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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 16h

Daily Card: Eight of Coins

If you’ve been here for a while you know the drill: Sometimes the only way out is through. Sometimes progress is the simple act of showing up and putting in the work.

#tarotsky

A shovel in then ground and eight steady lights on the eight of coins

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Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 1d

The fact that Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan have written a book together has changed my day. Everything is brighter. Finally, there will be a book that makes you really sad but...this time, you won't know why.

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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 2d

Highly recommend catching a screening of The Librarians if you can.

It’s a very thorough and approachable look at the book banning epidemic and the playbook the far right is using the push them through.

If you’re in NYC you can catch it at Film Forum this week: filmforum.org/film/the-lib...

Holding up a small Film Forum branded popcorn bag in front of the movie screen.

A panel at the end of my screening of the Librarians with a still from the movie poster behind the panelists.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 2d

Please share the news about these students working to get transparency on why books were removed from a statewide reading bowl (including a book ON book banning!!)

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And then sign their petition here: www.change.org/p/ensure-tra...

A Georgia Reading Bowl Bans Titles from Competition, Including a Book on Book Bans

Eight books, including a book about the current spate of book bans and their impact on teens, have been banned from a Georgia Reading Bowl.

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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 3d

More spooky season reading. So excited to have a new witchy fantasy from Sangu Mandanna. #witchyreads #booksky #readersky #librarysky

A paperback of A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna on a light background with blue stars.

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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 4d

Oh noooo. I thought that the release announcement was satire or something.

Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 5d

Omg. Heroes

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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 5d

(Late) Daily Card: King of Coins

It’s time to get your house in order. It’s not fun but now is the time to focus on practical matters. Good luck.

A rose with wicked thorns in the kind of coins

Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 7d

Belatedly showing off my recent project: Jazzy the Bear. I motored through finishing her in early August so my mom could have her in the hospital and rehab center for some needed color and emotional support. #craftsky #crochetsky #imadeit

Close up of jazzy a teddy bear crocheted with variegated pink yarn, green facial features, and a green shawl and hairbow.

Another view of jazzy so you can see her full body

Jazzy in my mom’s arms as she sleeps in the hospital

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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 7d

Had a blast at Stephanie Garber’s NYC launch for Alchemy of Secrets this week. #booksky #readersky #librarysky

Alchemy of secrets in front of the event stage

Me standing nearby chatting while Stephanie signs by books

Me and Stephanie looking like we’re sharing a secret

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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 8d

Good night. Almost missed #terriertuesday but wanted to share as this little girl had a rough few days after missing a jump and hurting her leg. She’s healing up well and got a spa day (brushing and nail trim) as part of today’s pampering. #dogsky

My dog Bella sprawled on the floor asleep.

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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 8d

Yay! Glad it worked.

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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 8d

A few more bonus shots while I clean up my camera roll.

Staff grabbing supplies under the counter.

Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 8d

Bonus incredibly chaotic video I wasn’t expecting.

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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 8d

This is your sign to go on more solo adventures. Had a great time at Jellycat Diner in FAO Schwarz last month.
#jellycatdiner #jellycat #romanticizeyourlife

Wide view of the diner including a giant milkshake plush

Another counter filled with Jellycat foods

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 8d

If you have a few bucks to spare or can at least RT, a friend of a friend is in need of some financial support. Their service dog is sick with hemorrhagic gastroenterits, and they need help paying for the vet bills.
www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...

Donate to Emergency vet bills for service dog Milo VII, organized by Karen Lohr

I have been matched with my service dog Milo VII for almost 3 years; he turns … Karen Lohr needs your support for Emergency vet bills for service dog Milo VII

www.gofundme.com

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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 9d

Hold your nose while taking three slow sips of water.

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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 10d

Weird road to get there (details in the latest update: gofund.me/19d19818a) but my mom is home 🎉

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 11d

Favor to ask! If you’re going to one of THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL pop ups, would you mind bringing one of my books along for a photo like this? I’m nowhere near any of the events, but it would feel like I was there if my book babies were. The Shadow Sister or The Hex Girls is fine!

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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 13d

Another update on the GoFundMe and it’s a good one: my mom comes home next week.

gofund.me/9067322dc

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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 13d

Daily Card(s): We pulled Judgement and Five of Swords had something we needed to hear.

Sometimes walking away is a victory. Sometimes you have to let karma do the work for you.

#tarotsky

Feathers slip through fingers on the five of swords and a book and crown lay on the judgment card

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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 14d

I’m convinced everyone is feral now.

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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 14d

I don’t know. Not really feeling The Magician as the daily card because the vibes are SO BAD but allegedly we all have everything we need to deal with all of this nonsense. Stay strong. #tarotsky

A hand with magical symbols on the Magician

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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 14d

Fractured Kingdom: Odyssey by ML Fergus: A Review

This review originally appeared in the article "The Plot Thickens in These 23 YA Fiction Series" for School Library Journal: Fractured Kingdom: Odyssey by ML Fergus (2025). Find it on Bookshop. This second installment in the Fractured Kingdom…

Fractured Kingdom: Odyssey by ML Fergus: A Review

This review originally appeared in the article "The Plot Thickens in These 23 YA Fiction Series" for School Library Journal: Fractured Kingdom: Odyssey by ML Fergus (2025). Find it on Bookshop. This second installment in the Fractured Kingdom trilogy picks up moments after the shocking revelation that formerly enslaved Persephone is the “lost royal twin and rightful heir to the Erok throne.” This makes Persephone and her companion Azriel even bigger threats to the villainous Regent Mordesius’s ambitions.

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Emma / Miss Print @msprint.bsky.social · 15d

It’s so wild to me how people say she didn’t deserve the win. Like did they even watch her lay it all out in the finale???

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