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Second Flight Books @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social · 19d

I've never laughed so hard during a book event at the shop. @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social and @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social were hilarious in conversation tonight and we've got some signed copies from them both you can snag!

Cadwell Turnbull (laughing) and Maurice Broaddus in conversation at Second Flight Books

Cadwell Turnbull and Maurice Broaddus sign books at Second Flight Books

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Richard Quist @rmquist.bsky.social · 23d

Look what arrived a day early from @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social !!
VEIL signed by @jonathanjanz.bsky.social - a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ horror/sci-fi/action-packed thriller published by @blackstonepub.bsky.social
Spoiler-free review:
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 23d

Really excited about today’s bookmail from @gibsonsbookstore.bsky.social & @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social

3 of my favorite authors’ newest offerings coming in on the same day!

@claymcleod.bsky.social @jonathanjanz.bsky.social & @rachelharrison.bsky.social

Three books arranged on a fluffy grey blanket. The books from left to right:
Acquired Taste by Clay McLeod Chapman
Veil by Jonathan Janz
Play Nice by Rachel Harrison

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Second Flight Books @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social · Sep 2

Wow! There's SO MANY books releasing today. Which ones are y'all excited about?

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K. Winkler @bleakhousing.bsky.social · Jun 21

Tonight, I had a wonderful reading @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social w/ @johnmilas.bsky.social. Great questions asked, had great food w/ John & a long time fan gifted me a copy Grasshands he turned into a hardback! (I almost cried.) Making the hike to local bookstores to support PEERLESS has been great.

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Second Flight Books @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social · Apr 25

yay!! was so excited when I saw this preorder come in BC I am hyped for this book!

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Lindsay Hamm @lgmhamm.bsky.social · Apr 25

My hometown indie is @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social. They have a phenomenal collection of new and used books! They are/love romance readers AND have a fantastic horror section, too! They make this town feel home to me. I've made some of best friends there and I am so excited to celebrate tomorrow!

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Outdoor Jess @outdoorjess.bsky.social · Apr 12

My stack of purchases from my favorite independent bookstore @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social … looks very #historian if I do say so myself. 🤣 #timetoread

A stack of books that includes from top to bottom: The Wager by David Grant, The First Lady of World War II by McKenna Schmidt, SPQR by Mary Beard, The Kennedy Girl by Julia Bryan Thomas, The Sewing Girl’s Tale by John Wood Sweet, and Writing Women’s Lives Edited by Susan Cahill.

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Second Flight Books @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social · Apr 4

Our friend @jonathanjanz.bsky.social has agreed to sign all the preorders of his forthcoming book VEIL ordered from our shop, and we're so excited! It's coming in September from @blackstonepub.bsky.social but you can order a copy now!
www.secondflightbooks.com/item/GUXYli1...

Veil

www.secondflightbooks.com

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Second Flight Books @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social · Mar 22

Posted about the Trans Rights Readathon on fb. Had to block a sad lonely bigoted person who can't spell.

Anti trans harassment in a Facebook message saying that our post was "ungodly" and trying to "pervert our children."

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Second Flight Books @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social · Feb 27

We might have gotten a few books at #abawinterinstitute this week. This national bookseller conference is a dream! What book should I pick up first?

Two tall stacks of books next in front of a wall.

3 tall stacks of wood in front of a wall.

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Michael LaBorn @michaellaborn.bsky.social · Jan 20

It’s MLK day. Feel free to make some Black content creators go viral today. ✊🏾

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · Jan 20

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Aid Access

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Amalee_89 @amalee89.bsky.social · Jan 19

Support your local bookstores! @mainbooksin.bsky.social @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social #indiebookstore #booksky #books #booktok #shoplocal #read

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Second Flight Books @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social · Dec 23

One of the most fun things about the holidays is when people find a book that's been sitting lonely on the shelf for months and it's the perfect gift for someone. We love to see a book find its perfect person.

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Second Flight Books @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social · Dec 18

It seems like this should be common knowledge, but don't expect a bookstore to have a book in stock at Xmas time just because you saw it MONTHS ago in the shop. Like, inventory is fluid. Things sells. Sometimes we don't reorder them. 🤷‍♀️

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Second Flight Books @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social · Dec 9

I don't know if this is normal for conventions, but I have seen this be the case for a lot of art/farmers markets.

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TJ Alexander (they/them) @tjalexandernyc.bsky.social · Dec 8

It's pansexual & panromantic pride day which means I can tell you about how pansexual Luna, the main character in CHEF'S CHOICE, is:

Very!

CC is a t4t fake dating foodie romcom & Lambda Literary finalist

Get it: tjalexander.com#books2

#pansexual #t4t #romancelandia

A graphic of pansexual pride flag buttons with a mockup of the book

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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · Dec 8

As of yesterday booksellers at The Strand are on strike. Solidarity with them. Don’t cross the picket line, even virtually.

Local 2179's Strand Booksellers on Strike

After months of stalled negotiation and three separate contract extensions, UAW Local 2179 members at the Strand Bookstore walked off the job today, December 7, marking the first strike at the iconic ...

region9a.uaw.org

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Second Flight Books @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social · Dec 4

omg halupki is the best! had some a few weekends ago and salivating thinking about it now.

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Second Flight Books @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social · Dec 4

Lately I keep getting posts of scantily clad women, and I am not the target market for that either. It's super weird, and blocking and hiding has had zero effect for me either.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Dec 4

Hearing Amy Coney Barrett say there's no history of du jour discrimination against trans people is MIND BOGGLING when I had to sue the state of Illinois for the right to be a lawyer whilst trans

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Second Flight Books @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social · Dec 4

We are still on Facebook because some of our customers still are, but the things it shows me on the feed when I am signed in are wildly transphobic and misogynistic or AI engagement baiting. And we're a progressive bookshop. Can't imagine what it's showing to other people as the default 😬🤢

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Main Street Books -- Lafayette Indiana @mainbooksin.bsky.social · Dec 4

People tend to romanticize dusty bookshops filled almost entirely with old books, and yes, it's still a room full of books, but every time I go to one like that I am thinking about who is missing in all those pages. All the women and BIPOC folks and queer people. I want to hear those voices.

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Billie Bloebaum @billie.bookstoreromanceday.org · Dec 3

If you aren't lucky enough to have an indie bookstore local to you, I've created a starter pack of the ones I know of on Bluesky, & I'm sure any of them would love & appreciate your business this holiday season.

go.bsky.app/DZdrHhm

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · Dec 3

Here's your daily reminder that bookstores keep the love of reading alive — but they also keep neighborhoods beautiful. They are places to gather, to celebrate stories, to find community.

Please do your holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore, if you are lucky enough to still have one.

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