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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 1d

would be cool if we could give indies the gift of a great sales day

I have a lot of books you can buy and get FREE SHIPPING ON FROM BOOKSHOP.ORG RN

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Olivia Dade @oliviawrites.bsky.social · 1d

🎇 PREORDER BONUS ALERT! 🎇

If you order SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE from @lovessweetarrow.bsky.social by 11/15, you'll receive a dust jacket inspired by old-school romances, with gorgeous new artwork by @lenikauffman.bsky.social and lots more '80s-inspired fun!

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The graphic has a peachy-pink background and shows the dust jacket for Olivia Dade's SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE. The dust jacket features a naked, hot, fat man on one knee embracing a pretty fat woman, whose hair flows out behind hair and whose suit jacket is falling off her shoulder.

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Natalie Zed 🍁 @nataliezed.bsky.social · 1d

Getting to show you all this cover and announce that VILLAIN is officially coming out in May of next year is such a joy and a relief i don't even know how to express it.
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the cover for a book entitled Villain by Natalie Zina Walschots. the cover is a bright magenta with dark blue and teal lettering for the title, and the author's name is in yellow. there is an image of the silhouette of a woman carrying a cane, surrounded by the silhouettes of five superheroes.

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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so excited! Congratulations!

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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 5d

The first OFFICIAL installment of #KissingBooks is back with a cozy fantasy, a monster romance, and one of my all-time favorite horror authors who has never let me down with the smooching. Also, an assortment of links!

Happy October! (With some appropriate, fall-themed kissing books recs to match)

It might not be cold for everyone, but these books are primed to get you in sweater-weather mode.

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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 2d

It’s hard to believe that we’re in the back half of #Task, but this week’s episode made multiple moves I never expected it to at this juncture in the season:

'Task' Episode 5 Recap: The FBI Mole Is Revealed and No One Is Safe in the HBO Crime Drama's Darkest Hour

Episode 5 of HBO's crime drama Task delivers a shocking meeting, a major death, and the reveal of the FBI's mole. Read our recap.

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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 5d

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Renay⁷ @renay.bsky.social · 5d

It’s here!!! 🥰

Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 5d

The first OFFICIAL installment of #KissingBooks is back with a cozy fantasy, a monster romance, and one of my all-time favorite horror authors who has never let me down with the smooching. Also, an assortment of links!

Happy October! (With some appropriate, fall-themed kissing books recs to match)

It might not be cold for everyone, but these books are primed to get you in sweater-weather mode.

kissing-books.ghost.io

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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 5d

The first OFFICIAL installment of #KissingBooks is back with a cozy fantasy, a monster romance, and one of my all-time favorite horror authors who has never let me down with the smooching. Also, an assortment of links!

Happy October! (With some appropriate, fall-themed kissing books recs to match)

It might not be cold for everyone, but these books are primed to get you in sweater-weather mode.

kissing-books.ghost.io

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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 7d

Working on the first real installment of this newsletter to go out this week now that it's been officially relaunched, and it's not too late to subscribe! 📚💕

Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 20d

Relaunched Kissing Books this week with a small welcome back post, and we've already cracked 1,000 subscribers! Thank you so much to everyone who has already shown support for this little side venture; it means a heck of a lot, especially right now.

Guess who's back?

Ya girl is over her reading slump and ready to recommend once again.

kissing-books.ghost.io

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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 6d

the October horror shopping list is live! feat. new books from @tanyapell.bsky.social @manylittlewords.bsky.social @jennykiefer.com @richardkadrey.bsky.social @emotrophywife.bsky.social @carsonfaust.bsky.social @johnhornor.bsky.social @zefrrr.bsky.social @talkscaredpod.bsky.social & many more!

All the New Horror Books Coming in October 2025

October 2025’s new horror books, featuring titles from Joe Hill, Neil McRobert, Jewelle Gomez, Gemma Files, Caitlin Starling, Jenny Kiefer, Richard Kadrey, Tanya Pell, Brian Asman, Nuzo Onoh,…

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April Wolfe @aprilwolfe.bsky.social · 6d

This turtle has big “you may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like” energy

A snapping turtle warming itself on a rock, balancing on its belly, limbs unfurled and stretched wide, head held aloft in the sun

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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 13d

Going to do that thing where I reshare a piece of writing I'm immensely proud of — thank you to everyone who has already offered such kind words and/or shared this elsewhere. 🫶

Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 14d

Way before #AlienEarth even premiered, I landed a dream assignment: talking with Timothy Olyphant about everything from lessons learned on #Deadwood with David Milch to the TV storytelling pitfall he hates the most to breaking down tonight's finale (spoilers are toward the end):

Timothy Olyphant Isn't Interested in Repeating Himself

From Deadwood to Alien: Earth, Timothy Olyphant opens up about acting risks, career reinvention, and the storytellers who still guide him.

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Sophie Gilbert @sophiegilbert.bsky.social · 21d

Wrote about TASK (I love TASK) www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

A Bleak World Without Women

"Task," HBO’s new Delaware County–set crime drama, has violence, vengeance, and a point to make about men.

www.theatlantic.com

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 7d

you know how married people are sometimes like ‘marriage is work.’ and yeah i guess. but it’s also THE FUNNEST!!! my favorite hot guy of all time literally lives in my house! anytime i want i can goof on a bad movie with him or ask him to read one of my drafts!

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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 7d

September 30. October 1.

Eva Green as young Vanessa Ives wearing a light blue dress in a flashback episode of Penny Dreadful

Eva Green wearing a black and gold dress and illuminated by candlelight in Penny Dreadful

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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 7d

Penny Dreadful your legacy remains unmatched

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Daniel Dockery @dandock.bsky.social · Feb 20

I loved Penny Dreadful because other "prestige" TV series would be centered around the drama of rich dudes and PD would be on its own like "Frankenstein's monster gets a crying monologue. Eva Green writhes around on a table during a séance. Dorian Gray and the Wolfman make out for a while."

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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 7d

Working on the first real installment of this newsletter to go out this week now that it's been officially relaunched, and it's not too late to subscribe! 📚💕

Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 20d

Relaunched Kissing Books this week with a small welcome back post, and we've already cracked 1,000 subscribers! Thank you so much to everyone who has already shown support for this little side venture; it means a heck of a lot, especially right now.

Guess who's back?

Ya girl is over her reading slump and ready to recommend once again.

kissing-books.ghost.io

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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 14d

Way before #AlienEarth even premiered, I landed a dream assignment: talking with Timothy Olyphant about everything from lessons learned on #Deadwood with David Milch to the TV storytelling pitfall he hates the most to breaking down tonight's finale (spoilers are toward the end):

Timothy Olyphant Isn't Interested in Repeating Himself

From Deadwood to Alien: Earth, Timothy Olyphant opens up about acting risks, career reinvention, and the storytellers who still guide him.

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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 8d

It's no exaggeration to say that it's joy and a privilege to get to write about good TV, and writing about IWTV has unquestionably made me a better reviewer.

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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 8d

DITTO

Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 8d

Some of my personal favorite review writing has been about Interview with the Vampire, so now feels like the perfect time to re-boost this one with #IWTV S2 finally dropping on Netflix:

'Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire' Season 2 Review: A Gloriously Tangled and Compelling Part Two

Season 2 premieres May 12 on AMC and AMC+.

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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 8d

The @nytimes.com asked me to write about the 20th anniversary (??!) of Twilight, and to recommend some books that have published since then that Twilight folks might love.

Oh, this was SO FUN.

‘Twilight’ Is 20. These Books Will Remind You Why You Loved It So Much.

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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 9d

Recapped last night’s episode of #Task, in which everything seems to be coming apart at the seams for Robbie in particular, especially with leaks on both sides:

'Task' Episode 4 Recap: With Traitors on Both Sides, HBO's Crime Drama Has Never Been More Tense Than This

In Task Episode 4, the FBI task force and Dark Hearts motorcycle gang both close in on Robbie and Cliff as tensions rise. Read our recap.

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