nicole brinkley | bookseller
@nebrinkley.bsky.social
writer. award-winning bookseller at oblong books. lover of nuance. only here on fridays. 💛✨
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Reminder as we start to talk about panels for next year's NCTE conference: please don't just invite BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ creators to be on diversity panels. Invite them to be on panels about craft and STEAM books and history and horror and funny books and and and and... Diverse panels are just better.
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Reminder as we start to talk about panels for next year's NCTE conference: please don't just invite BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ creators to be on diversity panels. Invite them to be on panels about craft and STEAM books and history and horror and funny books and and and and... Diverse panels are just better.
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Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
*gently pushes towards ANCILLARY JUSTICE and THREE-BODY PROBLEM and FOUR THOUSAND WEEKS*
Hey #booksky , looking for book recommendations.
Fan of sci-fi. Blazed the Andy Weir’s ‘The Martian’ and ‘Project Hail Mary’, and also enjoyed ‘How To Live Safely In A Science Fictional Universe’
& in non-sci-fi, Mark Mansons ‘Subtle Art’, ‘Everything That Remains’ by The Minimalists,
Ideas???
Fan of sci-fi. Blazed the Andy Weir’s ‘The Martian’ and ‘Project Hail Mary’, and also enjoyed ‘How To Live Safely In A Science Fictional Universe’
& in non-sci-fi, Mark Mansons ‘Subtle Art’, ‘Everything That Remains’ by The Minimalists,
Ideas???
November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
*gently pushes towards ANCILLARY JUSTICE and THREE-BODY PROBLEM and FOUR THOUSAND WEEKS*
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We’re excited to officially announce The James Patterson + Bookshop.org Prize 🏆 This award aims to uplift new literary voices, connect with booksellers, and support independent bookstores. Check out this feature in @peoplemag.bsky.social to learn more:
James Patterson and Bookshop.org Announce New Literary Prize for Debut Authors
James Patterson and Bookshop.org have launched a new literary prize. The James Patterson and Bookshop.org Prize honors books written by debut authors within the last 12 months, and are selected by ind...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We’re excited to officially announce The James Patterson + Bookshop.org Prize 🏆 This award aims to uplift new literary voices, connect with booksellers, and support independent bookstores. Check out this feature in @peoplemag.bsky.social to learn more:
i will drop anything i am doing to play wyrmspan with friends. you can pry that dragon game from my cold dead hands.
What are some board games you've been enjoying lately? I'm thinking about what I should get for Xmas.
(I like games like Mysterium, Betrayal at House on the Hill, Clue, Dungeon Mayhem, Gloomier, Pandemic. I've been eyeing Vantage, Arkham Horror (cards), SETI, Kinfire Council, Marvel Champions)
(I like games like Mysterium, Betrayal at House on the Hill, Clue, Dungeon Mayhem, Gloomier, Pandemic. I've been eyeing Vantage, Arkham Horror (cards), SETI, Kinfire Council, Marvel Champions)
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
i will drop anything i am doing to play wyrmspan with friends. you can pry that dragon game from my cold dead hands.
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
*gently pushes towards THE MARS HOUSE or LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS or THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR*
I want to try getting into some sci-fi reading. Is anyone able to give me any good book recommendations please?
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
*gently pushes towards THE MARS HOUSE or LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS or THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR*
*gently pushes towards SPEAKING AMERICAN: HOW Y'ALL, YOUSE AND YOU GUYS TALK*
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
*gently pushes towards SPEAKING AMERICAN: HOW Y'ALL, YOUSE AND YOU GUYS TALK*
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Why is startup culture always “I am inventing a coffeeproof phone you can put in your coffee cup to keep it warm with cell radiation” and never “I’m inventing a new library wholesaler to replace the single company that is shutting down and sending libraries into crisis”
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Why is startup culture always “I am inventing a coffeeproof phone you can put in your coffee cup to keep it warm with cell radiation” and never “I’m inventing a new library wholesaler to replace the single company that is shutting down and sending libraries into crisis”
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wrote an article for @thebookseller.com outlining to the industry why small presses are the lifeforce & future of book production. Pls share esp w people who may not know what small press publishers do!
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Don’t invest in AI, invest in the future of the book
Why the publishing industry must back small presses, rather than LLMs.
www.thebookseller.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
wrote an article for @thebookseller.com outlining to the industry why small presses are the lifeforce & future of book production. Pls share esp w people who may not know what small press publishers do!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
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It's a very bad time to be a legitimate book club or reading group hoping to get authors to pop in for a Zoom call or other appearance. The absolute flood of predatory email spam targeting authors means it all goes into the bin.
book PR scam copy has gotten just better enough in the last year that it drives me insane. I can't handle the extra five seconds of sleuthing before sending to spam!
www.thechatner.com/p/the-worst-...
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The Worst Part About Publishing a Book in 2025 Is The New Kind of Spam
I don’t like getting spam emails as a general rule, but they’re usually pretty easy to filter and don’t cause more than a momentary spasm of irritation:
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November 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
It's a very bad time to be a legitimate book club or reading group hoping to get authors to pop in for a Zoom call or other appearance. The absolute flood of predatory email spam targeting authors means it all goes into the bin.
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A craftsperson loves craft. Writing is craft. The people who practice it are into the process. People using AI don't have the SOUL of a craftsperson. They want an end result to stick their name on, that's it.
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A craftsperson loves craft. Writing is craft. The people who practice it are into the process. People using AI don't have the SOUL of a craftsperson. They want an end result to stick their name on, that's it.
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Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
.
Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
.
Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
*gently pushes towards RIVER MUMMA and LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS and THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR and THE MARS HOUSE*
Hi.
Please give me some book recommendations to listen to on my billion hour flight to PAX on Thursday. Bonus points if they’re written by PoC.
I like sci-fi, urban fantasy, cyberpunk, and adventure, just to name a few genres.
Please give me some book recommendations to listen to on my billion hour flight to PAX on Thursday. Bonus points if they’re written by PoC.
I like sci-fi, urban fantasy, cyberpunk, and adventure, just to name a few genres.
a child wearing headphones is reading a book
ALT: a child wearing headphones is reading a book
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
*gently pushes towards RIVER MUMMA and LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS and THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR and THE MARS HOUSE*
*gently pushes toward THE TALENTED MRS. MANDELBAUM and THE DINOSAUR ARTIST for nonfiction*
*gently pushes toward LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS and THE MARS HOUSE and THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR for science fiction*
*gently pushes toward LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS and THE MARS HOUSE and THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR for science fiction*
I’m looking for some non-fiction history book recommendations.
Also sci fi.
Also sci fi.
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
*gently pushes toward THE TALENTED MRS. MANDELBAUM and THE DINOSAUR ARTIST for nonfiction*
*gently pushes toward LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS and THE MARS HOUSE and THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR for science fiction*
*gently pushes toward LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS and THE MARS HOUSE and THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR for science fiction*
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there is not enough NO in the world
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
there is not enough NO in the world
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Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
things to keep in mind:
— penguin random house owns 75% of sourcebooks
— what sourcebooks primarily publishes has been VERY on trend the past few years
— sourcebooks primarily publishes paperback books which more people can afford and buy
— penguin random house owns 75% of sourcebooks
— what sourcebooks primarily publishes has been VERY on trend the past few years
— sourcebooks primarily publishes paperback books which more people can afford and buy
Sourcebooks is the fifth-largest trade publisher as measured by print books sold, breaking the dominance of the biggest conglomerates for the first time since Bookscan started>
lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/11/sour...
lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/11/sour...
Sourcebooks Cracks the Big Five - Publishers Lunch
For the first time in decades, there’s a challenge to the hegemony of the biggest trade publishers in the US. As Sourcebooks continues to grow, it is now the fifth largest publisher in the country by ...
lunch.publishersmarketplace.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
things to keep in mind:
— penguin random house owns 75% of sourcebooks
— what sourcebooks primarily publishes has been VERY on trend the past few years
— sourcebooks primarily publishes paperback books which more people can afford and buy
— penguin random house owns 75% of sourcebooks
— what sourcebooks primarily publishes has been VERY on trend the past few years
— sourcebooks primarily publishes paperback books which more people can afford and buy
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once again i am cursed with literacy
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
once again i am cursed with literacy
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Hey, I'm looking for comics and graphic novels *by* Indigenous writers and/or illustrators, especially in the Americas. Doesn't have to be a recent book. Any genre! Any topic, any themes, does not have to be a memoir or history, though that is welcome too!
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Hey, I'm looking for comics and graphic novels *by* Indigenous writers and/or illustrators, especially in the Americas. Doesn't have to be a recent book. Any genre! Any topic, any themes, does not have to be a memoir or history, though that is welcome too!
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It’s that time of year again — Book Angel time @oblongbooks.bsky.social ! You can come into the store to choose books for the kids in our program — or you can donate online and the booksellers will shop on your behalf. 📕 👼 📚
oblongbooks.com/bookangel
oblongbooks.com/bookangel
Be a Book Angel!
Provide books for a child in need with our Book Angel program! The Book Angel Program will return in 2025! Stop by our Rhinebeck store and choose a
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November 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It’s that time of year again — Book Angel time @oblongbooks.bsky.social ! You can come into the store to choose books for the kids in our program — or you can donate online and the booksellers will shop on your behalf. 📕 👼 📚
oblongbooks.com/bookangel
oblongbooks.com/bookangel
*gently pushes towards SON OF THE MORNING*
I feel more people here have these kind of tastes and could give a good book recommendation. My friend is delving into Romantansy and i found out they lean towards the monster love flavoring with the tags of "enemies to lovers, male monster, female mc". Anyone know a book that covers this?
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
*gently pushes towards SON OF THE MORNING*
*gently pushes towards the Legend of Eli Monpress series*
Looking for a book recommendation:
I want something on the lighter side. No historical fiction. Authors whose work I've enjoyed include Christopher Moore, Nick Hornby, N.K Jemison, the problematic neil,
I want something on the lighter side. No historical fiction. Authors whose work I've enjoyed include Christopher Moore, Nick Hornby, N.K Jemison, the problematic neil,
November 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
*gently pushes towards the Legend of Eli Monpress series*