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Tananarive Due's author bio on the back of The Good House, which mentions her husband, novelist Steven Barnes

Excerpt from The Good House by Tananarive Due. Pov character Corey has to write a book report, and not on an author he would read for fun, such as "Stephen King or Steven Barnes or Tom Clancy".

When reading the author bio rewards you with a cute little Easter egg 💕
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Happy book birthday to Pretenders To The Throne Of by @aptshadow.bsky.social! Can't wait to start this 😁

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Neither do I 😭

A stack of books held in a hand against a blank white wall. From tattoo on the wrist. The books in order are: The Gallows Pole by Benjamin Myers Wiz Duos 3 by Ruthanna Emrys and Andrew Knighton The Tricky Business Of Faerie Bargains by Reena McCarty The Book of I by David Greig

My January reading thoughts www.instagram.com/p/DUKnUk8CHr...

#booksky #RubyHoshReads2026

The Faery Handbag by Kelly Link The Faery Handbag by Kelly Link is letterpress-printed and hardbound in quarter cloth and marbled paper from Daniela Prina with illustrations by Rovina Cai. All copies are signed by the author and art...

I'm incredibly pleased to able to talk about this at last. Art by Rovina Cai! Will be available to order here in a few days, and the book is already printed. No wait!

Such a good breakdown of the first DWJ book I ever read (and still one of my favourites)

The Gallows Pole by Benjamin Myers!

Discworld QOTD, from Witches Abroad

Tor launches new imprint for 'genre-blending stories with crossover appeal' Tor is launching a new upmarket SFF imprint, set to publish "the very best genre, genre-blending and genre-bending stories with crossover appeal and/or a light speculative edge, serving the growing re...

It's funny how all these big publishers have been setting up new imprints like this in the past 2 or so years when small independent press publishing has been releasing these sorts of books for, like, ever with a devoted and delightful readership 💷💵

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Stock take of the shop continues, 875 items made accurate to the shelves! Hand-crafted artisanal stock check, manually inputted by local, free range queers

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Would love some more orders tbh, it's been dire this week in the miserable rain. I saw 5 people on Tuesday 🫠

Oo I didn't know there was a DWJ podcast!

Can’t Miss Indie Press Speculative Fiction for January and February 2026 - Reactor Stories of near-future societies, uncanny filmmakers, and virtual gaming gone wrong...

Make way for @tobiascarroll.bsky.social's January and February indie press recs! Featuring New Testament horror, "gothic whimsy", and, because you've been good, a new Nicola Griffith collection:

🐑 would love to get my hands on an ARC!

ARCS are ready for HOME SICK by Rhiannon Grist: Time for Sheep Creep “The healing power of nature” - yeah, right. For fans of “women going through it” psychological horror, The Lamb and We Used to Live Here. Escape to the country, BUT take your issues with you AND find more. Neighbours, they’re a problem amirite? We’re in our Scottish Cottagegore era. There’s things in the walls Folklore vibes You will see the author with an axe a lot - don’t worry about it, it’s fine.

🚨 ARCS ARE READY🚨

👀The book everyone's talking about
📕The 5th most requested title on Netgalley
⛏️The psychological horror of the summer

@rhiannonagrist.bsky.social 's HOME SICK!

Like, repost, follow & drop a 🐑 in the comments to be in with a chance! US/CAN/UK/IE only

https://geni.us/homesick

In the foreground a hand holds a green book titled The Book Of I by David Greig. In the background, laying on the sofa is a textured baby book open to a page with a yellow lion on a blue background

Now in week 8 of postnatal life, I've figured out how to fit reading around baby (for now), and I'm on my third book of the year! The Book Of I by David Greig is beautifully written, funny and sad, and may end up being one of my favourite books in 2026.

A copy of book This'll Make Things A Little Easier by Attila Verres

Thankyou past me! I completely forgot I pre-ordered this 😁 @valancourtbooks.bsky.social

Hi Steph! I'm trying to make more use of Bluesky 😊

Book titled The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains by Reena McCarty held in hand with green nail polish.

Today I'm trying to squeeze The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains around my 6week old's unpredictable nap times- Thankyou @orbitbooksuk.bsky.social for my early copy!

My Shelfie! It's like connect4 but you have to make patterns with books and plants and cats

Wiz Duos 3 because of your recent review! Half way through The Sheltering Flame atm

My top 10 books of 2025, in no particular order! My overall favourite was The West Passage by Jared Pechaček

I took this photo on the Teign Estuary in Devon in spring 2022. I thought I was just taking a photo of an attractive hole in an old tree. It was only when I got home and looked through my camera roll that I saw the leaping dog, who I'd caught perfectly framed, mid-leap, totally by chance. I remembered the dog immediately, because of what an annoying twat it had been.

THREAD.

The definitive list of the absolute best interdimensional portals I have photographed on walks in the British countryside.

1. Gateway To The Land Of Leaping Dogs.

It's not just "consumer smart" it reduces environmental waste, key materials are often mined in slave conditions. The whole tenor of the article is wrong - why is the economy so dependent on us engaging in mass waste?

Mass Market paperback edition of Thomas The Rymer by Ellen Kushner laud on a wooden coffee table. The cover art depicts a harpist and a glowing (faery) woman on a white horse.

I'm reading Thomas The Rhymer by Ellen Kushner! I'm really appreciating the slow and melodic pace of the story.

2 ongoing convos are dovetailing rn:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.

Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀

IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:

LOVED Queen Of The High Fields so will definitely be buying Home Sick!

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A screenshot from Publisher's Lunch: Jennifer L. Armentrout and Hellmann's In a promotion designed for BookTok enjoyment, Jennifer L. Armentrout’s just-published THE PRIMAL OF BLOOD AND BONE is available in a special, limited-edition "garlic-scented copy, infused with Hellmann’s Garlic Aioli to create a one-of-a-kind, Craven-proof book." They explain: "This exclusive edition is printed with garlic-infused ink, designed to ward off Armentrout’s bloodthirsty monsters, the Craven. While humans may dread garlic breath, Hellmann’s has cleverly transformed this social faux pas into an unexpected – and delicious – form of supernatural protection."

no no the publishing industry is doing fine, why do you ask

Portal bookshop is a 5minute walk away from where I work, I feel very blessed!

A proof copy of a book titled All That We See or Seem sitting in a sofa. A matcha latte is in the foreground, and a bookcase filled with books in the background.

Very excited to receive a proof of Ken Liu's newest book, All That We See Or Seem! I'll be diving into this very soon.

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