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This has been such a busy week, and definitely not the week to be nursing a sinus infection. House repairs are happening and had a busy weekend for Halloween and Birthdays. I have a million more things to do, but hopefully there’s some light at the end of the tunnel.

Are fan conventions doomed? NOOOOO!!! On @ouropinions.bsky.social, we talked to a ton of people who have run scifi cons and asked one burning question: how do we fix fan-run cons? Can we make them welcoming and economically sustainable, so they serve tomorrow's communities as well as today's?

POV opening the bookshop in Fall and there’s a brief pause in customers. It was a busy day, but a good time.

Staff Picks. Actually but ok.

Automatic Noodle is back in stock and back on my staff licks shelf where it belongs. So excited to have this back in stock. You can check out our stock at main-street-books.com

#automaticnoodle #booksellerlife #booksky

I really enjoy opening the bookshop Saturday mornings with all the smells and crowd of the Farmer’s Market. One of the few times I feel like I’m not just clocking in but contributing to the community.

The truth is rate and method of compounding can be a more important than initial investment, but they also aren’t considering the minimum required starting investment. Many of these high yields require large initial investments or much riskier investments that could lose more than you gain.

The goal is to lower barriers for our community so I’m rarely a fan of big paywalls.

Applepay submitted my order using an old address (Still sorting out why exactly) and I couldn’t find a way to change it or contact fulfillment. USPS didn’t help either and now my stickers and shirt are making a round trip journey back.

I am not a Librarian, just a simple clerk however this is the whole deal for me. Let me find you 20 free (and well researched) blogs and about 200 books on the subject.

This week knows exactly what it’s doing and shows absolutely Zero signs of remorse. If the Universe wouldn’t mind taking a break or just finding something more productive to do that would be great.

The Merch looks awesome. Is there any chance there is someone I can contact regarding a shipping mishap?

I am going through ild boxes and pulling out all the CDs I haven’t used in a while. It’s nice to go back and just listen to the whole album sometimes. I also realize I sound exactly as close to being 40 as I am. But still I like what I like and I’m ok with that.

Poster sitting in an office with lots of books wearing orange headphones and a black t-shirt that says Audio bookish with a picture of a skeleton reading a book with headphones on.

I'm stressed so today I'm wearing my Audiobook shirt and listening to some out of this world adventures. If you haven't already tried librofm you should and you can use my link below. Not sponsored, but using the link gets me free audiobooks which makes me smile. libro.fm/referral?rf_...

We can’t wait!

Congrats

I have been so excited to see these go out the door. We can’t order them fast enough.

The words "An instant USA Today and Indie bestseller" arch over a picture of my novella "Automatic Noodle," with a picture of a robot hand holding biang biang noodles in chopsticks, done in rainbow colors. There is a faint flower pattern in the background of the picture.

Holy crap -- Automatic Noodle is an instant USA Today and Indie bestseller! Thank you so much, humans and robots, for reading this li'l book and making it soar. Now go eat something! Or get your noodle swag at automaticnoodle.website

Some of the new releases in the shop I’m excited about. A Ruin great and Free by Cadwell Turnbull, Veil by Jonathan Janz, and Sunward by William Alexander. I am going to be seeing two of these authors soon.

I’ve got those too lol

I am now realizing I just don't read fast enough. I am now having to keep multiple lists. I have a list of Frontlist titles that I want to read before release, a list of backlist titles I really want to get to, and vintage titles I want to read. It's a good problem to have if a little stressful.

Morning Friends. I'm starting my morning with a little nostalgia and coffee. I found a Blu Ray of The Abyss and I've been dying to watch it again. I have been collecting more physical media lately been on the lookout for cds and blu ray. I even found a nice vintage Pioneer stereo.

My shelf talker for Automatic Noodle by @annaleen.bsky.social here at Main Street Books in Lafayette. This is my one of my favorite reads of the year. Go find a copy and maybe some good noodles.

Today needs to be done already. I am exhausted and I’m not even close to being done.

Bluesky. I should be reading my book, but playing around on my new computer sounds more interesting. Does anybody else ever just lack the Activation Energy to start reading. My book is even at a really interesting place so I have no idea why I just keep putting off reading.

After many years of being almost entirely on either a phone or a desktop I am officially back on a laptop again. This is a little different because I'm trying to make the latest version of Ubuntu my daily driver. So far I'm in love with how it functions and it's nice to be out of the Windows world.

We All Miss Mass Market Paperbacks - Reactor It's partly nostalgia, but there really is something special about those books...

Another great article from @mollytempleton.com. I have been talking to people at the bookstore about my love of Mass Market forever. Loved packing these in my bag two or three at a time no matter where I was going. Such a great entry to ownership for young readers. reactormag.com/we-all-miss-...

Great Show!

When I woke up this morning I had no idea i’d be watching Bad Religion kill it while waiting for Dropkick Murphy’s.

Happy Book Birthday to @juliavee.bsky.social and @kenbebelle.bsky.social. Pearl City is amazing and I’m so excited for others to enjoy it as well.