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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

if you are an old school historical romance reader, i am taking you ungently by the cravat and looking deeply into your eyes when i say: read this

the duke by anna cowan, pictured here in front of a small part of my historical romance collection.

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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

*gently pushes towards books by Ashley Poston*

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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

*gently pushes toward THE EVERLASTING and AGNES AUBERT'S MYSTICAL CAT SHELTER*

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Aysha U. Farah @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Idk man I feel like even if AI scraped from 100% ethical sources, had zero impact on the environment, and produced gorgeous work, I’d still think you were a bitch for using it

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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

do publishers know that every time they call books "clean" they risk manifesting me in their offices to hit them around the head with a baguette i am the first person to yell about how publishing's pursuit of adults as YA readers instead of teens is cannibalizing the age category but this ain't it!

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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

*gently pushes toward THE EVERLASTING and HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE and THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR and EMILY WILDE'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES*

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Liam Donnelly✨ @liamdonnellyart.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

My coworkers at Hachette and I are unionizing!! I am so proud of all of the work we've put into this campaign. We are the largest union in trade publishing. Please sign our open letter to show your support and urge management to voluntarily recognize our union! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Sign onto our open letter in solidarity with Hachette Workers Coalition!

To the management at Hachette Book Group, We are authors, publishing professionals, readers, and union supporters, and we are proud to express our full support for the Hachette Workers Coalition (HWC...

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I have considered Moleskine to be outrageously overpriced for quite some time but using AI to generate a sketchbook cover betrays a level of hubris that is wild even for them. Those high prices and they couldn't be bothered to pay a human? Dump 'em. cjleo.com/blog/moleski...

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Moleskine's AI Lord of the Rings Collection Can Only Mock

New Moleskine X The Lord of the Rings notebook collection is "imagined by Moleskine, generated by AI".

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

a very easy, small thing you can do to make the world every so slightly better is just talk about art and creators you like, be vocal when you enjoy something

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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

*gently pushes towards THE MONSTER OF ELENDHAVEN*

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I think everyone should be a mentor to someone about something. It’s good for you and us.

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

what if, in these fleeting interactions, we recognized each other's mutual humanity?? what if we allowed authors to be eccentric introverts, as god intended, rather than public celebrities with media training, flawless makeup, and infinite endurance??

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

finally saw the video of an author being ""rude"" at bookcon and i fear there are a lot of unanswered questions here. like: what if we didn't demand the performance of joyful intimacy from total strangers?? and what if i smash your phone with a cartoonishly large hammer???

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Joel Pinckney @jpinckney.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

My recommendation for independent bookstore day tomorrow is that you go to an independent bookstore (or several), be very kind to the booksellers, and buy a book on their recommendation that you previously knew nothing about. Your life will be enriched.

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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

*gently pushes towards like every book by Alix Harrow*

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 21/04/2026

📢 ATTENTION: We're hiring for several new positions here at the Center for Investigative Reporting! 🧵

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Karen Carpenter’s Halloween @kellylink.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

i think we just need less of everything. less work, less new stuff happening, less being produced, less bullshit media, less technology. everything in the world needs to be like 30-40% less. except medicine. and sex.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 16/04/2026

Hello everyone who has contributed to our whistle-making efforts. Thank you for everything you have done for us. First, we are still printing whistles: if you need whistles we will happily send you between 100-3000 for free, no questions asked. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles

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3D Printed Whistles | Linktree

We ship community protection whistles for free. Need some? Click the email link below & tell us how many you need (between 100 - 3000) & where to send them.

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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

*gently pushes towards books by Talia Hibbert and Kennedy Ryan*

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Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I've always boggled that writers are expected to speak in public, yet get basically no support for learning to do so. So I cheer on Jackie Kessler and Emily Sachs, who are holding a free demo for a writer-specific Toastmasters club Sunday, April 19th: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Writers Forum Toastmasters Launch Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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kottke.org @kottke.org · 13/04/2026

Hey, look at Substack promoting Andrew Tate as the #1 new bestseller. The company's amoral leadership & backers will platform anyone, even ludicrously toxic rapists & human traffickers.

a screenshot of the "New Bestsellers" list from Substack, with Andrew Tate in the #1 position

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

more pocket-sized books. more books that fit in coats like contraband and can be taken out to avoid eye contact in any situation.

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Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 12/04/2026

Now send JD Vance to run the publicity team for the new Harry Potter series.

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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

*gently pushes towards GIDEON THE NINTH and LUCKY RED and the upcoming THE DUKE, which comes out later this month and that i absolutely adored*

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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

*gently pushes towards LUCKY RED and JANE STEELE and anything by Sarah Maclean*

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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

*gently pushes towards THE DUKE, which comes out later this month and is so so good*

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 10/04/2026

"sex doesn't belong in YA books" Listen, I learned more about birth control, menstruation, and how to get and give consent to different acts from Tamora Pierce books than I did from my school. There's a huge difference between smut and showing teens what healthy sexuality is.

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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

*gently pushes towards the Artemis Fowl series and IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES and CITY SPIES and the extended Rick Riordan Presents universe*

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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

*gently pushes towards The Legend of Eli Monpress series*

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

books: the rectangle that can’t send you push notifications. Try: books.

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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 08/04/2026

If you yearn for something positive to do, today is also National Black Bookstore Day! The National Association of Black Bookstores has a directory so you can find a Black-owned bookstore near you! Buy a book, help a community, do something good for the world. #booksky #romancelandia

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Directory — National Association of Black Bookstores

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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

*not a 1:1 but gently pushes towards TEA DRAGON SOCIETY and the upcoming THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS*

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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

*gently pushes towards THE SKY ON FIRE and GIDEON THE NINTH and PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE and THE JASMINE THRONE and THE BLACK TIDES OF HEAVEN*

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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

*gently pushes towards BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL and LUCY UNDYING*

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

“I asked ChatGPT”- ok well I asked the mycelium and it said to plant more trees and to tell you to return to the forest

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Readers! What is the last book you loved by a trans author? And what is something you loved about it?

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sour cherry comics @sourcherrycomics.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

the sad reality: your favorite local haunts (that indie bookstore with the queer book club, the game shop that hosts tcg nights, the cafe with local art shows, etc) are always teetering on the edge of closure every single month. just a reminder to show these places love whenever you can.

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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

*stares you directly in the eye and places THE EVERLASTING by @alixeharrow.bsky.social in your hands*

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Do not pander. Do not dumb down. Trust your audience to be smarter than you. Trust them to be curious. Don’t erase your own voice for spurious bowing down to factors that bring nothing to the stories you need to tell. #Writing

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Kim Hu @kim-hu.com · 23/03/2026

anyways my guys, don't forget to nightshade your images in case someone else uploads them into this mess 🤗 (all my stuff is nightshaded and nobody can tell, it's gotten really good)

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Ygrene @ygrene.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes

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Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Art matters. And what do we do with things that matter? We protect them. Here is information about H.R. 7661, a US book banning bill that explicitly targets books about trans people, and what you can do right now to help stop it.

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Time to Fight: H.R. 7661

Call To Action

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