Today is the birthday of Irish author Bram Stoker, best known for his classic novel, "Dracula." Stoker's great interest in the occult, as well as in history, is reflected in his personal library, which has been cataloged on LibraryThing as one of our Legacy Libraries. #BramStoker #💙📚 #Booksky

"An action-packed adventure featuring a stunt-penguin stuffed animal, this picture book by award-winning author Jesse Wente will appeal to movie fans young and old." Enter to win a copy of Jesse Wente & Shaikara David's "Danger Eagle" from Tundra Books #💙📚 #Booksky

It's Friday. What are you reading? #💙📚 #Booksky #FridayReads Join our discussion over in Talk: www.librarything.com/topic/375187

"A beautiful, heartbreaking novel about ambition, love, and space from the award-winning author of the Women's Prize longlisted Wandering Souls." Enter to win a copy of Cecile Pin's "Celestial Lights" from @henryholtbooks.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky

It's TriviaThing Thursday! Have you answered our Question of the Day? #BookTrivia #💙📚 #Booksky Which book features the following first quotation? "Fondness often prevented one from doing the most effective job." (p. 137)

"A stunning historical fantasy debut steeped in the salt and superstition of the Cornish coast. Perfect for readers of Circe and Godkiller by Hannah Kaner." Enter to win a copy of Rebecca Ferrier's ( @rmlferrier.bsky.social ) "A Spell for Drowning" from @alcovepress.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky

www.librarything.com/work/3469823... Thank you to @librarything.com early review program. The early reviews for Darnell and the Librarians has been very encouraging for a new author #writingcommunity #fantasywriter #afrofantasy #blackwriters #booksky

What does everyone want for the holidays? A LibraryThing Anniversary shirt, obviously. 🎁 We have a few sizes in chocolate and cream left in the LibraryThing Store: www.librarything.com/more/store

"A gripping blend of travelogue and frontline reporting that reveals how climate change, military ambition, and economic opportunity are transforming the Arctic into the epicenter of a new cold war." Enter to win a copy of Kenneth R. Rosen's "Polar War" from @simonandschuster.bsky.social #Booksky

LibraryThing sat down this month with author Eugen Bacon / @genni.bsky.social in order to discuss two of her new science fiction novellas—"Novic, a standalone prequel to "Claiming T-Mo," and "The Nga’phandileh Whisperer," a novella in The Sauútiverse—that came out this past September. #💙📚 #Booksky

"Three female thieves, a priceless painting, and a Pinkerton agent aboard the Titanic. What could go wrong?" Enter to win a copy of Bradley Harper's ( @bharperauthor.bsky.social ) "Maiden Voyage" from @apbooks.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky

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"A stolen magical gem transforms an orphan's destiny... a stunning and completely unputdownable romantasy novel set in an alternative historical Paris." Enter to win a copy of @adidenner.bsky.social's The Kiss of the Nightingale from Tundra Books #💙📚 #Booksky

Some books we like to shout about from the rooftops, and others we read on the sly. Perhaps we feel embarrassed, or that we ought not to be reading them, for one reason or another. They are guilty pleasures! #💙📚 #Booksky

"Written by an inimitable new voice, The Age of Calamities is a genre-defying, mind-bending collection of absurdist, funny, and speculative short stories." Enter to win a copy of Senaa Ahmad's "The Age of Calamities" from @henryholtbooks.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky

We’ve just added a feature allowing you to add and edit ISSNs in your catalog records! ISSNs (International Standard Serial Number) are used for serial publications such as magazines and journals. While many of our members catalog such items, until now there was no field for the #ISSN. #💙📚 #Booksky

"I knew I was stepping into something delicate and profound." - Goodreads reviewer Enter now at @librarything.com for a chance to win an early copy of this unforgettable book. librarything.com/ner/detail/5... #Giveaway #fiction #darkhumor #bookstoread #books #family #bookgiveaway #reviewcopies

The November batch of Early Reviewers is live! Enter to win one of 3,430 copies of 251 titles. This month we've got exciting new titles from @alcovepress.bsky.social, @broadleafbooks.bsky.social, @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social, @henryholtbooks.bsky.social & more! #💙📚 #Booksky

Thank you to @unmpress.bsky.social for offering this one through our Early Reviewers program!

SantaThing turns nineteen! SantaThing 2025 is now out—sign up for our annual “Secret Santa for Book Lovers” and give and get books for the holidays! #SecretSanta #BookExchange #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/santathing.php

November is Picture Book Month! A format that gives equal weight to text and image, the picture-book is an essential component of childhood reading. #PictureBookMonth #picturebooks #💙📚 #Booksky

Today is the birthday of 19th-century American poet and novelist Stephen Crane. Considered a pioneer of American Naturalism, he is best remembered as the author of works like "The Red Badge of Courage" and "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets." #StephenCrane #💙📚 #Booksky

Thanks so much Kathleen! You can sign up for your TinyCat free trial here: www.librarycat.org/signup. #books #libraries

LibraryThing wishes our members a Happy Day of the Dead! ¡Feliz Día de los Muertos! #DiaDeMuertos2025 #DiaDeLosMuertos2025 #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/tag/Day%20of...

LibraryThing wishes all of our members a very Happy Halloween! Are there any special books you're reading, in honor of the season? Will you be wearing a costume tonight? Tell us all about it! #Halloween2025 #💙📚 #Booksky

It's Friday. What are you reading? #💙📚 #Booksky #FridayReads Join our discussion over in Talk! www.librarything.com/topic/375059

Today is the birthday of John Adams⁠—American Founding Father, co-author of the Declaration of Independence, and second President of the United States. He was also the author of the Massachusetts Constitution, which served as a model for the US constitution. #JohnAdams #💙📚 #Booksky

It's TriviaThing Thursday! Have you answered our Question of the Day? #BookTrivia #💙📚 #Booksky Which book features the following first words? "Last one to the schoolyard is a rotten egg."

Can you possibly present a TinierCat than Muffin? Lucy's new library cat is the sweetest. #BookSky #cats #libraries #💙📚

Today is the birthday of 18th-century Scottish biographer, diarist and lawyer James Boswell. Boswell's "The Life of Samuel Johnson" is often described as the greatest biography ever written in English. #JamesBoswell #💙📚 #Booksky

What you do with your TinyCat is...up to you. 👀 But if you want some guidance, join our webinar today (Wednesday) at 1:00pm EST. We don't judge. Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/85882643642 #BookSky #libraries #💙📚 #halloween #cats

Talpa Search can give you a list of classic kid's Halloween books. 🎃 Sync your library to simplify making book displays, reading lists, and recommendations! Try your own search here: www.talpasearch.com

Today is the birthday of English novelist, biographer and travel writer Evelyn Waugh, perhaps best known for his 1945 "Brideshead Revisited." #EvelynWaugh #💙📚 #Booksky

Check out @aperturecinema.bsky.social's horror movie collection. 😱 www.librarycat.org/lib/aptrvideo Are you promoting any items for Halloween?

Thank you to @henryholtbooks.bsky.social for offering this one through our Early Reviewers program!

You have just a few hours left to sign up to win books in the October batch of Early Reviewers. Enter by 6pm EDT today! #bookgiveaways #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/ner

Today is the birthday of American poet and novelist Sylvia Plath, posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1982. Her library is now divided, with volumes held at more than four universities, and has been cataloged on LibraryThing as part of our Legacy Libraries project. #SylviaPlath #💙📚 #Booksky

The October edition of our State of the Thing newsletter has gone out to more than 1 million subscribers! See the 🧵 below for more details, and be sure to catch up on old issues online. #LibraryThing #StateoftheThing #💙📚 #Booksky

"This experiential book is designed to guide mothers and their daughters through a meaningful bat mitzvah year." Enter to win a copy of Rena Ariel & Tziporah Piltz' "Pirkei Hallel" from Gefen Publishing #💙📚 #Booksky

On this day, in 1759, French lawyer, orator and revolutionary Georges Jacques Danton was born. His library, as documented in Hilaire Belloc's 1899 "Danton: A Study," has been cataloged on LibraryThing as one of our Legacy Libraries. #GeorgesDanton #💙📚 #Booksky

"This unique collection of essays offers a gripping exploration of the precarious beauty and peril of California’s iconic coastline." Enter to win a copy of Claire McEachern's "Coyotes and Culture" from @unvpress.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky

It's Friday. What are you reading? #💙📚 #Booksky #FridayReads Join our discussion over in Talk: www.librarything.com/topic/374921

"Evan Park has always faced obstacles in getting his father’s approval, but an actual obstacle race has some surprising results." Enter to win a copy of Angela Ahn's ( @writeahn.bsky.social ) "Team Park" from Tundra Books #💙📚 #Booksky

"Fans of ACOTAR and Fourth Wing and Bonded by Thorns will absolutely love this... Will you take a one way ticket to Celestria? Will you ever be able to leave?" Enter to win a copy of Adele J. Taylor's "The Lost Star of Faewyrn" from @publishnation.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky

Want to show your books in the best light? Come learn how TinyCat can transform your library. Webinars are Wednesdays at 1:00pm (EST). Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/85882643642 #BookSky #libraries #💙📚 #cats

"An illuminating new collection from the latest winner of the Paz Prize for Poetry, selected by Germán Guerra and granted by the National Poetry Series." Enter to win a copy of María Auxiliadora Álvarez's "A Sun Behind Us / Un sol caído avanza" from @akashicbooks.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky

Librarians: "Supporting Content Café subscribers through Baker & Taylor’s closure" If your library uses Content Cafe, @proquest.bsky.social will honor the rest of your contract, and match your CC elements and pricing. about.proquest.com/en/blog/2025...

Today is the birthday of the great Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, who used his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes. #AlfredNobel #💙📚 #Booksky

Can Joe Pidge, Pluto Rocket and the rest of the gang convince Pluto Rocket's father that Earthlings are nice? Find out in the fourth installment of the series! Enter to win a copy of @paulgilligan.bsky.social's "Pluto Rocket: Over the Moon" from Tundra Books #💙📚 #Booksky

Today is the birthday of 19th-century French poet Arthur Rimbaud, a wild child and rebel whose work is often considered an early forerunner of modernist and surrealist literature. #ArthurRimbaud #💙📚 #Booksky