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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 12h

AI is just not into books... Great argument for companies to quit stealing authors' works by feeding them into LLMs.

Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 13h

I thought the narrator did a great job. She had the fast-talking middle schooler thing down, and when the mc was annoyed or upset, I could really feel it.

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

89. TEAR THIS DOWN by Barbara Dee *middle grade realistic fiction *feminism, activism *audiobook via Libby #middlegradebooks #booksky

Book cover for TEAR THIS DOWN by Barbara Dee, featuring a tween girl with long light brown hair dressed in jeans, black shirt under yellow jacket, and black beanie. She is standng with crossed arms clutching a can of pink spray paint. TEAR THIS DOWN is spray painted over a poster of a 19th century man's portrait, hung on a blue brick wall.

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

other day i was at david lynchs grave just having a moment of thought and admiration and lookin down at all the flowers, and coffee cups, and two cookies and a coke, and wow it just hits you like a thousand suns that art is immortal. creation is too radiant to contain in a body. we trot across time

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

So, the President of the United States thinks it's no big deal if Iran "takes out" Los Angeles or San Diego. There is no context that can make this mean anything other than he does not care if American cities are attacked and destroyed by a foreign power.

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

5. They Will Kill You (2026) *bloody romp *HBO Max #horrormovie #horrorwatch

Movie poster for They Will Kill You (2026), featuring a dierce-looking woman eith curly brown hair and a bloody hand holding a sword horizontally in front of her face. There are faces on the blade.

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

88. ANOTHER by Paul Tremblay *middle grade horror *DARK, sporror *boy being slowly replaced by "new friend" *might equal THE NEST by Kenneth Oppel as the most unsettling MG book in my collection *print copy from school library #booksky #spookymiddlegrade #readmorehorror @paultremblay.bsky.social

Book cover for ANOTHER by Paul Tremblay, featuring a silhoutte of a boy in a doorway down a dark hallway. A table with a ball cap sits in the foreground and a huge green shadow of a boy with tendrils/roots reaching out of his hands and head is on the wall

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

4. Godzilla (1954) *original uncut version from Japan *HBO Max

Original Japanese movie poster from 1954, featuring Godzilla "breathing fire." In bottom left corner are a young couple and older man. In the right corner is a man with an eyepatch

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

3. It Comes at Night (2017) *apocalyptic pandemic/survival/paranoia *maybe too slow burn? *HBO Max #horrormovie

Movie poster for It Comes at Night (2017) featuring title words getting larger and a backlit white dog standing in grass and staring into a dark night

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I read 12 books in September! Amping up the horror early... #booksky ##readingchallenge #readmorehorror

Book covers of 12 books I read in September:
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring
The Handmaid's Tale
Broken Dolls
Queso, Just in Time
Bitten
Wild Dark Shore
Scaring & Daring
The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest
The Caretaker
How to Survive Camping: The Man with No Shadow
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
Ghost in the Night

StoryGraph September stats:
I read 12 books, 2025 pages, 38.07 hours listening, average rating 4.19, average book length=278 pages, average time to finish = 5 days

StoryGraph pie graphs:
100% fiction read
43% books under 300 pages, 57% 300-499 pages
Audiobook length, 40% under 8 hours, 60% 8:00-15.99 hours
Format: 50% print, 42% audio, 8% digital
Top genre = horror

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

87. GHOST IN THE NIGHT by Tiffany D. Jackson *auto-buy author *middle grade thriller *ghost hunting in Savannah *print copy from school library

Book cover for GHOST IN THE NIGHT by Tiffany D. Jackson, featuring a tween with brown skin and curly black hair and wearing glasses, holding a candle-lit lantern. She is standing on a path bordered by blue/green trees dripping with vines

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

2. Strange Harvest (2025) *mockumentary, recounting hunt for ritualistic serial killer *Hulu #horrormovie

Movie poster for Strange Harvest (2025) featuring a red painted triangular symbol that is dripping down. A figure stands behind so that its masked face appears in triangle. Figure is wearing a hazmat suit and carrying a full trash bag in right hand and a knife in left hand. Text at top reads STRANGE HARVEST. Tag line on side: He isn't hiding. He's waiting.

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

86. A PRAYER FOR THE CROWN-SHY by Becky Chambers *post-tech, utopian-ish novella *love how a small book evokes big thoughts--reminiscent of Wayward Children series in that way--but even more so, I think *planning to read more from this author *audiobook via hoopla

Book cover for A PRAYER FOR THE CROWN-SHY by Becky Chambers, featurinv a wagon on a path to a city thst is vaguely futuristic with orb structures but also with many trees

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

85. HOW TO SURVIVE CAMPING: THE MAN WITH NO SHADOW by Bonnie Quinn *fun horror with a down-to-earth, sometimes snarky mc *many chapters are episodic * read for BN book club *print copy, owned

Book cover for HOW TO SURVIVE CAMPING: THE MAN WITH NO SHADOW, by Bonnie Quinn, featuring a saturated-red circular campground in the middle of trees, including a tent, campfire, person sitting on a log and person standing across fir from them. Yellow floating lights with tails are among the trees.

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

October 2026 Horror film watch 🧵 1. Halloween (1978) * re-watch 😂 * @wpgjts1.bsky.social stumbled across it on AMC #horrormovies #Halloween

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

84. THE CARETAKER by Marcus Kliewer *supernatural-ish, apocalyptic-ish, slightly culty horror *audiobook was well-acted and really emphasized the mc's anxiety and confusion *that ending tho *audio via Libby--public libraries are THE BEST

Book cover for THE CARETAKER by Marcus Kliewer, featuring a wooded background and a close-up bullseye of treetops with a house with red lit windows in the center

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

83. THE UNDEAD FOX OF DEADWOOD FOREST by Aubrey Hartman *middle grade supernatural fantasy *cozy narration--like The Remarkable Journey of Edward Tulane *exploration of afterlife, self-acceptance, friendship *'27 Rebecca Caudill Award nominee *reread for presentation *print copy from school library

Book cover for THE UNDEAD FOX OF DEADWOOD FOREST by Aubrey Hartman, featuring a red fox with a lavender tail wearing a red cloak and standing above a forest of mushrooms

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Leaders' actions illuminate their values and priorities. Early childhood education in our country to improve lives and opportunities vs. killing children in another country to line the pockets of the rich

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

82. SCARING AND DARING: TERRIFYING TAKES ON 15 CLASSIC TALES *anthology from Horror Writers Association *intended audience is middle grade, but fun for adults, too *favorite story: "Wolf in the Mirror" by Sarwat Chadda

Book cover for SCARING AND DARING: TERRIFYING TAKES ON 15 CLASSIC TALES, featuring spindly fingers trying to grasp a glowing golden skull

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

81. WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy *thriller, climate fiction *multiple twists *read for book club *audiobook via hoopla #readingchallenge #audiobooks #climatefiction

Book cover for WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy, featuring a gray cloudy sky above an ocean of amber cresting waves

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Back-to-school meant a cross-stitch hiatus, but I am pleased with this pretty prancing unicorn. It "lives" with the other cryptids from the Creatively Crafting SAL, although whether a unicorn is a cryptid has been the subject of debate. Bottom line: I like her 😃 #crossstitch #crafting #unicorn

Cross stitched white unicorn with rainbow mane and tale, prancing on back legs

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I very much want them to stay wild and free. And also I very much want to boop one on the nose.

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

80. BITTEN By Jordan Stephanie Gray *YA werewolf romantasy *agree with #storygraph reviewer that said no characters feel like teens *cheeky cliffhanger *ebook from Libby, read for bookclub #readingchallenge #yabooks #romantasy

Book cover for BITTEN by Jordan Stephanie Gray, featuring a gray wolf head with purple eyes, surrounded by purple roses, with crossed swords and black feathers behind

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

79. QUESO, JUST IN TIME by Ernesto Cisneros *middle grade fantasy *boy mysteriously travels back in time to the 80s and meets his father--will he affect the future?!? *audiobook via Libby--public libraries are great! #readingchallenge #middlegradebooks #hispanicheritagemonth

Book cover for QUESO, BACK IN TIME, featuring a large tree with tree house in front of moon. One boy hangs on branch, one boy watches. Mesozoic pattern border that connects to tree.

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

78. BROKEN DOLLS by Ally Malinenko @allymalinenko.bsky.social *middle grade horror *little sister affected by evil dolls! *definitely going to booktalk this one to 6th graders in October *print copy from school library #spookymiddlegrade

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

77. THE HANDMAID'S TALE by Margaret Atwood *dystopian horror *rereading for local NOW chapter book club *obviously, current events in USA have affected perspective & will lead to robust discussion *audiobook, from hoopla--use your public library!

Old cover for THE HANDMAID'S TALE, byy Margaret Atwood, featuring a woman's face in the background. In the foreground are several hooded women with their heads bowed before a statue

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

76. BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES: RITE OF SPRING by Patrick Horvath *graphic novel *same cozy(ish) horror, this time with backstory and a higher body count *print copy, owned

Cover for BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES: RITE OF SPRING by Patrick Horvath, featuring a female duck person with black hair dressed for hiking and carrying a shovel through the woods. A female bear person dressed for hiking and with blood-soaked hands is hiding behind a tree, following her

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A particularly infuriating aspect of this A.I. bullshit is that nobody seems to remember that we all got along just fine without it for centuries. How are we all suddenly incapable of reading and understanding written words? Of creating art? Of telling stories? It’s madness.

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I read 11 books in August! Back in the middle grade groove as I start MY LAST YEAR AS A SCHOOL LIBRARIAN (retirement in May 2027) Also, if you're a horror fan who hasn't yet read Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, get on that! #StoryGraph #ReadingChallenge #MiddleGradeBooks #MGBooks #BookSky

11 books read in August. See my reading challrnge thread or StoryGraph for details.

I read 11 books, 1316 pages, 20.92 hours. Average rating = 3.98

Graphs showing that I read 100% fiction, 55% print books, 36% audio, 9% digital

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 31/08/2026

Abdul El-Sayed: “Canadians are like the only people in the world who are going to preemptively apologize for something they didn't even do. So if you're starting a trade war with Canada, it's because you're the asshole.”

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

75. BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES by Patrick Horvath *reread to prepare for sequel and DAAANG it hits just as hard the 2nd time around *horror graphic novel *small-town serial killer solves a murder mystery *delightfully wicked, animal characters, grisly scenes *print copy, owned

Cover for BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES by Patrick Horvath, featuring a cute wooded area--with a shirt/jeans/boots-wearing bear walking through a clearing carrying a shovel and dragging a leaky bloody sack behind

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

74. THE GINGHAMS by T.C. Kemper *middle grade horror/SciFi *conformity vs. individuality *Stepford Wives, but make it for kids *print book from school library collection

Book cover for THE GINGHAMS by T.C. Kemper, featuring a background of smiling tweets with vacant eyes dressed in purple gingham frocks or shirts & ties. A vibrantly colored blond girl holding a green book looks very worried standing out among them

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

CATCHING UP 73. A HERO'S GUIDE TO SUMMER VACATION by Pablo Cartaya *middle grade realistic fiction *multigenerational family road trip *fourth-wall-breaking narrator *audio--read by author!--via Libby

Book cover for A HERO'S GUIDE TO SUMMER VACATION by Pablo Cartaya, featuring a tween boy with brown hair wearing a yellow coat holding an iPad. Am older man jn glasses is at his left. A serious looking woman with brown hair is to his right. All three heads are transposed on map of US. A blue classic car is on a road flanked by palm trees is below.

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

CATCHING UP 72. YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN NICER TO MY MOM by Vincent Tirado *modern gothic horror w/ thriller elements *ebook via Libby - yay for libraries!

Book cover for YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN NICER TO MY MOM by Vincent Tirado, featuring a blue/black house on a black background. House has red devil horns & tale

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Some guys in Antarctica regret taking in a stray dog

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

When I used to write for The Guardian, every time I wrote the word “meow” the editors would change it to “miaow”. It used to really get on my wick. Don’t try to make my cats sound like your upper middle class London cats, you fuckers. My cats did not go to your posh cat schools. They say “meow”.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Nothing could possibly go wrong.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
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Ranchers and Farmers have always been a number one priority for me. They work very hard, are smart, efficient, and immaculately CLEAN, but for years I have heard that they have had a tremendous problem with the Big Processors, who many say are a nasty Monopoly. There are, essentially, 4 of them, a very non competitive number, and they make life miserable for our wonderful Farmers and Ranchers, and I can't let that happen, can I? So, in order to break this powerful monopoly, with much of its ownership based outside of the U.S., I am authorizing legal documents to be drawn in order to allow Farmers and Ranchers to be given the right to PROCESS THEIR OWN FOOD. This should move quickly. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
President DONALD J. TRUMP

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It's a good thing middle school kids are weird, too 😁 My students are gonna dig it.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I know it’s hard to watch all these beautiful things be carried away by time and see the wrong things growing in their place. But listen. Listen. We have to be the beautiful things now. It has to be us. It has to be us. Courage.

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🇨🇦👠OhHellNoCanada👠🇨🇦 @ohhellnocanada.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Canadian Dolly Parton Fact Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has benefited hundreds of communities across Canada, delivering over 5 million free books. Key Canadian communities covered are First Nations, Métis, & Inuit Communities. Over 52% of all books that are mailed go to indigenous children👍❤️

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S.J. Pearce @homophonous.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I haven’t seen this mentioned yet: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has a bilingual English-Spanish option. She supported the literacy of young Spanish-language readers at a time when Spanish and Spanish-speakers were increasingly being demonized in politics. imaginationlibrary.com/bilingual-pr...

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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

71. A YEAR WITHOUT HOME by V.T. Bianca *middle grade novel in verse, historical fiction *Hmong girl and her family are refugees fleeing Laos after the Vietnam War *audio via Libby - use your public library!

Book cover for A YEAR WITHOUT HOME by V.T. Bianca featuring a girl in a forested area looking back at a path down a mountain. Her parents and 4 younger siblings are walking in the opposite direction.

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

70. GOTHIC BLUE BOOK: THE REVENGE EDITION edited by Cynthia Pelayo *homage to chapbook-ish publications popular at turn of the 20th century *variety of short stories & poems *picked up because I like Pelayo's work & there's a Daniel Kraus story * cover art by Abigail Larson *print copy, owned

Abigail Larson cover for GOTHIC BLUE BOOK: THE REVENGE EDITION edited by Cynthia Pelayo. Featuring a skeleton in tattered garment covered in spiderweb. Wrists are shackled above its skull. A ball and chain is on the right ankle. Wooden barrels are in a corner. Blue, white, gray tones used in design.

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Michelle Glatt @ipushbooks.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

69. ACROSS SO MANY SEAS by Ruth Behar *middle grade historical fiction, featuring four generations of Sephardic Jewish girls from 1492 through 2003 *audiobook via libro.fm teacher ALC program

Book cover for ACROSS SO MANY SEAS by Ruth Behar, featuring a view of the bavk of a dark-haired girl in a flowered dress standing on a ship's deck and looking toward a yrllow & pink striped "sky" with stars

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