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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 23h

For #BannedBooksWeek we asked MacArthur Genius Grant Recipient and award-winning author Jason Reynolds to share his favorite banned book!

Let us know what your favorite banned book is and how it affected your life in the comments 📚

#BooksBelong #ReadBannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek2025

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 1d

In the words of Unite Against Book Bans: 🗣️Censorship is so 1984!

In honor of #BannedBooksWeek we’ve decided to highlight the book that has become a beacon for the fight against censorship. Have you read Fahrenheit 451?

#BooksBelong #ReadBannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek2025

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Melissa Stewart @mstewartscience.bsky.social · 2d

Looking forward to #AASL25
I hope to see you there!
#TLsky #SchoolLibraries #Skybrarian #kidlit #edusky
@aaslala.bsky.social
@charlesbridge.bsky.social
@ssedlib.bsky.social
@simonkids.bsky.social
@captainlibrary.bsky.social

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Megan E. Freeman @meganefreeman.bsky.social · 1d

Who’s going to St. Louis next week for AASL? I hope you’ll join me on Thursday and Friday. And be sure to swing by the S&S booth Thursday evening where I’ll be signing books!

@ssedlib.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @mgauthorcade.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 2d

Back in June we asked a few of our staff members and beloved authors ‘Why do banned books belong in libraries?’ in the midst of ALA festivities. Here’s what they had to say!

#BooksBelong #ReadBannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek2025

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks for chatting today, #EWGC Community! We hope you've found something to add to your TBR pile. If you want more rec's and links to eGalley downloads, be sure to head here: www.simonandschuster.net/m/adult-libr...

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 6d

Laura Dave continues Hannah Hall’s pulse-pounding journey in the riveting and deeply moving sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Apple TV+ show, The Last Thing He Told Me. #ewgc @scribnerbooks.bsky.social

Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 6d

Perfect for fans of Daisy Jones and the Six and In Five Years—a beautiful, powerful, and transportive new novel about a music executive desperately trying to bring a rock band back from the brink, from bestselling author Ashley Winstead. #ewgc @atriabooks.bsky.social

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 6d

The USA TODAY bestselling author of Middletide returns with a lush and atmospheric novel of suspense following a young woman whose job as a game warden puts her in the path of a murderer in a small town eager to protect its own. #EWGC @atriabooks.bsky.social

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 6d

For fans of Alison Cochrun and Abby Jimenez, a heartfelt and sexy romantic comedy following one bi woman’s messy journey through coming out—and reluctantly falling for a straight man. From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Wicked Darlings. #EWGC

Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 6d

In this new romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Letizia Lorini, a crime podcast host must solve a chilling serial killer case while navigating an unexpected romance with her mysterious next-door neighbor. #EWGC

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · Sep 4

From “edge-of-your-seat suspense” (Booklist) author Kit Frick comes an insidious thriller about four estranged friends trapped in a powerful family’s deadly games at a luxe estate in the Italian countryside. #EWGC

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · Sep 4

Check out this surprisingly funny and genuinely thrilling page turner about a TikTok true crime investigator, a ’90s serial killer that may not be as dead as everyone would like, a text thread from hell, and long buried secrets that just won’t stay in the grave where they belong. #EWGC

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Booklist Publications @ala-booklist.bsky.social · 9d

☀️Finding joy in the everyday tiny moments of life
🎙️An audio original memoir
🗺️Return to Sicily
🌼Navigating change with curiosity, grief, and hope
It's all here in our #10Qs with Tembi Locke, author and narrator of SOMEDAY, NOW (@ssedlib.bsky.social @simonaudio.bsky.social). Read now: bit.ly/46tudzZ

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Susan Balla @suebee135.bsky.social · 7d

My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social for today is SKYLARK by Paula McLain, due out in January from @atriabooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social. Dual timelines. Beautiful writing. Wonderful characters. Historical fiction at its finest.

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Katie @katiejmcnamara.bsky.social · 10d

When your addiction is so intense, you consider killing your/your friend's parents to cash in life insurance to pay for the high. #Ya #Book Under the Fading Sky by Cynthia Kadohata #BookRecommendation #BookSky #TLSky @ssedlib.bsky.social

Under the fading sky book cover. Two boys sitting surrounded by smoke. One holding a vape.

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surlyspice @surlyspice.bsky.social · 14d

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

THE TORTOISE’S TALE by @drkendracoulter.bsky.social is available 11/4/25 from simon & schuster @ssedlib.bsky.social #DebutNovel #observation #connection #imagination #humanity #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 10/1!

book cover for the tortoise‘s tale by kendra coulter with black lettering over a blue background designed to look like torn pieces of paper featuring images of a horse, a hibiscus, a manor house, a peacock, a girl, a film projector, and a tortoise

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surlyspice @surlyspice.bsky.social · 13d

QUEEN ESTHER by john irving comes out 11/4/25 from simon & schuster @ssedlib.bsky.social #historical #orphan #maine #antisemitism #TheCiderHouseRules #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 10/1!

book cover for queen esther by john irving with off-white lettering over an illustration of a small child standing on a porch in front of a lighted doorway on a snowy night

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 14d

A faux leather–bound collector’s edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling coming-of-age story with millions of copies in print that takes a sometimes heartbreaking, often hysterical, and always honest look at high school in all its glory. A must read for the teens in your community 👆

#EduSky

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 15d

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter comes a heartfelt and banter-filled rom-com about childhood sweethearts whose icy reunion in their hockey-loving hometown unexpectedly thaws when they fake a romantic relationship. Add it to your shelves today 📚

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 21d

Also be sure to listen in on Ben Clanton and Jessixa Bagley's talk about the joy of reading illustrated books and why they are important!

Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 21d

Don’t miss out on author Gayle Forman discussing the joy of reading and why she writes for young people during @slj.com Open Books, Open Minds virtual event!

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 22d

From the New York Times bestselling creator of Not Quite Narwhal, Jessie Sima, comes a “gentle, reassuring” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) wintery picture book about a snow kid finding out what it means to be themself!

#EduSky
#BookSky
#KidLit

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Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social · 22d

Coco and Bear have their first argument in this heartwarming picture book about friendship, communication, and fun in the snow from the creator of Ruby’s Tools for Making Friends and the New York Times bestseller Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light.

#EduSky
#BookSky
#KidLit

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