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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 5d

Oh hey, Enchanting the Fae Queen is available for reviewers to request on Edelweiss!

...& I cannot figure out how to link to it there. *facepalm* But I promise it really is, indeed there, and you can find out more about it (and preorder it!) here: stephanieburgis.com/books/enchanting-the-fae-queen

The illustrated cover for Enchanting the Fae Queen, by Stephanie Burgis, shows a mischievously grinning woman with long blonde curls, a moonstone crown, a pink dress and bare feet, sitting perched in a tree teasing the uniformed general who stands before her, his expression determined and one of his hands around her closest leg while she pokes his strong nose with one finger. Vines of leaves sweep magically out from the tree around her to draw him towards her. The tagline reads: All’s fae in love and war.
Around and beneath the cover image is this text, connected by arrows to different parts of the cover image: She's a scandalous seductress; he's famously moral, virtuous and chaste; “Yes, I may kill him, but I’ll kill anyone else who tries”; Enemies to lovers; preorder now.

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The illustrated cover for Enchanting the Fae Queen, by Stephanie Burgis, shows a mischievously grinning woman with long blonde curls, a moonstone crown, a pink dress and bare feet, sitting perched in a tree teasing the uniformed general who stands before her, his expression determined and one of his hands around her closest leg while she pokes his strong nose with one finger. Vines of leaves sweep magically out from the tree around her to draw him towards her. The tagline reads: All’s fae in love and war.
Around and beneath the cover image is this text, connected by arrows to different parts of the cover image: She's a scandalous seductress; he's famously moral, virtuous and chaste; “Yes, I may kill him, but I’ll kill anyone else who tries”; Enemies to lovers; 25% off at B&N code PREORDER25 .

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6d

NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.

Version of original on left, updated on right:

Thank you for your email. There is a temporary shutdown of the U.S. government due to a lapse in appropriations. I will respond to your message as soon as possible after the temporary shutdown ends. Please visit ED.gov for the latest information on the
Department's operational status.
Thank you.

Thank you for contacting me. On September 19, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5371, a clean continuing resolution. Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations. Due to the lapse in appropriations I am currently in furlough status. I will respond to emails once government functions resume.

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Vanessa Riley @vanessariley.com · 6d

📚Book friends! Spread the word:
Queen of Exiles ebook is $1.99 & audiobook is $6.99.
Perfect chance to add this historical gem to your shelf—or your earbuds. 🎧 @harpercollins.bsky.social

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Anna M @helgagrace.bsky.social · 8d

All our WNBA teams are out of the playoffs, now I'm 100% Team Get Alyssa Thomas That Title

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Nikosmico🏴 @nikosmico.click · 8d

Hey friends! ✌🏻☺️
I invite you to check RiotLibrary, a corner where you can download books & texts on #anarchism, #cybersecurity, #politics, and all sorts of thoughtful stuff! New goodies added all the time ⚡
Drop by, read, reflect, and enjoy! ✊🏻🏴
github.com/RiotNation/R...

GitHub - RiotNation/RiotLibrary

Contribute to RiotNation/RiotLibrary development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Anna M @helgagrace.bsky.social · 8d

Alene is anti-"propulsive" @surlyspice.bsky.social

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Anna M @helgagrace.bsky.social · 8d

You think it's worse? @surlyspice.bsky.social

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Anna M @helgagrace.bsky.social · 8d

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Anna M @helgagrace.bsky.social · 8d

Thought-y

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surlyspice @surlyspice.bsky.social · 8d

i like my government like i like my whisky 🥃: NO ICE 🚫🧊

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Anna M @helgagrace.bsky.social · 8d

petition to remove the adjective "voice-y" from all publishing buzzes and blurbs, effective immediately

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Lou Inglese @chaos440.bsky.social · 11d

Got my performance review.

Old floppy drive with printed label 'Works, but makes Sad Noises'

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Anna M @helgagrace.bsky.social · 11d

Bellwether by Connie Willis @surlyspice.bsky.social

Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · 11d

What book have you bought the most copies of in your life? I buy The Phantom Tollbooth by the case to give to children. I’ve done this for over 20 years.

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surlyspice @surlyspice.bsky.social · 13d

WE LOVE YOU, BUNNY by mona awad is available now from marysue rucci books @ssedlib.bsky.social #sequel #prequel #companion #dark #academia #creativity #BookSky

book cover for we love you, bunny by mona awad with bright pink lettering over a black rose patterned background featuring a stylized image of a rabbit’s head made from flower petals and leaves

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surlyspice @surlyspice.bsky.social · 13d

CURSED DAUGHTERS by oyinkan braithwaite comes out 11/4/25 from @doubledaybooks.bsky.social @prhlibrary.bsky.social #family #curse #reincarnation #superstition #nigeria #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 10/1!

book cover for cursed daughters by oyinkan braithwaite with beige lettering over a vividly colored painting of two women’s heads facing each other surrounded by swirls of paint

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Anna M @helgagrace.bsky.social · 13d

Sequel idea: The Strong Work

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Ho! Ho! Holiday Viewing! @sleepykittypaw.bsky.social · 13d

Netflix's IN A HOLIDAZE, based on the book by Christina Lauren, is reportedly now in active pre-production, with filming planned for late this year/early next.

Ho! Ho! Holiday Viewing! @sleepykittypaw.bsky.social · Nov 19

Oh, this is exciting for me, personally. Tiffany Paulsen will adapt one of my favorite Christmas novels, Christina Lauren's IN A HOLIDAZE, for Netflix.

deadline.com/2024/11/in-a...

Tiffany Paulsen Tapped To Adapt Christina Lauren’s Bestselling Rom-Com ‘In A Holidaze’ For Netflix & Alloy Entertainment

An 'In a Holidaze' movie scripted by Tiffany Paulsen is in early development at Netflix, sources tell Deadline.

deadline.com

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 13d

I wish people cared about the first amendment rights of authors and artists who are getting their works banned in schools and libraries across the USA as much as they care about the rights of white male comedians to be on national TV

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 13d

ICE OUT OF NY

Graphic in yellow and read and blue reading: NEW YORKERS AGAINST ICE / FOLEY SQUARE 6PM SEPT 25 / BRING POTS AND PANS!

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JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 13d

If the NBA feel the WNBA is a little sister league..fine..women should make up most of the coaching…stop giving us yall reject ass coaches…

michael jordan is wearing a suit and tie and smiling .

ALT: michael jordan is wearing a suit and tie and smiling .

media.tenor.com

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Anna M @helgagrace.bsky.social · 13d

A trio of f/f ballerina romances:
The Music & The Mirror by @lolakeeley.bsky.social
First Position by Melissa Brayden
Reverence by @reallymckay.bsky.social
#ReadersAdvisory #Libraries #Books

The cover of "The Music & The Mirror" by Lola Keeley, featuring the bottom half of a ballerina on pointe in white against a dark background.

The cover of "First Position" by Melissa Brayden, featuring a leg on pointe coming from the left side, with a white tutu extending over the author's name. The tone of the cover is gold.

The cover of "Reverence" by Milena McKay, featuring an illustration of two white ballerinas, one in white lace and one in black, standing back to back against a backdrop of red curtains.

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surlyspice @surlyspice.bsky.social · 13d

ORLANDA by jacqueline harpman (translated by @ros-schwartz.bsky.social) releases 10/7/25 from @sevenstories.bsky.social @clairekelley.bsky.social #homage #VirginiaWoolf #identity #contemporary #paris #IWhoHaveNeverKnownMen #BookSky

book cover for orlanda by jacqueline harpman, translated by ros schwartz with red and white lettering over a blue background with a modern art style image of a round red shape above and tied to a dark blue shape that could represent a human form

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surlyspice @surlyspice.bsky.social · 15d

this is hot on the heels of discontinuing packing slips with release dates that help us adhere to their own policies

the narrative i've heard is "we're anticipating being too busy to meet your needs but you can pay us extra for an untested service that is also unlikely to meet your needs!"

Anna M @helgagrace.bsky.social · 15d

Today in Library News, Ingram thinks people might want to subscribe to a "new" service when they haven't been able to provide the existing service with regularity.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · Aug 28

Abolish ICE.
Abolish "A.i."
No arms for genocide.
Protect trans kids.
Shut down the concentration camps.
Abolish tariffs.
Fire RFK, Jr.
Boycott Avelo & Tesla.
Delete Twitter.
No crypto.
Care over punishment.
Vote Mamdani.
Primary every do-nothing D.
Protect vaccines and SSRIs.
No fascism.
#NoKings

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 15d

This is what they've done.

Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 15d

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

www.miamiherald.com

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