Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

@orcabook.bsky.social

Are you an educator looking for books for tech-savvy kids? We have a booklist for you in this week's Educator Newsletter!

conta.cc/4glnFqy

Books for tech-savvy kids 🤖

Email from Orca Book Publishers Plus a special discount and an exciting giveaway opportunity! Can't view images? Open this email in your web browser. Art by Meegan Lim from Cracking the Code Today’s r

conta.cc

October 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM Everybody can reply

1 likes

1

Book Blasts

@bookblasts.bsky.social

#books #booklist #bookstagram #booktalk #booktok #greatbooks #greatbooksguide #recommendedreading #DevilsNight #rationality #reason #paranormal
#stevenpinker

October 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM Everybody can reply

2 likes

1 2

MacKids Books

@mackidsbooks.bsky.social

The stars have truly aligned for AND THEY WALK ON-a moving and superbly illustrated picture book about loss and hope by Fry Bread author Kevin Noble Maillard and illustrated by acclaimed, award-winning artist Rafael López 💫

"An emotionally centered picture book about the Indigenous concept of 'walking on'" - Publishers Weekly, starred review

Art by Rafael Lopez

"Stunning and essential" - Kirkus, starred review

Art by Rafael Lopez

"This book has universal appeal for anyone coping with a loss." - Booklist, starred review

Art by Rafael Lopez

A moving story about hope after loss from Fry Bread author Kevin Noble Maillard & acclaimed artist Rafael Lopez

October 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM Everybody can reply

1 likes

1

Booklist Publications

@ala-booklist.bsky.social

Looking for tips on self-care and wellness? Don’t wait until the New Year! Carve out some time on 11/18 for a free webinar featuring titles from #Quarto, @hachettelibrary.bsky.social, and #DisneyPublishing meant to inspire wellness through self-care, cookbooks and more! RSVP: bit.ly/47eVfvs

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist webinar: WELLNEESS, SELF-CARE, BALANCE happening Tuesday, November 18 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT

October 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM Everybody can reply

Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing

@mackidssl.bsky.social

⭐ Stargaze with MacKids ⭐

White Lies has SEVEN - yes you read that right - starred reviews! This powerful and unflinching examination of racism in America by award-winning historian Ann Bausum deconstructs the warped history of the Civil War for ages 12-18. bit.ly/4lofTx2

#edusky #history

“Essential,"
—School Library Journal, starred review
“belongs in all high school and public libraries”
—Booklist, starred review
"Essential reading."
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Powerful,”
—publishers weekly, starred review
“Meticulously researched,”
—BCCB, starred review
“Bausum’s short chapters and clear language help teen readers understand complex subjects”
—Horn book, starred review
“accessible and enthralling.”
—Shelf awareness, starred review

October 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM Everybody can reply

1 likes

1

Erika Swyler

@erikaswyler.bsky.social

2. The novel being on a Men's Health sci-fi booklist delights me. If their audience dives into a novel with queer women senior citizens, a gender ? AI who runs on altruism, a book gently pushing revolution through acts and empathy, well. I can ask for nothing more.
www.menshealth.com/entertainmen...

The 50 Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of 2025 So Far

Our hand-picked choices include supernatural westerns, robots, magic, and blobs. Your reading list awaits.

www.menshealth.com

October 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM Everybody can reply

3 reposts 2 quotes 17 likes 1 saves

2 3 17

Illinois Resource Center

@ilresourcectr.bsky.social

This weekend, many of our communities will be celebrating Día De Los Muertos. Check out this great updated classroom book list on the holiday from our friends at Colorín, Colorado:

https://www.colorincolorado.org/booklist/celebrating-day-dead

Celebrating the Day of the Dead

En español Celebrating the Day of the Dead The Day of the Dead is a time of both joy and quiet remembrance as families honor their loved ones who have died. While variations of the Day of the Dead are celebrated in many Latin American countries, some of the most well-known traditions are those from…

www.colorincolorado.org

October 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM Everybody can reply

Booklist Publications

@ala-booklist.bsky.social

Increasingly, patrons are asking for more graphic novels as they are one of the most accessible ways to read. Find the best titles for your collection at our 10/30 webinar (TOMORROW)! Featuring: @oni-press.bsky.social, @yenpress.com, @madcavestudios.com, and #Tundra! Register now: bit.ly/42LckKO

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist webinar GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR ALL happening Thursday, October 30 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT

October 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM Everybody can reply

2 reposts 5 likes

2 5

Matt

@mattlibrarian.bsky.social

Thinking of making a booklist of classic Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels that right-wing tech bros have read without understanding the lessons contained therein and then gone on to create torment nexi

October 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM Everybody can reply

7 likes

1 7

LGBT National Help Center

@lgbtnatlhelpctr.bsky.social

check out the latest book review lgbthotline.org/booklist just in time for spooky season

October 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM Everybody can reply

Robert E Kreig

@robertekreig.com

PIT GUARD: THE TANNER'S BOY

www.robertekreig.com
www.whitekeepbooks.com

#WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #ReadingCommunity #indieauthors #booksky #amreading #amreadinghorror #bookclub #bookcommunity #booklist #booklovers #bookrecommendation #books #fantasy #horror #mustreads #readers #Halloween

October 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM Everybody can reply

Book Blasts

@bookblasts.bsky.social

#books #booklist #bookstagram #booktalk #booktok #greatbooks #greatbooksguide #recommendedreading #NationalInternetDay #InternetDay #internet
#FrancisFukuyama

October 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM Everybody can reply

1 likes

1

Mary Robinette Kowal

@maryrobinettekowal.com

This made @sentencebender.bsky.social 's and my morning! Red Star Hustle and Apprehension are USA TODAY bestsellers. Thank you for all your support. It's my second time in 2025 to have a title on this list. Amazing. www.usatoday.com/booklist/boo...

October 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM Everybody can reply

4 reposts 51 likes

6 4 51

The Mysterious Bookshop

@mysteriousbookshop.com

Wednesdays are for Staff Picks now! Here’s David on THE BUTCHER’S DAUGHTER:

Nightfall arrives earlier with each passing evening. The breeze carries the fragrance of crisp leaves. Shadows grow deeper. Autumn has arrived. During this season, many readers gravitate toward stories featuring ghosts, monsters, and murderers. The Butcher’s Daughter by David Demchuk and Corinne Leigh Clark deserves a spot on one’s Halloween booklist.

An epistolary novel–a collection of letters, newspaper articles, and other printed matter, The Butcher’s Daughter tells the origin story of Mrs. Lovett, the London piemaker infamous for her secret ingredient of human flesh. After the death of her father, a butcher, of course, a young woman named Margaret Evans is sent into service in the household of a secretive physician. Thus begins a series of scandalous and ghastly events involving an ancient society, a drugged woman, illegal medical procedures, a high-class brothel, and several murders that collectively lead to the future Mrs. Lovett meeting Sweeney Todd.

Demchuk and Clark mine the original source material, the penny dreadful The String of Pearls serialized between 1846 and 1847, to construct their own unique portrayal of a grimy and dangerous Victorian London. Poverty, violence, and death always loom large. While presenting a fresh exploration of a character embedded in popular culture through musicals and films, the authors tease at questions of gender, sexuality, and class. Meanwhile, the novel’s framework hints that some of Mrs. Lovett’s recollections merit skepticism. Her chronicled life might exist as another piece of fiction.

Victorian obsessives, horror aficionados, and maybe even Broadway devotees will find The Butcher’s Daughter to be a satisfying and compelling book. After finishing it, one might hear something new in the lyrics of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd.

October 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM Everybody can reply

1 reposts 2 quotes 15 likes

1 15

Sarah Goodyear

@sgoodyear.bsky.social

Woohoo! Just found out that Life After Cars is on the USA Today nonfiction bestseller list! www.usatoday.com/booklist/typ...

A screenshot of the USA Today listing of Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile at number 85 on their nonfiction bestseller list

October 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM Everybody can reply

27 reposts 3 quotes 300 likes 4 saves

8 27 300

Lora Senf

@lorasenf.bsky.social

A second 🌟 review for PENNIES! Don't know how I missed this one from Booklist.

"Alive with atmosphere and character, this creepy, captivating read will appeal to both longtime fans of the established series and newcomers alike.'

www.booklistonline.com/products/981...

Booklist Online: Leading Book Discovery

www.booklistonline.com

October 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM Everybody can reply

3 likes

3

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز

@markaz-review.bsky.social

📖 [TMR 54 FRIENDSHIP]

Explore 10 Arab novels highlighting friendship’s depth and impact—from exile to love, cultural change to resilience.

Read the book list: https://bit.ly/10-arab-novels-celebrating-the-power-of-friendship

#TMR54 #Friendship #BookList

October 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM Everybody can reply

cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social

@cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social

Booklist for your teens

pearlsandrubys.slj.com/2025/08/30/b...

Back to School: Unhoused/Homeless

This list is really short because people aren’t writing much nonfiction for teens on this issue.

pearlsandrubys.slj.com

October 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM Everybody can reply

Jonathan N. Wakeling

@jnwakeling.bsky.social

The Air Signs Booklist reference in blog here:
intuneforever.deepweb1.com

Home - In Tune with the Universe

The In Tune with the Universe homepage. This is the blog of Jonathan N. Wakeling (Speak-a-little-French, Native American)

intuneforever.deepweb1.com

October 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM Everybody can reply

Jonathan N. Wakeling

@jnwakeling.bsky.social

The Air Signs Booklist: 1446 books hand-picked
out of a total of 7608 books available on device (including 355 magazines)

Shadow library stats today: +-59.6 million books online

- What should we read today?
- Should I go to press?

(screenshot taken yesterday)

October 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM Everybody can reply

1 likes

1 1

Robert E Kreig

@robertekreig.com

THE WOODMYST CHRONICLES

www.robertekreig.com
www.whitekeepbooks.com

#WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #ReadingCommunity #indieauthors #booksky #amreading #amreadinghorror #bookclub #bookcommunity #booklist #booklovers #bookrecommendation #books #fantasy #horror #mustreads #readers #Halloween

October 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM Everybody can reply

3 likes

3

Robert E Kreig

@robertekreig.com

THE CALM VOICE

www.robertekreig.com
www.whitekeepbooks.com

#WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #ReadingCommunity #indieauthors #booksky #amreading #amreadinghorror #bookclub #bookcommunity #booklist #booklovers #bookrecommendation #books #fantasy #horror #mustreads #readers #Halloween

October 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM Everybody can reply

🇨🇦 Fictionophile - #Booksky 💙📚

@fictionophile.bsky.social

Top Ten Tuesday - 28/10/25 - Halloween Freebie - Thrillers #TopTenTuesday #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky #BookList #SecretLibraryBookBlog #ThrillerBooks #RecommendedReading secretlibrarybookblog.com/2025/10/28/t...

Top Ten Tuesday – 28/10/25 – Halloween Freebie – Thrillers #TopTenTuesday #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky #BookList #SecretLibraryBookBlog

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to…

secretlibrarybookblog.com

October 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM Everybody can reply

1 likes

1 1

Susan Maguire

@booklistsusan.bsky.social

Got a few minutes? Why not consider these books for LibraryReads' @libraryreads.bsky.social December list? One is nonfiction! Votes are due Nov. 1st! Which, somehow, is this weekend!

Book cover for EVERY DAY I READ: 53 WAYS TO GET CLOSER TO BOOKS by Hwang Bo-Reum; an illustration of a window surrounded by bookshelves on both sides and above with a desk, also full of books, and a few cats being cats. The BOOKLIST review calls it "a cozy ode to reading."

Book cover for YOURS FOR THE SEASON by Uzma Jalaluddin. Teal background with white letters; each A in the title is an ornament, and there's also a red heart. I love basically everything Uzma Jalaluddin writes. The BOOKLIST review says, "Family, faith, and food are all important ingredients in Jalaluddin’s (DETECTIVE AUNTY, 2025) latest exemplary contemporary romance as her protagonists not only navigate celebrating Christmas in a small Alaska town, but also explore the traditions involved with Eid al-Adha, all while dealing with old family expectations and the new possibility of a future together."

Book cover for Rebecca Armitage's debut, THE HEIR APPARENT. A teal background with yellow letters and a white woman's hand holding a gold crown in the center. The BOOKLIST starred review says, "Anglophiles will enjoy this intriguing and expressive story of self-introspection that takes place in the thinly veiled world of the British royal family. Armitage’s writing is spectacular, with rich dialogue and descriptions, a vibrant depiction of the burden of duty versus personal freedom, and unique insights into royal life."

Book cover for Nobel Prize-winning Olga Tokarczuk's HOUSE OF DAY, HOUSE OF NIGHT. Off-white background with bluish purple letters and a many-rooted black birdlike creature in the center. From the BOOKLIST starred review, "Like Tokarczuk’s novel FLIGHTS (2018), it’s a constellation novel that brings together bits and baubles, legends and small-town tall tales, combining them into one, poetic, rich work of art that ebbs and flows like a stream."

October 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM Everybody can reply

1 reposts 4 likes

1 4

Cecy Robson

@cecyrobson.bsky.social

"Paranormal romance veteran Robson's first foray into romantasy is violent and gory, full of bloody fight scenes both in the gladiator ring and outside of it. It's also a tender love story that will appeal to readers of Milla Vane and Jennifer Armentrout." ―Booklist

buff.ly/zqgoRTu

#romantasy

October 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM Everybody can reply