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Dan Brooks
@danthebookman.bsky.social
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Librarian who loves audiobooks, science fiction, fantasy, comics & graphic novels. Also, husband to Jenn & Disney parks fan. He / him. Libraries are for everyone!
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MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman was my favorite #book of the year! #libfaves25 I’m not sure if it’s my favorite Backman book, but it’s definitely top 2 or 3! He writes characters so beautifully that we wish we could know them in real life! #booksky 📚 @ssedlib.bsky.social
Book cover image for the novel My Friends by Fredrik Backman
December 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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THE SHATTERING PEACE is my pick today for #libfaves25 Returning to the Old Man's War universe for the 1st time in a decade, @scalzi.com delivers plenty of action, twists, turns, & of course, witty banter in his newest novel that's perfect for OMW fans, but also for new comers. #booksky 📚
A photo of author John Scalzi next to the book cover image of his 2025 novel The Shattering Peace
December 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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BRIGANDS AND BREADKNIVES by @travisbaldree.bsky.social is my next #libfaves25 pick! #cozy #fantasy series sees Fern, the bookseller from the prequel, move her bookshop next to Viv’s coffee shop, but then gets drunk and goes off on an accidental adventure with a warrior Elf & Goblin. #booksky 📚
A black & white headshot photo of author Travis Baldree next to the book cover image of his novel Brigands & Breadknives
December 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Today’s #libfaves25 pick is WATER MOON by Samantha Sotto Yambao A great character driven #fantasy novel set in an alternate world reached through a ramen shop in Japan, which becomes a pawn shop instead for a select few. #booksky 📚 @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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#libfaves25 entering the top 5 of my favorite #books of 2025! THERE IS NO ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION by @qntm.org sure is some high concept #sciencefiction! I’m not 100% sure I understood everything that happened, but I sure as heck enjoyed it! #booksky @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
The book cover image for There Is No Antimemetics Division with the book image at 3/4 angle and floating in front of a yellow-green tinted background of trees
December 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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My next #libfaves25 pick in my countdown of my #topten favorite books of 2025 is INFINITE ARCHIVE by @mightymur.bsky.social the 3rd in the Midsolar Murders #sci-fi #mystery series: our heroine must solve a murder at a mystery convention aboard a spaceship! #booksky @acebookspub.bsky.social
an image of the book cover for Infinite Archive by Mur Lafferty next to a photo of the author
December 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Still catching up on my #libfaves25 countdown of my #topten favorite #books of 2025 & sharing several today. Next up is ONYX STORM by @rebeccayarros.bsky.social Despite the massive cliff-hanger ending, this #Romantasy series continues to deliver! #booksky
an image of the book cover for Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros next to a photo of the author
December 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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My third pick for my #libfaves25 countdown of my #topten favorite #books of 2025 is the very fun #sci-fi romp WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE by @scalzi What happens when the moon suddenly turns into cheese? @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #booksky #sciencefiction 📚
a photo of author John Scalzi next to the book cover image for his novel When the Moon Hits Your Eye
December 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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The second book in my #libfaves25 countdown of my #topten favorite #books of 2025 is LAST CHANCE TO SAVE THE WORLD by @bethrevis.bsky.social the exciting conclusion to the Chaotic Orbits #sci-fi novella trilogy! @dawbooks.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #booksky #sciencefiction 📚
December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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I'm late to #libfaves25 joining #librarians in counting down my #topten favorite #books of 2025! I’ll be sharing several books today & tomorrow to catch up, starting w/ the unique Snow White #retelling HEMLOCK & SILVER by @tkingfisher.com @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #booksky
book cover for Hemlock & Silver by T. Kinfisher
December 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary island style on beautiful St. Croix!
May 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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#LibFaves24 day 10 SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE SEA by T.J. Klune & amazingly narrated by @danielhenningla.bsky.social Wonderful sequel: Arthur must defend his past against the government, but w/ Linus by his side, he will #resist & stand up for his family! @macmillanlib.bsky.social #BookSky 💙📚
two images side by side: on the left is a photo of author T.J. Klune and audiobook narrator Daniel Henning sitting back to back holding copies of Somewhere beyond the Sea and House in the Cerulean Sea; on the right is the boom cover image of Somewhere Beyond the Sea which includes an illustration of a house, car, and tree on a small strip of land, which a glowing phoenix larger than the house rises up into the night sky.
December 18, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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#LibFaves24 day 9 BELIEVE: THE UNTOLD STORY BEHIND TED LASSO by Jeremy Egner The next best thing to a #TedLasso re-watch & a must read for fans! Highlights of key episodes & behind the scenes details from interviews w/ the cast & creators. #Believe #BookSky 💙📚@prhlibrary.bsky.social
Two images side by side: on the left is the book cover for Believe: the Untold Story of Ted Lasso, the Show that Kicked It's Way Into Our Hearts by Jeremy Egner. The word Believe is in the bold blue font used for the Ted Lasso show, the subtitle is below that on a crooked yellow banner with the words "Ted Lasso" also in the shows' bold blue font. At the bottom of the book cover is a pair of aviator style sunglasses with the Union Jack flag on the lenses. The right hand picture is the author photo for Jeremy Egner, a white man with brown hair and a salt and pepper beard wearing a black crewneck shirt in front of a blue sky with white clouds behind him.
December 17, 2024 at 1:16 PM
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#LibFaves24 day 8 LULA DEAN'S LITTLE LIBRARY OF BANNED BOOKS by Kirsten Miller I loved this satirical novel about the power of books & the dangers of banning them! Engaging characters, a hopeful story, w/ fabulous narration by @justjanuary.bsky.social #BookSky 📚@librarylovefest.bsky.social
Book cover image of Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller, author of The Change. The image has the title in large white letters against a teal blue background with a silhouette of a little free library box behind the words. The letter "I" in "Library" is a match with a flame striking up. The author's name is below the title in black letters.
December 16, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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#LibFaves24 day 7: THE BORROWED LIFE OF FREDERICK FIFE by Anna Johnston Uplifting story of an elderly man alone & down on his luck, a case of mistaken identity, & showing kindness to everyone around you. Fred is up there w/ Harold Fry, Arthur Pepper, & Ove! @librarylovefest.bsky.social #BookSky 📚
Book cover image of The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fire by Anna Johnston. An orange-yellow background / sky with a large red circle evoking a setting sun is in the top 2/3 of the image. An old man in tan slacks and a gray sweater with glasses, a hat, and a scarf tailing out very long behind him as he walks across some green grass holding a coffee cup.
December 15, 2024 at 4:49 PM
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#LibFaves24 day 6: DREADFUL by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social A very fun humorous #fantasy novel about a Dark Wizard with amnesia who has to fumble his way through an evil scheme involving a captured princess without being discovered. #BookSky 📚 @titanbooks.bsky.social
Two photos: on the left is a picture of author Caitlin Rozakis looking directly at the camera. On the right is the book cover of the book Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis with a red background and drawing of a black castle with the title and author's name displayed on a gray banner in front of the castle.
December 14, 2024 at 4:46 PM
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Halfway thru #LibFaves24 day 5: WHAT HAVE WE HERE? written & narrated by Billy Dee Williams What an adventurous life he’s had living in “the full spectrum of colors” from growing up in Harlem to his long career in films like Brian’s Song, Batman, & #STARWARS #BookSky 📚 @prhlibrary.bsky.social
Book cover of What Have We Here: Portraits of a Life by Billy Dee Williams - off white background with a photo of Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian with his back to the camera spinning to look at the camera with his light blue cape fanning out behind him.
December 13, 2024 at 6:33 PM
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#LibFaves24 day 4: MAL GOES TO WAR by @edashtonwriting.bsky.social (author of #Mickey7 / #Mickey17) a darkly funny, #scifi adventure of an A.I. trapped w/ human companions during a war between "pure" humans & their cybernetically enhanced counterparts. @ssedlib.bsky.social #BookSky 📚
Book cover image of Mal Goes to War by Edward Ashton - cover image is greenish blue with a computer generated image of a human face looking straight out and up; a smaller image of an adult and child in silhouette holding hands is at the bottom of the image.
December 12, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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#LibFaves24 day 3: THE MINISTRY OF TIME by @kalianebradley5.bsky.social This great #timetravel novel is told through a spy thriller lens, but also includes romance & humor along with the #sciencefiction & excellent narration by Katie Leung! @ssedlib.bsky.social #BookSky 📚
Book cover image of The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley - black background of space with little gray stars and the title in large 3D font in multiple colors. Book cover also has a Good Morning America book club sticker.
December 11, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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#LibFaves24 day 2: THE BRIGHT SWORD by @levgrossman.bsky.social In a new twist on #Arthurian legend Collum journeys to #Camelot to find that Arthur is dead. The remaining misfit knights set out on a quest to find a new king to unite Britain. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #BookSky
Book cover image for The Bright Sword: a novel of King Arthur by Lev Grossman. A light blue cover with gold stars and an image of a sword coming out of water, antlers, a crown, and several laurel branches.
December 10, 2024 at 2:11 PM
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Counting down my top ten favorite #books of 2024 starting with WHAT IF… LOKI WAS WORTHY? by @authoroux.bsky.social A great story where #Loki is stripped of his powers and banished to Earth after accidentally causing the death of #Thor. #LibFaves24 #Marvel @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
Book cover image of What If ... Loki Was Worthy by Madeleine Roux - a green background with an image of Loki and a smaller image of Iron Man, Loki, and Enchantress in shadow.
December 9, 2024 at 2:26 PM
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Today's the day! #Library staff start posting their top ten favorite #books of 2024 one #book per day using hashtag #LibFaves24 and TITLE IN CAPS.
December 9, 2024 at 2:10 PM
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First day on Bluesky, here's a pic of our cats: Remmie (tux) & Merlin (gray striped)
November 10, 2024 at 2:39 AM