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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Which Artemis to read first? David McCloskey’s third installment of CIA agent Artemis Procter in The Seventh Floor or Andy Weir’s moon colony thriller Artemis? Just a rainy day #BookSky decision.

David McCloskey
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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Starting my third David McCloskey book. Moscow X brings back CIA agent Artemis Proctor first introduced in Damascus Station. McCloskey is becoming one of my favorite authors. #Booksky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Now I’m really dusting off the shelf… after trying 20 years ago and putting it down early in… finally back to Ann Patchett’s Bel Canto. #Booksky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Going to my shelf, instead of buying new reads. Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter is a fast paced read. Might have been more impactful had I read it when it first came out in 2016. My first by him, so looking forward to more at some point. Will be curious how this one translates to a TV series. #Booksky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Flesh by David Szalay Gotta sit with this one for a bit. Unremarkably remarkable story. Couldn’t put it down. Just not yet sure why. #BookSky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Perfect beach read! Can’t put it down, The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. #BookSky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Here’s another one that sat on my book pile for some time… Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. If it’s on yours, time to pick it up! Beautiful read… the characters and their conversations carry the story. #Booksky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Five living authors that I’ve read 5 books each: * Jean Auel * John Irving * Fredrik Bachman * Stephen King * Erik Larson And 5 more: * Michael Connelly * Jonathan Kellerman * Mick Herron * Ken Follett * Harlan Coben #BookSky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy 4th of July! Starting with some Ocean Vuong on the ocean… On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous #BookSky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

What a beauty… Tompkins Square Park, NYC

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 11/20 (Another Epic Series!) #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge

Jean M. Auel, The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Earth’s Children Series

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 10/20 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

June 21, 2026: Father’s Day, Summer Solstice, Waxing Crescent over Red Bank, NJ

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Here we go. I’ve had this on my reading pile for months knowing once it’s done, a chapter is closed. Been reading Nelson DeMille since the 70s. He’s already missed. Lucky to have @alexdemille.bsky.social carry on the adventures. #Booksky ⚡️📚 💙

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Moving on from crime and detectives to espionage and spies. Stoked to be starting another David McCloskey novel - The Persian. #Booksky #Books #Thrillers

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Sticking with the thriller and crime genre, next up is Michael Connelly’s second installment in his new Catalina series Ironwood. Really like the Detective Stilwell character and there’s a crossover with Detective Rene Ballard! #Booksky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 9/20 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 8/20 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 7/20 (Epic Series!) #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge

Mary Stewart Merlin Series. The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, The Last Enchantment, The Wicked Day

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Next up… Jonathan Kellerman’s Jigsaw. Looking forward to seeing what murder mess Alex Delaware, Milo Sturgis and gang have to solve. #BookSky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 6/20 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 5/20 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 4/20 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 3/20 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 2/20 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 1/20 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

After a post-Asia, miserable winter reading slump… I’m back! Feeling my reading mojo juicing up for the summer with this amazing read. Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar. Ripping through it. #BookSky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

My last morning in Kuala Lumpur. Picked up the meaty 700 page Ken Follett Circle of Days for the 25 hour flight home. Haven’t done much reading in the last 7 weeks but ended 2025 with Fredrik Backman’s Beartown. Still reflecting, but possibly my #1 read of the year. #BookSky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

And we’re off… EWR->ORD->HKG->KUL Two of my go-to authors (Michael Connelly and Fredrik Backman) and one first-time read (David McCloskey) to get me through 33 hours of flying. The Proving Ground is first up. #BookSky

The Proving Ground Beartown Damascus Station

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Define your taste in books with 8 authors: ✨ Michael Connelly ✨ Fredrik Backman ✨ Eric Larson ✨ Mick Herron ✨ Jonathan Kellerman ✨ Nelson DeMille ✨ John Irving ✨ Stephen King #BookSky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Beach days are dwindling but the To Be Read stack is towering! My first James McBride. Heaven & Earth Grocery Store. Only 50 pages in.. not sure where it’s headed but magnificent writing. #BookSky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Just arrived… Slough House #9 - Clown Town! And just 1 week away from season 4 of Slow Horses. Mick Herron overload!! #BookSky #SloughHouse

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

New beach read… North Woods! My first novel by Daniel Mason. #Booksky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Found this twist and turn Harlan Coben on the free shelf at the local coffee shop. Dead bodies everywhere in Gone for Good. #BookSky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Next beach read… second adventure of Army Criminal Investigators Brodie and Taylor in Blood Lines by Nelson DeMille and @alexdemille.bsky.social. Need to get caught up before the new one in the series comes out this fall. #BookSky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

And that’s a wrap… blown away and moved to see Nicole take her final bow in Sunset Boulevard #Broadway #NicoleScherzinger #musicals #NYC #SunsetBoulevard #livetheater

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Ten authors by whom I've read more than five books: - Jonathan Kellerman - Pearl S. Buck - Eric Larson - Michael Connelly - Stephen King - Mick Herron - Ken Follett - Harlan Coben - John Irving - Fredrik Backman #BookSky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Next up… another street fair steal - Trust by Hernan Diaz. Wall Street 1920s and 30s. Pulitzer Prize winner 2023. #BookSky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Stoked to start my first Alan Furst novel… Kingdom of Shadows. Snagged it from a $3 street fair table. #Booksky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Still lamenting the passing of Nelson DeMille, I’m next diving into the Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor series co-authored with his son @alexdemille.bsky.social. The hunt is on for a rogue Delta Force captain who fled his unit in the Afghan mountains. Book 3 due out this fall. #Booksky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Next up… Nightshade, the start of a new Michael Connelly series! #booksky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

80 pages in… sooo good! Another Fredrik Backman work of writing art. #BookSky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf/shelves, list, stack, e-list, library hold—wherever! Post a picture of one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, just covers. 3/20 #BookSky #bookchallenge #20TBRbookchallenge

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Here we go… my very first Kristin Hannah read - The Women. Better be good. So many recos on this one. #Booksky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Mixed emotions starting this one… excited to catch up with a long time favorite Detective John Corey, sad that it was the last one published in the series prior to Nelson DeMille passing away. Hopefully his son Alex will carry on the series. #Booksky

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Mike Palmieri @mhpalmieri.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Taking a fiction break. Saw Erik Larson’s The Demon of Unrest on display which reminded me of Issac’s Storm.. an all-time favorite. Decided to go back and see what I’ve missed all these years later. The Devil in the White City doesn’t disappoint! Masterful narrative. Great train reading. #booksky

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