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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

BLADE OF TWO FACES by blake blessing comes out 11/17/26 from bramble @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #romantasy #princess #king #rivalry #WhyChoose #ImperialTrials #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 10/1 TOMORROW!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

THE BOOKKEEPER by mary mcgarry morris is available 11/17/26 from @unionsqandco.bsky.social @misterchris.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social #thriller #workplace #obsession #spiral #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 10/1 TOMORROW!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

THE HORSE AND I by genki kawamura releases 11/17/26 from @flatironbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #InTranslation #clerk #racehorse #embezzlement #love #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 10/1 TOMORROW!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

ALL THE LITTLE SECRETS by may cobb comes out 11/17/26 from @readlandmark.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #scandal #crime #texas #women #power #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 10/1 TOMORROW!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

THE NUREMBERG WOMEN by natalie livingstone is available 11/17/26 from @stmartinspress.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #nonfiction #history #wwii #DifferentPerspective #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 10/1 TOMORROW!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

NANNY NANNY by @kchiucarello.bsky.social releases 11/17/26 from @eccobooks.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #debut #motherhood #gender #class #dv #caregiving #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 10/1 TOMORROW!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

BEFORE I DISAPPEAR by cate quinn comes out 11/10/26 from @readlandmark.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #thriller #amnesia #WitnessProtection #truth #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 10/1 TOMORROW!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

AN EMBODIMENT OF SOULS by @julialaurel.bsky.social is available 11/10/26 from @unionsqandco.bsky.social @misterchris.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social #debut #romantasy #queer #politics #necromancy #magic #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 10/1 TOMORROW!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

WHEN THEY FIND ME by carter wilson @carterwilsonauthor.bsky.social releases 11/10/26 from @poisonedpenpress.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #thriller #colorado #winter #survival #vengeance #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 10/1 TOMORROW!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

CLAIMED BY THE ORC KING by roxy taylor comes out 11/3/26 from @bloombooks.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #FirstInASeries #romantasy #FatedMates #StrongWoman #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 10/1 TOMORROW!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

DROWN THE BONES by alexandra kennington @akenningtonwrites.bsky.social is available 11/3/26 from @berkleyxobooks.bsky.social @prhlibrary.bsky.social #romantasy #SlowBurn #murder #grief #twins #magic #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 10/1 TOMORROW!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

MOONCURSED by holly renee releases 11/3/26 from @sourcebookscasa.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #romantasy #madness #curse #king #bride #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 10/1 TOMORROW!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

YOU ARE WHAT YOU SEE by doménica feraud comes out 10/13/26 from @sourcebooks.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #nonfiction #entertainment #television #PopCulture #feminism #CulturalCriticism #BookSky

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28/09/2026

It continues to be interesting to me just how many men, when presented with a clear and obvious answer to a test of morality and empathy, will nevertheless choose to "devil's advocate" themselves into a position of complete assholery

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Be nice to yourself. Schedule your existential crises accordingly. 🐾🤍

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

please note cat caretakers are not part of this conversation as we know vaccinations keep our loved ones alive

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Rapper Macklemore has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour after he made a “Free Palestine” speech on stage earlier this month

Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran's Tour After 'Free Palestine' Speech

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

If you teach #MLIS classes, consider bringing me in to talk to your classes about the job search. Too many LIS professionals out here giving advice that worked for them 20 years ago, but it's a different world now. 📚

surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

someone donated seven (7) american girl dolls and they are currently in my department to be cataloged please tell #SurlyMom and @helgagrace.bsky.social i loved them #LibraryLife #horror

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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

AAP and Authors Guild really don't want to make friends with libraries, do they? Like, library budgets are being decimated. They can just not buy your print books, too. Then what? www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

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Study Says Library E-book Lending Hurts Industry Sales

Amid new attempts by states to legislate e-book agreements between publishers and libraries, a new report from the AAP and Authors Guild found that increased e-book lending at libraries is threatening...

surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

happy ginger cat appreciation day to the biscuits

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

SOULHIDER by dan aykroyd is available 10/27/26 from @harperbooks.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #debut #speculative #adventure #aliens #humor #YesThatDanAykroyd #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

QUEEN OF LOMBARD STREET by lisa kleypas comes out 10/20/26 from @avonbooks.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #historical #victorian #banking #women #economist #patriarchy #FoundFamily #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

THE TAROT TRIALS by @kateerobert.bsky.social releases 10/20/26 from @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #fantasy #magic #competition #betrayal #survival #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

MONSTER IN THE MIRROR by janasha prabhu is available 10/20/26 from @readlandmark.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

ROYAL WITCH by philippa gregory comes out 10/20/26 from @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #historical #ambition #sorcery #treason #women #power #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

MISSING MOLLY by natalie barelli releases 10/20/26 from @poisonedpenpress.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #thriller #ColdCase #podcast #disappearance #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

AS YOU WAKE, BREAK THE SPELL by becky chambers is available 10/13/26 from @harpervoyagerus.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #ScienceFiction #queer #danger #survival #FoundFamily #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

PECK & PECK by bonnie garmus comes out 10/13/26 from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #historical #nyc #publishing #poetry #originality #creativity #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

LESSONS FROM THE HOUSEWIVES by evie psarras releases 10/13/26 from @sourcebooks.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #nonfiction #media #feminism #identity #vulnerability #ambition #style #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

PARTITA by barbara kingsolver is available 10/6/26 from @harperbooks.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #PastLover #PresentLife #art #music #beauty #passion #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

FREEDOM'S DAUGHTERS by @celesteheadlee.bsky.social comes out 10/6/26 from @flatironbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #nonfiction #history #literacy #education #resistance #BlackEducation #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

LIFE OUT OF ORDER by @audreyniffenegger.bsky.social releases 10/6/26 from @hanoversquarepress.bsky.social @htpbooks.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #TimeTravel #chaos #love #resilience #hope #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

BRADY by lars anderson is available 9/29/26 from @celadonbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #nonfiction #football #BookSky

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS MURDER by leslie meier comes out 9/29/26 from @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social cozies #mystery #LucyStone #EmptyNest #motives #secrets #connections #BookSky

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

MAIN, MIDDLE & GAY by patrick o'connell releases 9/15/26 from @celadonbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #memoir #chef #michelin #queer #misfit #FreeSpirit #BookSky

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

THE PUMPKIN VICE CAFE by @elliealexander.bsky.social is available 9/29/26 from @minotaurbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #mystery #BakeshopSeries #oregon #autumn #pregnancy #wedding #BookSky

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

WHISKEY BURN by ava hunter comes out 10/20/2026 from @sourcebookscasa.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #romance #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votesl in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

SLEUTH-HOUND by lindsey fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social is available 10/20/26 from @fsgbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #biography #TrueCrime #SherlockHolmes #JosephBell #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

CRASH COURSE by piper lawson releases 10/20/26 from @berkleyxobooks.bsky.social @prhlibrary.bsky.social #romance #SlowBurn #f1 #AshfordAcademySeries #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

UNTOUCHABLE by talia hibbert comes out 10/13/26 from @sourcebookscasa.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #romance #sensible #nanny #brooding #widower #secrets #BookSky get your @libraryreads.booksky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

THE FOUR WIVES AND FIVE DEATHS OF RICHARD MILFORD by nafissa thompson-spires @nafissa.bsky.social is available 10/13/26 from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #DebutNovel #murder #moonshine #truth #clash #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

OFF THE RESERVATION by @stephengrahamjones.com releases 10/13/26 from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #horror #blackfeet #activists #ResidentialSchool #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

ONCE IN A TIMELINE by iman hariri-kia comes out 10/13/26 from cosmo reads @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #romance #influencer #TimeLoop #secrets #bias #performance #personhood #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

THE WITCH by freida mcfadden comes out 10/6/26 from @poisonedpenpress.bsky.socia. @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #thriller #ReturningHome #HauntedHouse #massachusetts #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

THE MEMORY OF BORROWED BOOKS by meg anderson @megzbookz.bsky.social releases 10/6/26 from @readlandmark.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #librarian #magic #door #stories #community #hope #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

THE ITALIAN JOB by jason horowitz is available 10/6/26 from @celadonbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #memoir #journalist #rome #milan #venice #popes #PrimeMinisters #italy #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

WHAT HAPPENS AT NIGHTFALL by @laurenwillig.bsky.social is available 10/6/26 from @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #romance #brooklyn #cemetery #love #haunting #DemonHunting #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

NIGHT OF THE MALLRATS by @nicolinatorres.bsky.social comes out 10/6/26 from @harperperennial.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #debut #horror #reunion #TimeTravel #90s #murder #nostalgia #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

REAP & SOW by charlotte b. plumb is available 10/6/26 from @berkleyxo.bsky.social @prhlibrary.bsky.social #debut #romantasy #gothic #demon #indenture #danger #desire #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!

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