuang's Katabasis. Nothing beats reading what you want! #BannedBooksWeek #BookSky 💙📚
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Looking forward to this discussion with Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, author of the soon-to-be published "Autocrats vs. Democrats".
Cambridge, MA, Thursday, October 30th...
Details and tickets here: www.harvard.com/event/michae...
Cambridge, MA, Thursday, October 30th...
Details and tickets here: www.harvard.com/event/michae...
October 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Looking forward to this discussion with Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, author of the soon-to-be published "Autocrats vs. Democrats".
Cambridge, MA, Thursday, October 30th...
Details and tickets here: www.harvard.com/event/michae...
Cambridge, MA, Thursday, October 30th...
Details and tickets here: www.harvard.com/event/michae...
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We believe in the power of stories that teach us the importance of inclusivity and empathy—and we believe in protecting them. #BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead
October 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We believe in the power of stories that teach us the importance of inclusivity and empathy—and we believe in protecting them. #BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead
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What sets us apart from Audible? Let us count the ways:
📚 Every purchase supports your indie bookshop
💗 Employee-owned, Certified B Corp, & Social Purpose Corporation
📖 DRM-free (you own your audiobooks)
🤖 Bookseller driven, not algo driven (& our customer support team = real people, not robots)
📚 Every purchase supports your indie bookshop
💗 Employee-owned, Certified B Corp, & Social Purpose Corporation
📖 DRM-free (you own your audiobooks)
🤖 Bookseller driven, not algo driven (& our customer support team = real people, not robots)
October 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What sets us apart from Audible? Let us count the ways:
📚 Every purchase supports your indie bookshop
💗 Employee-owned, Certified B Corp, & Social Purpose Corporation
📖 DRM-free (you own your audiobooks)
🤖 Bookseller driven, not algo driven (& our customer support team = real people, not robots)
📚 Every purchase supports your indie bookshop
💗 Employee-owned, Certified B Corp, & Social Purpose Corporation
📖 DRM-free (you own your audiobooks)
🤖 Bookseller driven, not algo driven (& our customer support team = real people, not robots)
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$41 million: The amount of money we’ve raised for indie bookstores since 2020.
$0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.
$0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.
October 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
$41 million: The amount of money we’ve raised for indie bookstores since 2020.
$0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.
$0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.
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Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
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One of the ugliest "B" words in the English language. You know which one I mean.
October 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
One of the ugliest "B" words in the English language. You know which one I mean.
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A little message from our CEO and founder @andyhunter777.bsky.social ahead of Anti-Prime:
What a lovely message from @bookshop.org. Glad to see them growing and growing. We CAN claim back what has been taken from us by these monstrous corporations, and it starts with things like this. Grab some books these next couple days!
October 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A little message from our CEO and founder @andyhunter777.bsky.social ahead of Anti-Prime: