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I'm still getting caught up with reviews for my October reading, including for Daughter of Stone by B.A. Pepper, which came out on the 31st. This debut novel features witchy vibes, deadly trials, LGBTQ+ and plus-sized rep, and pulls from Welsh mythology.
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Review: Daughter of Stone by B.A. Pepper
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November 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I'm still getting caught up with reviews for my October reading, including for Daughter of Stone by B.A. Pepper, which came out on the 31st. This debut novel features witchy vibes, deadly trials, LGBTQ+ and plus-sized rep, and pulls from Welsh mythology.
writing.hallidaynelson.com/daughter-of-...
writing.hallidaynelson.com/daughter-of-...
Another great indie bookstore in Worcester, MA is Root and Press Coffee and Books! They've got delicious coffee and an excellent cafe. You can enjoy while browsing their incredible selection of books.
Check them out online at rootandpress.com
#worcester #mass #indiebookstore #booksky
Check them out online at rootandpress.com
#worcester #mass #indiebookstore #booksky
Root and Press Coffee and Books in Worcester, MA - Exploring Independent Bookstores
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November 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Another great indie bookstore in Worcester, MA is Root and Press Coffee and Books! They've got delicious coffee and an excellent cafe. You can enjoy while browsing their incredible selection of books.
Check them out online at rootandpress.com
#worcester #mass #indiebookstore #booksky
Check them out online at rootandpress.com
#worcester #mass #indiebookstore #booksky
Tatnuck Bookseller Gift Gallery & Cafe in Westborough, MA gets to claim the title of the largest bookstore in all of New England. Walking through their aisles is an experience you won't want to miss out on if you're in the area.
www.tatnuck.com
#indiebookstore #tatnuck #westboro #massachusetts
www.tatnuck.com
#indiebookstore #tatnuck #westboro #massachusetts
Tatnuck Bookseller, Gift Gallery & Cafe in Westborough, MA - Exploring Independent Bookstores
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November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Tatnuck Bookseller Gift Gallery & Cafe in Westborough, MA gets to claim the title of the largest bookstore in all of New England. Walking through their aisles is an experience you won't want to miss out on if you're in the area.
www.tatnuck.com
#indiebookstore #tatnuck #westboro #massachusetts
www.tatnuck.com
#indiebookstore #tatnuck #westboro #massachusetts
I almost forgot to share last week's bookstore here! Here it is if you need something good to focus on: Raven Used Books in Northampton, MA!
www.ravenusedbooks.com
#usedbooks #booksky #indiebookstore #massachusetts
www.ravenusedbooks.com
#usedbooks #booksky #indiebookstore #massachusetts
Raven Used Books in Northampton, MA - Exploring Independent Bookstores
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October 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I almost forgot to share last week's bookstore here! Here it is if you need something good to focus on: Raven Used Books in Northampton, MA!
www.ravenusedbooks.com
#usedbooks #booksky #indiebookstore #massachusetts
www.ravenusedbooks.com
#usedbooks #booksky #indiebookstore #massachusetts
Happy release day to Oblivion's Hymn by A.J. Peterson! I loved the unique magic system and the casually obvious representation of aging LGBTQIA+ characters.
Full review at writing.hallidaynelson.com/oblivions-hy...
#bookreview #oblivionshymn #booksky
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#bookreview #oblivionshymn #booksky
Review: Oblivion's Hymn by A.J. Peterson
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October 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Happy release day to Oblivion's Hymn by A.J. Peterson! I loved the unique magic system and the casually obvious representation of aging LGBTQIA+ characters.
Full review at writing.hallidaynelson.com/oblivions-hy...
#bookreview #oblivionshymn #booksky
Full review at writing.hallidaynelson.com/oblivions-hy...
#bookreview #oblivionshymn #booksky
JR Cathers' Child of Shivay publishes today! I loved how propaganda and its effects are explored in this fantasy world where magic and politics are deeply intertwined. It's the first book in the Veils of Terr series.
Read more: writing.hallidaynelson.com/child-of-shi...
#bookreview #booksky
Read more: writing.hallidaynelson.com/child-of-shi...
#bookreview #booksky
Review: Child of Shivay by JR Cathers
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October 16, 2025 at 5:11 AM
JR Cathers' Child of Shivay publishes today! I loved how propaganda and its effects are explored in this fantasy world where magic and politics are deeply intertwined. It's the first book in the Veils of Terr series.
Read more: writing.hallidaynelson.com/child-of-shi...
#bookreview #booksky
Read more: writing.hallidaynelson.com/child-of-shi...
#bookreview #booksky
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This -- seeing the books that are being targeted most NOW really makes what is being done hit harder. It actually undercuts the real threat to show books that are famous and still selling fine.
A call to bookshops when setting up banned books displays. Feature alive authors who could be struggling due to this. Yes, Stephen King gets banned but he's doing ok financially. So many others are not.
Just a reminder that Banned Books Week isn’t about selling more copies of 1984. It’s about keeping authors and teachers and librarians safe and making sure all of us have the freedom to read widely. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
October 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This -- seeing the books that are being targeted most NOW really makes what is being done hit harder. It actually undercuts the real threat to show books that are famous and still selling fine.
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In 2024, ALA tracked 821 attempts to censor library materials, targeting nearly 2,500 unique books. That’s 10× more than five years ago.
Join the fight for the freedom to read: UniteAgainstBookBans.org
Donate to ALA: ilovelibraries.org/1984
#BannedBooksWeek
Join the fight for the freedom to read: UniteAgainstBookBans.org
Donate to ALA: ilovelibraries.org/1984
#BannedBooksWeek
October 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
In 2024, ALA tracked 821 attempts to censor library materials, targeting nearly 2,500 unique books. That’s 10× more than five years ago.
Join the fight for the freedom to read: UniteAgainstBookBans.org
Donate to ALA: ilovelibraries.org/1984
#BannedBooksWeek
Join the fight for the freedom to read: UniteAgainstBookBans.org
Donate to ALA: ilovelibraries.org/1984
#BannedBooksWeek
The other bookstore on the island of Nantucket is Mitchell's Book Corner, with the most extensive selection of books on the island. There's still a bit more time before ferries stop running at the end of the season, but there's always next year.
#nantucket #indiebookstore #booksky #ma
#nantucket #indiebookstore #booksky #ma
Mitchell's Book Corner in Nantucket, MA - Exploring Independent Bookstores
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October 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The other bookstore on the island of Nantucket is Mitchell's Book Corner, with the most extensive selection of books on the island. There's still a bit more time before ferries stop running at the end of the season, but there's always next year.
#nantucket #indiebookstore #booksky #ma
#nantucket #indiebookstore #booksky #ma
If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust is a Native American southern gothic tale that is often uncomfortable, but ultimately healing. It's a lovely tapestry that will leave you wanting to grow & hold your loved ones tighter.
Full review at writing.hallidaynelson.com/if-the-dead-...
#bookreview
Full review at writing.hallidaynelson.com/if-the-dead-...
#bookreview
Review: If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust
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October 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust is a Native American southern gothic tale that is often uncomfortable, but ultimately healing. It's a lovely tapestry that will leave you wanting to grow & hold your loved ones tighter.
Full review at writing.hallidaynelson.com/if-the-dead-...
#bookreview
Full review at writing.hallidaynelson.com/if-the-dead-...
#bookreview
Need something to read this week? The Outlaw Witch of Sherwood comes out on Tuesday. It's a genderbent retelling of Robin Hood with magic, a lot of great representation, and a few animal familiars.
Read my full review at writing.hallidaynelson.com/the-outlaw-w...
#bookreview #booksky #outlawwitch
Read my full review at writing.hallidaynelson.com/the-outlaw-w...
#bookreview #booksky #outlawwitch
Review: The Outlaw Witch of Sherwood by Brittany Hansen
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October 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Need something to read this week? The Outlaw Witch of Sherwood comes out on Tuesday. It's a genderbent retelling of Robin Hood with magic, a lot of great representation, and a few animal familiars.
Read my full review at writing.hallidaynelson.com/the-outlaw-w...
#bookreview #booksky #outlawwitch
Read my full review at writing.hallidaynelson.com/the-outlaw-w...
#bookreview #booksky #outlawwitch
This week's featured indie bookstore is Nantucket Bookworks on the island of Nantucket, MA. They're one of two stores on the island who work closely in partnership. They were so lovely and we ended up stopping in several times the day we visited.
#Nantucket #indiebookstore #booksky #mass
#Nantucket #indiebookstore #booksky #mass
Nantucket Bookworks in Nantucket, MA - Exploring Independent Bookstores
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October 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This week's featured indie bookstore is Nantucket Bookworks on the island of Nantucket, MA. They're one of two stores on the island who work closely in partnership. They were so lovely and we ended up stopping in several times the day we visited.
#Nantucket #indiebookstore #booksky #mass
#Nantucket #indiebookstore #booksky #mass
Once again, I forgot to share last week's bookstore video to bsky. It was a hectic week, but Brewster Book Store was absolutely lovely. I wanted to take home so much of their selection!
#booksky #indie #bookstore #capecod
#booksky #indie #bookstore #capecod
Brewster Book Store in Brewster, MA - Exploring Independent Bookstores
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September 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Once again, I forgot to share last week's bookstore video to bsky. It was a hectic week, but Brewster Book Store was absolutely lovely. I wanted to take home so much of their selection!
#booksky #indie #bookstore #capecod
#booksky #indie #bookstore #capecod
Matisse at War: Art and Resistance in Nazi Occupied France by Christopher C. Gorham publishes tomorrow and you won't want to miss this one. The author has a way of making you feel like a fly on every wall and the story is both absolutely riveting and thoroughly inspiring.
#booksky #review #matisse
#booksky #review #matisse
Review: Matisse at War by Christopher C. Gorham
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September 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad releases tomorrow! This is the sequel/prequel to Bunny, which was one of my top ten favorite reads last year.
Available on at bookshop.org/a/108637/978... and everywhere else books are sold.
#bunny #monaawad #weloveyoubunny #booksky #review
Available on at bookshop.org/a/108637/978... and everywhere else books are sold.
#bunny #monaawad #weloveyoubunny #booksky #review
Review: We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad
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September 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad releases tomorrow! This is the sequel/prequel to Bunny, which was one of my top ten favorite reads last year.
Available on at bookshop.org/a/108637/978... and everywhere else books are sold.
#bunny #monaawad #weloveyoubunny #booksky #review
Available on at bookshop.org/a/108637/978... and everywhere else books are sold.
#bunny #monaawad #weloveyoubunny #booksky #review
One of the bookstores I loved on the Cape & Islands Bookstore Trail was Sea Howl Book Shop. They have over 5,000 titles in the selection, and they pay extra attention to voices that are all too frequently overlooked.
www.seahowlbookshop.com
#indiebookstore #booksky #mass
www.seahowlbookshop.com
#indiebookstore #booksky #mass
Sea Howl Book Shop in Orleans, MA - Exploring Independent Bookstores
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September 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
One of the bookstores I loved on the Cape & Islands Bookstore Trail was Sea Howl Book Shop. They have over 5,000 titles in the selection, and they pay extra attention to voices that are all too frequently overlooked.
www.seahowlbookshop.com
#indiebookstore #booksky #mass
www.seahowlbookshop.com
#indiebookstore #booksky #mass
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In case you need something good to focus on, indie bookstore this week is Belonging Books in Hyannis, MA ( www.belongingbookscapecod.com ) The space is both a bookstore and a gallery and specializes in uplifting marginalized voices.
#belongingbooks #diversevoices #massachusetts #indiebookstore
#belongingbooks #diversevoices #massachusetts #indiebookstore
Belonging Books in Hyannis, MA - Exploring Independent Bookstores
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September 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
In case you need something good to focus on, indie bookstore this week is Belonging Books in Hyannis, MA ( www.belongingbookscapecod.com ) The space is both a bookstore and a gallery and specializes in uplifting marginalized voices.
#belongingbooks #diversevoices #massachusetts #indiebookstore
#belongingbooks #diversevoices #massachusetts #indiebookstore
This week's indie bookstore is Parnassus Book Service in Yarmouth Port, MA. Their secondhand collection has an amazingly wide variety, and you can feel the history here the moment you step in the door!
Check them out at www.parnassusbooks.com
#capecod #indiebookstore #massachusetts
Check them out at www.parnassusbooks.com
#capecod #indiebookstore #massachusetts
Parnassus Book Service in Yarmouth Port, MA - Exploring Independent Bookstores
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September 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This week's indie bookstore is Parnassus Book Service in Yarmouth Port, MA. Their secondhand collection has an amazingly wide variety, and you can feel the history here the moment you step in the door!
Check them out at www.parnassusbooks.com
#capecod #indiebookstore #massachusetts
Check them out at www.parnassusbooks.com
#capecod #indiebookstore #massachusetts
New blog post published yesterday about the path I took into professional reading and what it looks like now that I've gotten here.
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#booksky #betareading #arc #proofreader
blog.hallidaynelson.com/professional...
#booksky #betareading #arc #proofreader
August 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
New blog post published yesterday about the path I took into professional reading and what it looks like now that I've gotten here.
blog.hallidaynelson.com/professional...
#booksky #betareading #arc #proofreader
blog.hallidaynelson.com/professional...
#booksky #betareading #arc #proofreader
In case you need something good to focus on, this week's indie bookstore is Titcomb's Bookshop in East Sandwich, MA. They're one of the stops on the Cape and Islands Bookstore Trail and have been in this 330+ year old building for over 55 years now.
www.titcombsbookshop.com
#booksky #indiebookshop
www.titcombsbookshop.com
#booksky #indiebookshop
Titcomb's Bookshop in East Sandwich, MA - Exploring Independent Bookstores
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August 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
In case you need something good to focus on, this week's indie bookstore is Titcomb's Bookshop in East Sandwich, MA. They're one of the stops on the Cape and Islands Bookstore Trail and have been in this 330+ year old building for over 55 years now.
www.titcombsbookshop.com
#booksky #indiebookshop
www.titcombsbookshop.com
#booksky #indiebookshop
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The Call of Wind, debut novel from writer K. R. House will officially be releasing tomorrow! I love her videos where she creates magic systems on the fly and couldn't wait to read one she'd spent a lot more time on. I was not disappointed. Full review at writing.hallidaynelson.com/call-of-wind...
Review: The Call of Wind by K. R. House
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August 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Call of Wind, debut novel from writer K. R. House will officially be releasing tomorrow! I love her videos where she creates magic systems on the fly and couldn't wait to read one she'd spent a lot more time on. I was not disappointed. Full review at writing.hallidaynelson.com/call-of-wind...
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With news of a reported settlement with Anthropic I went back to check the class action form and it now allows authors outside the US to input their address, so it may be worth adding your known pirated titles (from the LibGen pirate database) www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
Anthropic Authors’ Rights Class Action – Author Contact Page – Lieff Cabraser
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August 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
With news of a reported settlement with Anthropic I went back to check the class action form and it now allows authors outside the US to input their address, so it may be worth adding your known pirated titles (from the LibGen pirate database) www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...