The real Christians are out there fighting the good fight 🫶🏻

[To the tune of Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison] 🎵Baba Yaga 🎵Walking down the street 🎵Baba Yaga 🎵House with chicken feet 🎵Baba Yaga

“Orangemandias” 🤣🤣🤣

Worth remembering that the Christian nationalism that fueled the empires in The Great War seeded Europe's turn away from Christianity for the next century. Historically, Christian nationalism is the enemy of true faith. It is a false gospel whose fruits are known mostly in war.

Still in my lineup are THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME by @ilonaandrews.bsky.social, SEA OF CHARMS by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social and THE ASTRAL LIBRARY by Kate Quinn! Stoked to have these to look forward to in November! #ewgc

HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by @ninamcconigley.bsky.social is mesmerizing. Georgie's narrative voice is powerful, and even though this short book is incredibly weird, I was hooked. I do enjoy a mystery in which the motive, not the killer(s), is the mystery. #ewgc @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Cat lovers who also love cozy fantasy, and librarians who love order (there is significant overlap here) must get themselves a copy of AGNES AUBERT'S MYSTICAL CAT SHELTER by Heather Fawcett, the author who gave me my beloved MC Emily Wilde. It's sooooooo delicious. #ewgc @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Murderbot is life. PLATFORM DECAY by @marthawells.com is up next in the series. Look for this treasure May 5 as our favorite SecUnit hilariously learns how to cope with emotions while, as always, rescuing and protecting hapless humans. @macmillanlib.bsky.social #ewgc

PLACELESS by self-described NYC homeless advocate Patrick Markee really flips the script on the unhoused–and draws a throughline (decades long) of social and political paths not taken that would have sheltered everyone. Bet Markee is happy about the new mayor! @prhlibrary.bksy.social #ewgc

Your GalleyChat post compiler is in the house! Who's here to chat about great upcoming books that we've been reading pre-publication? #ewgc

The November EarlyWord GalleyChat is today at 4 p.m. EST. Librarians will talk about the print (ARCs) and digital (DRCs) galleys of upcoming books that we are excited about! #ewgc

I’m as obsessed with the album “Idols” as I was with “Mayhem” and that’s really saying something #Yungblud #LadyGaga #music

Got an ARC of Immorata by Ava Reid 🥰 #ARC #booksky #sff

Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.

I always want to follow behind Prue and Paul and scoop up something that they say is "claggy, underproved, underbaked, too much caramel, too sweet, the chocolate is too thick" and devour the entire plate. #GBBS

That was a super #ewgc! See you on November 6 at 4 p.m. EST for another awesome galley chat!

On the TBR: AN ARCANE INHERITANCE by @wordsiren.bsky.social, PLATFORM DECAY by @marthawells.com, PLACELESS by PATRICK MARKEE and THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME by @ilonaandrews.bsky.social #ewgc

Halfway through BOOK OF LIVES (November 4), a memoir by @margaretatwood.bsky.social Witty and fascinating. Too much about Graeme Gibson IMO, but this is understandable. #ewgc @prhlibrary.bsky.social

A Welsh fairy tale retold, HONEYSUCKLE will be one of my 2026 fantasy faves. Big sister makes her little brother a magical playmate out of flowers who must play any game he chooses. How sweet! For a while. #ewgc @barfridmantell.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social

We need more multiple-wives-in-the-middle-of-nowhere horror, judging from THE FOURTH WIFE. YIKES @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social -I actually felt suffocated! Coming March 31. #ewgc @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Nonstop enjoyment: VIOLET THISTLEWAITE IS NOT A VILLAIN ANYMORE by @writersofrohan.bsky.social Cozy romantasy with a twist in the plot (villainess redemption) and an even tastier twist at the end. Coming November 18. #ewgc @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Hey #ewgc great to see you!

EarlyWord GalleyChat is TODAY at 4 p.m. EST. Librarians will talk about galleys (ARCs, DRCs) of interesting upcoming books! #ewgc #booksky

Minus the thrillers that my coworker nabbed, my ARC box from @prhlibrary.bsky.social contained these babies. Lauren Groff! A doorstop of Atwood! Etc. @legroff.bsky.social @margaretatwood.bsky.social #ARCs #ReadingAhead #bookhaul #ARChaul #booksky

Just finished HONEYSUCKLE by @barfridmantell.bsky.social and it's terrific! Out in March. What an epic ending.

@bethmacy.bsky.social if so, you know how to get in touch with me!

@bethmacy.bsky.social word has it you might be interested in a discussion about obstacles and opportunities for Appalachian kids with another author about this topic. Maybe in Abingdon, in spring? Let me know what you think!

The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

This is priceless, as so much of @theonion.com always is. #amreading #SFF theonion.com/underwhelmin...

I hope @jjbooklvr.bsky.social and @jesstlibrarian.bsky.social don't forget us this time! #ewgc

All right #ewgc peeps, it's time for the pre-chat virtual cocktails and howdy dos! Who's here?

Another hugely helpful post from @jeffreyyamaguchi.bsky.social about DIY book publicity, for all of us in the #writingcommunity who wish we understood the whole publicity landscape better. Particularly fascinated to learn about the monthly #ewgc chat bookpublishing.substack.com/p/spotlight-...?

EarlyWord GalleyChat is today! Follow hashtag #ewgc starting at 4 p.m. EST and discover what upcoming books librarians are excited about. #ARCs #booksky

Reviewed my favorite album of the year www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Newly bereaved and in tatters but wanting to keep up with the things. It was Coldplay cam gotcha, this week it was Colbert/South Park, is there a new weekend thing?

Librarians are public servants creating taxpayers out of non-computer-savvy citizens. I’ve personally created dozens. So even this regime needs us for wealth creation. Getting rid of us is getting rid of GDP. Cynical, but factual. #librarians #SaveTheIMLS

It's been another amazing #ewgc and we shall see all of you here on BlueSky August 7 at 4 p.m. EST, with virtual cocktails and chitchat preceding at 3:30 p.m. In the meantime, read on, my book peeps!

On the TBR for upcoming books: THE WHITE OCTOPUS HOTEL by Alexandra Bell, WHAT STALKS THE DEEP by T. Kingfisher, and undoubtedly some books mentioned here today on #ewgc

Nobody juxtaposes exhaustive research and compassionate activism like @bethmacy.bsky.social. Like DOPESICK, her October 7 nonfiction release, PAPER GIRL, is disturbing but stunning. Part memoir, part social commentary. @prhlibrary.bsky.social #ewgc

KATABASIS had a bit too much trudging through a wasteland when 2025 has felt like same, but now I can't get the good parts out of my head. The ending was particularly choice (sigh!). Kudos to @rfkuang.bsky.social for another banger, and thanks to @librarylovefest.bsky.social for the DRC #ewgc

Fantasy-wise, Naomi Novik just never misses! THE SUMMER WAR is delectable from beginning to end and I love the sibling relationships and how they evolve. Also, fae. Thank you Del Ray, for the DRC and @naominovik.bsky.social for the enchantment. #ewgc

The sheer scope of F*CKED UP FAIRY TALES by Liz Gotauco, with folklore from many cultures, and the snarky off-color commentary within the stories totally won this chuckling reader over! Ended too soon! Thanks to @cosbrarian.bsky.social and @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social for a fun ride! #ewgc

Compiling #ewgc with three monitors

Guess what your compiler has? THREE MONITORS. One for a Notepad list to cut and paste your usernames into the catalog note fields from, one for Edelweiss and one for Bluesky. #ewgc

Hello #ewgc! Who's here and ready to chat up all the books?

Correction: I have been informed that EarlyWord GalleyChat is in fact 15 years old. In internet terms that's a good while! I'm a relative newbie (and really bad at math)! #ewgc

EarlyWord GalleyChat is where librarians discuss the book galleys (print or digital) that capture our hearts and imaginations. EarlyWord has been "the publisher-librarian connection" for more than 20 years! Check out our lively book chat today at 4 p.m. EST by following our hashtag: #ewgc

I made a book, a very tiny book. On vintage paper with watercolour illustrations and a nonsense verse. If anyone wants to publish it for me I would be overjoyed. This is just a rough to see how it works out

Happy Morning After Canine Nervous Breakdown Eve to all who need more coffee

Good day, dear Bibliophiles✨ art by Naoko Stoop