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Anna M @helgagrace.bsky.social · 2d ago

Today in unintentionally funny OverDrive circulations #LibraryLife

A screenshot of a numbered list of titles. Title number 68 is "It Could Have Been Her: A Novel (unabridged)." Title number 69 is "It's Not Her."

surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 4d ago

SOMETHING FOLLOWED US HOME edited by @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social comes out 9/29/26 from @atriabooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #horror #ShortStories #latine #anthology #immigration #colonization #faith #folklore #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1 TODAY!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 4d ago

MAZYWOOD by @tananarivedue.bsky.social releases 9/22/26 from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social @ssedlibrary.bsky.social #literary #thriller #black #hollywood #legacy #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1 TODAY!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 4d ago

GHOST ME, MAYBE by @mandacollins.bsky.social is available 9/22/26 from podium entertainment #romcom #EnemiesToLovers #librarian #architect #louisiana #cat #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1 TODAY!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 4d ago

ON THE EQUALITY OF ALL THINGS by carlo rovelli @rovelli.bsky.social comes out 9/15/26 from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #nonfiction #science #physics #philosophy #reality #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1 TODAY!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 4d ago

SCION by james islington releases 9/1/2026 from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #ScienceFiction #cyberpunk #twists #assassin #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1 TODAY!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 4d ago

SITUATED by @angeladuckworth.bsky.social is available 9/1/26 from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #nonfiction #situations #challenges #peers #mentors #success #grit #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1 TODAY!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 5d ago

when i say everyone is welcome, i mean everyone except TERFs and transphobes www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

Storm fined, co-owner can't attend games after fan confrontation

The WNBA has fined the Storm and suspended co-owner Celeste Keaton from attending the team's next five home games after her exchange with two fans during Tuesday's matchup with the Fever.

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · last wk.

do i know anyone who has read the house of now and then by @edwardunderhill.bsky.social? i need a tiny bit of information (not even a spoiler) by DM please #reading #anxiety

surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

SOPHIE, STANDING THERE by meg mason releases 9/29/26 from @harperbooks.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #heartbreak #isolation #love #relationships #complexity #reading #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF FIRST LADY FREEMAN by @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social comes out 9/29/26 from @marinerbooks.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #debut #megachurch #PastorsWife #SecretPast #pageant #scandal #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

THE WEIGHT OF ANGELS by john boyne is available 9/29/26 from @henryholtbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #historical #OscarWilde #speculative #WhatIf #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

DODGE CITY by patrick dewitt comes out 9/29/26 from @eccobooks.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #RoadTrip #DraftDodger #amphetamines #family #canada #usa #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

THE SISTERS OF CRIMSON HOUSE by melissa anderson sweazy @melissasweazy.bsky.social releases 9/29/26 from @readlandmark.bsky.social @sourcebooks.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #debut #horror #family #magic #psychics #secrets #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

THE SHIP OF DEATH by kyle winkler @bleakhousing.bsky.social is available 9/29/26 from @avonbooks.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #horror #FoundDocuments #tabletop #BoardGame #rpg #creepy #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

THE RALLY by @carlavass.bsky.social comes out 9/29/26 from @unionsqandco.bsky.social @misterchris.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social #debut #JobLoss #RunningAway #europe #luxury #hedonism #freedom #reckoning #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK by clare mackintosh @claremackwrites.bsky.social releases 9/22/26 from @readlandmark.bsky.social @sourcebooks.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #thriller #affair #murder #StandAlone #twists #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

THINGS WE FOUND IN THE GROUND by ellie bruce and lucie gray romanfound.com is available 9/22/26 from @sourcebooks.bksy.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #nonfiction #RomanFound #history #community #SelfDiscovery #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

OUR CUT OF SALT by @deenahelm.bsky.social comes out 9/22/26 from @tornightfire.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #debut #horror #HauntedHouse #injustice #survival #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD by dr. barbara lazio, md @noodlesurg.bsky.social releases 9/22/26 from @sourcebooks.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #memoir #medicine #BrainSurgery #humor #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8//!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

MURDER AT THE GRAND ALPINE HOTEL by agatha christie and lucy foley is available 9/22/26 from @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #mystery #MissMarple #SwissAlps #grudges #blizzard #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

CROSSING THE RED LINE by @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social comes out 9/22/26 from @wwnorton.com @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social #nonfiction#journalism #biden #gaza #ForeignPolicy #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

THE ICE BEYOND by olivia wildenstein releases 9/22/26 from @sourcebookscasa.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #romantasy #shifter #valkyrie #dragons #vampyrs #secret #truth #TheEmpressOfThornsSeries #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

DAUGHTER OF THE DARK by r. j. valldeperas comes out 9/15/26 from bramble @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #romantasy #dark #fate #freedom #death #destruction #revolution #DaughtersOfAuquis #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

FALLOW by sarah anderson is available 9/15/26 from @fsgbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #debut #fiction #surrogacy #capitalism #compensation #future #freedom #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

LIVE LAUGH LOVE by kristin kobes du mez @kkdumez.bsky.social releases 9/15/26 from @liveright.bsky.social @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social #nonfiction #white #christian #women #holiness #evangelicalism #manipulation #abuse #nationalism #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

I AM THE MONSTER UNDER THE BED by @emilyzinnikas.bsky.social comes out 9/15/26 from @stmartinspress.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #debut #horror #ReturningHome #childhood #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

BE ON THAT HILL by @sethwickersham.bsky.social is available 9/15/26 from hyperion avenue @prhlibrary.bsky.social #nonfiction #sports #journalism #essays #legends #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

BODIES OF MAGIC by @freyamarske.bsky.social releases 9/15/26 from @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #fantasy #DarkAcademia #healing #magic #murder #mystery #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social · 2w ago

WE ALREADY DUG THE GRAVE by @emmacwellsbooks.bsky.social comes out 9/8/26 from @poisonedpenpress.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #thriller #sisters #TeaLeaves #murder #blood #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!

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