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surlyspice @surlyspice.bsky.social · Nov 14
16 years. onward!
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ALL THE LITTLE HOUSES by may cobb comes out 1/20/26 from @readlandmark.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #thriller #texas #SmallTown #family #society #women #TheHuntingWives #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
book cover for all the little houses by may cobb with white lettering dripping blood over an orange tinted photo of a canoe on a still pond with brush along the shore and flames at the edge of the cover
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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THE POET EMPRESS by shen tao @dragons.bsky.social releases 1/20/26 from bramble @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #debut #fantasy #epic #love #death #poem #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
book cover for the poet empress by shen tao with peach lettering over a lush red and black illustration of an asian style palace bordered in flames with a masked figure towering over it, plus a ribbon of chinese characters winding across it with a tiny woman in a green robe standing on the ribbon
November 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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THE INFAMOUS GILBERTS by angela tomaski is available 1/20/26 from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #debut #epic #family #eccentricity #mansion #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
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November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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NO ONE WOULD DO WHAT THE LAMBERTS HAVE DONE by @sophiehannah.bsky.social comes out 1/20/26 from @readlandmark.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #mystery #murder #twisty #dog #love #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
book cover for no one would do what the lamberts have done by sophie hannah with yellow lettering over a blue background and a red border with an image of a red townhouse in the center with a dog next to it
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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THE EINSTEIN VENDETTA by @thomasharding.bsky.social is available 1/20/26 from @unionsqandco.bsky.social @misterchris.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social #nonfiction #history #TrueCrime #wwii #justice #family #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
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November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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AN ARCANE INHERITANCE by kamilah cole @wordsiren.bsky.social releases 1/20/26 from @poisonedpenpress.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #DarkAcademia #ForbiddenMagic #déjàvu #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
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November 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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THE BOOKBINDER’S SECRET by a. d. bell comes out 1/13/26 from @stmartinspress.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #historical #oxford #HiddenLetter #obsession #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
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November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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MOST ELIGIBLE by isabelle engel is available 1/13/26 from @stmartinspress.bsky.social @smpromance.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #debut #romance #RealityShow #undercover #SecondChance #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
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November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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THE TRUTH OF CARCOSA by @jacobrollinson.bsky.social releases 1/13/26 from @unionsqandco.bsky.social @misterchris.bsky.social @hachettelib.bsky.social #debut #horror #therapy #manuscript #monsters #madness #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
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November 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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SKYLARK by paula mclain comes out 1/6/26 from @atriabooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #historical #DualTimeline #Paris #resistance #rebellion #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
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November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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The Night Guest has been longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award!

"Despite being firmly within the psychological horror genre, The Night Guest operates with literary restraint: spare prose, precise imagery, and a calculated withholding of resolution."

@maryrobinettekowal.com
A screenshot of the cover of The Night Guest from The Dublin Literary Award's website
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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GRACELESS HEART by isabel ibañez is available 1/13/26 from saturday books @macmillanlib.bsky.social #romantasy #historical #florence #magic #immortality #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
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November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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THE VENICE DOUBLE by jesse deroy comes out 1/13/26 from @unionsqandco.bsky.social @misterchris.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social #thriller #espionage #crime #SecondInASeries #DukeDucaine #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
book cover for the venice double by jesse deroy with orange lettering over a dark grey riveted and barred background with a gilded half mask in the center
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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MEET THE NEWMANS by @jenniferniven.bsky.social releases 1/6/26 from @flatironbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #TVFamily #1964 #BehindTheScenes #secrets #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
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November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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THE POWER OF THE PAUSE by jillian pransky releases 1/6/26 from sterling ethos @hachettelibrary.bsky.social @misterchris.bsky.social #nonfiction #calm #peace #mindfulness #neuroscience #somatics #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
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November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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THE JILLS by karen parkman comes out 1/6/26 from ballantine books @prhlibrary.bsky.social #debut #nfl #cheerleader #missing #sisterhood #patriarchy #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
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November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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THE ODDS OF YOU by @katedramis.bsky.social comes out 1/6/26 from @stmartinspress.bsky.social griffin @macmillanlib.bsky.social #romantic #author #actor #MeetCute #scotland #love #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
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November 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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DEATH AND OTHER OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS by veronika dapunt is available 1/6/26 from @poisonedpenpress.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #debut #murder #death #vacation #impostor #life #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
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November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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JACKSON ALONE by @joseando1007.bsky.social (translated by kalau almony) is available 1/6/26 from @sohopress.bsky.social @prhlibrary.bsky.social #debut #japan #queer #race #identity #revenge #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
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November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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WHY WE DRINK TOO MUCH by dr. charles knowles (no relation to beyoncé) is available 1/6/25 from @celadonbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #nonfiction #alcohol #struggles #science #health #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
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November 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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WRECK YOUR HEART by @loriraderday.bsky.social releases 1/6/26 from @minotaurbooks.bsky.social @stmartinspress.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #mystery #crime #chicago #CountryMusic #family #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
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November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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EVERY DAY I READ by hwang bo-reum releases 12/2/25 from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #essays #reading #writing #books #joy #reflection #suggestions #BookSky
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November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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THE ONCE AND FUTURE QUEEN by @paulalafferty.bsky.social comes out 12/16/25 from @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #fantasy #saga #timeslip #arthurian #love #TheLivesOfGuinevere #BookSky
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November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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What sound do frogs make, according to different languages.

So far as I can tell, in Latin, frogs ('ranae') croaked ('coaxō'), which also appears to be their onomatopoeia for the frog sound:
coaxō 🐸🏛️?

It's 'croá, croá' in Spanish?
How to sound like a frog in 10 languages by James Chapman, chapmangand on Tumblr. There are some colorful frogs each of which has a speech bubble with a sound and a language. They range from kerokero in Japanese to OpOp in Thai and Gae-Gool in Korean.
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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costco is doing a lot of heavy lifting since i abandoned target and walmart on inauguration day (yes yes very late—amazon was abandoned pre 2015) and i’m not sure multipacks of toilet paper make great stocking stuffers
November 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM