Jill Minor
@jillsreads.com
E-resources librarian; blog at jillsreads.com. Compile posts and blog for EarlyWord GalleyChat #ewgc at earlyword.com. LibraryReads Ambassador @libraryreads.bsky.social. Love a good fantasy or flipped fairytale.
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My annual Christmas poem. Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! :)
"In the cold, dark night, a woman is giving birth."
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"In the cold, dark night, a woman is giving birth."
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Christmas Night
Christmas Night by Theodora Goss In the cold, dark night, a woman is giving birth. She is young and beautiful, not much more than a child herself, and all the stars are looking down to watch this e…
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December 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
My annual Christmas poem. Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! :)
"In the cold, dark night, a woman is giving birth."
theodoragosspoems.com/2018/12/26/c...
"In the cold, dark night, a woman is giving birth."
theodoragosspoems.com/2018/12/26/c...
An ARC of “The Beheading Game” in which Anne Boleyn wakes up in her coffin with her head between her knees and how could this scenario get any better? I’m about to find out.
December 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
An ARC of “The Beheading Game” in which Anne Boleyn wakes up in her coffin with her head between her knees and how could this scenario get any better? I’m about to find out.
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Happy Hogswatch to all who celebrate. Ho! Ho! Ho!
December 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Happy Hogswatch to all who celebrate. Ho! Ho! Ho!
Reading "Nobody's Baby" right now! @oliviawaite.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Reading "Nobody's Baby" right now! @oliviawaite.com
#LibFaves25 is up on the EarlyWord blog! www.earlyword.com/2025/12/18/l...
LibFaves 2025 - EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian Connection
As is traditional with microblogging, book-loving librarians, we voted on our favorite reads of the year, this time on BlueSky. There were more than 500 votes cast and more than 350 unique titles ment...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#LibFaves25 is up on the EarlyWord blog! www.earlyword.com/2025/12/18/l...
I nominate Josh O'Connor to star in adaptations of "Death Comes for the Archbishop" and "Doomsday Book" next since he's got this genuinely good priest thing down cold. #KnivesOut #WakeUpDeadMan
December 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I nominate Josh O'Connor to star in adaptations of "Death Comes for the Archbishop" and "Doomsday Book" next since he's got this genuinely good priest thing down cold. #KnivesOut #WakeUpDeadMan
Last but definitely not least, number 10 is THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE by Sarah Beth Durst. This is the book of 2025 that I want to go and live in. I think a piece of me is still there. May just put it on my medicinal shelf with Wodehouse and Miss Read for whenever I need soothing. #LibFaves25
December 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Last but definitely not least, number 10 is THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE by Sarah Beth Durst. This is the book of 2025 that I want to go and live in. I think a piece of me is still there. May just put it on my medicinal shelf with Wodehouse and Miss Read for whenever I need soothing. #LibFaves25
My favorite new mystery series for sure!
December 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My favorite new mystery series for sure!
It was a rough year, and comfort reads such as Kim Jyun's YEONNAM-DONG'S SMILEY LAUNDROMAT kept me reading (and hoping) so it is my number 9 pick. #LibFaves25
December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It was a rough year, and comfort reads such as Kim Jyun's YEONNAM-DONG'S SMILEY LAUNDROMAT kept me reading (and hoping) so it is my number 9 pick. #LibFaves25
My 8th pick for #LibFaves25 is A DROP OF CORRUPTION by Robert Jackson Bennett. The most flawless mystery I've read in quite some time, or at least since the one before it in the Shadow of the Leviathan series, THE TAINTED CUP. Love Ana and Din.
December 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
My 8th pick for #LibFaves25 is A DROP OF CORRUPTION by Robert Jackson Bennett. The most flawless mystery I've read in quite some time, or at least since the one before it in the Shadow of the Leviathan series, THE TAINTED CUP. Love Ana and Din.
I know what I’m doing in January!
December 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I know what I’m doing in January!
Pick 7: I adored THE RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-Mohtar as much as anything I read in 2025. Sisters, music, magic, an unbreakable bond. Just excellent. #LibFaves25
December 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Pick 7: I adored THE RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-Mohtar as much as anything I read in 2025. Sisters, music, magic, an unbreakable bond. Just excellent. #LibFaves25
Day 6 pick is VIOLET THISTLEWAITE IS NOT A VILLAIN ANY MORE. Talk about fun, and this sweet yet exciting book has one of the best endings I've read all year. #LibFaves25
December 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Day 6 pick is VIOLET THISTLEWAITE IS NOT A VILLAIN ANY MORE. Talk about fun, and this sweet yet exciting book has one of the best endings I've read all year. #LibFaves25
Seems like you ran the gamut of emotions! #LibFaves25
December 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Seems like you ran the gamut of emotions! #LibFaves25
It will absolutely be in my list next year!
December 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It will absolutely be in my list next year!
Oh my word, fellow librarians, I'm totally buying a copy of The Correspondent (not my pick) if they have it this evening at my local independent bookstore! What a hot #LibFaves25 contender!
December 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Oh my word, fellow librarians, I'm totally buying a copy of The Correspondent (not my pick) if they have it this evening at my local independent bookstore! What a hot #LibFaves25 contender!
Many progressives are in favor of more freedom to prescribe and treat for both pharmacists and nurse practitioners. Not to mention nurse-midwives!
December 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Many progressives are in favor of more freedom to prescribe and treat for both pharmacists and nurse practitioners. Not to mention nurse-midwives!
I picked this one up at an airport bookstore and was engrossed in it the whole flight! So funny!
December 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I picked this one up at an airport bookstore and was engrossed in it the whole flight! So funny!
I'm still squeamish about this one but may have to at least dip a toe in next month! So many raves! #LibFaves25
December 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I'm still squeamish about this one but may have to at least dip a toe in next month! So many raves! #LibFaves25
GREENTEETH by Molly O'Neill was so great. Take me back to Chipping Appleby! #LibFaves25 That's five; I'm caught up!
December 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
GREENTEETH by Molly O'Neill was so great. Take me back to Chipping Appleby! #LibFaves25 That's five; I'm caught up!
Have you read THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME yet? It's utterly epic.
December 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Have you read THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME yet? It's utterly epic.
Thanks for responding! I ended up creating a simpler spreadsheet onsite and exporting the links as a column without using Google. I also asked for linked titles as an export option for PDF and it was submitted to the Edelgeeks. www.earlyword.com/2025/12/10/e...
EarlyWord GalleyChat, December 2025 - EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian Connection
Our December GalleyChat occurred on December 3, at our new home on BlueSky. Here are the links to the chat and the Edelweiss catalog where you can request and download DRCs. To read the full chat, log...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Thanks for responding! I ended up creating a simpler spreadsheet onsite and exporting the links as a column without using Google. I also asked for linked titles as an export option for PDF and it was submitted to the Edelgeeks. www.earlyword.com/2025/12/10/e...