Excited about both of these books. Carrick’s Rook and Rose trilogy was great and Wiswell’s Wearing the Lion was among my favorites last year.

Doctor Science ❌👑@doctorscience.bsky.social · 4w ago

Because writers shouldn't have to do their own publicity: my #Pre-orders for Tuesday July 14 2026 #Booksky #Books #SFF The Dragon Has Some Complaints, John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social t.ly/kayMW The Eye of Leviathan, M.A. Carrick @macarrick.bsky.social www.macarrick.com/writing/eye-...

Our federal grantmaking system has supported American innovation and medical breakthroughs for decades. Now, it’s at risk — and there's a narrow window to do something about it.

Grantmaking overhaul threatens U.S. research

A seismic shift has been proposed for federal grantmaking that would fundamentally alter how billions of dollars in federal funding are awarded.

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If you don’t need books right now but want to help there’s cute new merch!

Cross & Crows Books@crossandcrowsbooks.bsky.social · last mo.

May and June brought us construction and flooding that pretty much cancelled Pride month for us. Those weeks of shortfalls have left us scrambling. More: tinyurl.com/Instapost062...

#antiprime support a queer Canadian bookstore

Cross & Crows Books@crossandcrowsbooks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Cute #bookish #crow merch that supports an itty bitty queerspace bookstore? Anyone? Find tees, totes and more with joyful art by Vancouver illustrator Diesel Lanier: tinyurl.com/CrowGear

The Kickstarter for Last One Out in Lychford, the final book in the series, is live! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sim...

Last One Out in Lychford - a Paul Cornell Novella

Lychford attempts to make peace with the surrounding Fae lands via a game of cricket - but someone isn't intending on playing fair.

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Like much of Samantha Mills' work, this one took a wrecking ball to my emotions. Absolutely worth the read.

Uncanny Magazine@uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Reading for the Hugo Awards? Try the finalist for Best Short Story "10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days" by Samantha Mills @samtasticbooks.com! It also placed 2nd in the Uncanny Poll! You can read it here or in the Hugo packet! buff.ly/7IFySa1

I am feeling mad at the world for a variety of reasons, so I am going to do a thread of things that have made me unreservedly happy recently. 1/?

This. See thread for examples of things that are better.

Kat Abughazaleh@katmabu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

You don’t hate country music, you just hate the same 100 songs of bootlicking corporatized trash about saluting the flag while drinking a beer in your truck at a football game next to your pretty silent wife in daisy dukes who also knows how to fish.

The Cleric Chih novellas are always something to look forward to.

Nghi Vo@nghivo.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A LONG AND SPEAKING SILENCE, Singing Hills #7, is out tomorrow! On the edge of the rainy season, the town of Luntien struggles with a refugee crisis, and one very young cleric and their hoopoe bird companion try to get the story. Which story? All of them. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Elizabeth, I’ll tell the Supreme Court the same thing I told your family: 6 of you can go fuck yourselves. Darcy

Tom Waits is possibly the most glaring omission IMO (just look at the wide range of people who have covered his stuff), but it's a pretty decent list.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3mo ago

Who are the greatest living American songwriters? Our list includes Bob Dylan, Carole King, Jay-Z, Mariah Carey and more. See who else made the cut.

I can never remember if, as an American, events are canceled or cancelled.

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 3mo ago

What word is your spelling nemesis? This is a safe space.

I was already in the middle of The Raven Scholar when this dropped and wow, what a book it is. Those of you who recommended it were not kidding. If you have been letting it idle in your TBR like I did for far too long it’s time to get reading.

Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Best Novel A Drop of Corruption by @robertjbennett.bsky.social (Del Rey; Hodderscape) Death of the Author by @nnedi.bsky.social (William Morrow; Gollancz) 1/

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

Jonathan Edward Durham@thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What’s your favorite Bible verse? (Wrong answers only)

I’m (still) the only candidate in this race who is neither a billionaire nor taking corporate PAC money. Our campaign is powered by tens of thousands of Californians. That’s who the next governor should be focused on—not themselves, not their donors, not any insiders.

It's a national holiday

I am pretty sure I figured out what the hospital ship to Greenland thing is all about.

Hey, my petits choux-fleurs, we have a new blog post with updates on bookstore fundraising! What has happened so far? What needs to happen? Visit crossandcrows.blogspot.com to find out, and help us get where we're going, if you're inclined. #indiebookstore #queerbookstore #yourbookstore

Mine was probably The Village. I watched at least one subsequent Shyamalan on cable, but that was the last one I paid for.

woke stifler@yelix.bsky.social · 6mo ago

fun question: what’s the maddest you’ve ever been leaving a movie theater? not necessarily worst movie you’ve seen, but the one that just pissed you off the most. mine is Batman v Superman

Hear some of this bookstore's regulars and supporters talking to @gkam.bsky.social from @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social about why they love us and are determined to keep us around! www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

© CBC/Radio-Canada 2026. All rights reserved.

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tell your friends, enemies, and anyone else in the vicinity who might have two dollars and ninety-nine cents. url-shortener.me/ABSD

One of my bookseller besties from back in the day now has a small bookstore in BC. She's been surrounded by neighborhood construction that's disrupted business and could use some support. If you want to buy books, they ship to the US and Canada. If you just want to help, visit the GFM.

Scorpionturtle@scorpionturtle.bsky.social · 6mo ago

@crossandcrowsbooks.bsky.social needs urgent help to stay open in Vancouver, BC. @charliejane.bsky.social @yilinwriter.bsky.social gofund.me/313858e1c

First new book purchase of the new year for me! Love this series.

Nicole Glover@nicole-glover.com · 7mo ago

My latest book The Starseekers is out today! And in a twist it’s oddly topical despite being set in the 1960s. NASA, student protests, humans vs computers, education, PBS, and museum heist are a few themes I can easily match to current headlines. Which makes it’s fun and very interesting 😅!

Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.

Life is pain, Charlie Brown. Anyone who says differently is selling something.

Kurt Busiek@kurtbusiek.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I Want You To Hold It Between Your Knees, Charlie Brown

Sharing for my Minnesota friends…

Stacey Burns@wentrogue.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Taking a page from @rachmarie.bsky.social, I invite you to meet FRANKLIN, who is a “large adult male.” He’s a 9yo foster at Feline Rescue in St Paul and sounds like a big, mellow sweetheart. us10d.sheltermanager.com/service?acco...

Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.

I found Asunder to be a grabby, compelling read, and I need the sequel yesterday. Read it!

Kerstin Hall@kerstinhall.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Hello, hi, good day, please admire my sophisticated artistic abilities as I attempt to lure you into buying my book.

Nine former heads of the CDC—appointed by presidents of both parties—warn the nation of the immense peril RFK Jr is putting the country in. Gift link, please send to families and friends www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

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Humblebundle to support World Central Kitchen, and get a bunch of my books from @tordotcom.bsky.social including Murderbot and Witch King! #booksky www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...

Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR

Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.

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