Join us on December 20th at 10a PT for our discussion of The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong, more info at mostlyurbanfantasy.com #bookclub #thetellerofsmallfortunes #julieleong #cozyfantasy

I'll be at the Texas Book Festival in Austin this weekend doing a panel with @scalzi.com!

In exciting news, women of wizards erg will be hosting our first casual and learn to play space this saturday after @geekgirlcon.bsky.social If you're in town for geek girl con, consider coming out to play and bringing friends! #wotcstaff www.eventbrite.com/e/tap-in-lea...

Our book club discussion for November’s book Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab is on Sat 11/15 at 10am PT. Find out how to join us and what we’re reading next at MostlyUrbanFantasy.com 📚💙 #bookclub #booksky #VESchwab #BuryOurBonesintheMidnightSoil #vampire #read

Filmed four episodes of Reading Rainbow, all are out on KidZuko on YouTube 😁 Thankful to still be in the world for this journey. Highest of honors for one of Reading Rainbow & LeVar Burton’s biggest fans ✨ Proud & grateful for all involved! 🦋🌌 “Take a look, it’s in a book!” YOU can be anything 📚🌈

Gizmodo article on next Murderbot novel Platform Decay: gizmodo.com/murderbot-pl...

A trip to the indie bookshop or local library (or supporting them online) instead of placing an order through a mega-retailer. Heading to a local coffee shop instead of an international chain. Joining an indie's book club, fostering IRL connections. Asking a librarian instead of relying on AI.

📣 Some exciting news for Library Friends groups! @ala-united.bsky.social and @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social are providing grants to Friends groups at small and rural libraries. Applications open Dec. 17! Learn more: bit.ly/3Wh5ZmM

#ThrowbackThursday to November 2015 when we read Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire, the latest in the October Daye series Silver and Lead is available now #read #bookclub #booksky #urbanfantasy #octoberdayeseries #rosemaryandrue #silverandlead #seananmcguire

Reminder: Tomorrow is the first date for the Blind Date with a Werewolf book tour. It kicks off, in Adventures Underground 21st October at 5pm! Check Patty's appearance page for details and information. Some of the bookstores require a prebooked ticket www.patriciabriggs.com/Patty/appear...

Tonight October 20 I’m at BookPeople in Austin, TX with Ehigbor Okosun. bookpeople.com/event/2025-1...

Urban fantasy really does bring a unique twist to the genre! 🌆✨ The blend of contemporary life with magical elements creates such rich dynamics. Found family is the heart of it all! 💖 #UrbanFantasy #FoundFamily

Our book for November will be Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab. You can find out more about what we’re reading and what we’ve read at www.mostlyurbanfantasy.com #read #bookclub #booksky #buryourbonesinthemidnightsoil #veschwab

On Tuesday, October 21st—Ursula's birthday—we'll announce the recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! Join Theo Downes-Le Guin and guest host Ebon Moss-Bachrach on YouTube for a live announcement at 9 am PDT. The announcement will happen here: www.youtube.com/@ursula.k.le...

Friday Tea with Gail Carriger! (Silly YT video where I get onto the subject of objects as characterization tools & also tell fun stories from my archaeology days.)

The October book discussion for Assistant to the Villain is this Sat at 10am PT. Find out more at mostlyurbanfantasy.com & sign up to receive our monthly email. We meet the 3rd Sat of each month, so no worries if can’t join us this time 🚫👑 Our next meeting will be Nov 15th 💚 #bookclub #read #booksky

This event is today, Tuesday Oct 14. Tomorrow I’ll be in Vancouver, Canada, with @nalohop.bsky.social and Thursday I’ll be in Portland with . @jennreese.bsky.social

In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day we are running an online sale on all comics by First Nations and Native American creators until Wednesday! All these comics (AND MORE) are 20% off! shop.outsidercomics.com/collections/... PS fuck Columbus

“The Librarians” examines the experiences of school librarians who have found themselves on the front lines of a battle against censorship. https://to.pbs.org/46TqfiW

What does it really mean when a book is banned? ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom breaks down the difference between challenges, restrictions, and bans—and how we’re fighting censorship every day. Join the fight: UniteAgainstBookBans.org Donate to ALA: ilovelibraries.org/1984 #BannedBooksWeek

You made it halfway through the week *and* we still have free shipping? Sounds like the perfect time to treat yourself to a new book and support indie bookstores in the process. 📚

FYI - October 7th and 8th Bookshop.org has FREE shipping #read #bookclub

Today is the release day for Queen Demon! I’ll be here at Politics and Prose in Washington DC tonight!

The third episode of The Pack Podcast is now live! We delve into Moon Called, Adam and Mercy's relationship, Ben and more! Go to our Podcast page for links to the podcast which will be up on sites like Spotify, Amazon, Apple and YouTube! www.patriciabriggs.com/podcast/inde...

Read What You Want #read #bookclub #booksunbanned #readwhatyouwant #bannedbooksweek

Free #BannedBooksWeek webinar. Join experts on Mon, Oct 6 at 3 p.m. CT to explore how policies can be a powerful tool for fighting censorship in libraries, bookstores, and communities and how advocates can use policies in their work. See details + more free events: https://www.ala.org/bbooks/events

It’s here! Happy Bex Day to those that celebrate 🥳🎉

We now have a pre-order page up for @seananmcguire.bsky.social's upcoming Magic the Gathering novel Omens of Chaos! They will be available for pick up on 2/17 during our Seattle launch event for the book (tentatively at 6PM) or shipped (signed) the next day. shop.outsidercomics.com/products/str...

Book bans are loud, but our read-ins are louder! Join one of 450+ Read-Ins taking place October 5-7 to protest and take action against bans ⏬ Attendees will get a free audiobook.

You can still preorder a signed copy of Blind Date with a Werewolf from The Signed Page and Adventures Underground! Links can be found in the comments.

Since I'm spending a lot of time doing everything except what I need to be doing, here's one thing I've been meaning to do: This is the link for my upcoming book tour for Queen Demon, the sequel to Witch King, 2nd book in the Rising World. Tour starts Oct 6. us.macmillan.com/tours/martha...

New Book Releases: September 30, 2025 locusmag.com/2025/09...

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Tomorrow is the release date for SILVER AND LEAD, the nineteenth book in the October Daye series. It should be hitting Kindles for the East Coast in about three hours. For everyone who's still on this ride with me, thank you. I am so appreciative. I hope to see some of you in the coming weeks!

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶 🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈 #FollowTheRainbow

I am thinking of writing a very short flash opera about a worker bee whose troubles stem from not realizing how valuable she is to the hive. I will call it, “The Plight of the Humblebee.“

Okay, wow. But it wasn’t like it hurt my feelings or anything. Not at all. I was used to this. Completely used to it.

Join us in October as we read ASSISTANT TO THE VILLAIN by Hannah Nicole Maehrer. Go to - MostlyUrbanFantasy.com to learn more #bookclub #assistanttothevillain #hannahnicolemaehrer #urbanfantasy #magic #booksky #blueskybooks #readersky

Hey, um, we need help. Moving is costing us at least $10k more than we planned for and we may need to close down the shop for a short while so... we're running our first ever fundraiser. outsidercomics.com/moving-updat... You can also help by shopping our moving sale this weekend.

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Bookshop is offering 20 percent off select titles to celebrate Latin American Heritage Month, including THE BEWITCHING and other books (The Great Divide, Pink Slime, etc). Use code LHM25 at checkout to receive 20% off. bookshop.org/lists/adult-...

Book Club favorite HELL FOR HIRE is currently FREE! #freebook #bookclub #hellforhire #urbanfantasy #bookclubfavorite

There’s still time to join the book discussion for MAGIC FOR LAIRS on September 20th at 10a Pacific. If you haven’t done so already go to mostlyurbanfantasy.com , fill out the Contact Us form, and we’ll send you the meeting link at 9a on 09/20. #bookclub #urbanfantasy #magicforlairs #sarahgailey

If you're in Portland, OR this weekend, I'll be at Rose City Comic Con! I'll be on three panels! (ALL IN ROOMS Room E145-146) Fri 9/5 3-4 pm "Plot and Pacing" Sat 9/6: 2:15-3:15 pm "I've Made a Huge Mistake" Sun 9/7: 1:30-2:30 pm "How the Pros Do It: All About the Writing Process"

If you don’t already have a library card, what are you waiting for? Get your card! 📚🧡🦸📚 #librarycardsignupmonth #ALA #read #librariesforeveryone #librariansareheroes

AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.

Extend your Worldcon! About 120 replay videos are live now (panels, talks, performances & The Head!!! That Wouldn’t DIE!). More coming soon! In Guidebook, filter for “Replayable.” Login via the Convention Portal. Available through Dec 31! #SeattleWorldcon2025

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...

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Couldn’t make it to book club last month? Bummer, but you don’t have to miss out on reading The Wicked and the Dead. Here’s your chance to grab it for free. 👀Looks like it’s ending soon 🆓🆓🆓 #bookclub #melissamarr #urbanfantasy #thewickedandthedead