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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 16h

Nü Naked Gun is a lotta fun, just sayin

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Josh Rountree @joshrountree.bsky.social · 20h

Check this out! A fantastic review of Summer in the House of the Departed with a delicious mocktail recipe to go with it!

Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 1d

NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about SUMMER IN THE HOUSE OF THE DEPARTED by Josh Rountree. A sere novella of death & haunting in east Texas, a mournful & moving read, cut through with ghosts & the dry burning heat of surreality. Our drink, a mocktail, is the Safeheart.

SUMMER IN THE HOUSE OF THE DEPARTED by Josh Rountree, a coffee colored book alongside a coffee drink on a bookshelf.

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 2h

Bookshop.org is offering free shipping today! You can snag COCKTAILS AND CONSOLES there AND get 10% off too, a heckuva deal! We've got cocktails & mocktails from games like Pac-Man, Tetris, & Myst on up to Hades, Undertale, & Breath of the Wild! A perfect treat for savvy sippers and groovy gamers!

Cocktails and Consoles: 75 Video Game-Inspired Drinks to Level Up Your Game Night

75 Video Game-Inspired Drinks to Level Up Your Game Night

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Christopher Caldwell @seraph76.bsky.social · 2h

Hi, do you like gay whalers? Gay bank robbers? Muscular lesbian artisans? With a side of magic and weirdness? All of this and more is in Call and Response, my collection of short stories out from Neon Hemlock next week! Available to pre-order from the publisher: www.neonhemlock.com/books/call-a...

Call and Response by Christopher Caldwell (pre-order) — neon hemlock

A collection of short stories. Publication date: October 14th, 2025. An 8” x 5” paperback. 188 pages. This is a pre-order—any other books ordered with it will ship when the pre-order is ready to ship....

www.neonhemlock.com

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 1d

NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about SUMMER IN THE HOUSE OF THE DEPARTED by Josh Rountree. A sere novella of death & haunting in east Texas, a mournful & moving read, cut through with ghosts & the dry burning heat of surreality. Our drink, a mocktail, is the Safeheart.

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 16h

Nü Naked Gun is a lotta fun, just sayin

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 19h

You're welcome! An absolute pleasure. Cheers!

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 19h

I had such a great time with it!!

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 20h

Psychopomp is hosting their 2026 crowdfund this month! Support The Deadlands and more here:

The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 1d

it's here, The Deadlands fundraiser 💀

buy your very 2026 coin for the ferryman and help support us

we've got signed books, deadlands issues + psychopomp book bundles, and more coming soon!

please like + RT this to help spread the word

psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

behold!

Illustration of a white skull partially obscured by colorful mushrooms and plants. Different fungi sprout from and around the skull, including red mushrooms with white spots, yellow fan-shaped mushrooms, gray cluster mushrooms, and orange bulbous mushrooms, with green and purple plants filling the background. A ribbon at the bottom of the skull reads “ADMIT ONE.”

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 20h

Cookbooks and beverage books don't often get reviewed the way that fiction titles do, so every time you review COCKTAILS AND CONSOLES via Amazon or Bookshop.org or B&N, it really means the world to me! A year down the line, it helps so much with discovery!!

Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · Oct 12

If you're enjoying COCKTAILS AND CONSOLES, I would love seeing more reviews at the various book retailers 👉👈

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 1d

Lovely. Thank you, Elias, for the care you show all the books you cover. ♥

Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 1d

NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about SUMMER IN THE HOUSE OF THE DEPARTED by Josh Rountree. A sere novella of death & haunting in east Texas, a mournful & moving read, cut through with ghosts & the dry burning heat of surreality. Our drink, a mocktail, is the Safeheart.

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 21h

🌊1st in a new epic fantasy series
🛶 Inspired by the culture and folklore of the Tlingit tribe of Alaska
📕 One of Reactor & Indigo's "Most Anticipated" Books of 2025
🐦⬛ Features a REALLY rude Raven

🎂🎉Happy US Book Birthday to Caskey Russell's THE DOOR ON THE SEA!

Buy geni.us/doorsea

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 1d

Today is pub day for Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine! However much writing can be a solitary act, putting a book out definitely isn’t. Thanks to Stillhouse Press and all of Tell Me Yours’ many champions.

My first book is out now. I hope you like it.

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 1d

If you can't make it to any live events, COCKTAILS AND CONSOLES is always available wherever books are sold!

www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/elias...

Cocktails and Consoles

Press start and get ready to craft delicious cocktails. With 75 unique and easy-to-prepare recipes inspired by some of the most popular video games in histor...

www.hachettebookgroup.com

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 1d

Works of Vermin kicks so much ass

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 1d

Did you know I’ve got a starter pack of awesome people who make awesome video game books and magazines?

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 13d

Anyway, I need people to love Phasian, Paragon of the Seven Veils, known by some as the Peacock Wizard, because I want to spend a very long, very episodic time with my weird little guy.

Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 13d

The most important part of the process is sitting, staring, and rotating things in your mind.

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 1d

An absolute pleasure!!

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 1d

What late 2025/early 2026 books are you looking forward to?

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 1d

Add all ingredients to your shaker, then ice. Shake for 15 seconds, and strain back into the small tin of the shaker. Discard the ice, reseal the tins, and shake for a further 20 seconds (reverse dry shake). Strain into a cocktail glass and enjoy. Cheers!

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 1d

Genuinely, there are so many books in the next 14 weeks or so, including already on my shelf, that I'm just desperate to get into (typical typical) and only so many Bar Cart Bookshelves I can do~!

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 1d

I can't wait for The Nameless Land by Kate Elliott to show up, ditto The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan early next year. I'm also psyched to read The Great Work by Sheldon Costa, The Tower of the Tyrant by J.T. Greathouse, and City of Others by Jared Poon. Plus Dead Hand Rule, naturally!

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Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · 1d

There's a lot of stupid shit happening in the world but we still decided to start a small press. www.kickstarter.com/projects/hom...

Homeward Books: The home for books without a home

Splendor over mediocrity. Stories for the hot bath & the cold plunge. Defying the constraints of genre & delving deep into your heart.

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 1d

Safeheart
3 oz cold brew concentrate
.5 oz pecan orgeat
.5 oz heavy cream
2-4 dashes smoke and salt bitters
2-4 dashes lavender bitters

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 1d

Hear my full review of SUMMER IN THE HOUSE OF THE DEPARTED by @joshrountree.bsky.social (available now from @psychopomp.com) and see how the drink is made at Bar Cart Bookshelf on YouTube.

youtu.be/8le1r9b7R5o

Mocktail Recipe & Book Review: Safeheart (SUMMER IN THE HOUSE OF THE DEPARTED by Josh Rountree)

YouTube video by Bar Cart Bookshelf

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