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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 8h

We tiki'd in Columbus. Recommend.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 10h

Sometimes things just get weird.

Stuffed bunny head mounted on a wooden plaque

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 14h

I hung with some chickens and Karoline in Ybor City.

photo of young chickens in some tall grass

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 17h

Passively Recommending Books| Unshelve with Booklist Online - Trend Alert bookdisplays.blogspot.com/2026/09/unsh...

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Passively Recommending Books | Shelf Care #51: It’s Not an Art Project; Book Displays with Lila Denning. bookdisplays.blogspot.com/2026/09/book...

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is a very angry bunny. So mad. She hates being groomed. Hates it. She big mad and not even banana can save me now.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It was a fall-ish day this morning so I started with a walk and greeted Woodlawn Wilbur!

Image of a wooden rabbit wearing a hat and a necklace. It is in a front yard in Florida

Image of yellow flowers spilling over a white fence

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Next up in what I'm reading for review-land is Fairly Bad Ways to Die by Brian McAuley (Poisoned Pen Press) and The Mountain by Nanami Kamon (S&S/Saga Press)

Cover to Fairly Bad Ways to Die by Brian McAuley

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Cynthia Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hi! NYC! I will be there next week! I am going to drink a lot of coffee, and go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MoMa and walk around Central Park and and AND I will be celebrating the release of SOMETHING FOLLOWED US HOME with these amazing authors! I hope to see you there at

Something Followed Us Home - Haunting Brooklyn - Alex Segura, Ananda Lima, Leopoldo Gout, Zoraida Cordova, Friday Oct 2, The Twisted Spine - 306 Grant St Brooklyn NY 11211

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Passively Recommending Books|Passively Promoting a Short Vacation|Enjoy one of my hosts, Frank! bookdisplays.blogspot.com/2026/09/pass...

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hispanic Heritage Month carries on into October. Let's plan our October book displays. bookdisplays.blogspot.com/2026/09/unsh...

A book display with YA books and a sign that reads celebrate hispanic heritage month.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Passively Recommending Books| Unshelving October - Making a Plan in Advance bookdisplays.blogspot.com/2026/09/unsh...

Pines of very old books from the 19th century, worn and barely legible.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My co-workers are amazing and set up a Barack Obama's summer reading list display in our library with read-alike and a suggest that people place the more popular books on the list on hold.

That that says From Barack Obama's summer reading list.

many books on a display in a public library

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

THIS MOVIE DOESN'T END THE WAY WE WANT is out today! In 1994, three girls go to the movies to see an obscure film. Only one comes out. 30 years later, the survivor learns the movie isn't done with her yet. Now playing in a bookstore near you 😈📽️ www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/827994...

Hailey Piper in a red dress holding a copy of her book This Movie Doesn't End the Way We Want, cover art by Julia Lloyd, showing a fedora over a suit, but there's no one inside except the light of a projector. Out of the book juts a ticket for Blood-Curse of the Toad Man.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Passively Recommending Books| Unshelve With Read Alikes for Your Library's Top Reads bookdisplays.blogspot.com/2026/09/unsh...

book display in an independent bookstore featuring their July bestsellers.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

From Library Journal | Chicago Public Library's own Chris Brown on Access, Built in. www.libraryjournal.com/story/public...

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Quiet Friday night spent with bunnies and books.

Collection of crystal votive candle holders on a white tray. the candles are all lit

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I wanted to bake a cake so I present the bat party cake.

White two layer cake with rainbow sprinkles and pat decorations on top.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

If you lack whimsy, I can't help you. #vintage #whimsy

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I have turned in the review for The Turning of Sally-Mae by Nuzo Onoh. Time for the next one - Motherfucking Sharks by Brian Allen Carr! Still two more this month after this!

The cover of the book The Turning of Sally-Mae by Nuzo Onoh. A woman in a dress with black and yellow snakes in her arms

Cover of the book Motherfucking Sharks by Brian Allen Carr, featuring a shark flying in front of some mountains in the distance.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

That feeling when you are so excited to review a book that you already know what the comps are. (Photo of vintage book with a bossy title for pizazz.)

Cover of vintage book with the title Play Away from Traffic. Cover has two boys on the cover, playing leap frog.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Passively Recommending Books| Unshelve those Independent or Small Press Titles bookdisplays.blogspot.com/2026/09/unsh...

Corner book shelf in a bookstore with a sign that reads Small Independent Presses

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It's hard to work when this little gremlin of a rabbit is booping your foot to get attention. Stuffing is not conducive to getting work done.

a small brown rabbit on a rug which is sitting on a hard wood floor.

A box from Hachette Book Group upside down on a black and white rug. The box has chew marks on the edge of the box.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Passively Recommending Books | Unshelve with Mini-Reviews from Your Staff and Patrons bookdisplays.blogspot.com/2026/09/unsh...

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Let us all look at this butterfly from a few days ago and pretend there is not a thunderstorm in the sunshine city in the sunshine state. #Florida #StPete

A black and yellow butterfly leaving a pink bougainvillea.

A black and yellow butterfly approaching a pink bougainvillea.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Passively Recommending Books | Unshelve Yourself for Labor Day bookdisplays.blogspot.com/2026/09/unsh...

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Titan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hailey Piper will be in conversation with Daphne Fama at The Twisted Spine on Sep 17th! Grab your tickets now to celebrate the launch of THIS MOVIE DOESN'T END THE WAY WE WANT, a chilling riff on the cursed movie genre. 🎞️🩸

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Look who is snuggled up in-between Grady Hendrix and Rachel Harrison? It's Never Whistle At Night and Back for Blood, edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. Tombolo Books knows horror.

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Corey Farrenkopf @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Want to read a book about Ancient Forest Gods, Cosmic Horror, and those strange unnamable things living in the ocean??? If you need some eco-horror in your life, check out my little baby :)

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I mention indie bookstores and their staff picks on the blog this week. For staff who are comfortable, this is a way to help your readers find the person who shares their tastes and some might get a following of patrons who look for what they recommend. bookdisplays.blogspot.com/2026/09/unsh...

Bookshelf in book store with sign that says staff picks.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Tombolo books in St Petersburg features horror, including recent releases fauthors like Stephen Graham Jones and the new collection edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore VanAlt.

Book shelf in bookstore with sign that says horror on the top and the books Never Whistle at Night Part II and The Buffalo Hunter Hunter viewable.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

IndieNext is the independent bookstore version of LibraryReads. On today's blog, I mention how you can use LibraryReads to help promote your collection. bookdisplays.blogspot.com/2026/09/unsh...

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Passively Recommending Books|Unshelve with Help From LibraryReads|https://bookdisplays.blogspot.com/2026/09/unshelve-with-help-from-libraryreads.html

Shelves in bookstore with photos of upcoming book titles' covers.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This kind of display is a great one for libraries to have on hand. The holds list can fill up even when. book is mentioned as a potential film or TV show. Tombolo Books in St Pete has this one in the front!

Book display in independent bookstore with a sign that reads The Book Was Better. On the table are a variety of books that have been adapted into movies and TV shows.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Passively Recommending Books|Unshelve with Help From Booklist |Body horror bookdisplays.blogspot.com/2026/09/unsh...

Cover of the anthology body shocks, edited by Ellen Datlow

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Titan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Originally published in 1979, GIGER'S ALIEN is the ultimate illustrated diary on Giger's involvement in the making of the movie Alien and its titular monster, the Xenomorph. Order now: bit.ly/44QPsKj @hrgigermuseum

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Let's spend this week getting inspired by a great local bookstore!

image of signs painted on the wall of building.
Black crow coffee
nah dogs
tombolo books

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Substacks you should subscribe to include : Wrath James White, Cynthia Pelayo, Mother Horror, Gabino Iglesias , and Brian Keene. If you know of more newsletters from horror folks, let me know! (Enjoy a picture of the sunshine state.)

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Clearly, it cannot be his fault that I accidentally tasted a rabbit treat. He would never share.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

While I should work on the yard, read books for review, do laundry... instead, I'm going to make this. What I will do with two loaves of cinnamon bread remains to be seen. www.eatingwell.com/article/8070...

eatingwell.com

https://www.eatingwell.com/article/8070460/dolly-parton-recipe-for-dollywood-cinnamon-bread/

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The Doylestown Bookshop @doylestownbookshop.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

🧟‍♂️ Did you know August 30th is Mary Shelley's birthday? Celebrate by grabbing one of our many editions of Frankenstein today!

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Reading this weekend for review in an upcoming issue of Library Journal. THE TURNING OF SALLY-MAE by Nuzo Onoh.

The cover of the Turning of Sally-Mae by Nuzo Onoh. A woman is holding yellow and black snakes. Only her torso is visible.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

What should I bake this weekend? I feel as if this bird is telling me chocolate babka.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Are you ready for the Sept 1 release of Rachel Harrison's KISS SLAY REPLAY? www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804414...

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Flashback to when I stumbled upon a quote from my review of Buffalo Hunter Hunter at a Barnes and Noble!

Shelf sign at a Barnes and Noble that reads - The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones. "While this is a unique vampire story, it is also grief horror, portraying the mourning of a land and a people, inscribing profound sorrow for what was and what can never be again." Library Journal.

Cover to Stephen Graham Jones' The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

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