Beth Cato
@bethcato.bsky.social
Author. Baker. Cheese lover. Late-diagnosed autistic. Three fantasy series out now. New release: cozy mystery Cheddar Luck Next Time. Next fantasy book out 10/1: A House Between Sea and Sky. Hanford, CA native now in Red Wing, MN.
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I saw this illustration by @annafollies.bsky.social on Tumblr today and instantly lost it. Still missing Fergus every day. 💔 www.tumblr.com/annafollies
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I saw this illustration by @annafollies.bsky.social on Tumblr today and instantly lost it. Still missing Fergus every day. 💔 www.tumblr.com/annafollies
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Yooo! Someone You Can Build A Nest In was picked as a Kindle Gold Box Deal! For today only, get it for just $4.99.
A shapeshifting monster *accidentally* falls in love with the woman who's hunting her. We've all been there, right?
A shapeshifting monster *accidentally* falls in love with the woman who's hunting her. We've all been there, right?
Someone You Can Build a Nest In
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November 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Yooo! Someone You Can Build A Nest In was picked as a Kindle Gold Box Deal! For today only, get it for just $4.99.
A shapeshifting monster *accidentally* falls in love with the woman who's hunting her. We've all been there, right?
A shapeshifting monster *accidentally* falls in love with the woman who's hunting her. We've all been there, right?
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A family has handed over a 13th century book to the National Library of Norway. Conservator Chiara Palandri says its pages were made of calfskin parchment and that the cover appears to be hairy sealskin. The strap to hold the book together is thought to have been made from reindeer hide.
Eight pages bound in furry seal skin may be Norway's oldest book
The little book is so rare that the National Library of Norway is bringing in experts from around the world to learn more.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A family has handed over a 13th century book to the National Library of Norway. Conservator Chiara Palandri says its pages were made of calfskin parchment and that the cover appears to be hairy sealskin. The strap to hold the book together is thought to have been made from reindeer hide.
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On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
As someone who needs a window seat to avoid panic attacks, I find this all to be infuriating and worrisome.
United's hilarious response to the windowless window seat lawsuit:
"The use of the word 'window' in reference to a particular seat cannot reasonably be interpreted as a promise that the seat will have an exterior window view,"
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"The use of the word 'window' in reference to a particular seat cannot reasonably be interpreted as a promise that the seat will have an exterior window view,"
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United Airlines says a window seat doesn't need to have a window
Lawyers for United Airlines argued that the word "window" cannot reasonably be interpreted as a promise that the seat would have an exterior view.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
As someone who needs a window seat to avoid panic attacks, I find this all to be infuriating and worrisome.
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You guys wanna see a dead body?
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You guys wanna see a dead body?
Today on Bready or Not: Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars! Thick, soft, chocolaty, and crunchy, these luscious bars have it all going on.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Today on Bready or Not: Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars! Thick, soft, chocolaty, and crunchy, these luscious bars have it all going on.
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
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I’m sad for Gen AI prompters.
They’ll never know the joy of creating something from scratch, sucking at it, and persevering through challenges to experience growth and renewed perspective and a deeper understanding of their craft.
That understanding travels through this world with you.
They’ll never know the joy of creating something from scratch, sucking at it, and persevering through challenges to experience growth and renewed perspective and a deeper understanding of their craft.
That understanding travels through this world with you.
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I’m sad for Gen AI prompters.
They’ll never know the joy of creating something from scratch, sucking at it, and persevering through challenges to experience growth and renewed perspective and a deeper understanding of their craft.
That understanding travels through this world with you.
They’ll never know the joy of creating something from scratch, sucking at it, and persevering through challenges to experience growth and renewed perspective and a deeper understanding of their craft.
That understanding travels through this world with you.
I've already read the 1st book in the series, and I'm very excited that Baba Yaga figures into the second. 👀
Read my intro to LD Colter's fantasy novel and discover the true origin of the hut on chicken legs!
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When the Winds Sing – L. D. Colter
Over the past several years I was able to share some insights and opinions about Slavic mythology with L. D. Colter as she was writing her modern fantasy novel steeped in this mythology and Russian…
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November 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I've already read the 1st book in the series, and I'm very excited that Baba Yaga figures into the second. 👀
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Fine Foods by Jules was in the Wilshire Center on the Miracle Mile. I can’t find any information about it, but it’s definitely got upscale deli vibes with a HUGE selection of sandwiches with Hollywood flair. Who wants to bite into Red Skelton?
Fine Foods by Jules
Los Angeles 1940s
#VintageMenus
Fine Foods by Jules
Los Angeles 1940s
#VintageMenus
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Fine Foods by Jules was in the Wilshire Center on the Miracle Mile. I can’t find any information about it, but it’s definitely got upscale deli vibes with a HUGE selection of sandwiches with Hollywood flair. Who wants to bite into Red Skelton?
Fine Foods by Jules
Los Angeles 1940s
#VintageMenus
Fine Foods by Jules
Los Angeles 1940s
#VintageMenus
Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(This is the start of A House Between Sea and Sky, which features a 45-year-old woman raging at a sourdough starter. As one does.)
(This is the start of A House Between Sea and Sky, which features a 45-year-old woman raging at a sourdough starter. As one does.)
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(This is the start of A House Between Sea and Sky, which features a 45-year-old woman raging at a sourdough starter. As one does.)
(This is the start of A House Between Sea and Sky, which features a 45-year-old woman raging at a sourdough starter. As one does.)
What's the appropriate way to celebrate this auspicious day, beyond sharing the meme?
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
What's the appropriate way to celebrate this auspicious day, beyond sharing the meme?
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GASP!
The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World ebook is a Kindle Goldbox Deal on November 9th as part of the Top Rated Books Goldbox. This means that the ebook is $2.99 across all retailer sites (not just Amazon) for the day!!!!!!
THREE BUCKS!!!!!
The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World ebook is a Kindle Goldbox Deal on November 9th as part of the Top Rated Books Goldbox. This means that the ebook is $2.99 across all retailer sites (not just Amazon) for the day!!!!!!
THREE BUCKS!!!!!
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
GASP!
The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World ebook is a Kindle Goldbox Deal on November 9th as part of the Top Rated Books Goldbox. This means that the ebook is $2.99 across all retailer sites (not just Amazon) for the day!!!!!!
THREE BUCKS!!!!!
The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World ebook is a Kindle Goldbox Deal on November 9th as part of the Top Rated Books Goldbox. This means that the ebook is $2.99 across all retailer sites (not just Amazon) for the day!!!!!!
THREE BUCKS!!!!!
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This week has been a long year. But you know what to do. 😍
September 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This week has been a long year. But you know what to do. 😍
Orange energy.
November 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Orange energy.
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Tell Finn he really needs to stick to the high quality meals you provide, instead of filling up on junco food
November 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Tell Finn he really needs to stick to the high quality meals you provide, instead of filling up on junco food
This is the Viking runestone that I reference in A House Between Sea and Sky! It is a real (likely fake) thing.
#OnThisDay Nov 8, 1898: The Kensington Runestone is "discovered" on Olof Ohman's farm near Alexandria, Minnesota. Its engravings tell of Vikings who traveled here in 1362. Scholarly consensus classifies it as a hoax, but there remain true believers convinced the stone is authentic.
November 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is the Viking runestone that I reference in A House Between Sea and Sky! It is a real (likely fake) thing.
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Cozy Caturday Cottage Cats! 🐈🔥
Art by Elisabeth Alba
Created with ink, watercolor, and acryla gouache
Prints at albaillustration.etsy.com
Art by Elisabeth Alba
Created with ink, watercolor, and acryla gouache
Prints at albaillustration.etsy.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Cozy Caturday Cottage Cats! 🐈🔥
Art by Elisabeth Alba
Created with ink, watercolor, and acryla gouache
Prints at albaillustration.etsy.com
Art by Elisabeth Alba
Created with ink, watercolor, and acryla gouache
Prints at albaillustration.etsy.com
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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This cozy fantasy, set in 1926 Carmel by the Sea, is just a delight with great characters, most notably a very strange, sentient and fastidious old house on a cliff. Read author @bethcato.bsky.social's own pitch: whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/01/t... #Booksky
The Big Idea: Beth Cato
You can’t judge a house by its paint job. Or by the nefarious things that have gone on inside said house in the past. Author Beth Cato takes us for a tour in the Big Idea for her newest novel…
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November 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
This cozy fantasy, set in 1926 Carmel by the Sea, is just a delight with great characters, most notably a very strange, sentient and fastidious old house on a cliff. Read author @bethcato.bsky.social's own pitch: whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/01/t... #Booksky
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New #WriterBeware blog post: the minute the humongous Anthropic copyright settlement was announced, it became inevitable that unrelated third parties would seek to benefit...in this case, by convincing authors to opt out writerbeware.blog/2025/11/07/p...
Predatory Opt-Outs: The Speculators Come for the Anthropic Copyright Settlement - Writer Beware
The enormous, $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright class action settlement is reputedly the biggest copyright infringement recovery in history. With such a high-profile case, it’s inevitable that eligible...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
New #WriterBeware blog post: the minute the humongous Anthropic copyright settlement was announced, it became inevitable that unrelated third parties would seek to benefit...in this case, by convincing authors to opt out writerbeware.blog/2025/11/07/p...
Aldi has a new cheese advent calendar in addition to the import one they’ve done for years! The new calendar is all Wisconsin cheeses, and judging by the trademarked names and variety, they may all be rebranded Carr Valley cheeses. Exciting!
November 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Aldi has a new cheese advent calendar in addition to the import one they’ve done for years! The new calendar is all Wisconsin cheeses, and judging by the trademarked names and variety, they may all be rebranded Carr Valley cheeses. Exciting!