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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 16h

@kimberlybea.bsky.social I just got my finished copy of your book (and see my blurb on the back!). It's so lovely; congratulations!

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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 16h

My darling Leanna is a USA TODAY BESTSELLER!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! 😭😭😭 Hooray, @leannareneehieber.bsky.social and @boroughsofthedead.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉

If you don't have your copy yet, what are you waiting for???

Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 18h

AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION is an INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!!! I'm SO GRATEFUL! Could not be more thrilled about this, I'm physically woozy with joy! Thank you to my co-author Andrea Janes of @boroughsofthedead.bsky.social & our @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social team!

USA TODAY BESTSELLER LIST with a heart around our title, out of 150 titles, AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC co-authored by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes clocks in at 74 its release week, making it an instant BESTSELLER, Leanna drew a blue heart around their placement on the list 🖤

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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 20h

If you were in the mood for some immersive magic, why not try my Night Market books? @bookshop.org currently has free shipping, too!

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Divining the Leaves

Check out Divining the Leaves - <p><strong>"Filled with beautiful and dangerous magic, this book swirls around you like irresistible perfume." —Sarah Beth Durst, <em>New York Times</em...

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Matthew Kressel @matthewkressel.net · 20h

TONIGHT! Join us with @leannareneehieber.bsky.social & @shvetathakrar.com, 7pm at the KGB Bar NYC, for our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series. Subbing for @datlow.bsky.social will be the Marvelous @mercuriodrivera.bsky.social. Come one, come all!

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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 20h

Agreed! (But what is "nonrev"?)

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David Barnett @davidmbarnett.bsky.social · 21h

Weird how they put all their efforts into using technology to replace human creativity and art and then say creative arts degrees are useless.

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Monica Valentinelli would like a time machine @booksofm.com · 21h

Thanks for a wonderful launch day, yesterday! Managed to fix the preview, too. Really appreciate the support and signal boosting. Happy writing!

Monica Valentinelli would like a time machine @booksofm.com · 1d

Now available on DriveThruFiction, DriveThruCards, and @drivethrurpg.com! Tarot for Storytellers is a how-to book that teaches writers and game masters all about tarot! www.drivethrufiction.com/en/product/5...

Tarot for Storytellers | A How-To Book by Monica Valentinelli | New Release! Tarot for Storytellers is an eBook inspired by Monica Valentinelli's popular tarot workshop. Perfect for writers and game masters, this "how to" book packed with prompts and writing exercises teaches you about tarot, how to use tarot to create characters and plots, and so much more! Now available in PDF at DriveThruRPG, DriveThruCards, DriveThruFiction

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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 20h

I missed this yesterday. Congrats, Monica! <3

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Monica Valentinelli would like a time machine @booksofm.com · 21h

Re: data centers. Strongly, strongly recommend looking into where the AI data center is drawing water from to cool the servers. Aquifer? Local river? Where?

Using water to cool servers is bad for everyone, and it's not discussed as much as electricity costs.

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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 20h

Happy birthday! May it be a wonderful life year personally, at least.

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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 20h

Congratulations!!!

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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 20h

Good.

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Beth Loves Bollywood (Beth Watkins) @bethlovesbollywood.bsky.social · 20h

Know someone who's Bollywood-curious? Filmi Ladies is starting a 5-part series for beginners, with 2 recommendations per episode. First up: Jab We Met and Paheli.
youtu.be/d6z8yCQSIT4?...

Filmi Ladies episode 164: Bollywood for Beginners episode 1- Paheli and Jab We Met

YouTube video by FilmiLadies

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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 20h

Thank youuuuuu!

Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 1d

Tomorrow!

Matthew Kressel @matthewkressel.net · 2d

This Wednesday, join us with guests @leannareneehieber.bsky.social & @shvetathakrar.com, for our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, October 8, 7pm at the KGB Bar. @mercuriodrivera.bsky.social will be impersonating @datlow.bsky.social! Come one, come all!

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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 1d

Yay, congrats, Jason! :D

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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 1d

You'll be sorry you asked; I never have one favorite anything Purple, teal, silver, and rose (but particularly the first two).

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Matthew Kressel @matthewkressel.net · 2d

This Wednesday, join us with guests @leannareneehieber.bsky.social & @shvetathakrar.com, for our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, October 8, 7pm at the KGB Bar. @mercuriodrivera.bsky.social will be impersonating @datlow.bsky.social! Come one, come all!

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Mary Holzman-Tweed @mareht.bsky.social · 2d

This night promises to be very, very special! @leannareneehieber.bsky.social will be reading a *delightfully* vicious chiller, and I can't wait to be drawn into what magic @shvetathakrar.com has in store for us. Don't miss out!

Matthew Kressel @matthewkressel.net · 2d

This Wednesday, join us with guests @leannareneehieber.bsky.social & @shvetathakrar.com, for our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, October 8, 7pm at the KGB Bar. @mercuriodrivera.bsky.social will be impersonating @datlow.bsky.social! Come one, come all!

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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 1d

Awww, thank you, dearest Charles! 💖

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Coach Gowron @coachgowron.com · 2d

A bully believes that kindness is weakness. A fool believes that bullying is strength. A true warrior knows that a bully is weak, and that compassion and kindness are strengths they could never comprehend.

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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 2d

I've just been replying, honestly (aside from mentioning my upcoming reading). *sigh*

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 2d

PSA:

If reading wasn’t political, they wouldn’t be banning books.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 2d

Your reminder that credit scores in the US date to 1989. For much of their existence, race and gender were factors.

They were invented bc it had been made illegal to discriminate by race and gender in the US, so financial institutions wanted a facially neutral way to accomplish the same thing.

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 15d

Oh, hey. Apparently the 50% off promo for the Tikka Chance on Me & Prem Numbers audiobook is STILL going on! Through 10/10:

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50% OFF Prem Numbers & Tikka Chance on Me

The cocky charmer at your local bar . . . the awe-inspiring US Vice-President you'd lay down your life and your love for . . . the mysterious stranger who comes to your rescue one night . . . the...

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