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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy pub day to TRAD WIFE by Sarah Langan! Like my bookmark? TRAD WIFE is on shelves right now- and man, lemme tell ya- you gotta get it. Trad Wives + Sarah Langan=⏲️🔪👀🥘💅🏻😳🫣 @atriabooks.bsky.social @sarahlangan.bsky.social #BookSky #PubDay

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

E180 is up with the fabulous Chital Mehta! Listen here: bit.ly/4yhEAm1. For this episode, Chital tells us all about her award-winning first novel, HAVE YOU SEEN ROMIT? We had a terrific conversation, & I loved every second of this interview. #booksky Thank you so much, @chitalmehta.bsky.social

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Robin Bradford @tuphlos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 Washington state Book Awards winners! 🎉🎉🎉 washingtoncenterforthebook.org/2026-washing...

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2026 Washington State Book Award Winners Announced! – Washington Center for the Book

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

E179 with Lauren Acampora is here: bit.ly/3Vcb56g Readers return to familiar territory in Lauren’s latest collection, The Animal Room, which revisits some of the eclectic residents of Old Cranbury. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, give a listen. #booksky #laurenacampora #groveatlantic

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

E178 is up with @smsoileau.bsky.social! 🗣️ bit.ly/4qxIqEB We talk about her 20-year journey to write this novel of a family across 4 centuries, from France to Acadia to the bayous of Louisiana, being long-listed for The Center for Fiction's Novel Prize & more. Thx for joining me, Stephanie! #booksky

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

E177 is up, with the fabulous Téa Obreht: bit.ly/4wkQwBs I had a terrific convo w/ Téa about her fantastic new book, SUNRISE. We get into the origin story, the book’s magnificent construct, her excellent book recs & more! SUNRISE is my favorite novel of the year so far. Thx, Téa! #booksky

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Happy Pub Day to a guy who's definitely no amateur! He’s still finding ways to entertain us readers after 26 books. So thrilled to have hosted Chris Bohjalian to talk about his brand new book, THE AMATEUR. Listen to our convo here: bit.ly/3TWindP Thank you so much, @chrisbohjalian.bsky.social!

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Watch this space! 🎙️🎧🌟 Catch up here: bit.ly/4h5Xqqw

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

My copy of the magnificent, SUNRISE, by Téa Obreht. Multi-colored tabs, annotations, ‼️marks, you name it. It’s indescribable. She does some heavy lifting here-gorgeously so. "Sunrise is thrilling and ingenious.” ~Leila Lalani SUNRISE by Téa Obreht on shelves 8/11. @randomhouse.bsky.social

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

My copy of this magnificent book. SUNRISE by Téa Obreht will be on shelves 8/11/26. #booksky #teaobreht @randomhouse.bsky.social

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Kathleen Rooney @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

"Despite the dire circumstances, Man Overboard! is ultimately a fun and quirky read." Thanks to Harper's Bazaar for including Man Overboard! as one of their 15 Best New Novels to Read on the Beach This Summer: www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...

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The 15 Best New Novels to Read on the Beach This Summer

From light romance to literary fiction, here are 15 beach reads to bring on vacation

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River River Books @riverriverbooks.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Ahem—the editor will be in the shipping department this morning—if you buy a book, it will ship today! 📚💙 riverriverbooks.org/store/

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Bookstore

Bookstore selling contemporary poetry collections published by River River Books.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

If you are one of the people who is captivated by the National Spelling Bee every year, can I recommend you add Beeswax to your daily puzzle routine? spellbeeswax.com

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Beeswax — A speller's daily spelling bee

Five words a day, read aloud and getting harder. One wrong letter ends the day. A daily spelling bee for grown-up spellers.

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Happy book pub day to the incredible @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social. On shelves right now, Man Overboard! is THE book of the summer. I was thrilled to host her for E175 of Top Shelf. Listen here: bit.ly/3QGnygZ. Thanks so much for coming back on the show, Kathleen, this book has my whole heart. 🌊🏊🏻

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🎆Did someone say 175 episodes? 🎆 Here it is, with the wonderful Kathleen Rooney. Man Overboard!is on shelves now, a book that will keep us all afloat during high tides! What a great conversation, give a listen: bit.ly/3QGnygZ @ssedlib.bsky.social #kathleenrooney #BookSky Thank you, Kathleen!

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

New episode: bit.ly/4eBi6F9 Ethan Joella stopped by Top Shelf to talk about his latest book,The Top of the World. Set in the Poconos during the 1970s, a young woman is searching for answers about her brother’s last days. Go back in time with us both as we talk nostalgia, love, & more! #BookSky

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Been a while BlueSky! Here’s a video of my Beach Read suggestions. Hope this link works. 🌞🌊⛱️📚 www.instagram.com/reel/DaLZkHw...

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Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

When things go wrong, you'll find they usually go on getting worse for some time; but when things once start going right they often go on getting better and better. #SundaySentence from The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis.

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Laurie Ulster @floobish.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Octavia E. Butler, 1998:

From EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING

Choose your leaders

with wisdom and forethought.

To be led by a coward

is to be controlled

by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool

is to be led

by the opportunists

who control the fool.

To be led by a thief

is to offer up

your most precious treasures

to be stolen.
To be led by a liar

is to ask

to be told lies.

To be led by a tyrant

is to sell yourself

and those you love

into slavery.

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

“It’s easy to charm a person who talks too much: all you have to do is listen.” London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe. #SundaySentence #BookSky

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Moo Dog Press @moodogpress.com · 08/03/2026

“Their heroism will never be forgotten.” #SundaySentence Eugene Goodman 📷 Ashley Gilbertson

Eugene Goodman image by Ashley Gilbertson. https://people.com/politics/capitol-police-officer-eugene-goodman-recounts-how-he-held-off-mob-on-jan-6/

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

🚨 Library Book Discussions! 🚨 I’m thrilled to be hosting two on Long Island: 📚 Merrick Library on March 11th, 2:30pm THE DOORMAN by Chris Pavone 📚 North Bellmore Public Library on March 25, 2pm SEASCRAPER by Benjamin Wood Registration is encouraged. Please call each library for details! #booksky

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Tor Books @torbooks.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

don’t doomscroll. read a chapter instead.

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Evolution isn’t always the same as improvement. #SundaySentence from The Doorman by Chris Pavone. #Booksky

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

E172 hits the ice just in time: bit.ly/4b09EgG. A special episode w/journalist & author @danrobson.bsky.social. We talk about his latest co-authored memoir, Hammered: The Fight of My Life by Dave “The Hammer” Schultz. A candid & compelling memoir by a hockey great. Terrific convo, give a listen.

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

E171 is up & running: bit.ly/4r9nkeY Huge thanks to author Eleanor Shearer for joining me to talk about her beautiful new novel, Fireflies in Winter. We talk about the Jamaican Maroon colony, her research for this book, her lovely prose, what she’s working on next, & more! Give a listen. #booksky

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Is it lying when one knows how one wants things to turn out and then says what is needed to achieve that result? Another #SundaySentence from VIGIL by George Saunders.

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Greed, greed, one could taste it in the air. #SundaySentence from VIGIL by George Saunders. There’s a veritable treasure trove of sentences in this one. #BookSky

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

THEY TRIED TO GET A WARRANT TO CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN THEY SHOT DEAD

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

“But to me, it's becoming clear that writing and reading is a way of simply underscoring that human connection is important, that you can know my mind and I can know yours, which is a vastly consoling idea, and we need it.” #SundaySentence from George Saunders Is No Saint, NYT Magazine 1/18/2026.

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I started the audiobook of Hammered: The Fight of My Life by Dave Shultz (with Dan Robson), and beautifully narrated by Wayne Ward. Raw, honest, & heartbreaking. Schultz holds nothing back in the telling of his story. Can't wait to listen to more. Don’t miss it. #BookSky @danrobson.bsky.social

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

The goal was to take down my Christmas tree yesterday, but I saw this on my bookshelf and thought, "You know what, let's check it out." Well, the tree is *still* up and I finished HEAD CASES by John McMahon in ONE day. A great thriller! Sorry I was late to this party, but I'm here now! #booksky

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Here they are in all their glory. And believe me, they really are glorious. 💫💫💫💫💫 Somehow I managed to read over 100 books this year and still missed so many. But these…these, these stayed with me. My favorites of 2025. Thanks a million to @amy8458 for the graphic. #booksky

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

We get old to be able to recalibrate everything we thought was going to be important. #SundaySentence from Buckeye by Patrick Ryan. #booksky

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MY @mimiyoyo.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

This is why I like efforts like NPR’s Books We Love and #LibFaves25 because they lead me to discover less publicized titles.

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Reposting this #SundaySentence: “Someday, my dad said, things won't be broken any more…till then, we've got to fix what broken things we can.” From the marvelous, The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin. This book also appears on my #libfaves25. #booksky @melvillehouse.bsky.social #topten

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Robin @galleychatter.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

You guys, I am discovering so many new books I missed during #libfaves25 that I am maxing out my library holds! And there are still 3 days left!

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Janet Lockhart @hartgami.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

The weather outside is frightful but talking books is delightful! I'm here to tally your #LibFaves25 votes on day 7. Settling in with Christmas music, a cat, coffee, and fingers poised over the keyboard. Let's go! 💙📚

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Absolutely one of my favorites of the year: THE COUNTRY UNDER HEAVEN by Frederic S. Durbin. A total win. #libfaves25

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Pru Madeley @prum.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

“Hate and anger never got too old to soil the world and wreak havoc.” #SundaySentence from, Echo by Tracy Clark. #booksky #tracyclark

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Welcome the party, Charlie Brown.

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Carol Ann Tack @carolanntack.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

“There was enough self-control in that house for six families.” #SundaySentence from the absolutely sublime, So Long, See You Tomorrow by the late William Maxwell.

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