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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · 4d

Get ready for Halloween with these new titles!
#booksky 💙📚 #blacksky

Books to Read This Month: October Edition

Things that go bump in the night? Haunting and thrilling new releases, of course!

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · 7d

#booksky 💙📚 #blacksky

The Diverse Book Awards 2025 Shortlist

The 2025 longlist of The Diverse Book Awards were announced, and these are a great selection of diverse reads that you should definitely check out!

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Aug 10

Happening TODAY at 3 PM EDT! There's still time to sign up to attend my conversation with author @clareharlow.bsky.social!

💙📚 #booksky

Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Jul 26

Join me on Sunday, August 10 at 3 PM EDT where I will be interviewing children's author, @clareharlow.bsky.social where we'll be talking about her writing career and her latest two books, "Tidemagic: The Many Faces of Ista Flit" and "Tidemagic: Ista Flit and the Impossible Key"!⁠ #booksky 💙📚

Author Talk with Clare Harlow

Join me in conversation with children’s author, Clare Harlow!

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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · Aug 7

Seems like a great idea for a company to make location sharing a thing on a social media app where women and minorities get death and rape threats. How could that possibly go wrong or get out of hand.

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Aug 5

The 2025 longlist for The Diverse Book Awards was just announced. Take a look at the fantastic books that made the cut! @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social @saimamir.bsky.social @anikahussainwrites.bsky.social @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #blacksky #childrenbooks #yabooks

The Diverse Book Awards 2025 Longlist

The 2025 longlist of The Diverse Book Awards were announced, and these are a great selection of diverse reads that you should definitely check out!

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Aug 2

Canceled my Paramount Plus, just canceled AMC Plus, and next year, HBO Max will end... When it comes to the protection of public media, we have to roll up our sleeves and do the work ourselves

PBS News @pbsnews.org · Aug 1

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which has distributed federal funds to both PBS and NPR for decades, announced Friday that it's shutting down.

The news comes after President Donald Trump recently clawed back more than a billion dollars of funding for public broadcasting.

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Aug 1

So much sadness and rage...when you keep seeing the continue erosion of education and learning, it makes you want to give up but now I'm just empowered to keep fighting 💪🏾

PBS News @pbsnews.org · Aug 1

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a cornerstone of American culture for three generations, announced Friday it would take steps toward its own closure after being defunded by Congress.

CPB says it is shutting down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday it would take steps toward its own closure after being defunded by Congress — marking the end of a nearly six-decade era in which it fueled…

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Aug 1

Get in the "Summerween" spirits with these new and upcoming spooky reads! 🎃👻
#blacksky #booksky 💙📚

Happy Summerween! 2025 Spooky Reads To Get You In The Mood

Are you like me, on the edge of your seat, waiting for the spooky season to arrive, finally? Unfortunately, we have about three more months until we are graced with jack o’lanterns. But did y…

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Ethan Sacks @ethansacks.bsky.social · Jul 16

So my daughter is the face of a nationwide Congressional PSA on teenage mental health that launched today. She was chosen based on her advocacy stemming from our @imagecomics.com comic, A HAUNTED GIRL (co-created by her, me, & @marcolorenzana.bsky.social)!

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From 'A Haunted Girl' to an Undaunted Girl

My daughter is now the face of a nationwide PSA on teen mental health stemming from the advocacy we've been doing with our comic book series.

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Jul 29

The latest episode of the @fakebookclub.bsky.social podcast has dropped! Make sure to take a listen on Spotify, YouTube and Pandora! Austen fans will want to listen to this episode! 💙📚 #booksky

Fake Book Club Podcast @fakebookclub.bsky.social · Jul 29

The 5th episode of our 2nd season has dropped. For this episode, we each discuss a book that is a retelling of the most beloved book of all time, #PrideandPrejudice" by #JaneAusten, and how it remains one of the most prevalent works of fiction to this day. #podcasts 💙📚 #booksky

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Jul 26

Join me on Sunday, August 10 at 3 PM EDT where I will be interviewing children's author, @clareharlow.bsky.social where we'll be talking about her writing career and her latest two books, "Tidemagic: The Many Faces of Ista Flit" and "Tidemagic: Ista Flit and the Impossible Key"!⁠ #booksky 💙📚

Author Talk with Clare Harlow

Join me in conversation with children’s author, Clare Harlow!

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Jul 22

Two days late, but wanted to share pics from the @sangumandanna book signing at @bnunionsqnyc. I've been a fan of Mandanna for a while now, and it has been wonderful to meet her in person. And she said she might use my name in a book, so we'll see. 😊 💙📚 #booksky

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Jul 21

So sad 😢

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, The Cosby Show actor, dies at 54

Actor who played Theo Huxtable in long-running sitcom reported to have drowned while on vacation in Costa Rica

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Jul 19

I did cancel my Paramount+ subscription. I was thinking about canceling it for awhile but what happened with Stephen Colbert gave me the push to do it finally.

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Jul 19

Your weekend's goal: Become a member of your local @pbs.org station. You get so much with PBS. I've been a member for years and I never regretted it. You not only will be entertained but you get to grow with your mind as well as become a better person.

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Jul 16

Thank you Tom! 🥹 You did as well!

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Jul 16

If you had not the chance to read any of Tom's books in the #JosephSpector series, please do! It's a treat and a puzzler, perfect for any mystery fans.

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The House at Devil's Neck: A Locked-Room Mystery

A Locked-Room Mystery

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Jul 16

I had such a wonderful time being in conversation with the always delightful @tommeadauthor.bsky.social about his latest mystery "The House at Devil's Neck" in one of my favorite independent bookstores in NYC @mysteriousbookshop.com 💙📚 #booksky

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Jul 15

Happening today at 6PM! Hope to see you there! @tommeadauthor.bsky.social @mysteriousbookshop.com 💙📚 #booksky

The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · Jul 9

Thrilled to welcome @tommeadauthor.bsky.social to the bookshop next week for his first ever US appearance! Details: www.mysteriousbookshop.com/products/tom...

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Jul 11

😱😱😱 Can't wait to read this one! 💀💀💀 Pre-order your copy today!
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Vincent is a pen name bro 🍉 @v-e-tirado.com · Jul 11

I HAVE WAITIED LONG ENOUGH, HERE'S A COVER REVEAL AAAAAA

its about a Dominican family trapped in a house after being told during a will reading that one of them is actually a demon and they all have to figure out who it is!! #booksky

A cover reveal of You Shoule Have Been Nicer To My Mom. The words are in red, and a blue house with demon horns and tail is on the cover. A banner below reads "Dominicans, Demons, and Deadly secrets..."

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Jul 11

HAPPENING TODAY AT 3 PM EDT! Join me in conversation with Brian "Smitty" Smith and Marz Jr., as we talk about their latest comic, "Transformers: Worst Bot Ever: Meet Ballpoint!"
www.eventbrite.com/e/1389519533... @skybound.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #comics

Author Talk with Brian “Smitty” Smith and Marz Jr.

Join us in a discussion with award winning comic book team, Brian “Smitty” Smith and Marz Jr. !

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Jul 9

Not signed up with @libro.fm? Now is the perfect time to make the switch! Sign up today and use the code SWITCH to receive TWO free audiobooks! www.awin1.com/cread.php?aw... 💙📚 #booksky

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Jul 9

@libro.fm is also having an audiobook sale that is packed with great reads and great deals! www.awin1.com/cread.php?aw...

Sale audiobooks

Explore our selection of discounted audiobooks including bookseller picks, bestsellers, and more.

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Jul 9

I've been busy lately and I haven't done a lot of promoting of my giveaway, so I'm extending it till Friday, July 11, but to open it to ANY audiobook you would like from @libro.fm! You get a free audiobook, & you get to support indie bookstores. 💙📚 #booksky #blacksky
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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · Jul 9

So excited that I will be talking with @tommeadauthor.bsky.social, in person this time at the @mysteriousbookshop.com next week! If you are in the NYC area, make sure to stop by! 💙📚 #booksky

The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · Jul 9

Thrilled to welcome @tommeadauthor.bsky.social to the bookshop next week for his first ever US appearance! Details: www.mysteriousbookshop.com/products/tom...

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