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Mary Elizabeth Summer
@mesummerbooks.bsky.social
Author, reader, introvert. Currently peddling YA mysteries about smart-ass teens with criminal tendencies. Think Robin Hood but with con artists, hackers, and mob enforcers. | Repped by Bradford Literary Agency
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...And by "evil" I mean "sell your contact information to third parties." www.maryelizabethsummer.com/home#signup #BookSky #YA #streetracing #crimenovels #mystery #mysteryreads #freereads
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Fine, whatever, this random cat is your new god of the winter solstice
December 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
It's my birthday!! And the Merriam-Webster dictionary has given me the gift of this perfectly chosen Word of the Day to commemorate the event. Thanks, @merriamwebster! (It's almost as if they've read my books. 😆) www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...
Word of the Day: Grift
Someone who grifts is a thief, but of a particular sort: they illegally obtain money or property by means of cleverness or deceit, and do not usually resort to physical force or violence. A grifter
www.merriam-webster.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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catGPT, why won't you answer my query
August 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
New cat just dropped. Meet Bacon. #catdistributionsystem #catsofbluesky #catsofthesky
June 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
...And by "evil" I mean "sell your contact information to third parties." www.maryelizabethsummer.com/home#signup #BookSky #YA #streetracing #crimenovels #mystery #mysteryreads #freereads
May 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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How could you not be impressed by a bird in your yard? This dude can fly anywhere and it came here to hang out with you
May 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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It was never just about schools, it was never just about libraries, and it isn't actually about the books.

It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse.

www.chron.com/politics/art...
Texas bill could punish bookstores for 'obscene' books
A new bill in the Texas Legislature, authored by Rep. Nate Schatzline, would allow businesses to be held liable if a minor reports damages from "obscene" books.
www.chron.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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FOR THE REST OF US has a cover! I love the way this art by Meryl Rowin and design by Jenna Stempell-Lobel showcases the 13+ holidays featured within this YA holiday anthology, which releases September 2, 2025 from Quill Tree Books! www.dahliaadler.com/for-the-rest...
February 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do!

www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...
Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon
"Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.
www.salon.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Ok romance authors, let’s do this. If you have a 2025 release coming out (or it just came out), promo it in the form of an AITA post. And please, if you can, drop a buy link or a GR link. Let’s topple some TBR piles.
January 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This beautiful raven almost hopped into my van at Yellowstone National Park last summer. Happy Corvid Day to all who celebrate!
October 8, 2024 at 9:56 PM
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The timeline right now looks like an Ewok party after the Death Star exploded
May 30, 2024 at 9:11 PM