Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 14/10/2026This picture book about a talking soccer ball with limbs and her overconfidence has a BiSAC of nonfiction. 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 08/10/2026That feeling when a publisher sends your event books to a boarding school in another state and you get 100 textbooks about the reconstruction instead. Nah, the publisher warehouses are doing great! Why do you ask? 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Oh man, I went in to work today at 10 with a list and was fully convinced. I’d be finished by 1. I left at 8. What is wrong with me? (Truth: I did take an eating break. And it was magical because it was Sunday so I had salmon eggs Benedict.) 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The extra frustrating bit is that many of them backordered at the publisher ARE available at Ingram, so we have the choice of losing the sales or getting a crap discount. 010 1
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I feel like that’s what’s happening at multiple publishers. They are chasing the big new titles, so all those books that we consistently sell 1-2 copies a month are out of stock. 111 1
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The number of routine backlist titles— the ones you always keep on hand— that are backordered at the publishers right now is truly shocking. I am not exaggerating that this is the worst I’ve seen since Fall 2020. Very much not looking forward to the next couple months. 220 2
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What’s killing me is less the big titles they can’t seem to deliver, but that their chasing those titles is pushing out so many backlist titles that should never be out of stock. Classics that we always keep 1-2 on hand just can’t be gotten right now. 110 1
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It’s probably in bad taste to share this today, but I freaking hate 9/11 media and this made me laugh really hard a couple weeks ago, so, here’s me tastelessly sharing something that might make you laugh too if you need it today. youtu.be/oynJDaXu-r4youtu.be9/11 Cheer Reenactment Tribute (Rare Media)YouTube video by Skylar Rose 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 11/09/2026My favorite bus stop ad is for this car thing that says “the first and only month-to-month car lease” with an asterisk that says “month to month car lease is a metaphor. This is not a legal lease”. Sounds like there’s still not a month-to-month car lease. 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We get calls from AI bots. Our guess is that they are trying to voice train off us? So we hang up as soon as we realize what’s happening. 100 1
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I feel like if I were married to Courteney Cox, in the middle of heated arguments, I would yell, HOW MANY Es DO YOU NEED IN YOUR NAME?!? And that would make me a terrible person. But that’s why I’m not married to Courteney Cox. 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Why are all the publishers saying the same “gotta order everything you want through Christmas by middle September” that they said in 2020? In the year of our lord 2026? 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We legit had an author event and couldn’t get enough copies. 110 1
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Haha I spend so much time explaining to people that B&N isn’t our enemy, AMZ is. We need B&N to succeed. Until that gd preorder sale comes and I want scream from the rooftops, f*ck B&N!!! (Also when they have an exclusive edition and we don’t) 010 1
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Every recipe is like “roast beets for 25 minutes” but then it takes like an hour and a half for them to be soft. They are the lesser complained about caramelized onions. 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I love public transportation. I will cheerlead for it until my last breath. But I have been waiting for the 39 For 40 minutes now and I want to start a revolution. 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 05/09/2026When questioned, I will shout, THE WORLD DESERVES TO KNOW THE FATE OF TOOKIE DE LA CREME 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 05/09/2026If I ever get interviewed on the news, I’m absolutely putting my arc or Modelland by Tyra Banks on the background shelf to see if anyone spots it. 100 1
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I wonder how many booksellers will forever be scarred by Eine Kleine Nachtmusik hold music. 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Ok, I will say out loud a dream: a small publisher that is entirely booksellers bringing back into print the books of recent years they think went unavailable too early. The staff recs they can’t reorder. I have 5 picture books I want to start with. 010 1
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Books that rely solely on presuming a cultural knowledge from toddlers that they likely do not have drive me batty. 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 21/08/2026If you offer an extended dating special and then do not automatically raise the credit limit and then give no notification of a hold, you are helping NO ONE. 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I want to write a long rant about bullshit credit departments at publishers and how they are terrible at handling their business, but it’s probably too niche for people to care. 010 1
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Yeah, like, retro is clothes you would buy in a thrift shop. Not new. Still within easy cultural memory. 001 1
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The way that people rush to buy books after the author dies. I get it. But gosh it makes me sad. Buy the books now. Please. Before they die. 021 2
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 20/08/2026God bless my bus driver who has to get up at every stop to punch the back door in just the right spot for it to close again. 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 09/08/2026It’s so hot and sticky out, I’m drinking sweet tea in New England. 010 1
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 01/08/2026I just realized I was wearing reading glasses and also had a second pair on top of my head. Does this qualify me for all the senior discounts now? 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I’ve been tasked with so many things now, that I am actually bad at everything. … I’m even bad at making this post. I wanted to say something clever. 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 30/07/2026oh my god probably once every two years we revisit how can we possibly carry these magazines/journals we love and we CANNOT get anyone to sell them to us in any reasonable manner. There’s a disconnect between making a product and actually distributing. 100 1
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I’m thrilled that other people are loving this book. I’m thrilled that people are buying it. Fantastic. That doesn’t mean it belongs in my store. 120 2
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Sales rep points at sales in other stores. Me: don’t care. But NYT bestseller Me: don’t care. But viral Me: don’t care. See, maybe we could sell some. But are those couple copies really worth putting out books that have nothing to do with the tone or taste of my store? 240 4
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Ok so it’s probably not surprising that there are two different translations of the Odyssey on our weekly bestseller list, but I would like to remind folks that we had 2 translations of the Odyssey on our bestseller list back in April 2025 when the Mendelsohn published. Not an unusual thing for us. 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 18/07/2026And now we enter a twilight zone where people are wearing masks outside (because wildfire smoke) and not in crowded inside spaces (despite yes, still, pandemic) 000 0
Reposted by KatherineBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I was back in Immigration Court this week, this time for the hearing of a sweet little three-year-old girl, I’ll call her Estrella. She’s been in federal custody, separated from her family for more than 10 months – even though her mom lives here in NYC. The cruelty is truly mind-boggling. 🧵 5224971046 2.5K
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Bought bagels, cream cheese and an onion (capers are pantry) and I have eaten the best breakfast for a solid week now. Things have been rough lately. Not gonna lie. So I am taking my wins where I get them. This week it took the form of an $18 breakfast sandwich handing me $40 of salmon 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Last week I paid too much at a hotel restaurant for a bagel with smoked salmon & the person who made it clearly had no idea what it was supposed to be. He made it like a MA roast beef sandwich. Cream cheese was like an easy mayo swipe plus a half pound pile of salmon. Took 2 bites, packed it to go… 100 1
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Is it weird that it just always makes me want to watch Mars Attacks again? 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Seriously, the app for my bank account just updated and now it flashes a screen that says “more human” when you open it. This does not make me trust more in our longevity as a species. 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 01/07/2026If digital blackface weren’t a thing, the only thing I would ever tweet would be The Good Place Chidhi stirring the giant pot of chili with peeps and m&ms. 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Seriously the only reason I am able to ever make the Ubers I schedule for flights is because I keep a pre-packed travel essentials bag. I refill it every time I get home from a trip. 000 0
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 20/06/2026You know you’ve been going to conferences a long time when you pack a couple packets of instant oatmeal and a spoon to keep in your bag in case the food isn’t agreeing with you. Because you know they will have hot water and cups for tea. 100 1
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Sorry to bring up a dumb thing people have mostly stopped talking about, but I heard about a store that not only pulled the Barnett book, but all his books and when I asked, they still sell the HP books. And I’m sorry, but y’all are showing your entire asses. 020 2
Katherine @katherinebook.bsky.social · 17/06/2026UNTI by Anon is my freaking favorite book of the year! I just love how even if the rep tells me what the book is, all the data will be incorrect in our inventory unless I specifically go back and change it months later when they release all the info. Hooray! I’ve got PLENTY of time for that! 010 1
