The #1 movie from when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.

The Bobzbay Books staff top of the year picks are here! So so many good books this year. What are some of your favorites?

Got a bee in my bonnet to clean/organize the break room at the shop but unfortunately that bee has left the building halfway through.

I think one of the hardest things about being a career writer in traditional publishing is that writing attracts the neurodivergent brain while the variable reinforcement schedule punishes it. We are all the rat at the water bottle, waiting for the hit of cocaine. You get one win, and you need MORE.

Our newsletter is updated, with some fun event info, deals from our affiliates @libro.fm & @bookshop.org + our holiday shopping guide. The ‘Bloomington Bubble’ might be in effect tomorrow and the snow will skip us. I sure hope so 🙃

My favorite unflattering angle when I’m taking a photo of Chairry. When you shop with Bobzbay your money goes towards feeding this lil girl and not towards w/e stupid shit bezos is up to.

🔥 COVER +TITLE REVEAL + SUBMISSIONS OPEN🔥 YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️‍⚧️ Art by @mxmorgan.com All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...

Reminder that we have also have fun things that aren’t books + our canned food drive is still going strong!

The holidays are fast approaching and we all know you need some books! Both of my books can be found at @bobzbay.bsky.social (if you're out-of-state, they will ship!). Head on over and shop local! *Cat not available at Bobzbay. Please see your local shelter for cat. #cats #shoplocal 📚💙

Cover reveal time for CROSSROADS, the incredible novella from @laurelhightower.bsky.social! This is the first cover reveal for our 2026 titles. Cover art, design, and typography by @alandistro.bsky.social CROSSROADS will be published in April 2026. shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/cros...

most people don't want politics that hurt other people. we just want a long overcoat like david bowie and affordable housing

Everything is a lot right now, but at least we have a new bookmark of the month and isn't it perfect. 🖤Thank you Dandy Taylor for this incredible piece of art we get to hand out to everyone, go find Dandy on Patreon www.patreon.com/dandydullahans & Instagram www.instagram.com/3dullahans/

Thank you @peoplemag.bsky.social for allowing me & @raforall.bsky.social to talk about our favorite topic: horror people.com/why-is-horro...

📚 Our newsletter is hot off the presses (hot off my fingertips?). Anyways, I have obviously used all of my brain power to get this out. ✨Read all about it: squaremktg.com/campaigns/LV...

*rubs hands together like a fly* oooo we’ve got a fun announcement in the newsletter tomorrow.

Chuck Tingle announced their new book the day I’m wearing my Love is Real shirt, this timeline is great sometimes! Pre-order: bobzbay.square.site/product/fabb...

Getting snail mail is fun! Send a card to a pal! Maybe you don’t need to be in constant communication with everyone all of the time. 🙃 (If you ask at checkout, we’ll even throw in a postage stamp for free - saves you a trip to the post office!)

Some of my new stickers you can find at @bobzbay.bsky.social this weekend 9/13 from 10am-2pm ⚡️

Downtown Bloomington is already getting into the Halloween spirit! 👻 Pics from our bookstore, exquisite piercing, & rooted studios plant shop.

Sorry I’m not reading any new books right now. I’m escaping the world through nostalgia and reading all 62 of the original Goosebumps books this fall. Join me 😈

I only have one tub of used books to price 🙌 The tub in question:

squaremktg.com/campaigns/Fb... Newsletter snooze-letter*, it’s the updated BOBZBLOG. *I subscribe to many great newsletters ❤️

The BobzBlog aka “Liz’s yapping corner + excuse to show off her cats” is updated. Go check it out :)

Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect. As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.

A new baby has entered the Bobzbay household. Meet Chairry.

Excited to partner with @seananmcguire.bsky.social again! Grab your preorder at the link below, we ship anywhere in the US! bobzbay.square.site/product/od19...

📚The BobzBlog is updated, newsletter subscribers got this in their email a few moments ago but it's also here: bobzbay.square.site/s/stories/8825 Updates include: ✨New bookmark of the month from Katie Heubi 📚 Bookstore Romance Day (tomorrow!) ✨ Books staff wants you to consume (aka staff picks)

Romance Bookstore Day is this Saturday, and we have some super fun blind dates to reveal in just a few days. 🤫 @libro.fm is celebrating (and supporting) indie bookstores with an audiobook sale for the next couple weeks, go check it out at www.libro.fm/sale?booksho...

Today is a profit share day at the shop for LIFE Center for Independent Living (and new release Tuesday!) LIFE Center for Independent Living advances equality and integration of all persons with disabilities. (1/3)

Can I get a ✨hell yeah✨? This is my hardcover kickstarter exclusive but we’ll have paperback copies coming to the shop middle of August, featuring a story from one of our favorites @christopherhawkins.bsky.social ! Excited to see what @frombeyondpress.bsky.social brews up next.

The crime & the culprit(s)

We have 22 boxes of books in the back room for 3 different events with 12 authors and WOW I am excited but also I would like it to be August so I’m not worried about this money being in limbo. 🙃

Book news from me. Been a long haul to here. xo

A close friend/customer baked 3 dozen cupcakes + 3 trays of brownies for my birthday. Come in and get some free sweets #bloomingtonnormal 💖

Two striking DC33 workers, one of whom is pregnant, were the victims of a hit-and-run last week when a drunk driver drove into their picket line. Tyree Ford, a sanitation worker and father of four, sustained serious injuries and is still in critical condition. www.gofundme.com/f/tyree-ford...

To celebrate #MarginsBookselling Month, we have an audiobook credit bundle to give away from @libro.fm, the audiobook retailer that shares profits with local bookstores (like us!) Tell us your favorite audiobook for a chance to win 3 audiobooks of your choice! We'll announce a winner on 7/15!

It's been awhile since I've shared a cat photo. Here's Bonnie. Bonnie loves to lay like a dead bug.

Front door to the shop isn’t opening, and this is the shirt everyone sees me wearing when they walk by 👍

Your inner child asked me to tell you that they want to read a fantasy story and could you please just prop the book up and turn the page every few minutes?

Pricing lots and lots of books today, trying to clear out the hallway aka long closet. I know some places are having sales this week, we aren’t ☺️ Margins are thin for indie bookstores and I’d rather pay my employees a living wage instead of go to space & having an obnoxious Venice wedding.

Support a trans couple in South Dakota who are trying to promote literature and inclusion in a very difficult cultural climate. www.keloland.com/news/local-n...

Happy July! We've got a new bookmark of the month from the incredibly talented Janean Baird (@turquoisetangles.bsky.social), today is a profit share day for Not Alone Notes (10% of all purchases in-store or online on 7/1 get donated to them), AND our Disability Pride Month display is up.

The Supreme Court ruling today mandating opt outs for children whose parents object to LGBTQ+-relevant picture books in public schools deals a deeply disappointing blow to the right to read under the First Amendment and is a betrayal of public education. pen.org/press-releas...

Your favorite goblin just got a starred review in Publisher's Weekly because my book is good, yo!!! 😉 www.publishersweekly.com/9780316581936

how the fuck does anybody concentrate on anything anymore

After almost 16 years, our label printer broke 😭 you did good lil buddy.

This is creeping up on my TBR, but you can preorder now from Bobzbay and get some sweet swag. (Today is a good day to preorder since it’s a profit share day for the Bloomington-Normal branch of PFLAG!) bobzbay.square.site/product/brea... @poisonedpenpress.bsky.social @brianmcwriter.bsky.social

Our copies of Enter the Peerless have ARRIVED! Do not miss out on this incredible book, there are visuals that will not leave your mind. This is such a GOOD story.

Here is the text of my keynote from the Bram Stoker Awards ceremony. It was a rant masquerading as a keynote. And in pure Becky fashion it is also a call to action. Why We Need Horror Authors in the Fight For the Freedom to Read: raforall.blogspot.com/2025/06/why-...

The BobzBlog is updated bobzbay.square.site/s/stories ...go check it out! A couple highlights: - Introducing our newest bookseller - Bobzbay Books staff CONSUMES - Upcoming events (including free book day which is 6/14) The BobzBlog looks better in your inbox. Subscribe at the bottom of the page!