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Blaise Faint
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Arrived today #BookSky The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim by @ekjohnston.bsky.social
William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist American Library Association Front cover features an image of a flying dragon with flame breath attack a town with a figure holding a shield and a sword while another figure observes. Dragons. In modern-day North America. How can 16-year-old Owen fight back when he can barely pass algebra? It takes a village to train a dragon slayer, and Owen needs all the help he can get. Praise for The Story of Owen "Johnston's masterful book is a refreshing blend of alternative history, high fantasy, and contemporary teen life." -- BOOKLIST, starred review "Humor, pathos and wry social commentary unite in a cleverly drawn, marvelously diverse world... It may '[take] a village to train a dragon slayer,' but it takes an exception dragon slayer to deserve the village--and a storyteller--like this one." --KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review "Siobhan's narrative sings thanks to her dry wit, intelligence, and ability to see the inherent musicality of life, while also commenting on the unreliability of history (and storytelling) and the power of a community to save itself." --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review Kirkus Reviews Prize for Young People's Literature Finalist Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of the Year Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist YALSO Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults
November 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Arrived today #BookSky Star Wars Crimson Climb by @ekjohnston.bsky.social
Dust jacket for Star Wars: Crimson Climb by #1 New York Times best-selling author of Ahsoka, E. K. Johnston, with a photo of the author and an image of a woman dressed like Han Solo holding an object. "E. K. Johnston is the author of Star Wars: Queen's Hope; Star Wars: Queen's Peril; Star Wars: Queen's Shadow; Star Wars: Ahsoka; Aetherbound; The Afterward; That Inevitable Victorian Thing; and Exit, Pursued by a Bear. She had several jobs and one vocation before she became a published writer. If she's learned anything, it's that things turn out weird sometimes, and there's not a lot you can do about it. Well, that and how to muscle through awkward fanfic because it's a pairing she likes. Cover illustration by Julian D. Paulsen Designed by Beryl Cahapay "Not everyone gets to be the hero. Qi'ra listened to the dreams and promises of a boy with a reckless smile, only to be torn away from him and returned to the White Worms gang while Han made his way to freedom. Now freedom seems like a luxury Qi'ra can't afford while she concentrates on survival and despairs of ever leaving Corellia. But her fortunes seem to turn when a representative of the crime syndicate Crimson Dawn plucks her from captivity and takes her to the syndicate's leader, the mysterious and mercurial Dryden Vos. Vos offers Qi'ra an opportunity she's never had before: the chance to build something resembling a comfortable life if she can prove her worth to his organization. With failure meaning certain death, Qi'ra knows she must immerse herself in the merciless, murderous world of Crimson Dawn. What she doesn't know is just who she will be if she survives..."
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Arrived This Week: #BookSky 25 Years of Tomorrow, The Very Silly Mayor, Crazy Is the New Normal, and Life in the Stupidverse by Tom Tomorrow (Dan Perkins) @tomtomorrow.bsky.social Now I'm ready for Our Long National Nightmare, coming soon!
Covers for 25 Years of Tomorrow, The Very Silly Mayor, Crazy Is The New Normal, and Life in the Stupidverse, by Tom Tomorrow, featuring caricatures of Sparky the Penguin, a very silly mayor, and an orange dude with balding hair surrounded by sycophants.
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Arrived today #BookSky @ekjohnston.bsky.social Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Front cover of Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston #1 New York Times Bestselling Author "Unflinching and powerful, and completely necessary." -- Bustle.com Image of a female cheerleader performing a complex maneuver in mid-air with a cloudy sky behind her, various hands far below waiting to catch her as she completes her somersault Back cover of Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johston, with image of the sky from the front cover and 2 other books by the same author: The Afterward, and That Inevitable Victorian Thing. "She won't be anyone's cautionary tale: brief synopsis of the main ideas of the book. "[A] gripping novel... both a well-plotted whodunit and a tightly woven examination of how we as a society respond to -- and often judge -- rape victims." -- Chicago Tribune "This story of a cheerleader rising up after a traumatic event will give you Veronica Mars-level feels that will stay with you long after you finish." -- Seventeen Magazine "E.K. Johnston has a seemingly limitless range... This is realistic fiction at its best." -- The Globe and Mail
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Speaking of, my copy arrived today!
Spine of 25 Years of Tomorrow Volume One and cover of 25 Years of Tomorrow Volume Two by Tom Tomorrow (Dan Perkins). These books are HUGE!
November 8, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Arrived today #BookSky #CynthiaPelayo #TheShoemakersMagician #ChildrenOfChicago
Front covers for The Shoemaker's Magician, featuring a tophat, mustache and goatee(?) with Chicago highlights, and for Children of Chicago with paper dolls with Chicago highlights, by Cynthia Pelayo, the Bram Stoker Award-Winning author Back covers for The Shoemaker's Magician and Children of Chicago by Cynthia Pelayo (paperbacks). The same photo of the author appears on both books. SM features a tophat, mustache, and goatee. CoC features paper dolls. Cynthia Pelayo is a Bram Stoker Award-winning and International Latino Book Award-winning author. Her body of work includes Loteria and Children of Chicago and The Shoemaker's Magician. She holds an MFA in writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
October 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Arrived today #BookSky #MarthaWells #WitchKing
Dust jacket for Witch King by Martha Wells. Martha Wells has written many fantasy novels, including The Wizard Hunters, Wheel of the Infinite, the Books of the Raksura series, and the Nebula Award-nominated The Death of the Necromancer, as well as YA fantasy novels, short stories, and nonfiction. Her New York Times and USA Today bestselling Murderbot Diaries has won the Hugu, Nebula, Locus, and Alex Awards. Witch King draws together Martha Wells' signature ability to create characters we adore and identify with, alongside breathtaking action and adventure, and the wit and charm we've come to expect from one of the leading writers of her generation.
October 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Arrived today: Nobody's Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre #BookSky
Dust jacket for "Nobody's Girl" by Virginia Roberts Giuffre; Nobody's Girl is an astonishing affirmation of Giuffre's unshakable will -- first, to claw her way out of victimhood, and then to shine light on wrongdoing and fight for a safer, fairer world. Equal parts intimate and fierce, it is a remarkable narrative of fortitude in the face of depravity and despair. VIRGINIA ROBERTS GIUFFRE (1983-2025) was an activist and advocate for sex-trafficking survivors. She lived in Australia with her family.
October 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Arrived today #KevinMaguire #Tanga #Comics #BookSky
Tanga and the Kaiju of Cammera by Kevin Maguire front cover features a purple space girl being menaced by a Kaiju. Also, the front of the slip cover with a cutout "T" and 3 pins featuring characters from the series. Tanga and the Kaiju of Cammera by Kevin Maguire cover cover features 4 images from the series and text explaining the high concept. Also, the back of the slip cover with more images of characters from the series. 4 prints included with the hardcover edition of Tanga by Kevin Maguire, featuring the title character and 3 Kaiju from the series. Also, 3 pins of characters from the series.
October 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Arrived today #CharlieJaneAnders #LessonsInMagicAndDisaster #BookSky
Cover for Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders with a photo of the author and text describing the book. The cover is mainly purple and seems to be an image of dry, cracked earth with sever flowers daisies growing.
October 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Arrived today #MarthaWells #QueenDemon #BookSky
Cover of Queen Demon by Martha Wells, with a photo of the author and text describing the book. The front cover image is of a person in archaic clothing wearing a veil or mask covering their eyes. "A wildly original and complex fantasy." -- N.K. Jemisin
October 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Arrived today Uncultured #DaniellaMestyanekYoung #BookSky
Front cover of Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young: "A propulsive memoir delivered in the honest tones of a woman who didn't always think she'd live to tell her story." The New York Time. Image of a photo of a little girl -- the photo is torn in 4 pieces. Back cover of Uncultured: "A tremendous story of grit and determination." Julia Scheeres. There is text describing the book and a photo of the author as an adult. "Readers won't be able to put down this harrowing and enthralling memoir."
October 15, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Image of a man wearing a t-shirt with a woman riding a horse. He holds the LP cover for Harlequin by Lady Gaga.
September 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Arrived today #BookSky #thebookofelsewhere #KeanuReeves #ChinaMiéville
Arrived today #BookSky #thebookofelsewhere #KeanuReeves #ChinaMiéville Dust jacket for the book of elsewhere with glowy drawings on a black background, photos of the authors, and text supporting the purchase of this book inspired by BRZRKR.
September 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Arrived today #BookSky #InvisibleKingdom #GWillowWilson #ChristianWard #SalCipriano #BergerBooks
Arrived today #BookSky #InvisibleKingdom #GWillowWilson #ChristianWard #SalCipriano #BergerBooks dust jacket for Invisible Kingdom featuring several spacey sci-fi images and text promoting the purchase of the book
September 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Arrived today #BookSky Lotería @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social
Front cover of "Lotería by Cynthia Pelayo: *Stories*" A black and white image of a right hand with sharp black nails holds 3 Lotería cards. The top card is yellow with a black skull and the words "La Calavera". The second card is obscured, black and white with "ablito" visible. The third card is also obscured, black and blue, "zon" visible. Back cover of "Loteria" by Cynthia Pelayo, features an image of the author in the woods during the day wearing a dress. Bram Stoker Award Winner "A short, sharp hit of horror and magic... Pelayo is an award-winning poet, and it shows in her ability to present a startling image without wasting a word." -- Esquire Lotería is a collection of short stories and poems inspired by the Mexican card game of the same name, which features 54 cards with iconic imagery and symbolism. This collection highlights each of the cards, and every tale is inspired by a unique Latin American folkore, legend, or myth, or belief that existed in the Americas long before their European counterparts. The stories explore the quiet and uncanny, and sometimes the gruesome and the grim, to provide a glimpse into the rich history of fairy tales and folk stories from across a number of Latin American countries and communities. Cynthia Pelayo is a Bram Stoker Award and International Latino Book Award-winning author. Her novels include Children of Chicago and The Shoemaker's Magician. She holds an MFA in writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Cover design by Kaylie Pendleton. Image credit: Elisanth/Shutterstock.com (hand)
September 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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#BookSky Arrived today ‪@drrachelbarr.bsky.social‬ "How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend: A Neuroscientist's Guide to a Healthier, Happier Life"
Dust jacket for "How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend: A Neuroscientist's Guide to a Healthier, Happier Life" by Rachel Barr, with photo of the author and accompanying text.
September 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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#BookSky arrived today #GoodOmens adapted by #ColleenDoran
front cover of Good Omens adapted by Colleen Doran, Loot pack #1, postcard, and bookmark back cover of Good Omens adapted by Colleen Doran, Loot pack #1, postcard, and bookmark
August 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Arrived today "The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand" @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social‬ #BookSky
front cover for "The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand" edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene, Introduction by Stephen King. The previous text dominates the cover. A bird's head with a red eye is in the bottom right corner. All-new stories set in the world of Stephen King's "The Stand" from: a bunch of people including @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social‬. Also, a bar code.
August 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Arrived today @annaleen.bsky.social @marthawells.com #Booksky Automatic Noodle and System Collapse
Cover for Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz featuring a robot eating noodles, with a skyline and various other robotic figures. "A story I didn't know I needed right now. So much fun!" -- Martha Wells, bestselling author of the Murderbot Diaries Back cover of Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz, with blurbs by Becky Chambers, Michael Chabon, Mike Chen, M. R. Carey, and Samit Basu, with an octopus or similar animal, and a robot with a human-looking top half and 4 robotic legs (it could be a human fused with a robot -- hard to tell from a cartoon drawing) System Collapse by Martha Wells, a Hugo and Nebula award-winning series!. "One of the most human experiences you can have in sci-fi right now." -- NPR on the Murderbot Diaries. Cover features a humanoid cyborg android (Murderbot) crouching before an alien landscape with an ominous large machine in the background Back cover of System Collapse by Martha Wells. Praise for The Murderbot Diaries: "I love Murderbot!" Ann Leckie "The most heartwarming, action-packed, literally explosive space opera I've enjoyed in a long time. Martha Wells is the best writer of lovable, snarky, gender-subversive killing machines out there!" N. K. Jemisin "We are all a little bit Murderbot." NPR "Your favorite semiorganic security agent is as hilarious and hypercompetent as ever....Murderbot will rip your heart out -- and put it back together." Kemi Ashing-Giwa also, a bar code (aren't you glad I took the time to add so many details to this descriptive all text?)
August 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Arrived today _Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories_ #booksky @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social
front cover of _Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories_ with a figure in an alley with pointy fingers standing over another prone figure. Copy: "Takes you beyond the news headlines to a Chicago few get to witness, pulsing with the lifeblood of its neighborhoods, its history, and its monsters." Gus Moreno, author of This Thing Between Us back cover of _Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories, with continuation of the illustration from the front cover, focused on a prone body in an alley. Copy on the back cover gives another review blurb, a brief overview of the stories, and a list of the authors.
August 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Image from original poster flipped horizontally so you can read the cover which says: Sarah J. Maas: A Court of Mist and Fury. Image from original poster flipped horizontally so you can read the cover which says: Sarah J. Maas: A Court of Mist and Fury.
August 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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I've updated my pledge to include Magic Powder -- good luck in the final hours! #Kickstarter #TheElfWithNoName
Image of Kickstarter Pledge page for The Elf with No Name. Still no BlueSky share option!
August 1, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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It seems that several of your earlier works are being re-released over the coming months. Would you mind posting the schedule for when they will be available for re-order?
Covers for re-releases of Loteria: Stories, Children of Chicago, and The Shoemaker's Magician, all by Cynthia Pelayo
August 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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I wash dishes and make beds for a living; I've given all I can afford to financially.
I wash dishes and make beds for a living; I've given all I can afford to financially. I get that you are desperate, but you are not thinking strategically. When someone posts on social media that they have made a donation, only to be swarmed by a dozen other people asking for more money, that makes them regret making the donation in the first place, and much less likely to donate again in the future. When other people see this happening, they are much less likely to donate in the first place. So, you are not only NOT helping yourself, you are actively hurting Tasneem and her 3 children when you do this. Your focus should be on making your own campaign go viral. This is not going to happen by spamming individuals. Start by reading "1,000 True Fans". https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/?utm_source=chatgpt.com Each of you need a minimum of 1,000 minimum contributions via GoFundMe, which means your campaigns need to be SEEN by a minimum of 100,000 people, and probably far more. Take a moment to think about what I've been doing. First, I wrote a song lyric, and asked for others on BlueSky to turn that into an actual song. Crickets. Then I used AI to generate a song based on those lyrics. Crickets. Next I used several AI tools to create a video with a revised, truncated version of the lyrics mixed with a Notebook LLM generated podcast. Crickets. The next step would be to get a good looking person with a pleasant speaking voice who is telegenic and charismatic (SADLY THAT IS NOT ME!) to make an emotional appeal accompanied by a song made by human musicians. I do not have the resources for ANY of that. There are over 8 billion people on the planet, so hopefully others will step up to bring that to fruition. Once someone has created an effective fundraising template, the rest of you will be able to duplicate that, and hopefully achieve your goals. Please Help My Dear Friend Tasneem in Gaza v2 [Instrumental Intro] We all have struggles, and often we face them alone We stumble, we fall, trapped in a War Zone. So today, I'm asking you to please help if you can Here's what you can do, here's the plan... Tasneem is in Gaza with no food and very little shelter. Trying to support 3 children in a world gone helter-skelter! Please help Tasneem and her children to live Give what you can, but please give! Kick in a few bucks at this GoFundMe if you could Send a gift to where it does the most good Don't just scroll by, give from your heart We can make the world a little better if we all do our part. We all have struggles, and often we face them alone We stumble, we fall, trapped in a War Zone. So today, I'm asking you to please help if you can Here's what you can do, here's the plan... Call your Senator, reach out to Congress Tell them to stop the violence with a full-court press In life there are times when there's a clear right and wrong This is what I'm telling you right now, here in this song! [Instrumental Interlude] We all have struggles, and often we face them alone We stumble, we fall, trapped in a War Zone. So today, I'm asking you to please help if you can Here's what you can do, here's the plan... Let there be peace on Earth, let it begin with me and you We all have to step up and do all that we can do! Open your eyes, you can see that it's true! Let's keep it simple, please come through! We all have struggles, and often we face them alone We stumble, we fall, trapped in a War Zone. So today, I'm asking you to please help if you can Here's what you can do, here's the plan... [Instrumental Outro]
July 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM