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Cover of the book 1984 by George Orwell, with a male/female couple in an embrace, with the woman's head thrown back in ....ecstasy? Surrender? Exhaustion?

Answering the question nobody asked- What if we made 1984 kind of sexy? #BookSky

This was such an excellent review- thank you @lindaholmes.bsky.social 😊

Thank you so much, David.

Sorry to be a dumbass, but do you use it for finishing, or just all salting moments? I've never tried it 😶

If only I could get all of my nutrients from condensed milk ....(I've tried) Makes everything better.

Also thinking about how Helen moved so much like Carol's assistant that it was difficult to tell their relationship, which...

Thank you for this list! There were a lot on here I hadn't yet heard about 😊

Also loved this post, which alerted me to new Jordy Rosenberg! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

The 36 Most Anticipated Books of 2026 The year ahead promises new books from George Saunders, Colson Whitehead, Ann Patchett, Ruth Ozeki, Jesmyn Ward and more

Found here (lots of goodies on this list I did not yet know about):

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American Hagwon, Min Jin Lee Sept 29 Once comfortably middle class in Korea, John and Helen Koh and their three children find their lives upended by a shocking betrayal and Asia's imf crisis, launching an Odyssey to Sydney and then southern California, navigating fresh challenges and driven by faith that education will open the door to success and security. The best-selling author of pachinko, a national book award finalist, min jin Lee has crafted another epic where the ties of family twist and fray but rarely part.

How did I not know until today that there's a new Min Jin Lee book coming out next year??!?? Let's gooooooooooooooooooo

Was soooooo disappointed to see that spread in the print mag last week.

I own a used bookstore and don't carry any of her stuff (nor do I have any dramoine) - it's more of a fruit of the poisoned tree thing for me 🤷‍♀️ doesn't feel like I can create a welcoming environment and have her work in the shop. I get why others would act differently.

Buzz buzz buzz 🐝

These all sound amazing! Sorry for the ignorance, but would you mind sharing the name of your bar? My daughter lives in Portland and I think she'd love to check it out 😊

I maybe don't want to know what they'd think about this, but the fact this article was written by Nora Ephron and Carl Bernstein's son is 🫠

I've started asking people if they can pay cash/debit on transactions less than $10 at my business. Pandora's Box isn't going to shut, but the idea that I have to help pay for people's vacations is messed up.

I thought (wrongly, my bad) that Bookpage was a publisher's publication- seems like something similar would be a great place to start.

Need to know what happened with the Tron Ares casting. Greta Lee? 🎉 Jodie Turner Smith? 🎉 Gillian Anderson? 🎉 Jared fuckin Leto? 🫠😭🫩

Would watch an entire TV show about him.

YouTube video by Chris Fleming JOANN

Finally, a fitting tribute.

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A 12 foot skeleton stands in front of a black-colored house at twilight

Dissociation delight- Skelly Clarkson has joined our family and I'm so very happy 💀💖

Jeopardy had a clue last night about the location of the Domino Sugar refinery (with video) so thank you, every day, for helping me get that one right 😊

I love people mentioning Brian Tyree Henry for Bug- I was thinking of Winston Duke 😊

I don't understand a lot of this equation, but I wonder if they are hoping to turn many retail sites into warehouses/click and collect option only? The shopping experience has become so hostile & as a retailer myself, a lot of customers don't know how to shop the way we used to (browse, wander etc)

The way the subhed is making me second-guess my enjoyment of Gilded Age?

It was *so* weird.

Part of my soul died today when a customer asked for Book 2 of a series, I provided it, they didn't believe it was Book 2, so they verbally asked AI for the answer.

It was also printed on the title page.

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Get Millie Black! On HBO.

I am a sociology idiot, but it feels like a change happens when people get behind the wheel (ie 'I want safe biking, but over on those other roads where I don't drive'). Can confidently say distracted driving has increased too. Lots of Mad Max s going on here in Denver.

Just ate a slice so good, I got some cheese in my hair. 10/10, would nosh again. 🍕💁🏻‍♀️