#TheIslandofLastThings, #StarWarsRevengeoftheSith and #MetallicRealms all arrived in the #LocusHQ recently! Thanks to: @penguinrandomhouse #MatthewStover @Flatironbooks @emmasloley @atriabook @thelincoln Buy the books at our bookshop link in bio, and visit our site for all things bookish!

For those too young, here it is: the turkey drop on WKRP in Cincinnati. youtu.be/zTCaibFcEHg

'Tis the season for the Canadian Pacific Christmas Train: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi...

Our editor Jolie Toomajan went on The Night Librarian to talk about pulp, editing, and what makes a successful story from the slush pile! Listen here: https://bit.ly/4oYof0T

NPR's 2025 Books We Love recommendation list is out! We spy some contributions from Reactor writers...how many have you read? ❤️ apps.npr.org/best-books/#...

Here are this week’s brand-new books! crimereads.com/5-new-books-...

Remembering Freddie Mercury today on the 34th anniversary of his passing (November 24, 1991) | Explore his musical legacy (including audio & video highlights) here: album.ink/FMercuryRIP

The best Doctor Who speeches of all time, ranked

It's Doctor Who Day. To celebrate, I've edited and designed a new digital bookazine for @radiotimes.bsky.social, collecting the best of the magazine's articles and rare photography from the show's early years. Download it FREE from www.radiotimes.com/doctor-who-t...

November 23, 1970 George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord," his first single as a solo artist. A spiritual song reflecting Harrison's study of Eastern religion, it goes to #1 in the US and UK, the first chart-topper for any former Beatle. #ClassicVinyl #MusicSky youtu.be/04v-SdKeEpE?...

Is the cure to male loneliness Austrian medieval Krampus parades? My investigation:

Some drink their way through the holidays, but we have literature. The day of thanks makes an appearance in these essays, stories, and novels.

Our greatest tool for fighting AI might actually be poetry.

ICYMI! Reading 2025 fiction? Try the short story "To Speak in Silence" by Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com! You can read it in the eBooks now & on the website in December! buff.ly/CmvWUOr

Yeah, this week's It's Storytime, Swarm X1048 - Ethological Field Report: Canis Lupus Familiaris, '6'" by F.E. Choe, is a beautiful story that sneaks up, quietly slips its hand around your heart, and squeezes it until you think it's going to break. I love that so many listeners love it, too.

#SundayThoughts #LifeQuotes

Have you picked up your copy of DEATH COMES AT CHRISTMAS in paperback yet? 🎅🩸 18 festive stories of murder and mystery in the grand tradition of Christmas crime fiction, from the masters of the genre. Grab a copy now! https://tinyurl.com/u7bjzx7n

I’m so excited for this.

NEW REVIEW: Been a bit busy lately so it’s a weekend review. Today’s review is the new one by Jordan Loyal Short which expands the Dragon Reich world. www.fantasybooknerd.com/2025/11/book...

How come nobody told me about this? open.spotify.com/track/1EHCmZ...

Here's your holiday gift shopping sorted. Two new books from me, @manylittlewords.bsky.social, @laurelhightower.bsky.social, @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social, & @haileypiperfights.bsky.social. Plus coffee, treats & other cool stuff. All for one low price. Full details: www.briankeene.com/news/the-bes...

Happy 75th to E Street Bander Little Stevie Van Zandt and Talking Header Tina Weymouth, both born on this day in 1950!

November 21, 1992 Adam Sandler sings "The Thanksgiving Song" on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update. Love me some Adam Sandler!😁 youtu.be/2bH0rULAHEg?...

2025-11-22: Quotes, “There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risk and costs of comfortable inaction.” - John F. Kennedy, in remembrance of the day of his assassination

“What finally enables ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM to succeed as an intellectual thriller – as well as near-future SF–is that Liu’s own sense of wonder is never far from the surface, and never less than infectious.” @garykwolfe reviews @kyliu99.bsky.social

Remembering Michael Hutchence today on the 28th anniversary of his passing (November 22, 1997) | Explore the INXS frontman's musical legacy (including audio & video highlights) here: album.ink/MHutchenceRIP

Chocolate Toffee Pecan Brittle. Only 4 ingredients! We love this recipe for gifting too! FIND IT HERE: www.rockrecipes.com/chocolate-to...

“You only are free when you realize you belong no place — you belong every place.” On this day in 1973, Maya Angelou's superb conversation with Bill Moyers www.themarginalian.org/2013/06/14/m...

A couple of years ago a trend began for making crocheted and knitted mini sofas for pet cats 🐈 #Caturday ....

#Caturday “I don’t always push the soup cans off these shelves, but when I do, I’m hoping one lands on your foot.” #CatLovers

A beautiful tale about trees and stories by @pengshepherd.bsky.social . Take a look! 😁📚🌳

Vengeance in Korea, kidnappings in Mexico City, folk horror in Eastern Europe, and more: here are the autumn's best translated fiction books! crimereads.com/the-best-fic...

Are you ready for the ECO Equinox? 🌿✨ ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION releases TOMORROW, November 18th! Today is your last chance to preorder these 23 stellar tales from our all-star lineup of sci-fi/fantasy authors for 30% off! www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...

Jon Favreau Clarifies THE MANDALORIAN Season 4 Story Is Separate from the Movie

Don't think just because you couldn't make Tuesday's installment of Brooklyn Books & Booze that you missed my reading there. Because here I am, reading "The Lessons Only a Jelly Bean Can Teach" from my new science fiction collection 101 Things to Do Before You're Downloaded. youtu.be/wMdOo-BUXdg

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

It’s #FridayReads time! Books make great gifts and are tastier than turkey. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a (45% off!) novel full of monsters, friendship, love, magic, revenge, ghosts, storms, syncretism, and maybe a bit of violence… www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

Happy 50th Anniversary to Queen's fourth studio album 'A Night at the Opera' originally released November 21, 1975 | Discover where it ranks in our readers' poll here: album.ink/QueenPoll

Happy 60th birthday to Björk youtu.be/bOrGYzNUBVM

@armandauthor.bsky.social Hope your birthday wish comes true! 🎂🥳

Man, I love Pluribus. Absolutely buzzing with thoughts and questions after every ep.

I had another awesome week of reading, so make sure to check out my latest #WWWWednesday post, which includes outstanding books by @simon-scarrow.bsky.social, @ryanprose.bsky.social, @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social and more. unseenlibrary.com/2025/11/20/w...

November 19, 1974 Linda Ronstadt releases her single “You’re No Good”. It was the first single from her album Heart Like a Wheel and became her only number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. 🤘 #ClassicVinyl #MusicSky youtu.be/XxgwjC3Rxi4?...

@ronaldkelly.bsky.social Hope your birthday wish comes true! 🎂🥳

Daisy Ridley enters the quarantine zone in a new trailer for WE BURY THE DEAD, Zak Hilditch's zombie horror with a twist.

I chose ladies first this year so my 10 before the end is comprised of books by men. King Sorrow is one of my favorite books now, Coffin Moon is shaping up to be another one, and I might chase them both with King of Ashes! I'm a glutton for heartache and devastation doing them back to back like this

Australian authors, beware! There's an AI-assisted scam out there looking to separate you from your money!

Sinners director Ryan Coogler has confirmed that his next film will be Black Panther 3. #BlackPanther3 #Marvel

Today the sun will rise at 12:26 in Utqiagvik (formerly known as Barrow), Alaska to set just 30 minutes later. It will be the last time the town sees the sun this year. Next sunrise will be on January 22nd, 2026 after 1561 hours of darkness.

November 17, 1980 John Lennon releases his final studio album “ Double Fantasy”. Three weeks later he was tragically shot and killed on December 8, 1980. The album peaked at Number 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. #ClassicRock #ClassicVinyl #MusicSky youtu.be/pvn1A-XeMGs?...