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Anxious Baddies Book Club @anxiousbaddiesbc.bsky.social · 22h

Happy Friday fellow book besties! Emily is starting a new book today #Crossed by #emilymcintire book 5 of the #neverafterseries have you read the series? Plan to? Tell us about it! #darkromance #booktok #booksky

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Maria Tureaud 🕯✒️🕯✒️ @mariatureaud.bsky.social · 22h

It's the last day to enter the THIS HOUSE WILL FEED ARC giveaway over on #Goodreads so get moving! #booksky #goodreadsgiveaway #writersky #horrorsky

www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Maria Tureaud holding up an ARC of THIS HOUSE WILL FEED

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Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 1d

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MK Alexander
@smartreads.bsky.social

🧞♀️Genie with an Attitude
Modern day wishes
Action, Adventure, Romance…

www.amazon.com/dp/B07VWWRWFZ

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Cozy Reader 📚🐈‍⬛ @cozyreading.bsky.social · 22h

I haven’t stayed up until 3am finishing a book since Nettle & Bone. T. Kingfisher doesn't disappoint with this dark retelling of Snow White with sinister reflections & poison apples. Kingfisher writes the best characters & I love the animals she incorporates into her stories.

5/5 🌟’s

#booksky

A smiling skeleton decoration sitting at a black metal table outside. On the table is a hardcover edition of Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher.

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mellstonian.bsky.social @mellstonian.bsky.social · 22h

Current read
Strange Pictures
By Uketsu
Translated by #jimrion
#strangepictures #uketsu #translatedby #translatedfiction #currentlyreading #currentlyread #reading #amreading #nowreading #booklover #bookworm #booksaregood #booksaremyescape #booksky #goodreads

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Courtney Lee Designs @courtneyleedesigns.com · 22h

“Rainbow Realm” launches publicly in my shop on October 23rd at noon EST 🤩 Sign up for the highest membership tier on Patreon, to reserve your own exclusive signed copy (at a discounted price)! #CourtneyLeeDesigns #artbook #procreateartist #booksky #ROC #rochesterny

Patreon.com/courtneyleedesigns

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Doug Rogers @dougrogersatlarge.bsky.social · 22h

#booksky

Doug Rogers @dougrogersatlarge.bsky.social · 1d

“A Life Out Loud” is a heartfelt journey of gratitude, reflection, and thanksgiving. It’s not just for one day of the year, but for a lifetime of lessons, laughter, and love.

Join me on this incredible train ride! igit.me/A-Life-Out-L... #bookrecommendation #thanksgiving #books #author #thankful

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Anton Hur @antonhur.com · 3d

An author I translate wrote about how she cried her eyes out reading @roxanegay.bsky.social’s HUNGER and I happened to be at the Strand where I found a signed copy of Gay’s OPINIONS and sent it to my author and it made her day

Can an AI translator do that?

NO

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kinperry.bsky.social @kinperry.bsky.social · 1d

#booksky

#quotes

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M. Walsh - Author @m-walshwrites.com · 1d

An evil artifact.
A city of brigands.
A fool trying to make something of himself.
A fallen princess hitting rock bottom.
A family caught in the middle.

Everything burns.

LINKS: www.books2read.com/jinxedpirate
also: m-walshwrites.itch.io/the-jinxed-p...

#BookSky #ReaderSky #Fantasy #IndieBooks 📚💙⚔️

Banner for M. Walsh's fantasy novel "The Jinxed Pirate" with a blurb reading "Being dead inside isn't for everyone" and positive quotes and star ratings from Kirkus Reviews, Literary Titan, and the Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards.

The book cover depicts a black-bladed sword covered in blood and stuck in the ground. Around the sword, a medieval city is on fire.
Art by Anthony Jensen

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Tanika Trenice @tanikatrenice.bsky.social · 1d

#booksky #booktok

5/5⭐️

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JonsArt 💙📚🚀🚗💙 @jonsart.bsky.social · 1d

💙📚🪐 AL CLARK-Gravity (Book Six)
After Leon LeFluer witnesses an alien invasion, his simple life with his grandfather in a remote, abandoned hunting shack is about to change drastically.
#Spaceopera #SciFi #AI #Series #colonization #booksky #FirstContact #SpaceAdventure #NewBook
NOW LIVE ON AMAZON!

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JP MacDougall @pangeanchronicles.bsky.social · 3d

Make my book cover the most voted to win.

The Bridge of Souls is currently sitting in sixth place with 41 votes - the leader is on 89 votes 😬... Come on lovely #bluesky and #booksky people vote for my cover lets make it a winner! #CoverOfTheMonth contest. allauthor.com/cover-of-the...

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Vote for The Pangean Chronicles: The Bridge of Souls in Book Cover Competition October

Vote for The Pangean Chronicles: The Bridge of Souls, and help JP MacDougall to win the cover of the month competition October - allauthor

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Raz Mihal Author @razmihal.com · 7d

Inside China’s New Wave of Conceptually Innovative Bookstores #booksky
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Inside China’s New Wave of Conceptually Innovative Bookstores

Prior to 2020, the city of Hong Kong had over one hundred bookstores, including several major chains. But the national security law passed on the heels of large demonstrations and the COVID-19 pand…

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themodernhermit.blog @themodernhermit.blog · 8d

One Battle After Another: #IMAX yes, stream at home
#TheModernHermit #RoastOfTheMovie
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One Battle After Another: IMAX yes, stream at home - The Modern Hermit

A stylish revolution that plays better tall and loud. IMAX yes. Couch later. Tarantino vibes, race politics, and a title we’d rename to “Viva la revolución!”

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themodernhermit.blog @themodernhermit.blog · 8d

State visit theatre. Bromance headlines. Policy missing.
#TheModernHermit #RoastOfTheDay
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State visit theatre. Bromance headlines. Policy missing. - The Modern Hermit

Pomp on the lawn, spin in the papers, and not a policy in sight. Call the visit what it is: government advice to the King, heavy ceremony, light substance.

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themodernhermit.blog @themodernhermit.blog · 8d

World War III by chapter. Reality by invoice.
#TheModernHermit #RoastOfTheDay
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World War III by chapter. Reality by invoice. - The Modern Hermit

Another “how WW3 starts” thriller, sold as policy. Meanwhile, budgets surge and basics rot. Count the facts, not the fireworks.

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themodernhermit.blog @themodernhermit.blog · 8d

Romania wobbles. Moldova votes. Lessons travel east to west.
#TheModernHermit #RoastOfTheDay
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Romania wobbles. Moldova votes. Lessons travel east to west. - The Modern Hermit

Moldova just voted clearly for Europe. Romania only got there after an annulled election and a rerun. Fewer slogans, more ballots. Count what matters.

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themodernhermit.blog @themodernhermit.blog · 8d

Ten tries. One image. Zero basics.
#TheModernHermit #RoastOfTheDay
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Ten tries. One image. Zero basics. - The Modern Hermit

Paid tool. Simple brief. Endless retries. Energy wasted and time burned while the system explains itself. Build engines that work, not speeches.

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Pierce Press @piercepress.com · Aug 27

When you hear those magic words, "SHORT-LISTED!" your heart skips a beat and you madly share the news with the book team!
olegveretskiy.com/ozma-award

#bookaward @chantireviews.com #epicfantasy #booksky @veretskiy.bsky.social

Moving on up in the OZMA Book Awards! - OlegVeretskiy

Oleg's book has been shortlisted for the Chanticleer OZMA Book Award!

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Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic @birdwriterwrites.bsky.social · 15d

There's nothing like adventure and mystery for children's autumn reading.

www.amazon.co.uk/Housie-Mousi... #Mystery #mysterybooks #TheCotswolds #actionadventure #driendsforever #inspire #aspire #reading #literacy #teams #dreams #fun #outdoor #sport #food #autumnleaves #kidsbookstagram #bookaward

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Raz Mihal Author @razmihal.com · 8d

Gold Medal Recognition — Readers’ Favorite
Just Love Her has been awarded the Gold Medal in the Non‑Fiction / Religion‑Philosophy category and received a deeply reflective review from Leonard Smuts.
— Raz Mihal #booksky #justloveher #bookaward
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Just Love Her has been awarded the Gold Medal in the Non‑Fiction / Religion‑Philosophy category and received a deeply reflective review from Leonard Smuts.

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T. Thorn Coyle they/them @thorncoyle.bsky.social · 8d

It’s the best season of the year, and time for…ghosts!

This StoryBundle features 10 terrific reads, and includes my collection of stories about Jasper, the ghost talking leather daddy.

This sliding scale bundle benefits World Central Kitchen. Check it out at storybundle.com/ghosts

#booksky

Ten ghost books!

Ghosts & Hauntings. StoryBundle.com

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Ingrid Seymour (Author) @ingridseymour.com · 8d

Halloween Sale 0.99 NOOK!! Not Scary AT ALL!! #booksky #writingcommunity

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Simon Bleaken @simonbleaken.bsky.social · 8d

A friend just gave me the heads up about this. Filmed at the Innsmouth Literary Festival on the 27th September.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQH...

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The Innsmouth Literary Festival - September 27th 2025 - With Dorset Bob - Lovecraftian Horror

YouTube video by Jules Burt

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