The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined

20 Queer Comics We Can't Wait To Read In 2026 From sapphic romance to trans superheroes and magical queer fantasy, here are 20 of our most anticipated LGBTQ+ graphic novels coming out in 2026: #queerbooks #booksky #queercomics

it practically made my heart explode. 🤬 beautifully done. Out Tuesday, those of you who want your young person to experience Judy Blume the way you did, but maybe more lyrically. And by young people, not just the girls. #booksky #kidsbooksky

loved Dragonborn so I looked for Murray’s earlier work. I found an e-copy at the library. It’s so 🤬 good. Had me thinking of both Frances Hardinge & Jane Doe. Like Dragonborn, we have another heroine who has to save the day via the power of friendship & proper grieving .

Day #31: 31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Picture Books. End with a bang! Only a small number of all the picture books published in a given year make this list. See what I think stands out as unforgettable & thanks for reading all month! #kidlit #31Days31Lists 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/31/3...

Day #30: 31 Days, 31 Lists - Middle Grade Fiction. These are the books that will worm their ways into the crannies and crevices of your children's gray matter, affecting their thoughts, their brains, their lives. #kidlit #31Days31Lists 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/30/3...

I now have the whole set 🥰. One of my favorite finds this year! Now to convince someone to publish these in the US. #booksky #kidsbooksky #middlegrade

Happy New Year to me!! @stasiab.bsky.social latest deck is just gorgeous.

finally got our Haru (by Joe Latham) print framed & up 🥰

Saw here this morning (can't find it) a tweet about how AI has just ruined animal videos forever, and it really has. The whole point of an animal video is an animal acting naturally, that's where the laugh is. Fuck AI, fuck it right in the ear.

a witty SFF standalone starring three retired heroes. Highly entertaining!! I love the rare mix of myth/lore & it’s so cleverly crafted together. Great characters, relationship dynamics, humor, story, pop cultural references. Certainly for Buffy fans, & the D&D + Cthulhu crowd. #sff #booksky

A brief return of the Murderbot Humble Bundle! The charity is still World Central Kitchen.

One of our store managers recently shared their top five of the year (& some honorable mentions) & invited the rest of us to do the same. The resulting lists were predictably varied & awesome. While I wasn’t—and am still not ready to release my Best of 2025!

Oh no! I should’ve waited for book 4 before reading this one! Note to all of you are intrigued by this incredibly wild, funny, action-packed tomb-raider-esque portal fantasy (for 10+): books one & two resolve one arc. Book 3 will leave you on a heart-stopping cliffhanger of oh-my-word! proportions.

Tolkien meets Kingfisher’s fairytales. Charming. Hilarious. Empowering. Feminist. Queer. #booksky

a charming, cozy-ish romance set in a fantasy world. perfect for fans of Durst’s Spellshop & Burgis’ To Woo a Witch Queen. #booksky #sff #romantasy

The winner of the 2025 National Book Award for Young People's Literature is ‘The Teacher of Nomad Land’ by Daniel Nayeri. #NBAwards

The winner of the 2025 National Book Award for Nonfiction is ‘One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This’ by Omar El Akkad. #NBAwards

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It has been a few years since I’ve had this kind of haircut. Long in front, dramatically wedged and shaved at the back. I’ve missed it. Grateful @th3lostb0y.bsky.social agreed to cut my hair again 🥰

🏳️‍⚧️ November 13th - 19th is #TransAwarenessWeek! While trans people (and trans stories) deserve far more than just your awareness, here’s a list of books by and/or about trans people and trans experiences that have been published (so far) in 2025! 🧵

this Tuesday release is a last minute add to my gifting table.. it is charming & dramatic & just seriously adorable! Friendship & baked goods? Yes, please, & thank you! #booksky #picturebooks #kidsbooksky

🥳 SCOTUS refuses to take up Kim Davis’s case that was set to overturn same-sex marriage. This marks Davis’s fourth divorce, this time from reality.

interactive books feature heavily in my gift recommending this year. Opportunities for off-screen activities & books that’ll excite those of us who love shorter chapters, illustrations, & gaming are popular requests. I’ve gotten ahold of (& tested) some great titles this year… Codebreaker (Martel)

Now they’re coming after minors. ICE is planning to open a new call center with a dedicated unit to track unaccompanied migrant children, according to internal contracting documents.

Out today!!!

Current read, loving it! A Black girl is trained to fight zombies to protect wealthy white people. But then she discovers families are going missing, and a conspiracy is afoot. I’m loving the main character. She’s (very rightly) angry, brilliantly clever, and totally kick ass. 📚💙 📚🤎

a queer YA SF involving imperialist vs clanner warfare & giant battle mech. I love the cool science meets mystic/myth mechanics of the fiction. I love how true-to-youth the story is: capable, but still learning & preoccupied w life as they know it. #booksky #kidsbooksky

okay, that was unexpected—& not in a bad way. but the copy attached to this book, & indeed this cover, is a bit misleading. It is not fast-paced. The chapters are short (some more than others) but there are 16 + 63 chapters over the course of 352 pages.

I’m noticing that the majority of my favorite fantasy reads for young readers this year have been out of the UK, AU, NZ. Unsurprising, but noteworthy.

okay, but this #middlegradefantasy is an absolute delight. Tourmaline & her adventures are marvelously entertaining. Tourmaline & George’s relationship is the best. The story is a masterclass on how to not fuss over all the details & how to move seamlessly & organically between POVs.

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the second book in a marvelous #middlegrade SFF series. So many twists & turns. Great action sequences & tender moments. & Jane’s sense of humor continues to be incredible. (Also Aki 🖤) #booksky #kidsbooksky

Federal troops are being deployed into Democratic-led cities under the guise of fighting crime. But these deployments aren’t about safety—they’re about control. Vera Action Director Insha Rahman joined @staceyabrams.com on the #AssemblyRequired podcast:

know that I proceeded w caution at the suggestion that this first in a new series is “Godkiller meets Gideon the Ninth”.

a heavily illustrated middle grade novel (8-12) of a different -looking & -functioning baby rabbit so desirous of belonging they pursues a dangerous wish. The color illustrations on quality paper are gorgeous, how they weave in and out of the prose is brilliant.

Susan Stamberg, one of the greats. www.npr.org/2025/10/16/1...

that was a fun, lightly gruesome but ultimately romantic romp. Mallory is a hoot. The whole novel is charming. I could see a series forming (Fitcher is intriguing, isn’t he?), but works as an excellent standalone. #YA for Margaret Rogerson fans… #booksky #yabooksky Out November 4th

well that was a dark & twisty ride, with a gentler landing than I expected (not complaining (much)). The comparison to Rundell’s Impossible Creatures is sound in that it’s creative and risky narratively—as compared to US-born books.

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“What’s today?” cried Scrooge, calling downward to a boy in Sunday clothes. “Today?” replied the boy. “Why, it’s Paperback Book Release Day sir!” RING SHOUT paperback w/foreword by author| Tor Nightfire | 10•14•25 Out Today! #Bookrelease #horror “Adam in the garden…”

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⭐️🎉 Cover reveal for Mr. Wolf’s Class Book Six—THE NEW STUDENT (August 4, 2026) published by @graphixbooks 🎉⭐️ 📚 Preorder today with your local bookstore or wherever you get books today!

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wow 🖤 did not want to put this one down. Funny, moving, beautifully paced… the action and the relationships are exciting. Yeah, so this will be in my top reads for 2025 & is definitely going to be hand-sold over the holidays.

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The winner of the #2025IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Novel - Young Adult is HEIR by Sabaa Tahir

The winner of the #2025IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Middle Grade is THE LAST RHEE WITCH by Jenna Lee-Yun

Ah no, I loved Diane Keaton. Drat. Rest in peace, you glorious eccentric.