Mostly Urban Fantasy Book Club

Our book club discussion for November’s book Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab is on Sat 11/15 at 10am PT. Find out how to join us and what we’re reading next at MostlyUrbanFantasy.com 📚💙 #bookclub #booksky #VESchwab #BuryOurBonesintheMidnightSoil #vampire #read

Reading Rainbow revival four episodes on KidZuko on YouTube. Mychal smiles and holds the four books in the stills for each clip. They each have an assortment of views.

Filmed four episodes of Reading Rainbow, all are out on KidZuko on YouTube 😁

Thankful to still be in the world for this journey. Highest of honors for one of Reading Rainbow & LeVar Burton’s biggest fans ✨

Proud & grateful for all involved! 🦋🌌

“Take a look, it’s in a book!”
YOU can be anything 📚🌈

The Next 'Murderbot' Novel Finally Has a Release Date Alexander Skarsgård's Apple TV series based on Martha Wells' hit 'Murderbot Diaries' books also has a second season on the way.

Gizmodo article on next Murderbot novel Platform Decay: gizmodo.com/murderbot-pl...

A trip to the indie bookshop or local library (or supporting them online) instead of placing an order through a mega-retailer.

Heading to a local coffee shop instead of an international chain.

Joining an indie's book club, fostering IRL connections.

Asking a librarian instead of relying on AI.

📣 Some exciting news for Library Friends groups!

@ala-united.bsky.social and @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social are providing grants to Friends groups at small and rural libraries. Applications open Dec. 17!

Learn more: bit.ly/3Wh5ZmM

#ThrowbackThursday to November 2015 when we read Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire, the latest in the October Daye series Silver and Lead is available now #read #bookclub #booksky #urbanfantasy #octoberdayeseries #rosemaryandrue #silverandlead #seananmcguire

Brilliant idea!

graphic shows a purple background with the cover of Blind Date with a Werewolf. it is surrounded by black illustrated flowers and the address of Adventures Underground and phone number. October 21, 2025: Richland, WA Adventures Underground 1391 George Washington Way Phone: (509) 946-9893 Signing time 5pm

Reminder: Tomorrow is the first date for the Blind Date with a Werewolf book tour. It kicks off, in Adventures Underground 21st October at 5pm!
Check Patty's appearance page for details and information. Some of the bookstores require a prebooked ticket
www.patriciabriggs.com/Patty/appear...

Martha Wells: Queen Demon BookPeople is Texas' largest independent bookstore, located in the heart of downtown Austin. Since 1970, we've been proud to provide our community with great books, author events, children's storytimes, and a comfortable place to enjoy the reading life.

Tonight October 20 I’m at BookPeople in Austin, TX with Ehigbor Okosun. bookpeople.com/event/2025-1...

Urban fantasy really does bring a unique twist to the genre! 🌆✨ The blend of contemporary life with magical elements creates such rich dynamics. Found family is the heart of it all! 💖 #UrbanFantasy #FoundFamily

Our book for November will be Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab. You can find out more about what we’re reading and what we’ve read at www.mostlyurbanfantasy.com #read #bookclub #booksky #buryourbonesinthemidnightsoil #veschwab

The eight books shortlisted for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction are in a stack, with a note on top that reads "Prize winner announcement 10.21.25 9 am PDT." The books are North Continent Ribbon by Ursula Whitcher; Remember You Will Die by Eden Robins; The City in Glass by Nghi Vo; The Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy; The West Passage by Jared Pechaček; Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera; Archangels of Funk by Andrea Hairston; and Blackheart Man by Nalo Hopkinson.

On Tuesday, October 21st—Ursula's birthday—we'll announce the recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! Join Theo Downes-Le Guin and guest host Ebon Moss-Bachrach on YouTube for a live announcement at 9 am PDT.

The announcement will happen here: www.youtube.com/@ursula.k.le...

Friday Tea with Special Guest Gail Carriger! Madame Askew and the Grand Arbiter

Friday Tea with Gail Carriger! (Silly YT video where I get onto the subject of objects as characterization tools & also tell fun stories from my archaeology days.)

The October book discussion for Assistant to the Villain is this Sat at 10am PT. Find out more at mostlyurbanfantasy.com & sign up to receive our monthly email. We meet the 3rd Sat of each month, so no worries if can’t join us this time 🚫👑 Our next meeting will be Nov 15th 💚 #bookclub #read #booksky

This event is today, Tuesday Oct 14. Tomorrow I’ll be in Vancouver, Canada, with @nalohop.bsky.social and Thursday I’ll be in Portland with . @jennreese.bsky.social

In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day we are running an online sale on all comics by First Nations and Native American creators until Wednesday! All these comics (AND MORE) are 20% off!

shop.outsidercomics.com/collections/...

PS fuck Columbus

The fight against book bans by public school librarians shown in new documentary According to a new report from PEN America, public schools across the U.S. saw more than 6,800 book bans in the 2024-25 school year. A new documentary, “The Librarians,” examines the experiences of sc...

“The Librarians” examines the experiences of school librarians who have found themselves on the front lines of a battle against censorship. https://to.pbs.org/46TqfiW

What does it really mean when a book is banned?
ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom breaks down the difference between challenges, restrictions, and bans—and how we’re fighting censorship every day.
Join the fight: UniteAgainstBookBans.org
Donate to ALA: ilovelibraries.org/1984
#BannedBooksWeek

You made it halfway through the week *and* we still have free shipping? Sounds like the perfect time to treat yourself to a new book and support indie bookstores in the process. 📚

FYI - October 7th and 8th Bookshop.org has FREE shipping #read #bookclub

Today is the release day for Queen Demon! I’ll be here at Politics and Prose in Washington DC tonight!

Graphic shows a silver background with the Pack Podcast logo.

The third episode of The Pack Podcast is now live! We delve into Moon Called, Adam and Mercy's relationship, Ben and more!
Go to our Podcast page for links to the podcast which will be up on sites like Spotify, Amazon, Apple and YouTube!

www.patriciabriggs.com/podcast/inde...

Read What You Want www.booksunbanned.com

Read What You Want #read #bookclub #booksunbanned #readwhatyouwant #bannedbooksweek

Policy as an Advocacy Tool: Tips for Booksellers, Librarians, and Community Advocates. Monday, October 6, 2025. 3:00 p.m. CT. Register today! Pictured are Sarah Lamdan, Philomena Polefrone, and Christine Emeran, along with the Unite Against Book Bans, National Coalition Against Censorship, and American Booksellers for Free Expression logos.

Free #BannedBooksWeek webinar.
Join experts on Mon, Oct 6 at 3 p.m. CT to explore how policies can be a powerful tool for fighting censorship in libraries, bookstores, and communities and how advocates can use policies in their work.
See details + more free events: https://www.ala.org/bbooks/events

It’s here! Happy Bex Day to those that celebrate 🥳🎉

Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos (Preorder) This is a preorder on sale 2/17/2026. To pick up in store at Seanan's launch event at our store (2/17 6PM) please select "pick up in store" for shipping. --- Strixhaven University welcomes you. Begin…

We now have a pre-order page up for @seananmcguire.bsky.social's upcoming Magic the Gathering novel Omens of Chaos! They will be available for pick up on 2/17 during our Seattle launch event for the book (tentatively at 6PM) or shipped (signed) the next day. shop.outsidercomics.com/products/str...

Book bans are loud, but our read-ins are louder!

Join one of 450+ Read-Ins taking place October 5-7 to protest and take action against bans ⏬ Attendees will get a free audiobook.

Graphic shows a purple background with black roses illustrated in the corners. The cover of Blind Date with a Werewolf with a Graphic that states, you can still preorder copies of Blind Date with a Werewolf from The Signed Page and Adventures Underground.

You can still preorder a signed copy of Blind Date with a Werewolf from The Signed Page and Adventures Underground! Links can be found in the comments.

Martha Wells: Queen Demon - Macmillan Publishers Join the bestselling author of the Murderbot Diaries Martha Wells for a discussion of her next book in the Rising World series, Demon Queen.

Since I'm spending a lot of time doing everything except what I need to be doing, here's one thing I've been meaning to do: This is the link for my upcoming book tour for Queen Demon, the sequel to Witch King, 2nd book in the Rising World. Tour starts Oct 6.

us.macmillan.com/tours/martha...

New Book Releases: September 30, 2025 locusmag.com/2025/09...