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Beers I would or did drink with the books I would or did read. Bad at social media, good at reading and drinking.

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Luke Knox @lukeknox.me · 01/10/2026
tracing Japanese managers challenging an ump’s call, I’ve watched this 500x
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Maddy Myers 🏳️‍🌈 @midimyers.com · 21/08/2026
today at @mothership.blog, it's jennifer lufau breaking down exactly what is so important and special about South of Midnight. free to read with just your email address! do not miss this game; compulsion games is indie now and both needs & deserves your support.
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South of Midnight is a master class in cultural appreciation
I’m a French Black woman whose favorite game of 2025 was not Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. And how could it be, when South of Midnight was released around the same time?
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404 Media @404media.co · 20/08/2026
And now, the video of “Darth Vader”on why he wants Flock in San Diego. Read the full story here: www.404media.co/darth-vader-...
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Pacific Northwest Seismic Network @pnsn1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Are you in Seattle? Come out to Obec in Ballard this evening to hear PNSN's Dr. Mouse Reusch talk all about our local earthquake hazards!
Flyer for Beer Reviewed Science talk by Dr. Mouse Reusch on the topic "Earthquakes and shaking and faults, oh my! Seismic Activity in the Emerald City" at Obec Brewing, 1144 NW 52nd St, 6:30-8:30 PM, August 18.
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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 17/08/2026
ALL Haymarket Books are 40% off through August 21st! ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽
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Summer of Struggle: 40% Off ALL Haymarket Books
Dig in for a summer of struggle with some radical books from Haymarket! We’re offering 40% Off ALL Haymarket Books for the whole summer—an invitation to anyone looking to re-commit to p...
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Jennifer Givhan @jenngivhan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The Sleeping Sisters are waking up! Albuquerque, come out to @booksonthebosque.bsky.social at 6 pm 8/18! Let’s chat the girl w/ the green ribbon & folk horror & weaving myth into true crime via The West Mesa Murders & how to honor our beloved sisters who deserve justice!🕯️❤️‍🔥 @littlebrown.bsky.social
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The SFF Crossover books are the place for things to get weird. If genre-bending stories, experimental formats, and short fiction collections catch your interest, you'll appreciate August's new SFF Crossover reads!
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All the New SFF Crossover Books Arriving in August 2026 - Reactor
This August, find romance via time travel, don't die before you turn thirty-three, and survive a video game turned real…
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Book and Beer Pairings @booksbeer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Enjoying Shards of Earth my @aptshadow.bsky.social with a Lucile from @georgetownbrewing.bsky.social because that's my Mass Effect beer.
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Disco Barrington 🏳️‍⚧️ Author @discobooks.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Books with cane user representation: Wicked Flavors by @azaleacrowley.bsky.social Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao Reclaimed by Seth Haddon 📚💙 #disabilitypridemonth
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 27/07/2026
My book on grief, our need to pathologize everything about being human, the pressures of capitalism, and so much more comes out tomorrow! Ordering or picking up from your local bookstore is obviously a good way to support, but also...
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All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning
"Both a grief book that doesn't read like a clinician's notes and a memoir wrapped around a bigger subject, All My Dead Cats takes grief from the taboo to the universal." — BooklistHave you suffered a...
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Shawn Adamsson @adamsson.ca · 25/07/2026
Book 107. My first @bluejo.eurosky.social, but certainly not my last. A perfect read after The Sentence. Simply brill. #booksky 📚
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Book and Beer Pairings @booksbeer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Only the good die young. Thanks for an 18 year reign of terror. #PetLoss #PetGrief #Cats
A tuxedo cat lounging in a window
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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
“THE FRANCHISE will resonate with anyone bemoaning the current glut of TV- and movie-related prequels and the fractious, fragmented state of the Star Wars and Marvel cinematic universes…” @mondyboy74.bsky.social reviews Thomas Elrod
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The Franchise by Thomas Elrod: Review by Ian Mond - Locus
The Franchise, Thomas Elrod (Tor 978-1-25040-658-3, $28.99, 368pp, hc) May 2026. Thomas Elrod's The Franchise begins in October 1962, at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Wendell Highsman, editor of World Science Fiction and Fantasy, is kvetching about the end of the world when Jean-Danton Souard walks into his office. He is carrying a box holding a 2,163-page manuscript about a kingdom called The Malicarn , where magic has …Read More
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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
2026 Tähtifantasia Award Winner locusmag.com/2026/07...
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Christopher Hennessy @thealtchris.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
#queer #sff Lots on the list to take in but gotta say, @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social's the Space Between World was a gut punch in all the right ways. Highly recommend. bookriot.com/best-lgbtq-s...
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The Best Sci-Fi Books of the 21st Century are Very Queer
Far from an obscure subset of science fiction, as it may have been in the previous century, queer sci-fi is now leading the genre.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
PSA on the Victoria Line tube in London. Phillipson and every other GC weirdo needs to take note.
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If so, you could be a danger to others - it's time to seek help.
Contact our team: youneedhelp@leavetranspeoplealone.com
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🎃 Killy Witches 👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
friends, please: don’t use transreads dot org they claim to support trans authors, but take our entire texts, post them for free, fundraise off it, and have the gall to claim it’s about preservation they are literally taking money from trans creators and make it harder for us to keep creating
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 05/11/2025
So uh. I've spent the last five years working on a book about grief, mourning, who is allowed to grieve and how, and where we go from here, and... you can now preorder it!
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All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning
Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning
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Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
"...it was all such a “man’s world” back then it never occurred to me that anyone would ever want to read my weird creations until I found undergrounds in the early 1970s like Wimmen’s Comix...! Fanbase Press interviewed Roberta Gregory about Bitchy! ow.ly/4VNB50Zp4hC
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Fanbase Press Interviews Roberta Gregory on the Upcoming Release of ‘Bitchy!: The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken’ with Fantagraphics - Fanbasepress
The following is an interview with cartoonist Roberta Gregory regarding the upcoming release of Bitchy!: The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken through
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Hannah @venneh.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Today in excellent library reads:
Medieval Holy Women and the Desire for Death, Jessica Barr

Medieval art on black background of a thorn-crowned nun contemplating a book held up by a skull while fondling what I believe is a very detailed crucifix
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Disco Barrington 🏳️‍⚧️ Author @discobooks.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
43 to go now!! This is incredible. Thanks so much to those who have preordered so far. The Dystopian Fiction bestsellers are overwhelmingly white and cishet. I would love for my queer, trans book to disrupt the list! 📚💙
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Stephen Graham Jones @stephengrahamjones.com · 13/07/2026
Chuck Tingle and Stephen Graham Jones at ECCC.
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
it has been such a dang WHIRLWIND on tour right now that i havent even had time to mention fact that CAMP DAMASCUS was a usa today bestseller AGAIN this week at 91 which is the highest it has ever charted. WHAT THE HECK? how dang cool. so glad even more buckaroos are discovering this book
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Usman T. Malik @usmantm.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This book has my heart and soul and darkness in it. I hope it will scare you and move you and take you to some very strange places Out April 2026 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/775757...
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A Dark and Narrow House by Usman T. Malik: 9798217043910 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
"Some writers go a step past, into the darkness, but that step past is just a starting point for Usman T. Malik . . . follow his voice. If you dare." —Stephen Graham Jones, bestselling author of...
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Book and Beer Pairings @booksbeer.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
For some reason, I've been craving Belgian since yesterday. A Duvel has been going nicely with How Sex Changed the Internet and How the Internet Changed Sex by Samantha Cole. Looks light, easy and pleasant to consume, but it's actually dense and has a lot in it.
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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
WE ARE LIVE! Help us have a great first day? We REALLY want to make this SFF anthology work & start a new annual SFF Best Of series! Head to locusmag.com/anthology (link in bio) to get a pledge in! Be a part of something special! #BacktheBook Sharing helps us tremendously:)
At the top of the image, text says: "now announcing..."
In the center of the image, a hardcover book. The cover of the book shows: "The Locus Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Of the Year: Volume 1"
Below the book, text says: "find Locus on kickstarter"
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Daniel A. Olivas @danielolivas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Fiction: ‘My Chicano Heart’ Daniel A. Olivas shares the title story from his upcoming collection My Chicano Heart: New and Collected Stories of Love and Other Transgressions. www.altaonline.com/culture/fict...
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Fiction: ‘My Chicano Heart’
Daniel A. Olivas shares the title story from his upcoming collection My Chicano Heart: New and Collected Stories of Love and Other Transgressions.
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Shane Hawk @shanehawk.com · 22/06/2026
So you know how the Obama Presidential Center just opened in Chicago on Juneteenth? How it not only has a library but a specific President’s Reading Room featuring books personally chosen by the Obamas? NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT is one of those books. @tvayyyy.bsky.social
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Nisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Just saw an anthology with a story of mine won the Locus award! We Will Rise Again includes "The Gray and the Green," a collab w/activist Ifa priest @luisahteish.bsky.social about sharing water: www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
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We Will Rise Again
Winner of the Locus Award for Anthology From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, e...
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 04/06/2026
Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56
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Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56
The French-Iranian 'died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life,' people close to her said.
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Crow's Nest Comics @crowsnest.quest · 23/05/2026
The King County Library System is looking for input on their exploration on genAI tools. If you're a King County resident attend one of these listening sessions (some are online) and make your voice heard! kcls.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?q=...
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Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Not to brag, but we've got SIX new releases out tomorrow: books by Riad Sattouf, Kim Deitch, Candice Purwin, Fred Noland, Wojtek Wawszczyk + Tomasz Lew Lesniak, and Christopher Fink! ow.ly/zjzL50Z1gb7
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Anime News Network @animenewsnetwork.com · 09/05/2026
Koji Suzuki, the world-renowned novelist best-known for Ring, "Floating Water" (Dark Water), Spiral, and more horror stories, has died at age 68:
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Ring Author Koji Suzuki Dies at 68
Novelist also known for Dark Water, Spiral, Loop, Birthday, S, Tide, more
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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
"closure"
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Doctor Science ❌👑 @doctorscience.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Because writers shouldn't have to do their own publicity, my 4 (four!!) #pre-orders arriving Tuesday, May 5! #BookSky #Books #SFF 1/4. The Girl with a Thousand Faces, by @sunyidean.com: Chinese-Gothic in historical Hong Kong us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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The Girl with a Thousand Faces
From the USA Today bestselling author of The Book Eaters comes The Girl with a Thousand Faces, a stunning Gothic tale set in a historical Hong Kong that mesh...
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Book and Beer Pairings @booksbeer.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Reading the Mad Sisters of Esi by @tashanmehta.bsky.social with a pale ale, but I think it would go better with a brown ale.
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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
#FundraiserPerk Your new favorite mug is here. Support Locus Magazine and enjoy one of many exclusive designs! Start your morning with coffee and sci-fi by donating to our fundraiser! 🛍️ locusmag.com/igg26 (link in bio)
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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 09/03/2026
Once again reupping my newsletter about JK Rowling and "separating the art from the artist" buttondown.com/charliejane/...
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J.K. Rowling and "Separating the Art from the Artist"
In case you've been living under some kind of magical rock, there's a new Harry Potter tie-in video game out now, called Hogwarts Legacy. I honestly wasn't...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
There has never been an official, comprehensive record of Black-owned bookstores across the United States — until now
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For the first time, we now know how many Black-owned bookstores exist in the U.S.
The National Association of Black Bookstores has released the “first comprehensive national report” on the state of America’s Black-owned bookstores.
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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 10/02/2026
I wrote my final book review column for the Washington Post a while back. (I didn't know it was the last one of course.) I was worried it might not even run since the book section is ending, but thanks to the heroic efforts of editor Jacob Brogan, here it is: www.washingtonpost.com/books/2026/0...
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Review | Fantasy and sci-fi books for anyone who feels lost right now
Four fascinating new books explore what we do when a collapse appears inevitable.
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Ben Francisco @benfrancisco.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
If Bad Bunny's inspiring half-time show left you craving some great #SpeculativeFiction that's deeply rooted in Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican Diaspora, I have some recommendations for you!
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Book and Beer Pairings @booksbeer.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The Broken Earth Trilogy by @nkjemisin.bsky.social would pair with a grodziskie.
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Book and Beer Pairings @booksbeer.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Psychopomp and Circumstance by @edenroyce.bsky.social would pair with a sweeter stout. Maybe something vanilla ish. And maybe not rum barrelled, depending on how you read the story. Even if that's my favorite kind of stout.
Cover of Psychopomp and Circumstance by Eden Royce
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Hard Drive @hard-drive.net · 19/12/2025
Man Changes Names and Dates on Captain Marvel Posts to Shit on Upcoming Supergirl Movie hard-drive.net/man-changes-...
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Man Changes Names and Dates on Captain Marvel Posts to Shit on Upcoming Supergirl Movie - Hard Drive
BOISE, Idaho — After the recent release of the Supergirl movie trailer, Mitch Nesbitt, a veteran of spreading hatred towards the Captain... Continue this tale
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Book and Beer Pairings @booksbeer.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
The Summer of Beer and Whiskey by Edward Achorn would go with some St. Louis based Americanized German style beer. (Did budweiser do a pre prohibition style lager when those were popular?)
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Book and Beer Pairings @booksbeer.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Pair Ordinary Monsters by JM Miro with a barleywine to maximize the books's atmospheric atmosphere.
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
PREORDER LUCKY DAY. OUT NEXT WEEK us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
cover of POUNDED BY THE PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF THE SHOCKINGLY MASSIVE IMPORTANCE OF PRE-ORDERS WHEN SUPPORTING AUTHORS YOU ENJOY IN THE TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING INDUSTRY featuring a smiling shirtless buckaroo next to a sentient pre-order button
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Nisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Happy Octavia's Birthday to all who celebrate! For me there's so much sweetness in Mamatavia's memory.
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Book and Beer Pairings @booksbeer.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Pairing chicano frankenstein by @danielolivas.bsky.social with a negra modelo isn't creative, but it works. They're both quaffable, solid, and fill a lot of boxes for what I want in a book and beer. Also a character drinks one in the book.
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