Matthew
@fineplan.bsky.social
Librarian, ex-archaeologist, shutterbug. Into readers advisory, travel, and trying out cookbooks. 🏳️🌈🇺🇸🇰🇷
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I never imagined that my book, which is so unapologetically Korean, would be marked in the tapestry of Canlit. In fact, the longlist is so multicultural this year.
And in times like this, when immigrant communities are being assaulted everywhere, this really shows the cultural leadership of Canada.
And in times like this, when immigrant communities are being assaulted everywhere, this really shows the cultural leadership of Canada.
January 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I never imagined that my book, which is so unapologetically Korean, would be marked in the tapestry of Canlit. In fact, the longlist is so multicultural this year.
And in times like this, when immigrant communities are being assaulted everywhere, this really shows the cultural leadership of Canada.
And in times like this, when immigrant communities are being assaulted everywhere, this really shows the cultural leadership of Canada.
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Finished THE SECRET SKIN by @wnwagner.bsky.social from @neonhemlock.bsky.social and it hit all the right notes for me. I love when a story makes it clear the goals it aims to achieve thematically and hits each of them with creative clarity.
January 9, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Finished THE SECRET SKIN by @wnwagner.bsky.social from @neonhemlock.bsky.social and it hit all the right notes for me. I love when a story makes it clear the goals it aims to achieve thematically and hits each of them with creative clarity.
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For the cat and craft lovers—CRAFTING FOR YOUR CAT (on-sale 3/17) offers 25 one-of-a-kind crafting projects to delight our feline friends. My favorites include the bell braid and your own DIY dupe of the popular flower cat tree! 🐈⬛
January 8, 2026 at 11:01 PM
For the cat and craft lovers—CRAFTING FOR YOUR CAT (on-sale 3/17) offers 25 one-of-a-kind crafting projects to delight our feline friends. My favorites include the bell braid and your own DIY dupe of the popular flower cat tree! 🐈⬛
I love this series so much! 😍
January 9, 2026 at 3:52 AM
I love this series so much! 😍
I loved this one so much!
January 9, 2026 at 3:49 AM
I loved this one so much!
"Here for all the right treasons" is such a great tagline :D
January 8, 2026 at 11:19 PM
"Here for all the right treasons" is such a great tagline :D
You have the bets reading taste. :D
January 8, 2026 at 9:56 PM
You have the bets reading taste. :D
Also, I noticed A LITTLE BIT EXTRA by Reilly Meehan had a kimchi, cheddar, and chive scone recipe so of course I had to try it! Delicious. #booksky #ewgc #cookbooks
January 8, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Also, I noticed A LITTLE BIT EXTRA by Reilly Meehan had a kimchi, cheddar, and chive scone recipe so of course I had to try it! Delicious. #booksky #ewgc #cookbooks
MY GRANDFATHER THE MASTER DETECTIVE by Masateru Konishi is often cozy as a school teacher trying to keep her grandfather's mind sharp by bringing him mysteries to solve. However, there's the sadness of her grandfather's worsening dementia and a decidedly un-cozy figure following her. #ewgc #booksky
January 8, 2026 at 9:41 PM
THE MIDNIGHT TAXI by Yosha Gunasekera had be completely pulled in by the first chapter! A New York taxi driver's fare is somehow killed en route to the airport so she's the only suspect. With an earlier client's help -- a public defender and fellow Sri Lankan -- Siriwathi must solve the case! #ewgc
January 8, 2026 at 9:33 PM
THE MIDNIGHT TAXI by Yosha Gunasekera had be completely pulled in by the first chapter! A New York taxi driver's fare is somehow killed en route to the airport so she's the only suspect. With an earlier client's help -- a public defender and fellow Sri Lankan -- Siriwathi must solve the case! #ewgc
You'll need to read Dark Moon Shallow Sea if you plan to read David R Slayton's THE SILENT PATHS OF NIGHT. So get on that, then come back for queer epic fantasy exploring how complications from resurrecting a goddess of the dead affect world politics while a demon's spirit wreaks fiery mayhem. #ewgc
January 8, 2026 at 9:29 PM
You'll need to read Dark Moon Shallow Sea if you plan to read David R Slayton's THE SILENT PATHS OF NIGHT. So get on that, then come back for queer epic fantasy exploring how complications from resurrecting a goddess of the dead affect world politics while a demon's spirit wreaks fiery mayhem. #ewgc
FIRST MAGE ON THE MOON by Cameron Johnston is inspiring and heartbreaking as mages appropriate war funds to fly to the moon where the gods are supposed to dwell. Think a non-cozy Legends and Lattes crossed with The Martian as the characters develop magical aerospace engineering. #ewgc #boosky
January 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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Hey GalleyChatters, if you're trying to follow #ewgc - apparently, the Bluesky search is not working and is a few hours behind. If you follow me, please RT this so we get the word out.
January 8, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Hey GalleyChatters, if you're trying to follow #ewgc - apparently, the Bluesky search is not working and is a few hours behind. If you follow me, please RT this so we get the word out.
Thanks for posting this! I was wondering what was going on!
January 8, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Thanks for posting this! I was wondering what was going on!
Is your feed working? Mine is only showing me two posts at all with the hashtag.
January 8, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Is your feed working? Mine is only showing me two posts at all with the hashtag.
A MIDNIGHT PASTRY SHOP CALLED HWAWOLDANG by Lee Onhwa is out next week and is a pretty sweet, if sad, Korean healing fiction where spirits of the dead share their stories and get a little treat for themselves and a loved one before (hopefully) moving on towards reincarnation. #ewgc #booksky
January 8, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I have got to know about these Black Cat Detectives!
📚Join us for #galleychat at 4PM! We'll be featuring eight exciting upcoming titles from our authors!
#ewgc #libraryreads
#ewgc #libraryreads
January 8, 2026 at 8:31 PM
I have got to know about these Black Cat Detectives!
Well that sounds like a list of someone whose taste I can’t trust at all.
January 4, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Well that sounds like a list of someone whose taste I can’t trust at all.
It’s check in at mine now. 😉
January 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM
It’s check in at mine now. 😉
🤣🤣 it’ll be worth it!
January 4, 2026 at 5:13 PM
🤣🤣 it’ll be worth it!
Should have realized from the title this book would make me cry for like five different good reasons at the end. 😅 It was completely amazing and an absolutely perfect story about a grandmother helping her granddaughter embrace her queerness by sharing her twisty journey to self acceptance. #booksky
January 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Should have realized from the title this book would make me cry for like five different good reasons at the end. 😅 It was completely amazing and an absolutely perfect story about a grandmother helping her granddaughter embrace her queerness by sharing her twisty journey to self acceptance. #booksky
Oof. That’s really sad and I guess I shouldn’t be surprised there are a bunch of of folks who think that way. :(
January 4, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Oof. That’s really sad and I guess I shouldn’t be surprised there are a bunch of of folks who think that way. :(
I’d thought the whole late fees debate was long dead! There was already so much great research about how unhelpful they were back when I was in grad school.
January 4, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I’d thought the whole late fees debate was long dead! There was already so much great research about how unhelpful they were back when I was in grad school.