Jenna Marie
@jennamariekittycat.bsky.social
librarian, book critic, cat caretaker, chicagoan. fan of tea and pop culture.
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Attention 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!
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Friends! First three Rachel Reid game changers series, including Heated Rivalry, bundled for 1.99
THREE BOOKS, 1.99
It's 2.99 alone for Heated Rivalry lol
Get it a.co/d/758a4Io
THREE BOOKS, 1.99
It's 2.99 alone for Heated Rivalry lol
Get it a.co/d/758a4Io
Game Changers Collection: A Spicy Gay Hockey Romance - Kindle edition by Reid, Rachel. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Game Changers Collection: A Spicy Gay Hockey Romance - Kindle edition by Reid, Rachel. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taki...
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December 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Friends! First three Rachel Reid game changers series, including Heated Rivalry, bundled for 1.99
THREE BOOKS, 1.99
It's 2.99 alone for Heated Rivalry lol
Get it a.co/d/758a4Io
THREE BOOKS, 1.99
It's 2.99 alone for Heated Rivalry lol
Get it a.co/d/758a4Io
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Library folks, a great chance to do this is #LibFaves25, starting this Monday! Ten days to post ten favorite reads of 2025 and help get more great books the attention they deserve.
Reminder! "Best Of" lists are tied to publicity and marketing budgets, who is able to hire publicists, what books made it to the top of a TBR stack *thousands* of arcs tall, and the shrinking # of outlets still doing book coverage.
Talk about your favorite books!
They likely weren't read. ❤️📚
Talk about your favorite books!
They likely weren't read. ❤️📚
A lot of Best Of lists are now out or on their way. Congrats to you all. It’s an accomplishment I hope every writer gets to experience at one time or another. Not everyone will, though, and to those writers, know I see you too. Keep telling your stories. Regardless of lists, the world needs them.
December 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Library folks, a great chance to do this is #LibFaves25, starting this Monday! Ten days to post ten favorite reads of 2025 and help get more great books the attention they deserve.
We're getting so close! Can't wait to see what everyone loved this year! (Narrowing down to 10 is SO HARD!) #LibFaves25
Library friends, please share!! Library faves kicks off on Monday, December 8th! Count down your 📚 10 favorite books 📚 published in 2025, 1 per day, through 12/17. TITLE in caps, tag #LibFaves25.
December 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
We're getting so close! Can't wait to see what everyone loved this year! (Narrowing down to 10 is SO HARD!) #LibFaves25
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NEW — Cutting less than one day of the Chicago police would cover the $4.5M needed to ensure there are no cuts to library staffing and resources, one resident writes.
Read this opinion submission about protecting city libraries in the 2026 budget.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/opin...
Read this opinion submission about protecting city libraries in the 2026 budget.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/opin...
OPINION: The Chicago Public Library budget is under threat. Let’s remember what libraries do for us • The TRiiBE
Cutting less than one day of the Chicago police would cover the $4.5M needed to ensure there are no cuts to library staffing and resources.
thetriibe.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
NEW — Cutting less than one day of the Chicago police would cover the $4.5M needed to ensure there are no cuts to library staffing and resources, one resident writes.
Read this opinion submission about protecting city libraries in the 2026 budget.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/opin...
Read this opinion submission about protecting city libraries in the 2026 budget.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/opin...
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Have you seen YALSA's finalists for the William C. Morris YA Debut Award? Read them all before we announce the winner in January! Learn more: https://ow.ly/vPmm50XE6Wr
askel aden Mary Shyne DeAndra | add ALL THE NOISE AT ONCE on GR! 泛依婷 Stefany Valentine Cormorant Books
askel aden Mary Shyne DeAndra | add ALL THE NOISE AT ONCE on GR! 泛依婷 Stefany Valentine Cormorant Books
December 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Have you seen YALSA's finalists for the William C. Morris YA Debut Award? Read them all before we announce the winner in January! Learn more: https://ow.ly/vPmm50XE6Wr
askel aden Mary Shyne DeAndra | add ALL THE NOISE AT ONCE on GR! 泛依婷 Stefany Valentine Cormorant Books
askel aden Mary Shyne DeAndra | add ALL THE NOISE AT ONCE on GR! 泛依婷 Stefany Valentine Cormorant Books
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YALSA's Excellence in Nonfiction Finalists have been named! Check out the finalists and find out more here before the winner is announced in January: https://ow.ly/K5hE50XE6cT
Barb Rosenstock Gail Jarrow Yas Imamura Random House Children's Books Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing
Barb Rosenstock Gail Jarrow Yas Imamura Random House Children's Books Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing
December 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
YALSA's Excellence in Nonfiction Finalists have been named! Check out the finalists and find out more here before the winner is announced in January: https://ow.ly/K5hE50XE6cT
Barb Rosenstock Gail Jarrow Yas Imamura Random House Children's Books Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing
Barb Rosenstock Gail Jarrow Yas Imamura Random House Children's Books Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing
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Join me, friends. I don’t need more TBR books but I want them anyway.
Library friends, please share!! Library faves kicks off on Monday, December 8th! Count down your 📚 10 favorite books 📚 published in 2025, 1 per day, through 12/17. TITLE in caps, tag #LibFaves25.
December 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Join me, friends. I don’t need more TBR books but I want them anyway.
well I've seen Wicked For Good twice already in theaters so of course I'm interested in WEST OF WICKED by Nikki St. Crowe, "A dark, sexy, and twisted reimagining of The Wizard of Oz" #ewgc
December 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
well I've seen Wicked For Good twice already in theaters so of course I'm interested in WEST OF WICKED by Nikki St. Crowe, "A dark, sexy, and twisted reimagining of The Wizard of Oz" #ewgc
not one, but two Bluebeard inspired stories coming next year! can't wait for both. THE LAST LADY B by Eloisa James and A DARK AND WILD WOOD by Sarah Nicole Lemon #ewgc
December 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
not one, but two Bluebeard inspired stories coming next year! can't wait for both. THE LAST LADY B by Eloisa James and A DARK AND WILD WOOD by Sarah Nicole Lemon #ewgc
no ARCs yet, but we did get a cover for THE LAST CONTRACT OF ISAKO by Fonda Lee. The Green Bone Saga are some of my fav books of all time so I'm hyped for something new! #ewgc
December 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
no ARCs yet, but we did get a cover for THE LAST CONTRACT OF ISAKO by Fonda Lee. The Green Bone Saga are some of my fav books of all time so I'm hyped for something new! #ewgc
very intrigued by THE RAINSHADOW ORPHANS by Naomi Ishiguro: "The first novel in a dazzling fantasy trilogy inspired by Japanese folklore and Studio Ghibli films like Spirited Away, set within a mythical archipelago brimming with dragons and Sun Spirits, high-tech hackers and bubble tea." #ewgc
December 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
very intrigued by THE RAINSHADOW ORPHANS by Naomi Ishiguro: "The first novel in a dazzling fantasy trilogy inspired by Japanese folklore and Studio Ghibli films like Spirited Away, set within a mythical archipelago brimming with dragons and Sun Spirits, high-tech hackers and bubble tea." #ewgc
I've been focused more on reading stuff from earlier this year that I wanted to catch up instead of ARCs, so not a whole lot to share this month. #ewgc
December 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I've been focused more on reading stuff from earlier this year that I wanted to catch up instead of ARCs, so not a whole lot to share this month. #ewgc
Hey #ewgc, looking forward to your favs! Mark your calendars, prepare your lists, and please share widely!
Library friends, please share!! Library faves kicks off on Monday, December 8th! Count down your 📚 10 favorite books 📚 published in 2025, 1 per day, through 12/17. TITLE in caps, tag #LibFaves25.
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Hey #ewgc, looking forward to your favs! Mark your calendars, prepare your lists, and please share widely!
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My fave social media time of the year! Library Faves kicks off on 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!
December 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
My fave social media time of the year! Library Faves kicks off on 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!
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
Library friends, please share!! Library faves kicks off on Monday, December 8th! Count down your 📚 10 favorite books 📚 published in 2025, 1 per day, through 12/17. TITLE in caps, tag #LibFaves25.
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Library friends, please share!! Library faves kicks off on Monday, December 8th! Count down your 📚 10 favorite books 📚 published in 2025, 1 per day, through 12/17. TITLE in caps, tag #LibFaves25.
Reposted by Jenna Marie
Attention 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!
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Attention 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!
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I can’t promise that this is the first time a Canadian publisher of a beloved children’s book series has publicly condemned the bloodthirsty US secretary of defense’s use of its imagery to smirkingly defend heinous war crimes. I mean who can say.
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I can’t promise that this is the first time a Canadian publisher of a beloved children’s book series has publicly condemned the bloodthirsty US secretary of defense’s use of its imagery to smirkingly defend heinous war crimes. I mean who can say.
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This is a blast every year. I better get my picks set up!
Attention 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!
December 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This is a blast every year. I better get my picks set up!
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Can't wait! 💙📚
Attention 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!
December 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Can't wait! 💙📚
Attention 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!
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Attention 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!
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AI has been infiltrating knitting and crochet spaces, filling them with useless patterns. Here's why that's happening and what can be done about it.
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
#AI #Knitting #Crochet #FiberArt #Copyright
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
#AI #Knitting #Crochet #FiberArt #Copyright
The AI Invasion of Knitting and Crochet
AI has been infiltrating knitting and crochet spaces, filling them with useless patterns. Here’s why that’s happening and what can be done about it.
www.plagiarismtoday.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
AI has been infiltrating knitting and crochet spaces, filling them with useless patterns. Here's why that's happening and what can be done about it.
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
#AI #Knitting #Crochet #FiberArt #Copyright
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
#AI #Knitting #Crochet #FiberArt #Copyright