Reposted by Stephen SposatoAnnette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel. 5497203008
Reposted by Stephen SposatoSusan Maguire @booklistsusan.bsky.social · 29/06/2026It's live! The list for @ala-booklist.bsky.social and @libraryreads.bsky.social's Read n Rave at #ALAAC26 is up on the Booklist website! Wow! www.booklistonline.com/products/982... 0145
Reposted by Stephen SposatoBecky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social · 10/06/2026You all-- I never thought I'd see the day, but library peeps, strap in for a fight. The Author's Guild is going after us as the reason why authors are making less money. I don't think they understand who they are dealing with: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...publishersweekly.comAuthors Guild Looks at Why Author Incomes Are in DeclineA survey commissioned by the Guild found that only 25% of print books and e-books read in the past month were bought new or through a paid subscription, with readers increasingly turning to low- or no... 53722193
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Wouldn’t it be wonderful (and wonderful irony) if this war started by such a champion of oil actually accelerated disinvestment in oil energy? I so want to believe. 000
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 29/04/2026So, Late-Stage Capitalism Personified, we meet at last. 030
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 27/04/2026I love Christian Petzold’s films. I saw Miroirs No. 3 recently and couldn’t get it out of my head. So I found his older film Wolfsburg online (N/A on video but on YT) and watched it and…the way the two connect blew my everloving mind. I had no idea. If you like his movies, check them both out! 000
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Oh please please please don’t mess up Letterboxd. It’s one of the few apps/sites left that I genuinely love. www.semafor.com/article/04/2...semafor.comExclusive: What’s next for Letterboxd?The controlling investor in Letterboxd, the cinephile social platform, is looking to sell its stake. 020
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Super interesting pop culture piece here about how (not) to depict pop stars in music. (Can confirm The Ballad of Wallis Island and Stereophonic were both excellent.) 131
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Personally, the last thing I want from a restaurant is the “experiential.” 😆 Waiter, can’t you see we’re talking here? The fewer interruptions, the better. 010
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Today’s welcome giggles came from going down the rabbit hole of fans having fun with LaNesa’s immortal “baby jane doe.” Honestly, do a search of Reels, TikTok, Instagram, wherever. www.indiewire.com/features/int...indiewire.comWhat ‘The Pitt’ Gets Right (and Wrong) About ‘Pittsburghese’Star Katherine LaNasa might not be a born-and-bred Yinzer, but she gets much of that unique accent right. It's not easy. 010
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Very much the same over-reliance is happening is contemporary fiction, too. It’s losing all freshness. I know these techniques have their fans/comforts, but if editors are INSISTING on this (!?) then they really need to step back and let artists explore other approaches. 000
Reposted by Stephen SposatoReference and User Services Association @ala-rusa.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Tell your Senators to sign on to hashtag #FundLibraries in next year's federal budget. Your voice can make a difference: We need every advocate to speak out! www.ala.org/advocacy/show-up-for-ou…ala.orgShow Up for Our LibrariesJoin us and Show Up #ForOurLibraries. 011
Reposted by Stephen Sposatosam @samthielman.com · 04/02/2026The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody 3563531702
Reposted by Stephen SposatoAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 27/01/2026We are honored to announce the 2026 #ALA_Carnegie winners: 🥇#Nonfiction: Yiyun Li, THINGS IN NATURE MERLY GROW 🥇#Fiction: Megha Majumdar, A GUARDIAN AND A THIEF Congratulations to our winners and publishers, @macmillanlib.bsky.social and @prhlibrary.bsky.social🎉 Read more: bit.ly/46gpBfU 23817
Reposted by Stephen SposatoReference and User Services Association @ala-rusa.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Level Up Your Cooking with RUSA's 2026 CODES Essential Cookbooks List released today at rusaupdate.org/2026/01/essential-co… 051
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Some of my very favorite book awards get announced today. The Reading List is a great resource for genre fiction. Congratulations to the authors and to the librarians who did SO much reading! 📚 132
Reposted by Stephen SposatoTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 23/12/2025The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5 5573560518063
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 18/12/2025This is so lovely to see. Becky is a powerful - and effective - advocate for reading. Hooray! 🎉 140
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Sometimes a novel just pulls me in with its pure, immersive storytelling and WOODWORKING by Emily St. James (Crooked Media Reads) was like that. I loved the characters and their relationships like a TV show I wanted to keep going. I got the best responses from recommending this. #LibFaves25 Day 10 060
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 17/12/2025THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW by Yiyun Li (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), with its shocking story of personal loss, is one of the bravest memoirs - make that books - I have ever read. I savored the way she eviscerates the cliches of grief. Her dedication to truth is beautiful. #LibFaves25 Day 9 060
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 15/12/2025RAISING HARE: A Memoir by Chloe Dalton (Pantheon) is a touching story about rescuing a wild leveret, and the level of craft to the writing really stuns. Dalton is incredibly careful and humane and insightful. I would read anything (fiction or non) she chooses to write about next. #LibFaves25 Day 8 0101
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 14/12/2025PERFECTION by Vincenzo Latronico (New York Review Books), a retelling of G. Perec’s Things, is a fascinating portrait of an ex-pat young couple working in web design and pursuing all the cool things in lifestyle yet somehow never having a life. It’s almost horror w/o being horror. #LibFaves25 Day 7 041
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 13/12/2025FLESH by David Szalay (Scribner) is disturbing but gripping. I have been haunted since I read it by the enigmatic nature of the central character who rarely says more than “OK.” I love the way it leans into fiction’s unique ambiguities. (Adapting it for the screen would ruin it.) #LibFaves25 Day 6 071
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 12/12/2025I’ve been a fan of Daniel Kehlmann for years but I wasn’t prepared for how much THE DIRECTOR (S&S/Summit Books) speaks to our times. It’s uncanny. Plus the novel is so inventive and satisfying. It’s been fun watching readers slowly come around to it at last. #LibFaves25 Day 5 071
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 11/12/2025I took a chance on BAD BAD GIRL by Gish Jen (Knopf), never having read the author before, and this book became an instant favorite. Totally by chance, mother/daughter relationships were a big theme in my reading this year. It also tells a classic immigration story. It’s wonderful! #LibFaves25 Day 4 1121
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 11/12/2025DARK RENAISSANCE by Stephen Greenblatt (W. W. Norton & Co.) is a fascinating bio of Christopher Marlowe and a memorable portrait of the Elizabethan era. I was once again blown away by what Greenblatt can accomplish with the fragmentary historical record. #LibFaves25 Day 3 072
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 11/12/2025I had sworn off dystopian/post-apocalyptic fiction but AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz (Tordotcom) tempted me through my love of robot characters and grew on me the more I read it. I have had a lot of success recommending this one. Yes, you will want noodles when you are done. #LibFaves25 Day 2 0131
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 11/12/2025I picked up ACTRESS OF A CERTAIN AGE / Jeff Hiller (Simon & Schuster) because I adore Jeff’s work on TV’s Somebody Somewhere. His memoir is clever, funny, self-mocking and just delightful. #LibFaves25 Day 1 081
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 11/12/2025The annual LibFaves countdown is going on where librarians share their favorite reads of the year, and I have some catching up to do. Will post my top 10 in alphabetical order by title, but I am not done reading 2025 books and there were many more I wanted to include! #LibFaves25 1140
Reposted by Stephen SposatoJenna Marie @jennamariekittycat.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Attention library staff everywhere! We’re nearing the end of the year, so you know what time it is: Library faves kicks off in ONE WEEK, December 8th!! Count down your 📚 10 favorite books 📚 published in 2025, 1 per day, through 12/17. TITLE in caps, tag #LibFaves25. Can’t wait to see your picks! 0169
Reposted by Stephen SposatoChicago Public Library @chipublib.bsky.social · 17/11/2025It's that special time of the year... CPL's 2025 Best of Best lists are here! Best of Best compiles 2025's top reads for kids, teens and adults. Check the thread below to see CPL staff's top 10 favorite books. #CPLBest📚🏆 View the rest of the lists: chipublib.org/bestofthebest 281
Reposted by Stephen SposatoAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 18/11/2025We are honored to share this year's #ALA_Carnegie shortlist titles! Join us in celebrating these six books which exemplify excellence in fiction and nonfiction. Two winners will be announced January 27. Congratulations! 💙📚 www.ala.org/carnegie-medals/2026-wi… 14016
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Speak out to oppose drastic, unnecessary cuts to Chicago Public Library’s book budget. www.everylibrary.org/chicago2025everylibrary.orgMayor Brandon Johnson - Restore Chicago’s Library Collections BudgetNo one has asked for this cut. Not librarians, not Alderpeople, not the library’s union, and certainly not the residents who rely on Chicago’s 81 branches every day. 031
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Jeez Louise. If you want to help Chicago, support affordable healthcare and housing. Increase government funding of social services. More cops won’t help. This is basic stuff. 020
Reposted by Stephen SposatoGood writing and good opinions @good-writing99.bsky.social · 10/05/2025"Because if the Catholic Church of all entities cannot get majesty, dignity and mystery right at this late date, I fear there is little hope for the bride of Christ." 😂washingtonpost.comOpinion | Pope Leo, please give the Swiss Guard new uniformsIt’s high time the Catholic Church rectified this sartorial sin. 011
Reposted by Stephen SposatoQueen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 07/05/2025#Businessofpublishing Interesting piece. Our books are available via DreamHaven, Magers & Quinn and any store using Bookshop. What it doesn’t address is that only way we, as a small press, make a decent return on print sales is by selling directly. 1/2 www.persuasion.community/p/why-its-so...persuasion.communityWhy It’s So Hard To Find Small Press BooksAnd what you can do about it. 13114
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Woah. Backlist gold here. This'll be great for restock lists at libraries. www.goodreads.com/blog/show/29...goodreads.comFrom 1925 to 2024: 100 Years of Popular Books (on Goodreads)Here at Goodreads World Headquarters, we like to occasionally step back for a really high-altitude assessment of readers’ favorite books. The idea be... 010
Reposted by Stephen SposatoReactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 10/04/2025We've all seen fantasy and science fiction books set in New York or Los Angeles. But @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social, author of Vanishing Daughters, brings us to the Windy City. Here's 5 SFF books set in Chicago! reactormag.com/five-sff-boo...reactormag.comFive SFF Books Set in Chicago - ReactorFive books that highlight how magical and mysterious Chicago can be... 1234
Reposted by Stephen SposatoBecky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social · 04/04/2025COVER REVEAL: WHY I LOVE HORROR Edited by Me with an Excerpt from @gradyhendrix.bsky.social via @crimereads.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social @laneheymont.bsky.social Pre-order link in the post below raforall.blogspot.com/2025/04/cove...raforall.blogspot.comCOVER REVEAL: Why I Love Horror Edited by Me with an Excerpt from Grady HendrixPre-Order now Today CrimeReads has the cover reveal of my upcoming book. Out 9/23/25. Click below to read the excerpt . I picked Hendrix... 1515055
Reposted by Stephen Sposatosurlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 05/04/2025A letter to the editor supporting libraries makes a powerful statement and can sway votes and protect funding. EveryLibrary made it easy to write one to your local paper! bit.ly/42hiDVn @everylibrary.bsky.socialbit.lyWrite a Letter to the Editor to Support Libraries!Help support libraries across the country by taking action today! 031
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Nice list, and just in time for National Poetry Month. 010
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Oh #Oscars watchers, don’t hate on the winners. Art is not a competition. Open your minds, try all the nominees and winners. Think about what works for each. There is something for everyone. 110
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 02/03/2025This logic still holds up for me regarding the Post. Also, you can write letters criticizing specific decisions. Don’t punish the journalists for the owner’s bad decisions. 120
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Publisher publicist job for a successful book publisher in ChiTown. jobzone.publishersweekly.com/job/publicis...jobzone.publishersweekly.com 000
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 28/02/2025One heck of a trick to get anyone to believe that the tradition of civil rights is somehow sicko but that ruling as a tyrant, attacking your long-held allies, and enriching the richest at the expense of the poor is a noble and brave path. I hope people are waking up. 000
Reposted by Stephen SposatoBecky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Today on the blog: @libraryreads.bsky.social funding options for you to go to conferences or for your library to have Readers' Advisory CE programs. raforall.blogspot.com/2025/02/libr...raforall.blogspot.comLibraryReads Funding Options for Libraries and Library WorkersI am a LibraryReads Ambassador. I say this at the outset so you know that I am affiliated with LibraryReads . I also have had libraries a... 11911
Stephen Sposato @stephensposato.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Yes, more density. Yes, more housing. Yes, more affordability. Yes, more business. Yes, more culture. YIMBY says this 20-year neighborhood resident who’s still renting. blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/24/u...blockclubchicago.orgUptown, Edgewater Neighbors Divided Over Broadway's Future As New Plan Approved For AreaThe city's planning department wants to change the zoning on a stretch of Broadway to attract more housing and businesses. But some neighbors are concerned about introducing more density to the area. 130
