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Matthew

@fineplan.bsky.social
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Librarian, ex-archaeologist, shutterbug. Into readers advisory, travel, and trying out cookbooks. 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🇰🇷 All opinions are my own.

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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 2h
Just finished this clever and endearing mystery novel about a book club using their analytical skills to catch a murderer who forces his victims to choose which family members will die before their eyes. And look at that -- Goodreads has a giveaway! www.goodreads.com/book/show/25... #booksky
Black Cats Bookshop by Piergiorgio Pulixi, translated by Antony Shugaar
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 10h
Official announcement for ENEMIES TO WORSE, coming to you as a villaintine February 9th 2027, a novella in audiobook and ebook, set in the LONG LIVE EVIL world but also stands alone for those who might enjoy ‘Romeo and Juliet if Romeo fell for Tybalt’ fantasy ice raiders. #booksky
Announcement of novella sale ‘enemies to worse’ by Sarah Rees Brennan
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 9h
One of my favorite events, so I am a little bummed it's on a day I'm presenting at Bouchercon BUT they record everything and give you months to watch it! While it is aimed towards librarians, every time I've moderated they've pointed out non-librarians will enjoy the author talks too. 😁
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 19h
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt is a lie of a title. 🤣 Actually, just a half-truth. It WAS beautiful, following a kind reaper about his duties even as his work could seem random and unfair… but if Travis showed up my last day I’d probably be pretty content. But dang this hurt. #booksky
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves cover
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 19h
Tried two cocktails from The GOTO Bartender’s Guide and both were super tasty. One involved making hojicha infused vodka and I’ve got to say the Hojicha Milk Punch is dangerously delicious. (The Kyoto Old Fashioned was delicious as well — just easier to sip in moderation 😅) #cookbooks
A green cocktail in front of The Big Bad Book of Kaiju
A milky looking cocktail with crushed tea leaves sprinkled on top in front of a kindle displaying The Black Cats Bookshop
A tea bag suspended in vodkaA Hojicha Milk Punch cocktail on the GOTO Bartender’s Guide cookbook
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Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hey all....I just found out ANYONE can sign up for this on 10/1 at 4pm eastern. It is just me and the librarian talking horror for 1 hour. We are going to have a great time. There will be a recording which I will share as well: librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/174759...
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WHY I LOVE HORROR
To kick start this Halloween season, join us online as author and librarian Becky Spratford explores what makes the horror genre so compelling. She will also talk about her new...
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 20h
Definitely a favorite of mine!
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Tim Smyth @historycomics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hi all - can you help us out with a survey? Trying to put together some higher level education resources on comics and graphic novels in education. We’d super appreciate it! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Graphic Novels in the Classroom - Teacher Survey
Good day, would you be willing to provide insights regarding your use of graphic novels in the classroom and your interests in pursuing additional education to learn more? This survey is part of a re...
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This makes my day. 😁
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Laura Elliott @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i quite genuinely didn’t sleep at all last night due to a combination of a new steroid course + quitting smoking + general illness & i’m sitting here still a bit too jittery to sleep at 2:30pm and now i’m concerned that life is imitating art am I one of the Sleepless now? 😳
Laura’s book Awakened featuring a creepy raven with a blue eye bearing the Tower of London on its back
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Alex Segura @alexsegura.com · 29/09/2026
I have a story in Something Followed Us Home, a horror anthology steeped in Latiné roots that @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social put together and published through @atriabooks.bsky.social and Primero Sueno Press!
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Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happy Pub Day to Something Followed Us Home: Tales of Latiné Horror. Y'all need to add multiple copies to your libraries ASAP. Congrats to editor @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social & all the authors. My official review is here: raforall.blogspot.com/2026/08/what...
Book cover image for Something Followed Us Home edited by Cynthia Pelayo. Details in the link
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today in libraries aren't, and never have been, neutral www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Dangerous precedent’: authors sue LA library over cancelled Palestine event
City of LA faces free speech suit after public library officials scrapped two writers’ Read Palestine Week book talks
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The new issue of RUSQ: A Journal of Reference and User Experience is out! As always, if any of you have a collection development article you'd like to submit, let me know! journals.ala.org/index.php/ru...
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Vol 62, No 1 (2026)
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Do y’all know about the Library Speakers Consortium? They do great virtual author talks for libraries across the county. Veronica Roth is coming up on Oct 1st: libraryc.org/anythinklibr...
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LSC | Watch | Anythink Libraries Webinars and Online Events
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Feeling cool that I got to be part of this panel interview about book reviews for Library Journal. 😁
Headline of LJ Article: Book Verdict: Celebrating the Art, Craft, and Use of Reviews
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If you care about keeping the Academy of Natural Sciences open to the public in Philadelphia, I need you to read and share this thread. Trish Wellenbach was sent from the mayor's office to oversee the Academy of Natural sciences situation. She needs to hear from us. Here comes the action item:
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Lilah Sturges @lilahsturges.com · 25/09/2026
Hi everyone, it’s “be nice to yourself o’ clock” which means you have to forgive yourself for something boneheaded you did AND you have to make a plan to do a small nice thing for yourself. That’s the rules. What’s a small nice thing? For me it was driving through my favorite local coffee place.
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LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Nothing like starting off the weekend being featured in a national magazine... www.womansworld.com/entertainmen... 💙📚💙
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10 New Books Librarians Love—and Can't Wait For You To Read
Rich historical fiction. Swoony romance. Asylum horror. There’s a perfect pick for every TBR list!
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Stephen Graham Jones @stephengrahamjones.com · 25/09/2026
thanks to @thatnerdchick.bsky.social for the headsup on this AMAZING AMAZING, um . . . not even sure what to call it: "situation?" "woodworking?" "bug's life?"
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
One Staff Member, One Budget, One Community: How Rural Libraries Really Build Diverse Collections This is a fantastic piece from the Association of Rural and Small Libraries, crafted both by staff and members: bookriot.com/how-rural-li...
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One Staff Member, One Budget, One Community: How Rural Libraries Really Build Diverse Collections
Making collection purchases in small and rural libraries involves several calculations, but librarians still prioritize diversity because it matters.
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Eric Raglin @ericraglin1992.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Lots of writing courses price out folks on a budget, but this one won't! Join my affordable Cursed Classroom this November where you'll learn how to write effective short horror fiction and submit your work to markets. Details here: ericraglin.com/classes-and-...
Now Accepting Applications for
CURSED CLASSROOM
What is it?
A month-long class taught by Eric Raglin this November.   It’s geared toward newish writers who want to improve their short horror fiction writing skills and learn how to submit work for publication.
How much does it cost?
Five of the slots cost $100, and the other five are completely FREE, thanks to anonymous donors.
I’m Interested! How do I join the course?
Check out the specific course details here:                             https://ericraglin.com/classes-and-editorial-services/

Then, email me at ericraglin1992 [at] gmail [dot] com. 
I’ll get back to you quickly!
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Bouchercon is coming up so fast! And I got asked to be on a panel! "Notes From the Checkout/Sales Desk" -- What booksellers and librarians wish readers and writers knew about supply chains, hand-selling, book signings, and shelf space. Th 1130-1215. Anyone going to be there? #booksky
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Join me at Bouchercon 2026
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I don't think I'm ever going to get used to the thrill of seeing someone liked my review enough to use it in library marketing emails that show up unexpectedly. 😁 Also, isn't that UK cover amazing? #booksky
An advertisement for Yoon Ha Lee's Code and Codex with a quote that says, "A dazzlingly immersive science-fantasy novel of linguistic domination." Library Journal starred review.
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Look at the fun impact you can have when you vote for LibraryReads each month! 😁
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I hesitated to get to this sequel -- The Calico Cat at the Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahashi, trans by Cat Anderson -- because the first one had me bawling (in a good way). The series understands grief in such a beautiful way, as the characters have a last meal with someone gone. #booksky
The Calico Cat at the Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahashi
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Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NYPL's Best Horror of the Year Event Is Free Both In Person and Online. Join us from ANYWHERE in the world. And thanks to NYPL for supporting Horror with time and money for the second year in a row. This is a way bigger deal than the event itself. Details: raforall.blogspot.com/2026/09/nypl...
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NYPL's Best Horror of the Year Event Is Free Both In Person and Online
I normally would not post to everyone about an in person event, rather I would just post it on this page (available on the top of the righ...
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"It's our belief that the influence of technology on art should be inherently antagonistic." 👏👏👏 www.dzancbooks.org/blog/a-state...
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A Statement From Dzanc On AI in Publishing — Dzanc Books
The proliferation of AI into our artistic ecosystem is raising serious concerns. As a publisher, over the last few months Dzanc’s been increasingly asked to consider works that have been influenc...
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Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#HeadsUp: as spotted by @galatfemme.bsky.social, The Gameshouse by Claire North is on US ebook sale for $2. This is a collection of 3 novellas: The Serpent, The Thief, and The Master, all of which I've read and enjoyed.
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Kit Whitfield - fantasy writer @kitwhitfield.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#booksky #bookqw word: KNEW. Bear with me, trying a new format! (Grappling with Insta.) Caroline has been arrested for witchcraft and held prisoner. She's close to confessing - but she's always had an affinity for fossils, and someone has just slipped one into her hand.
Text against a seashore background: "Caroline was too mad with thirst to think of it very much for the moment, but she knew without looking, just by the feel of it, what it was. A circle twining in on itself. A stone shaping perfect mystery.

You whirl inward, Henry had said. She whirls outward.

A snakestone."
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I also listened to Baek Seungyeon's The Seoul Letter Shop, translated by Clare Richards. A woman hides from her sister's letters of apology and her own murky future by helping a community connect through letters and a penpal service. Really lovely Korean healing fiction. #booksky
The Seoul Letter Shop

Baek Seungyeon, Clare Richards (Translated by)
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I made MacGuffin pose with Witch Week for me. 😅 This was a pretty dark Diana Wynne Jones MG book set in a world where even children are burned for witchcraft, so when an anonymous notes says there's a witch in class, the bullying and cliques are potentially deadly to the unpopular kids. #booksky
Fluffy black cat MacGuffin and Diana Wynne Jones' Witch Week book
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Jedediah Berry @jedediahberry.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Oh no, a blog pckt.blog/b/papermazes...
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Enter Here - Paper Mazes
Probably you’ve heard of blogs, and this is one of those, and I am starting it right here in the year 2026. Recently I’ve found myself looking for a place to re...
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
My brothers came to visit so we took in some shows. 😁
The OutsidersHold On to Your ButtsWeezer
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Anton Hur @antonhur.com · 16/09/2026
Streaming nothing but Beoga, Lukas Graham, Finneas, and Aaron Rowe today and will forever associate their music with the hope they gave me this morning 🇵🇸 FREE PALESTINE
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Subterranean Press @subpress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We’ve noticed that the price of Lois McMaster Bujold’s first Penric and Desdemona novel, Penric’s Demon, is unattainable at anything approaching an affordable price, and have decided to reprint roughly 1000 signed, unnumbered copies. Preorder: subterraneanpress.com/penrics-demon/
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Penric's Demon (preorder)
Subterranean Press creates readable art, publishing limited editions and groundbreaking original works of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
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Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Publishers Are Getting Nasty Now That Libraries Are Finally Fighting Back on Unfair Pricing raforall.blogspot.com/2026/09/publ...
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Publishers Are Getting Nasty Now That Libraries Are Finally Fighting Back on Unfair Pricing
As many readers know, I have been fighting for months, very publicly, calling out the publishers for overcharging libraries for ebooks and e...
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Wow, now that's quite a mistake...
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Can't wait to get to this one! @restingdinoface.bsky.social books are always fantastic!
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LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Here's the October 2026 LibraryReads Top Ten collage. Head to our website for the full list, including annotations! 📚💙
LibraryReads October 2026 Top Ten list. See libraryreads.org for screen-readable PDF
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
FInished The Final Death of Namjoo Han by Elaine U Cho that I was talking about the other day and... it continued to be amazing. The pacing, the characters, the worldbuilding, the Hades vibes... 🤩 Wasn't sure how it could end satisfyingly, but luckily Cho did! #booksky
The Final Death of Namjoo Han by Elaine U ChoMe and my kindle
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Sourcebooks Library @sbkslibrary.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Share a favorite memory of a borrowed book with us for a chance to have your memory read aloud by author Meg Anderson and featured in a special video celebrating the publication of THE MEMORY OF BORROWED BOOKS 📚️ As a thank-you, all participants will receive a free ALC!
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Risible makes amazing games and I love the historical research they put into them. 😁
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
And some others high on my TBR: BONES OF JADE, FLESH LIKE ICE by Gracie Marsden, WHERE FIRE REIGNS by Jared Pechaćek,A MOUTH FULL OF FINS by Cho Yeeun, and FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER by Premee Mohamed (a Magnus Archives tie-in). #ewgc #booksky
BONES OF JADE, FLESH LIKE ICE by Gracie MarsdenWHERE FIRE REIGNS by Jared PechaćekA MOUTH FULL OF FINS by Cho YeeunFROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER by Premee Mohamed
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Sequels I'm excited for! THE YULE DAY SLAUGHTER by Craig DiLouie, PRUDENCE MARSH IS NOT A NOBODY ANYMORE by Emily Krempholtz,DEVOURING GODS by Jedediah Berry, and REVENGE IN A SMALL TOWN by Delia Pitts #ewgc #booksky
THE YULE DAY SLAUGHTER by Craig DiLouiePRUDENCE MARSH IS NOT A NOBODY ANYMORE by Emily KrempholtzDEVOURING GODS by Jedediah BerryREVENGE IN A SMALL TOWN by Delia Pitts
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I've never been as excited as when I heard Kulski talk aboiut CRACKS, which follows a bi-racial Korean person encountering a mul gwisin -- water ghost (only the second time I've seen one in English fiction!). Horror dealing with grief, history, and family secrets! #ewgc #booksky
Cracks by Kristy Park Kulski
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'm partway through THE FINAL DEATH OF NAMJOO HAN by Elaine U Cho and am so hooked. A woman dies again and again trying to escape the bathhouse afterlife she's assigned. While not LitRPG, I wonder if it will appeal to the fans because it feels like playing rogue-likes such as Hades. #ewbc #booksky
THE FINAL DEATH OF NAMJOO HAN by Elaine U Cho
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
THE TURNING OF SALLY-MAE by Nuzo Onoh follows a wronged Christian missionary who becomes caught between two goddesses - one who wants her unborn twins and the other wants her life. Amara, a disease-eater, could be her ally, but Sally-Mae most wants revenge on her home town. #ewbc #booksky
THE TURNING OF SALLY-MAE by Nuzo Onoh
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
GODBOUND by Rowan Skye is a GREAT rec for anyone who loved Kerstin Hall's Asunder & desperately wants that sequel! A woman must hide all her memories -- even her name -- to hide from a jealous, psychopathic god she bargained with. But her almost-lover is on her trail, needing revenge. #ewgc #booksky
Godbound by Rowan Skye
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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Julie Leong's THE ISLE OF LONELY MONSTERS features an island full of creatures rescued from the prejudices and exploitation of the kingdom. They're rescued by a lonely monster hunter with secrets of her own... She's convinced to work with a sorcerer monk to capture the last dragon. #ewgc #booksky
The Isle of Lonely Monsters by Julie Leong
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