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December 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Spotlight Read of 2025
They Were 11! by Hagio Moto. After a decades long lapse to out of print status in English translation, this classic Japanese comic is back after receiving a new deluxe edition from Denpa Books.
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They Were 11! by Hagio Moto. After a decades long lapse to out of print status in English translation, this classic Japanese comic is back after receiving a new deluxe edition from Denpa Books.
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#The52BookClub
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December 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Spotlight Read of 2025
They Were 11! by Hagio Moto. After a decades long lapse to out of print status in English translation, this classic Japanese comic is back after receiving a new deluxe edition from Denpa Books.
www.tumblr.com/morebedsideb...
#The52BookClub
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They Were 11! by Hagio Moto. After a decades long lapse to out of print status in English translation, this classic Japanese comic is back after receiving a new deluxe edition from Denpa Books.
www.tumblr.com/morebedsideb...
#The52BookClub
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❄️ Happy Solstice ❄️
“The sun’s coming back again,” Moomintroll thought in great excitement. “No darkness, no loneliness any more.”
“The sun’s coming back again,” Moomintroll thought in great excitement. “No darkness, no loneliness any more.”
December 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
❄️ Happy Solstice ❄️
“The sun’s coming back again,” Moomintroll thought in great excitement. “No darkness, no loneliness any more.”
“The sun’s coming back again,” Moomintroll thought in great excitement. “No darkness, no loneliness any more.”
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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[comes back] Look, I just need tech bros to understand that when people say "I do not want to use genAI", they don't mean "I want the ability to ignore it". They mean "I want the ability to nuke it from orbit because that is the ONLY way tech bros will respect people's choices NOT to use genAI".
December 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
[comes back] Look, I just need tech bros to understand that when people say "I do not want to use genAI", they don't mean "I want the ability to ignore it". They mean "I want the ability to nuke it from orbit because that is the ONLY way tech bros will respect people's choices NOT to use genAI".
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R.F. Kuang, the bestselling novelist behind Katabasis, Yellowface, and Babel, is taking a stand with the BDS movement.
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Author R.F. Kuang has dropped out of a UAE literary festival, citing the BDS boycott.
R.F. Kuang, the bestselling novelist behind Katabasis, Yellowface, and Babel, is taking a stand with the BDS movement. Citing a call from the organizers of the Palestinian BDS (or, Boycott, Divest,…
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December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
R.F. Kuang, the bestselling novelist behind Katabasis, Yellowface, and Babel, is taking a stand with the BDS movement.
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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You know what would be great? Let's support Franklin & Kids Can Press by promoting their wonderful books to as many folks as we can. The holidays are coming and we all know a kid who would love one of their amazing titles. 📚
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December 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
You know what would be great? Let's support Franklin & Kids Can Press by promoting their wonderful books to as many folks as we can. The holidays are coming and we all know a kid who would love one of their amazing titles. 📚
www.kidscanpress.com/products/
www.kidscanpress.com/products/
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BREAKING: ANGOULÊME 2026 cancelled, Bondoux defiant
Angoulême 2026 cannot go ahead. In a message from his lawyers, Franck Bondoux places the blame for the festival’s cancellation entirely on public funders, and demands to have his company 9e Art+ remain as festival organiser for the 2027 event
Angoulême 2026 cannot go ahead. In a message from his lawyers, Franck Bondoux places the blame for the festival’s cancellation entirely on public funders, and demands to have his company 9e Art+ remain as festival organiser for the 2027 event
BREAKING: ANGOULÊME 2026 cancelled, Bondoux defiant
Angoulême 2026 cannot go ahead. In a message from his lawyers, Franck Bondoux places the blame for the festival’s cancellation entirely on public funders, and demands to have his company 9e Art+ remain as festival organiser for the 2027 event
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December 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
BREAKING: ANGOULÊME 2026 cancelled, Bondoux defiant
Angoulême 2026 cannot go ahead. In a message from his lawyers, Franck Bondoux places the blame for the festival’s cancellation entirely on public funders, and demands to have his company 9e Art+ remain as festival organiser for the 2027 event
Angoulême 2026 cannot go ahead. In a message from his lawyers, Franck Bondoux places the blame for the festival’s cancellation entirely on public funders, and demands to have his company 9e Art+ remain as festival organiser for the 2027 event
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This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
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November 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
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Starting Tomorrow: Read Palestine Week
As in previous years, the 2025 READ PALESTINE WEEK will run from November 29-December 5.
As in previous years, the 2025 READ PALESTINE WEEK will run from November 29-December 5.
Starting Tomorrow: Read Palestine Week
As in previous years, the 2025 READ PALESTINE WEEK will run from November 29-December 5.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Starting Tomorrow: Read Palestine Week
As in previous years, the 2025 READ PALESTINE WEEK will run from November 29-December 5.
As in previous years, the 2025 READ PALESTINE WEEK will run from November 29-December 5.
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2025 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
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Our Holiday Sale is here early this year! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% Off through Friday, January 2nd!
Happy Holidays! 40% OFF ALL Haymarket Books
Our Holiday Sale is here early this year! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% Off through Friday, January 2nd!
For one-stop shopping, check out our eleven curated gift bundles: each includes 5 books for $5...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Our Holiday Sale is here early this year! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% Off through Friday, January 2nd!
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WICKED: FOR GOOD writers dismiss “spoiler” concerns
Thirty years after the release of the WICKED novel, screenwriters think the spoilers are hard to avoid.
Thirty years after the release of the WICKED novel, screenwriters think the spoilers are hard to avoid.
WICKED: FOR GOOD writers dismiss “spoiler” concerns
Thirty years after the release of the WICKED novel, screenwriters think the spoilers are hard to avoid.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
WICKED: FOR GOOD writers dismiss “spoiler” concerns
Thirty years after the release of the WICKED novel, screenwriters think the spoilers are hard to avoid.
Thirty years after the release of the WICKED novel, screenwriters think the spoilers are hard to avoid.
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This beauty is out today! Poison Ivy eats from the Tree of Knowledge and discovers her story doesn't begin where she thinks it begins. An Arthurian romp with a twist. Art by THE Mark Buckingham. Stunning cover by @anireal.bsky.social. Pick yours up at your local comics shop.
November 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This beauty is out today! Poison Ivy eats from the Tree of Knowledge and discovers her story doesn't begin where she thinks it begins. An Arthurian romp with a twist. Art by THE Mark Buckingham. Stunning cover by @anireal.bsky.social. Pick yours up at your local comics shop.
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We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation in 2025! "Each of these books arrives in English in expert and accessible translations that honour the art and voice of their original authors."
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November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation in 2025! "Each of these books arrives in English in expert and accessible translations that honour the art and voice of their original authors."
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If you’re interested in viewing any of tomorrow’s proceedings, the event will be streamed on their YouTube channel.
#comics #libcomix #censorship cc. @ischoolui.bsky.social
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November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If you’re interested in viewing any of tomorrow’s proceedings, the event will be streamed on their YouTube channel.
#comics #libcomix #censorship cc. @ischoolui.bsky.social
#comics #libcomix #censorship cc. @ischoolui.bsky.social
Happy 30th to the film Total Eclipse, based on the life of one of my favourite French poets Arthur Rimbaud.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Happy 30th to the film Total Eclipse, based on the life of one of my favourite French poets Arthur Rimbaud.
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Frog came to Toad’s house. He looked in the window.
“Good,” said Frog. “Toad is out. He will never know who raked his leaves.”
“Good,” said Frog. “Toad is out. He will never know who raked his leaves.”
November 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Frog came to Toad’s house. He looked in the window.
“Good,” said Frog. “Toad is out. He will never know who raked his leaves.”
“Good,” said Frog. “Toad is out. He will never know who raked his leaves.”
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Good morning, and happy Sunday!
Today, we share our first Guest Post of A Month of Rain and Reads. In it @zzclaybourne.bsky.social talks about reading as a connection rather than as an escape.
How have your favourite books change you?
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#AMoRaR #BooksSky
Today, we share our first Guest Post of A Month of Rain and Reads. In it @zzclaybourne.bsky.social talks about reading as a connection rather than as an escape.
How have your favourite books change you?
www.readindiefantasy.com/guest-post-w...
#AMoRaR #BooksSky
November 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Good morning, and happy Sunday!
Today, we share our first Guest Post of A Month of Rain and Reads. In it @zzclaybourne.bsky.social talks about reading as a connection rather than as an escape.
How have your favourite books change you?
www.readindiefantasy.com/guest-post-w...
#AMoRaR #BooksSky
Today, we share our first Guest Post of A Month of Rain and Reads. In it @zzclaybourne.bsky.social talks about reading as a connection rather than as an escape.
How have your favourite books change you?
www.readindiefantasy.com/guest-post-w...
#AMoRaR #BooksSky
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Private equity destroys 200-year-old book distribution company that libraries around the country rely on and now libraries are having trouble getting new books:
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down
Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Private equity destroys 200-year-old book distribution company that libraries around the country rely on and now libraries are having trouble getting new books:
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
'Llegir Palestina':
Making a Space to Read About Palestine With Danae Fonseca and Dana Dhailieh
"And above all, we would encourage them to simply go for it: many people want to read about Palestine but don't have a space to do so. Creating that space is necessary."
Making a Space to Read About Palestine With Danae Fonseca and Dana Dhailieh
"And above all, we would encourage them to simply go for it: many people want to read about Palestine but don't have a space to do so. Creating that space is necessary."
If you're at all interested in forming a Palestinian-literature-focused book club, don't miss this Q&A today on ArabLit.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
'Llegir Palestina':
Making a Space to Read About Palestine With Danae Fonseca and Dana Dhailieh
"And above all, we would encourage them to simply go for it: many people want to read about Palestine but don't have a space to do so. Creating that space is necessary."
Making a Space to Read About Palestine With Danae Fonseca and Dana Dhailieh
"And above all, we would encourage them to simply go for it: many people want to read about Palestine but don't have a space to do so. Creating that space is necessary."
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I would encourage you to pressure your political representatives to legislate against monopolies, to inject local money into booksellers and libraries, to challenge IP laws that benefit Amazon (such as Audible or similar exclusivity), and most of all to support worker's rights and union power.
October 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I would encourage you to pressure your political representatives to legislate against monopolies, to inject local money into booksellers and libraries, to challenge IP laws that benefit Amazon (such as Audible or similar exclusivity), and most of all to support worker's rights and union power.