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Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · 1d

Celebrate #BannedBooksWeek by seeing THE LIBRARIANS in cinemas! #freedomtoread #thelibrariansfilm #skybrarians

Get your ticket now! thelibrariansfilm.com/screenings

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Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · 1d

Reagan Arthur, one of publishing’s most acclaimed editors, spoke with @everylibrary.bsky.social on the importance of stories that reflect all readers. #bannedbooksweek

Watch on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/13369...

Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ__...

Cardinal Rising: Reagan Arthur on Storytelling Without Borders

Other event by EveryLibrary on Monday, October 6 2025

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Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · 2d

T minus 10 days. Register now!

bit.ly/41JcJNr

Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · 13d

Are you registered for Booked & Buzzy? #librarians
@misterchris.bsky.social

Register here: bit.ly/41JcJNr

Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · 6d

Happy GalleyChat everyone! Here are some forthcoming December favorites we're delighted to share with you: MURDER IN MANHATTAN, THE HEIR APPARENT, and ELEVEN LIARS. Find them on #Edelweiss and/or #Netgalley #libraryreads #ewgc

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Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · 12d

1000x yes! <3 <3

Thank you, Alene :)

surlyspice @surlyspice.bsky.social · 13d

THE FERRYMAN AND HIS WIFE by frode grytten (translated by alison mccullough) releases 11/18/25 from @algonquinbooks.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social #norway #LastDay #LastRide #life #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 10/1!

book cover for the ferryman and his wife by frode grytten with white lettering over a painting featuring a red haired person in a green coat superimposed over an image of a small boat at sea

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Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · 13d

Are you registered for Booked & Buzzy? #librarians
@misterchris.bsky.social

Register here: bit.ly/41JcJNr

Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · 13d

See what our friends on the kid's side of books are doing! #librarians

Booklist Publications @ala-booklist.bsky.social · 13d

📚Fabulous titles hitting the shelves this fall and winter? ✔️
🎙️Amazing author guests?✔️
💻An opportunity to spend an hour with bookish people?✔️
Join us TODAY (9/25) for the @hachettelibrary.bsky.social Preview at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT. Save your seat now: bit.ly/4nnx57a

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist webinar Hachette Book Group Kids and Young Adult Fall 2025/Winter 2026 Preview happening Thursday September 25, 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET

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Booklist Publications @ala-booklist.bsky.social · 16d

Not only shining examples of cookbooks and food writing, these extraordinary books also look at the how and the why, the history and the philosophy of what we eat. A gift for the foodies--we have our Top 10 Food Books: bit.ly/46ijoRl

Closeup of cover image of My (Half) Latinx Kitchen: Half Recipes, Half Stories, All Latin American. by Kiera Wright-Ruiz.

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Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · 19d

Starting at the 12.30 Break with Exhibitors we will be giving away our display copies in booth 111. First come, first serve. #ARSL2025

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Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · 20d

T minus 40 minutes until #ARSL2025 exhibits open! Come say hi in booth 111. We look forward to chatting!

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Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · 22d

The announcement will take place live at the Hilton Chicago hotel, Monday, 1/26/26, 10 a.m. CT. It will also be streamed. #YMAs #youthmediaawards

John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 22d

American Library Association (@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social) announces 2026 Youth Media Awards Public Announcement Date and Location www.ala.org/news/2025/09...

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LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social · 23d

Next on the October 2025 LibraryReads Top 10 list is THE MISSING PAGES by Alyson Richman! @hachettelibrary.bsky.social @misterchris.bsky.social

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Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · 23d

Can’t wait for #ARSL2025! Jennifer Givhan will be there signing SALT BONES, @booklistsusan.bsky.social, @libraryreads.bsky.social, and I will present FILL YOUR BRAIN FULL OF BOOKS, and we will have lots of ARCs and resources to giveaway in Booth 111. Come say hi!

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Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · 27d

A not so gentle reminder that the @libraryreads.bsky.social deadline for THE FERRYMAN AND HIS WIFE is October 1, but more importantly just a plea to read this gorgeous book with amazing translation. It made my heart full. #librarians

www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

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Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hachette and Union Square & Co. invite you to our inaugural Booked & Buzzy (October 16) virtual event, a short and sweet author program to slot into a lunch break. Hear from two authors and learn about several forthcoming titles! #librarians @misterchris.bsky.social

Register here: bit.ly/41JcJNr

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Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · Sep 8

Yayayaaya! So glad you liked it Jessica!

Jessica T. @jesstlibrarian.bsky.social · Sep 4

I am very interested in THE BOOKSHOP BELOW but I want say again--THE FERRYMAN AND HIS WIFE by Frode Grytten was beautiful! #libraryreads #ewgc #booksky

Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · Sep 4

Happy GalleyChat everyone! Here are some forthcoming November favorites we're delighted to share with you: THE BOOKSHOP BELOW, THE FERRYMAN AND HIS WIFE, and THE BOOK OF LUKE. Find them on #Edelweiss and/or #Netgalley #libraryreads #ewgc

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Booklist Publications @ala-booklist.bsky.social · Sep 8

From the financial world to the racetrack, a floundering Scottish estate to a small New Hampshire town, diverse characters in various professions and predicaments pursue love in the very best romances reviewed in Booklist over the past 12 months. Dive into these dreamy titles now: bit.ly/3JLz2vM

Closeup of cover image of Dream On, Ramona Riley. By Ashley Herring Blake.

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Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · Sep 4

Happy GalleyChat everyone! Here are some forthcoming November favorites we're delighted to share with you: THE BOOKSHOP BELOW, THE FERRYMAN AND HIS WIFE, and THE BOOK OF LUKE. Find them on #Edelweiss and/or #Netgalley #libraryreads #ewgc

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Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · Sep 3

Cannot wait! #ARSL2025 is going to be awesome! We are in booth 111...come say hi!

Susan Maguire @booklistsusan.bsky.social · Sep 3

Anyone going to #ARSL2025 in Albuquerque? Booklist will be representing at the ALA @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Booth, and I'll be presenting "Fill Your Brain Full of Books" with Rebecca Vnuk from @libraryreads.bsky.social and Annie Mazes from @hachettelibrary.bsky.social on Fri, 9/19 at 11. Woo!

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Chris Vaccari @misterchris.bsky.social · Sep 3

"Let's Party" with Union Square & Co. New cookbook out now.

Dan Pelosi Shares Recipe for Chicken Cordon Bleu — With a Twist www.today.com/video/chicke... via @TODAYshow @hachettelibrary.bsky.social

Dan Pelosi Shares Recipe for Chicken Cordon Bleu — With a Twist

Dan Pelosi, author of the new cookbook “Let’s Party,” stops by the TODAY plaza to share his recipes for chicken cordon Bimpy, named after his 103-year-old grandfather, and a spinach-artichoke dip past...

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Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · Aug 25

The start of the semester can be stressful, but buying your course books doesn’t have to be. Our Back to Campus Sale has you covered! Save on select print titles, now 20% off through Sept 20th! tinyurl.com/32r4f8kf

#backtoschool #cheapbooks #booksale #university #bookcommunity #books

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Booklist Publications @ala-booklist.bsky.social · Aug 18

It has been over a decade since Booklist published a Top 10 list for biographies and memoirs on audio, but as this stellar collection shows, 2025 is a great time to highlight this popular nonfiction audio genre. Check out the full list now: bit.ly/3JDr33v

Closeup of cover of Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth. By Arvind Ethan David. Read by the author with a full cast.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · Aug 4

Summer for thousands of people in Ann Arbor, Mich., means scavenging for hidden codes around the city and voraciously reading books to collect points. It's part of an enormously popular game that's been a triumph for the public library that runs it. www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...

How a public library's summer game took over a Michigan city

Summer in Ann Arbor, Mich., means thousands of people hunting for hidden codes around the city and reading books to earn points. It's part of a popular game organized by the public library.

www.npr.org

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Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · Jul 30

Join us on August 5th at 2pm ET to learn all about our favorite upcoming titles this season!! Click the link below to be in the know! ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #booksky #library #webinar #booklist #reading

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Hachette Library @hachettelibrary.bsky.social · Jul 29

#library #BookSky #LibrarySky #webinar #newbooks #books

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