I've recently been informed that "trad wife horror" (a tautology, I know) is the next big genre for 2026. OBSTETRIX by @naomikritzer.bsky.social is a brilliant example. She describes a reality that would have been unthinkable even a year ago. Chilling and so well done. Pre-order it! #BookSky 📚💙

Welp. #BookSky

I'm not sure I'm emotionally equipped to deal with Fridays anymore.

We had two of the best on the Elevenses @dieselbookstore.com podcast yesterdsay - Julia from Hachette and Patricia from Princeton UP. I immediately ordered books books books boooookkkkksssss. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iIZ... #BookSky 📚💙

Is there a band called Arya Stark’s List? Because I feel there should be. At least one. #BookSky 📚💙

Two of the best publisher's reps in the book biz talking about some incredible books on our Elevenses podcast @dieselbookstore.com. Catch previous episodes here: www.youtube.com/@DIESELBooks... #BookSky 📚💙

Best Bunny.

Things you believed from reading treasured childhood books that turned out not to be true: * The taste of Turkish Delight is in no way worth selling out your entire family. * Quicksand is not a constant danger. #BookSky 📚💙

It really does seem as if there is a race on to see who can become the most villainous supervillain in the history of all supervillains. There are at least half a dozen current contenders.

Absolutely tracks with the state of...everything. Also, lol.

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Fantastic conversation with our reps today on our Elevenses with the Reps @dieselbookstore.com podcast! Get the inside book scoop here. #BookSky

“If the world would stop indulging wars and famines and other perils, it would be possible for human beings to embarrass each other to death." - John Irving. Or even without stopping those things.

When I started reading this thread, I honestly thought it was a metaphor for the state of the country rn and then, holy crap.

Anthropic stole 6 of my 7 books and I am joining the class action. But along with the "my life's work stolen, nothing means anything anymore" rage/frustration, the low-self-esteem mid-list writer in me asks, what was wrong with the seventh book? It wasn't good enough to steal? #BookSky #anthropic

Some great books to check out on our Elevenses with the Reps @dieselbookstore.com podcast! Check them out here! #BookSky

Every day I am reminded afresh that we should try to live our lives in such a way that, when we die, the world doesn't celebrate and hope that we burn in hell.

I'm currently editing a manuscript that I'm sure is at least partially written with AI. An editorial first for me. Annoying, insulting, and also puzzling. Because why write something with AI and then pay for a developmental edit? #BookSky #AI

The insect world is absolutely wild.

Hope is still the last thing in the box, so happy New Year! And special thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for allowing me (and so many others) to hold onto it this year.

Our podcast, Elevenses with the Reps @dieselbookstore.com is back this week with...booksellers! Booksellers talking about our favorite books of 2025. Check out our eclectic mix here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkHG... Happy New Year, everyone! #BookSky

Some absolutely fabulous recs from our fantastic publisher's reps and booksellers on our Elevenses with the Reps @dieselbookstore.com podcast! #BookSky 📚💙

“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning. Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪

As a writer, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead was one of a small handful of literary works that opened my worldview and completely shifted my perspective on writing and what could be achieved with language. Just brilliant. Rest well, Tom Stoppard. #BookSky

SPECIES FAIL

Some headlines I have seen the last few days: Is Smoking Cool Again? Is ChatGPT Conscious? (Maybe we should reconsider!) Brazilian Butt Lifts Have a Terrible Smell SPECIES FAIL

They're onto something alright... Also, don't want to be in a plane that this guy is flying.

So, I'm really kind of fucking annoyed and disappointed with Mozilla enabling AI in Firefox by default and not giving users a simple opt out switch. I have disabled it in my firefox via 'about:config' , if you want to too, here's how to disable it completely or enable certain bits you find useful

Check out today's Elevenses @dieselbookstore.com podcast where we talked about everything from niche horror, to the joy of short stories, a cat who hates Christmas, and the great crash of 1929. Full plate! And find all of our Elevenses podcasts here: www.youtube.com/@DIESELBooks... #BookSky 📚💙

If "Ted" was real, not funny in any way, and written by Stephen King on a bad day. Make it stop. #AI

Another exciting Elevenses with the Reps @dieselbookstore.com - we talked about one of my favorite books of the year, Flesh by David Szalay which just won the Booker! And many more. (Plus Ava and I dressed as the aurora borealis Watch here: #BookSky 📚💙

JCO, known for her internet strikeouts, hits this one all the way out of the park. Pinpoint accuracy.

Check out yesterday's Elevenses with the Reps @dieselbookstore.com podcast! Some stunning recs from Scholastic's Kristin Rasmussen and PGW's Andrea Tetrick. Even a couple from me! #BookSky 📚

Wow.

Pretty sure that all my health problems have been caused by years of anxiety over getting, keeping, and affording health insurance.

Truth

This baseball game is gonna go to 11, isn’t it?

Longest World Series in the history of time, world without end.

Longest World Series in the history of time, world without end.

Our reps absolutely shredding it today on Elevenses with the Reps @dieselbookstore.com! #BookSky #indioebookstores

We talked about some really great books on our podcast, Elevenses with the Reps @dieselbookstore.com. Anne Boleyn! David Lynch! Vampires! Watch today's episode below and subscribe/watch past episodes here: www.youtube.com/@DIESELBooks... #BookSky

As a small break from the madness, please enjoy a homemade pumpkin pie slideshow, featuring the spider that bit me, eyes in the trees, monarch butterfly, tree, and souls of the dead. #piesky #pumpkinpie

America's Finest City! ❤️

Seabiscuit The Remains of the Danish Rosemary's Bagel The Bun Also Rises Children of the Cornbread #BookSky

My Buy Nothing group is always a source of fascination for me. There is always a story. This week a woman is slowly giving away a house full of Harry Potter merch. All the books. A blanket. Two wands, one with a magic case and map. “This one really hurts," she wrote. And so say all of us. #BookSky

More Elevenses with the Reps @dieselbookstore.com here: www.youtube.com/@DIESELBooks... #BookSky

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

Damn, this piece hits hard. "Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion." www.noemamag.com/the-last-day...

Thank you, as always, @merriam-webster.com ! #booksky

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