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Becca Podos @beccapodos.bsky.social · 23h

Today begins the annual campaign for QT Library, a Boston-based queer and trans library I’m honored to volunteer with. Spaces that support queer stories and queer communities are as vital now as they’ve ever been, and it would mean so much if you’d help us to re-resource and grow 📚🌱🏳️‍⚧️

surl.lt/khsjna

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 23h

International Pronouns Day seeks to make respecting, sharing, and educating about personal pronouns commonplace. Here are 8 picture books and 8 adult books about pronouns.
#pronounsday #internationalpronounsday #pronouns #personalpronouns #singularthey #neopronouns #shareyourpronouns #books #booksky

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 1d

Books for all ages about characters with obsessive-compulsive disorder for OCD Awareness Week!
#ocdweek #ocd #ocdawareness #ocdrecovery #obsessivecompulsivedisorder #intrusivethoughts #obsessivecompulsive #mentalhealth #ocdbooks #picturebooks #mgbooks #yabooks #kidlit #adultfiction #books #booksky💙📚

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WriteStats @writestats.bsky.social · Aug 29

BookTok is fascinating! It's basically turned regular readers into the most powerful book marketers in the industry.

Check out these wild stats: writestats.com/booktok-for-...
#Writingcommunity #BookTok #BookSky

BookTok for Authors: How TikTok Is Driving 59 Million Book Sales

Find out why BookTok is essential for authors looking to enhance their reach and connect with millions of readers.

writestats.com

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians! Here are 12 books celebrating Thanksgiving in Canada, with two of them adult fiction titles. 🦃🥧🍂
#thanksgiving #canada #canadianthanksgiving #thanksgivingincanada
#thanksgivingpicturebooks #thanksgivingbooks #thanksgivingbooksforkids #bookrecs #booksky💙📚

Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 3d

For Sunday's romance trope post I'm recommending wedding romance books, where the characters attend, not get married. 🥂🩷
#romancetropeseries #romancetropes #booktropes #tropes #romancereads🌶️📚 #romancebooks #bookpost #postseries #bookrecs #weddingromance #books #read #booksky💙📚 #october2025

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 4d

For National Coming Out Day I found a bunch of novels featuring characters coming out on their own or being outed.
#NationalComingOutDay #LGBTQ #comingout #comingoutday #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #diversebooks #mgbooks #yabooks #kidlit #adultfiction #bookpost #bookrecs #books #booksky💙📚 #oct11

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 5d

New @penamerica.bsky.social report examines the “unprecedented and undeniable” campaign to ban books in recent years. This censorship silences free expression in our classrooms and libraries and devalues our children’s education.
#BannedBookWeek
pen.org/report/the-n...

The Normalization of Book Banning

This report offers a window into the complex and extensive climate of censorship between July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

pen.org

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 5d

For World Mental Health Day I gathered 48 books, from middle grade to adult, that feature characters with mental health problems.
#worldmentalhealthday #mentalhealthday #mentalhealth #mentalillness #mentalhealthbooks #bookpost #bookrecs #books #mg #ya #adultfiction #kidlit #read #booksky💙📚 #oct10

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 6d

This midweek romance trope post is about misunderstandings/miscommunications/misinformation problems between characters.
#romancetropeseries #romancetropes #booktropes #tropes #romancereads🌶️📚 #romancebooks #bookpost #postseries #bookrecs #misunderstanding #miscommunication #misinformation #booksky💙📚

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 7d

For Intl Lesbian Day here are lesbian/sapphic books being published in October, November and December 2025. ❤️👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👩🏾📚

#internationallesbianday #lesbian #lgbtq #lesbianday #wlw #lesbianlife #sapphic #lesbianvisibility #lesbianbooks #lesbianromance #lgbtqbooks #bookpost #bookrecs #books #read #booksky💙📚

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 8d

For banned Books Week I'm highlighting the top 10 most banned books in the US for 2025.
#bannedbooksweek #censorshipisso1984 #readbannedbooks #censorship #read #reading #books #booksky💙📚 #banned #booksbooksbooks #bookban #classicbooks #library #bannedbooks #readabook

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 10d

Oct 6 is Mad Hatter Day! Here are 18 books featuring a Mad Hatter character, a cookbook and what they meant to Lewis Carroll. 🎩📚
#madhatterday #madhatter #madhatterteaparty #themadhatter #hatter #aliceinwonderland #mercury #mercurypoisoning #madhatterbook #bookpost #bookrecs #books #booksky💙📚 #oct6

Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 10d

This romance trope post is about marriages of convenience. I focused on historical romance published in the past couple decades. ❤️📚
#romancetropeseries #romancetropes #booktropes #tropes #romancereads🌶️📚 #romancebooks #bookpost #postseries #bookrecs #marriageofconvenience #books #read #booksky💙📚

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 10d

Oct 5 is World Teachers Day! Here are 18 books featuring teachers for kids and adults.
#worldteacherday #teachersday #teacher #teachers #happyteachersday #teacherappreciation #teacherbooks #picturebooks #middlegradebooks #yabooks #kidlit #adultbooks #bookpost #bookrecs #books #read #booksky💙📚 #oct5

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 11d

October is Learning Disability Awareness Month. I found books for all ages featuring characters with different learning disabilities.
#learningdisabilityawarenessmonth #learningdisabilities #learningdifficulties #educationforall #learningdisabilitybooks #books #bookpost #bookrecs #read #booksky💙📚

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 12d

Today's romance trope post is about meet cutes ❤️
#romancetropeseries #romancetropes #booktropes #tropes #romancereads🌶️📚 #romancebooks #bookpost #postseries #bookrecs #meetcute #books #read #booksky💙📚 #october2025

Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 13d

Oct 2 is Disabled Authors Day and for my second post I'm highlighting books by disabled authors about themselves or their disability.
#disabledauthorsday #disabledauthors #disabledwriters #disablityawareness #disabilitypride #disabled #inclusivebooks #disabilityrepresentation #memoirs #booksky💙📚

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 13d

Oct 2 is Disabled Authors Day and I'm highlighting fiction about people with disabilities by disabled authors.
#disabledauthorsday #disabledauthors #disabledwriters #disablityawareness #diversebooks #disabilitypride #disabled #inclusivebooks #disabilityinclusion #disabilityrepresentation #booksky💙📚

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 15d

It's National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15) in the US. Here are 24 books recognizing the contributions and influence of Hispanic culture.
#hispanic #hispanicheritagemonth #hispanicheritage #hispanicamerican #culture #hispanicpride #americanpride #americanhistory #books #booksky💙📚

Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 15d

I managed to read 10 books this month and stay ahead of my goal. I'm now working on book 84. 📚
#goodreadschallenge #monthlychallenge #bookroundup #bookreview #bookrecs #monthlyreview #bookpost #booksread #septemberroundup #books #read #booksky💙📚 #september2025

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 15d

It's romance trope time again! Today's it small town romances. 🏘️❤️
#romancetropeseries #romancetropes #booktropes #tropes #romancebooks #romancereads🌶️📚 #bookpost #bookseries #books #read #booksky💙📚 #september2025

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 15d

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept 30 is in remembrance for the victims of the Canadian Indian residential school system. I'm highlighting nonfiction written by Canadian Indigenous people about their experiences in Canada.
#truthandreconciliation #indigenouscanadians #booksky💙📚

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 16d

Here are 12 books from my TBR list coming out tomorrow, Sept 30, which happens to be my birthday! 🥳📚

#septemberrelease #sept30 #tbr #tbrlist #mybirthday #septemberbooks #horror #middlegrade #youngadult #lgbtq #romance #graphicnovel #bookpost #books #read #booksky💙📚

Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 17d

It's Sunday and that means another romance trope post: this time it's grumpy/sunshine characters! ❤️📚

#romancetropeseries #romancetropes #booktropes #tropes #romancereads🌶️📚❤️ #romancebooks #romancebooksky #bookpost #postseries #grumpysunshine #books #read #booksky💙📚 #september2025

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