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Lila Denning
@vantine.bsky.social
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Librarian w/ MA in Holocaust/antisemitism , #bookdisplays, #unshelveyourcollection, Volunteer Coord. -HWA, Loud

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badhandbooks.bsky.social
From the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES comes KILL YOUR DARLING, a stunning meditation on grief and longing that will chill you to your core. This is @claymcleod.bsky.social firing on all cylinders.

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Kill Your Darling
Check out Kill Your Darling - <p><b>The acclaimed author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes and</b><b>What Kind of Mother</b><b> comes to Bad Hand Books.</b></p><p>The body of Glenn Partridge's 15-year-old...
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January 30, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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raforall.bsky.social
Today on the blog: @circulatingideas.bsky.social featuring @vantine.bsky.social w/ more from her about the passive RA training she can offer your library:

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Circulating Ideas Podcast: Passive Readers’ Advisory, with Lila Denning
I am on an airplane this morning en route to my book event event in MA , but I wanted to alert you all the Steve Thomas' excellent podcast C...
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January 30, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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circulatingideas.bsky.social
Awesome! I'm glad @vantine.bsky.social was able to provide such great inspiration! I love the "Don't feed the librarians (except coffee, tea, and chocolate)" sign.
litjrzygrl.bsky.social Amelia @litjrzygrl.bsky.social · 1d
Wanted to share my office window after listening to this episode! We have a big window right near a mini circulation desk so I’ve been trying to do some passive RA
January 29, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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libcomix.bsky.social
Booklist Guide to Graphic Novels - call for submissions. Deadline EXTENDED! They are interested in a wide variety of topics relating to comics, manga, and graphic novels in libraries and the deadline has been extended until February 9th @ala-booklist.bsky.social
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January 29, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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sgj.bsky.social
Honor that Buffalo Hunter Hunter’s a finalist for @audiobooks Audie Award. Thanks, @simon.audio #Audies2026
2026 Finalists — Homepage
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January 29, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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fangoria.bsky.social
This year's Bram Stoker Awards preliminary ballot has been released, featuring notable names like Ryan Coogler, Stephen Graham Jones, and Grady Hendrix.
Ryan Coogler, Stephen Graham Jones & More Earn Spots On Bram Stoker Awards’ 2026 Shortlist
This year's Bram Stoker Awards preliminary ballot has been released, featuring notable names like Ryan Coogler, Stephen Graham Jones, and Grady Hendrix.
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January 29, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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simplyrain.bsky.social
STOP USING THE TERM "CLEAN BOOKS"

STOP IT!

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
January 29, 2026 at 1:31 PM
vantine.bsky.social
Passively Recommending Books: Let Me Help You Unshelve Your Collection This Year! bookdisplays.blogspot.com/2026/01/let-me…
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January 29, 2026 at 12:37 PM
vantine.bsky.social
THERE IS FROST ON MY WINDSHIELD! #florida
January 29, 2026 at 12:06 PM
vantine.bsky.social
Car crash into headquarters of Chabad Lubavitch movement in NYC is investigated as hate crime

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Car crash into headquarters of Chabad Lubavitch movement in NYC is investigated as hate crime
There were no injuries in the incident, in which a vehicle was driven into the building's rear door, reversed and hit it again, police said. The driver was arrested.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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booklistsusan.bsky.social
Thanks for the shout out, @raforall.bsky.social! It's a quick survey!
January 27, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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circulatingideas.bsky.social
Circulating Ideas 306: Passive Readers' Advisory with Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/2026/01/26/3...
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 PM
vantine.bsky.social
Thank you to @circulatingideas.bsky.social for the fun conversation!!
January 27, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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smartbitches.bsky.social
Wonder where to start with Alice Coldbreath? We have you covered: https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2026/01/which-one-first-alice-coldbreath/
January 26, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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raforall.bsky.social
Thanks to @ruemorguemag.bsky.social and Lindy Ryan for the great interview about WHY I LOVE HORROR. Lindy asked some of the best questions I have gotten yet.

@laneheymont.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: LIBRARIAN AND EDITOR BECKY SPRATFORD CELEBRATES COMMUNITY AND CHAOS IN “WHY I LOVE HORROR” - Rue Morgue
A decade of essays, a chorus of genre-defining voices and a love letter to horror fiction collide in this essential anthology.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:20 PM
vantine.bsky.social
Congratulations Head Halloween Librarian @raforall.bsky.social & her book WHY I LOVE HORROR for making the Stoker Preliminary ballot. And @tananarivedue.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social for their essays from that book also making the prelim ballot.
January 26, 2026 at 7:14 PM
vantine.bsky.social
This collection from @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social @rdspress.bsky.social -incredible. Each story reveals a different kind of female rage & terror. Set in different places & times, readers will tear through the book, coming up for air, breathless & terrified but looking for more Kiste. All the stars.
January 25, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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January 24, 2026 at 11:53 PM
vantine.bsky.social
This is the post from @raforall.bsky.social that you should all read
January 23, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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raforall.bsky.social
That’s my Booklist quote and I cannot stress enough how much you need to read this book. Every. Single. One. Of. You. My full review will be in the February 2026 issue.
danielkraus.com Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.com · 8d
/// PARTIALLY DEVOURED \\\

It's sorta about "Night of the Living Dead."

It's sorta about *everything.*

🧟‍♂️ 3.10.26 🧟

@colsonwhitehead.com @gradyhendrix.bsky.social @paultremblay.bsky.social @mickgarris.bsky.social
A graphic with blurbs from Colson Whitehead, Booklist, LJ, Grady Hendrix, Greg Nicotero, Paul Tremblay, and Mick Garris
January 23, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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surlyspice.bsky.social
RUINOUS CREATURES by jessi cole jackson is available 3/10/26 from @atriabooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #debut #romantasy #skulls #magic #matching #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 2/1!
book cover for ruinous creatures by jessi cole jackson with white lettering over a dark background featuring a still life of a bleached bird skull with colorful wildflowers in and around it
January 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
vantine.bsky.social
Passively Recommending Books: Make Your Library The Center of Book Culture In Your Community bookdisplays.blogspot.com/2026/01/make-y…
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January 23, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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theafterwords.bsky.social
#DEAL ALERT! Calling all one-clickers because NIGHT & DAY @datlow.bsky.social is on #sale on #Kindle for a limited time only!
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#NightandDay#ad #amazoncom
Amazon.com. Night & Day: Dreadful Dark: Tales of Nighttime Horror/Merciless Sun: Tales of Daylight Horror (Saga Doubles)
This anthology contains stories from some of the most evocative and bestselling writers of horror and speculative fiction.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:01 PM
vantine.bsky.social
The real star- Crumpet!
Brown lion head rabbit sitting on a wooden floor.
January 21, 2026 at 9:39 PM
vantine.bsky.social
Crumpet is diving into I KNOW A PLACE @natcassidy.bsky.social @shortwavebooks.bsky.social

I promised no scary carrots or rabbit episodes like that other guy.
January 20, 2026 at 12:53 AM