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Romance reader, Emeritus RWA Librarian of the Year, Detroit Tigers fan, tea addict, #TBRChallenge hostess. Life is short, read something that makes you happy https://linktr.ee/SuperWendy

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SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 12d

Back from vacation, back to work, and back with my long overdue Unusual Historicals post for September. Head on over to the blog to read all about this month's offerings wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/09/iris... #RomBkBlog #Romancelandia

Unusual Historicals September 2025. Graphic shows books covers for Is This Real or Just Pretend by Emily Sullivan, The Irish Midwife by Seana Tinley, The Gunslinger's Widow by A.M Vergara, Resisting the Forbidden Widow by Maggie Weston, The Heist and to Hold by Christina Britton, Lady Like by Mackenzi Lee, On the Ropes of Scandal by Sandra Sookoo, Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti and Grace in Glasgow by Matilda Madison

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 8h

Somehow funnier with the typo. I'm punchy y'all. Also stress isn't good for my shingles and WTF Tigers?!

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 8h

I mean, it is what it is. This team had no business being in the postseason says me.

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 8h

No, he is not. They should have pulled a Tigers fan from the stands to come in.

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 8h

So ends my era of being disappointed in my incomplete baseball team. BRING ON THE ERA WHERE I CAN BE DISAPPONITED IN MY INCOMPLETE FOOTBALL TEAM! #Bills

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 8h

Kahnle. This is where we lose it.

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 9h

Me neither. Nobody wants to win this game.

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 9h

I mean, I just don't know anymore. Pinch hit my boy Jakey at this point.

a baseball player for the detroit tigers is jumping in the air with his arms in the air

Alt: Jake Rogers, back up catcher for the detroit tigers is jumping in the air with his arms in the air

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SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 9h

Well, I was wrong but walking him isn't exactly great either....

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 9h

Flaherty coming in with Dumpy coming up. I'm calling it, solo HR for the win.

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 9h

BITCHES!!!!!!!

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 13h

My kingdom for national baseball announcers who aren't terrible AF.

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 14h

Look, I know what my team is and certainly what they aren't. I can tell you all the ways in which I think the Tigers are lacking. But it's October and how can you not be romantic about baseball?

Tigers Detroit Tigers GIF

ALT: Tigers Detroit Tigers GIF

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SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 14h

Take your Auntie Wendy's advice - find that tiny bit of joy, it's what makes life worth living. I've got my October Ready T-shirt on, am hoping this is the day the Mariner's stop having Skubal's number and that my team didn't blow their whole hitting wad in Game 4.

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 15h

#TBRChallenge day is set for October 15! This month's optional theme is Here There Be Monsters wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/10/remi... #RomBkBlog #Romancelandia

Reminder: #TBRChallenge Day is October 15

A public librarian-written blog about romance novels, baseball, and other random natterings.

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 1d

. @404media.co is investigating book bans. They could use your pointers on where to be looking. You can do it anonymously.

"We need help deciding... which school districts and cities to seek public records from and... where we should point our reporting efforts. "

www.404media.co/help-us-inve...

Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

www.404media.co

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 2d

I'll say this with my dying breath - day games in the post-season are fascist. It's like MLB doesn't want to attract more viewership and create new fans. Makes me crazy!

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, in honor of my misery they scraped up some dignity 😂

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 2d

To be clear: like the real KDP (which has also been impersonated by scammers), the real IngramSpark does NOT charge any fees to create an account & upload a book, and does NOT sell paid adjunct services like editing and book cover design

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 2d

Scam alert: there's an IngramSpark impersonator at ingramsparkbookpublishers dot com. Part of a wave of publishing/ghostwriting scams from Pakistan that hijack authors looking to self-publish--they often "borrow" well-known publisher names but this one also "borrows" the real IngramSpark's logo

Screenshot of IngramSpark impersonator's contact form, with chat window where scammer sales rep "Travis Clark" claims that "We are Ingram Spark's hands-on services department. You will be able to find our information here: https://www.ingramsparkbookpublishers.com/

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 2d

Just another example that some folks think the law should just be applied arbitrarily. DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?! Yes, we do. You're a stealing a-hole.

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 2d

These a-hole Tech Bros whining about how they can't blatantly steal content to train AI while librarians twist themselves into pretzels to work within copyright laws. It's no joke being a digital projects and/or archivist librarian trying to preserve some of these things and make them accessible.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 3d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, this happened to my father-in-law. I should have apparently gotten the vaccine the day of my birthday instead of waiting until after my vacation 😭

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 3d

The eye pain started Sunday? The small rash on my forehead didn't show up until yesterday, so fairly early. I'm crossing my fingers.

SuperWendy @superwendy.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah, the urgent care doc let me know that. I'm relieved because this sucks.