Kenneth Luke Hansen
@kennethluke.bsky.social
Avid reader looking to create a happy place for bibliophiles everywhere 📚 Proud to be 🏳️🌈 Prouder to be a teacher. Hope to be LeVar Burton when I grow up.
A story told as much by what isn’t said, this is a brutal ride taking us to a terrifying conclusion & yet, a must-read. Justly compared to Hemingway, Szalay has given us one of the greatest “outsider’s story” ever. István will haunt you; you’ll be grateful for the privilege. ❤️🩹 #booksky
Remember, it’s perfectly acceptable if your weekend plans consist of nothing other than reading a good book, drinking multiple cups of tea, and indulging in a scandalous amount of cinnamon rolls.
Y’all, I am SHOOK! Based on real events from the author’s life, the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors are sent to a Jewish nature camp where their sadistic counselor “preps” them to survive the next pogrom. A superb analysis of generational trauma. (& fans of Modiano will love it) #booksky
@aptshadow.bsky.social has done it again! Sci-fi meets noir crime in a gritty underworld of augmented animals. Developed for human benefit, these animals have created an entire world for themselves—crime & violence included! A masterwork! (Fans of Jimothy will love the hero!) #booksky
I’m really looking forward to discussing this phenomenal book at tonight’s book club @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social. If you’re in the Wilmington area, come join us! (If you’re somewhere else, you should still get the book!) #booksky
@wiswell.bsky.social’s third triumphant novel is out tomorrow! If you’re as big a fan as I am of this Nebula Award-winning author, you can join us in-person Thursday at 6 @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social! I’ll be moderating the Q&A, & I’m excited to hear what other fans want to know! #booksky
I honestly don’t know how to describe this book, except to say it’s a weird (but successful) blend of thriller, sci-fi, & fantasy. That can’t be easy, but Kracht makes it appear so. Do yourself a favor & join these heroes on their otherworldly journey. Out 7-14. #booksky @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social
A poem about reading “White Noise” poolside is low key brilliance. This is from @adamg.bsky.social’s collection, “Every Living Day.” Two 👍🏻s up, highly recommend. #booksky #poetry
As I continue my way through the Women’s Prize for Fiction, I just discovered the genius of Kingsolver. This is “Forrest Gump” as written by John Steinbeck. Mesmerizing and addictive, books like this are the reason why I do these reading challenges. #booksky
@naominovik.bsky.social’s lovely & charming gem of a novel is out tomorrow in paperback! With a strong female lead and a gay love story you’ll be rooting for, it’s a must read. #booksky
Kenneth Luke Hansen@kennethluke.bsky.social · 11mo agoWith a vividly described landscape, a strong female lead, and a beautiful gay love story, @naominovik.bsky.social has produced another amazing story. A gem of a novella! #booksky @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social
Put this up this morning with “Yeah, probably.” Ended up buying two books and two plays. I blame @bertsbooks.bsky.social 😂
An incredible, gut punch of a novel, and next month’s book club read @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social. I’m serious: it’ll knock your socks off. Read it. #booksky
Congratulations to last night's winners at the Nebula Awards, which include @stephengrahamjones.com, @amalelmohtar.com, @effies.bsky.social, @thomasha.bsky.social among others, and which formally installed @nkjemisin.bsky.social as a Grand Master! file770.com/sfwa-announc...
SFWA Announces 61st Annual Nebula Awards Winners
SFWA presented the 61st Nebula Awards at a ceremony on June 6 in Chicago, IL as part of the Annual Nebula Awards Conference. Among those given was the inaugural Nebula for Best Poem. THE NEBULA AWA…
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Congratulations to @stephengrahamjones.com for winning the 2026 Nebula Award for Best Novel!
Kenneth Luke Hansen@kennethluke.bsky.social · 3mo ago2nd Nebula-nominee review is the most challenging book I’ve read so far this year, but worth the effort. @stephengrahamjones.com’s latest is a haunting allegory for the vampirism that was European colonialism. One of the most unique books I’ve ever read & a solid contender for the award! #booksky
Visiting Rhinelander, Wisconsin, and discovered this adorable used bookstore! The second pic is my great-aunt 💛 (Buying books with an elder really felt good!) #booksky
The disappearance of a teen compatriot is the foundation of this exquisite coming-of-age novel. 198 powerful pages encapsulate the specific moment that childhood is forcibly left behind, when “regret” becomes a lived experience. Besson is this generation’s most powerful queer storyteller. #booksky
Our last Nebula nom is @nnedi.bsky.social’s paradigm-shifting novel. “Meta” in the best sense & giving representation to those who are most often left out of sci-fi, all w/ a twist ending. This might just be the frontrunner this year. Plus, the 1st time since “Wall-E” that I’ve liked A.I. #booksky
Congratulations to this year’s winners of the International Booker Prize! #booksky 🇹🇼 🇹🇼 🇹🇼
Everything you need to know about Taiwan Travelogue, winner of the International Booker Prize 2026 | The Booker Prizes
As the winner of this year’s International Booker Prize is announced, here’s the lowdown on the triumphant book, its author and translator
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Our 6th Nebula-nominated read is a surreal novel by @darylwriterguy.bsky.social. Examining our relationship w/ tech & the absurdities it causes our lives, it also questions the very nature of our reality. (What if God is just a computer programmer?) Definitely a contender for the award! #booksky
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Adrian Tchaikovsky@aptshadow.bsky.social · 3mo agoToday on the website, for those who’ve read Children of Strife - bonus content. A whole extra chapter that didn’t quite make it into the finished book, essentially a self-contained short story. adriantchaikovsky.com
Our 5th Nebula nominee is a brilliant allegorical takedown of doctoral programs, but is also, I’m afraid, overly long, w/ an unsympathetic protagonist. It is undeniably worthy of the Nebula—again, it’s a brilliant piece of lit.—but it is not a book I’d recommend to anyone. #booksky
I love this 😍 #booksky
Andy Marshall@fotofacade.bsky.social · 3mo agoOne of the best bookshops I've ever visited at the gradel I listed former Wool Exchange, Bradford - Built in the spirit of the great Flemish cloth halls — architecture not merely as utility, but as something capable of raising the human spirit.
