Scads of rubes who only became aware of the prize this year and believe the Norwegian Committee's spelling to be "noble" are big mad in the comments today. 🥱
#Nobel
The book in the picture is actually one pick but two books! It's a two in one set of horror novels: Killer on the Road and The Babysitter Lives by Stephen Graham Jones. They're both inspired by urban legends, so I'm excited to delve in because they're the perfect segue into October!
An image in halves; the top is the cover of "Killer on the Road," and the bottom is the cover of "The Babysitter Lives," each part of a single printed book, a double novel by Stephen Graham Jones. Each novel is oriented right side up, so that it must be flipped when switching from one novel to the other, and reads from its cover toward the middle.
Double feature horror fiction...'tis the season...
#booksky #readersky 💙📚
@stephengrahamjones.bsky.social
It is extremely compelling so far; she handles very challenging themes with an elegance and frankness that's always so refreshing even when the subject matter is difficult (but necessary) to confront.
Photo of the hardcover edition of Fox, a 2025 novel by Joyce Carol Oates.
Weekend plans... #booksky #litfic
@joycecaroloates.bsky.social
Heat by Joyce Carol Oates @joycecaroloates.bsky.social
A woman drifts back in her mind to the summer her 11-year-old twin classmates were murdered.
Photo of a spotted orb weaver spider perched on the water-spattered leaves of a rose plant.
This rose garden protected by competence and taste.
#garden #spider
A figure in a medieval robe, the image of three distressed faces where their own face might otherwise be, holding a bee box frame filled with honeycomb, framed by a sunburst. The cover of The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling.
The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling. 💙📚#BookSky #AmReading
Photo depicts the cover of David Austin Roses' 2025 handbook, featuring a hedge of Lady of Shalott roses.
Education and temptation. 🧡 #roses #davidaustinroses
The image features the cover of the novel Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah.
This novel is singlehandedly convincing me to read more dystopian fiction. 📚💙#booksky
The photo depicts the cover of the book "Madness in the City of Magnificent Intentions: a History of Race and Mental Illness in the Nation's Capital" by Dr. Martin Summers.
Excited to finally be delving into this important piece of scholarship. 💙📚💡📚
#booksky #history
The photo in this post depicts the hardcover editions of two novels: "The Pretender" by Jo Harkin, and "Fagin the Thief" by Allison Epstein, against a hardwood floor background.
Historical fiction on deck. 💙📚
A thorn from one of my roses is embedded in my finger, and I have high hopes that we're on page one of my villain origin story.
Pollinators Are Always Welcome 🌹🐝
Dilettante Tip: add RARE [sic] to the description in your tasteless public listing of private medical documentation to increase awareness that you're not only crass trash but historically oblivious.
Starts Tomorrow. 50% off. Print | Audiobooks | ebooks
Sale approaching! 🌸
50% off books (including ebook and audio) starts tomorrow (!), with code BLOOM50 at checkout. The sale will run April 28–May 31.
Some exclusions apply. What's on your TBR?
My fellow readers, @uncpress.bsky.social is offering 30% off American History texts in their online catalog - a great opportunity to replenish your TBR pile with some fantastic scholarly nonfiction! 💙📚
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Thank you for sharing! I look forward to listening and learning more about him.
I just placed one hand on each of my two dogs and what occurred to me was "this must be what car batteries feel like when live jumper cables are attached." ♥️
It has been almost 30 years. By now eBay should be providing the option to block a seller and effectively scrub every facet of their existence from a user's experience on the platform.
Turkey vultures have recently established a more robust presence in our surrounding woods. I consider this development both a compliment and a fitting enhancement to my aesthetic.
Recently 📚💙
I love #BookSky 💙📚 not just for all the new-to-me books I've placed on my TBR, but for all the books I had intended to read but forgotten (and can now revisit).
Yes! I read it when I was the protagonist's age, and I think it's time for a re-read to experience it all over again and learn from where it finds me now.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
20/20 #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
19/20 #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
18/20 #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge
